<section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-101" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Definitions; General Provisions"> <level label="a"> <text>In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>“Department” means the Department of General Services.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>“Secretary” means the Secretary of General Services.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-201" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="2"> <text>There is a Department of General Services, established as a principal department of the State government.</text> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-202" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="2"> <level label="a"> <text>The head of the Department is the Secretary of General Services, who shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Before taking office, the appointee shall take the oath required by Article I, § 9 of the Maryland Constitution.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The Secretary serves at the pleasure of the Governor and is responsible directly to the Governor. The Secretary shall advise the Governor on all matters assigned to the Department and is responsible for carrying out the Governor’s policies on those matters.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Secretary is responsible for the operation of the Department and shall establish guidelines and procedures to promote the orderly and efficient administration of the Department. The Secretary may establish, reorganize, or abolish areas of responsibility in the Department as necessary to fulfill the duties assigned to the Secretary.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The Secretary is responsible for establishing policy to be followed by the units in the Department.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The Secretary is entitled to the salary provided in the State budget.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-203" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="2"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>With the approval of the Governor, the Secretary shall appoint a Deputy Secretary.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Deputy Secretary:</text> <level label="i"> <text>is in the executive service of the State Personnel Management System and serves at the pleasure of the Secretary;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>is entitled to the salary provided in the State budget; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>has the duties provided by law or delegated by the Secretary.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The Secretary may employ a staff attached to the Office of the Secretary in accordance with the Code or the State budget.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Each staff assistant in the Office of the Secretary in charge of a particular area of responsibility and each professional consultant is in the executive service, management service, or is a special appointment in the State Personnel Management System and is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the Secretary.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Except as provided in this section or otherwise by law, the Secretary shall appoint and remove all other staff in the Office of the Secretary in accordance with the provisions of the State Personnel and Pensions Article.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>The Secretary may review any personnel action taken by any unit in the Department. The Secretary may delegate the power to approve any appointment or removal to the head or governing body of any unit in the Department.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-204" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="2"> <level label="a"> <text>The Secretary is responsible for the budget of the Office of the Secretary and for the budget of each unit in the Department.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The Secretary may adopt regulations for the Department and its units.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Secretary shall review and may approve, disapprove, or revise regulations of any unit of the Department.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Secretary may create any advisory body of any size that the Secretary considers appropriate for the operation of the Department.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The Secretary shall have a seal.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>The Secretary is responsible for the planning of activities, programs, and services of the Department.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Secretary may review, approve, disapprove, or modify the plans, proposals, and projects of the units in the Department.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>On or before December 1 of each year, the Secretary shall send a report to the Governor on the activities of the Department during the previous fiscal year.</text> </level> <level label="g"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Secretary may exercise any authority that is granted to any unit in the Department.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>This subsection does not authorize the Secretary to exercise any authority granted to the General Professional Services Selection Board.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-205" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="2"> <level label="a"> <text>This section does not apply to a unit in the Department to the extent that the unit is permitted by law to employ its own legal adviser or counsel.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Attorney General is legal adviser to the Department.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Attorney General shall assign to the Department the number of Assistant Attorneys General authorized by law to be assigned to the Department and to its units.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>The Attorney General shall designate 1 of the Assistant Attorneys General assigned to the Department as counsel to the Department. After the Attorney General designates the counsel to the Department, the Attorney General may not reassign the counsel without consulting the Secretary.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The counsel may have no duty other than to give the legal aid, advice, and counsel required by the Secretary or any other official of the Department, to supervise the other Assistant Attorneys General assigned to the Department, and to perform for the Department the duties that the Attorney General assigns. The counsel shall perform these duties subject to the control and supervision of the Attorney General.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-206" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="2"> <level label="a"> <text>The following units are in the Department:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the Board of Architectural Review;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the Office of State Procurement; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>any other unit that is in the Department under any other law.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Each unit in the Department shall report to the Secretary.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-207" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="2"> <text>In addition to its other functions, the Department shall perform any function requested of it or delegated to it by the Board of Public Works.</text> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-208" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="2"> <text>The Department has any power necessary and proper to accomplish a function conferred on it by law or delegated to it or requested of it by the Board of Public Works.</text> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-209" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="2"> <text>The Department of General Services, the Department of Transportation, and the University System of Maryland shall reserve a reasonable amount of space in State buildings under their control, subject to regulations adopted by the Board of Public Works, so that any law enforcement agency or State recognized nonprofit advocacy group for abducted children can display the picture of a child abducted in a noncustody-related abduction in the reserved space.</text> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-210" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="2"> <level label="a"> <text>In this section, “POW/MIA flag” means the POW/MIA flag of the National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>This section does not apply to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the State House; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a State building that:</text> <level label="i"> <text>is a historic building; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <level label="1"> <text>has a flagpole attached to the building; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>is determined to be structurally unable to withstand additional flags being flown from the flagpole.</text> </level> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Secretary of General Services and the Secretary of Transportation shall cause the POW/MIA flag to be flown on the grounds of all State buildings under their control whenever the flag of the United States is flown.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-211" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="2"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Executive agency” means a unit of the Executive Branch of State government.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>“Identification card” means a security card issued by the Department to a State employee or other individual authorized by the Secretary, including a contractor, regulated lobbyist, media personnel, local government official, or volunteer.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The Department may include a notation on an identification card or public profile indicating that the holder is a veteran if the individual issued the identification card presents a certification of veteran status obtained from the Department of Veterans and Military Families in accordance with § 9–905 of the State Government Article, a DD Form 214, or other documentation acceptable to the Department.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Department may limit the notation authorized by paragraph (1) of this subsection to a certain category or categories of identification card holders.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>If the Department provides an option for a notation on an identification card or public profile that indicates that the holder is a veteran, the Department shall include on the application for the identification card the option for the applicant to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>indicate that the applicant is a veteran; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>consent to being contacted by appropriate executive agencies regarding the individual’s eligibility for State or federal veterans’ benefits.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>In accordance with Title 4, Subtitle 3 of the General Provisions Article and any other applicable law, and on request by an executive agency, the Department shall transmit to the executive agency appropriate information about each identification card holder who has given consent under paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Unless otherwise authorized or required by law, the Department may not transmit information obtained on an application for an identification card that relates to the applicant’s status as a veteran unless the applicant has given consent under paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The Department may adopt regulations to carry out this section.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-301" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="3"> <level label="a"> <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>“Bid” means a bid, proposal, or other response to a solicitation.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>“Services” means the rendering of time, effort, or work, rather than the furnishing of a specific physical product other than reports incidental to the required performance.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Services” includes maintenance, construction–related services, architectural services, engineering services, information technology services, cybersecurity, and the professional, personal, or contractual services provided by attorneys, accountants, physicians, consultants, and other professionals who are independent contractors.