Section 14-407 – Percentage Price Preference for Locally Grown Foods
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Locally grown food” means food grown in the State. (3) “Percentage price preference” means the percent by which a responsive bid from a responsible bidder whose product is a locally grown food may exceed the lowest responsive bid submitted by a responsible bidder whose product is […]
Section 14-408 – State Fleet Biodiesel Fuel or Other Approved Biofuel Usage
(a) In this section, “biodiesel fuel” means: (1) a fuel, comprised of mono–alkyl esters of long chain fatty acids derived from vegetable oils or animal fats, that is designated B100 and meets the requirements of ASTM D 6751 and its successors; or (2) a blend of biodiesel fuel meeting ASTM D 6751 with petroleum–based diesel fuel, designated as […]
Section 14-409 – Use of Compost in Public Lands of the State
(a) 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) It is the goal of the Department of General Services to: […]
Section 14-410 – Maryland Green Purchasing Committee
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Committee” means the Maryland Green Purchasing Committee. (3) “Environmentally preferable purchasing” means the procurement or acquisition of goods and services that have a lesser or reduced effect on human health and the environment when compared with competing goods or services that serve the same purpose, based […]
Section 14-411 – Employee Uniforms and Equipment — Place of Manufacture
(a) In this section, “public employer” means: (1) a unit; (2) a county; (3) a municipality in the State; (4) a school district in the State; or (5) any special district in the State. (b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this section, a public employer may not knowingly buy, furnish, or require an employee to buy or acquire for use […]
Section 14-412 – Energy Efficient Outdoor Lighting Fixtures in State Buildings
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Lamp” means the component of a luminaire that produces the light. (3) “Lumen” means a unit of measurement of luminous flux. (4) “Luminaire” means the complete lighting unit, including the lamp or other component that produces light and the assembly that holds the lamp, including an assembly […]
Section 14-413 – Disclosure of Conflict Minerals Originated in Democratic Republic of Congo Required
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) (i) “Conflict mineral” means a mineral or mineral derivative determined under federal law to be financing human conflict. (ii) “Conflict mineral” includes columbite–tantalite (coltan), cassiterite, gold, wolframrite, or derivatives of these minerals. (3) “Noncompliant person” means a person: (i) that is required to disclose under federal law information relating […]
Section 14-414 – Purchasing Electronic Products
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Electronic product” means a product covered by EPEAT or another comprehensive environmental rating system approved by the Department of Information Technology. (3) “EPEAT” means the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool. (b) When purchasing an electronic product to be used by the State, a State unit shall purchase […]
Section 14-415 – Recycling Electronic Products
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Certified e–Stewards recycler” means a recycler of electronic products that has successfully completed the e–Stewards certification program created by the Basel Action Network. (3) “Electronic product” means a product recycled by: (i) a certified e–Stewards recycler; (ii) a R2 certified recycler; or (iii) a recycler of electronic products that […]
Section 14-416 – Purchase of American Manufactured Goods
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “American manufactured goods” means goods that: (i) are manufactured in the United States; or (ii) are assembled in the United States. (3) (i) “Emergency life safety and property safety goods” means any goods when provided for installation in, as part of, or as an addition to a system designed […]