Appointed by Senate President: William H. Amoss;
Raymond E. Beck; Francis X. Kelly; Frank J.
Komenda; Laurence Levitan; Catherine I. Riley.

Appointed by House Speaker: Tyras S. Athey;
William J. Burgess; Susan R. Buswell; Robert L.
Flanagan; Henry R. Hergenroeder, Jr.; Samuel C.
Linton.

Telephone: 841-3710

The Joint Budget and Audit Committee was
created in 1968 (Chapter 456, Acts of 1968). The
Committee provides detailed study and review of
budget analyses, the capital budget, fiscal policy,
fiscal research, post audits, departmental opera-
tion and efficiency within State government, and
other matters relating to fiscal matters. From the
Executive Department and the Department of
Fiscal Services it receives annual reports on the
effect of long-term State debt on the State's finan-
cial condition.

Annually, the Committee reviews federally-
funded projects requiring future State funds and
nonbudgeted funds used for capital programs. It
also reviews rules and regulations that require in-
creased expenditures, establishes policies and di-
rectives for the Department of Fiscal Services,
and submits an annual report to the General As-
sembly.

The Committee consists of twenty members, in-
cluding the President of the Senate, the Speaker of
the House of Delegates, and the majority and mi-
nority floor leaders. Remaining members are di-
vided equally between legislators who serve on the
fiscal committees in the Senate and the House of
Delegates. The chairperson and vice-chairperson
are named by joint action of the presiding officers
(Code State Government Article, sees. 2-601
through 2-606).

JOINT COMMITTEE ON
CHESAPEAKE BAY CRITICAL AREAS

Senate Chairperson: James C. Simpson
House Chairperson: Michael H. Weir

Senate members: William H. Amoss; Bernie
Fowler; Frederick C. Malkus, Jr.; Gerald W.
Winegrad.

House members: William A. dark; Ronald A.
Guns; Daniel M. Long; Thomas A. Rymer.

Staff contact: Dr. Myron H. Miller

Telephone: 841-3875
858-3875

The Joint Committee on Chesapeake Bay Criti-
cal Areas was created in 1984 (Chapter 794, Acts
of 1984). Periodically, the Committee meets with
the Chesapeake Bay Critical Area Commission to
review development and implementation of the
criteria for critical areas program development.

The Committee consists of ten members: five
senators appointed by the President of the Senate
and five delegates appointed by the Speaker of the
House of Delegates (Code Natural Resources Ar-
ticle, sec. 8-1808).

JOINT COMMITTEE ON FEDERAL
RELATIONS

Chairperson: Thomas M. Yeager
Vice-Chairperson: Sheila E. Hixson

Senate members: John N. Bambacus; Clarence W.
Blount; Michael J. Collins; Idamae Garrott; Paula
C. Hollinger; Edward J. Kasemcyer; Albert R.
Wynn.
House members: J. Ernest Bell II; Ronald A.
Guns; Gloria Lawlah; John Leopold; Eileen M.
Rehrmann; George T. Schmincke; Sylvania W.
Woods, Jr.

Staff contact: Orin J. Durey

90 State Circle
Annapolis 21401 Telephone: 841-3761

The Joint Committee on Federal Relations
originated as the Maryland Commission on Inter-
governmental Cooperation in 1937 (Chapter 331,
Acts of 1937). The Commission was reorganized
as the Joint Committee on Federal Relations in
1983 (Chapter 401, Acts of 1983). The Committee
monitors and evaluates the relations between State
and federal government and the impact of propos-
als to alter those relationships on the State, local
government, and Maryland citizens. It informs
State legislative and executive officials concerning
federal relations and the impact of proposals for
change. The Committee serves also as a forum for
the consideration of certain State-local issues.

To advance cooperation between the State and
other units of government, the Committee formu-
lates proposals for the adoption of compacts, the
enactment of uniform or reciprocal statutes, and
the adoption of uniform or reciprocal administra-
tive rules. The Committee also proposes the infor-
mal cooperation of governmental offices with on«
another, the personal cooperation of government