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Subtitle 1 - Definitions
Section 4-101 - Definitions - (a) In this title the following words have the meanings...
Subtitle 2 - Organization and General Authority of Department
Section 4-201 - Department Established - There is a Department of General Services, established as a...
Section 4-202 - Secretary of General Services - (a) The head of the Department is the Secretary of...
Section 4-203 - Deputy Secretary, Consultants, and Other Staff - (a) (1) With the approval of the Governor, the Secretary...
Section 4-204 - General Authority and Duties of Secretary - (a) The Secretary is responsible for the budget of the...
Section 4-205 - Counsel to Department - (a) This section does not apply to a unit in...
Section 4-206 - Units in Department - (a) The following units are in the Department: (1) the...
Section 4-207 - Functions Assigned to Department - In addition to its other functions, the Department shall perform...
Section 4-208 - Necessary and Proper Powers - The Department has any power necessary and proper to accomplish...
Section 4-209 - Display of Pictures of Abducted Children in State Buildings - The Department of General Services, the Department of Transportation, and...
Section 4-210 - Pow/mia Flag on State Building Grounds - (a) In this section, “POW/MIA flag” means the POW/MIA flag...
Subtitle 3 - Procurement
Part I - Definitions; General Provisions
Section 4-301 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 4-302 - Bureau Established - There is a Purchasing Bureau in the Department.
Section 4-303 - Delegation of Authority - The Secretary may delegate any power or duty set forth...
Section 4-304 - Conflict of Interest - (a) The Secretary or any employee of the Department may...
Section 4-305 - Printing - Any contract for printing for the State shall be made...
Section 4-306 - Inventory - (a) The Secretary shall adopt standards for maintaining stores and...
Section 4-307 - Copies of Awards - The Secretary shall provide a copy of each award for...
Part II - State Purchase of Supplies
Section 4-310 - In General - Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, each unit of...
Section 4-311 - Approval of Invoices by Secretary - An invoice for supplies purchased by the Secretary or by...
Section 4-312 - Standards - Consistent with Division II of this article, the Secretary shall...
Section 4-313 - Procurement by Secretary; Exceptions - Consistent with Division II of this article, the Secretary shall...
Section 4-314 - Estimates of Amount or Quality - At time intervals set by the Secretary, each unit that...
Section 4-315 - Payment of Certain Unapproved Invoices Prohibited - (a) An employee of a unit that procures supplies under...
Section 4-316 - Cooperative Purchasing - (a) Subject to the initial approval of the Secretary, the...
Part III - State Leasing of Real Property
Section 4-318 - Scope of Part Iii - This Part III of this subtitle does not apply to:...
Section 4-319 - Notice Procedure - (a) This section applies to any lease of property by...
Section 4-320 - Building Space -- Duty to Advertise - (a) The Department shall advertise any need of the State...
Section 4-321 - Building Space -- Duties of Secretary and Board of Public Works - (a) Each proposal for the lease of building space by...
Subtitle 4 - Public Improvements and Land Acquisition
Section 4-401 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 4-402 - Scope of Subtitle; Regulations - (a) Except as provided in § 4–409 of this subtitle,...
Section 4-403 - General Powers and Duties of Department - (a) The Department of General Services shall assist the Department...
Part II - Public Improvements
Section 4-406 - Powers and Duties of Department Relating to Public Improvements; State Correctional Facilities; Morgan State University - (a) (1) The Department shall advise the Board of Public...
Section 4-407 - Maintenance and Repair Programs, Policies, and Standards - (a) The General Assembly finds that: (1) units of the...
Section 4-408 - Report on Public Improvements - (a) On or before May 31 of each year, each...
Section 4-409 - Inspection of Junior or Community Colleges and Regional Community Colleges - On an annual basis, the Department may inspect the physical...
Section 4-410 - Assistive Listening Device in Assembly Areas - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Part III - Land Acquisition
Section 4-411 - Division Established - There is a Land Acquisition Division in the Department.
Section 4-412 - General Authority and Duties of Division - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Division...
Section 4-413 - Chief of Division - (a) The head of the Division is the Chief of...
Section 4-414 - Powers and Duties of Chief - (a) The Chief is responsible to the Department for: (1)...
Section 4-415 - Review and Approval of Contracts; Supervision by Board of Public Works - (a) This section does not apply to any capital expenditures...
Section 4-416 - Independent Appraisals for Real Property - (a) Except for real property that is acquired by gift,...
Subtitle 5 - Excess and Surplus Property
Section 4-501 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 4-502 - Declaration of Excess Personal Property and Surplus Personal Property - (a) (1) The head of a unit of the State...
Section 4-503 - Moving of Property - (a) The Department shall administer all arrangements for moving excess...
Section 4-504 - Disposal of Property - (a) The Secretary may dispose of excess personal property and...
Section 4-505 - Proceeds From Auction or Sale - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...
Section 4-506 - Duties and Power of Department - (a) The Department shall distribute periodically a list of excess...
Section 4-507 - Proceeds From Trade-In - If the Department trades in surplus personal property for a...
Section 4-508 - Replacement of Excess Personal Property - If a unit of the State government requisitions a nonexpendable...
Subtitle 6 - Maintenance, Operation, and Protection of Improvements and Grounds
Section 4-601 - Jurisdiction of Department - (a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the Department...
Section 4-602 - Superintendents - (a) In accordance with the provisions of the State Personnel...
Section 4-603 - Power of Secretary to Establish Divisions or Offices - The Secretary may establish divisions or offices in the Department...
Section 4-604 - General Powers and Duties of Department - For all improvements, grounds, and multiservice centers under the jurisdiction...
Section 4-605 - Maryland Capitol Police of the Department of General Services - (a) (1) In accordance with the provisions of the State...
Section 4-605.1 - Appointment of Police Employees to the Maryland Capitol Police -- Probation -- Termination - (a) (1) Within the limits of any appropriation made for...
Section 4-607 - Regulations - (a) The Secretary may adopt regulations for the operation, maintenance,...
Section 4-608 - Appropriation for Services Provided by City of Annapolis - (a) Annually, the State shall appropriate in the State budget...
Subtitle 7 - State Board of Architectural Review
Section 4-701 - "Board" Defined - In this subtitle, “Board” means the State Board of Architectural...
Section 4-702 - Board Established - There is a State Board of Architectural Review in the...
Section 4-703 - Membership - (a) (1) The Board consists of 7 members. (2) (i)...
Section 4-704 - Duty to Consult With Board - Except for the Department of Transportation and the Maryland Transportation...
Subtitle 8 - Energy
Section 4-801 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 4-802 - Legislative Policy - To encourage the consideration of energy efficiency in building design...
Section 4-803 - Evaluations Required - (a) To save both cost and energy, the Department shall...
Section 4-804 - Replacement or Supplementation of Energy-Consuming Equipment - When a primary procurement unit replaces or supplements a major...
Part II - Guidelines, Standards, and Procedures
Section 4-806 - Energy Performance Indices; Conservation Measures - (a) So that it can audit and evaluate competing design...
Section 4-807 - Standards and Procedures to Evaluate Efficiency - (a) The Department, in cooperation with the Maryland Energy Administration,...
Section 4-808 - Projection of Life-Cycle Costs - (a) To determine life-cycle costs, the Department, in cooperation with...
Section 4-809 - Maryland Green Building Council - (a) There is a Maryland Green Building Council. (b) The...