178/Maryland Manual

The St. Mary's City Commission was created by
Chapter 115, Acts of 1966, to preserve, develop,
and maintain Historic St. Mary's City, Maryland's
first settlement and for sixty-one years its colonial
capital. Historic St. Mary's City park was complet-
ed by 1984, the year Maryland celebrated its 350th
anniversary. The goal of the Commission is to
preserve, study, and interpret the site of Mary-
land's first capital in the context of the Chesapeakc
Bay region from pre-history to the present, with a
primary emphasis on the early colonial period. The
Commission is empowered to acquire historical
and cultural properties necessary for the proper
use and administration of the park. The Commis-
sion may accept private gifts, as well as federal,
State, and local government grants.

The Commission consists of nine members ap-
pointed by the Secretary of Economic and Com-
munity Development with the approval of the
Governor for five-year terms. Two Commissioners
must be residents of St. Mary's County and at least
five must be Maryland residents. Commissioners
are selected on the basis of ability, public spirit,
and historical and professional interest. Subject to
the approval of the Secretary of Economic and
Community Development, the Commission ap-
points the Director (Code 1957, Art. 41, secs.
365-374).

MARYLAND STATE ARTS COUNCIL

Chairperson: Julianne E. Alderman, 1986

Barbara M. Curran, 1985; Huot Fisher, 1985;
George Udel, 1985; Dominique-Rene de Lerma,
1986; William B. Dunham, 1986; Nancy Stevens
Carsey, 1987; Eliot Pfanstiehl, 1987; one
vacancy.

Ex officio: Julian L. Lapides, State Senate; Pauline
H. Menes, House of Delegates

Hank Johnson, Executive Director

15 W. Mulberry St.
Baltimore 21201 Telephone: 685-6740

The Maryland State Arts Council was created by
Chapter 644, Acts of 1967, to replace the Gover-
nor's Council on the Arts in Maryland, which had
been established by Executive Order on March 30,
1966, in conformity with the provisions of the
National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities.

The Council provides technical and consultative
assistance to other arts organizations throughout
the State and designs new or expanded arts pro-
grams. The Council makes grants to county arts
councils and other arts organizations. It also

operates programs of its own such as the State
Folklore Program. The State Folklorist coordi-
nates a statewide program of research, educational
development, and public presentation designed to
encourage wider public and institutional aware-
ness, understanding, and support of Maryland
traditional culture.

The Council receives an annual grant from the
National Endowment for the Arts for program
support.

The Council consists of eleven members. The
Governor appoints nine members for three-year
terms. Two members must be members of the
General Assembly, one of whom is appointed by
the president of the Senate and the other by the
speaker of the House of Delegates. Council mem-
bers are chosen because of their participation in
civic, educational, and professional organizations
concerned with or engaged in the production of the
performing visual or creative arts. Members must
also represent all geographic sections of the State
(Code 1957, Art. 41, secs. 396-^04).

MARYLAND INDUSTRIAL AND
COMMERCIAL REDEVELOPMENT
FUND

Marion J. McCoy, Director

45 Calvert St.
Annapolis 21401 Telephone: 269-2064

The Maryland Industrial and Commercial Rede-
velopment Fund (MICRF) became operational in
1980. To provide supplemental financing that
supports local commercial or industrial redevelop-
ment efforts, the Fund administers State loans,
grants, and loan guarantees to local governments.

Fund money is used to encourage private invest-
ment in industrial and commercial redevelopment
projects that retain jobs, create new jobs, and
increase tax revenues. MICRF funds may be
expended directly by a local jurisdiction, or passed
through to a third party committed to carrying out
the project.

CODES ADMINISTRATION

David M. Hammerman, Director

45 Calvert St.
Annapolis 21401 Telephone: 269-2701

The Codes Administration is responsible for the
Industrialized Building Code, the Mobile Homes
Construction Standards Code, the Model Perfor-
mance Building Code, the Maryland Building