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<section article="gfi" article_name="Financial Institutions" number="13-1112" title_number="13" title_name="State-Operated Financial Programs" subtitle_number="11" subtitle_name="Heritage Areas">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The State officials under items (1) through (9) of this subsection who have program responsibilities that affect aspects of the interpretation, preservation, development, and use of heritage area resources shall support and assist activities in certified heritage areas in the areas of planning, development, use, implementation, assistance, and regulation, as follows:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Secretary of Planning regarding local government adoption of heritage area management plans and regarding historic preservation and museum programs;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Secretary of Housing and Community Development regarding housing and neighborhood revitalization;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Secretary of Commerce regarding the State tourism program and economic development and job creation activities;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>Secretary of Natural Resources regarding outdoor recreation and the management of natural resources, including State greenways;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>Secretary of Higher Education regarding educational resources and their interpretation;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>Secretary of Transportation regarding access to and transportation within certified heritage areas, including the scenic byways program and programs for special signage;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>Secretary of General Services regarding the management and disposition of State property;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="8">
      <text>Secretary of Agriculture regarding agricultural resources within certified heritage areas; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="9">
      <text>State Superintendent of Schools regarding educational resources and their interpretation within certified heritage areas.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Units of State government that conduct or support and assist activities affecting a certified heritage area shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Consult, cooperate, and to the maximum extent feasible, coordinate their activities with the unit or entity responsible for the management of each certified heritage area;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>To the maximum extent practicable, carry out the activities of the unit in a manner that is consistent with the approved management plan for the certified heritage area; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>When conducting a review of activities under §§ 5A–325 and 5A–326 of the State Finance and Procurement Article, assure that the activities will not have an adverse effect on the historic and cultural resources of the certified heritage area, unless there is no prudent and feasible alternative.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
