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
Idamae Garrott, Senate Chairperson
Sheila E. Hixson, House Chairperson

Appointed by Senate President: Clarence W. Blount;
Michael J. Collins; Larry E. Haines; Christopher J.
McCabe; Donald F. Munson; Janice Piccinini;
Albert R. Wynn.

Appointed by House Speaker: ]. Ernest Bell II; Peter
G. Callas; John G. Gary; Henry B. Heller; Christine
M. Jones; George H. Littrell, Jr.; Margaret H.
Murphy.

Staff: John S. Donaldson

90 State Circle
Annapolis, MD 21401 841-3742

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
proposals to alter those relationships on the State,
local government, and Maryland citizens. It keeps
State legislative and executive officials informed of
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 Scare and
other units of government, the Committee formu-
lates proposals for the adoption of compacts, the
enactment of uniform or reciprocal statures, and the
adoption of uniform or reciprocal administrative
rules. The Committee also endorses informal
cooperation of governmental offices, personal
cooperation of government officials and employees,
and the exchange and clearance of research and
information.
The Committee consists of sixteen members.
Eight members of the Senate are appointed by the
President and eight members of the House of
Delegates are appointed by the Speaker. The Senate
President and House Speaker designate the chair-
person and vice-chairperson (Code State Govern-
ment Article, sees. 2-901 through 2-906).

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ADVISOKT COMMISSION ON
FEDESAL-STATE-LOCAL RELATIONS

Idamae Garrott, Senate Chairperson
Sheila E. Hixson, House Chairperson

Appointed by Senate President: Larry E. Haines;
Janice Piccinini; Albert R. Wynn.

Appointed by House Speaker: J. Ernest Bell II; Peter
G. Callas; Henry B. Heller.

Md. Association of Counties representative: S. Kirwan
Wineland

Md. Municipal League representative: Thomas X.
White

Ex officio: Charles L. Benton, Jr., Secretary of
Budget & Fiscal Planning; Winfield M. Kelly, Jr.,
Secretary of State; Ronald M. Kreitner, Director of
Planning.

Staff: John S. Donaldson 841-3742

The Advisory Commission on Federal-State-
Local Relations meets from time to time to consider
issues of concern to the Joint Committee on Federal
Relations.
The Advisory Commission consists of thirteen
members. They include four members of the Senate
and four of the House of Delegates appointed,
respectively, by the President and the Speaker; the
Secretary of Budget and Fiscal Planning; the Direc-
tor of Planning; the Secretary of State; and one
member each from the Maryland Association of
Counties and the Maryland Municipal League
(Code State Government Article, sees. 2-907
through 2-909).

JOINT COMMITTEE ON HEALTH CARE
COST CONTAINMENT
Thomas P. O'Reilly, Senate Chairperson
Ronald A. Guns, House Chairperson

Appointed by Senate President: Leo E. Green; Paula
C. Hollinger; American Joe Miedusiewski; Larry
Young.

Appointed by House Speaker: Donald B. Elliott;
Lawrence A. LaMotte; Leonard H. Teitelbaum;
Virginia M. Thomas.

Staff: Karl Aro 841-3875
Stephen M. Ports 841-3710

The Joint Committee on Health Care Cost Con-
tainment was created in 1985 (Chapter 109, Acts
of 1985). The Committee may consider and review
issues relating to the State Health Resources Plan-
ning Commission, the State Health Services Cost
Review Commission, the certificate of need process,
the State Health Plan, studies on the availability of
health care cost services, and other issues relating to
health care cost containment.