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(c)    Make studies and investigations, insofar as may be relevant
to State planning, of the resources of the State and of existing
and emerging problems of agriculture, industry, commerce, trans-
portation, population, housing, public service, local government and
of allied matters affecting the development of the State, and in mak-
ing such studies, seek the cooperation and collaboration of the ap-
propriate departments, agencies and instrumentalities of federal,
State and local government, educational institutions and research
organizations, whether public or private, and of civic groups and
private persons and organizations;

(d)    Act as the Governor's principal staff agency in planning
matters concerning the resources and development of the State and,
in this capacity, undertake special studies and investigations, submit
reports and render advice to the Governor whenever he may request;

(e)    Provide information to and cooperate with the General
Assembly or any of its committees in connection with the studies
relevant to State planning;

(f)    Prepare the State's capital program and [assist in the prep-
aration of] the annual capital budget, as well as study all capital
projects proposed to be undertaken by State departments and agen-
cies [, and render advice thereon, in accordance with the provisions
of #9 of this article].

(g)    Prepare and from time to time revise inventory listings
of the State's natural resources, and of major public and private
works and facilities of all kinds which are deemed of importance
to the development of the State as a whole;

(h) Cooperate with, and provide planning assistance, includ-
ing but not limited to surveys, land use studies, urban renewal plans,
technical services and other planning work, to county, municipal
or other local governments, instrumentalities or planning agencies;
and cooperate with and assist departments and other agencies or
instrumentalities of federal, State and local government as well as
regional, metropolitan, county, municipal or other local or private
planning agencies in the execution of their planning functions, with
a view to harmonizing their planning activities with the State de-
velopment plan. [The State Planning Office] The Department of
State Planning shall also cooperate and confer with, and upon re-
quest, supply information to federal agencies, and to local or regional
agencies created pursuant to a federal program or which receive fed-
eral support, and shall cooperate and confer, as far as possible, with
planning agencies of other states or of regional groupings of states.
Whenever cooperation or assistance under this subsection includes
the rendering of technical services, such services may be rendered
free or in accordance with an agreement for reimbursement;

(i) Provide information to officials of departments, agencies and
instrumentalities of State and local government and to the public
at large, in order to foster public awareness and understandin