Ch. 540

LAWS OF MARYLAND

(d)  The [Secretary] DIRECTOR may require any local
government or regional planning agency that receives financial or
other planning assistance from the State to submit to the
[Secretary] DIRECTOR a copy of its planning budget.

(e)  (1) The [Secretary] DIRECTOR may require any local
government or regional planning agency that receives financial or
other planning assistance from the State to submit to an annual
audit of its financial operations related to planning.

(2)  The audit shall be performed by the Legislative
Auditor or by an auditor or accountant legally qualified to
perform municipal audits.

(3)  The [Secretary] DIRECTOR may accept an audit by
the federal unit for a local government that receives financial
or other planning assistance from a unit of the federal
government.

(f)  Whenever the [Department] OFFICE requests and receives
financial or other assistance from any unit of the federal
government for planning assistance to a local government or a
regional planning agency, the [Department] OFFICE shall satisfy
any requirement imposed by federal law.

5-404.

(a)  The [Department] OFFICE may collect reimbursement, in
accordance with an agreement, for technical services the
[Department] OFFICE provides under § 5-402 or § 5-403(a) of this
subtitle.

(b)  Except as otherwise provided in subsection (a) of this
section, the [Department] OFFICE may require a contribution in
any amount from a local government or regional planning agency
that requests assistance under § 5-403 of this subtitle.

(c)  If federal law requires a contribution in any amount as
a condition before a local government or a regional planning
agency may receive financial or other planning assistance, the
[Department] OFFICE may supply all or part of the contribution AS
PROVIDED IN THE STATE BUDGET, unless the federal law specifies
that the local government or regional planning agency shall make
the contribution.

5-405.

(a) The [Secretary] DIRECTOR may make an agreement with the
head of another unit of the State government, of a local
government, of a regional or local planning agency, or of a unit
of the federal government for the temporary exchange or transfer
of employees:

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