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>“Supplies” means tangible property, including commodities, information technology hardware, equipment, materials, and intangible property, including information technology software.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-302" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="3"> <text>There is an Office of State Procurement in the Department.</text> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-303" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="3"> <text>The Secretary may delegate any power or duty set forth in Part I or Part II of this subtitle or Division II of this article to the Chief Procurement Officer of the Office of State Procurement.</text> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-304" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="3"> <level label="a"> <text>The Secretary or any employee of the Department may not:</text> <level label="1"> <text>be interested in any contract or bid for furnishing any supplies to any unit that procures supplies under Division II of this article;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>be connected in any manner, directly or indirectly, with any contract or bid for furnishing any supplies to any of those units; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>accept or receive, directly or indirectly, whether by rebate, gift, or otherwise, from a person to whom a contract may be awarded:</text> <level label="i"> <text>any money or thing of value; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>any promise, obligation, or contract for future reward or compensation.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>If the Secretary or any employee of the Department violates any provision of this section, the Secretary or employee is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not less than $1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or both.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-305" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="3"> <text>Any contract for printing for the State shall be made through or with the approval of the Secretary except for:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a contract for printing for the General Assembly and its staff agencies;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a contract for printing a record or brief for the Office of the Attorney General; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a contract for printing of the Maryland Reports or the Maryland Appellate Reports.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-306" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="3"> <level label="a"> <text>The Secretary shall adopt standards for maintaining stores and inventory control for all supplies required by any unit that procures supplies under Division II of this article.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>To the extent required by the Secretary, each unit that procures supplies under Division II of this article shall file with the Secretary an inventory of the supplies in its possession.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The unit shall submit the inventory to the Secretary at least once a year.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The inventory is subject to audit.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-307" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="3"> <text>The Secretary or the Chief Procurement Officer shall provide a copy of each award for supplies to the requisitioning unit.</text> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-308" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="3"> <level label="a"> <text>The Department may establish a program that leverages State purchasing power to offer favorable rates to units of local government to procure information technology or cybersecurity services from contractors.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A unit of local government may not be required to participate in a program established under subsection (a) of this section.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-310" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="3"> <text>Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, each unit of the Executive Branch of the State Government shall purchase all supplies and services through or with the approval of the Secretary or the Chief Procurement Officer.</text> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-311" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="3"> <text>Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, an invoice for supplies purchased by the Secretary, by the Chief Procurement Officer, or by any unit that procures supplies under Division II of this article may not be paid until the invoice has been approved by the Secretary, the Chief Procurement Officer, or a designee of the Secretary or the Chief Procurement Officer.</text> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-312" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="3"> <text>Except as otherwise specifically provided by law and consistent with Division II of this article, the Secretary or Chief Procurement Officer shall set standards for supplies to be purchased by a unit, including standards for electronic equipment used by State employees or the public for communications that are consistent with the standards for nonvisual access information technology issued under § 3–410 of this article.</text> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-313" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="3"> <text>Consistent with Division II of this article, the Secretary or the Chief Procurement Officer shall contract for or purchase any supplies or services for a unit except:</text> <level label="1"> <text>an item that the Secretary or Chief Procurement Officer:</text> <level label="i"> <text>determines is strictly perishable;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>determines is impracticable for the unit to purchase through or with the approval of the Secretary or Chief Procurement Officer; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>permits the unit to purchase with the approval of the Secretary or Chief Procurement Officer; or</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>supplies or services authorized by statute to be procured by another primary procurement unit or delegated to another unit.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-314" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="3"> <text>At time intervals set by the Secretary or Chief Procurement Officer, each unit that procures supplies under Division II of this article shall send to the Secretary or Chief Procurement Officer estimates of the amount and quality of any needed supplies.</text> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-315" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="3"> <level label="a"> <text>An employee of a unit that procures supplies under Division II of this article whose salary and expenses are paid from the fees of the employee’s office may not pay any contractor or seller for any article of any kind acquired for the unit unless the invoice approved by the employee is also approved by the Secretary or Chief Procurement Officer or a designee of the Secretary or Chief Procurement Officer.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Governor may remove an employee for any violation of the provisions of this section.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-316" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="3"> <level label="a"> <text>Subject to the initial approval of the Secretary or Chief Procurement Officer, the appropriate purchasing unit for the following entities may use the services of the Department to purchase services, materials, supplies, and equipment:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a county;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a municipality;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a governmental unit in the State;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>a public or quasi–public agency that:</text> <level label="i"> <text>receives State money; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>is exempt from taxation under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code;</text> </level> </level> <level label="5"> <text>a private elementary or secondary school that:</text> <level label="i"> <text>either has been issued a certificate of approval from the State Board of Education or is accredited by the Association of Independent Schools; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>is exempt from taxation under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; or</text> </level> </level> <level label="6"> <text>a nonpublic institution of higher education as provided under § 17–106 of the Education Article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Notwithstanding subsection (a)(5) and (6) of this section, the Department may not purchase religious materials on behalf of a private elementary or secondary school or a nonpublic institution of higher education.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The purchasing authority under this section is in addition to, and not a substitution for, the purchasing power of an entity under another law.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-316.1" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="3"> <text>The Department, in consultation with the Maryland Cybersecurity Coordinating Council established in § 3.5–2A–05 of this article, shall study the security and financial implications of executing partnerships with other states to procure information technology and cybersecurity products and services, including the implications for political subdivisions of the State.</text> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-318" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="3"> <text>This Part III of this subtitle does not apply to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>intergovernmental lease transactions;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>lease transactions involving property located outside the State;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>lease transactions declared by the Secretary to be necessary because of an emergency;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>lease transactions where the State is the lessor; or</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>lease transactions involving up to 5,000 square feet of property.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-319" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="3"> <level label="a"> <text>This section applies to any lease of property by the State.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The Department shall give written notice of each proposed initial lease of property to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the governing body of each political subdivision in which the property is located; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>each member of the General Assembly in whose legislative district the property is located.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If the notice given under paragraph (1) of this subsection is for at least 2 proposed sites from which 1 site is to be selected, before any site is finally selected, the Department shall give written notice of the site that has been proposed for final selection.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Within 30 days after receiving notice under subsection (b)(1) of this section, the governing body or the member of the General Assembly may submit written comments to the Department.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>A lease for a site may not be executed until 31 days after the day that notice is received under subsection (b)(1) of this section.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-320" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="3"> <level label="a"> <text>In this section, “eMaryland Marketplace” has the meaning stated in § 13–101 of this article.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Department shall advertise any need of the State to rent building space at least 20 days before proposals for a lease are due.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Department shall advertise the proposed leasing:</text> <level label="1"> <text>in daily or weekly newspapers with circulation sufficient to provide notice to the people of the State, or at least to the people of the affected locality; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>by posting a publication on the Department’s website and eMaryland Marketplace.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The advertisement shall contain:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the number of square feet proposed to be leased; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the general area in which the State desires to lease the space.