Maryland Code, Transportation § 5-411

(a) The Administration may accept, receive, receipt for, disburse, and spend any federal or other public or private money made available to accomplish, wholly or partly, any of the purposes of this subtitle.

(b) All federal money accepted under this section shall be accepted and spent by the Administration on the terms and conditions that the federal government requires.

(c) In accepting federal money under this section, the Administration has the same authority to contract on behalf of this State as that granted to the Administration under § 5-422 of this subtitle for federal money accepted on behalf of a political subdivision, consistent with the provisions of Division II of the State Finance and Procurement Article.

(d) Unless otherwise required by the person from whom the money was received, all money received by the Administration under this section is subject to § 3-216 of this article on the Transportation Trust Fund.