Establishes a grant program for small and medium-sized manufacturers to adopt Industry 4.0 technologies, including AI. Allocates grants competitively, requiring matching funds. Creates a special fund for grants. Mandates annual budget appropriations to support the program until 2028.
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This is a binding state statute enacted by the Maryland General Assembly and approved by the Governor, establishing mandatory legal obligations including required budget appropriations and regulatory authority.
This document has minimal risk domain coverage, with only brief implicit mentions of competitive dynamics (6.4) through its focus on maintaining manufacturing competitiveness. The document is primarily a grant program for technology adoption rather than a risk mitigation framework, so it does not substantively address the harms and risks described in the MIT taxonomy.
This document primarily governs the Agriculture, Mining, Construction and Manufacturing sector, specifically targeting small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises. The grant program is exclusively designed for manufacturers implementing Industry 4.0 technologies including AI in their manufacturing operations.
The document primarily covers the Deploy stage of the AI lifecycle, as it focuses on grants for implementing and deploying Industry 4.0 technologies including AI in manufacturing operations. It also addresses the Plan and Design stage through requirements for demonstrating alignment with Industry 4.0 technology adoption strategies.
The document explicitly mentions AI as one component of Industry 4.0 technologies but does not define AI models, AI systems, or specify particular types of AI. It focuses on AI for manufacturing applications without distinguishing between frontier, general purpose, or task-specific AI, and does not mention compute thresholds or open-source models.
Maryland General Assembly
The document is a state legislative act enacted by the Maryland General Assembly, as indicated by the formal legislative language and approval process.
Maryland Department of Commerce; Secretary of Commerce; State-chartered corporation under Title 10 (potential program administrator)
The Department of Commerce has primary enforcement authority, including the power to require return of grants for non-compliance and to adopt regulations. The Secretary administers the Fund and may delegate program administration to a state-chartered corporation.
Maryland Department of Commerce; Program Administrator
The Department and Program Administrator monitor compliance through required reporting mechanisms, including letters describing grant usage and invoices within one year of receiving grants.
Small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises (SME manufacturers) in Maryland
The program explicitly targets SME manufacturers who will be deploying Industry 4.0 technologies including AI in their manufacturing operations. These entities are the recipients of grants and must demonstrate business operations in Maryland.