report to the 1960 session of the General Assembly (Acts 1959,
J.R. 27).

COMMISSION TO STUDY THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
PROBLEMS RELATING TO WATER USES

Chairman: E. Homer White, Jr.

R. Samuel Dillon, Jr., Robert L. Dodd, Wilson A. Heaps,
Samuel H. Hecht, Noah E. Kefauver, Jr., Harry U. Kieck,
Sr., Leroy V. Schuerholz, Harry B. Shaw, Dudley Smith,
W. R. Walter, Abel Wolman.

Salisbury

The Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the
House of Delegates appointed this Commission in 1959 to study water
rights in Maryland and consider what legislation may be necessary
to clarify them. The Commission gives equal representation to agri-
cultural and urban water users. It is to report to the Governor,
members of the General Assembly, and Legislative Council by
September 1, 1960, and its findings are to be published (Acts 1959,
J.R. 23).

PATAPSCO LAND ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Chairman: Charles M. Bandiere

Walter V. Bennett; John A. Cochran; E. Lawrence Dinning;
Mrs. Jesse F. Hakes; H. Lee Hoffman; Horace C. Jefferson;
Charles W. Keller, Jr.; W. Biaden Lowndes; Carl W. Meyer;
Nancy A. Parr; 3. Miller Sherwood.

State Office Building, Annapolis

The Patapsco Land Advisory Committee was appointed in June 1951
by the Governor. It consists of sixteen members, six representing the
State, two representing Baltimore City; and two representing each of
the four counties in which the park is situated. The Committee advises
the Department of Forests and Parks in the acquisition of land for
the Patapsco River Valley Park.

GUNPOWDER RIVER VALLEY PARK ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Chairman: John B. Gontrum

Robert H. Archer, A. Freeborn Brown, John E. Clark, Edward
K. Dunn, James P. Earp, Margaret S. Ferree, Mrs. Jesse F.
Hakes, T. Stuart Haller, Thomas J. Hatem, Solomon L. Hoke,
Mrs. Peter Jay, H. Russell Knust, Mrs. Edward L. Maxwell,
Sidney D. Peverly, Hubert L. Snyder, B. Marvin Thomas, Jr.,
John Grason Turnbull, Harry 1. Warren, Harry W. Wright, Jr.
Joseph F. Kaylor, Executive Secretary

State Office Building, Annapolis

The Governor created this Committee in 1959 to advise the State
Department of Forests and Parks on all aspects of the development
of the Gunpowder River Valley Park.