§ 11-408. Applicability of other laws

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

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

   (2) is not subject to:

      (i) the following provisions of the State Government Article:

         1. § 10-505 and 10-507 (Open Meetings); and

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

      (ii) the following provisions of the State Finance and Procurement Article:

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

         2. Title 3 (Budget and Management);

         3. Title 4 (Department of General Services);

         4. § 5A-304 (Maryland Historical Trust Property Acquisition);

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

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

         7. Title 8, Subtitle 1 (General Obligation Debt);

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

         9. Division II (General Procurement Law).

(b) Public information. -- The Corporation is subject to the Public Information Act.

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

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

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

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 83A, § 5-1603(c)(2), 5-1609; 2008, ch. 306, § 2.