Section 11-312 - Applicability of other laws.

§ 11-312. Applicability of other laws.
 

(a)  In general.- Except as otherwise provided in this section, in exercising its corporate powers, the authority: 

(1) may carry out its corporate purposes without obtaining the consent of any State unit; and 

(2) is not subject to the following provisions of the State Finance and Procurement Article: 

(i) Title 2, Subtitles 2 (Gifts and Grants), 4 (Facsimile Signatures and Seals), and 5 (Facilities for Handicapped); 

(ii) Title 3 (Budget and Management); 

(iii) Title 4 (Department of General Services); 

(iv) Title 6, Subtitle 1 (Revenues: Studies and Estimates); 

(v) Title 7, Subtitles 1 (State Operating Budget), 2 (Disbursements and Expenditures), and 3 (Unspent Balances); 

(vi) Title 8, Subtitle 1 (General Obligation Debt); 

(vii) Title 10 (Board of Public Works - Miscellaneous Provisions); and 

(viii) Division II (General Procurement Law). 

(b)  Open meetings; public information.-  

(1) The authority and its committees are subject to the Open Meetings Act. 

(2) The authority is subject to the Public Information Act. 

(c)  Ethics.- The officers and employees of the authority are subject to the Maryland Public Ethics Law. 

(d)  Personnel.- The officers and employees of the authority are not subject to: 

(1) Division II of the State Personnel and Pensions Article; or 

(2) the provisions of Division I of the State Personnel and Pensions Article that govern the State Personnel Management System. 

(e)  Regulatory requirements.- The authority is subject to the same State and local regulations and regulatory requirements as any private corporation. 

(f)  Zoning.- A project of the authority is subject to the zoning and subdivision regulations of the political subdivision where the project is located. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 83A, §§ 5-1704(c)(2), 5-1710; 2008, ch. 306, § 2.]