State Agencies

Appointed by the Governor, the Committee
prepares and adopts an apportionment formula
for the percent of total funds that each subdivi-
sion will receive (Code Natural Resources Article,
sec.5-903(c)).

ROSARYVILLE STATE PARK
ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Catherine Koehler, Chairperson

The Committee advises the Department on the
master plan of Rosaryville State Park (Code Nat-
ural Resources Article, sec. l-102(d)).

SENECA CREEK STATE PARK
ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Thomas M. Anderson, Jr., Chairperson

The Committee advises the Department on
planning and development of Seneca Creek State
Park (Code Natural Resources Article, sec.
l-102(d)).

ENERGY ADMINISTRATION

Dr. Paul Massicot, Director

Tawes State Office Building
Annapolis 21401 Telephone: 269-2788

This Administration, created by order of the
Secretary of the Department of Natural Re-
sources on July 1, 1979, and originally incorpo-
rated into the Department as part of the Energy
and Coastal Zone Administration by Chapter
320, Acts of 1976, includes all energy-related
agencies in the Department of Natural Resources.
The common purpose of these agencies is to eval-
uate the production and conservation of energy
while keeping adverse environmental and fiscal ef-
fects to a minimum.

The three operating programs within the Ad-
ministration are Power Plant Siting and Research,
Bureau of Mines, and the Energy Office. These
programs accomplish their tasks mainly through
special and federal monies.

POWER PLANT SITING PROGRAM

Telephone: 269-2261

The Power Plant Siting Program, created by
Chapter 31, Acts of 1971, is responsible for the
administration of a long-range electric power
plant environmental research program, assessing
the impact of existing power plants, evaluating
proposed sites, and acquiring standby sites for a

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land bank. Impact Assessment monitors, assesses,
and models the actual environmental impact of
existing power plants. Site Evaluations calculate
the impact of future power plants at proposed
sites. The site evaluation work forms the basis of
program recommendations to the Public Service
Commission for conditions relating to the design,
construction, and operation of power plants that
are necessary for the protection of the environ-
ment.

Research develops the understanding of Mary-
land's environmental resources and socio-econom-
ic structure necessary to site and operate power
plants successfully with a maximum benefit to so-
ciety and minimum detriment to the ecosystem.

Site Acquisition identifies, investigates, ac-
quires, and holds in a land bank an inventory of
sites suitable for the construction and operation
of power plants.

The Power Plant Siting Program is served by
the following committees:

ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
GUIDANCE COMMITTEE

Dr. Jonathon H. Sharp, Chairperson

(Code Natural Resources Article, sec.
l-102(d).)

POWER PLANT SITING ADVISORY
COMMITTEE

Joseph J. DiNunno, Chairperson

(Code Natural Resources Article, secs. 1-102
(d), 3-303).

WESTERN MARYLAND POWER PLANT
SITING STUDY ADVISORY GROUP

(Code Natural Resources Article, sec.
l-102(d).)

BUREAU OF MINES
Telephone: 689-4136

The Bureau of Mines has two distinct areas of
responsibility: environmental control of active
mines and restoration of abandoned mines.

Active Mines: The Bureau evaluates mining
plans for proposed deep and strip coal mines. En-
vironmental controls are established and reclama-
tion plans for the land must be approved before