MARYLAND GEOLOGICAL
SURVEY

Kenneth N. Weaver, Ph.D., Director
Emery T. Cleaves, Ph.D., Deputy Director

2300 St. Paul St., Suite 440
Baltimore, MD 21218 554-5500

The first State Geological Survey operated from
1834 to 1841. Fifty-five years later, the State
Geological and Economic Survey was established in
1896 (Chapter 51, Acts of 1896). The work of the
Survey was placed under the Department of Geol-
ogy Mines, and Water Resources in 1941 (Chapter
508, Acts of 1941). In 1964, the Maryland
Geological Survey superseded the Department of
Geology, Mines, and Water Resources (Chapter 73,
Acts of 1964). The Survey became part of the
Department of Natural Resources in 1969 (Chap-
ter 154, Acts of 1969).
The Survey researches the geology water and
mineral resources of the State so this knowledge can
be applied to resolve practical problems related to
environmental and natural resources. Publication of
maps and technical reports are the primary means of
relaying this information to the public, private in-
dustry, and local, State and federal government agen-
cies. The Survey periodically publishes County Reports,
County and Quadrangle Atlases, Reports of Investiga-
tions, Basic Data Reports, Bulletins, Educational Series,
aai3i Information Circulars. The Survey also publishes
county topographic and geologic maps, a State
geologic map, and other maps and charts.
The Survey researches and investigates coastal
and estuarine geology related to erosion and
sedimentation in the Chesapeake Bay and along the
ocean shoreline. A 42-foot research vessel, the RV
Discovery, is used for Bay research projects. As part
of its applied earth science research on the Bay, the
Survey was one of the principal investigators on the
Chesapeake Bay Program of the U.S. Environmen-
tal Protection Agency (EPA). The Survey's work is
carried out by three programs: Hydrogeology and
Hydrology Environmental Geology and Mineral
Resources, and Coastal and Estuarine Geology.
The Survey is headed by the Director, who is
appointed by the Governor upon recommendation of
the Secretary of Natural Resources (Code Natural
Resources Article, sees. 2-201 through 2-203).

LAND RECLAMATION COMMITTEE
Chairperson: Kenneth N. Weaver, Ph.D.,
Director, Maryland Geological Survey

Appointed by Governor: Timothy J. Carney, 1991;
Margaret J. Jamison, 1991; John E. Carcy, 1993;
Gerald P. Duckett, 1993.

Appointed by Secretary of Natural Resources: Jessie
McCullough, 1991; June Neder, 1991; Edward J.
Golden; Stephen Layron; Robert Webster.

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Appointed by Secretary of the Environment: Robert
Creter

Soil Conservation District representatives: Craig
Hartsock, Allegany County; Shaun Sanders,
Garrett County.

Anthony F. Abar, Executive Secretary

c/o Bureau of Mines
69 Hill Street
Frostburg, MD 21532 689-4136

The Land Reclamation Committee was formed
in 1967 (Chapter 144, Acts of 1967). The Com-
mittee studies, recommends, and approves proce-
dures to reclaim, conserve, and replant land affected
by open-pit coal mining in Maryland. The Commit-
tee reviews mining and reclamation plans, progress
reports, and final reports. It establishes plans and
procedures, as well as practical guidelines, for
prompt and sufficient reclamation, conservation,
and revegetation of all lands disturbed by open-pit
mining of bituminous coal within the State.
The Committee consists of thirteen members. The
Governor appoints four members to three-year terms:
two mining industry representatives, appointed with
Senate advice and consent; one Allegany County
Planning and Zoning Commission member, recom-
mended by the Allegany County Commissioners and
appointed with Senate advice and consent; and one
Garrett County Planning Commission member,
recommended by the Garrett County Commissioners
and appointed with House of Delegates advice and
consent. The Secretary of Natural Resources appoints
six members: an Allegany County resident and a
Garrett County resident, each without any interests in
any mining operation, to serve three-year terms; and
four members of the Department of Natural Resour-
ces, including the Committee chairperson. One mem-
ber of the Department of the Environment is
appointed by the Secretary of the Environment. The
Soil Conservation Districts of Allegany County and
Garrett County are each represented on the Commit-
tee (Code Natural Resources Article, sees. 7-205,
7-501 through 7-505, 7-509, 7-510, 7-515).

STATE MAPPING COMMITTEE
Kenneth N. Weaver, Ph.D., Chairperson
554-5503

The State Mapping Committee originated in
1976 as the State Topographic Mapping Commit-
tee formed by the Secretary of Natural Resources.
In 1988, the Committee received its present name.
The Committee reviews topographic map
coverage of the State and evaluates present scales
of mapping. Priorities for revised and new maps are
determined by the Committee and recommended
to the U.S. Geological Survey The Committee also
examines and evaluates the utility of new map
presentations, such as orthophoro maps and slope