Maryland 2022 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB1425 Compare Versions

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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	5	hb1425
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7	7	HOUSE BILL 1425
8	8	P1 2lr3255
9	9	CF SB 755
10	10	By: Delegate R. Lewis
11	11	Introduced and read first time: February 17, 2022
12	12	Assigned to: Rules and Executive Nominations
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14	14	A BILL ENTITLED
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16	16	AN ACT concerning 1
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18	18	Infrastructure Grants – Federal Infrastructure Investment and Coordination 2
19	19	Unit – Established 3
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21	21	FOR the purpose of establishing a Federal Infrastructure Investment and Coordination 4
22	22	Unit in the Governor’s Grants Office for the purpose of tracking federal 5
23	23	infrastructure grants and assisting State agencies in the award of the grants under 6
24	24	certain federal legislation; and generally relating to the Federal Infrastructure 7
25	25	Investment and Coordination Unit in the Governor’s Grants Office. 8
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27	27	BY adding to 9
28	28	Article – State Finance and Procurement 10
29	29	Section 2–211 11
30	30	Annotated Code of Maryland 12
31	31	(2021 Replacement Volume) 13
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33	33	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 14
34	34	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 15
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36	36	Article – State Finance and Procurement 16
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38	38	2–211. 17
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40	40	(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 18
41	41	INDICATED. 19
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43	43	(2) “ACT” MEANS THE FEDERAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND 20
44	44	JOBS ACT OF 2021. 21
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46	46	(3) “UNIT” MEANS THE FEDERAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT 22
47	47	AND COORDINATION UNIT ESTABLISHED UNDE R THIS SECTION. 23 2 HOUSE BILL 1425
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51	51	(B) THERE IS A FEDERAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND 1
52	52	COORDINATION UNIT IN THE GOVERNOR’S GRANTS OFFICE. 2
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54	54	(C) (1) (I) THE HEAD OF THE UNIT IS THE CHIEF INFRASTRUCTURE 3
55	55	OFFICER. 4
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57	57	(II) THE CHIEF INFRASTRUCTURE OFFICER SHALL RECEIVE 5
58	58	THE SALARY PROVIDED IN THE STATE BUDGET . 6
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60	60	(2) THE STATE BUDGET SHALL PR OVIDE SUFFICIENT MON EY FOR 7
61	61	THE UNIT TO EMPLOY A STAF F OF AT LEAST TWO IN DIVIDUALS AND TO RET AIN AND 8
62	62	HIRE EXPERTS IN THE APPROPRIATE FIELDS F OR ADDITIONAL SUPPORT. 9
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64	64	(D) THE UNIT SHALL: 10
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66	66	(1) TRACK THE ALLOCATION TO THE STATE OF FEDERAL FUND S 11
67	67	UNDER THE ACT AND ASSIST STATE AGENCIES IN BID DING FOR COMPETITIVE 12
68	68	GRANT FUNDS UNDER TH E ACT; 13
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70	70	(2) TRACK NONCOMPETITIVE ADDITIONAL FUNDS MAD E AVAILABLE 14
71	71	UNDER THE ACT WHILE ENSURING AL IGNMENT WITH STATE PRIORITIES; 15
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73	73	(3) PROJECT STATE AND LOCAL MATCH ING REQUIREMENTS FOR 16
74	74	FUNDING UNDER THE ACT; 17
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76	76	(4) COORDINATE , WITH RESPECT TO THE ALLOCATION OF FEDERA L 18
77	77	FUNDS UNDER THE ACT, WITH FEDERAL AGENCIE S, THE FEDERAL SENIOR ADVISOR 19
78	78	TO THE PRESIDENT FOR INFRASTRUCTURE COORDINATION , MARYLAND’S 20
79	79	CONGRESSIONAL DELEGA TION, AND THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY; AND 21
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81	81	(5) DEVELOP AN INITIAL S TRATEGY AND GUIDING CRITERION FOR 22
82	82	THE USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS UNDER THE ACT, SUBJECT TO THE APPRO VAL OF THE 23
83	83	SENATE BUDGET AND TAXATION COMMITTEE AND THE HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS 24
84	84	COMMITTEE, INCLUDING INFORMATIO N ON: 25
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86	86	(I) HOW THE FUNDS UNDER THE ACT WILL BE ALLOCATED 26
87	87	ACROSS THE STATE; 27
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89	89	(II) HOW THE FUNDS CAN BEST BE USED TO ADVANCE EXIS TING 28
90	90	STATE PRIORITIES IDEN TIFIED IN RECENT LEG ISLATION PASSED BY T HE GENERAL 29
91	91	ASSEMBLY RELATED TO T HE ENVIRONMENT , ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT , HISTORIC 30
92	92	PRESERVATION , AND SOCIOECONOMIC AN D RACIAL JUSTICE GOA LS; AND 31 HOUSE BILL 1425 3
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96	96	(III) SPECIFIC PROJECTS TH AT ARE EARMARKED TO THE STATE 1
97	97	UNDER THE ACT. 2
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99	99	(E) THE CHIEF INFRASTRUCTURE OFFICER SHALL: 3
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101	101	(1) ESTABLISH AN ONLINE DASHBOARD FUNCTIONIN G AS A 4
102	102	“ONE–STOP SHOP” OVERVIEW OF THE INFR ASTRUCTURE GRANTS UN DER THE ACT 5
103	103	AND SUBSEQUENT PROJE CTS FUNDED IN PART O R ENTIRELY UNDER THE ACT FOR 6
104	104	REVIEW BY INTERESTED PARTIES DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (D)(4) OF THIS 7
105	105	SECTION; AND 8
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107	107	(2) ON OCTOBER 1 EACH YEAR, REPORT TO THE STATE TREASURER 9
108	108	AND, IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, THE 10
109	109	GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON: 11
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111	111	(I) THE UNIT’S ACTIVITY IN THE IM MEDIATELY PRECEDING 12
112	112	CALENDAR YEAR ; 13
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114	114	(II) METRICS TO TRACK AND EVALUATE THE OVERALL 14
115	115	EFFECTIVENESS OF THE UNIT; 15
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117	117	(III) THE NUMBER AND AMOUN T OF INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS 16
118	118	APPLIED FOR AND THE SUCCESS RATE OF GRAN T AWARDS UNDER THE ACT; AND 17
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120	120	(IV) THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT FUNDS 18
121	121	AWARDED. 19
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123	123	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, within 5 days after 20
124	124	determining the schedule on which funds under the federal Infrastructure Investment and 21
125	125	Jobs Act of 2021 will be allocated to the State, the Chief Infrastructure Officer, established 22
126	126	in § 2–211 of the State Finance and Procurement Article, as enacted by Section 1 of this 23
127	127	Act, shall notify the Department of Legislative Services. 24
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129	129	SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 25
130	130	1, 2022. It shall remain effective for a period of 2 years after the date on which funds under 26
131	131	the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 are scheduled to be allocated to 27
132	132	the State and, after that 2–year period, with no further action required by the General 28
133	133	Assembly, this Act shall be abrogated and of no further force and effect. 29
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