The Southern Interstate Nuclear Board operates under the terms
of the Southern Interstate Nuclear Compact of 1961 (Public Law
87-663), which was ratified by the legislature of Maryland by Chapter
680, Acts of 1963. In addition to Maryland, eleven of the seventeen
eligible states have ratified the Compact. The purpose of the Southern
Interstate Nuclear Board is to assist the member states and the
region to achieve benefits and meet responsibilities of nuclear energy,
facilities, materials, and products. By resolution in 1962, the Southern
Governors' Conference asked the Southern Interstate Nuclear Board
to provide similar aid in the areas of space and related technology.
Through conferences, seminars, symposia, and personal contacts,
Board members and staff provide assistance to state and local govern-
ments in areas which are affected by nuclear energy and space activi-
ties: agriculture, education, industry, labor, legislation, medicine, elec-
tric power, public health and public information. The Maryland repre-
sentative on the Board serves for a term which runs concurrently with
that of the appointing Governor (Code 1957, 1963 Supp., Art. 41 secs.
319-332).

Appropriations 1963 1964

Maryland Support Payments...... $ 3,927 $ 3,930
Total Operating Budget.................. 61,815 55,050
Staff: 4.

SOUTHERN REGIONAL EDUCATION BOARD

Members of the Board from Maryland;

J. Millard Tawes, Governor

Wilson H. Elkins, Martin D. Jenkins, Mary L. Nock, May Russell
G. Watson Algire, Certification Officer
Winfred L. Godwin, Director

130 Sixth Street, N.W., Atlanta, Ga. Telephone: Trinity 5-9211
College Park (Prince George's County) Telephone: Warfield 7-3800

The Southern Regional Education Board operates under the terms
of the Southern Regional Education Compact of 1949, which the
legislature of Maryland ratified by Chapter 282, Acts of 1949. Fifteen
other states have also ratified the Compact. The purpose of the Com-
pact is to develop graduate, professional, and technical education in
the South without unnecessary duplication. The Southern Regional
Education Board is active in approximately twenty-five academic fields.
It administers the regional education contracts through which states
lacking schools in certain fields are able to secure training for their
students at institutions operated either by other states or by private
corporations. The Board also studies needs and resources in various
academic fields and joins with universities in Memoranda of Agree-
ment to plan the development of specific programs on a regional
basis. The University of Maryland carries on the administrative
work of the Board in Maryland (Code 1957, Art. 41, secs. 185-88).
The Maryland representatives on the Board are the Governor and
four other persons appointed by him.

Appropriations 1963 1964
General Funds .................................... $121,202 $115,635