Terms Used In Maryland Code, STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT 17-301

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b) “American steel product” means a product that is:

(1) produced from steel made in any state by the open hearth, basic oxygen, electric furnace, Bessemer, or other steel making process; and

(2) rolled, forged, drawn, cast, extruded, or otherwise similarly processed.

(c) “Public body” means:

(1) the State;

(2) a unit of the State government; or

(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.