PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                              Ch. 583

environs, to preserve and administer those properties, and to charge reasonable
admission fees for entry to those properties;

(3)     To accept gifts, grants, legacies, bequests, and endowments for any
purpose which falls within that of the Commission and, unless otherwise specified by the
person making the gift, grant, legacy, bequest, or endowment, the Commission may
expend both principal and income of the gift, grant, bequest, legacy, or endowment to
further the purposes of the Commission;

(4)     To accept governmental grants from federal, State and local
governments and instrumentalities;

(5)     To apply all moneys, assets, property, or other things of value it may
receive as an incident to its operation to the general purposes of the Commission;

(6)     To cooperate with and assist, insofar as practicable, or enter into a
contractual relationship with, any agency of the State or of any of its political
subdivisions, and any private agency or person, in furtherance of the purposes of the
Commission;

(7)     To adopt and promulgate such rules as are necessary and proper and not
inconsistent with this subtitle for the operation of the Commission and to effectuate the
purposes of the Commission; and .

(8)     To delegate any of the powers herein conferred of a nonpolicy nature to
any one or more of the Commissioners or to the Director of the Commission.

(b)    Subject to the provisions of § 5-206 of this subtitle, and in addition to any
duties provided elsewhere in this subtitle, the Commission has the following duties:

(1)     To define and maintain the mission of historic St. Mary's City;

(2)     To prepare an overall plan at least once every 5 years that establishes
both short-range and long-range goals, objectives, and priorities for historic St. Mary's
City in support of its mission; and

(3)     To report annually to the Governor, the Secretary, and, subject to §
2-1312 of the State Government Article, to the General Assembly as to the Commission's
activities during the preceding year, together with any recommendations or requests it
considers appropriate to further the purposes of the Commission.

(c)     In addition to the duties provided elsewhere in this subtitle, the Commission
shall cooperate with and consult with the Board of Trustees of St. Mary's College of
Maryland to seek a joint approach for the furtherance of the missions of both institutions
regarding:

(1) The identification, evaluation, preservation and interpretation of the
significant historic and archeological resources located on their respective lands subject to
the regulation of the Maryland Historical Trust under the authority of Subtitle 6 of this
title;

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