On April 24, 2008, Governor Martin O'Malley signed into law SB 208, the High Performance Buildings Act. The act requires all new public construction and major renovation projects greater than 7500 square feet to achieve either the LEED Silver standard or two Green Globes. In addition, between 2009 and 2014, the act requires the state to pay for half of the additional cost required for public schools to meet the new green building standard.
Press Release [1]
SB 208 [2]
Links:
[1] http://www.governor.maryland.gov/pressreleases/080424.asp
[2] http://mlis.state.md.us/2008rs/bills/sb/sb0208t.pdf