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<section article="gnr" article_name="Natural Resources" number="8-1906" title_number="8" title_name="Waters" subtitle_number="19" subtitle_name="Chesapeake Bay Trust and Programs. (Pt. I)">
  <text>The Trust shall have the powers and duties to:</text>
  <level label="1">
    <text>Solicit and accept any gift, grant, legacy, or endowment of money from the federal government, State government, local government, or any private source in furtherance of the Trust;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="2">
    <text>Provide grants to nonprofit organizations, community associations, civic groups, schools, or public agencies for citizen involvement projects;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="3">
    <text>Develop projects for sponsorship by corporate and business organizations or private individuals;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="4">
    <text>Develop criteria for citizen involvement projects or corporate sponsorship projects;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="5">
    <text>Make, execute, and enter into any contract or other legal instrument;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="6">
    <text>Receive appropriations as provided in the State budget;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="7">
    <text>Lease and maintain an office at a place within the State the Trust designates;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="8">
    <text>Adopt bylaws for the regulation of its affairs and the conduct of its business;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="9">
    <text>Take any other action necessary to carry out the purposes of the Trust;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="10">
    <text>Sue and be sued, but only to enforce contractual or similar agreements with the Trust; and</text>
  </level>
  <level label="11">
    <text>Report annually to the Governor and, subject to § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, to the General Assembly, its activities during the preceding year together with any recommendations or requests deemed appropriate to further the purposes of the Trust.</text>
  </level>
</section>
