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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 | *sb0755* | |
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| 10 | 7 | SENATE BILL 755 | |
| 11 | 8 | P1 2lr2561 | |
| 12 | - | CF HB 1425 | |
| 13 | - | By: Senators Hester and Rosapepe, Rosapepe, Eckardt, Elfreth, Griffith, Guzzone, | |
| 14 | - | Jackson, McCray, Salling, and Zucker | |
| 9 | + | ||
| 10 | + | By: Senators Hester and Rosapepe | |
| 15 | 11 | Introduced and read first time: February 7, 2022 | |
| 16 | 12 | Assigned to: Budget and Taxation | |
| 17 | - | Committee Report: Favorable with amendments | |
| 18 | - | Senate action: Adopted | |
| 19 | - | Read second time: March 10, 2022 | |
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| 14 | + | A BILL ENTITLED | |
| 22 | 15 | ||
| 23 | 16 | AN ACT concerning 1 | |
| 24 | 17 | ||
| 25 | 18 | Infrastructure Grants – Federal Infrastructure Investment and Coordination 2 | |
| 26 | 19 | Unit – Established 3 | |
| 27 | 20 | ||
| 28 | 21 | FOR the purpose of establishing a Federal Infrastructure Investment and Coordination 4 | |
| 29 | 22 | Unit in the Governor’s Grants Office for the purpose of tracking federal 5 | |
| 30 | 23 | infrastructure grants and assisting State agencies in the award of the grants under 6 | |
| 31 | 24 | certain federal legislation; and generally relating to the Federal Infrastructure 7 | |
| 32 | 25 | Investment and Coordination Unit in the Governor’s Grants Office. 8 | |
| 33 | 26 | ||
| 34 | 27 | BY adding to 9 | |
| 35 | 28 | Article – State Finance and Procurement 10 | |
| 36 | 29 | Section 2–211 11 | |
| 37 | 30 | Annotated Code of Maryland 12 | |
| 38 | 31 | (2021 Replacement Volume) 13 | |
| 39 | 32 | ||
| 40 | 33 | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 14 | |
| 41 | 34 | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 15 | |
| 42 | 35 | ||
| 43 | 36 | Article – State Finance and Procurement 16 | |
| 44 | 37 | ||
| 45 | 38 | 2–211. 17 | |
| 46 | 39 | ||
| 47 | 40 | (A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 18 | |
| 48 | - | INDICATED. 19 2 SENATE BILL 755 | |
| 41 | + | INDICATED. 19 | |
| 42 | + | ||
| 43 | + | (2) “ACT” MEANS THE FEDERAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND 20 | |
| 44 | + | JOBS ACT OF 2021. 21 | |
| 45 | + | ||
| 46 | + | (3) “UNIT” MEANS THE FEDERAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT 22 | |
| 47 | + | AND COORDINATION UNIT ESTABLISHED UNDE R THIS SECTION. 23 2 SENATE BILL 755 | |
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| 50 | 49 | ||
| 51 | 50 | ||
| 52 | - | ( | |
| 53 | - | ||
| 51 | + | (B) THERE IS A FEDERAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND 1 | |
| 52 | + | COORDINATION UNIT IN THE GOVERNOR’S GRANTS OFFICE. 2 | |
| 54 | 53 | ||
| 55 | - | ( | |
| 56 | - | ||
| 54 | + | (C) (1) (I) THE HEAD OF THE UNIT IS THE CHIEF INFRASTRUCTURE 3 | |
| 55 | + | OFFICER. 4 | |
| 57 | 56 | ||
| 58 | - | ( | |
| 59 | - | ||
| 57 | + | (II) THE CHIEF INFRASTRUCTURE OFFICER SHALL RECEIVE 5 | |
| 58 | + | THE SALARY PROVIDED IN THE STATE BUDGET . 6 | |
