WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

Ch. 48

BUILDINGS, OR OFFICE SPACE, THE BOARD SHALL APPROVE THE LEASE OR
LEASE RENEWAL.

(2) AFTER REVIEW BY THE SECRETARY OF GENERAL
SERVICES, THE BOARD MAY DESIGNATE THE LOCATION OF ANY UNIT.

(C) EXCEPTION.

(1)  SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION, THE
BOARD MAY ADOPT REGULATIONS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH TITLE 10,
SUBTITLE 1 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, THAT ALLOW A UNIT TO
EXECUTE OR RENEW A LEASE WITHOUT BOARD APPROVAL.

(2)  THESE REGULATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF:

(I)  THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY; OR

(II)  WHILE THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY IS NOT IN
SESSION, THE LEGISLATIVE POLICY COMMITTEE.

(3)  REGULATIONS ADOPTED UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL:

(I)  ESTABLISH AN EXPENDITURE OR USE
CLASSIFICATION TO DETERMINE WHICH LEASES OR LEASE RENEWALS MAY BE
ENTERED INTO WITHOUT BOARD APPROVAL;

(II)  SET AN AMOUNT FOR EACH CLASSIFICATION AND
REQUIRE A UNIT TO OBTAIN APPROVAL IF A LEASE OR LEASE RENEWAL
EXCEEDS THAT AMOUNT; AND

(III)  REQUIRE A UNIT TO ESTABLISH A REPORTING
SYSTEM APPROVED BY THE BOARD TO INFORM THE BOARD ABOUT LEASES OR
LEASE RENEWALS ENTERED INTO WITHOUT BOARD APPROVAL.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived
without substantive change from former SF §§ 11-203
and ll-205(b) and (c).

In subsection (b)(2) of this section, the defined term
"unit" is substituted for the former reference to a
"State agency or unit thereof", since the broad term
"unit" does not distinguish between principal entities
and subunits.

In subsection (c)(1) of this section, the defined term
"unit" is substituted for the former reference to "a
unit of the State government". As defined in § 11-101
of this article, "unit" is limited to entities in the
Executive Branch of the State government, while the
former reference to "a unit of the State government"
could encompass entities within the Legislative or
Judicial Branch. However, the introductory language
of subsection (b)(1) of this section, "[e]xcept as

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