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[(4)] (d) Plan a regulatory program and its related cooperation
with the officials of other states and the federal government, and
with local agencies;

[(5)] (e) Plan the improvement of the waterways of Maryland
through the deepening of channels, the acquisition and development
of access areas, the removal of obstructions, the building of docks
and clearing waters of aquatic vegetation.

7.

(a)  All fees and other revenues collected under the authority of
this article, and any other available income, shall be deposited in
the State treasury and be used exclusively for the administration,
functions, and objectives of this article. These funds are to be
credited to the Department of [Tidewater Fisheries but this Depart-
ment shall make available to the Department of Game and Inland
Fish an equitable share of such funds for the administration of
this article in the nontidal waters of Maryland, which are within the
jurisdiction of the Department of Game and Inland Fish] Natural
Resources.

(b)   The Department [of Tidewater Fisheries and the Department
of Game and Inland Fish] shall [each] have the authority to use
the funds credited to [their] its accounts to purchase, rent and
operate such equipment as [each] it may need to accomplish the
purposes of this article, within [their respective areas of jurisdic-
tion, such expenditures, however, to be in accordance with] budg-
etary [requirements] limitations.

(c)   Subject to available income, [each] the department is author-
ized to employ such personnel as it may need, such employment to
be under and subject to the State merit system.

(d)  Within the limits of funds available, [each] the department
is authorized to enter into agreements with the federal government,
with any municipality or other political subdivision of the State,
or with any private agency for sharing the cost of any development,
construction, or improvement of waterways, or facilities which are
determined to have beneficial value to the boating public.

8.

(a) The Department [of Tidewater Fisheries and the Department
of Game and Inland Fish] shall [jointly] establish [uniform] regu-
lations governing the numbering, safety equipment, and operation
of the vessels subject to this article so that any such vessel com-
plying therewith may be operated with equal freedom, or under
similar requirements, upon all the waters of Maryland. The num-
bering system to be used shall conform to the numbering system
promulgated by the federal government. [Safety and operational
regulations dealing with nontidal waters shall be adopted only with
the recommendation of the Game and Inland Fish Commission.]
Such regulations shall not be in conflict with federal laws and regu-
lations applicable to such vessels upon the navigable waters of the
United States which are within this State. [The departments are
authorized and directed to alter and amend their regulations as
need be, from time to time, to prevent conflict with federal laws.]

[(b) Each department is authorized to prescribe special rules and
regulations governing the operation of vessels in special areas or
under special conditions within their respective jurisdictions.]