(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Preference” includes: (i) a percentage preference; (ii) an employee residency requirement; or (iii) any other provision that favors a resident over a nonresident. (3) “Resident bidder” means a bidder whose principal office is located in the State. (4) “Resident offeror” means an offeror whose principal office is located in the […]
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Nonresident firm” means a business entity that: (i) has one office that: 1. is a principal office for the entity; and 2. is not located in the State; or (ii) for an entity that has offices in multiple states, has not had a principal office located in the State […]
(a) In this section, “recycled paper” means a paper product at least 80% of the total weight of which consists of the product of a manufacturing process that: (1) has converted a raw material into a valuable commodity; and (2) includes a total gross content of post consumer waste of at least 80%. (b) To the extent practicable, in […]
(a) To the extent practicable, each unit of the State government shall buy or lease for use by the State government supplies that are the quietest available supplies. (b) Supplies that are certified as low-noise-emission products under the federal Noise Control Act of 1972 are considered to meet the requirement of subsection (a) of this section.
(a) In this section, “coal products” includes coal in both its synthetic and conventional forms. (b) This section does not apply to a building or facility for which: (1) the Department of the Environment determines that the use of coal products violates a provision of the Environment Article or a regulation that the Department adopts under that article; […]
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Environmentally preferable product or service” means a product or service that throughout the full life cycle of the product or service: (i) is energy efficient, water efficient, biobased, nonozone depleting, made with recycled content, or nontoxic; or (ii) has other attributes recognized as environmentally preferable by the […]
(a) In this section, “preference” includes: (1) a percentage price preference; and (2) any other provision that favors products or equipment that are mercury free or that contain the least amount of mercury necessary to meet product or equipment performance standards over other products. (b) Beginning October 1, 2003, all State agencies shall give preference to products and equipment […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(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: […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, on or after July 1, 2022, State funds may not be used to purchase or plant an invasive plant species for an outdoor project. (b) The prohibition under subsection (a) of this section does not apply if the plant species is commonly used for agricultural or horticultural […]
