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MARYLAND MANUAL 131 INTERSTATE COMMISSION ON THE POTOMAC RIVER BASIN Representatives from the State of Maryland: Marvin Mandel, Governor; A. T. Brust, Jr„ 1975; Oscar W. Meier, 1975; L. Eugene Cronin, Alternate, 1975; Samuel Linton, Alter- nate, 1975; Paul W. McKee, Alternate, 1975. Officers of the Commission: Chairman: A. T. Brust, Jr. Vice Chairman: Maurice Goddard General Counsel: Lee F. Dante Assistant General Counsel: Arnold Sternberg Treasurer: Oscar W. Meier Executive Director: Paul W. Eastman 814 East West Towers, 4360 East West Highway, Bethesda 20014 Telephone: 652-5758 The Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin was estab- lished by an Act of Congress in 1940, and the compact was ratified by the participating states shortly thereafter, Maryland ratified by Chapter 320, Acts of 1939. On September 25, 1970, the compact was amended by PL 91-407. The Commission is composed of representa- tives from the United States Government, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia, and the District of Columbia. The repre- sentatives from Maryland include the Governor and two members, residents of the Potomac River Conservancy District, who are ap- pointed by the Governor for two-year terms (Code 1957, 1971 Kepi. Vol., Art. 43, sees. 407, 408). The Commission has jurisdiction over the Potomac River Conservancy District, which was created by the enabling Act. The District embraces an area of approximately 14,500 square miles with an estimated population of 3,300,000. The Commis- sion (1) coordinates, tabulates, and summarizes existing data on the character, pollution, and water problems in the Conservancy District; (2) supplements existing data, when necessary, by conducting investi- gations; (3) disseminates information to the public on the effects of stream pollution and the objectives of the Commission; (4) cooperates with other organizations in studies of treatment methods for sewage and industrial wastes; (5) reviews any plan or program from any public or private agency or organization relating to stream pollution or the utilization, conservation or development of water or associated land resources; (6) recommends to signatory bodies standards for cleanliness of streams. The Commission is financed by appropriations from each of the participating bodies. Appropriations 1971 1972 General Funds ................. $17,437 $20,750 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN COMMISSION Chairman: Milton Shapp, Governor of Pennsylvania Nelson A. Rockefeller, Governor of New York; Marvin Mandel, Governor of Maryland; Rogers C. B. Morton, Secretary of the Interior. Robert J. Bielo, Executive Director 6012 Leuker Street, Mechanicsburg, Pa. Telephone: (717) 737-0501 |
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