PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                             Ch. 349

(1)     coordinate the development, procurement, management and operation
of telecommunication equipment, systems, and services by State government;

(2)     acquire and manage common user telecommunication equipment,
systems, or services and charge units of State government for their proportionate share of
the costs of installation, maintenance, and operation of the common user
telecommunication equipment, systems, or services;

(3)     promote compatibility of telecommunication systems by developing
policies, procedures, and standards for the acquisition and use of telecommunication
equipment, systems, and services by units of State government;

(4)     coordinate State government telecommunication systems and services by
reviewing requests by units of State government for telecommunication equipment,
systems, or services;

(5)     advise units of State government about planning, acquisition, and
operation of telecommunication equipment, systems, or services; and

(6)     provide radio frequency coordination for State and local governments in
accordance with regulations of the Federal Communications Commission.

(b) The Department may make arrangement for a user other than a unit of State
government to have access to and use of State telecommunication equipment, systems,
and services and shall charge the user any appropriate amount to cover the cost of
installation, maintenance, and operation of the telecommunication equipment, system, or
service provided.

3-703.

(a)     The provisions of this subtitle may not apply to a telecommunication system or
service that is owned or operated by a unit of the Legislative or Judicial Branch.

(b)     The provisions of this subtitle may not preempt the authority of the University
of Maryland System or the Maryland Public Broadcasting Commission to own, operate, or
manage telecommunication systems, services, or equipment.

3-704.

Telecommunications, including those of the University of Maryland System and
Maryland Public Broadcasting System, shall be consistent with statewide information
technology policies and standards and the statewide information technology master plan.

Subtitle 8. Telecommunications Access of Maryland.
3-801.

(a)     In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b)     "Board" means the Governor's Advisory Board for Telecommunications
Relay.

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