Pollution which had been designated to study the problem of water
pollution in 1945. The Commission is composed of seven members,
three of whom are appointed by the Governor for a term of six years,
except that of the first three appointed one shall serve for two years,
one for four years, and the third for six years. The other four mem-
bers are the Director of the State Department, of Health, the Chair-
man of the Board of Natural Resources, the Director of the Depart-
ment of Game and Inland Fish, and the Director of the Department
of Research and Education. The Chairman, who must be one of the
appointed members, is designated by the Governor..

The Commission has the power to pass such regulations as are
necessary to prevent the pollution of the streams and waters within
the State. The Agency studies and investigates all sources of stream
pollution; it may request or suggest that known polluters take proper
steps to correct the situation. Should any request or suggestion not
be complied with, the Commission may order that the request be
fulfilled within a definite period of time. Any polluter who has a com-
plaint or feels a specific hardship in complying may receive a hearing
before the Commission. The department has collected data in regard
to stream pollution in the various regions of the State and municipal
sewage disposal, and is currently making a survey of industrial waste
disposal. The agency maintains, at The Johns Hopkins Univer-
sity, a Laboratory for the purpose of determining the amount and
cause of water pollution through chemical and bacterial analysis
(Code 1947 Supp. Art. 19A, secs. 29-34)..

1948 1949
Appropriations $22,990 $22,390
Staff: 4..

MARYLAND STATE FAIR BOARD.

Mitchell Digges, 1951; Granville H. Hibberd, 1951; Edward
F. Hotter, 1951; Lloyd Balderston III, 1949; Guy Harmon,
1949; Louis McL. Merryman, 1049; Harry Ricck, 1960, P. C.
Turner, 1960; Roy C. Weagly, I960..

Bel Air Telephone: Bel Air 480.

The Maryland State Fair Board is composed of nine members
appointed by the Governor for a term of three years. However, of the
members of the present Board, three were appointed for one year,
three for two years, and three for three years from July, 1947. It is
the function of the Board to encourage and foster agriculture through
the promotion and assistance of bona fide agricultural fairs and
exhibits. Financial assistance is extended to qualifying organizations
for premium awards to exhibitors of agricultural displays (Code
1947, Supp. Art. 2A, secs. 16-18)..

Appropriations: None
Special Funds:.

1948 1949.

(share of racing funds) $247,250* $247,250*
Staff: I.

*Estimated.