§ 2104 — Planning

The Central Planning Office and its State planning functions are transferred hereby to the Office of the Governor. The Governor, by executive order, may specify the duties, responsibilities, and organization of the Office as he or she deems necessary for the proper execution of its functions. The Office shall be headed by a Director of Planning who shall be appointed by the Governor to serve at his or her pleasure. The Director of Planning with the approval of the Governor may:
(1) coordinate the planning activities of departments of the Executive Branch;
(2) make studies, surveys, and reports concerning that program;
(3) accept, contract for, and administer under this chapter and for its objectives and purposes contributions, capital grants, appropriations, gifts, services, and other financial assistance from or for any individual, association, corporation, or other organization having an interest in planning and development, this State, and the United States, and any of their agencies, political or administrative subdivisions, and instrumentalities, corporate or otherwise; and
(4) perform such other acts as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the objectives and purposes of this section. (1969, No. 244 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. Jan. 10, 1971.)