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

Chairman: M. King Hill, Jr., 1967
Morton M. Robinson, 1967; Harrison L. Winter, 1967

17th Floor, One Charles Center, Baltimore 1 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, secs. 153, 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 1963 1964

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

INTERSTATE COMMISSION ON THE POTOMAC RIVER BASIN
Representatives from the State of Maryland:

J. Millard Tawes, Governor; George F. Hazelwood, 1965;
H. Winship Wheatley, Jr., 1965; L. Eugene Gronin, Alter-
nate, 1965; Christian Heurich, Jr., Alternate, 1965; Paul W.
McKee, Alternate to the Governor, 1965.
Carl J. Johnson, Executive Director

203 Transportation Building
Washington 6, D. C. Telephone: Executive 3-1978

The Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin was estab-
lished by an Act of Congress in 1940, and the compact was ratified
by the participating states shortly thereafter. Maryland ratified by
Chapter 320, Acts of 1939. The Commission is composed of represen-
tatives from the United States Government, Maryland, Pennsylvania,
Virginia, and West Virginia; and the District of Columbia. The repre-
sentatives from Maryland include the Governor and two members,
residents of the Potomac River Conservancy District, who are ap-
pointed by the Governor for two-year terms (Code 1957, Art. 43, secs.
407, 408). The Commission has jurisdiction over the Potomac River
Conservancy District, which was created by the enabling Act. The Dis-
trict embraces an area of approximately 14,500 square miles with an
estimated population of 2,500,000. The Commission (1) coordinates, tab-
ulates, and summarizes existing data on the character, pollution, and
condition of streams in the Conservancy District; (2) supplements
existing data, when necessary, by conducting investigations; (3) pro-
motes adoption by the signatory bodies of uniform legislation for the
control of stream pollution; (4) disseminates information to the public
on the effects of stream pollution and the objectives of the Commission;
(5) cooperates with other organizations in studies of treatment meth-
ods for sewage and industrial wastes; (6) recommends to signa-
tory bodies standards for cleanliness of streams.

The Interstate Commission is now in the process of amending the
compact to enable it to function not only in water pollution control
matters, but also in water resources conservation in the Basin. Mary-