Maryland Natural Resources Section 5-427

      (a)      The governing body of a county or municipal corporation, by appropriate resolution or ordinance, may implement a local urban and community forestry program within its jurisdiction or enter into a cooperative agreement with the Department.

      (b)      The Department may accept federal funds and provide funds, on a matching basis, to:

            (1)      Cooperating counties and municipal corporations for the purpose of administering an urban and community forestry program; and

            (2)      Nonprofit corporations that participate in the implementation and administration of an urban and community forestry program.

      (c)      Any urban and community forestry program within the Department shall be funded as provided in the budget.