The seven members of the Board are appointed
to three-year terms by the Governor with the ad-
vice of the Secretary and the advice and consent
of the Senate. At least four must be members of
the general public (Code Natural Resources Arti-
cle, sees. 1-106 through 1-107).

ADVISORY BOARD

Chairperson: Erwin C. Hannum

Ralph A. Bitely; Dr. William F. Bruther; James
B. Coulter; Carlton E. Dize; Germaine Gallagher;
Ralph A. Gray; Jordan L. Harding; C. Porter
Hopkins; Woody Jackson; John D. Jeffries;
Edward Middleton; Henry Naylor; William H.
Parker; Robert L. Peltzer, Sr.; J. Landon Reeve;
Larry W. Simns; Victor P. Skruck, Sr.; Hubert I.
Snyder; Dorothy P. Stancil; R. Thomas Thayer.

By Chapter 154, Acts of 1969, the Secretary of
Natural Resources was authorized to create an
advisory board for the Department. The Secretary
determines the size of the Board. Members serve
indefinite terms and represent the different profes-
sional areas or fields of endeavor with which the
Department is concerned (Code Natural Re-
sources Article, sec. 1-105).

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

Under the direct supervision of the Office of the
Secretary are the following services: Executive Di-
rection, Public Affairs Office, and General Ad-
ministration.

Executive Direction provides for the establish-
ment, coordination, administration, and direction
of departmental policy, and has final responsibility
for management policy. Executive Direction also
maintains liaison with various legislative bodies.

The Public Affairs Office informs the public of
Department policies and activities.

General Administration is responsible for fiscal
affairs, personnel, federal aid coordination, data
processing services, and management of registra-
tion and titling of boats.

PUBLIC INFORMATION SOURCES

Public Affairs Office 974-3987
Boat Titling and Registration 974-3211
All Licenses 974-3211

BOAT DEALER ADVISORY COUNCIL

Contact: Bess CrandaU Telephone: 974-3219

Appointed by the Secretary of Natural Re-
sources, the Council advises the Secretary on
boating laws and how they affect the boating in-
dustry in Maryland (Code Natural Resources Ar-
ticle, sec. l-102(d)).

MARYLAND REMOTE SENSING
STEERING COMMITTEE

Chairperson: John Garber, Department of State
Planning Telephone: 225-4450

Department of Natural Resources Contact: James
Burtis, Jr. Telephone: 974-3776

The Committee coordinates remote sensing ac-
tivities in Maryland. It acts as liaison for the re-
mote sensing user community and offers technical
review of proposed projects while facilitating effi-
cient and economical use of related personnel,
equipment, and products (Code Natural Re-
sources Article, sec. 1-102 (d)).

CHESAPEAKE BAY CRITICAL AREA
COMMISSION

Chairperson: Judge Solomon Liss

Ronald Adkins; William J. Bostian; Samuel Y.
Bowling; Benjamin Brown; J. Frank Raley, Jr.;
Albert W. Zahniser. Terms expire 1987.

James E. Gutman; Shepard Krech, Jr.; Wallace
D. Miller; Thomas L. Osbome; G. Steele Phillips;
Robert R. Price, Jr.; Samuel E. Turner, Sr.; Mary
Roe Walkup. Terms expire 1988.

Victor K. Butanis; Ann Sturgis Coates; Parris N.
Glendening; Ronald B. Hickernell; Thomas L.
Jarvis; Kathryn D. Langnor. Terms expire 1990.

Ex officio: Wayne A. Cawley, Jr., Secretary of
Agriculture; J. Randall Evans, Secretary of
Economic and Employment Development;
Vacancy, Secretary of the Environment; Ardath
Cade, assignee of Secretary of Housing and
Community Development; Torrey C. Brown,
Secretary of Natural Resources; Constance Lieder,
Secretary of State Planning.