WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 415
(ii) tangible personal property;
(iii) printing; and

(iv) services necessarily associated with insurance or tangible
personal property.

(2) "Supplies" does not include an interest in real property.

[(v)] (W) (1) "Unit" means an officer or other entity that is in the Executive
Branch of the State government and is authorized by law to enter into a procurement
contract.

(2) "Unit" does not include:

(j) a bistate, multistate, bicounty, or multicounty governmental
agency; or

(ii) a special tax district, sanitary district, drainage district, soil
conservation district, water supply district, or other political subdivision of the State.

12-107.

(b) Subject to the authority of the Board, jurisdiction over procurement is as
follows:

(1) the State Treasurer may engage in or control procurement of banking
and financial services, insurance, and insurance services, as provided in Division I of
this article and Article VI, § 3 of the Maryland Constitution;

(2) the Department of Budget and Fiscal Planning may control
procurement of:

(i) information processing equipment and associated services, as
provided in Title 3, Subtitle 4 of this article;

article;

(ii) services by a unit, subject to any limitation in this Division II; and
(iii) leases of motor vehicles, as provided in Title 3, Subtitle 5 of this

(3) the Department of General Services may engage in or control
procurement of:

(i) leases of real property, including leases under Title 4, Subtitle 3
of this article;

(ii) supplies, including supplies under Title 4, Subtitle 3 of this
article, but excluding insurance, information processing equipment, and motor vehicle

leases;

(iii) construction, including construction under Title 4, Subtitle 4 of
this article;

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