416/Maryland Manual

Thomas C. Andrews; DeCorsey E. Bolden; Wil-
liam B. Byrnes; S. James Campbell; James
Coffroth.

Kenes C. Bowling, Executive Director

1364 Devonport Drive
Lexington, Ky. 40504 Telephone: (606) 253-1576

The Interstate Mining Commission was created
as the result of the Interstate Mining Compact
initiated by the Council of State Governments.
To date, sixteen states have ratified the instru-
ment. Maryland ratified the Compact by Chapter
297, Acts of 1973. The Compact establishes a
Commission with one representative and one al-
ternate from each state.

The purpose of the Compact is to 1) advance
the protection and restoration of land, water and
other resources affected by mining; 2) assist in re-
ducing the deterioration of land, water and air at-
tributable to mining; 3) encourage programs
which will achieve comparable results in protect-
ing, conserving, and improving the usefulness of
natural resources; 4) recommend techniques for
the improvement, restoration or protection of
land and other resources affected by mining; and
5) assist in achieving and maintaining an efficient
and productive mining industry. The total budget
of the Compact is $50,000. The first half is
assessed to each state on an equal basis. The oth-
er half is pro-rated on the basis of the value of
mineral production in the party states.

The Maryland Mining Council was created as
a result of the State's joining the Interstate Min-
ing Compact. The Council advises the Governor
on problems related to mining. The Council con-
sists of the Director of the Maryland Geological
Survey and six appointed members. The Gover-
nor, with the advice of the Secretary of Natural
Resources, appoints the members of the Council
for four-year terms. Two of the appointed mem-
bers must represent the mining industries and
two must be public members with a demonstrat-
ed and continuing interest in conservation mat-
ters (Code Natural Resources Article, secs. 7-701
through 7-703).

INTERSTATE OIL COMPACT
COMMISSION

Maryland Representatives:

Harry Hughes, Governor; Dr. Kenneth N. Wea-
ver, Director, Maryland Geological Survey.

P. 0. Box 53127
900 Northeast 23 St.
Oklahoma City, Okla. 73152
Telephone: (405) 525-3556

The Interstate Oil Compact was executed in
Dallas, Texas, on February 16, 1935. Maryland
ratified the Compact in 1959. Under the provi-
sions of Chapter 390, Acts of 1959, Maryland en-
tered into the Compact with thirty-three other
states to formulate plans to conserve oil and gas.

Membership on the Commission consists of the
Governor of each signatory state together with an
alternate representative (Code Natural Resources
Article, secs. 6-401 through 6-404).

INTERSTATE COMMISSION ON THE
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

Representatives from the State of Maryland:

Harry Hughes, Governor; Robert Y. Clagett;
George H. Shoemaker.

Alternates: Thomas A. Andrews; Norton Dodge;
Katherine Seward.

Executive Director: Paul W. Eastman

1055 First St.
Rockville 20850 Telephone: 340-2661

The Interstate Commission on the Potomac
River Basin is an agency of those states contigu-
ous to the Potomac River. Established by an Act
of Congress in 1940, the Commission operates
under the Potomac River Sanitation Compact,
which Maryland ratified by Chapter 320, Acts of
1939. The Compact was amended by P.L. 91-407
on September 25, 1970.

The Commission is composed of representatives
of the five signatory members: Maryland, Penn-
sylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District
of Columbia. While the United States government
is a member of the Commission, it is not a signa-
tory member. The representatives from Maryland
include the Governor and two residents of the
Potomac Valley Conservancy District, who are
appointecf by the Governor for two-year terms
(Code 1957, Art. 43, secs. 407, 408).

The Commission has jurisdiction over the Po-
tomac Valley Conservancy District, which was
created by the enabling Act. The District em-
braces an area of approximately 14,500 square
miles in four states (3,838 square miles in Mary-
land) with an estimated population of 4,000,000,
of which 3,000,000 are in the Washington metro-
politan area. The Commission coordinates, tabu-
lates, and summarizes data on the character, pol-
lution, and condition of streams; conducts
investigations; and promotes adoption of uniform
legislation for the control of stream pollution. It
cooperates with other organizations in studies of
treatment methods for sewage and industrial
wastes.