HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                         1571

[General's office] GENERAL; or[,] by any other agency or office
designated for tenants' complaints.

Article 78A - Public Works

7.

(c) The Board of Public Works may adopt regulations,
subject to approval by the Joint [Standing] Committee on
Administrative, [Executive] 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;

(2)  That the aggregate annual dollar value of each
contract and its attendant change orders is less than a monetary
threshold established for the applicable expenditure
classification by the Board of Public Works;

(3)  That the monetary thresholds be sufficiently high
to free the Board from direct review of relatively insignificant
items while not impairing the strong public policy in favor of
direct Board review of items having a substantial fiscal impact;
and

(4)  That an accountability or reporting system
approved by the Board is established to inform the Board with
respect to actions taken by agencies under authorities granted
them by the Board.

Article 88B - State Police

35.

The administration of the retirement and pension system,
established by this subtitle, is hereby vested in the
Superintendent of State Police, who shall keep separate records
and accounts and report his receipts and disbursements hereunder
in the same manner as is provided in this article for other
receipts and disbursements of his department. The Superintendent
of State Police shall receive no additional compensation for
these duties, but shall be reimbursed for all necessary expenses
which he may sustain through his service in administering this
subtitle; and all claims for reimbursement shall be subject to
the approval of the [State] LEGISLATIVE Auditor [of Accounts].
And there shall be no additional paid employees engaged for the
administration of this subtitle. The Superintendent of State
Police shall have the power and authority to make all reasonable
rules and regulations for the administration of the retirement
and pension system; and shall have the power and authority to