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<section article="gnr" article_name="Natural Resources" number="5-427" title_number="5" title_name="Forests and Parks" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Trees and Forest Nurseries">
  <level label="a">
    <text>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.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Department may accept federal funds and provide funds, on a matching basis, to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Cooperating counties and municipal corporations for the purpose of administering an urban and community forestry program; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Nonprofit corporations that participate in the implementation and administration of an urban and community forestry program.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Any urban and community forestry program within the Department shall be:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Funded as provided in the budget; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Consistent with § 5–307 of this title.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
