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Subtitle 1 - Appalachian Regional Development Program
Section 13-101 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 13-102 - Authority of Department - (a) The Department may: (1) coordinate and cooperate with any...
Section 13-103 - Commission - (a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the Governor...
Subtitle 2 - Southern States Energy Compact
Section 13-201 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 13-202 - Southern States Energy Compact - The Southern States Energy Compact is entered into by this...
Section 13-203 - Maryland Members - (a) The three members of the board from the State...
Section 13-204 - Submission of Budgets to Governor - In accordance with Article III(a) of the compact, the board...
Section 13-205 - Appropriation Needed - Any supplementary agreement entered in accordance with Article VI of...
Section 13-206 - Cooperation by State and Local Units and Officers - The units and officers of the State and its political...
Subtitle 3 - Baltimore Metropolitan Council
Section 13-301 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 13-302 - Established; Purposes - (a) There is a Baltimore Metropolitan Council. (b) The Council:...
Section 13-303 - Membership - (a) The Council consists of: (1) one member appointed by...
Section 13-304 - Chair - As provided in the Council Charter, the Council shall elect...
Section 13-305 - Meetings; Compensation - (a) (1) The Council shall meet at least quarterly at...
Section 13-306 - Staff - The Council may employ a staff.
Section 13-307 - Miscellaneous Powers and Duties - (a) The Council may: (1) adopt a seal; (2) sue...
Section 13-308 - Contributions and Gifts - The Council may accept from any private or public source...
Section 13-309 - Baltimore Region Transportation Board - (a) There is a Baltimore Region Transportation Board. (b) The...
Subtitle 4 - Rural Maryland Council
Section 13-401 - "Council" Defined - In this subtitle, “Council” means the Rural Maryland Council.
Section 13-402 - Established - There is a Rural Maryland Council.
Section 13-403 - Designation - The Council is a State rural development council that brings...
Section 13-404 - Status - The Council is an independent unit in the Executive Branch...
Section 13-405 - Membership - (a) The membership of the Council is open to any...
Section 13-406 - Chair; Bylaws - (a) From among its members, the Council shall elect each...
Section 13-407 - Executive Board -- Established - The Council shall establish an Executive Board.
Section 13-408 - Executive Board -- Membership; Chair - (a) The Executive Board shall include: (1) the chair of...
Section 13-409 - Executive Board -- Duties - After a consensus of opinion has emerged, the Executive Board...
Section 13-410 - Executive Board -- Subcommittees - With the consent of the Executive Board, the chair may...
Section 13-411 - Executive Director - (a) The Council shall employ an Executive Director. (b) The...
Section 13-412 - Staff and Resources; Participation From Other Units; Legal Advisor - (a) The State Department of Agriculture shall provide the Council...
Section 13-413 - Applicability of Other Laws - The Council is exempt from: (1) Division I of the...
Section 13-414 - Funding; Budget Requests - (a) The Governor shall include in the budget of the...
Section 13-415 - Permissible Activities - (a) The Council may undertake any activity that addresses issues...
Section 13-416 - Annual Report - The Council shall publish and submit an annual report of...
Subtitle 5 - Rural Broadband Coordination Board
Section 13-501 - "Board" Defined - In this subtitle, “Board” means the Maryland Rural Broadband Coordination...
Section 13-502 - Established - There is a Maryland Rural Broadband Coordination Board.
Section 13-503 - Membership; Chair; Bylaws - (a) The Board consists of the following members: (1) the...
Section 13-504 - Duties - The Board shall: (1) assist in the deployment of broadband...
Section 13-505 - Interagency Cooperation - The Board and affected units of State government shall cooperate...
Section 13-506 - Duties of Rural Maryland Council - The Rural Maryland Council shall: (1) provide staff support to...
Subtitle 6 - Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland
Part I - General Provisions
Section 13-601 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 13-602 - Established - (a) There is a Tri–County Council for Southern Maryland. (b)...
Section 13-603 - Membership - (a) The Council consists of: (1) the members of the...
Section 13-604 - Chair - The Council shall elect a chair from among its members.
Section 13-605 - Committees - (a) The Council shall establish committees to conduct its work....
Section 13-606 - Compensation - A member of the Council is not entitled to compensation...