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-321" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="3"> <level label="a"> <text>Each proposal for the lease of building space by the State shall be submitted to the Secretary.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Unless a regulation of the Board of Public Works provides otherwise, the Secretary shall submit each proposal, along with any recommendation of the Secretary, to the Board of Public Works for final approval.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Board of Public Works shall adopt regulations in accordance with Title 10, Subtitle 1 of the State Government Article concerning submission of proposals for the lease of building space under this section.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-322" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="3"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Broker rebate fee” is a commission sharing payment based on an established commission rebate percentage.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>“Fund” means the Department of General Services Broker Rebate Fee Fund.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>There is a Department of General Services Broker Rebate Fee Fund.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The purpose of the Fund is to provide funding to support the actions of the Secretary in implementing, regulating, administering, and enforcing this part.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The Secretary shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>administer the Fund; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>direct any broker rebate fees collected under this part to the Fund.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>The Fund is a special, nonlapsing fund that is not subject to § 7–302 of this article.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The State Treasurer shall hold the Fund separately, and the Comptroller shall account for the Fund.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>The Fund consists of:</text> <level label="1"> <text>revenue distributed to the Fund from broker rebate fees received in connection with any lease of building space by the State under this part;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>money appropriated in the State budget to the Fund;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>interest earnings; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>any other money from any other source accepted for the benefit of the Fund.</text> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <text>The Fund may be used only to cover the expenses, including administrative expenses, of the Department in carrying out the requirements of this title.</text> </level> <level label="h"> <level label="1"> <text>The State Treasurer shall invest the money of the Fund in the same manner as other State money may be invested.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Any interest earnings of the Fund shall be credited to the Fund.</text> </level> </level> <level label="i"> <text>Expenditures from the Fund may be made only in accordance with the State budget.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-401" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="4"> <level label="a"> <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>“Chief” means the Chief of the Division.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>“Division” means the Land Acquisition Division of the Department.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>“Public improvement” includes any construction, maintenance, or repair of any building, structure, or other public work:</text> <level label="1"> <text>owned or constructed by the State or any unit of the State government, including the University System of Maryland, St. Mary’s College of Maryland, Morgan State University, and Baltimore City Community College; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>acquired or constructed in whole or in part with State funds.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-402" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="4"> <level label="a"> <text>Except as provided in § 4–409 of this subtitle, this subtitle does not apply to any public improvement made by:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the Department of Transportation or a unit in that Department;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>any housing authority created under Division II of the Housing and Community Development Article;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the Maryland–National Capital Park and Planning Commission;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>the Baltimore County Metropolitan District;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>a county, municipal corporation, or unit of a county or municipal corporation;</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>the University System of Maryland;</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>Morgan State University;</text> </level> <level label="9"> <text>St. Mary’s College of Maryland; or</text> </level> <level label="10"> <text>Baltimore City Community College, if the value of the contract for the public improvement is $500,000 or less.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Board of Public Works may exempt specific projects of a unit of the State government from the provisions of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Board of Public Works shall adopt regulations in accordance with Title 10, Subtitle 1 of the State Government Article establishing procedures for the exemption of specific projects of units of State government under subsection (b) of this section.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-403" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="4"> <level label="a"> <text>The Department of General Services shall assist the Department of Budget and Management:</text> <level label="1"> <text>in developing technical details necessary for the preparation of the Capital Improvement Program for any unit of the State government; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>in any regional study relating to land acquisition, dedication, lease, transfer, and the like.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Department shall assist and advise any unit of the State government, including the Board of Public Works:</text> <level label="1"> <text>in the review and approval of any change to a contract, plan, or specification for a public improvement; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>on any engineering matter, survey, plan, specification, or contract for a public improvement or land acquisition that:</text> <level label="i"> <text>may come before the Board of Public Works; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>may be of interest to the unit of the State government.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Department shall enforce the State Building Code.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-406" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="4"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>The Department shall advise the Board of Public Works and any unit of the State government in connection with any engineering question or matter concerning a public improvement.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Department shall supervise any engineering question or matter concerning a public improvement.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Any contract, plan, or specification for any public improvement that involves an engineering question:</text> <level label="i"> <text>shall be submitted to the Department; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>is subject to the approval of the Department.</text> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <text>At the request of the Board of Public Works, the Department shall advise the Board of Public Works on any contract that exceeds $500,000 if the contract involves an engineering question or a matter concerning a public improvement undertaken by the University System of Maryland, Morgan State University, or St. Mary’s College of Maryland.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Department shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>represent the Board of Public Works at the opening of bids for a public improvement;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>tabulate and record the bids; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>advise the Board of Public Works on the bids.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Department shall supervise each appraisal related to a public improvement.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>The Department shall collect and maintain a complete and accurate file of drawings and plats of the location of all public improvements.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Department shall collect and maintain records of construction costs and progress on each public improvement.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The Department shall adequately store and protect any original drawing, plat, record, or specification.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The Department shall examine and approve or disapprove each plan and specification prepared in connection with the preparation or execution of a contract for a public improvement.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <level label="1"> <text>The Department shall inspect and approve or disapprove any material, equipment, and methods used in making public improvements and shall inspect each public improvement during the course of construction or repair.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The duty of the Department under this subsection does not relieve an architect or engineer of any supervisory responsibility for which the architect or engineer is employed.</text> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <level label="1"> <text>The provisions of subsections (a), (b), (e), and (f) of this section do not apply to State correctional facilities as defined in § 11-101 of this article.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>In accordance with §§ 10-102 through 10-105 of the Correctional Services Article, the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services shall perform the duties specified in subsections (a), (b), (e), and (f) of this section for State correctional facilities.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-407" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="4"> <level label="a"> <text>The General Assembly finds that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>units of the State government are under pressure to delay or eliminate needed physical facility maintenance and repair because of fiscal constraints;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>lack of regular maintenance and repair results in deterioration of public improvements and increased costs for repair or construction of entirely new replacement facilities; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a specific set of procedures is necessary to ensure that all units of the State government perform regular maintenance and repair.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The Department of General Services shall establish general policies and standards for maintenance and repair of public improvements.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>On or before December 31 of each year, the Department of General Services shall send any changes to these general policies and standards to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the Board of Public Works; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the Department of Budget and Management.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Department shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>establish and supervise a comprehensive and continuing program of maintenance and repair of all public improvements; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>review maintenance and operation of public improvements to the extent that any engineering question is involved.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>Each unit of the State government shall carry out a maintenance and repair program for each public improvement under the jurisdiction of the unit. In carrying out the program, the unit shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>conform to the policies and standards established by the Department; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>allocate sufficient funds and personnel.