§ 5-427. Local programs

   (a) Implementation. -- 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) Acceptance and distribution of federal funds. -- 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) Program funding. -- 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.

HISTORY: 1984, ch. 543; 2003, ch. 180; 2009, ch. 175.