State Agencies

Appointed members: Dorothy W. Streaker, 1981;
John C. Warfield, 1981; C. Lawrence Wiser,
1981; Alvin Akman, 1982; Jesse B. Brown,
1982; Patrick P. O'Malley, 1982; William J.
Ryan, 1982; Edward S. Corcoran, 1983.

The Maryland Transportation Commission,
created by Chapter 526, Acts of 1970, consists of
seventeen members. The seven regional members
of the State Roads Commission are ex officio
members, while the remaining ten members are
appointed by the Governor with the advice of the
Secretary. The appointed members serve three-
year terms. The Governor designates the Chair-
person.

The Commission meets at least monthly and is
charged with studying the entire transportation
system of the State. The Commission advises and
makes recommendations to the Secretary and Ad-
ministrators on matters concerning policy formu-
lation and program execution (Code Transporta-
tion Article, secs. 2-201 through 2-205).

BOARD OF REVIEW

Chairperson: John S. Bednarik, 1983

Members: Avery W. Hall, 1981; Jerusa C.
Wilson, 198t; Virginia R. Da vis, 1982; John
Kopp, 1982; Georgia S. Hoff, 1983; Edward S.
Murphy, 1983.

The Board of Review of the Department of
Transportation consists of seven members ap-
pointed by the Governor with the advice of the
Secretary and the advice and consent of the Sen-
ate for three-year terms. At least four of the sev-
en members must represent the general public.
The remaining members are required to have
knowledge and experience in one or more of the
fields under the jurisdiction of the Department of
Transportation.

The Board is charged with hearing and deter-
mining appeals from certain decisions of the Sec-
retary or of any administration or agency within
the Department (Code Transportation Article,
secs. 2-501 through 2-506).

MARYLAND HIGHWAY SAFETY
COORDINATING COMMITTEE

Chairperson: Harry Hughes, Governor

Ex officio members: J. Joseph Curran, Jr., Chair-
person of the Judicial Proceedings Committee of

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the Senate; Helen L. Koss, Chairperson of the
Committee on Constitutional and. Administrative
Law, House of Delegates; Arthur Alperstein,
Chairperson of the Motor Vehicle Subcommittee
of the Judiciary Committee. House of Delegates;
James J. O'Donnell, Secretary of Transporta-
tion; Gordon C. Kamka, Secretary of Public
Safety and Correctional Services; Charles R.
Buck, Jr., Secretary of Health and Mental Hy-
giene; David W. Hornbeck, State Superinten-
dent of Schools; R. Adam Cowley, Director of
the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medicine

Executive Director: William L. Carson, Director,
Transportation Safety, Department of Transpor-
tation

Assistant Executive Director, Dennis W. Evans

P. 0. Box 8755
Baltimore-Washington International Airport
Baltimore 21240 telephone: 787-7157

The Committee was established July 1, 1972.
The Governor may appoint additional members
to serve at his pleasure. The Committee acts as
the central coordinating agency in the planning
and execution of highway safety programs. The
Executive Director is the administrative officer
for the committee and is in general charge of its
work.

Responsibility for administration of the State's
highway safety program has been vested in the
Department of Transportation. By Executive Or-
der, the Secretary of Transportation has been des-
ignated as the Governor's Highway Safety Repre-
sentative and has been delegated the Governor's
powers and authority for the highway safety pro-
gram, which have been redelegated by the Secre-
tary to the Division of Transportation Safety. The
former Office of Highway Safety Coordinator was
incorporated into this Division (Code Transporta-
tion Article, secs. 2-401 through 2-409).

TRANSPORTATION PROFESSIONAL
SERVICES SELECTION BOARD

Chairperson: William Corun, 1982
Vice-Chairperson: Walter E. Woodford, Jr., 1982

Permanent Members: James J. O'Donnell (ex offi-
cio); Frederick L. Dewberry (ex officio);
Ronald A. Moser.

Executive Secretary: Orhan Baycu