DIVISION OF INVESTIGATIVE
SERVICES
Lt. Col. John Satterfield, Director
The Division of Investigative Services
maintains a staff of investigators who secure
the return of operators licenses and tags
from those drivers who have had their
privileges revoked or suspended. These in-
vestigators also assist in determining whether
or not unsafe drivers have been sufficiently
rehabilitated. They also assist the Vehicle
Registration Division in the regulation of
automobile dealers, auto wreckers, and
scrap processors in Maryland.
An important new duty, as of January 1,
1973, is the retrieval of automobile tags of
uninsured motorists who failed to obtain
automobile liability insurance when their
policy has been terminated.
DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE
ADJUDICATION
Joseph Lupinek, Director
This division consists of hearing officers
who conduct administrative hearings to
determine the appropriate action that the
Administration should take against errant
drivers, business firms, and others which
are licensed by this Administration and
which have violated the laws that pertain to
their operations in Maryland.
Staff: 1,532.
STATE AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
Robert J. Aaronson, Administrator
P.O. Box 8755,
Baltimore-Washington
International Airport,
Baltimore 21240 Telephone: 768-9520
The State Aviation Administration was
created by Chapter 526, Acts of 1970, as a
unit of the Department of Transportation,
replacing the State Aviation Commission es-
tablished by Chapter 318, Acts of 1939. It
is responsible for developing and operating
airports and for fostering and regulating
aeronautical activity within the State.
The Administrator is appointed by the
Secretary of Transportation with the ap- |
proval of the Governor and serves at the
Secretary's pleasure.
Under Chapter 180 of the Acts of 1972,
the operation of Baltimore-Washington In-
ternational Airport, the State's major air
carrier facility, was assigned to the State
Aviation Administration. As authorized by
this legislation, Baltimore-Washington In-
ternational Airport was purchased from
Baltimore City by the State of Maryland on
July 26, 1972 for $36 million. The same
act abolished the Friendship International
Airport Authority originally created by
Chapter 529, Acts of 1970 (In 1973 Gov-
ernor Mandel issued an Executive Order
changing the name from Friendship to Bal-
timore-Washington. )
The State Aviation Administration in-
spects and licenses commercial airports, air
schools, and air school instructors for safe
operation, and registers aircraft and pilots.
It fosters safety in aviation through its pub-
lications—the newsletter "Flight Plan", a
directory of Maryland airports, and a Mary-
land aeronautical chart—and through edu-
cational seminars for pilots and mechanics.
The Administration provides technical
and financial assistance to airport sponsors
and owners in the preparation of master
plans and in improvements to facilities.
Standardized runway markings are applied
and maintained at airports throughout the
State. A Maryland Aviation System Plan
has been prepared in cooperation with the
Systems Planning staff in the Office of the
Secretary of Transportation and other State
and local agencies (Code 1957, 1968 Repl.
Vol., 1975 Supp., Art. IA; 1971 Repl. Vol.,
Art. 41, sec. 207B).
Staff: 301.
BOARD OF AIRPORT ZONING
APPEALS
Chairman: Frank Cuccia, 1980
Appointed Members: Jack C. Fisher, 1977;
Francis J. Murphy, 1977; Edward A.
Griffith, 1978; George E. Mills, 1978;
William J. Munz, 1979; Leon A. Shavitz,
1979; Ann Mahoney, 1980. |
