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under certain conditions specified in the Act; and
clarifying language.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 41 - Governor-Executive and Administrative

Departments
Section 231G-l(a)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1971 Replacement Volume and 1978 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 78A - Public Works

Section 8

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1975 Replacement Volume and 1978 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That section(s) of the Annotated Code of Maryland
be repealed, amended, or enacted to read as follows:

Article 41 - Governor-Executive and Administrative
Departments

231G-1.

(a) The Secretary of the Department of General
Services shall accept proposals for leases for office or
building space rental, [and] THE SECRETARY SHALL submit all
the proposals, along with his recommendations, to the Board
of Public Works for the Board's final approval, UNLESS BOARD
OF PUBLIC WORKS REGULATIONS PROVIDE OTHERWISE.

Article 78A - Public Works

8.

(1)   The Board of Public Works shall approve every
lease and renewal of the lease of land, buildings or office
space before it is executed by any department, board,
commission, State officer or institution of the State, and
may designate the location of any State agency, after review
by the Secretary of General Services subject to the
provisions of subsection (2) of this section.

(2)   After June 1, 1967, no appropriation may be
obligated or expended for the rent of any building or part
of a building to be occupied for State purposes at a rental
in excess of the per annum rate of 15 percent of the fair
market value of the rented premises at the date of the lease
under which the premises are to be occupied by the State or
by any of its agencies.