Md. Code, State Finance and Procurement § 7-235
This is the official text of Md. Code, State Finance and Procurement § 7-235, part of Maryland’s Code, State Finance and Procurement — governs the state budget and government contracting.
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§7–235.
Official statutory text
(a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, this section applies to:
(i) each unit of the State government; and
(ii) each unit that:
1. is created by general law; and
2. operates in 2 or more counties.
(2) This section does not apply to a bicounty commission that county governing bodies appoint if those bodies also review the budget of the commission.
(b) A unit may not adopt a rule or regulation or take any other administrative action that would result in expenditures in excess of the limitations in the State budget unless:
(1) the General Assembly expressly approves the administrative action;
(2) if the General Assembly is not in session, the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Delegates:
(i) consult with the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee; and
(ii) after receiving the written advice of the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee, jointly give written approval for the administrative action; or
(3) the Governor declares, by proclamation, that the administrative action is necessary and a matter of emergency.
(i) each unit of the State government; and
(ii) each unit that:
1. is created by general law; and
2. operates in 2 or more counties.
(2) This section does not apply to a bicounty commission that county governing bodies appoint if those bodies also review the budget of the commission.
(b) A unit may not adopt a rule or regulation or take any other administrative action that would result in expenditures in excess of the limitations in the State budget unless:
(1) the General Assembly expressly approves the administrative action;
(2) if the General Assembly is not in session, the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Delegates:
(i) consult with the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee; and
(ii) after receiving the written advice of the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee, jointly give written approval for the administrative action; or
(3) the Governor declares, by proclamation, that the administrative action is necessary and a matter of emergency.
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