Ch. 311

LAWS OF MARYLAND

[11-304.] 2-204.

The Administration shall have the following functions and
responsibilities:

(1)  Assist the Governor in coordinating the
activities of State agencies which have an impact on the solution
of community development problems and the implementation of
community plans.                                                                                           

(2)  Encourage and assist the efforts of local
governments to develop mutual and cooperative solutions to their
common problems.

(3)  Serve as a clearinghouse for information, data,
and other materials which may be pertinent to sound .community
development, including information on available federal, State
and private financial and technical assistance.

(4)  In cooperation with the Department of State
Planning, carry out continuing studies and analyses of sound
community development and make such recommendations for
administrative or legislative action as appear necessary, paying
particular attention to the problems of metropolitan, suburban,
and other areas in which economic and population factors are
rapidly changing.

(5)  Implement model or demonstration programs and
projects, contracting to administer certain functions or services
within a municipality or county of the State for such purposes,
or to otherwise provide a program of practical research in
community development.

(6)  In accordance with the provisions of [§ 11-306] §
2-206 OF THIS SUBTITLE, implement community development projects
by (a) acquiring by grant, gift, purchase, or otherwise, subject
to the provisions of subsection (7) [hereof] OF THIS SECTION,
real property which is open, predominantly open or undeveloped
land or any interest therein and downing and holding the same; (b)
installing access and interior streets and roadways, sewer and
waterlines in or to and otherwise improving, selling, assigning,
exchanging, transferring, conveying, leasing, mortgaging, or
otherwise disposing of or encumbering real property which is
open, predominantly open or undeveloped land or any interest
therein or any combination of the foregoing; (c) subject to
approval of local governing bodies as provided in [§ ll-305(b)] §
2-205(B) OF THIS SUBTITLE, [acquired] ACQUIRING by grant, gift,
purchase or otherwise, subject to the provisions of subsection
(7) [hereof] OF THIS SECTION, real property which is not open,
predominantly open or undeveloped land, personal property or
mixed property and owning, managing, operating, holding,
clearing, improving, constructing and rehabilitating, and
selling, assigning, exchanging, transferring, conveying, leasing,

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