Maryland Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission Section 5-202

      The Board may initiate, adopt, conduct, direct, or cause to be conducted or directed under its supervision a comprehensive program of recreation which may include the operation and direction of games, sports, arts and crafts, hobby shops, music, drama, dancing, nursery play, and whatever other physical, social, mental and creative opportunities for leisure-time participation as the Board deems advisable to offer in major recreation centers, playfields, athletic fields, playgrounds, tennis courts, baseball diamonds, swimming pools, golf courses, community centers and social centers in publicly or privately owned lands and buildings or other facilities made available for these purposes, or over which the Board has sole or joint jurisdiction; or on or in any land or buildings or other facilities of any municipality or political subdivision within the county if it is requested of the Board by the municipality or political subdivision. The Board may negotiate by contract with recreation or sports groups or associations to incorporate the activities of the groups or associations into the programs established by the Board under this subtitle.