Maryland Code, Transportation § 8-503

(1) Accept any federal funds available to this State under the federal acts, for the use of this State or any of its political subdivisions;

(2) In accordance with the federal acts, allocate and apportion these federal funds to itself and to the political subdivisions of this State;

(3) Represent any political subdivision of this State for the purpose of negotiating, contracting, or dealing with the federal government as to construction and reconstruction under the federal acts;

(4) Undertake all contracts, plans, specifications, and estimates relating to this construction and reconstruction; and

(5) Supervise directly the construction and reconstruction work done under the federal acts.