the Attorney General, the Director of the Department of Budget and
Procurement, and the Chairman of the Maryland State Planning Com-
mission; and two other administrative officials appointed by the Gov-
ernor; (2) The Senate Committee, and (3) The House Committee, both
of which are regular standing committees of the two branches of the
General Assembly.

It is the function of this Commission to carry forward the partici-
pation of the State as a member of the Council of State Governments.
It encourages and assists the legislative, executive, administrative, and
judicial officials and employees of Maryland to develop and maintain
friendly contact with officials and employees of the other States, of
the Federal government, and of local units of government. It formu-
lates proposals for, and works towards, the adoption of compacts,
uniform or reciprocal statutes and administrative rules; it promotes
the cooperation of government officials with one another; and in gen-
eral it works to bring the various governments in the United States
into closer contact and to develop the Council of State Governments
for this purpose. The Commission may establish delegations and com-
mittees to carry on its work and is required by the creating Act to
report to the Governor and to the Legislature within fifteen days after
the convening of each regular session and at other times deemed
appropriate (Code 1957, Art. 40, sees. 15-26).

COMMISSIONERS FOR THE PROMOTION OF UNIFORMITY
OF LEGISLATION IN THE UNITED STATES

Chairman: M. King Hill, Jr., 1963
Morton M. Robinson, 1962; Harrison L, Winter, 1963

Commercial Credit Building, Baltimore I Telephone: 727-1164

The General Assembly, by Chapter 264, Acts of 1896, established the
Commission for the Promotion of Uniformity of Legislation. The Gov-
ernor, every four years, appoints three Commissioners, who represent
Maryland in the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform
State Laws. They receive no salary but are allowed their actual dis-
bursements for expenses (Code 1957, Art. 41, sec. 163, 154). The Com-
missioners meet on call of the chairman to determine what acts to
sponsor before the Legislative Council of Maryland. The National
Conference drafts laws to be submitted to the legislatures of the
several states and recommends measures for the promotion of uniform
legislation,

Appropriations 1961 1962

General Funds $2,500 $3,000
Staff: None.

ATLANTIC STATES MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION

Commissioners from the State of Maryland

Chairman, Commission of Tidewater Fisheries: Dr. H. C. Byrd
Appointed by the Commission on Interstate Cooperation: Charles

M. Moore
Appointed by the Governor: George T. Harrison, 1962

Officers of the Commission

Chairman: G. Robert Lunz, South Carolina
Vice Chairman: David H. Hart, New Jersey
Secretary-Treasurer: Wayne D. Heydecker, New York