{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-state-finance-and-procurement-14-404","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, State Finance and Procurement § 14–404","heading":"","body":"(a) In this section, “coal products” includes coal in both its synthetic and conventional forms.\n(b) This section does not apply to a building or facility for which:\n(1) the Department of the Environment determines that the use of coal products violates a provision of the Environment Article or a regulation that the Department adopts under that article; or\n(2) the Department of General Services or another appropriate unit determines that the use of coal products would not be cost effective.\n(c) The design of a heating system in a building or facility constructed after July 1, 1986 may not preclude the use of Maryland coal if:\n(1) the State provides at least 50% of the money used for construction of the building or facility; and\n(2) a determination is made that coal products will be used to fuel the heating system.","path":["Article - State Finance and Procurement"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gsf\u0026section=14-404","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T20:00:48Z","sha256":"d56d67924bc6e70bb417d8438e76313379b0169ac9610867b32868bb2d6e086a","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-state-finance-and-procurement-14-403","next":"us-md/md.-code-state-finance-and-procurement-14-405"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}