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