This Commission has supervision over the Maryland-Washington
Metropolitan District and the Maryland-Washington Regional District
created in 1939. Both districts are within Montgomery and Prince
George's Counties adjacent to the District of Columbia and embrace
approximately 231.9 square miles.

The Commission is composed of six members appointed by the Gov-
ernor, subject to confirmation by the Board of County Commissioners
of the county of which the appointee is a resident. Two members
must be residents and taxpayers of that portion of the Maryland-
Washington Metropolitan District within Montgomery County; one
may be a resident of any part of Montgomery County; two must be
residents and taxpayers of that portion of the said district within
Prince George's County; and one may be a resident of any part of
Prince George's County. Terms of members are for six years, except
that the terms of two of first appointees for Montgomery and Prince
George's Counties respectively are for four years each. The annual sal-
ary of the chairman is $3,000 and of the other five members $500.00.

The Commission elects one of its members from Montgomery County
as Park Commissioner for Montgomery County whose salary is $3,600
per annum in addition to his salary as a member of the Commission.
The Commission also appoints a Secretary-Treasurer at an annual
salary of $2,000.00, and a General Counsel at a salary of $2,400.00
per annum. The Secretary-Treasurer and the General Counsel must
be residents of the county in which the Chairman does not reside.
Offices are maintained in both Montgomery and Prince George's
County. The Commission is required to publish annually in at least
one newspaper in Montgomery and Prince George's County a full
and true account of its receipts, disbursements, etc., which shall
have been audited by The State Auditor.

Within the Maryland-Washington Metropolitan District, the Com-
mission is empowered to acquire, develop, maintain and operate a
park system with recreational facilities, expense of which is paid
from a separate park tax levied within the said district.

Within the Maryland-Washington Regional District, which includes
the Maryland-Washington Metropolitan District and other areas in
each county, the Commission has advisory zoning powers; the ordi-
nances themselves, and amendments for that portion of the District
with each county, however, being enacted by the respective boards
of county commissioners sitting as a District Council.

The Commission is also empowered to make, adopt, and amend
a general regional plan for the physical development of the Maryland-
Washington Regional Districts, including all factors of urban, sub-
urban, rural and regional planning. It is given specific subdivision con-
trol power, and jurisdiction over building permits as to zoning require-
ments, over street grades, location of streets, etc. The administrative
expenses of the Commission are paid from an administrative tax
levied within the said District.

Members Residence Term Expires Office

T Howard Duckett. ............57 Franklin Ave. ....... .Tower Bldg.
Hyattsville, Md. .. .Washington, D. C.
1943

James B. Fitzgerald. ..... No. 8 E. Underwood St. . . ..Albee Bldg.
Chevy Chase, Md. ..... .Wash., D. C.

1943

Richard F. Green. ......... .Kensington, Md. ..... .Rockville, Md.

1943