1726                            JOINT RESOLUTIONS

Whereas, the Governor and the General Assembly should be kept
advised of current happenings in this dynamic field, and this function
could be performed to the advantage of all concerned by the addition
of a representative of the Governor's office and a member of each
House of the Legislature to the present Advisory Committee; now,
therefore, be it

Resolved by the General Assembly of Maryland, That the Governor
and the Economic Development Commission be and they are hereby
requested to add to the Economic Development Commission's Advi-
sory Committee on Tourism one duly designated representative of
the Governor's office, one member of the Senate of Maryland, and one
member of the House of Delegates; and be it further

Resolved, That this enlarged Advisory Committee is requested to
report its findings, conclusions, and recommendations to the Governor
and the General Assembly before January 31 of each year.

Approved May 4, 1967.

No. 37
(House Joint Resolution 9)

House Joint Resolution requesting that a detailed travel survey be
conducted during Fiscal Year 1968 in order to determine and
itemize the value, import and impact of the travel dollar in Mary-
land.

Whereas, The American travel industry is now a thirty billion
dollar industry, ranking as third largest behind manufacturing and
agriculture; and

Whereas, It is commonly acknowledged that before the end of the
next decade it will be the largest industry in the country; and

Whereas, The travel industry already employs six million indi-
viduals, either directly or indirectly, in this country; and

Whereas, Maryland, with her Western mountains and Eastern
Shore, as well as the strategic location of both Annapolis and Balti-
more, should have a significant share of this industry, but has not
invested nor worked hard enough to achieve, develop or improve it;
and

Whereas, This State has never really taken an inventory of her
potential and actual tourist attractions, and has only recently made a
cursory study of the value of the travel dollar in Maryland, although
most other states do already have studies of this type, and several
states conduct them on a regular and periodic basis; and

Whereas, There is much available data and there are many com-
petent groups and organizations which could make the desired and
needed, detailed and comprehensive survey of tourism and travel in
Maryland and what they do and potentially could mean to the econ-
omy of this State; and