Section 13-1210 – Cooperation With State and Local Units
The Partnership shall cooperate with State and local units that have relevant statutory functions and duties.
Section 13-1211 – Regional Additive Manufacturing Partnership of Maryland Fund
(a) There is a Regional Additive Manufacturing Partnership of Maryland Fund. (b) The purpose of the Fund is to implement this subtitle. (c) The Partnership shall administer the Fund. (d) (1) The Fund is a special, nonlapsing fund that is not subject to § 7–302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article. (2) The State Treasurer shall hold the Fund separately, […]
Section 13-1212 – Reports
The Partnership shall submit to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly: (1) on or before December 1, 2014, an update on the activities of the Partnership in implementing the provisions of this subtitle; and (2) on or before December 1, 2015, and each year thereafter, a complete […]
Section 13-1201 – Definitions
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “Additive manufacturing” means a process of joining materials to make objects from three–dimensional model data, usually layer upon layer, as opposed to subtractive manufacturing methodologies. (c) “Board” means the Executive Board of the Partnership. (d) “Executive Director” means the Executive Director of the Partnership. (e) “Fund” means the […]
Section 13-1202 – Partnership Established
(a) There is a Regional Additive Manufacturing Partnership of Maryland. (b) (1) The Partnership is a tax–exempt body politic and corporate. (2) The Partnership is an independent unit that the Governor may not place in a principal department of State government. (c) The purposes of the Partnership are to: (1) foster the economic development of the region by: (i) promoting collaboration among […]
Section 13-1203 – Executive Board
(a) An Executive Board shall manage the Partnership and exercise its corporate powers. (b) (1) The Board consists of the members described in this subsection. (2) The voting members of the Board are: (i) the Secretary of Commerce, or the Secretary’s designee; (ii) the President of Harford Community College, or the President’s designee; (iii) the President of Cecil College, or the President’s […]
Section 13-1204 – Executive Director
(a) (1) The Board shall appoint an Executive Director. (2) The Executive Director serves at the pleasure of the Board. (3) The Board shall determine the salary of the Executive Director. (b) (1) The Executive Director is the chief administrative officer of the Partnership. (2) The Executive Director shall manage the administrative affairs and technical activities of the Partnership in accordance with […]
Section 13-1205 – Staff, Office Space, and Operational Support; Counsel; Hiring and Consulting
(a) The Department, the Cecil County Office of Economic Development, and the Harford County Office of Economic Development jointly shall provide staff, office space, and operational support for the Partnership. (b) The Partnership may: (1) (i) select and retain its own legal counsel; or (ii) use the Attorney General as its legal counsel; (2) employ, as regular employees or as independent […]
Section 13-1206 – Powers
The Partnership may: (1) adopt a seal; (2) sue or be sued; (3) adopt bylaws and rules for the conduct of its business; (4) enter into contracts and other legal instruments; (5) accept grants, contributions, or other assistance of any kind from the federal government, the State, a local government, a college or university, or other public or private source; […]
Section 13-1207 – Duties
To further the purposes of this subtitle, the Partnership shall: (1) foster collaborative efforts, including public–private partnerships and memoranda of understanding, among government agencies, military installations, educational institutions, businesses, nonprofit organizations, individuals, and other entities in the region to: (i) share resources, including existing manufacturing infrastructure; (ii) cooperate in the development of new products and processes; and (iii) bridge […]