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DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
Torrey C. Brown, Secretary of Natural Resources
John R. Griffin, Deputy Secretary
Vema E. Harrison, Assistant Secretary
Thomas C. Andrews, Assistant Secretary
Herbert M. Sachs, Assistant Secretary
Michael J. Nelson, Assistant Secretary
Thomas A. Deming, Principal Counsel
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Tawes State Office Building
580 Taylor Avenue
Annapolis 21401
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Telephone: 974-3990
TTY for Deaf: 974-3683
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Created in 1969, the Department of Natural Resources traces its origins to the nineteenth century.
The first State Geological Survey operated from 1834 to 1841. In 1896 the State Geological and Eco-
nomic Survey was formed (Chapter 51, Acts of 1896). The State Game Warden's Office was created in
1896 and in 1916 became part of the newly formed Conservation Commission (Chapter 293, Acts of
1896; Chapter 682, Acts of 1916). By 1906 the State Board of Forestry was established (Chapter 294,
Acts of 1906). In 1941 several new agencies concerned with conservation were created to supersede
these older agencies: the Board of Natural Resources; the Department of Tidewater Fisheries; the De-
partment of Game and Inland Fish; the Department of State Forests and Parks; the Department of Ge-
ology, Mines, and Water Resources; and the Department of Research and Education (Chapter 508,
Acts of 1941). In 1969 these departments were further consolidated and became the present Depart-
ment of Natural Resources (Chapter 154, Acts of 1969).
The Department of Natural Resources consists of the following agencies: Capital Programs Adminis-
tration; Chesapeake Bay Critical Area Commission; Energy Administration; Forest, Park and Wildlife
Service; Maryland Environmental Service; Maryland Environmental Trust; Maryland Geological Sur-
vey, Hazardous Waste Facilities Siting Board; Natural Resources Police Force; Tidewater Administra-
tion; and Water Resources Administration. The Department also includes the Scenic and Wild Rivers
Review Board, Upper Potomac River Commission, Land Reclamation Committee, Program Open
Space Committee, and other advisory bodies. The Department is responsible for the Maryland member-
ship units of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, Coastal States Organization, Interstate
Mining Commission, Ohio River Basin Commission, Interstate Oil Compact Commission, Interstate
Commission on the Potomac River Basin, Potomac River Basin Advisory Committee, Potomac River
Fisheries Commission, Southern States Energy Board and the Susquehanna River Basin Commission
(Code Natural Resources Article, sees. 1-101 through 1-104).
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BOARD OF REVIEW
Chairperson: John W. Neumann, 1987
David L. Moore, 1987; Stanley S. Fine, 1987;
William H. Corkran, Jr., 1988; Phillip S.
Thompson, 1988; Edward H. Higgins, 1989; Lena
E. Kirk, 1989.
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The Board of Review advises the Secretary of
Natural Resources. The Board also hears and de-
termines appeals from those decisions of the Sec-
retary or any unit within the Department that are
subject to judicial review under the Administra-
tive Procedures Act or under any other provision
of law.
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