Maryland Land Use Section 3.04

      (a)      (1)      A planning commission may accept and use gifts and public or private grants for the exercise of its functions.

            (2)      On a planning commission's request, all public officials shall furnish to the commission within a reasonable time available information that the commission may require for its program.

            (3)      In the performance of their functions, a planning commission, its members, its officers, and its employees may enter on any land and make examinations and surveys.

            (4)      A planning commission shall have the powers necessary to enable it to fulfill its functions, promote planning, and execute the purposes of this article.

      (b)      (1)      A planning commission may appoint the employees necessary for its work, and may contract with planners, engineers, architects, and other consultants for services that the commission requires.

            (2)      (i)      The expenditures of a planning commission, exclusive of gifts, shall be under the conditions and within the amounts appropriated for the purpose by the local legislative body.

                  (ii)      The local legislative body shall provide the funds, equipment, and accommodations necessary for the planning commission's work.