The Office of Special Counsel was created in
May 1985 (Chapter 11, Acts of Special Session of
May 1985).

Appointed by the Governor, the Special Coun-
sel was authorized to investigate all aspects of the
events related to the savings and loan associations
emergency declared by the Governor on May 14,
1985. The investigation included, but was not lim-
ited to, any act or omission by any State official or
employee, or by any officer, director, or employee
of any privately insured savings and loan associa-
tion or of the former Maryland Savings-Share In-
surance Corporation.

The Special Counsel submitted his report on
January 9, 1986, to the Governor and General
Assembly.

Authorization for the Office initially continued
until March 1, 1986. By Chapter 2, Acts of 1986,
that authorization was extended to May 1, 1986.

STATE PERMIT COORDINATING
COUNCIL

Authorization for the Council expired July 1,
1986 (Chapter 221, Acts of 1982).

INTERSTATE AGENCIES

APPALACHIAN REGIONAL
COMMISSION

Maryland representatives: William Donald
Schaefer, Governor; Hans F. Mayer, alternate

Executive Director: Francis E. Moravitz

1666 Connecticut Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20235
Telephone: (202) 673-7835

The Appalachian Regional Commission was
created by the federal Appalachian Regional De-
velopment Act of 1965 (P.L. 89^). To implement
the federal act, the Governor and the Board of
Public Works were authorized to appoint a State
member and an alternate to the Commission
(Chapter 415, Acts of 1965). The Commission
plans and coordinates authorized projects and
programs for the development of the thirteen-state
Appalachian Region, which includes the Western
Maryland counties of Washington, Allegany, and
Garrett.

Commission programs include construction of a
developmental highway system, access roads,
health centers, vocational educational schools,
and sewage treatment works; development of
land, timber, and water resources; rehabilitation
of areas damaged by strip and surface mining; and
the establishment of local development districts to
support economic development efforts at the local
level.

The Commission's major function is to plan and
coordinate programs and projects carried out by
federal and state departments and agencies. The
Commission can act only on those programs and
projects that are submitted to it by state members.

The Department of Economic and Employment
Development is responsible for the Maryland
membership unit of the Commission. With the ap-
proval of the Governor, the Secretary of Econom-
ic and Employment Development appoints the
State member and alternate to the Commission
(Code 1957, Art. 78A, sec. 13B).

APPALACHIAN STATES LOW-LEVEL
RADIOACTIVE WASTE COMMISSION

Maryland representative: William M. Eichbaum

c/o Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene
201 W. Preston St.
Baltimore 21201 Telephone: 225-6520

In 1986, Maryland repealed the Northeast In-
terstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Manage-
ment Compact and ratified the Appalachian
States Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact
(Chapter 33, Acts of 1986). The Compact pro-
vides for a commission consisting of two mem-
bers, appointed by the governor, from each party
state and five members from each host state. Dela-
ware, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia also have
ratified the Compact. After the anticipated Con-
gressional approval of the Compact, the Commis-
sion will have central offices in Pennsylvania.

The Appalachian States Low-Level Radioactive
Waste Compact provides a framework for cooper-
ative efforts. It assures proper packaging and
transportation of low-level wastes. For radioactive
waste disposal, the Compact identifies a host state
(based on the volume and curie content of radio-
active waste generated) to receive radioactive
waste from party states; and distributes the costs
and benefits equitably among party states. The
Compact contains an exclusionary ban on wastes
generated outside the region after establishment of
a regional facility.