Md. Code, Natural Resources § 5-427
This is the official text of Md. Code, Natural Resources § 5-427, part of Maryland’s Code, Natural Resources — governs parks, wildlife, and natural resource management.
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§5–427.
Official statutory text
(a) The governing body of a county or municipal corporation, by appropriate resolution or ordinance, may implement a local urban and community forestry program within its jurisdiction or enter into a cooperative agreement with the Department.
(b) The Department may accept federal funds and provide funds, on a matching basis, to:
(1) Cooperating counties and municipal corporations for the purpose of administering an urban and community forestry program; and
(2) Nonprofit corporations that participate in the implementation and administration of an urban and community forestry program.
(c) Any urban and community forestry program within the Department shall be:
(1) Funded as provided in the budget; and
(2) Consistent with § 5–307 of this title.
(b) The Department may accept federal funds and provide funds, on a matching basis, to:
(1) Cooperating counties and municipal corporations for the purpose of administering an urban and community forestry program; and
(2) Nonprofit corporations that participate in the implementation and administration of an urban and community forestry program.
(c) Any urban and community forestry program within the Department shall be:
(1) Funded as provided in the budget; and
(2) Consistent with § 5–307 of this title.
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