334/Maryland Manual
OFFICE OF PLANNING DATA

Michel A. Lettre, Director Telephone: 225-4450

The Office of Planning Data provides a compre-
hensive data base for use by other State agencies,
the Executive Department, the General Assembly,
local government, and the general public. The Of-
fice collects, analyzes, and publishes social, eco-
nomic, and geographic information for planning
purposes.

Research staff prepares projections of popula-
tion, housing, and employment for the City of
Baltimore and each county in the State for a
twenty-year planning horizon. These projections
are updated on a three-year cycle. Ten-year pro-
jections of public school enrollment are prepared
annually. These projections are used by other
State and local agencies as well as the private sec-
tor.

The State Data Center maintains statistical data
from the U. S. Bureau of the Census and other in-
formation sources. The data covered include such
areas as: population, housing, employment, in-
come, and education.

The Office of Planning Data operates the Mary-
land Automated Geographic Information
(MAGI) System, a computerized system that has
geographically grid-referenced data on the physi-
cal and cultural attributes of the State. The Geo-
graphic Districting Information System, a com-
puter-based interactive system for the analysis and
map display of socio-economic and client specific
data, is maintained for the State.

The Department of State Planning Library
serves as the central depository for all government
general, area, and functional plans. The Library
has the most complete collection of Maryland
plans and an extensive collection of books and pe-
riodicals.

PATUXENT RIVER COMMISSION

Chairperson: Constance Lieder, Secretary of State
Planning

James E. Gutman, Anne Arundel County; Bernie
Fowler, Calvert County; Gary V. Hodge, Charles
County; Ruth U. Keeton, Howard County;
Alexander J. Greene, Montgomery County; W. C.
Dutton, Jr., Prince George's County; Rodney
Thompson, St. Mary's County. Terms expire 1988.

Ex officio: John R. Griffin, Deputy Secretary of
Natural Resources; Vacancy, Secretary of the
Environment; Rosemary Roswell, Administrator,
Soil Conservation Administration, Department of
Agriculture.

Non-voting: W. Lee McFariane, representing State
Soil Conservation Districts.

301 W. Preston St., Room 1104
Baltimore 21201 Telephone: 225-4550

Created in 1980, the Patuxent River Commis-
sion reviews the operation of State and local agen-
cies in regard to the Patuxent River (Chapter 746,
Acts of 1980). It provides a clearinghouse for wa-
tershed information and reviews plans and com-
ments on reports and development projects im-
pacting the river. The Commission assisted in the
preparation of the Patuxent River Policy Plan and
is instrumental in carrying out the Plan's policies
and recommendations.

The Commission is composed of eleven mem-
bers, one from each of the seven counties within
the watershed and four ex officio members (or
their designees). The Commission reports annual-
ly to the General Assembly (Code State Finance
and Procurement Article, sees. 5-901 through
5-916).