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-408" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="4"> <level label="a"> <text>On or before May 31 of each year, each unit of the State government shall send a report on the condition of each public improvement under its jurisdiction to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the Department of Budget and Management; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the Department of General Services.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The report shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>identify the public improvement; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>state whether the public improvement is being maintained in accordance with the policies and standards established by the Department of General Services.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>With the assistance of the Department of Budget and Management, the Department of General Services shall recommend measures necessary to correct deficiencies in the maintenance and repair programs.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-409" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="4"> <text>On an annual basis, the Department may inspect the physical facilities of the public junior or community colleges and the regional community colleges in the State.</text> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-410" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="4"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>“Assembly area” means a building or facility, or any portion of a building or facility, that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>is used for the purpose of entertainment, education, or civic gatherings; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>requires the use of a public address system.</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>“Assembly area” includes:</text> <level label="1"> <text>an amphitheater, an arena, and a stadium;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>an auditorium;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a center for the performing arts;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>a classroom and a lecture hall;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>a concert hall;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>a convention center;</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>a courtroom;</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>a legislative chamber;</text> </level> <level label="9"> <text>a movie theater, a theater, and a playhouse; and</text> </level> <level label="10"> <text>a public hearing and meeting room.</text> </level> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>“Assembly area” does not include any outdoor area.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>“Assistive listening system” means an amplification system using transmitters to bypass the acoustical space between a sound source and a listener by means of a wireless direct connection, such as a hearing induction loop system, that couples to a:</text> <level label="i"> <text>personal hearing device; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>receiver, such as a hearing induction loop receiver or other similar technology.</text> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <text>“Construction or renovation” includes:</text> <level label="i"> <text>construction;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>reconstruction; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>renovation.</text> </level> </level> <level label="5"> <text>“Hearing induction loop” means a hearing loop or T–loop system that takes a sound source and transfers it directly via a magnetic signal to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a hearing aid;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a cochlear implant;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>a hearing induction loop receiver; or</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>any other personal hearing device that acts as a receiver.</text> </level> </level> <level label="6"> <text>“Recipient of State funds” means any of the following that receive State money for the construction or renovation of an assembly area:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a unit of State government;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a unit of local government; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>a for–profit or nonprofit entity or association.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>A recipient of State funds shall install an assistive listening system in an assembly area during the construction or renovation of the assembly area if:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the assembly area uses or requires the use of a public address system; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a State contract has been executed to enable construction or renovation of the assembly area.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>A recipient of State funds may apply for a waiver from the requirement under paragraph (1) of this subsection if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the recipient claims that an assistive listening system is not technologically feasible; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>there is a dispute regarding whether the requirements of paragraph (1) of this subsection apply to a construction or renovation project.</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>A waiver request under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph shall include a description of the alternative assistive listening technology the recipient will use to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>There is a Hearing Accessibility Advisory Board.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>The Secretary shall appoint the members of the Board.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The Board shall consist of:</text> <level label="1"> <text>individuals who have expertise in assistive listening systems; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>consumers who use assistive listening systems.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The Board shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>consult with stakeholders who are State residents who use or will use the facilities being built or renovated, including:</text> <level label="1"> <text>individuals with hearing loss; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>organizations that represent people with hearing loss and have background experience and knowledge of the use of assistive listening systems and devices;</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>make recommendations for regulations implementing this section;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>consider applications for waivers submitted under subsection (b)(2) of this section; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>monitor compliance with this section and investigate any complaints regarding noncompliance.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The Department shall adopt regulations to carry out this section, including regulations regarding:</text> <level label="1"> <text>proper maintenance and training of staff;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>adequate signage; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a requirement for facilities to provide receivers that can use the technology for individuals who do not have a personal hearing device or do not have a hearing device with a telecoil or other built–in receiver.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>This section does not require State agencies or recipients of State funds to retrofit existing facilities that are not undergoing renovation.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <level label="1"> <level label="i"> <text>A person may bring a civil action for a violation of this section or if the person has reasonable grounds for believing that this section will be violated.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>A person may not be required to take any other action before bringing a civil action under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph for a potential violation of this section if the person has actual notice that a recipient of State funds does not intend to comply with the requirements of this section.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>In a civil action brought under paragraph (1)(i) of this subsection, the court may:</text> <level label="i"> <text>grant any equitable relief that the court considers appropriate, including:</text> <level label="1"> <text>temporary, preliminary, or permanent relief;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>providing an auxiliary aid or service;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>requiring a modification of policy, practice, or procedure; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>making facilities readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities;</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>assess a civil penalty against the recipient of State funds; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>award any other relief the court considers to be appropriate.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>If a court orders injunctive relief under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the order shall include a requirement that the facilities be altered to make the facilities readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities to the extent required by this section.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-410.1" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="4"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Acquired” does not include a building leased by the State.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>“State building” means:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a building acquired through any means by the State for use by a State agency or department;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a building constructed or renovated by or for the State for occupancy by a State agency or department; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>a building acquired, constructed, or renovated for which more than 50% of the money for the acquisition, construction, or renovation came from State funds.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>This section does not apply to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a public work contract of less than $500,000;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a public work contract for which 50% or less of the funds used for the project are State funds;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a project for which funding is provided in the capital budget as a grant to a nonprofit organization; or</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>a public school construction project.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in paragraph (4) of this subsection, the Department shall establish standards for State buildings to conserve energy and minimize adverse impacts on birds that are consistent with the U.S. Green Building Council’s Innovation Credit for reducing bird collisions and the American Bird Conservancy bird–friendly design recommendations.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Department shall update the standards developed under paragraph (1) of this subsection every 5 years.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The standards developed under this subsection shall specify that, except where full operation of building lighting is documented as necessary, including for public safety or other purposes, interior and exterior lighting shall be appropriately shielded and minimized from midnight to dawn each day:</text> <level label="i"> <text>from March 1 through May 31, both inclusive; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>from August 1 through October 31, both inclusive.</text> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <text>The standards established under paragraph (1) of this subsection may not include a requirement for bird collision monitoring.</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>The Department shall consider the physical health and mental health of building occupants when developing or updating standards under paragraph (1) of this subsection.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>Each State building constructed, substantially altered, or acquired by the State shall meet, to the extent practicable and within budgetary constraints as determined by the Department, the standards established under subsection (c) of this section.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The Department shall reduce the lighting of existing State buildings, to the extent practicable and within budgetary constraints as determined by the Department:</text> <level label="1"> <text>in accordance with subsection (c)(3) of this section; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>by using automatic control technologies, which may include timers, photosensors, infrared detectors, and motion detectors.