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Maryland Code, State Finance and Procurement § 14-413

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a)(1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.

(2)(i) “Conflict mineral” means a mineral or mineral derivative determined under federal law to be financing human conflict.

(ii) “Conflict mineral” includes columbite-tantalite (coltan), cassiterite, gold, wolframrite, or derivatives of these minerals.

(3) “Noncompliant person” means a person:

(i) that is required to disclose under federal law information relating to conflict minerals that originated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or its neighboring countries; and

(ii) for which the disclosure is not filed, is considered under federal law to be an unreliable determination, or contains false information.

(b) A unit may not knowingly procure supplies or services from a noncompliant person.

(c) In any solicitation for supplies or services, a unit shall provide notice of the requirements of this section.

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