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| 3 | 3 | EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW. | |
| 4 | 4 | [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law. | |
| 5 | - | Underlining indicates amendments to bill. | |
| 6 | - | Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by | |
| 7 | - | amendment. | |
| 8 | 5 | *hb1384* | |
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| 10 | 7 | HOUSE BILL 1384 | |
| 11 | 8 | C8 2lr2879 | |
| 12 | 9 | ||
| 13 | 10 | By: Delegate Qi | |
| 14 | 11 | Introduced and read first time: February 11, 2022 | |
| 15 | 12 | Assigned to: Ways and Means | |
| 16 | - | Committee Report: Favorable with amendments | |
| 17 | - | House action: Adopted | |
| 18 | - | Read second time: March 26, 2022 | |
| 19 | 13 | ||
| 20 | - | ||
| 14 | + | A BILL ENTITLED | |
| 21 | 15 | ||
| 22 | 16 | AN ACT concerning 1 | |
| 23 | 17 | ||
| 24 | 18 | Economic Development – Industry 4.0 Technology Grant Program 2 | |
| 25 | 19 | (Maryland Manufacturing Innovation Act of 2022) 3 | |
| 26 | 20 | ||
| 27 | 21 | FOR the purpose of establishing the Industry 4.0 Technology Grant Program in the 4 | |
| 28 | 22 | Department of Commerce to provide grants to certain small and medium–sized 5 | |
| 29 | 23 | manufacturing enterprises to assist those manufacturers with implementing new 6 | |
| 30 | - | Industry 4.0 technology or related infrastructure for certain purposes; creating the 7 | |
| 31 | - | Maryland Manufacturing 4.0 Initiative Governance Committee; requiring the 8 | |
| 32 | - | Governor to include in the annual budget bill a certain appropriation to the Program; 9 | |
| 33 | - | and generally relating to the Industry 4.0 Technology Grant Program for 10 | |
| 34 | - | manufacturers. 11 | |
| 24 | + | Industry 4.0 technology or related infrastructure for certain purposes; requiring the 7 | |
| 25 | + | Governor to include in the annual budget bill a certain appropriation to the Program; 8 | |
| 26 | + | and generally relating to the Industry 4.0 Technology Grant Program for 9 | |
| 27 | + | manufacturers. 10 | |
| 35 | 28 | ||
| 36 | - | BY adding to | |
| 37 | - | Article – Economic Development | |
| 38 | - | Section 5–1901 and 5–1902 | |
| 39 | - | ||
| 40 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland | |
| 41 | - | (2018 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) | |
| 29 | + | BY adding to 11 | |
| 30 | + | Article – Economic Development 12 | |
| 31 | + | Section 5–1901 and 5–1902 to be under the new subtitle “Subtitle 19. Industry 13 | |
| 32 | + | 4.0 Technology Grant Program” 14 | |
| 33 | + | Annotated Code of Maryland 15 | |
| 34 | + | (2018 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 16 | |
| 42 | 35 | ||
| 43 | - | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, | |
| 44 | - | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: | |
| 36 | + | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 17 | |
| 37 | + | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 18 | |
| 45 | 38 | ||
| 46 | - | Article – Economic Development | |
| 39 | + | Article – Economic Development 19 | |
| 47 | 40 | ||
| 48 | - | SUBTITLE 19. INDUSTRY 4.0 TECHNOLOGY GRANT PROGRAM. 21 2 HOUSE BILL 1384 | |
