Section 11-1006 - Power to carry out purposes; applicability of other laws; tax exemption.

§ 11-1006. Power to carry out purposes; applicability of other laws; tax exemption.
 

(a)  In general.-  

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, in exercising its powers, the Corporation: 

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

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

1. Title 2, Subtitle 2 (Gifts and Grants); 

2. Title 3 (Budget and Management); 

3. Title 3A (Department of Information Technology); 

4. Title 4 (Department of General Services); 

5. Title 6, Subtitle 1 (Studies and Estimates); 

6. Title 7, Subtitle 1 (State Operating Budget), Subtitle 2 (Disbursements and Expenditures), and Subtitle 3 (Unspent Balances); and 

7. Division II (General Procurement Law). 

(2) The Corporation is subject to the Public Information Act and the Open Meetings Act. 

(b)  Public Ethics Law.-  

(1) The board and the officers and employees of the Corporation are subject to the Public Ethics Law. 

(2) The officers and employees of the Corporation are not subject to: 

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

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

(c)  Title 12, Subtitle 4 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.- The Corporation, its officers, and its employees are subject to Title 12, Subtitle 4 of the State Finance and Procurement Article. 

(d)  Tax exemption.- The Corporation is exempt from State and local taxes. 
 

[2009, ch. 476.]