Maryland Baltimore Metropolitan Council Section 2
§ 2.
  (a)   A body corporate and politic to be known as the "Baltimore Metropolitan Council" is created.
  (b)   The Council is not an agency of the State.
  (c)   The Council shall:
    (1)   Serve as a forum for local officials and their representatives to identify and address problems in the Baltimore Metropolitan Region;
    (2)   Provide a central source of information and coordination for fashioning responses to needs in the Baltimore Metropolitan Region; and
    (3)   Assist generally local jurisdictions in developing regional policies, prioritizing regional infrastructure needs, and developing regional strategies in the Baltimore Metropolitan Region.