| 41 | + | SUBTITLE 19. INDUSTRY 4.0 TECHNOLOGY GRANT PROGRAM. 20 | |
| 42 | + | ||
| 43 | + | 5–1901. 21 | |
| 44 | + | ||
| 45 | + | (A) IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 22 | |
| 46 | + | INDICATED. 23 | |
| 47 | + | 2 HOUSE BILL 1384 | |
| 49 | 48 | ||
| 50 | 49 | ||
| 50 | + | (B) (1) “INDUSTRY 4.0 TECHNOLOGY ” MEANS SMART HARDWARE AND 1 | |
| 51 | + | SOFTWARE MANUFACTURI NG TECHNOLOGIES . 2 | |
| 51 | 52 | ||
| 52 | - | ||
| 53 | + | (2) “INDUSTRY 4.0 TECHNOLOGY ” INCLUDES: 3 | |
| 53 | 54 | ||
| 54 | - | ( | |
| 55 | - | ||
| 55 | + | (I) INDUSTRIAL INTERNET OF THINGS INFRASTRUCTURE 4 | |
| 56 | + | HARDWARE ; 5 | |
| 56 | 57 | ||
| 57 | - | (B) “COMMITTEE” MEANS THE MARYLAND MANUFACTURING 4.0 4 | |
| 58 | - | INITIATIVE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE. 5 | |
| 58 | + | (II) PREDICTIVE MAINTENAN CE SOFTWARE ; 6 | |
| 59 | 59 | ||
| 60 | - | ( | |
| 61 | - | ||
| 60 | + | (III) SENSOR INTEGRATION I NTO INDUSTRIAL TOOLS AND 7 | |
| 61 | + | MACHINERY TO DETERMI NE WEAR OR FLAWS ; 8 | |
| 62 | 62 | ||
| 63 | - | (2) “INDUSTRY 4.0 TECHNOLOGY ” INCLUDES: 8 | |
| 63 | + | (IV) INDUSTRIAL WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATI ON TO 9 | |
| 64 | + | PREVENT EMPLOYEE INJURIES ; 10 | |
| 64 | 65 | ||
| 65 | - | (I) INDUSTRIAL INTERNET OF THINGS INFRASTRUCTURE 9 | |
| 66 | - | HARDWARE ; 10 | |
| 66 | + | (V) DATA ANALYTICS AND VISUALIZATION SOFTWARE; 11 | |
| 67 | 67 | ||
| 68 | - | ( | |
| 69 | - | AND | |
| 68 | + | (VI) SENSOR TRANSMISSION O F REAL–TIME INFORMATION 12 | |
| 69 | + | FROM FACTORY FLOOR TO CUSTOMERS O R SUPPLIERS; AND 13 | |
| 70 | 70 | ||
| 71 | - | (III) SENSOR INTEGRATION I NTO INDUSTRIAL TOOLS AND 13 | |
| 72 | - | MACHINERY T O DETERMINE WEAR OR FLAWS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) FOR 14 | |
| 73 | - | CONTINUOUS IMPROVEME NT OF EFFICIENCY AND PRODUCTIVITY ; 15 | |
| 71 | + | (VII) RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID) TAGGING 14 | |
| 72 | + | SOFTWARE AND EQUIPME NT UTILIZED TO TRACK INVENTORY . 15 | |
| 74 | 73 | ||
| 75 | - | (IV) INDUSTRIAL WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATI ON TO 16 | |
| 76 | - | PREVENT EMPLOYEE INJ URIES ROBOTS AND AUTONOMOU S EQUIPMENT TO HELP 17 | |
| 77 | - | AUTOMATE WORKFLOW ; 18 | |
| 74 | + | (C) “PROGRAM” MEANS THE INDUSTRY 4.0 TECHNOLOGY GRANT 16 | |
| 75 | + | PROGRAM. 17 | |
| 78 | 76 | ||
| 79 | - | (V) DATA ANALYTICS AND V ISUALIZATION SOFTWAR E; 19 | |
| 77 | + | (D) “SME MANUFACTURER ” MEANS A SMALL OR MEDIUM–SIZED 18 | |
| 78 | + | ENTERPRISE MANUFACTU RER. 19 | |
| 80 | 79 | ||
| 81 | - | (VI) SENSOR TRANSMISSION OF REAL–TIME INFORMATION 20 | |
| 82 | - | FROM FACTORY FLOOR T O CUSTOMERS OR SUPPL IERS CYBER PHYSICAL SYSTEMS 21 | |
| 83 | - | (CPS) TO ENABLE SEAMLESS C OMMUNICATION WITH OT HER “SMART” DEVICES; 22 | |
| 84 | - | AND 23 | |
| 80 | + | 5–1902. 20 | |
| 85 | 81 | ||
| 86 | - | (VII) RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID) TAGGING 24 | |
| 87 | - | SOFTWARE AND EQUIPME NT UTILIZED TO TRACK INVENTORY AUGMENTED REALITY , 25 | |
| 88 | - | VIRTUAL REALITY , AND DIGITAL TWIN TO DIGITALLY REPRESENT PHYSICAL 26 | |
