INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
In Maryland, independent agencies are part of the executive branch of government. They are those offices, commissions, boards, departments, and other agencies of State government established by statute as independent units of government.
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Public Service Commission, William Donald Schaefer Tower, 6 St. Paul St., Baltimore, Maryland, April 2007. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
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Generally, the law creating an independent agency originates with the General Assembly, but occasionally an agency is formed pursuant to a mandate of the United States Congress. While statutorily distinct from principal departments of State government, independent agencies may receive budgetary or administrative support from them.
Also see: Private Agencies with Government Boards
State Archives, Edward C. Papenfuse State Archives Building, 350 Rowe Blvd., Annapolis, Maryland, October 2017. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
- Additive Manufacturing Partnership of Maryland, Regional
- Administrative Hearings, Office of
- African American Museum Corporation, Maryland
- Agricultural & Resource-Based Industry Development Corporation, Maryland
- Archives, State
- Assessments & Taxation, State Department of
- Automobile Insurance Fund, Maryland
- Bainbridge Development Corporation
- Canal Place Preservation & Development Authority
- Cannabis [Marijuana] Commission, Natalie M. LaPrade Medical
- Chesapeake Bay Trust
- Civil Rights, Commission on
- College Savings Plans of Maryland Board, see: Maryland 529 Board
- Contract Appeals, Maryland State Bd. of
- Corps Program, Maryland
- Deaf, Maryland School for the
- Economic Development Corp., Maryland
- Education Development Collaborative, Maryland
- Elections, State Board of
- Emergency Management Agency, Maryland
- Emergency Medical Services System, Maryland Institute for
- Energy Administration, Maryland
- Energy Center, Maryland Clean
- Environmental Service, Maryland
- Ethics Commission, State
- 529 Board, Maryland
- Food Center Authority, Maryland
- Government House Trust
- Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Maryland
- Health Benefit Exchange, Maryland
- Health Care Alternative Dispute Resolution Office
- Higher Education Commission, Maryland
- Higher Education Labor Relations Board, State
- Historic St. Mary's City Commission
- Injured Workers' Insurance Fund. See: Chesapeake Employers' Insurance Company
- Innovation Initiative, Maryland
- Insurance Administration, Maryland
- Labor Relations Board, Public School
- Labor Relations Board, State Higher Education
- Labor Relations Board, State
- Library Agency, Maryland State
- Longitudinal Data System Center Governing Board, Maryland
- Lottery & Gaming Control Agency, State
- Military Department
- Open Data, Council on
- People's Counsel
- Pimlico Community Development Authority
- Property Tax Assessment Appeals Boards
- Prosecutor, State
- Public Broadcasting Commission, Maryland
- Public Defender, Office of
- Public School Labor Relations Board
- Public Service Commission
- Public-Private Partnership Marketing Corporation, Maryland
- Retirement & Pension System, State
- Retirement Plans, Teachers & State Employees Supplemental
- Rural Maryland Council
- St. Mary's City Commission, Historic
- School Construction, Interagency Commission on
- School Safety, Maryland Center for
- Small Business Retirement Savings Board, Maryland
- Somers Cove Marina Commission
- Stadium Authority, Maryland
- State House Trust
- Subsequent Injury Fund Board
- Tax Court, Maryland
- Teachers & State Employees Supplemental Retirement Plans, Md.
- Technology Development Corporation, Maryland
- Underground Facilities Damage Prevention Authority, Maryland
- Uninsured Employers' Fund Board
- Veterans Trust, Maryland
- Workers' Compensation Commission, State
- Workforce Development Board, Governor's
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