§ 10-111. Applicability of laws

   (a) State laws -- 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:

         1. Title 12, Subtitles 1 through 3 of this article;

         2. the following provisions of the Local Government Article:

            A. Title 18, Subtitle 1 (Parking Authorities Act); and

            B. Title 18, Subtitle 2 (Ocean City Convention Center);

         3. the following provisions of the State Finance and Procurement Article:

            A. Title 2, Subtitles 2 (Gifts and Grants), 4 (Water and Sewerage Systems), and 5 (Facilities for the Handicapped);

            B. Title 3 (Budget and Management);

            C. Title 4 (Department of General Services);

            D. Title 5A (Division of Historical and Cultural Programs);

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

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

            G. § 8-127, 8-128, and 8-129 (certain restrictions on State general obligation bonds);

            H. Title 8, Subtitle 1, Part V (State Revenue Anticipation Notes);

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

            J. Division II (General Procurement Law);

         4. the following provisions of the State Government Article:

            A. Title 9, Subtitles 10 (State Archives and Artistic Property) and 17 (Maryland State Employees Surety Bond Committee);

            B. § 10-505 and 10-507 (certain open meetings provisions); and

            C. Title 11 (Consolidated Procedures for Development Permits); and

         5. Article 41 of the Code.

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

(b) State laws -- Ethics; personnel; pensions. --

   (1) The Corporation, its officers, and its employees 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) Public body. -- The Corporation is a public body under Title 5, Subtitle 4 of this article, the Maryland Industrial Development Financing Authority Act, for purposes of applying for, receiving, and making agreements in connection with:

   (1) a loan;

   (2) a grant;

   (3) insurance; or

   (4) any other form of financial assistance.

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

(e) Zoning. -- A project of the Corporation is subject to the zoning and subdivision regulations of the jurisdiction where it is located.

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

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 83A, § 5-204(c) (intro. lang.), (1), (2), 5-214; 2008, ch. 306, § 2; ch. 307, § 1; 2013, ch. 136.