| 89 | - | PRODUCTS OR SYSTEMS WITHOUT REQUIRING IN VESTMENT TO ITERATIV ELY 27 | |
| 90 | - | CREATE THE ACT UAL PRODUCTS . 28 | |
| 82 | + | (A) THERE IS AN INDUSTRY 4.0 TECHNOLOGY GRANT PROGRAM IN THE 21 | |
| 83 | + | DEPARTMENT . 22 | |
| 91 | 84 | ||
| 92 | - | (D) “MINORITY BUSINESS ENT ERPRISE” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 29 | |
| 93 | - | 14–301 OF THE STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT ARTICLE. 30 | |
| 85 | + | (B) THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO ASSIST SME MANUFACTURERS 23 | |
| 86 | + | IN ADOPTING INDUSTRY 4.0 TECHNOLOGY AND RELATED INFRASTR UCTURE IN 24 | |
| 87 | + | ORDER TO INCREASE PR ODUCTIVITY, EFFICIENCY, AND COMPETITIVENESS IN THE 25 | |
| 88 | + | STATE AND NATIONAL MANUFACTURING ENVIRO NMENT. 26 | |
| 89 | + | ||
| 90 | + | (C) TO QUALIFY FOR A GRAN T UNDER TH E PROGRAM, AN SME 27 | |
| 91 | + | MANUFACTURER SHALL SUBMIT TO THE DEPARTMENT AN APPLICA TION THAT: 28 | |
| 94 | 92 | HOUSE BILL 1384 3 | |
| 95 | 93 | ||
| 96 | 94 | ||
| 97 | - | ( | |
| 98 | - | ||
| 95 | + | (1) DEMONSTRATES THAT THE COMPANY IS A QUA LIFYING SME 1 | |
| 96 | + | MANUFACTURER ; AND 2 | |
| 99 | 97 | ||
| 100 | - | (D) (F) “SME MANUFACTURER ” MEANS A SMALL OR MED IUM–SIZED 3 | |
| 101 | - | ENTERPRISE MANUFACTU RER. 4 | |
| 98 | + | (2) DESCRIBES THE SME MANUFACTURER ’S PLANS TO: 3 | |
| 102 | 99 | ||
| 103 | - | 5–1902. 5 | |
| 100 | + | (I) MAKE A CAPITAL INVES TMENT IN THE FORM OF SMART 4 | |
| 101 | + | INDUSTRY 4.0 TECHNOLOGY MANUFACTURING TECHNO LOGIES WITHIN ITS 5 | |
| 102 | + | MARYLAND OPERATION ; OR 6 | |
| 104 | 103 | ||
| 105 | - | ( | |
| 106 | - | ||
| 104 | + | (II) MAKE A CAPITAL INVESTMENT F OR THE PROPER 7 | |
| 105 | + | INFRASTRUCTURE FOR IMPLEMENTATION O F INDUSTRY 4.0 TECHNOLOGY . 8 | |
| 107 | 106 | ||
| 108 | - | (B) (1) THE SECRETARY SHALL APPOI NT THE MEMBERS OF TH E 8 | |
| 109 | - | COMMITTEE, INCLUDING REPRESENTATIVES OF M ANUFACTURING ORGANIZ ATIONS 9 | |
| 110 | - | IN THE STATE AND THE DEPARTMENT . 10 | |
| 107 | + | (D) (1) SUBJECT TO THE LIMITA TION UNDER PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS 9 | |
| 108 | + | SUBSECTION, IN AWARDING GRANTS UNDER THE PROGRAM, THE DEPARTMENT 10 | |
| 109 | + | SHALL AWARD A DOLLAR–FOR–DOLLAR MATCHING GRANT FOR T HE COST OF EACH 11 | |
| 110 | + | ELIGIBLE PROJECT. 12 | |
| 111 | 111 | ||
| 112 | - | (2) THE | |
| 113 | - | ||
| 112 | + | (2) THE DEPARTMENT MAY NOT AW ARD MORE THAN $25,000 IN 13 | |
| 113 | + | QUALIFYING GRANTS TO A SINGLE SME MANUFACTURER . 14 | |
| 114 | 114 | ||
| 115 | - | (C) THE COMMITTEE SHALL : 13 | |
| 115 | + | (E) (1) A GRANT AWARDED UNDER THE PROGRAM MAY BE USED F OR 15 | |
| 116 | + | PROJECTS THAT DIRECT LY AFFECT MANUFACTUR ING PROCESSES AND FO CUS ON 16 | |
| 117 | + | INVESTMENTS IN INDUSTRY 4.0 TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIA L–READY EQUIPMENT 17 | |
| 118 | + | THROUGH ESTABLISHED VEN DORS, OR RELATED INFRASTRU CTURE. 18 | |
| 116 | 119 | ||
| 117 | - | (1) RESEARCH BEST PRACTI CES FROM OTHER STATE S IN 14 | |
| 118 | - | IMPLEMENTING PROGRAMS SIMILAR TO THE PROGRAM, INCLUDING ELIGIBILIT Y 15 | |
| 119 | - | CRITERIA, APPLICATION PROCESSE S, PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS , WORKFORCE 16 | |
