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210 MARYLAND MANUAL facilities within its jurisdiction and, if necessary, it may establish an integrated publicly-owned transit system. The Authority consists of seven members, appointed for five-year terms, one by the Governor, two by the Mayor of Baltimore City subject to the approval of the City Council, two by the County Council of Baltimore County, and two members from Anne Arundel County by a committee consisting of the State Senator, Chairman of the mem- bers of the House of Delegates and the members of the County Council from the election districts referred to in the Act. Initially, the Governor's appointee will serve for three years. One of the Mayor's appointees will serve for one year and the other for five years. One of the County Council's appointees will serve for two years, while the other will serve for four years. The members from Anne Arundel County will serve one for five years and one for two years. The Authority elects its own Chairman and Vice Chairman and appoints the Secretary-Treasurer and Executive Director. The Authority derives its operating revenue from a seat tax of $4.00 per seat from mass transportation companies operating under its jurisdiction plus an annual fee or charge in amount equal to 1/20 of one percent of the gross receipts derived from the mass transpor- tation operations within the area. The total revenue from these sources approximates $185,000 per annum. Advisory Council Solomon Liss, Chairman, Public Service Commission James L. Foley, Jr„ Commissioner, Dept. of Transit & Traffic, Baltimore James P. S. Devereux, Director of Public Safety, Baltimore County John D. Wright, Planning Commission, Baltimore County Mrs. Donald A. Thompson, Planning Commission of Balti- more City Vacancy, County Council of Anne Arundel County The Advisory Council was created to consult with the Authority about changes in routes, schedules, or services of any public or private transportation company. The Council consists of one member of the Public Service Commission, designated by the Governor; the Director of Transit and Traffic of Baltimore City, -the Director of Public Safety of Baltimore County; and representatives of the Planning Commission of Baltimore City and Planning Department of Baltimore County, and one member designated by the County Council of Anne Arundel County (Code 1&57, 1965 Supp., Art. 64B). UPPER POTOMAC RIVER COMMISSION Chairman: John J. McMullen, 1971 Allegany County Representative: William L. Geppert, 1969 Garrett County Representative: E. Herbert Shaffer, 1969 Savage River Dam, Westernport 21562 Telephone: Westemport 3201 The Upper Potomac River Commission, established in 1935, consists of three members appointed for six-year terms. The Governor appoints the Chairman, the Commissioners of Allegany County appoint a second member, and the Commissioners of Garrett County appoint a third. The Commission has jurisdiction over the water resources of Allegany County and of Election District Number 4 (Bloomington) in Garrett County. In July, 1953, the Commission took charge of the Savage River Dam, erected by the Army Corps of Engineers (Acts 1935, chap. 409; Acts 1936, chap. 143; Acts 1947, chap. 165). |
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