Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 21 - STATE PROCUREMENT REGULATIONS
Subtitle 02 - STATE PROCUREMENT ORGANIZATION
Chapter 21.02.04 - Department of Transportation
Section 21.02.04.01 - Duties, Responsibilities, and Authority of the Secretary
Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024
A. The Secretary of Transportation shall promulgate, update, and amend internal policy guidelines to supplement the regulations issued pursuant to Division II of the State Finance and Procurement Article.
B. The Secretary may contract with any person to provide services, including consultant services, for the Department or for any transportation-related purpose (Transportation Article, § 2-103(h), Annotated Code of Maryland).
C. The Secretary may exercise or perform any power or duty that any unit in the Department may exercise or perform (Transportation Article, § 2-103(g)), Annotated Code of Maryland.
D. The Secretary may transfer, assign, and reassign any power or duty from any Administration to the Secretary's Office or to any other Administration in the Department (Transportation Article, § 2-103(f), Annotated Code of Maryland).
E. The Secretary is Chairman of the Maryland Transportation Authority which, acting on behalf of the Department, has jurisdiction over certain transportation facilities projects (Transportation Article, §§ 4-201 -4-205, Annotated Code of Maryland).