| 120 | - | TRANSITION SUPPORT S TRATEGIES, AND THE DISSEMINATIO N OF FUNDS; 17 | |
| 120 | + | (2) WITHIN 1 YEAR AFTER RECEIVING A GRANT UNDER THE 19 | |
| 121 | + | PROGRAM, AN SME MANUFACTURER SHALL S UBMIT TO THE DEPARTMENT A 20 | |
| 122 | + | LETTER THAT: 21 | |
| 121 | 123 | ||
| 122 | - | (2) ESTABLISH THE PROGRAM APPLICATION P ROCESS FOR SME 18 | |
| 123 | - | MANUFACTURERS TH AT REPRESENTS BEST P RACTICES; 19 | |
| 124 | + | (I) DESCRIBES HOW THE GR ANT FUNDING WAS USED ; AND 22 | |
| 124 | 125 | ||
| 125 | - | ( | |
| 126 | - | ||
| 127 | - | ||
| 126 | + | (II) INCLUDES ANY INVOICES RELATED TO THE 23 | |
| 127 | + | IMPLEMENTATION OF TH E INDUSTRY 4.0 TECHNOLOGY OR RELATE D 24 | |
| 128 | + | INFRASTRUCTURE . 25 | |
| 128 | 129 | ||
| 129 | - | (4) CREATE GUIDELINES FO R THE DISTRIBUTION A ND USE OF 23 | |
| 130 | - | PROGRAM FUNDS THAT RE PRESENT BEST PRACTICE S; AND 24 | |
| 130 | + | (3) THE DEPARTMENT MAY REQUIR E A GRANT RECIPIENT THAT 26 | |
| 131 | + | FAILS TO FULFILL THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE GRANT TO RETURN ALL OR PART OF 27 | |
| 132 | + | THE GRANT TO THE PROGRAM. 28 | |
| 131 | 133 | ||
| 132 | - | (5) IN COLLABORATION WIT H THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE OF SMALL, 25 | |
| 133 | - | MINORITY, AND WOMEN BUSINESS AFFAIRS, ENCOURAGE PARTICIPAT ION OF 26 | |
| 134 | - | MINORITY BUSINESS EN TERPRISES IN THE PROGRAM. 27 | |
| 135 | - | ||
| 136 | - | 5–1903. 28 | |
| 137 | - | ||
| 138 | - | (A) THERE IS AN INDUSTRY 4.0 TECHNOLOGY GRANT PROGRAM IN THE 29 | |
| 139 | - | DEPARTMENT . 30 | |
| 134 | + | (F) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 AND EACH FISCAL YEAR THEREAFTER , THE 29 | |
| 135 | + | GOVERNOR SHALL INCLUD E IN THE ANNUAL BUDG ET BILL AN APPROPRIA TION OF 30 | |
| 136 | + | $5,000,000 FOR THE PROGRAM. 31 | |
| 140 | 137 | 4 HOUSE BILL 1384 | |
| 141 | 138 | ||
| 142 | 139 | ||
| 143 | - | (B) THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO ASSIST SME MANUFACTURERS 1 | |
| 144 | - | IN ADOPTING INDUSTRY 4.0 TECHNOLOGY AND RELAT ED INFRASTRUCTURE IN 2 | |
| 145 | - | ORDER TO INCREASE PR ODUCTIVITY, EFFICIENCY, AND COMPETITIVENESS IN THE 3 | |
| 146 | - | STATE AND NATIONAL MA NUFACTURING ENVIRONMENT . 4 | |
| 140 | + | (G) THE SECRETARY SHALL ADOPT REGULATIONS NECESSAR Y TO CARRY 1 | |
| 141 | + | OUT THIS SECTION . 2 | |
| 147 | 142 | ||
| 148 | - | (C) TO QUALIFY FOR A GRAN T UNDER THE PROGRAM, AN SME 5 | |
| 149 | - | MANUFACTURER SHALL S UBMIT TO THE DEPARTMENT AN APPLICA TION THAT: 6 | |
| 150 | - | ||
| 151 | - | (1) MEETS THE REQUIREMEN TS ESTABLISHED BY TH E COMMITTEE 7 | |
| 152 | - | UNDER § 5–1902 OF THIS SUBTITLE; 8 | |
| 153 | - | ||
| 154 | - | (1) (2) DEMONSTRATES THAT THE COMPANY IS A QUALIFYING SME 9 | |
| 155 | - | MANUFACTURER ; AND 10 | |
| 156 | - | ||
| 157 | - | (2) (3) DESCRIBES THE SME MANUFACTURER ’S PLANS TO: 11 | |
| 158 | - | ||
| 159 | - | (I) MAKE A CAPITAL INVES TMENT IN THE FORM OF SMART 12 | |
| 160 | - | INDUSTRY 4.0 TECHNOLOGY MANUFACTU RING TECHNOLOGIES WI THIN ITS 13 | |
| 161 | - | MARYLAND OPERATION ; OR 14 | |
| 162 | - | ||
| 163 | - | (II) MAKE A CAPITAL INVES TMENT FOR THE PROPER 15 | |