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <level label="1"> <text>Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Maryland Green Building Council shall include the standards established under this section in requirements that the Council establishes for the Maryland High Performance Green Building Program.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Standards included in the Maryland High Performance Green Building Program under this subsection shall apply only to State buildings as defined in this section.</text> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <text>The Secretary shall adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this section.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-411" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="4"> <text>There is a Land Acquisition Division in the Department.</text> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-412" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="4"> <level label="a"> <text>Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Division exclusively shall negotiate the acquisition of land for any public improvement.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Division shall make each State acquisition in the name of:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the unit of the State government; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the principal department of the State government to which the unit belongs.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Division is not responsible for acquiring land for a local project.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>The Division is not responsible for developing any acquired land.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Development of any land acquired under Program Open Space is the responsibility of the unit of the State government.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The provisions of this section and §§ 4–413 through 4–416 of this subtitle do not apply to land acquired by the Department of Natural Resources under Title 1, Subtitle 1 of the Natural Resources Article.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-413" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="4"> <level label="a"> <text>The head of the Division is the Chief of the Land Acquisition Division, who shall be appointed by the Secretary with the approval of the Governor.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Chief serves at the pleasure of the Secretary.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Chief must be experienced and skilled in the field of land acquisition.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The Chief is entitled to the salary provided in the State budget.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-414" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="4"> <level label="a"> <text>The Chief is responsible to the Department for:</text> <level label="1"> <text>administering the Division; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>carrying out any function assigned to the Division.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Chief shall organize the Division as necessary to carry out the powers and duties of the Division.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Subject to the approval of the Secretary, the Chief may employ a staff and any professional consultant in accordance with the State budget.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-415" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="4"> <level label="a"> <text>This section does not apply to any capital expenditures by the Department of Transportation or the Maryland Transportation Authority in connection with State roads, bridges, or highways.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Before execution, a contract for the acquisition of land shall be:</text> <level label="1"> <text>reviewed by the Secretary of General Services; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>except as provided in § 12-204 of this article, after that review, approved by the Board of Public Works.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>This subsection does not apply to any capital expenditure by:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the Maryland Aviation Administration;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the Maryland Port Administration; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the Maryland Transit Administration.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>At least 40 days before the Board of Public Works may act on a land acquisition, the Division shall give written notice of a potential acquisition of land:</text> <level label="i"> <text>to the governing body of the county in which the land is located; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>if the land is located within a municipal corporation, to the governing body of the municipal corporation.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Within 30 days after receiving notice under this subsection, the governing body may submit written comments to the Division.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The Board of Public Works shall supervise the expenditure of any money that the General Assembly appropriates for the acquisition of land.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-416" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="4"> <level label="a"> <text>Except for real property that is acquired by gift, before any real property is acquired from a private owner, the Board of Public Works shall obtain two independent appraisals of the property.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Board of Public Works shall adopt regulations, in accordance with Title 10, Subtitle 1 of the State Government Article, to carry out this section.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-417" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="4"> <level label="a"> <text>In this section, “Committee” means the Real Estate Advisory Committee.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>There is a Real Estate Advisory Committee in the Department.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The purpose of the Committee is to advise the Department, the Board of Public Works, and the General Assembly on industry trends, developments and movement in the commercial real estate sector, and best practices for real estate asset management in the State.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The Committee consists of the following members:</text> <level label="1"> <text>as ex officio, nonvoting members:</text> <level label="i"> <text>one member of the Senate of Maryland, appointed by the President of the Senate; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>one member of the House of Delegates, appointed by the Speaker of the House;</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>four members appointed by the Secretary;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>one member appointed by the President of the Senate; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>one member appointed by the Speaker of the House.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The Secretary shall designate the chair of the Committee.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>The Department and the Department of Legislative Services shall provide staff for the Committee.</text> </level> <level label="g"> <text>A member of the Committee:</text> <level label="1"> <text>may not receive compensation as a member of the Committee; but</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget.</text> </level> </level> <level label="h"> <text>The Committee:</text> <level label="1"> <text>shall meet at least three times annually; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>shall review, at least once each year, the State’s long–term real estate plans and goals.</text> </level> </level> <level label="i"> <text>On or before October 1 each year, beginning in 2026, the Committee shall report its findings and recommendations to the Governor, the Board of Public Works, the Department, and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-501" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="5"> <level label="a"> <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>“Excess personal property” means an item of personal property that is declared to be in excess of the needs of the custodial unit of the State government because the item:</text> <level label="1"> <text>is not necessary to the efficient operation of the unit; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>has been replaced by a similar item.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>“Nonexpendable item” means an item of equipment or furnishing that has:</text> <level label="1"> <text>an anticipated useful life of more than 1 year; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>an original cost exceeding a minimum dollar amount established by the Department by regulation.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>“Surplus personal property” means an item of excess personal property that the Department declares is not needed by any unit of the State government.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-502" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="5"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>The head of a unit of the State government may declare an item of personal property in the possession of the unit to be excess personal property by submitting a declaration of excess personal property to the Department.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The declaration is effective on approval by the Department.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Department may declare excess personal property to be surplus personal property if the Department determines that the excess personal property cannot be used by any unit of the State government.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-503" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="5"> <level label="a"> <text>The Department shall administer all arrangements for moving excess personal property or surplus personal property.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Department shall decide whether excess personal property or surplus personal property shall be:</text> <level label="1"> <text>moved to a central location; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>disposed of at its present location.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-504" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="5"> <level label="a"> <text>The Secretary may dispose of excess personal property and surplus personal property as provided in this section.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Whenever feasible, the Secretary shall dispose of excess personal property by transferring it to another unit of the State government.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The unit of the State government that receives the excess personal property shall pay any cost of the transfer.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Secretary:</text> <level label="1"> <text>may dispose of any surplus personal property; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>shall seek to gain the maximum value for the State in the disposition.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>The Secretary shall dispose of surplus personal property:</text> <level label="i"> <text>by dismantling it for recovery of valuable parts;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>by trading it in;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>by transferring it to a local jurisdiction, public school system, or nonprofit organization;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>by auctioning or selling it, including selling it for scrap value; or</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>if no value can be realized from it, by destroying it.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If surplus personal property is destroyed under this subsection, the unit of the State government that declared the item to be excess personal property shall pay any cost of destruction.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The Secretary may delegate the authority to dispose of surplus personal property to a designee of the Secretary or, by regulation, to another unit of the State government.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-505" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="5"> <level label="a"> <text>Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, money received from the auction or sale of any surplus personal property in excess of charges which might be imposed by the Department of General Services for conducting the auction or sale shall be deposited in the General Fund of the State. If the Department of Budget and Management approves, the money in excess of the service charge may be credited to the account of the unit of the State government that declared the property to be excess personal property.