President of the Senate and the Speaker of
the House of Delegates serve as ex officio
members. The Commission selects its own
officers, the Director of the Trust, and other
employees as may be necessary.
The Trust absorbed and expanded the
functions and activities of the Governor's
Committee to Keep Maryland Beautiful
(Natural Resources Article, sees. 3-201 to
3-211).
Staff: 3.
INTERSTATE COMMISSION ON THE
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN
Representatives from the State of Maryland:
Governor Marvin Mandel, A. T. Brust, Jr,,
Philip Hogue, L. Eugene Cronin, Alter-
nate; Samuel Linton, Alternate; Henry
Silberman, Alternate.
Officers of the Commission:
Chairman: Malcolm Hope
Vice Chairman: Philip Hogue
General Counsel: Henry Stetina
Executive Director: Paul W. Eastman
4350 East West Highway, Suite 814,
Bethesda 20014 Telephone: 652-5758
The Interstate Commission on the Poto-
mac River Basin was established 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 representa-
tives from the United States Government,
Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West
Virginia, and the District of Columbia. The
representatives from Maryland include the
Governor and two members, residents 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 Con-
servancy District, which was created by the
enabling Act. The District embraces an
area of approximately 14,500 square miles
with an estimated population of 3,300,000. |
The Commission ( 1 ) coordinates, tabulates,
and summarizes existing data on the charac-
ter, pollution, and water problems in the
Conservancy District; (2) supplements ex-
isting data, when necessary, by conducting
investigations; (3) disseminates information
to the public on the effects of stream pollu-
tion 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 re-
sources; (6) recommends to signatory bod-
ies standards for cleanliness of streams.
The Commission is financed by appro-
priations from each of the participating
bodies.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN
COMMISSION
Chairman: Hugh L. Carey, Governor of
New York
Milton J. Shapp, Governor of Pennsylvania;
Marvin Mandel, Governor of Maryland;
Thomas S. Kleppe, Secretary of the In-
terior; Alternates: Dr. Theodore L. Hul-
lar. New York; Dr. Maurice K. Goddard,
Pennsylvania; Henry Silberman, Mary-
land;; Thomas Webster, United States.
Executive Director: Robert J. Bielo
5015 Lenker Street,
Mechanicsburg, Pa. 17055
Telephone: (717) 737-0501
The Susquehanna River Basin Commis-
sion was created upon the ratification of the
Susquehanna River Basin Compact by the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the states
of New York, and Maryland and by the
U. S. Congress. Maryland ratified it by
Chapter 391, Acts of 1967. The Commis-
sion superseded the Interstate Advisory
Committee on the Susquehanna River Basin.
The Compact, which was recommended
by the Interstate Advisory Committee on
the Susquehanna River Basin, will develop
plans, policies, and projects relating to the
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