Ch'. 409

1994 LAWS OF MARYLAND

Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments

681C.

(a) (1) The Commissioner and General Manager are authorized to develop
programs that provide services or produce goods used by:

(i)     State institutions or agencies;

(ii)    Political subdivisions of this State;

(iii)   Any federal institution or agency; or

(iv)    Any institution, agency/or political subdivision of another state.

(2)     (i) A State agency shall purchase goods and services from State Use
Industries, if the goods and services are available from State Use Industries.

(ii) The provisions of this subsection are applicable only to goods and
services that the State Use industries can supply at a cost that is no more than the
prevailing average market price [for goods] as determined by the Department of
General Services [and services as determined by the Department of Budget and Fiscal
Planning].

(3)     (i) The provisions of this subsection shall be suspended by the Board
of Public Works if the Board of Public Works determines that, as a result of the volume
arid scope of activities and sales by State Use Industries, the purposes of Division II of the
State Finance and Procurement Article are being unduly eroded.

(ii) The Board of Public Works may suspend the provisions of
subsection (a)(2)(i) of this section for data entry services involving information protected
from disclosure under Title 10, Subtitle 6, Part HI of the State Government Article.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1994.

Approved May 2, 1994.

CHAPTER 409
(House Bill 1129)

AN ACT concerning

Interagency Committee on Aging Services - Local Membership

FOR the purpose of adding to the membership of the local Interagency Committee on
Aging Services a representative of the local mental health agency; and generally
relating to the powers and duties of the Interagency Committee on Aging Services.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article 70B - Office on Aging

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