# Economic Development (GEC)

## Title 13. Regional Development Resources

### Subtitle 3. Baltimore Metropolitan Council

#### Section 13-302

(a) There is a Baltimore Metropolitan Council.

(b) The Council:

  (1) is a body politic and corporate; and

  (2) is not a unit of State government.

(c) The purposes of the Council are to:

  (1) serve as a forum for local officials and their representatives to identify and address problems in the region;

  (2) provide a central source of information and coordination for fashioning responses to needs in the region;

  (3) assist local jurisdictions in developing regional policies, prioritizing regional infrastructure needs, and developing regional strategies; and

  (4) facilitate coordination and collaboration among local jurisdictions and organizations in the Baltimore region to foster economic growth and development in the region in areas that include:

    (i) regional transportation;

    (ii) housing;

    (iii) workforce development; and

    (iv) renewable energy projects and usage.

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Md. Code Ann., Econ. Dev. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)