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Money received from the auction or sale of surplus personal property shall be deposited as follows:</text> <level label="1"> <text>if the item was purchased from a special fund appropriation, the proceeds shall be deposited in the appropriate special fund;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>if the item was purchased with bond money, the proceeds shall be deposited in the Annuity Bond Fund; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>if the item was purchased with federal money, the proceeds shall be disbursed in accordance with federal law.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-506" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="5"> <level label="a"> <text>The Department shall distribute periodically a list of excess personal property to each unit of the State or a local government.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Department shall adopt regulations to implement this subtitle. Any regulation adopted under this subtitle is subject to approval by the Board of Public Works.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Department may use excess personal property to satisfy a purchase requisition if the excess personal property:</text> <level label="1"> <text>is functional;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>is serviceable; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>satisfies the need of the requisitioning unit.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-507" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="5"> <text>If the Department trades in surplus personal property for a replacement for the unit of the State government that declared the item excess, the Department shall give credit to that unit in the form of a reduced cost for the replacement property.</text> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-508" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="5"> <text>If a unit of the State government requisitions a nonexpendable item to replace any item, the unit shall declare the existing item to be excess personal property unless the Department of Budget and Management waives this requirement. The unit of the State government seeking to replace the item shall submit a declaration of excess personal property to the Department of General Services with the purchase requisition for the replacement item.</text> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-601" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="6"> <level label="a"> <text>Subject to subsection (c) of this section, the Department has statewide jurisdiction over and full police authority for the enforcement of the criminal laws and the parking and motor vehicle laws as to the operation, maintenance, and protection of:</text> <level label="1"> <text>State–owned or State–leased buildings and grounds and extending to the surrounding area that encompasses 2,000 feet in any direction from the boundary of those buildings and grounds; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>other public improvements or grounds designated by law or by the Board of Public Works.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, and in addition to the powers conferred under subsection (a) of this section, a police officer of the Maryland Capitol Police within the Department may investigate and otherwise enforce statewide the criminal laws, Title 12 of the Criminal Procedure Article, and parking and motor vehicle laws.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If a police officer of the Maryland Capitol Police within the Department exercises the powers granted under paragraph (1) of this subsection, notification of the investigation and enforcement shall be provided:</text> <level label="i"> <text>to the Secretary of State Police or the designee of the Secretary, reasonably in advance of the investigation or enforcement, unless an emergency or exigency exists; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>to the following, as applicable, after the investigation or enforcement:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the chief of police of a law enforcement agency listed in § 1–101(c)(1)(ii) of the Public Safety Article or the designee of the chief of police;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>in a county in which the Department of State Police provides general law enforcement:</text> </level> <level label="A"> <text>the commander of the local barracks for the Department of State Police or the designee of the commander; and</text> </level> <level label="B"> <text>the Secretary of State Police or the designee of the Secretary;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>in Baltimore City:</text> </level> <level label="A"> <text>the Police Commissioner or the designee of the Police Commissioner; and</text> </level> <level label="B"> <text>the Sheriff or the designee of the Sheriff; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <level label="A"> <text>the Secretary of State Police or the designee of the Secretary;</text> </level> </level> <level label="B"> <text>the Chief of Police of the Maryland Transit Administration Police Force or the designee of the Chief;</text> </level> <level label="C"> <text>the Chief of Police of the Maryland Department of Health Secured Transport and Investigation Unit or the designee of the Chief; and</text> </level> <level label="D"> <text>the Superintendent of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources Police or the designee of the Superintendent.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Notification required under paragraph (2) of this subsection shall be made in accordance with adopted State regulations, policies, procedures, and memoranda of understanding.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Consistent with Article 8 of the Maryland Declaration of Rights, with respect to State legislative buildings in the City of Annapolis, the presiding officers of the General Assembly shall have final authority over the use of and access to the buildings by the members of the General Assembly, their staff, and Department of Legislative Services personnel.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-602" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="6"> <level label="a"> <text>In accordance with the provisions of the State Personnel and Pensions Article, the Secretary may appoint and remove superintendents to supervise designated improvements, grounds, and multiservice centers under the jurisdiction of the Department, including those in Annapolis and Baltimore City.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A superintendent shall perform the duties delegated by the Secretary.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A superintendent is entitled to compensation in accordance with the State budget.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-603" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="6"> <text>The Secretary may establish divisions or offices in the Department to carry out the responsibilities for improvements, grounds, and multiservice centers under the jurisdiction of the Department.</text> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-604" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="6"> <text>For all improvements, grounds, and multiservice centers under the jurisdiction of the Department, the responsibilities of the Department include:</text> <level label="1"> <text>keeping a complete inventory of movable property assigned to the Department;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>supervising utility and sanitation services and fire and safety systems;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>supervising repairs and other work;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>landscaping;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>purchasing carpets, equipment, furniture, and supplies;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>protecting persons and property, including dispersing any assemblage that is unlawful, is dangerous, or obstructs free passage;</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>preserving and protecting the public peace, health, and safety; and</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>controlling pedestrian and vehicular traffic, including establishing speed limits and parking and impoundment regulations for parking garages, surface parking lots, roads, and sidewalks that are owned or leased by the State and that are within the improvements, grounds, and multiservice centers.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-605" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="6"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>In accordance with the provisions of the State Personnel and Pensions Article, the Secretary may establish a police and security force, known as the Maryland Capitol Police of the Department of General Services, with statewide jurisdiction to protect people and property in accordance with § 4–601 of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>The Secretary shall appoint the Chief of the Maryland Capitol Police of the Department of General Services.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The Chief of the Maryland Capitol Police of the Department of General Services serves at the pleasure of the Secretary.</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>The Chief of the Maryland Capitol Police of the Department of General Services shall supervise and direct the affairs and operations of the Maryland Capitol Police.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The Maryland Capitol Police of the Department of General Services may include sworn police officers.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A member of the Maryland Capitol Police of the Department of General Services may not be involuntarily transferred from a site to another site.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Subject to subsection (d) of this section, a Maryland Capitol Police officer has all the powers granted to a peace officer and a police officer of the State.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>A Maryland Capitol Police officer may exercise the powers described in subsection (c) of this section within the Department’s jurisdiction as specified in § 4–601 of this subtitle provided the police officer:</text> <level label="1"> <text>meets the legal requirements set forth by the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>is designated by the Department as a police officer.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-605.1" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="6"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>Within the limits of any appropriation made for this purpose and as the Secretary determines necessary, the Secretary shall appoint police employees for the efficient administration of the Maryland Capitol Police of the Department of General Services.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Secretary shall make each appointment under paragraph (1) of this subsection from a list of eligible candidates in accordance with the provisions of the State Personnel and Pensions Article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Each police employee, including an individual who is appointed to the Maryland Capitol Police for training before regular assignment as a police employee, shall remain in a probationary status for a period of 1 year after the date of appointment to the Maryland Capitol Police of the Department of General Services.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Secretary may terminate the employment of a police employee in probationary status for any reason that the Secretary considers sufficient.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-607" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="6"> <level label="a"> <text>The Secretary may adopt regulations for the operation, maintenance, and security of the improvements, grounds, and multiservice centers under the jurisdiction of the Department.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Any regulation adopted under this section shall be conspicuously posted.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A person who violates a regulation adopted under this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $20 plus costs. A person who fails to pay any fine or costs imposed under this section may be imprisoned in jail for a period not exceeding 30 days.