Maryland State Government Section 8-201

      (a)      The Executive Branch of the State government shall have not more than 21 principal departments, each of which shall embrace a broad, functional area of that Branch.

      (b)      The principal departments of the Executive Branch of the State government are:

            (1)      Aging;

            (2)      Agriculture;

            (3)      Budget and Management;

            (4)      Business and Economic Development;

            (5)      Disabilities;

            (6)      the Environment;

            (7)      General Services;

            (8)      Health and Mental Hygiene;

            (9)      Housing and Community Development;

            (10)      Human Resources;

            (11)      Juvenile Services;

            (12)      Labor, Licensing, and Regulation;

            (13)      Natural Resources;

            (14)      Planning;

            (15)      Public Safety and Correctional Services;

            (16)      State Police;

            (17)      Transportation; and

            (18)      Veterans Affairs.