WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 540

(1)  from the [Department] OFFICE to the unit, local
government, or agency; or

(2)  from the unit, local government, or agency to the
[Department] OFFICE.

(b)  An employee may not be transferred or exchanged under
this section for more than 90 days at a time.

(c)  The approval of the Secretary of Personnel is not
required for an agreement under this section.

(d)  For purposes of the State Merit System Law, an employee
transferred or exchanged under this section is considered to
continue in the position from which the employee is temporarily
transferred or exchanged.

(e)  The [Secretary] DIRECTOR may agree to reimburse, or
collect reimbursement from, another unit of the State government,
a local government, a regional or local planning agency, or a
federal agency for a transfer or exchange of employees under this
section.

5-406.

In the exercise of its planning functions, the [Department]
OFFICE shall cooperate with any unit of the State or federal
government in planning for civil defense.

5-407.

(a)  In this section, "Commission" means the
Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission.

(b)  To provide regional planning in the area of the State
subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission, and except as
otherwise provided in this section, the [Department] OFFICE may
include in the annual budget of the [Department] OFFICE the
amount the [Secretary] DIRECTOR considers appropriate as the
State's share of the cost of regional planning projects
programmed by the Commission for the following fiscal year.

(c)  The amount included in the annual budget under
subsection (b) of this section may not exceed $100,000 in any
single year.

(d)  The [Secretary] DIRECTOR shall determine which regional
planning projects programmed by the Commission qualify for State
assistance.

(e)  (1) The Commission shall provide the [Secretary]
DIRECTOR with any information the [Secretary] Director DIRECTOR

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