Maryland Code, STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT 5-504

state: means :

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

(2) the District of Columbia. See

(a) The Department shall prepare and periodically revise inventory lists of:

(1) the natural resources of the State; and

(2) major public works and private facilities that are important to the development of the State as a whole.

(b) A copy of the inventory list shall be provided to any State agency and the General Assembly upon request.