MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                            1317

the State development plan. The Department [of State
Planning] shall also cooperate and confer with, and upon
request, supply information to federal agencies, and to
local or regional agencies created pursuant to a federal
program or which receive federal 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) Information to foster public interest.
—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 understanding of the objectives of
the [State development plan] PLAN and of the function of
State, regional and local planning, and in order to
stimulate public interest and participation in the
orderly integrated development of the State;

(j) Funds from federal. State, local or private
sources. —Accept and receive, in furtherance of its
function, funds, grants and services from the federal
government or its agencies, from departments, agencies
and instrumentalities of State or local government, or
from private and civil sources;

(k) Civil defense planning. —Cooperate, in the
exercise of its planning functions, with federal and
State agencies in planning for civil defense;

(1) Correlation of data as to publicly owned real
property. — Correlate information and data concerning
land and other real property owned by the State and its
agencies and political subdivisions. This function
involves a listing of the real property, together with
pertinent details as to size, facilities and value, in
order that the Department [of State Planning] may serve
as a repository and clearing house for information on
available real property for public uses.

(m) Coordination of plans and programs of State
agencies. —Advise the Governor on the means and
methods available to coordinate plans and programs of all
State departments, agencies, commissions and
instrumentalities in order to establish relative
priorities and to avoid duplication and conflicts;

(n) Coordination of plans and programs of federal.
State and local governments. —Advise the Governor as to
the means and methods available to coordinate the plans
and programs of federal. State, local, regional,