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-608" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="6"> <level label="a"> <text>Annually, the State shall appropriate in the State budget and pay to the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Annapolis at least $750,000 as payment for services provided to the State by the City of Annapolis.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>For fiscal year 2022 and each fiscal year thereafter, the appropriation required under subsection (a) of this section shall be increased by the percent increase in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for the Baltimore Metropolitan Statistical Area.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-701" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="7"> <text>In this subtitle, “Board” means the State Board of Architectural Review.</text> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-702" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="7"> <text>There is a State Board of Architectural Review in the Department.</text> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-703" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="7"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>The Board consists of 7 members.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>Upon the recommendation of the Secretary and with the advice and consent of the Senate, the Governor shall appoint the members from a list of names:</text> <level label="1"> <text>of architects, submitted by the Baltimore, Chesapeake Bay, and Potomac Valley chapters of the American Institute of Architects;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>of engineers, submitted by the Maryland Society of Professional Engineers; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>of landscape architects, submitted by the Maryland Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects.</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>There shall be at least 5 names on the list submitted by each organization.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The Board shall consist of architects and at least 1 engineer, 1 landscape architect, and 1 architect who specializes or has particular experience in building preservation.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The term of a member is 4 years.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A member of the Board:</text> <level label="1"> <text>may not receive compensation; but</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-704" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="7"> <text>Except for the Department of Transportation and the Maryland Transportation Authority in connection with the construction of roads, bridges, or highways, each State agency shall refer to the Board any major architectural problem or plan concerning the construction, reconstruction, or repair of a State building.</text> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-801" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="8"> <level label="a"> <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>“Building” means:</text> <level label="1"> <text>any new structure with an area of at least 5,000 square feet;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>any change to an existing structure that:</text> <level label="i"> <text>will add at least 10% gross floor space to the structure and has an estimated construction cost of more than $25,000; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>constitutes a major renovation; or</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>any structure with an area of at least 5,000 square feet that is leased or owned by the State.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>“Energy-consumption analysis” means an evaluation, by type and amount of energy used, of:</text> <level label="1"> <text>each piece of equipment that serves a building, including any piece of equipment that is used:</text> <level label="i"> <text>to cool the building;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>to heat the building; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>to heat water used in the building;</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>each piece of equipment on the building site that is:</text> <level label="i"> <text>used to generate electricity for the building; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>powered, in whole or in part, by coal, electricity, natural gas, oil, sun, or wind; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>each conservation measure included in the building that decreases the energy requirements of the building.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>“Energy performance index” means a number that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>describes the energy requirements of a building measured at the building boundaries under defined internal and external ambient conditions over an entire seasonal cycle; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>is stated either:</text> <level label="i"> <text>per square foot of floor space in the building; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>per cubic foot of occupied volume of the building.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>“Life of the building” has the meaning established by the Department under § 4-808 of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>“Life-cycle costs” means the sum of the following costs of a building:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the cost of initial construction;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the cost of all energy conservation measures;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the cost of operation and maintenance, including labor and materials, for the life of the building;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>the cost, over the life of the building, of the fuel used by:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the equipment that controls or provides the humidity, lighting, power, temperature, and ventilation of the building; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>other energy-using equipment in the building; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="5"> <text>the other costs incident to owning the building.</text> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <text>“Primary procurement unit” has the meaning provided in § 11-101 of this article.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-802" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="8"> <text>To encourage the consideration of energy efficiency in building design and to establish a model for future application in the private sector, it is the policy of the State that any building financed or constructed by the State or with State assistance must be designed and constructed to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>minimize the cost to the State; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>achieve the most efficient use of energy resources in the operation and maintenance of the building.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-803" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="8"> <level label="a"> <text>To save both cost and energy, the Department shall project life–cycle costs and perform an energy consumption analysis during the preliminary design phase of the construction or renovation of any building.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Each construction appropriation shall require a State agency, including a district school board, to obtain a projection of life–cycle costs and an energy consumption analysis from the Department.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-804" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="8"> <text>When a primary procurement unit replaces or supplements a major item of energy-consuming equipment in an existing building owned or leased by the State, the procurement of the equipment shall be made on the basis of a life-cycle cost analysis of alternatives in accordance with standards established under § 4-808 of this subtitle.</text> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-806" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="8"> <level label="a"> <text>So that it can audit and evaluate competing design proposals, the Department shall set standards for energy performance indices.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>As experience develops on the energy performance achieved in State buildings, the energy performance indices will serve as a measure of building performance with respect to energy consumption.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Department, in cooperation with the Maryland Energy Administration, shall assist State agencies in reducing, by 2031, the average energy consumption in State buildings by 20% from the level in fiscal year 2018.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>On or before October 1, 2024, the Maryland Green Building Council shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>update the High Performance Green Building Program authorized under § 3–602.1 of this article to ensure that all new buildings and major renovations subject to the Program align with the State’s goal of achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2045; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>submit a copy of the updated Program to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>The Department shall identify State–owned facilities that are potential candidates for energy savings performance contracts.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>State agencies shall provide on–site support to work with the Department at facilities identified as candidates for energy savings performance contracts under this subsection.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <level label="1"> <text>Each year, the Department shall conduct an energy and greenhouse gas emissions audit of at least 2,000,000 square feet of State–owned buildings.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The audit shall include best practices and identify low–cost measures for increasing energy efficiency and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The Department shall provide a copy of the audit to the head of each unit of State government that occupies the space audited.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <level label="i"> <text>Each unit of State government that occupies the space audited shall, to the fullest extent practicable, implement the measures identified in the audit.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>For 1 year following the implementation of the measures identified in the audit, the Department shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>monitor the unit’s energy use and greenhouse gas emissions;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>track any changes resulting from the measures; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>calculate any energy cost savings and emissions reductions resulting from the measures.</text> </level> </level> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <level label="1"> <text>In this subsection, “Database” means the Comprehensive Utility Records Management Database.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Department shall record reductions in energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions resulting from the energy–savings measures in the Database.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Each month or on request by the Department, each unit of State government shall provide the Department with access to available data about the unit’s facilities and copies of the unit’s utility bills.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>The Department shall report to the Governor annually on each unit’s data compliance.</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>The Department shall use the facility data and utility bill information provided under this subsection to fully populate, update, and maintain the Database.</text> </level> </level> <level label="h"> <text>Each unit of State government shall, in support of the unit’s core missions, implement projects and initiatives to conserve energy and reduce the unit’s greenhouse gas emissions.</text> </level> <level label="i"> <text>Provisions promoting the State’s energy efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals shall be included in each request for proposals that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>is for the leasing of space to the State; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>would obligate the State to pay the utility bills for the leased space.</text> </level> </level> <level label="j"> <text>Each fiscal year, the Department shall report to the Governor on the State’s progress toward achieving the goal of reducing energy consumption in State buildings by 20%.