Section 13-607 - Executive Director - (a) (1) The Council shall appoint an Executive Director qualified...
Section 13-608 - Legal Advisor - The Attorney General is the legal advisor to the Council.
Section 13-609 - Staff - (a) The Council may employ a staff and retain professional...
Section 13-610 - Immunity - The Council has the immunity from suit provided in §...
Section 13-611 - Financial Support - (a) The State and Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary’s counties...
Section 13-612 - Jurisdiction, Powers, and Duties - (a) In this section, “property manager” means an entity responsible...
Section 13-612.1 - Financing Purchase or Lease of Property by Other Entities - (a) Subject to subsections (b) and (c) of this section,...
Section 13-613 - Research and Informational Activities - The Council may: (1) prepare studies of the region’s resources...
Section 13-614 - Cooperation With Other Units - (a) (1) The Council shall cooperate with other units of...
Part II - General Development Plan
Section 13-618 - Plan Required - The Council shall prepare, adopt, and periodically revise a general...
Section 13-619 - Objectives - The objectives of the plan are to: (1) guide a...
Section 13-620 - Required Contents - The plan shall include: (1) a statement of the objectives,...
Section 13-621 - Adoption and Maintenance - (a) (1) The Council shall hold a public hearing before...
Section 13-622 - Amendment - The Council may amend the plan in the same manner...
Section 13-623 - Conformity - After the Council adopts the plan, the Council may not...
Section 13-624 - Project and Plan Referrals - (a) The Council may review: (1) any application that a...
Section 13-625 - Limitations - If the Council has adopted a plan for the region:...
Subtitle 7 - Tri-County Council for Western Maryland
Section 13-701 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 13-702 - Established - (a) There is a Tri-County Council for Western Maryland. (b)...
Section 13-703 - Membership - (a) The Council consists of the following 26 members: (1)...
Section 13-704 - Executive Committee - (a) There is an Executive Committee of the Council. (b)...
Section 13-705 - Committees - (a) The Council shall establish committees to conduct its work....
Section 13-706 - Compensation - A member of the Council is not entitled to compensation...
Section 13-707 - Executive Director - (a) (1) The Council shall appoint an Executive Director qualified...
Section 13-708 - Legal Advisor - With the consent of the Attorney General, the Council may:...
Section 13-709 - Staff - (a) The Council may employ a staff and retain professional...
Section 13-710 - Immunity - The Council has the immunity from suit provided in §...
Section 13-711 - Financial Support - (a) (1) Each year the State shall appropriate money to...
Section 13-712 - Jurisdiction, Association, Powers, and Duties - (a) (1) The Council may operate in the region. (2)...
Section 13-713 - Research and Informational Activities - The Council may: (1) prepare studies of the region’s resources...
Section 13-714 - Cooperation With Other Units - (a) (1) The Council shall cooperate with other units of...
Section 13-718 - Plan Required - The Council shall prepare, adopt, and periodically revise a general...
Section 13-719 - Objectives - The objectives of the plan are to: (1) guide a...
Section 13-720 - Required Contents - The plan shall include: (1) a statement of the objectives,...
Section 13-721 - Adoption and Maintenance - (a) (1) The Council shall hold a public hearing before...
Section 13-722 - Amendment - (a) The Council may amend the plan in the same...
Section 13-723 - Conformity - After the Council adopts the plan, the Council may not...
Section 13-724 - Project and Plan Referrals - The Council may review: (1) any application that a political...
Part III - Tourism Bureau
Section 13-727 - "Bureau" Defined - In this part, “Bureau” means the Western Maryland Regional Tourism...
Section 13-728 - Established; Purposes - (a) There is a Western Maryland Regional Tourism Bureau in...
Section 13-729 - Membership - (a) The Executive Board of the Bureau consists of the...
Section 13-730 - Compensation; Reimbursement for Expenses - A member of the Executive Board of the Bureau: (1)...
Section 13-731 - Officers; Procedures; Staff - (a) The Bureau may establish officers, procedures, and voting requirements....
Section 13-732 - Budget - As the Executive Board decides, the budget of the Bureau...
Section 13-733 - Corporation - (a) The Bureau may establish a private, nonprofit corporation to...
