§ 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.

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