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-807" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="8"> <level label="a"> <text>The Department, in cooperation with the Maryland Energy Administration, shall establish standards and procedures, including energy conservation performance guidelines, for evaluating the efficiency of the design for any proposed State-financed or State-assisted building construction.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The standards shall be based on materials developed by the Department, in cooperation with the Maryland Energy Administration, and on the best currently available methods of evaluating design efficiency, including methods developed or used by:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the Department of Housing and Urban Development and other federal agencies;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the National Institute of Standards and Technology; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>professional societies.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Department, in cooperation with the Maryland Energy Administration, shall update the standards and procedures by March 1 of each odd-numbered year.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-808" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="8"> <level label="a"> <text>To determine life-cycle costs, the Department, in cooperation with the Maryland Energy Administration, shall establish standards that require at least:</text> <level label="1"> <text>an evaluation of:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the amount and type of glass used in the building and the directions of exposure;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the effect of insulation incorporated into the design of the building;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the effect of the use of active and passive solar energy systems;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>if wind or solar energy is used, the orientation and integration of the building with respect to its site; and</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>the variable occupancy and operating conditions of the building and its parts;</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>an energy consumption analysis of each major piece of equipment in any of the following systems serving the building:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the cooling system;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the heating system;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the hot water system;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>the lighting system;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>the ventilation system; and</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>any other major energy-using system; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a comparison of possible alternative energy systems:</text> <level label="i"> <text>that would use the most plentiful and available energy resources in combinations that would result in maximum energy efficiency, both in the building and at the source; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>with respect to the projected annual energy consumption of the major energy-using equipment of each system over the life of the building.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>To evaluate life-cycle costs, the Department shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>adopt and uniformly apply a definition of the “life of the building”; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>provide defending criteria for the definition adopted.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-809" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="8"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Maryland Green Building Council.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Council shall include:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the Secretary of General Services, or the Secretary’s designee;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the Secretary of Budget and Management, or the Secretary’s designee;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the Secretary of the Environment, or the Secretary’s designee;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>the Secretary of Labor, or the Secretary’s designee;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>the Secretary of Natural Resources, or the Secretary’s designee;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>the Secretary of Planning, or the Secretary’s designee;</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>the Secretary of Transportation, or the Secretary’s designee;</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>the Director of the Maryland Energy Administration, or the Director’s designee;</text> </level> <level label="9"> <text>the Director of the Interagency Commission on School Construction, or the Director’s designee;</text> </level> <level label="10"> <text>the Chancellor of the University System of Maryland, or the Chancellor’s designee; and</text> </level> <level label="11"> <text>six members appointed by the Governor to represent environmental, business, and citizen interests, one of whom has expertise in energy conservation or green building design standards.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The term of a member appointed by the Governor is 2 years.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The terms of appointed members are staggered.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>At the end of a term, a member continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>A member who is appointed after a term has begun serves only for the remainder of that term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies.</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>The Governor may remove an appointed member for incompetence, misconduct, or failure to perform the duties of the position.</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>A member appointed by the Governor may not receive compensation, but is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>The Governor shall appoint a chair from among the Council members.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Council may act with an affirmative vote of nine members.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>Staff support to the Council shall be provided by the Department of General Services, with assistance as necessary to be furnished by other involved agencies and units of State government.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>The Maryland Green Building Council shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>evaluate current high performance building technologies;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>provide recommendations concerning the most cost–effective green building technologies that the State might consider requiring in the construction of State facilities, including consideration of the additional cost associated with the various technologies;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>provide recommendations concerning how to expand green building in the State;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>develop a list of building types for which green building technologies should not be applied, taking into consideration the operational aspects of facilities evaluated, and the utility of a waiver process where appropriate;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>establish a process for receiving public input; and</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>develop guidelines for new public school buildings to achieve the equivalent of the current version of the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System Silver rating or a comparable rating system or building code as authorized in § 3–602.1 of this article without requiring an independent certification that the buildings have achieved the required standards.</text> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <text>On or before November 1 of each year, the Council shall report to the Governor and the General Assembly, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, as to recommendations for the implementation plan for a higher performance building program in the State and any progress that has been made during the preceding year.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-810" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="8"> <text>On or before January 1, 2030, each primary procurement unit shall ensure that at least 75% of the electricity supply procured by the unit for use in State facilities is derived from no– or low–carbon energy sources. </text> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-901" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Buy Clean Maryland Act"> <level label="a"> <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>“Eligible material” means any cement or concrete mixture used in the construction of an eligible project.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>“Eligible project” means a capital project described in § 3–602.1(c) of this article.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Eligible project” does not include any maintenance program for the upkeep of an eligible project.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>“Global warming potential” means the degree that a given mass of a chemical contributes to global warming over a given time period when compared to the same mass of carbon dioxide.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>“Greenhouse gas” has the meaning stated in § 2–1202 of the Environment Article.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-902" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Buy Clean Maryland Act"> <text>In administering this subtitle, the Department shall strive to achieve a continuous reduction of greenhouse gas emissions over time.</text> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-903" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Buy Clean Maryland Act"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>On or before December 31, 2024, producers of eligible materials shall submit environmental product declarations to the Department.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Department shall analyze environmental product declarations and assess global warming potential for eligible materials used in an eligible project in accordance with this section.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>On or before January 1, 2026, the Department shall, in consultation with the Department of Transportation, establish a maximum acceptable global warming potential for each category of eligible materials used in an eligible project in accordance with this section.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Department shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>base the maximum acceptable global warming potential on the industry average of global warming potential emissions for that material;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>determine the industry average of global warming potential emissions, which may include transportation–related emissions, by consulting nationally or internationally recognized databases of environmental product declarations; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>express the maximum acceptable global warming potential as a number that states the maximum acceptable global warming potential for each category of eligible materials, consistent with criteria in an environmental product declaration.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The Department may:</text> <level label="1"> <text>establish additional subcategories within each category of eligible material with distinct maximum acceptable global warming potential limits;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>establish a maximum acceptable global warming potential for each material category in the aggregate; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>consult with any other relevant unit of State government when establishing a maximum acceptable global warming potential for each category of eligible materials used in an eligible project.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, by January 1, 2029, and every 3 years thereafter, the Department shall review the maximum acceptable global warming potential for each category of eligible materials and may adjust the potential for any category to reflect industry conditions.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Department may not adjust the global warming potential upward for any category of eligible material.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-904" future_version_removed="true" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Buy Clean Maryland Act" /> <section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="4-905" future_version_removed="true" title_number="4" title_name="Department of General Services" subtitle_number="9" subtitle