The Department shall: Develop and implement a program to educate the public on every phase of shore and bank erosion, its causes and effects, the locations where erosion is a problem, and steps to be taken to control erosion; Review petitions for formation of shore erosion control districts presented to any county and report to the county as provided in § 21–303 of the Local Government Article; Provide technical assistance to individual property owners, municipalities, and counties having specific shore and bank erosion problems; Design or cause to be designed shore erosion control projects, including vegetative cover, in shore erosion control districts; Enter into agreements with any person to construct shore erosion control projects; Administer the Fund to provide loans to any person in support of construction of shore erosion control projects; Supervise or provide supervision of design and erection of any shore protective device the Fund finances in whole or part; Prepare requests for appropriation of funds necessary to maintain the Fund; Cooperate with the following units: The State Highway Administration for shore erosion control where essential to protect municipal, county, or State roads; The United States Army Corps of Engineers to conduct shore erosion studies; and The Soil Conservation Service of the United States Department of Agriculture to evaluate and apply vegetative measures for shore erosion control; Design, construct, and maintain shore erosion control works on State–owned lands if these projects are included in the budget for the Fund; Actively seek to obtain available funds from the federal government for shore erosion control projects; and Adopt regulations to implement this subtitle.