1. (a) It is the public policy of the State to utilize public-private partnerships, if appropriate, to:

   1. (1) develop and strengthen the State's public infrastructure assets;
   2. (2) apportion between the public and private sectors the risks involved with developing and strengthening public infrastructure assets;
   3. (3) foster the creation of new jobs; and
   4. (4) promote the socioeconomic development and competiveness of Maryland.
2. (b) It is the public policy of the State that a private entity that enters into a public-private partnership with a reporting agency comply with the Labor and Employment Article and the federal Fair Labor Standards Act.

Added by Acts 2010, c. 640, § 1, eff. June 1, 2010; Acts 2010, c. 641, § 1, eff. June 1, 2010; Acts 2013, c. 5, § 1, eff. July 1, 2013.