Section 10-111 - Applicability of laws. - Maryland Statutes

§ 10-111. Applicability of laws.
 

(a)  State laws - In general.-  

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, in exercising its powers, the Corporation: 

(i) may carry out its corporate purposes without the consent of any State unit; and 

(ii) is not subject to: 

1. Title 12, Subtitles 1 through 3 of this article; 

2. the following provisions of the State Finance and Procurement Article: 

A. Title 2, Subtitles 2 (Gifts and Grants), 4 (Water and Sewerage Systems), and 5 (Facilities for the Handicapped); 

B. Title 3 (Budget and Management); 

C. Title 4 (Department of General Services); 

D. Title 5A (Division of Historical and Cultural Programs); 

E. Title 6, Subtitle 1 (Studies and Estimates); 

F. Title 7, Subtitles 1 (State Operating Budget), 2 (Disbursements and Expenditures), and 3 (Unspent Balances); 

G. §§ 8-127, 8-128, and 8-129 (certain restrictions on State general obligation bonds); 

H. Title 8, Subtitle 1, Part V (State Revenue Anticipation Notes); 

I. Title 10 (Board of Public Works - Miscellaneous Provisions); and 

J. Division II (General Procurement Law); 

3. the following provisions of the State Government Article: 

A. Title 9, Subtitles 10 (State Archives and Artistic Property) and 17 (Maryland State Employees Surety Bond Committee); 

B. §§ 10-505 and 10-507 (certain open meetings provisions); and 

C. Title 11 (Consolidated Procedures for Development Permits); and 

4. Article 41 of the Code. 

(2) The Corporation is subject to the Public Information Act. 

(b)  State laws - Ethics; personnel; pensions.-  

(1) The Corporation, its officers, and its employees are subject to the Public Ethics Law. 

(2) The officers and employees of the Corporation are not subject to: 

(i) Division II of the State Personnel and Pensions Article; or 

(ii) the provisions of Division I of the State Personnel and Pensions Article that govern the State Personnel Management System. 

(c)  Public body.- The Corporation is a public body under Title 5, Subtitle 4 of this article, the Maryland Industrial Development Financing Authority Act, for purposes of applying for, receiving, and making agreements in connection with: 

(1) a loan; 

(2) a grant; 

(3) insurance; or 

(4) any other form of financial assistance. 

(d)  Regulatory requirements.- The Corporation is subject to the same State and local regulatory requirements as any private corporation. 

(e)  Zoning.- A project of the Corporation is subject to the zoning and subdivision regulations of the jurisdiction where it is located. 

(f)  Procurement.- The Corporation, its officers, and its employees are subject to Title 12, Subtitle 4 of the State Finance and Procurement Article. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 83A, §§ 5-204(c) (intro. lang.), (1), (2), 5-214; 2008, ch. 306, § 2; ch. 307, § 1.]