SPIRO T. AGNEW, Governor                     1735

two members appointed by the Governor because of their interest in
game and fish; and be it further

Resolved, That the Committee is requested to submit its recom-
mendations for legislation to the Governor and the Legislative
Council; and be it further

Resolved, That copies of this Resolution are sent to the Governor
of Maryland, the President of the Senate of Maryland, the Speaker
of the House of Delegates, the Commission and Department of Game
and Fish and the Chairman of the Board of Natural Resources.

Approved May 4, 1967.

No. 47
(House Joint Resolution 29)

House Joint Resolution requesting the Congress of the United States
to rehouse the United States Patent Office in Howard County or
Anne Arundel County, Maryland.

The citizens of Maryland are proud that on April 14, 1964, the
Committee on Public Works of the United States House of Repre-
sentatives, gave its approval to a proposal which would rehouse the
Patent Office of the Department of Commerce in Howard County
or Anne Arundel County, provided Government-owned land was
available, or a suitable site was acquired by donation. Subsequently,
both Anne Arundel County and Howard County have made suitable
sites available, thus meeting the requirement set forth by the Com-
mittee. Both sites are within commuting distance of Washington
and offer sufficient acreage for growth and expansion; now, therefore,
be it

Resolved by the General Assembly of Maryland, That this body
requests the Congress of the United States to take such steps as may
be necessary to carry out the recommendation of the Committee on
Public Works to rehouse the United States Patent Office in Howard
County or Anne Arundel County, in the State of Maryland; and be
it further

Resolved, That the members of the Maryland Delegation in the
Congress of the United States are requested to give their hearty
support to any legislation which would insure the rehousing of the
Patent Office in Howard County or Anne Arundel County; and be
it further

Resolved, That the Secretary of State, of the State of Maryland, is
requested under the Great Seal of the State of Maryland to send
copies of this Joint Resolution to the President of the United States,
the Vice President of the United States and presiding officer in the
Senate of the United States, the Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives in the Congress of the United States, each member of the Mary-
land delegation in the Senate and House of Representatives of the
Congress of the United States, and the Secretary of Commerce of
the United States.

Approved May 4, 1967.