There is a Maryland Statewide Independent Living Council that is a tax–exempt body politic and corporate and is an instrumentality of the State. The Council is the entity that was created in 1993 by an executive order issued by the Governor, which established the Council in accordance with the federal Rehabilitation Act. The Council shall: work in conjunction with Centers for Independent Living in submitting, monitoring, implementing, and evaluating the State Plan; and carry out other duties as required under this subtitle and the federal Rehabilitation Act to support the implementation of the State Plan.