Section 5-507 – Cooperation With General Assembly
Upon request of the General Assembly, the Department shall provide information to and cooperate with the General Assembly and its committees in connection with the studies made by the Department relevant to State planning.
Section 5-508 – State Clearinghouse for Intergovernmental Assistance
(a) The Department shall serve as a repository and clearinghouse for information concerning federal and State grants, loans, and other financial and technical assistance. (b) The Department shall adopt regulations that require units of State government: (1) to submit financial and technical assistance information to the Department; and (2) to publish information concerning grant application requirements in the Maryland […]
Section 5-601 – “Plan” Defined
In this subtitle, “Plan” means the State Development Plan.
Section 5-402 – Department to Cooperate With and Assist Other Units
(a) The Department shall: (1) harmonize its planning activities with the planning activities of other units of the State government; (2) coordinate the plans and programs of all units of the State government; (3) cooperate with and assist other units of the State government in the execution of their planning functions, to harmonize their planning activities with the State […]
Section 5-602 – Requirements
(a) The Department shall prepare and from time to time revise a plan or plans for development of the State. The plan or plans collectively shall be known as the State Development Plan. (b) The Department shall prepare the Plan to promote the general welfare and prosperity of the people of the State through the coordinated development […]
Section 5-403 – Financial and Other Planning Assistance
(a) The Department: (1) shall provide planning assistance, including surveys, land use studies, urban renewal plans, technical services, and other planning work, to local governments; and (2) may provide financial and other planning assistance to local governments as provided in the State budget. (b) The Department may provide financial or other planning assistance to regional planning agencies as provided […]
Section 5-603 – Preparation and Revision
In the preparation and revision of the Plan or any part of it, the Department shall: (1) seek comments from and consult with the local governments of the areas that are affected by the Plan; and (2) seek the cooperation and advice of appropriate: (i) governmental units; (ii) regional planning commissions; (iii) public or private educational institutions; (iv) public or private […]
Section 5-404 – Contribution and Reimbursement for Assistance
(a) The Department may collect reimbursement, in accordance with an agreement, for technical services the Department provides under § 5-402 or § 5-403(a) of this subtitle. (b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (a) of this section, the Department may require a contribution in any amount from a local government or regional planning agency that requests assistance […]
Section 5-604 – Policy Recommendations
The Plan shall embody the policy recommendations of the Department regarding the economic and physical development of the State.
Section 5-405 – Temporary Transfer of Employees
(a) The Secretary may make an agreement with the head of another unit of the State government, of a local government, of a regional or local planning agency, or of a unit of the federal government for the temporary exchange or transfer of employees: (1) from the Department to the unit, local government, or agency; or (2) from […]