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the General Assembly from time to time. As
of 1976, the General Assembly has enacted
the following revised articles proposed by
the Commission: Agriculture, Commercial
Law, Corporations and Associations, Courts
and Judicial Proceedings, Estates and Trusts,
Natural Resources, and Real Property.
Staff services and support for the Com-
mission are provided by the Division of
Statutory Revision within the Department
of Legislative Reference (Code 1957, 1971
Repl. Vol., Art. 40, sees. 53A-53D).
Staff: 1975, 15; 1976, 16; 1977, 17.
DEPARTMENT OF FISCAL SERVICES
William S. Ratchford 11, Director
Lawrence D. Shubnell, Director,
Division of Budget Review
R. Lee Benson, Director,
Division of Fiscal Research
Legislative Services Building,
90 State Circle, P.O. Box 231,
Annapolis 21404 Telephone: 269-3386
Pierce J. Lambdin, Legislative Auditor
Legislative Auditor,
301 W. Preston Street,
Baltimore 21201 Telephone: 383-2512
The Department of Fiscal Services was
established by Chapter 456, Acts of 1968,
succeeding the Fiscal Research Bureau cre-
ated by Chapter 605, Acts of 1947. It is
the financial service arm of the General As-
sembly and operates under the policies and
directives of the Joint Budget and Audit
Committee, and the Legislative Policy Com-
mittee. The Department provides staff serv-
ices to the fiscal committees of the Legisla-
ture and to any commissions or committees
that the General Assembly or the Legislative
Policy Committee may appoint to study
taxation or related questions.
The Department's duties also include the
study and review of the State's operating
and capital budgets during all phases of their
development by the Executive and adoption
by the Legislature, including an annual
analysis submitted to the General Assembly;

the preparation of fiscal notes on all pro-
posed legislation and an annual report on
the fiscal impact of each legislative session;
an annual analysis of the State's bonded in-
debtedness; the study of the operation, ad-
ministration and effectiveness of State agen-
cies and institutions; the study of State and
local financial matters and fiscal interrela-
tionships; and the collection of financial data
on the State's local governments and the
publication of an annual report on local
governmental finances.
The Office of Legislative Auditor, orig-
inally created as the office of the State Audi-
tor by Chapter 257, Acts of 1902, and
Chapter 226, Acts of 1929, is responsible
by law for conducting post audits, of a com-
pliance or performance nature, of all de-
partments, agencies and institutions of State
government, including the offices of clerks
of court and registers of wills. Upon direc-
tion by the General Assembly or the Joint
Budget and Audit Committee, the Legisla-
tive Auditor may undertake a management
audit of a State agency or programs or an
audit of a private organization that receives
State funds. The office also reviews the audit
reports of all local governments (Code
1957, 1971 Repl. Vol., Art. 40, sees. 57-
61E).
Staff: 1975, 104; 1976, 112;
1977,119.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
COMPENSATION COMMISSION
Chairman: Williford Gragg
Appointed by the Governor: Samuel E. W.
Friel, Jr., Moses J. Newson, Edward G.
Uhl, George S. Wills.
Appointed by the President of the Senate:
William B. Dulany, H. Vernon Eney.
Appointed by the Speaker of the House of
Delegates: Edward J. Courtney, N. Page
Worthington.
United States Fidelity and
Guaranty Company,
Baltimore 21203 Telephone: 547-3000


 
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