| 164 | - | INFRASTRUCTURE FOR I MPLEMENTATION OF INDUSTRY 4.0 TECHNOLOGY . 16 | |
| 165 | - | ||
| 166 | - | (D) (1) SUBJECT TO THE LIMITA TION UNDER PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS 17 | |
| 167 | - | SUBSECTION, IN AWARDING GRANTS U NDER THE PROGRAM, THE DEPARTMENT 18 | |
| 168 | - | SHALL AWARD A DOLLAR –FOR–DOLLAR MATCHING GRAN T FOR THE COST OF EA CH 19 | |
| 169 | - | ELIGIBLE PROJECT . 20 | |
| 170 | - | ||
| 171 | - | (2) THE DEPARTMENT MAY NOT AW ARD MORE THAN $25,000 IN 21 | |
| 172 | - | QUALIFYING GRANTS TO A SINGLE SME MANUFACTURER A GRANT AWARDED TO AN 22 | |
| 173 | - | SME MANUFACTURER SHALL B E AT LEAST $25,000. 23 | |
| 174 | - | ||
| 175 | - | (E) (1) A GRANT AWARDED UNDER THE PROGRAM MAY BE USED , IN 24 | |
| 176 | - | ACCORDANCE WITH THE GUIDELINES ESTABLISH ED BY THE COMMITTEE, FOR 25 | |
| 177 | - | PROJECTS THAT DIRECT LY AFFECT MANUFACTUR ING PROCESSES AND FO CUS ON 26 | |
| 178 | - | INVESTMENTS IN INDUSTRY 4.0 TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIA L–READY EQUIPMENT 27 | |
| 179 | - | THROUGH ESTABLIS HED VENDORS , OR RELATED INFRASTRU CTURE. 28 | |
| 180 | - | ||
| 181 | - | (2) WITHIN 1 YEAR AFTER RECEIVING A GRANT UNDER THE 29 | |
| 182 | - | PROGRAM, AN SME MANUFACTURER SHALL S UBMIT TO THE DEPARTMENT A 30 | |
| 183 | - | LETTER THAT: 31 | |
| 184 | - | ||
| 185 | - | (I) DESCRIBES HOW THE GR ANT FUNDING WAS USED ; AND 32 | |
| 186 | - | HOUSE BILL 1384 5 | |
| 187 | - | ||
| 188 | - | ||
| 189 | - | (II) INCLUDES ANY INVOICE S RELATED TO THE 1 | |
| 190 | - | IMPLEMENTATION OF TH E INDUSTRY 4.0 TECHNOLOGY OR RELATE D 2 | |
| 191 | - | INFRASTRUCTURE . 3 | |
| 192 | - | ||
| 193 | - | (3) THE DEPARTMENT MAY REQUIR E A GRANT RECIPIENT THAT 4 | |
| 194 | - | FAILS TO FULFILL THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE GRANT TO RETURN ALL OR PART OF 5 | |
| 195 | - | THE GRANT TO THE PROGRAM. 6 | |
| 196 | - | ||
| 197 | - | (F) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 AND EACH FISCAL YEAR THEREAFTER , THE 7 | |
| 198 | - | GOVERNOR SHALL INCLUD E IN THE ANNUAL BUDG ET BILL AN APPROPRIA TION OF 8 | |
| 199 | - | $5,000,000 $1,000,000 FOR THE PROGRAM. 9 | |
| 200 | - | ||
| 201 | - | (G) THE SECRETARY SHALL ADOPT REGULATIONS NECESSAR Y TO CARRY 10 | |
| 202 | - | OUT THIS SECTION . 11 | |
| 203 | - | ||
| 204 | - | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 12 | |
| 205 | - | October 1, 2022. It shall remain effective for a period of 3 years and, at the end of September 13 | |
| 206 | - | 30, 2025, this Act, with no further action required by the General Assembly, shall be 14 | |
| 207 | - | abrogated and of no further force and effect. 15 | |
| 208 | - | ||
| 209 | - | ||
| 210 | - | ||
| 211 | - | ||
| 212 | - | Approved: | |
| 213 | - | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 214 | - | Governor. | |
| 215 | - | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 216 | - | Speaker of the House of Delegates. | |
| 217 | - | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 218 | - | President of the Senate. | |
| 143 | + | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 3 | |
| 144 | + | October 1, 2022. 4 |