(a) In general.- Except as otherwise provided in this section, in exercising its corporate powers, the authority:
(1) may carry out its corporate purposes without obtaining the consent of any State unit; and
(2) is not subject to the following provisions of the State Finance and Procurement Article:
(i) Title 2, Subtitles 2 (Gifts and Grants), 4 (Facsimile Signatures and Seals), and 5 (Facilities for Handicapped);
(ii) Title 3 (Budget and Management);
(iii) Title 4 (Department of General Services);
(iv) Title 6, Subtitle 1 (Revenues: Studies and Estimates);
(v) Title 7, Subtitles 1 (State Operating Budget), 2 (Disbursements and Expenditures), and 3 (Unspent Balances);
(vi) Title 8, Subtitle 1 (General Obligation Debt);
(vii) Title 10 (Board of Public Works - Miscellaneous Provisions); and
(viii) Division II (General Procurement Law).
(b) Open meetings; public information.-
(1) The authority and its committees are subject to the Open Meetings Act.
(2) The authority is subject to the Public Information Act.
(c) Ethics.- The officers and employees of the authority are subject to the Maryland Public Ethics Law.
(d) Personnel.- The officers and employees of the authority are not subject to:
(1) Division II of the State Personnel and Pensions Article; or
(2) the provisions of Division I of the State Personnel and Pensions Article that govern the State Personnel Management System.
(e) Regulatory requirements.- The authority is subject to the same State and local regulations and regulatory requirements as any private corporation.
(f) Zoning.- A project of the authority is subject to the zoning and subdivision regulations of the political subdivision where the project is located.
(a) In general.- Except as otherwise provided in this section, in exercising its corporate powers, the authority:
(1) may carry out its corporate purposes without obtaining the consent of any State unit; and
(2) is not subject to the following provisions of the State Finance and Procurement Article:
(i) Title 2, Subtitles 2 (Gifts and Grants), 4 (Facsimile Signatures and Seals), and 5 (Facilities for Handicapped);
(ii) Title 3 (Budget and Management);
(iii) Title 4 (Department of General Services);
(iv) Title 6, Subtitle 1 (Revenues: Studies and Estimates);
(v) Title 7, Subtitles 1 (State Operating Budget), 2 (Disbursements and Expenditures), and 3 (Unspent Balances);
(vi) Title 8, Subtitle 1 (General Obligation Debt);
(vii) Title 10 (Board of Public Works - Miscellaneous Provisions); and
(viii) Division II (General Procurement Law).
(b) Open meetings; public information.-
(1) The authority and its committees are subject to the Open Meetings Act.
(2) The authority is subject to the Public Information Act.
(c) Ethics.- The officers and employees of the authority are subject to the Maryland Public Ethics Law.
(d) Personnel.- The officers and employees of the authority are not subject to:
(1) Division II of the State Personnel and Pensions Article; or
(2) the provisions of Division I of the State Personnel and Pensions Article that govern the State Personnel Management System.
(e) Regulatory requirements.- The authority is subject to the same State and local regulations and regulatory requirements as any private corporation.
(f) Zoning.- A project of the authority is subject to the zoning and subdivision regulations of the political subdivision where the project is located.
(a) In general.- Except as otherwise provided in this section, in exercising its corporate powers, the authority:
(1) may carry out its corporate purposes without obtaining the consent of any State unit; and
(2) is not subject to the following provisions of the State Finance and Procurement Article:
(i) Title 2, Subtitles 2 (Gifts and Grants), 4 (Facsimile Signatures and Seals), and 5 (Facilities for Handicapped);
(ii) Title 3 (Budget and Management);
(iii) Title 4 (Department of General Services);
(iv) Title 6, Subtitle 1 (Revenues: Studies and Estimates);
(v) Title 7, Subtitles 1 (State Operating Budget), 2 (Disbursements and Expenditures), and 3 (Unspent Balances);
(vi) Title 8, Subtitle 1 (General Obligation Debt);
(vii) Title 10 (Board of Public Works - Miscellaneous Provisions); and
(viii) Division II (General Procurement Law).
(b) Open meetings; public information.-
(1) The authority and its committees are subject to the Open Meetings Act.
(2) The authority is subject to the Public Information Act.
(c) Ethics.- The officers and employees of the authority are subject to the Maryland Public Ethics Law.
(d) Personnel.- The officers and employees of the authority are not subject to:
(1) Division II of the State Personnel and Pensions Article; or
(2) the provisions of Division I of the State Personnel and Pensions Article that govern the State Personnel Management System.
(e) Regulatory requirements.- The authority is subject to the same State and local regulations and regulatory requirements as any private corporation.
(f) Zoning.- A project of the authority is subject to the zoning and subdivision regulations of the political subdivision where the project is located.
