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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".17" citation="COMAR 14.39.02.17" title_num="14" subtitle_num="39" chapter_num="02" heading="State-Owned Relocatable Facilities.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>This regulation applies to State-owned relocatable projects approved in the State capital improvement program.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>A relocatable project is one in which the State:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Provides a relocatable facility to an LEA, including moving and installing the facility; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Contributes funding only to the initial installation and the final removal of the relocatable facility.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Requests.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>An LEA may submit a request to the IAC for relocatable facilities in its local capital improvement program.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The request may only be to fund installation of relocatables for the relief of overcrowding, special programs, interim classroom facilities while an approved school construction project is constructed, or an emergency.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>IAC Review. The IAC shall evaluate relocatable facilities funding requests using the following factors:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The proposed use of the facility at a public school;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Whether the relocatable facility will be in use for at least 2 years after installation at the requested site; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Whether the relocatable facility can be installed in a manner that will not interfere with work associated with proposed renovations, additions, or new construction.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Procedures. The provisions of Regulation .14B, E(1) and (2)(b), and F—I of this chapter apply to relocatable facility projects approved in the State capital improvement program.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>LEA Responsibility After Installation.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>After installation, the LEA is responsible for obtaining appropriate insurance and maintaining the relocatable facility. These include:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Property damage insurance at least in replacement value amount, naming the State and the LEA as payees;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Personal liability insurance;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Drawings, specifications, operating instructions, warranties, and keys associated with the installation; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>A log of completed maintenance.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The LEA shall comply with the Federal Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>Repairs After Installation.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Except as provided in §G(2) of this regulation, the State may contribute funds, up to the State cost share, toward renovation of relocatable facilities.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The State may not contribute funds for renovation necessary because of vandalism or lack of proper maintenance.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="H.">
    <text>Surplus Property. The IAC may declare a State-owned relocatable facility to be surplus property.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>LEAs who request the disposal of a State-owned relocatable facility must have the request approved by the IAC prior to the disposal of the unit.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>All disposals of State-owned property, including relocatable facilities, are required to follow the Maryland Department of General Services’ disposal procedure.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>