Section 2-906 - Duties of Committee.

§ 2-906. Duties of Committee.
 

(a)  In general.- The Committee shall: 

(1) as to the relations between the State and the federal government: 

(i) monitor and evaluate the relations; 

(ii) monitor proposals to change the relations; 

(iii) evaluate the impact of the proposals on the State and its citizens and on local governments; and 

(iv) keep officials of the Executive and Legislative branches of the State government and others informed about the relations and the potential impact of proposals to change the relations; 

(2) serve as a forum for consideration of certain State-local issues; 

(3) try to advance the cooperation between the State and other units of government by proposing or facilitating any actions that the Committee considers advisable, including: 

(i) the adoption of compacts; 

(ii) the enactment of uniform statutes; 

(iii) the enactment of reciprocal statutes; 

(iv) the adoption of uniform administrative rules or regulations; 

(v) the adoption of reciprocal administrative rules or regulations; 

(vi) the informal cooperation between government offices; 

(vii) the personal cooperation between officials and employees of governments; and 

(viii) the exchange of information; and 

(4) do any other thing that the Legislative Policy Committee assigns. 

(b)  Reports.- Subject to § 2-1246 of this title, the Committee shall submit to the General Assembly: 

(1) an annual report, within 15 days after the General Assembly convenes for a regular session; and 

(2) any other report that the Committee considers appropriate. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 40, §§ 17, 18; 1984, ch. 284, § 1; 1995, ch. 90; 1997, ch. 635, § 9; ch. 636, § 9; 2004, ch. 25, § 6.]