| 60 | 59 | ||
| 61 | - | (C) (1) (I) THE HEAD OF THE UNIT IS THE CHIEF INFRASTRUCTURE 7 | |
| 62 | - | OFFICER. 8 | |
| 60 | + | (2) THE STATE BUDGET SHALL PR OVIDE SUFFICIENT MON EY FOR 7 | |
| 61 | + | THE UNIT TO EMPLOY A STAFF OF AT LEAST TWO INDIVIDUAL S AND TO RETAIN AND 8 | |
| 62 | + | HIRE EXPERTS IN THE APPROPRIATE FIELDS FOR ADDITIONAL SUPPO RT. 9 | |
| 63 | 63 | ||
| 64 | - | (II) THE CHIEF INFRASTRUCTURE OFFICER SHALL RECEIVE 9 | |
| 65 | - | THE SALARY PROVIDED IN THE STATE BUDGET. 10 | |
| 64 | + | (D) THE UNIT SHALL: 10 | |
| 66 | 65 | ||
| 67 | - | ( | |
| 68 | - | THE | |
| 69 | - | ||
| 66 | + | (1) TRACK THE ALLOCATION TO THE STATE OF FEDERAL FUNDS 11 | |
| 67 | + | UNDER THE ACT AND ASSIST STATE AGENCIES IN BIDDING FOR COMPE TITIVE 12 | |
| 68 | + | GRANT FUNDS UNDER THE ACT; 13 | |
| 70 | 69 | ||
| 71 | - | (D) THE UNIT SHALL: 14 | |
| 70 | + | (2) TRACK NONCOMPETITIVE ADDITIONAL FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE 14 | |
| 71 | + | UNDER THE ACT WHILE ENSURING ALIGNMENT WI TH STATE PRIORITIES; 15 | |
| 72 | 72 | ||
| 73 | - | (1) TRACK THE ALLOCATION TO THE STATE OF FEDERAL FUND S 15 | |
| 74 | - | UNDER THE ACT AND ASSIST STATE AGENCIES IN BID DING FOR COMPETITIVE 16 | |
| 75 | - | GRANT FUNDS UNDER TH E ACT; 17 | |
| 73 | + | (3) PROJECT STATE AND LOCAL MATCH ING REQUIREMENTS FOR 16 | |
| 74 | + | FUNDING UNDER THE ACT; 17 | |
| 76 | 75 | ||
| 77 | - | (2) TRACK NONCOMPETITIVE ADDITIONAL FUNDS MAD E AVAILABLE 18 | |
| 78 | - | UNDER THE ACT WHILE ENSURING AL IGNMENT WITH STATE PRIORITIES; 19 | |
| 76 | + | (4) COORDINATE, WITH RESPECT TO THE ALLOCATION OF FEDERA L 18 | |
| 77 | + | FUNDS UNDER THE ACT, WITH FEDERAL AGENCIE S, THE FEDERAL SENIOR ADVISOR 19 | |
| 78 | + | TO THE PRESIDENT FOR INFRASTRUCTURE COORDINATION , MARYLAND’S 20 | |
| 79 | + | CONGRESSIONAL DELEGA TION, AND THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY; AND 21 | |
| 79 | 80 | ||
| 80 | - | (3) PROJECT STATE AND LOCAL MATCH ING REQUIREMENTS FOR 20 | |
| 81 | - | FUNDING UNDER THE ACT; 21 | |
| 81 | + | (5) DEVELOP AN INITIAL ST RATEGY AND GUIDING CRITERION FO R 22 | |
| 82 | + | THE USE OF FEDERAL F UNDS UNDER THE ACT, SUBJECT TO THE APPRO VAL OF THE 23 | |
| 83 | + | SENATE BUDGET AND TAXATION COMMITTEE AND THE HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS 24 | |
| 84 | + | COMMITTEE, INCLUDING INFORMATION ON : 25 | |
| 82 | 85 | ||
| 83 | - | (4) COORDINATE , WITH RESPECT TO THE ALLOCATION OF FEDERA L 22 | |
| 84 | - | FUNDS UNDER THE ACT, WITH FEDERAL AGENCIE S, THE FEDERAL SENIOR ADVISOR 23 | |
| 85 | - | TO THE PRESIDENT FOR INFRASTRUCTURE COORDINATION , MARYLAND’S 24 | |
| 86 | - | CONGRESSIONAL DELEGA TION, AND THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY; AND 25 | |
| 86 | + | (I) HOW THE FUNDS UNDER THE ACT WILL BE ALLOCATED 26 | |
| 87 | + | ACROSS THE STATE; 27 | |
| 87 | 88 | ||
| 88 | - | (5) DEVELOP AN INITIAL S TRATEGY AND GUIDING CRITERION FOR 26 | |
| 89 | - | THE USE OF FEDERAL F UNDS UNDER THE ACT, SUBJECT TO THE APPRO VAL OF THE 27 | |
