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Maryland Senate Bill SB179 Compare Versions

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1		-	LAWRENCE J. HOGAN, JR., Governor Ch. 247
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4		-	Chapter 247
5		-	(Senate Bill 179)
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7		-	AN ACT concerning
	3	+	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
	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	+	sb0179
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9		-	Energy Performance Contracts – Duration
	10	+	SENATE BILL 179
	11	+	P2, M5 2lr0043
	12	+	(PRE–FILED)
	13	+	By: Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee (By Request – Departmental – General
	14	+	Services)
	15	+	Requested: September 30, 2021
	16	+	Introduced and read first time: January 12, 2022
	17	+	Assigned to: Budget and Taxation
	18	+	Committee Report: Favorable
	19	+	Senate action: Adopted
	20	+	Read second time: February 1, 2022
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11		-	FOR the purpose of altering the maximum duration of an energy performance contract by
12		-	a unit of State government.
	22	+	CHAPTER ______
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14		-	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
15		-	Article – State Finance and Procurement
16		-	Section 12–301(a)
17		-	Annotated Code of Maryland
18		-	(2021 Replacement Volume)
	24	+	AN ACT concerning 1
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20		-	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
21		-	Article – State Finance and Procurement
22		-	Section 12–301(b)(1)
23		-	Annotated Code of Maryland
24		-	(2021 Replacement Volume)
	26	+	Energy Performance Contracts – Duration 2
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26		-	~~SECTION 1.~~ ~~BE IT ENACTED~~ BY ~~THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND,~~
27		-	~~That the Laws~~ of ~~Maryland read as follows:~~
	28	+	FOR the purpose of altering the maximum duration of an energy performance contract by 3
	29	+	a unit of State government. 4
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29		-	Article – State Finance and Procurement
	31	+	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 5
	32	+	Article – State Finance and Procurement 6
	33	+	Section 12–301(a) 7
	34	+	Annotated Code of Maryland 8
	35	+	(2021 Replacement Volume) 9
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31		-	12–301.
	37	+	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 10
	38	+	Article – State Finance and Procurement 11
	39	+	Section 12–301(b)(1) 12
	40	+	Annotated Code of Maryland 13
	41	+	(2021 Replacement Volume) 14
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33		-	~~(a) (~~1~~) (i) A unit shall consult with~~ the ~~Department~~ of ~~General Services~~
34		-	~~during~~ the ~~development phase~~ of ~~a project that will require an energy performance contract.~~
	43	+	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 15
	44	+	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 16
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36		-	(ii) Before issuing a request for proposals for an energy performance
37		-	contract, a unit shall consult with the Department of General Services and the Chief
38		-	Procurement Officer.
	46	+	Article – State Finance and Procurement 17
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40		-	(2) The Department of General Services shall review the proposed request
41		-	to ensure that it meets with the State energy standards and preserves the State’s flexibility
42		-	to investigate and use economically justifiable new technologies.
	48	+	12–301. 18 2 SENATE BILL 179
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44		-	(3) A unit pursuing an energy contract must receive final approval from
45		-	the Department of General Services before submitting the proposed contract to the Board
46		-	of Public Works for approval.
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48		-	(b) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law and subject to the approval
49		-	and control of the Board of Public Works and the Chief Procurement Officer, a unit of State Ch. 247 2022 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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51		-	– 2 –
52		-	government is authorized to enter into energy performance contracts of up to [15] 30 years’
53		-	duration.
	52	+	(a) (1) (i) A unit shall consult with the Department of General Services 1
	53	+	during the development phase of a project that will require an energy performance contract. 2
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55		-	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July
56		-	1, 2022.
	55	+	(ii) Before issuing a request for proposals for an energy performance 3
	56	+	contract, a unit shall consult with the Department of General Services and the Chief 4
	57	+	Procurement Officer. 5
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58		-	Approved by the Governor, May 12, 2022.
	59	+	(2) The Department of General Services shall review the proposed request 6
	60	+	to ensure that it meets with the State energy standards and preserves the State’s flexibility 7
	61	+	to investigate and use economically justifiable new technologies. 8
	62	+
	63	+	(3) A unit pursuing an energy contract must receive final approval from 9
	64	+	the Department of General Services before submitting the proposed contract to the Board 10
	65	+	of Public Works for approval. 11
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	67	+	(b) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law and subject to the approval 12
	68	+	and control of the Board of Public Works and the Chief Procurement Officer, a unit of State 13
	69	+	government is authorized to enter into energy performance contracts of up to [15] 30 years’ 14
	70	+	duration. 15
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	72	+	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 16
	73	+	1, 2022. 17
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	78	+	Approved:
	79	+	________________________________________________________________________________
	80	+	Governor.
	81	+	________________________________________________________________________________
	82	+	President of the Senate.
	83	+	________________________________________________________________________________
	84	+	Speaker of the House of Delegates.