§ 25-801. Powers and duties of county planning board.

   (a) Recreation program in general. -- The county planning board shall:

   (1) provide an adequate and balanced program of recreation to serve the needs and interests of various age groups among the residents of the county; and

   (2) coordinate the program with the Commission's park functions.

(b) Program facilities. -- The county planning board may develop a program of recreation that may include physical, social, mental, and creative opportunities that the county planning board considers appropriate to offer in:

   (1) major recreation centers, playfields, athletic fields, playgrounds, tennis courts, baseball diamonds, swimming pools, golf courses, community centers, and social centers on publicly or privately owned land or buildings made available for these purposes or over which the county planning board has sole or joint jurisdiction; or

   (2) land or buildings of a municipal corporation or political subdivision in the county, if the municipal corporation or political subdivision requests the services of the county planning board.

(c) Incorporation of activities of sports groups. -- The county planning board may contract with recreation or sports groups or associations to incorporate the activities of the groups or associations into the program established by the county planning board under this subtitle.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 28, § 5-201, 5-202; 2012, ch. 426, § 2.