Subtitle 8 - Tri-County Council for the Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland
Section 13-801 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 13-802 - Established - (a) There is a Tri-County Council for the Lower Eastern...
Section 13-803 - Membership - (a) (1) The Council consists of the members described in...
Section 13-804 - Chair - The Council shall elect a chair from among its members.
Section 13-805 - Compensation - A member of the Council is not entitled to compensation...
Section 13-806 - Executive Director - (a) The Council may employ an executive director. (b) The...
Section 13-807 - Legal Advisor - The Council may: (1) select and retain its own legal...
Section 13-808 - Financial Support - (a) The State and Somerset, Wicomico, and Worcester counties may...
Section 13-809 - Bylaws and Rules - The Council may adopt bylaws and rules for the conduct...
Section 13-810 - Cooperation - The Council shall cooperate with State and local units that...
Subtitle 9 - Mid-Shore Regional Council
Section 13-901 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 13-902 - Established - (a) There is a Mid–Shore Regional Council. (b) (1) The...
Section 13-903 - Membership - (a) (1) The Council consists of the members described in...
Section 13-904 - Chair - The Council shall elect a chair from among its members.
Section 13-905 - Compensation - A member of the Council is not entitled to compensation...
Section 13-906 - Executive Director - (a) The Council may employ an Executive Director. (b) The...
Section 13-907 - Legal Advisor - The Council may: (1) select and retain its own counsel;...
Section 13-908 - Financial Support - (a) The State and Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot counties may...
Section 13-909 - Bylaws and Rules - The Council may adopt bylaws and rules for the conduct...
Section 13-910 - Cooperation - The Council shall cooperate with State and local units that...
Subtitle 10 - Upper Shore Regional Council
Section 13-1001 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 13-1002 - Established - (a) There is an Upper Shore Regional Council. (b) (1)...
Section 13-1003 - Membership - (a) (1) The Council consists of the members described in...
Section 13-1004 - Chair - The Council shall elect a chair from among its members.
Section 13-1005 - Compensation - A member of the Council is not entitled to compensation...
Section 13-1006 - Executive Director - (a) The Council may employ an Executive Director. (b) The...
Section 13-1007 - Legal Advisor - The Council may: (1) select and retain its own legal...
Section 13-1008 - Financial Support - (a) The State and Cecil, Kent, and Queen Anne’s counties...
Section 13-1009 - Bylaws and Rules - The Council may adopt bylaws and rules for the conduct...
Section 13-1010 - Cooperation - The Council shall cooperate with State and local units that...
Subtitle 11 - Maryland Lower Eastern Shore Tourism Center Advisory Committee
Section 13-1101 - "Advisory Committee" Defined - In this subtitle, “Advisory Committee” means the Maryland Lower Eastern...
Section 13-1102 - Established - There is a Maryland Lower Eastern Shore Tourism Center Advisory...
Section 13-1103 - Membership - (a) (1) The Advisory Committee consists of nine members. (2)...
Section 13-1104 - Duty - The Advisory Committee shall advise and counsel the Department on...
Subtitle 12 - Regional Additive Manufacturing Partnership of Maryland
Section 13-1201 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 13-1202 - Partnership Established - (a) There is a Regional Additive Manufacturing Partnership of Maryland....
Section 13-1203 - Executive Board - (a) An Executive Board shall manage the Partnership and exercise...
Section 13-1204 - Executive Director - (a) (1) The Board shall appoint an Executive Director. (2)...
Section 13-1205 - Staff, Office Space, and Operational Support; Counsel; Hiring and Consulting - (a) The Department, the Cecil County Office of Economic Development,...
Section 13-1206 - Powers - The Partnership may: (1) adopt a seal; (2) sue or...
Section 13-1207 - Duties - To further the purposes of this subtitle, the Partnership shall:...
Section 13-1208 - Applicability of Laws - (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this...
Section 13-1209 - Funding - (a) The State and Cecil and Harford counties jointly may...
Section 13-1210 - Cooperation With State and Local Units - The Partnership shall cooperate with State and local units that...
Section 13-1211 - Regional Additive Manufacturing Partnership of Maryland Fund - (a) There is a Regional Additive Manufacturing Partnership of Maryland...
Section 13-1212 - Reports - The Partnership shall submit to the Governor and, in accordance...