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realization that all levels of government share the responsibility for the existence of the problem and must, therefore, assist each other in making its solution. As a public corporation, the Service has all powers necessary to conduct business, to plan, design, finance, con- struct, operate and maintain liquid and solid waste treatment and disposal facilities (Code 1957, 1971 Repl. Vol., Art. 33B). Appropriations 1971 1972 General Funds $200,000 $444,982 Special Funds 213,000 — Staff: 21. INTERSTATE COMMISSION ON THE POTOMAC RIVER BASIN Representatives from the State of Maryland.: Marvin Mandel, Governor; A. T. Brust, Jr., 1973; Oscar W. Meier, 1973; L. Eugene Cronin, Alternate, 1973; Samuel Linton, Alter- nate, 1973; Paul W. McKee, Alternate, 1973. Officers of the Commission; Chairman: A. T. Brust, Jr. Vice Chairman: Maurice Goddard General Counsel: Lee F. Dante Assistant General Counsel: Arnold Sternberg Treasurer: Oscar W. Meier Executive Director: Carl 3. Johnson 407 Global Building, 1025 Vermont Avenue, N.W., Washington, D. C. 20005 Telephone: 393-1978 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. On September 25, 1970, the compact was amended by PL 91-407. The Commission is composed of representatives from the United States Government, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Vir- ginia, and West Virginia, and the District of Columbia. The represen- tatives from Maryland include the Governor and two members, resi- dents of the Potomac River Conservancy District, who are appointed by the Governor for two-year terms (Code 1957, 1971 Repl. Vol., Art. 43, sees. 407, 408). The Commission has jurisdiction over the Potomac River Conservancy District, which was created by the enabling Act. The District embraces an area of approximately 14,600 square miles with an estimated population of 3,300,000. The Commission (1) co- ordinates, tabulates, and summarizes existing data on the character, pollution, and water problems in the Conservancy District; (2) sup- plements existing data, when necessary, by conducting. investigations; (3) disseminates information to the public on the effects of stream pollution and the objectives of the Commission; (4) cooperates with other organizations in studies of treatment methods for sewage and industrial wastes; (5) reviews any plan or program from any public or private agency or organization relating to stream pollution or the utilization, conservation or development of water or associated land resources; (6) recommends to signatory bodies standards for cleanliness of streams. The Commission is financed by appropriations, from each of the participating bodies. Appropriations 1971 1972 General Funds .... $17,437 $20,750 |
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