Md. Code, State Government § 9-505
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§9–505.
Official statutory text
(a) In addition to any duties set forth elsewhere, the Trust shall:
(1) be responsible for the restoration and preservation of the State House;
(2) be responsible for the landscaping and construction of Lawyer’s Mall; and
(3) disapprove or approve and supervise:
(i) any proposed repair, improvement, or other change to the State House or to any other building within State Circle, including any change to the furnishings or fixtures of those buildings;
(ii) any proposed landscaping of the grounds of those buildings; and
(iii) any proposed improvement, nonemergency repair, or other change to Lawyer’s Mall.
(b) The Trust is not required under subsection (a)(2) or (3)(iii) of this section to be responsible for, or disapprove or approve and supervise, the coordination, security, and scheduling of rallies and other events held on Lawyer’s Mall.
(1) be responsible for the restoration and preservation of the State House;
(2) be responsible for the landscaping and construction of Lawyer’s Mall; and
(3) disapprove or approve and supervise:
(i) any proposed repair, improvement, or other change to the State House or to any other building within State Circle, including any change to the furnishings or fixtures of those buildings;
(ii) any proposed landscaping of the grounds of those buildings; and
(iii) any proposed improvement, nonemergency repair, or other change to Lawyer’s Mall.
(b) The Trust is not required under subsection (a)(2) or (3)(iii) of this section to be responsible for, or disapprove or approve and supervise, the coordination, security, and scheduling of rallies and other events held on Lawyer’s Mall.
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