Maryland State Finance and Procurement Section 7-235

      (a)      (1)      Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, this section applies to:

                  (i)      each unit of the State government; and

                  (ii)      each unit that:

                        1.      is created by general law; and

                        2.      operates in 2 or more counties.

            (2)      This section does not apply to a bicounty commission that county governing bodies appoint if those bodies also review the budget of the commission.

      (b)      A unit may not adopt a rule or regulation or take any other administrative action that would result in expenditures in excess of the limitations in the State budget unless:

            (1)      the General Assembly expressly approves the administrative action;

            (2)      if the General Assembly is not in session, the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Delegates:

                  (i)      consult with the Joint Audit Committee; and

                  (ii)      after receiving the written advice of the Joint Audit Committee, jointly give written approval for the administrative action; or

            (3)      the Governor declares, by proclamation, that the administrative action is necessary and a matter of emergency.