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Maryland Manual, 1969-70
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152 MARYLAND MANUAL
mission to make a survey of State roads and write a report. In 1904
the first law authorizing State aid for road building put this program
under the supervision of the Highway Division of the Survey Commis-
sion, which performed this function until the creation of the State
Roads Commission by Chapter 141, Acts of 1908 (Code 1957, 1964
Repl. Vol., Art. 89B, sees. 1-235),
The State Roads Commission consists of eight members appointed
by the Governor for terms of four years. The Chairman of the Com-
mission, also known as the Director of Highways, is appointed from
the State at large. One member is appointed from the Eastern Shore;
one from Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, or St. Mary's counties; one
from Allegany, Carroll, Frederick, Garrett, or Washington counties;
one from Montgomery County; one from Prince George's County; one
from Baltimore, Harford, or Howard counties; and one from the City
of Baltimore. The six members are referred to as Regional Com-
missioners. These serve part-time, while the Chairman-Director devotes
full time to his duties. At least two of the members must belong to
whichever of the two leading political parties in the State is not the
party of the Governor. The Chairman holds office at the pleasure of
the Governor.
The basic function of the State Roads Commission is to construct
and maintain an adequate State highway system which is adequate
both from the standpoints of capacity and service, but also from those
of safety. The responsibility for the fulfillment of this function is
divided between the Commission and the Director of Highways. The
Commission generally has the responsibility for the State's secondary
system of highways, the toll facilities, employees' working conditions
and salary recommendations, the extent to which consultant engineers
are employed, and the making of recommendations to the Governor
and to the Legislature of highway improvement programs and high-
way financing. The Commission adopts the general policies within
which it and its organizational components operate. The Director of
Highways has complete responsibility for the interstate and state
primary system of highways, for the selection of consulting engi-
neers, for the operation of the administrative, engineering, planning
and programming, and right-of-way activities, and for carrying out
the policies of the Commission. He is authorized to consult, confer,
negotiate, and conclude agreements with the Bureau of Public Roads
and other agencies of the United States government, representatives
of other states, and other agencies within Maryland, and to exe-
cute contracts, agreements and other documents authorized by the
Commission.
Because of this division of responsibility, the State highways are
divided into various systems. The official State highway map pub-
lished by the State Roads Commission constitutes the basis for dis-
tinguishing them. Highways of the Interstate system are shown in
green, those of primary system are generally designated in red; the
secondary system, in black. However, the Director has the final
authority to determine which highways are considered primary, and
which secondary, after obtaining the advice and counsel of the Com-
mission. The Director, in making this determination, considers present
and future traffic volumes, as well as the geographic and economic
importance of these highways. After conferring with the Commission,
he may change from time to time the designation of a highway from
Primary to Secondary, or vice versa, and determine the system into
which new highways are placed.
The State Roads Commission also maintains, constructs, and admin-
isters the road systems of six of the twenty-three counties of the
State. These counties are Cecil, Kent, Talbot, Calvert, Charles and
St. Mary's.

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