WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                     Ch. 48

In subsection (c) of this section, the former language
"[w]hether the appropriation is made in the budget
bill ... or other supplementary appropriation bill" is
deleted as surplusage.

As to the supervisory responsibility of the Board over
acquisitions of land, see § 4-415 of this article.

Defined term: "Board" § 11-101

12-203. EXPENDITURES WITHOUT BOARD APPROVAL.

(A)  ALLOWED BY REGULATION.

(1)  THE BOARD MAY ADOPT REGULATIONS THAT ALLOW A UNIT
OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT OR MAKE A CHANGE
ORDER RELATED TO A CAPITAL PROJECT WITHOUT APPROVAL.

(2)  THESE REGULATIONS SHALL:

(I)  SHALL COMPLY WITH THIS SECTION; AND

(II)  ARE BE SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE
JOINT COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATIVE, EXECUTIVE, AND LEGISLATIVE
REVIEW.

(B)  REQUIRED PROVISIONS.

(1)  REGULATIONS ADOPTED UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL:

(I)  ESTABLISH AN EXPENDITURE OR USE
CLASSIFICATION TO DETERMINE WHICH CONTRACTS OR CHANGE ORDERS MAY
BE MADE WITHOUT BOARD APPROVAL;

(II)  SET AN AMOUNT FOR EACH CLASSIFICATION AND
REQUIRE A UNIT OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT TO OBTAIN APPROVAL OF THE
BOARD IF THE ANNUAL DOLLAR VALUE OF A CONTRACT AND ITS CHANGE
ORDERS EXCEEDS THAT AMOUNT; AND

(III)  REQUIRE A UNIT OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT TO
ESTABLISH A REPORTING SYSTEM APPROVED BY THE BOARD TO INFORM THE
BOARD ABOUT CONTRACTS OR CHANGE ORDERS ENTERED INTO WITHOUT BOARD
APPROVAL.

(2)  THE AMOUNT ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD UNDER
PARAGRAPH (1)(II) OF THIS SUBSECTION SHALL BE AN AMOUNT THAT:

(I) FREES THE BOARD FROM DIRECT REVIEW OF
RELATIVELY INSIGNIFICANT ITEMS; BUT

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