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 Maryland Manual On-Line, 2020

July 31, 2020

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MARYLAND GREEN PURCHASING COMMITTEE

Chair: Emily Soontornsaratool, designee of Secretary of General Services

[photo, 301 West Preston St., Baltimore, Maryland] Ex officio: Joanna W. Kille, designee of State Treasurer; Joseph F. Consoli, designee of Secretary of Budget & Management; vacancy, designee of Secretary of Commerce; Dinesh Gandhi, designee of Secretary of the Environment; Patrice M. Johnson, designee of Secretary of Health; vacancy, designee of Secretary of Information Technology; Mary A. Huffman, designee of Secretary of Natural Resources; Joseph O. Eccleston IV, designee of Secretary of Public Safety & Correctional Services; Edward Lukemire, designee of Secretary of Transportation; Teresa D. Dantzler, designee of State Superintendent of Schools; Thomas P. Hickey, designee of Chancellor, University System of Maryland.

301 West Preston St., Baltimore, Maryland, October 2019. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

Staff: Kshirajaa Ramesh

c/o Office of Secretary, Department of General Services
301 West Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21201 - 2305
(410) 767-4970
e-mail: kshirajaa.ramesh@maryland.gov
web: www.dgs.maryland.gov/pages/greenoperations/greenpurchasing/index.aspx

Annual Report to General Assembly due Oct. 1 (Code State Finance & Procurement Article, sec. 14-410).

On October 1, 2010, the Maryland Green Purchasing Committee was created by the General Assembly (Chapter 594, Acts of 2010).

For State agencies, the Committee provides information, assistance, and guidelines for environmentally preferable purchasing, so that Maryland is procuring goods and services that have a lesser or reduced impact on human health and the environment.

The Committee publishes and maintains online those environmentally preferable specifications for adoption and use by State agencies. Annually, State agencies must report to the Department of General Services on what percentage its purchase of environmentally preferable products and services is of its gross purchases (Chapter 604, Acts of 2014).

Twelve members constitute the Committee. All serve ex officio (Chapter 604, Acts of 2014; Code State Finance & Procurement Article, secs. 14-409, 14-410).

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