| 90 | - | SENATE BUDGET AND TAXATION COMMITTEE AND THE HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS 28 | |
| 91 | - | COMMITTEE, INCLUDING INFORMATIO N ON: 29 | |
| 92 | - | ||
| 93 | - | (I) HOW THE FUNDS UNDER THE ACT WILL BE ALLOCATED 30 | |
| 94 | - | ACROSS THE STATE; 31 SENATE BILL 755 3 | |
| 89 | + | (II) HOW THE FUNDS CAN BE ST BE USED TO ADVANCE EXISTI NG 28 | |
| 90 | + | STATE PRIORITIES IDENTIFIED IN RECENT LEGISLATION PASSED B Y THE GENERAL 29 | |
| 91 | + | ASSEMBLY RELATED TO THE ENVIR ONMENT, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT , HISTORIC 30 | |
| 92 | + | PRESERVATION , AND SOCIOECONOMIC AN D RACIAL JUSTICE GOA LS; AND 31 SENATE BILL 755 3 | |
| 95 | 93 | ||
| 96 | 94 | ||
| 97 | 95 | ||
| 98 | - | (II) HOW THE FUNDS CAN BE ST BE USED TO ADVANC E EXISTING 1 | |
| 99 | - | STATE PRIORITIES IDEN TIFIED IN RECENT LEG ISLATION PASSED BY T HE GENERAL 2 | |
| 100 | - | ASSEMBLY RELATED TO THE ENVIR ONMENT, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT , HISTORIC 3 | |
| 101 | - | PRESERVATION , AND SOCIOECONOMIC AN D RACIAL JUSTICE GOA LS; AND 4 | |
| 96 | + | (III) SPECIFIC PROJECTS THAT ARE EARMARKED TO THE STATE 1 | |
| 97 | + | UNDER THE ACT. 2 | |
| 102 | 98 | ||
| 103 | - | (III) SPECIFIC PROJECTS TH AT ARE EARMARKED TO THE STATE 5 | |
| 104 | - | UNDER THE ACT. 6 | |
| 99 | + | (E) THE CHIEF INFRASTRUCTURE OFFICER SHALL: 3 | |
| 105 | 100 | ||
| 106 | - | (E) THE CHIEF INFRASTRUCTURE OFFICER SHALL: 7 | |
| 101 | + | (1) ESTABLISH A N ONLINE DASHBOARD FUNCTIONING AS A 4 | |
| 102 | + | “ONE–STOP SHOP” OVERVIEW OF THE INFR ASTRUCTURE GRANTS UNDER THE ACT 5 | |
| 103 | + | AND SUBSEQUENT PROJE CTS FUNDED IN PART OR EN TIRELY UNDER THE ACT FOR 6 | |
| 104 | + | REVIEW BY INTERESTED PARTIES DESCRIBED IN SUBSECT ION (D)(4) OF THIS 7 | |
| 105 | + | SECTION; AND 8 | |
| 107 | 106 | ||
| 108 | - | (1) ESTABLISH AN ONLINE DASHBO ARD FUNCTIONING AS A 8 | |
| 109 | - | “ONE–STOP SHOP” OVERVIEW OF THE INFR ASTRUCTURE GRANTS UN DER THE ACT 9 | |
| 110 | - | AND SUBSEQUENT PROJE CTS FUNDED IN PART O R ENTIRELY UNDER THE ACT FOR 10 | |
| 111 | - | REVIEW BY INTERESTED PARTIES DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (D)(4) OF THIS 11 | |
| 112 | - | SECTION; AND 12 | |
| 107 | + | (2) ON OCTOBER 1 EACH YEAR, REPORT TO THE STATE TREASURER 9 | |
| 108 | + | AND, IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, THE 10 | |
| 109 | + | GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON: 11 | |
| 113 | 110 | ||
| 114 | - | (2) ON OCTOBER 1 EACH YEAR, REPORT TO THE STATE TREASURER 13 | |
| 115 | - | AND, IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, THE 14 | |
| 116 | - | GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON: 15 | |
| 111 | + | (I) THE UNIT’S ACTIVITY IN THE IMMEDIATELY P RECEDING 12 | |
| 112 | + | CALENDAR YEAR ; 13 | |
| 117 | 113 | ||
| 118 | - | ( | |
| 119 | - | ||
| 114 | + | (II) METRICS TO TRACK AND EVALUATE THE OVERALL 14 | |
| 115 | + | EFFECTIVENESS OF TH E UNIT; 15 | |
| 120 | 116 | ||
| 121 | - | ( | |
| 122 | - | ||
| 117 | + | (III) THE NUMBER AND AMOUN T OF INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS 16 | |
