Section 5-101 - Duty of Department; local strategic plans. - Maryland Statutes

§ 5-101. Duty of Department; local strategic plans.
 

(a)  Duty of Department.- The Department shall administer the State's economic development and growth funds to facilitate the attraction, creation, expansion, and retention of businesses and jobs in the State. 

(b)  Local strategic plans.- The Department shall encourage local governments to develop, and assist local governments in developing, strategic plans for economic development. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 83A, § 5-101; 2008, ch. 306, § 2.]