Md. Code, State Finance and Procurement § 8-105
This is the official text of Md. Code, State Finance and Procurement § 8-105, part of Maryland’s Code, State Finance and Procurement — governs the state budget and government contracting.
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§8–105.
Official statutory text
(a) The General Assembly finds that:
(1) for many years, State bonds have had the highest credit rating and, therefore, have been readily marketable at favorable interest rates;
(2) to continue to finance essential capital projects for the benefit of its citizens, the State must keep this rating; and
(3) to keep this rating, authorizations of State debt must be based on the ability of the State to meet its total debt service requirements in light of other calls on its fiscal resources.
(b) The purpose of this Part II of this subtitle is to provide for a State debt management program through which:
(1) a State debt affordability analysis can be made annually;
(2) on the basis of the analysis, proposed capital projects that require new State debt can be evaluated; and
(3) the General Assembly can receive guidance in properly setting priorities among capital projects and appropriations.
(1) for many years, State bonds have had the highest credit rating and, therefore, have been readily marketable at favorable interest rates;
(2) to continue to finance essential capital projects for the benefit of its citizens, the State must keep this rating; and
(3) to keep this rating, authorizations of State debt must be based on the ability of the State to meet its total debt service requirements in light of other calls on its fiscal resources.
(b) The purpose of this Part II of this subtitle is to provide for a State debt management program through which:
(1) a State debt affordability analysis can be made annually;
(2) on the basis of the analysis, proposed capital projects that require new State debt can be evaluated; and
(3) the General Assembly can receive guidance in properly setting priorities among capital projects and appropriations.
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