The Department of Transportation was created in 1970 (Chapter 526, Acts of 1970), but the State's
concern with transportation dates back to the early nineteenth century. In that period, the State helped
finance various "internal improvements," including railroads, canals, and turnpikes. State agencies specif-
ically vested with responsibilities for transportation are, however, a product of the twentieth century The
State Roads Commission was established in 1908, the Motor Vehicle Commission in 1910, the State
Aviation Commission in 1929, the Maryland Port Authority in 1956, the Mass Transit Administration in
1970, and the State Railroad Administration in 1978.

Under direction of the Secretary, the Department ofTransportation consolidates seven administrations:
the State Highway Administration, the State Railroad Administration, the Maryland Port Administration,
the Motor 'Vehicle Administration, the Mass Transit Administration, the State Aviation Administration,
and the Maryland Transportation Authority Providing the Secretary with advice, guidance, and direction
in a variety of transportation matters are the Maryland Transportation Commission, the Board of Review,
the Transportation Professional Services Selection Board, the Board of Airport Zoning Appeals, and the
State Roads Commission (Code Transportation Article, secs. 2-101 through 2-103).

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY The Secretary of Transportation heads the De- partment. Repotting directly to the Secretary are the Deputy Secretary, the Assistant Secretaries for Administration and Management Studies, and three Offices: Policy and Program Analysis; Finan- cial Planning and Budget; and Transportation Plan- ning. The Secretary also chairs the Maryland Transportation Authority and the Maryland Port Commission and serves on the Transportation Pro- fessional Services Selection Board (Code Transpor- tation Article, sec. 2-102). The Department of Transportation administers the State Highway Safety Program and the Secre-

tary of Transportation is the Governor's Highway Safety Representative. The Governor's powers and authority for the Program have been redelegated by the Secretary to the Office of Transportation Plan- ning (Code Transportation Article, secs. 2-401 through 2-409). OFFICE OF POLICY AND PROGRAM ANALTSIS David Chapin, Director 859-7151 OFFICE OF FINANCIAL PLANNING AND BUDGET Gaila Pryor, Director 859-7172 OFFICE OF TRANSPORTATION PLANNING Clyde E. Pyers, Director 859-7333