(a) The Department shall prepare population projections for the State and for each county and municipal corporation in the State.
(b) The population projections shall include details of age, sex, and race.
(c) The Department shall prepare the population projections for periods of 20 years, in 5-year intervals beginning with 1990.
(d) Beginning in 1991, the Department shall revise the population projections at least every 3 years.
(e) In preparing the population projections for the Washington metropolitan area, the Department may use the population figures developed by the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 3 - General Authority and Responsibilities of Department
Section 5-301 - Responsibilities to Governor
Section 5-302 - Advisory, Consultative, and Coordinating Functions
Section 5-303 - Development Program
Section 5-304 - Authority to Obtain Funds and Services; Fees
Section 5-305 - Right of Intervention
Section 5-306 - Population Projections
Section 5-308 - Special Reports
Section 5-309 - Necessary and Proper Powers
Section 5-310 - Excess Real Property
Section 5-311 - Access to Information; Entry Onto State-Owned Property