Jeffrey Gans speaks to InfraAmericas about Maryland’s New PPP Legislation

“The bill is actually an amendment to Maryland’s existing P3 legislation. The state’s existing P3 legislation, however, was very prescriptive in what services the private partner could provide on a project, and thus inhibited Maryland’s P3 pipeline,” Gans said. “The new legislation, however, opens up a spectrum of projects that can use P3s. It is notable that the new legislation proclaims that it is Maryland’s policy to use P3s when appropriate. While the new legislation does not cover county and local governments who want to utilize P3s, that language could encourage them to do so.”

He added, “The new legislation also strikes the appropriate balance between a proposer on a project’s need, due to competitive concerns, to keep some information private, while also providing transparency to the public. With large population centers in Baltimore and Richmond that have aging infrastructure, P3s can be a brand new tool that can be used to address infrastructure needs. Maryland was falling behind.”