WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                            Ch. 636

Article - State Finance and Procurement

4-402.

(a)      (1) Except as provided in [§ 4-409] §§ 4-409 AND 4-410 of this subtitle, this
subtitle does not apply to any public improvement made by:

[(1)](I)      the Department of Transportation or a unit in that Department;

[(2)] (II)     any housing authority created under Article 44A of the Code;

[(3)](III)   the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission;

[(4)](IV)    the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission;

[(5)](V)     the Baltimore County Metropolitan District; or

[(6)](VI) a county, municipal corporation, or unit of a county or municipal
corporation.

(2) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN § 4 410 §§ 4-406, 4-410, AND 4-410.1 OF THIS
SUBTITLE OR AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY LAW, THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
SYSTEM IS AND ST. MARY'S COLLEGE OF MARYLAND ARE SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS
OF THIS SUBTITLE.

(b)     The Board of Public Works may exempt specific projects of a unit of the State
government from the provisions of this subtitle.

(c)      The Board of Public Works shall adopt regulations in accordance with Title
10, Subtitle 1 of the State Government Article establishing procedures for the exemption
of specific projects of units of State government under subsection (b) of this section.

4-406.

(a) (1) The EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (4) OF THIS SUBSECTION
THE Department shall advise the Board of Public Works and any unit of the State
government, [including] EXCEPT the University of Maryland System, in connection with
any engineering question or matter concerning a public improvement.

(2)      The Department shall supervise any engineering question or matter
concerning a public improvement.

(3)      Any contract, plan, or specification for any public improvement that
involves an engineering question:

(i) shall be submitted to the Department; and

(ii) is subject to the approval of the Department.

(4)      THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADVISE THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
SYSTEM WITH RESPECT TO AN ENGINEERING QUESTION OR A MATTER
CONCERNING A PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 4-410 OF THIS
SUBTITLE.

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