Ch. 674

LAWS OF MARYLAND

arrangements for reciprocal emergency [and civil defense] aid and
assistance in case of disaster of extreme nature which affects
two or more political subdivisions.

9.

(a)  Each political subdivision may make appropriations in
the manner provided by law for the payment of expenses of its
local organization for emergency management [and civil defense].

(b)   If the federal government or any agency or officer
thereof offers to the State or any political subdivision thereof,
services, equipment, supplies, materials, or funds by way of
gift, grant or loan for purposes of emergency management [and
civil defense] the State, acting through the Governor, or such
political subdivision, acting with the consent of the Governor,
and through its executive officer or governing body, may accept
such offer and may authorize any officer of the State or of the
political subdivision as the case may be, to receive such aid and
assistance.

(c)   If any person, firm or corporation offers to the State
or to any political subdivision thereof any aid or assistance,
the State and the political subdivision, acting as in (b), above,
may accept same.

(d)  The State may accept any and all allotments of federal
funds and commodities and manage and dispose of same in whatever
manner may be required by federal law, and may take advantage of
the Federal Disaster Relief Act of 1974 and any amendments and
supplements thereto, and any other federal act relating to grants
and public assistance for the purposes of this article.

(e)  Expenditures necessitated by emergencies will first be
made by the use of funds regularly appropriated to State and
local agencies. If the Governor finds that these funds are
inadequate to cope with a particular emergency, the Board of
Public Works may make contingency funds available, as authorized
in the budget.

10.

In carrying out the provisions of this subtitle, the
Governor, the [Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional
Services] ADJUTANT GENERAL, and the executive officers or
governing bodies of the political subdivisions of the State shall
utilize the services, equipment, supplies and facilities of
existing departments, offices and agencies of the State and of
the political subdivisions thereof to the maximum extent
practicable, and the officers and personnel of all such
departments, offices and agencies shall cooperate with and extend
such services and facilities to the Governor or to the
[Secretary] ADJUTANT GENERAL or to the Director and to the

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