Maryland legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Maryland HB1545: Board of Public Works - Comptroller - Delinquent Federal Funds
Status: Introduced, March 10, 2025
Authorizing the Comptroller, in consultation with the Board of Public Works, to withhold up to a certain amount of State payments to the federal government under certain conditions; and authorizing the Board of Public Works to determine the federal government to be delinquent in federal funds owed to the State in the event of federal noncompliance with court decisions upholding congressionally approved spending.
What the bill says
A bill ENTITLED AN ACT concerning Board of Public Works - Comptroller - Delinquent Federal Funds FOR the purpose of authorizing the Comptroller, in consultation with the Board of Public Works, to withhold up to a certain amount of State payments to the federal government under certain conditions; authorizing the Board of Public Works to determine the federal government to be delinquent in federal funds owed to the State under certain circumstances; and generally relating to delinquent federal funds…
From the introduced text, March 4, 2025:
A BILL ENTITLED AN ACT concerning Board of Public Works - Comptroller - Delinquent Federal Funds FOR the purpose of authorizing the Comptroller, in consultation with the Board of Public Works, to withhold up to a certain amount of State payments to the federal government under certain conditions; authorizing the Board of Public Works to determine the federal government to be delinquent in federal funds owed to the State under certain circumstances; and generally relating to delinquent federal funds. BY adding to Article - State Finance and Procurement Section 2-109 and 10-208 Annotated Code of Maryland (2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, Article - State Finance and Procurement Section 10-101 Annotated Code of Maryland (2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) BY adding to Article - State Government Section 4-115 Annotated Code of Maryland (2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: Article - State Finance and Procurement EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW. [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from exist in g l aw . *hb1545* HOUSE BILL 1545 2-109. WHEN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS FOUND NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH COURT DECISIONS UPHOLDING FEDERAL CONGRESSIONALLY APPROVED SPENDING AS PROVIDED IN § 10-208 OF THIS ARTICLE AND …