Md. Code, Pub. Safety § 12-1207

(a) The Department may: (1) develop a voluntary forum that may be used, on request of a local jurisdiction, to resolve conflicts that involve the Standards; and (2) adopt regulations to carry out this subtitle. (b) The Department: (1) shall notify each local jurisdiction of each change to the International Swimming Pool and Spa Code and the impact the change will have on the local amendments in that local jurisdiction; (2) may provide training for local swimming pool and spa officials on the Standards and certify the participation of local swimming pool and spa officials in the training; (3) on request, shall provide a local jurisdiction with technical assistance to implement and enforce the Standards; and (4) shall consult with the Maryland Department of Health on the implementation of the Standards in relation to the regulation of the operation and maintenance of swimming pools and spas.