1842                             Joint Resolutions

Resolved, That copies of this Resolution be sent to the President
of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Delegates and the Legisla-
tive Council.

Approved May 6, 1971.

No. 39
(House Joint Resolution 59)

House Joint Resolution requesting the Legislative Council to study
the feasibility of consolidating the historical commissions of the
State under a unified Department of Historical Commissions and
Museums.

Whereas, In recent years there has been an increase in the num-
ber of Maryland historical commissions with a corresponding increase
in their budgetary funds; and

Whereas, These historical commissions presently are the Mary-
land Historical Trust, the Capital City Commission, Historic Annap-
olis, Incorporated, the War Memorial Commission, St. Mary's City
Commission, the Hall of Records Commission, the Commission on
Negro History, the New Life Commission, and the Bi-Centennial
Commission; and

Whereas, There is considerable confusion and overlapping as a
result of these various commissions; and

Whereas, It is evident that greater efficiency and economy could
be attained by consolidating some or all of these commissions under
a unified Department of Historical Commissions and Museums; and

Whereas, The Historical and Museum Commission of Pennsyl-
vania would serve well as a model for a unified Department of His-
torical Commissions and Museums for Maryland; now, therefore,
be it

Resolved by the General Assembly of Maryland, That the Legisla-
tive Council of Maryland be requested to study the feasibility of
consolidating the historical commissions of the State under a unified
Department of Historical Commissions and Museums; and be it
further

Resolved, That the Legislative Council report the results of its
study to the General Assembly at the 1972 Legislative Session; and
be it further

Resolved, That copies of this Resolution be sent to the Chair-
man of the Legislative Council, Honorable William S. James, and
to the Vice-Chairman of the Council, Honorable Thomas Hunter
Lowe.

Approved May 6, 1971.