{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-state-finance-and-procurement-17-301","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, State Finance and Procurement § 17–301","heading":"","body":"(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.\n(b) “American steel product” means a product that is:\n(1) produced from steel made in any state by the open hearth, basic oxygen, electric furnace, Bessemer, or other steel making process; and\n(2) rolled, forged, drawn, cast, extruded, or otherwise similarly processed.\n(c) “Public body” means:\n(1) the State;\n(2) a unit of the State government; or\n(3) a county, municipal corporation, school or conservation district, or other governmental entity that, by State law, awards contracts for public construction or other public work.","path":["Article - State Finance and Procurement"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gsf\u0026section=17-301","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T20:00:48Z","sha256":"79f098dfd0646968659a546e8e24296f262e6e28064cac80f218cd1317f6c4d4","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-state-finance-and-procurement-17-227","next":"us-md/md.-code-state-finance-and-procurement-17-302"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}