242 ADDRESSES AND STATE PAPERS

trol of children by their parents seems to open up so many avenues
of unenforceability, it just seems a little bit too difficult to define.

Q. Governor, the Planning Commission presented a preliminary
program to the Board of Public Works the other day and wanted
double spaces for offices, equipment and facilities. Does this mean this
office building is going to be razed?

A. Well, I don't know. I haven't talked with Mr. O'Donnell about
the increase in these capital facilities, office building or anything of
that sort, at this moment. But I do feel that the Regional Planning
Council is undertaking a great many more serious and expanded re-
sponsibilities, and it does need the space to adequately function. I
think they have been very crowded in their other quarters and, if
they are going to take an active part in cooperating with the sub-
divisions, they have to have the proper quarters to meet with officials
interested in the planning sector from the various counties and muni-
cipalities, and they need the space to develop expansions in their own
program in the coming year.

Q. What is the timing on construction of the new office building?

A. You mean the private building that the leases are on?

Q. No, I mean the public building.

A. I'm not abreast of Mr. O'Donnell's view on the timing for that,
so I would have to defer comment until I have discussed it with him.

Q. Governor, Representative Mathias said yesterday that the Presi-
dent has asked for less than half of the funds authorized by Congress
to prevent water pollution. He said that if the full amount is not
appropriated, Maryland's share will be reduced. Now, will this mean
that the State's Federal deficit will grow or will the central projects
have to be deferred?

A. We haven't even yet defined our own water pollution program.
As I mentioned before, we're waiting for the results of our water con-
trol study that's in progress right now, to try to evolve for the next
session of the Legislature an overall effort in the alleviation of water
pollution. Whatever we come up with, we hope that the Federal
government will have its share of the fund available. I hate to see
these appropriations reduced when we are gearing ourselves to make
the maximum State effort, probably through a bond issue, to begin
to really — in a comprehensive fashion — attack the problem of
water pollution. So I share Congressman Mathias's fears that the re-