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cal subdivisions, and assists the State and Federal agencies and other groups in the promotion of recreation programs. These functions are performed by the Recreation Division without charge and its services are available upon request. The Grants Section was created in 1965 for the administration of the Land and Water Conservation Fund program in the State of Maryland. To date, 190 protects have been processed with a total allocation of $10.7 million. Projects for the Department of Forests and Parks are compiled and submitted for funding under the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. These projects average $1.5 million each year. The Grants Section is also charged with the administration of three State of Maryland funding programs. They are the Patuxent River Watershed Act of 1961, the Outdoor Recreation Land Loan of 1968 and the Outdoor Recreation Land Loan of 1969—Program Open Space. To date 225 Program Open Space projects have been submitted from County and Municipal recreation and park agencies with a total request for $11.7 million funding. In addition to these commissions and Boards, the Director and staff of the Department of Forests and Parks maintain active affilia- tion with a number of public organizations operating in areas related to various phases of Departmental functions. Some of these are: the Board of Examiners of Landscape Architects, Boys' Forestry Camps, Land Reclamation Committee, Program Open Space Commit- tee, Chesapeake Bay Inter-Agency Committee, School Community Center Program, Model Cities Advisory Group, Rural Fire Defense Committee, Maryland Rural Affairs Council, State Tree Farm Com- mittee, Prince George's Beautification Committee, State Association of Forest Conservancy District Boards, County Agricultural Stabili- zation Conservation Committee, Maryland Committee on Children and Youth, School Community Center Program—State Board of Educa- tion (Code 1957, 1970 Repl. Vol., Art. 66C, sees. 343-411U).
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