Tobacco product manufacturers whose cigarettes are sold in the
State, requirements for certifications, reports, notices, and
escrow accounts; directory of approved cigarettes; and licensed

wholesaler reports, provisions added............................................

Procurement —
Calvert County -

Competitive bidding procedure requirements, exception for
purchase or contract under $250,000 when county acting as

general contractor .......................................................................

Chicken litter, percentage price preference for items made with,

established ......................................................................................

Construction procurement contracts, retainage limits and release,
and withholding of amounts in addition to retainage, provisions

added ...............................................................................................

Developmental Disabilities Administration, procurements of
family and individual support services and individual family
care services, exemption from procurement regulations, with
exception of minority business participation requirements,

provisions added .............................................................................

Efficiency in Procurement, Task Force to Study, established;

report required ...............................................................................

Energy Administration, procurement law exemptions for grants or
cooperative agreements with private entities to meet federal
requirements related to energy conservation, energy efficiency,

or renewable energy projects, added; report required .................

Garrett County -
Purchasing through contract entered into by a vendor and a
government organization that does not participate in a
cooperative purchasing agreement in which Garrett County is

a member, provisions added.......................................................

Juvenile Services, Department of, renamed from Department of
Juvenile Justice, and certain boards and programs renamed to
reflect the change; additional children's centers authorized;
responsibility for educational program at Charles H. Hickey, Jr.

School transferred to Department of Education ..........................

Minority Business Enterprise -

Effect of personal net worth of owner on eligibility for continued
participation in Minority Business Enterprise Program,

provisions altered; report required ............................................

Program, compliance of State government units with
requirements, provisions expanded; number of program
waiver requests and approvals, record and report required ...
Utilization Program for Maryland-National Capital Park and
Planning Commission, termination date extended and annual
report required ............................................................................

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INDEX

Chapter

Page

455	3083
329	2416
92	1209
292	2260
471	3145
386	2786
412	2893
140	1361
53	1097
353	2467
402	2854
425	2968