Maryland State Government Section 2-1246

      (a)      Each official or unit of the State government shall submit to the Department a list of the reports and other publications that the official or unit issues and intends to distribute or submit to the General Assembly or to any committee, staff agency, or employee of the General Assembly.

      (b)      An official or unit:

            (1)      shall submit to the Department 5 copies of each report that the official or unit intends to distribute or submit to the General Assembly or to any committee, staff agency, or employee of the General Assembly; and

            (2)      may give the report to a member of the General Assembly only if:

                  (i)      the President and the Speaker have given written approval for distribution of the report to each member of the General Assembly; or

                  (ii)      the member asks for the report.

      (c)      The Department shall:

            (1)      keep a list of the publications of the officials and units;

            (2)      periodically send the list to each member of the General Assembly; and

            (3)      on request of a member of the General Assembly, obtain a publication of an official or unit for the member.

      (d)      (1)      The Department shall index and preserve the publications that officials and units submit as required by law.

            (2)      The Department may collect, index, and preserve any other publication that the Department considers necessary.