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Unannotated Code of Maryland (Last Updated: May 16, 2014) |
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STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT |
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DIVISION II. GENERAL PROCUREMENT LAW |
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TITLE 14. PREFERENCES |
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SUBTITLE 4. MISCELLANEOUS PURCHASING PREFERENCES |
§ 14-409. Use of compost in public lands of the State
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(a) Consideration and preference. -- A State or local unit responsible for the maintenance of public lands in the State, to the maximum extent practicable, shall give consideration and preference to the use of compost in any land maintenance activity that is to be paid for with public funds.
(b) Study by Department of General Services. --
(1) The Department of General Services shall study the use of compost as a fertilizer on State property that is under the operation of the Department of General Services to develop a baseline estimate of the share of landscaped area fertilized by compost.
(2) The Department of General Services shall report the findings of the study required under paragraph (1) of this subsection to the General Assembly, in accordance with § 2-1246 of the State Government Article, on or before December 1, 2010, and shall make the report available to the public.
(c) Goal. -- It is the goal of the Department of General Services to:
(1) compost, to the extent practicable, all landscape waste on State property that is under its operation for use as fertilizer in landscaping activities; and
(2) increase the percentage of landscaped area fertilized by compost each year.