76                                Laws of Maryland                        [Ch. 30

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ARTICLE 15
GENERAL PROVISIONS

15.01.    Commission Meetings, Minutes, Copies of Documents and
Fees Therefor.—(a) Meetings. The Commission may meet in public
or executive sessions as it may determine, but all official actions of
the Commission shall be taken in public session.

(b)  Minutes. The minutes of the Commission shall be a public
record open to inspection at its offices during regular business hours.
It shall not be necessary to physically incorporate in the minutes
any maps, drawings or other pictorial matters nor the full text of
regulations, plans, budget, programs or other documents relating to
actions taken by the Commission; but every such pictorial matter
and every full text or other document shall be incorporated by ref-
erence in said minutes, shall be preserved in the office with the min-
utes, and shall be deemed a part of said minutes.

(c)  Filing With Signatories. One copy of the comprehensive
water resources plan, the amenities plan or each part or revision
thereof, and of every regulation, standard or rule adopted by the
Commission other than those dealing solely with the internal man-
agement of the Commission, shall be filed with the chief executive
or with such other officer of each signatory as the chief executive
thereof may determine by a written notice filed with the Commission.

(d)  Availability of Copies. The Commission shall supply, upon
request accompanied by any fee prescribed by the Commission, a
copy of any document or pictorial or other matter which is deemed
a part of the Commission's minutes. The Commission shall pro-
vide for the dissemination throughout the basin of copies of its
comprehensive plans and of parts and revisions thereof, and for
their availability to the public.

(e)  Fee For Documents. The Commission may require payment
of a reasonable fee or price for copies of any documents or data
supplied by the Commission. Such fee shall not exceed the costs
of printing or reproduction and distribution unless the Commission
shall determine that other costs, specified by it, shall be included
in the fee.

(f)  Communications. Wherever in this compact provisions are
made for communications from the Commission to governmental
agencies, such communications shall be addressed to the principal
executive or administrative officer thereof, as the case may be.

15.02.    Contracting and Purchasing.—(a) Every contract in
excess of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) for the construction,
reconstruction or improvement of any facility and every contract
in excess of five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) for the purchase of
services, supplies, equipment and materials shall be advertised and
let upon sealed bids to the lowest responsible bidder. Notice request-
ing such bids shall be published at least ten (10) days before bids
are to be received, in a manner reasonably likely to attract prospec-
tive bidders. The notice shall state the place where bidders may
examine the specifications and other contract documents, and the
time and place when bids will be opened.