Maryland State Government Section 10-132

      The purposes of this part are to:

            (1)      establish a system of executive and legislative evaluation of regulations that will:

                  (i)      determine whether the regulations of a unit:

                        1.      continue to be necessary for the public interest;

                        2.      continue to be supported by statutory authority and judicial opinions; and

                        3.      are obsolete or otherwise are appropriate for amendment or repeal; and

                  (ii)      assist the Executive Branch in being accountable and responsive to the public interest; and

            (2)      assure that the evaluation takes place in a timely and orderly manner.