| 118 | + | APPLIED FOR AND THE SUCCESS RATE OF GRANT AWARDS UNDER THE ACT; AND 17 | |
| 123 | 119 | ||
| 124 | - | ( | |
| 125 | - | ||
| 120 | + | (IV) THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT FUNDS 18 | |
| 121 | + | AWARDED. 19 | |
| 126 | 122 | ||
| 127 | - | (IV) THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT FUNDS 22 | |
| 128 | - | AWARDED; AND 23 | |
| 123 | + | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, within 5 days after 20 | |
| 124 | + | determining the schedule on which funds under the federal Infrastructure Investment and 21 | |
| 125 | + | Jobs Act of 2021 will be allocated to the State, the Chief Infrastructure Officer, established 22 | |
| 126 | + | in § 2–211 of the State Finance and Procurement Article, as enacted by Section 1 of this 23 | |
| 127 | + | Act, shall notify the Department of Legislative Services. 24 | |
| 129 | 128 | ||
| 130 | - | (3) COORDINATE THE ACTIV ITIES OF THE UNIT WITH THE 24 | |
| 131 | - | GOVERNOR’S SUBCABINET ON INFRASTRUCTURE ESTABL ISHED BY EXECUTIVE 25 | |
| 132 | - | ORDER 01.01.2022.01. 26 | |
| 129 | + | SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 25 | |
| 130 | + | 1, 2022. It shall remain effective for a period of 2 years after the date on which funds under 26 | |
| 131 | + | the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 are scheduled to be allocated to 27 | |
| 132 | + | the State and, after that 2–year period, with no further action required by the General 28 | |
| 133 | + | Assembly, this Act shall be abrogated and of no further force and effect. 29 | |
| 133 | 134 | ||
| 134 | - | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, within 5 days after 27 | |
| 135 | - | determining the schedule on which funds under the federal Infrastructure Investment and 28 | |
| 136 | - | Jobs Act of 2021 will be allocated to the State, the Chief Infrastructure Officer, established 29 | |
| 137 | - | in § 2–211 of the State Finance and Procurement Article, as enacted by Section 1 of this 30 | |
| 138 | - | Act, shall notify the Department of Legislative Services. 31 | |
| 139 | - | ||
| 140 | - | SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 32 | |
| 141 | - | 1, 2022. It shall remain effective for a period of 2 years after the date on which funds under 33 4 SENATE BILL 755 | |
| 142 | - | ||
| 143 | - | ||
| 144 | - | the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 are scheduled to be allocated to 1 | |
| 145 | - | the State and, after that 2–year period, with no further action required by the General 2 | |
| 146 | - | Assembly, this Act shall be abrogated and of no further force and effect. 3 | |
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| 151 | - | Approved: | |
| 152 | - | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 153 | - | Governor. | |
| 154 | - | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 155 | - | President of the Senate. | |
| 156 | - | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 157 | - | Speaker of the House of Delegates. |