§ 4-403. General powers and duties of Department  


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  •    (a) Assistance to Department of Budget and Management. -- The Department of General Services shall assist the Department of Budget and Management:

       (1) in developing technical details necessary for the preparation of the Capital Improvement Program for any unit of the State government; and

       (2) in any regional study relating to land acquisition, dedication, lease, transfer, and the like.

    (b) Assistance and advice to other units of State government. -- The Department shall assist and advise any unit of the State government, including the Board of Public Works:

       (1) in the review and approval of any change to a contract, plan, or specification for a public improvement; and

       (2) on any engineering matter, survey, plan, specification, or contract for a public improvement or land acquisition that:

          (i) may come before the Board of Public Works; or

          (ii) may be of interest to the unit of the State government.

    (c) State Building Code. -- The Department shall enforce the State Building Code.


HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 78A, § 22; 1985, ch. 11, § 2; 1989, ch. 540, § 1; 1996, ch. 349, § 13.