PUBLIC WORKS—BOARD OF

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ARTICLE 78A.

PUBLIC WORKS—BOARD OF.

	1. Powers as to public debt and contracts	Federal Projects.
	for expenditure of proceeds.	9. Definitions.
	2. Powers as to building contracts, etc. 3. Approval of leases. 4. Power to borrow for temporary deficits	10-13. Agreements with U. S. as to pay- ments in lieu of taxes on certain projects.
	in treasury and in anticipation of
	taxes. 5. Rules and regulations as to business administration of departments and	Maryland Emergency Housing and Park Commission.
	institutions.	14-20. Appointment of Commission; pow-
	6. Sale of stock or interest in banking in-	ers; acquisition of lands.
	stitutions.	21-23. Municipalities and Counties author-
	7-8. Sale of Northern Central Ry. Co.	ized to co-operate in construction of
	Annuity.	public works; allocation of funds.

1939, ch. 64, sec. 1.

1. The Board of Public Works, as constituted under Article XII of
the Constitution, and Section 136 of Article 41 of the Code of Public
General Laws of Maryland, shall have and exercise such powers and duties
as may be delegated to it from time to time in regard to the creation of
State debt, the fixing of interest thereon, the terms and conditions thereof,
the preparation of certificates of indebtedness and the advertising and
sale thereof. All contracts for the expenditure of the proceeds of any loan
authorized by any Act of the General Assembly shall be subject to the
approval of said Board before the same are executed.

1939, ch. 64, sec. 2.

2. The Board of Public Works shall in like manner supervise the ex-
penditure of all sums appropriated for the acquisition of land, buildings,
equipment, new construction and other capital expenditures, except in con-
nection with State roads, bridges and highways, whether made through
the medium of a budget bill, a supplementary appropriation bill or a
State bond issue bill, and all contracts for the expenditure thereof shall
be subject to the approval of said Board before the same are executed,
after review by the Director of Budget and Procurement.

As to Director of Budget and Procurement, see art. 15A.

1939, ch. 64, sec. 3.

3. The Board of Public Works shall have the power and duty to ap-
prove every lease and renewal thereof of land, buildings or office space
before the same is executed by any department, board, commission, State
officer or institution of the State, and shall have power to designate the
location of any State agency, after review by the Director of Budget and
Procurement.

1939, ch. 64, sec. 4.

4. The Board of Public Works is hereby authorized and empowered
to borrow upon the credit of the State, at any time between the biennial
See art. 41, sec. 136.