OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

David L Winstead, Secretary of Transportation

P O Box 8755
BWI Airport. MD 21240 (410)8651000

Appointed by the Governor, the Secretary of
Transportation heads the Department The Secre
tarv chairs the Maryland Transportation Authority,
the Maryland Port Commission, the Maryland
Aviation Administration, the Maryland Greenways
Commission, and the Governor's Motor Carrier
Task Force for Safety and Uniformity The Secre
tary also serves on the Governor's Executive Coun
cil, the Transportation Professional Services
Selection Board, the Procurement Advisory Coun-
cil, the Capital Debt Affordability Committee, the
Maryland Economic Development Corporation,
the State Information Technology Board, the
Patuxent River Commission, and the Pricing and
Selection Committee for Rehabilitation and Em
ployment Programs In addition, the Secretary is a
member of the Maryland Civil War Heritage Corn
mission, the Interagency Committee on Aging
Services, the Interagency Economic Growth, Re
source Protection, and Planning Committee, the
Jnteragency Committee on Specialized Transpor
tation, and the Interdepartmental Advisory Com-
mittee for Minority Affairs
Under direction of the Secretary, the Depart-
ment of Transportation oversees the Maryland
Transportation Authority, and five administrations
Aviation, State Highway, Mass Transit, Motor Ve
hide, and Port Advising the Secretary on transpor-
tation matters are the Board of Airport Zoning
Appeals, the Board of Review, the Maryland Trans
portation Commission, the Transportation Profes
sional Services Selection Board, and the State
Roads Commission (Code Transportation Article,
sees 2 101 through 2 103)

BOARD OF R£VI£W
Robert A Thompson, Chair, 1998
Laura L Burget, Secretary
(410)865 1091

The Board of Review of the Department of
Transportation hears and determines appeals from
certain decisions of the Secretary of Transportation
or of any agency within the Department

The Board consists of seven members appointed
to three-year terms by the Governor with the advice
of the Secretary of Transportation and Senate ad
vice and consent (Code Transportation Article,
sees 2-501 through 2 506)

MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
Douglas R. Porter, Chair, J997
Juhanne Stoll, Secretary
(410)865-1124

Formed in 1970, the Maryland Transportation
Commission studies the entire State transportation
system (Chapter 526, Acts of 1970) It advises the
Secretary of Transportation and Department ad
mmistrators on policy and programs
The Commission has seventeen members Ten are
appointed for three year terms by the Governor with the
advice of the Secretary of Transportation The seven
regional members of the State Roads Commission serve
ex offido The Governor names the chair (Code irans
portanon Article, sees 2-201 through 2 205)

William M Corun, Chair, 1997
Dorothy E Runkles, Executive Secretary
(410)865 1133

The Transportation Professional Services Selection
Board was created in 1974 (Chapter 732, Acts of
1974) For architectural or engineering services
needed by the Department, the Board makes recom
mendanons to the Board of Public Works on the award
of contracts when the contract exceeds $100,000
Actions of the Selection Board are governed b} the
Maryland Procurement of Architectural and Engineer
mg Services Act—Transportation Agencies (Code
State Finance and Procurement Article, sees 13 301
through 13 323) and the requirements of the State
Procurement Regulations (COMAR21 12 02)
The Board has four members The Governor
appoints two members to five year terms and, upon
recommendation of the Secretary of Transporta
tion, selects one from the Department of Transpor
tation The Secretary of Transportation serves ex
officio On recommendation of the Secretary the
Governor may name an alternate