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HOUSE BILL 1384
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By: Delegate Qi
Introduced and read first time: February 11, 2022
Assigned to: Ways and Means
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Economic Development – Industry 4.0 Technology Grant Program 2
(Maryland Manufacturing Innovation Act of 2022) 3
FOR the purpose of establishing the Industry 4.0 Technology Grant Program in the 4
Department of Commerce to provide grants to certain small and medium–sized 5
manufacturing enterprises to assist those manufacturers with implementing new 6
Industry 4.0 technology or related infrastructure for certain purposes; requiring the 7
Governor to include in the annual budget bill a certain appropriation to the Program; 8
and generally relating to the Industry 4.0 Technology Grant Program for 9
manufacturers. 10
BY adding to 11
Article – Economic Development 12
Section 5–1901 and 5–1902 to be under the new subtitle “Subtitle 19. Industry 13
4.0 Technology Grant Program” 14
Annotated Code of Maryland 15
(2018 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 16
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 17
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 18
Article – Economic Development 19
SUBTITLE 19. INDUSTRY 4.0 TECHNOLOGY GRANT PROGRAM. 20
5–1901. 21
(A) IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 22
INDICATED. 23
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(B) (1) “INDUSTRY 4.0 TECHNOLOGY ” MEANS SMART HARDWARE AND 1
SOFTWARE MANUFACTURI NG TECHNOLOGIES . 2
(2) “INDUSTRY 4.0 TECHNOLOGY ” INCLUDES: 3
(I) INDUSTRIAL INTERNET OF THINGS INFRASTRUCTURE 4
HARDWARE ; 5
(II) PREDICTIVE MAINTENAN CE SOFTWARE ; 6
(III) SENSOR INTEGRATION I NTO INDUSTRIAL TOOLS AND 7
MACHINERY TO DETERMI NE WEAR OR FLAWS ; 8
(IV) INDUSTRIAL WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATI ON TO 9
PREVENT EMPLOYEE INJURIES ; 10
(V) DATA ANALYTICS AND VISUALIZATION SOFTWARE; 11
(VI) SENSOR TRANSMISSION O F REAL–TIME INFORMATION 12
FROM FACTORY FLOOR TO CUSTOMERS O R SUPPLIERS; AND 13
(VII) RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID) TAGGING 14
SOFTWARE AND EQUIPME NT UTILIZED TO TRACK INVENTORY . 15
(C) “PROGRAM” MEANS THE INDUSTRY 4.0 TECHNOLOGY GRANT 16
PROGRAM. 17
(D) “SME MANUFACTURER ” MEANS A SMALL OR MEDIUM–SIZED 18
ENTERPRISE MANUFACTU RER. 19
5–1902. 20
(A) THERE IS AN INDUSTRY 4.0 TECHNOLOGY GRANT PROGRAM IN THE 21
DEPARTMENT . 22
(B) THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO ASSIST SME MANUFACTURERS 23
IN ADOPTING INDUSTRY 4.0 TECHNOLOGY AND RELATED INFRASTR UCTURE IN 24
ORDER TO INCREASE PR ODUCTIVITY, EFFICIENCY, AND COMPETITIVENESS IN THE 25
STATE AND NATIONAL MANUFACTURING ENVIRO NMENT. 26
(C) TO QUALIFY FOR A GRAN T UNDER TH E PROGRAM, AN SME 27
MANUFACTURER SHALL SUBMIT TO THE DEPARTMENT AN APPLICA TION THAT: 28
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(1) DEMONSTRATES THAT THE COMPANY IS A QUA LIFYING SME 1
MANUFACTURER ; AND 2
(2) DESCRIBES THE SME MANUFACTURER ’S PLANS TO: 3
(I) MAKE A CAPITAL INVES TMENT IN THE FORM OF SMART 4
INDUSTRY 4.0 TECHNOLOGY MANUFACTURING TECHNO LOGIES WITHIN ITS 5
MARYLAND OPERATION ; OR 6
(II) MAKE A CAPITAL INVESTMENT F OR THE PROPER 7
INFRASTRUCTURE FOR IMPLEMENTATION O F INDUSTRY 4.0 TECHNOLOGY . 8
(D) (1) SUBJECT TO THE LIMITA TION UNDER PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS 9
SUBSECTION, IN AWARDING GRANTS UNDER THE PROGRAM, THE DEPARTMENT 10
SHALL AWARD A DOLLAR–FOR–DOLLAR MATCHING GRANT FOR T HE COST OF EACH 11
ELIGIBLE PROJECT. 12
(2) THE DEPARTMENT MAY NOT AW ARD MORE THAN $25,000 IN 13
QUALIFYING GRANTS TO A SINGLE SME MANUFACTURER . 14
(E) (1) A GRANT AWARDED UNDER THE PROGRAM MAY BE USED F OR 15
PROJECTS THAT DIRECT LY AFFECT MANUFACTUR ING PROCESSES AND FO CUS ON 16
INVESTMENTS IN INDUSTRY 4.0 TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIA L–READY EQUIPMENT 17
THROUGH ESTABLISHED VEN DORS, OR RELATED INFRASTRU CTURE. 18
(2) WITHIN 1 YEAR AFTER RECEIVING A GRANT UNDER THE 19
PROGRAM, AN SME MANUFACTURER SHALL S UBMIT TO THE DEPARTMENT A 20
LETTER THAT: 21
(I) DESCRIBES HOW THE GR ANT FUNDING WAS USED ; AND 22
(II) INCLUDES ANY INVOICES RELATED TO THE 23
IMPLEMENTATION OF TH E INDUSTRY 4.0 TECHNOLOGY OR RELATE D 24
INFRASTRUCTURE . 25
(3) THE DEPARTMENT MAY REQUIR E A GRANT RECIPIENT THAT 26
FAILS TO FULFILL THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE GRANT TO RETURN ALL OR PART OF 27
THE GRANT TO THE PROGRAM. 28
(F) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 AND EACH FISCAL YEAR THEREAFTER , THE 29
GOVERNOR SHALL INCLUD E IN THE ANNUAL BUDG ET BILL AN APPROPRIA TION OF 30
$5,000,000 FOR THE PROGRAM. 31
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(G) THE SECRETARY SHALL ADOPT REGULATIONS NECESSAR Y TO CARRY 1
OUT THIS SECTION . 2
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 3
October 1, 2022. 4