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BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,

Article 78A - Public Works

Section 8

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1980 Replacement Volume)

(As enacted by Chapter 2 of the Acts of the

General Assembly of 1980)

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,

Article 41 - Governor - Executive and Administrative

Departments
Section 231G-l(a)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1978 Replacement Volume and 1980 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That section(s) of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(As enacted by Chapters 2 and 775 of the Acts of the General
Assembly of 1980) be repealed, amended, or enacted to read
as follows:

Article 48A 78A - Public Works

7.

(a)  The Board of Public Works shall in like manner
supervise the expenditure of all sums appropriated for the
acquisition of land, buildings, equipment, new construction
and other capital expenditures, except in connection 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 OF SUMS SO APPROPRIATED shall be subject
to the approval of said THE Board before the same THEY are
executed, after review by the Secretary of General Services,

(b)  In any acquisition of property from private
owners, the Board of Public Works prior to the acquisition
shall obtain two independent appraisals of the property.

(C) THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS MAY ADOPT REGULATIONS,
SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON
ADMINISTRATIVE, EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE REVIEW, BY WHICH
STATE DEPARTMENTS, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, INSTITUTIONS, OR
OTHER AGENCIES MAY ENTER INTO CAPITAL PROJECT RELATED
CONTRACTS AND CHANGE ORDERS PRIOR TO OR WITHOUT BOARD OF
PUBLIC WORKS APPROVAL, PROVIDED:

(1) THAT THE SUBJECT MATTER OF EACH CONTRACT
FALLS WITHIN AN EXPENDITURE CLASSIFICATION ESTABLISHED FOR
THIS PURPOSE BY THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS;