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 5-404 – 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 5-405 – 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 […]
Section 5-406 – Civil Defense
In the exercise of its planning functions, the Department shall cooperate with any unit of the State or federal government in planning for civil defense.
Section 5-407 – Regional Planning Projects
(a) In this section, “Commission” means the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission. (b) To provide regional planning in the area of the State subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission, and except as otherwise provided in this section, the Department may include in the annual budget of the Department the amount the Secretary considers appropriate as […]
Section 5-408 – Certification of County Agricultural Land Preservation Programs
(a) There is within the Department a program for certification of effective county agricultural land preservation programs. (b) A county may apply to the Department and the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation for certification under this section only if the county agricultural preservation advisory board and the governing body of the county both: (1) approve the program established […]
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 5-401 – Department to Advise Governor
(a) To establish relative priorities and avoid duplication and conflicts, the Department shall advise the Governor on the means and methods available to coordinate the plans and programs of all units of the State government. (b) To avoid duplication and conflicts, the Department shall advise the Governor on the means and methods available to coordinate the plans […]