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190 MARYLAND MANUAL 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, sees. 185-88). The Maryland representatives on the Board are the Governor and four other persons appointed by him. Appropriations 1965 1966 General Funds $117,885 $119,885 WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT COMMISSION Chairman: H. Lester Hooker, Virginia Vice Chairman: Charles M. Duke, District of Columbia Member: Edward D. Storm, Maryland Delmer Ison. Executive Director Russell W. Cunningham, General Counsel Melvin E. Lewis, Chief Accountant Charles W. Overhouse, Chief Engineer 1815 N. Fort Myer Drive, Arlington, Virginia 22209 Telephone: OX 7-9181 The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Commission was estab- lished in 1961 for the purpose of regulating transportation facilities in the District of Columbia metropolitan area. The Commission was created by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact which was drawn up between Maryland, the District of Columbia, and Virginia. Maryland ratified the Compact with the adop- tion of Chapter 613, Acts of 1959. The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit District, also created by the Compact, embraces the District of Columbia, the cities of Alexandria and Falls Church and Arlington and Fairfax Counties in Virginia, and Montgomery and Prince George's Counties in Maryland. The Commission is composed of three members. One member is appointed by the Governor of Maryland, one by the Governor of Virginia, and one by the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia. Each Commissioner serves a term coincident with his term of office on the agency from which he is selected. Maryland is at present represented by the Chairman of the Public Service Commis- sion. The Commission selects its own officers annually. The Commission regulates and plans for mass transit in the District of Columbia metropolitan area. It has the power to prescribe fares, regulations and practices of transportation companies and taxicabs in the area. Traffic and Highway Board Members from Maryland John B. Funk, Chairman-Director, Maryland State Roads Com- mission; Joseph C. Kordella, Director, Public Works, Montgomery County; George N. Lewis, Jr„ Chief, Bureau of Traffic, Mary- land State Roads Commission; Mason A, Butcher, County Man- ager, Montgomery County; Earl C. Williams, Chief, Traffic Engi- neering Division, Montgomery County Department of Public Works; Ben Smith, Traffic Engineer, Prince George's County; Jesse Baggett, County Commissioner, Prince George's County. The Traffic and Highway Board of the Commission was also estab- lished by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Com- |
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