MONITORING & NONTIDAL
ASSESSMENT DIVISION
Ronald J Klauda, Ph D , Director
(410) 974-2926

The Monitoring and Nontidal Assessment Divi
sion began within the Tidewater Administration as
the Chesapeake Bay Research and Monitoring Di-
vision in 1988 The Division was reorganized under
its present name in 1995
The Division consolidates scientific programs of
the Resource Assessment Service in the areas of
ecological habitat impacts, biological assessments,
nomndigenous aquatic species control, and atmos-
pheric deposition A 49-foot research vessel, the RV
Discovery, is used for Bay research projects
The Division is served by the Acid Deposition
Advisory Committee

ACID DEPOSITION ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Contact Ronald J Klauda, Ph D (410) 974 2926

At the request of the Monitoring and Nontidal
Assessment Division and the Power Plant Assessment
Program, the Acid Deposition Advisory Committee
reviews and comments upon materials related to the
Ac»d Deposition Program These mclude draft annual
reports to the Governor and General Assembly and
research studies produced by the Program (Code
Natural Resources Article, sees 1 102(d), 3 303)

POWER PLANT ASSESSMENT PROGRAM
Peter M Dunbar, Director
(410) 974-2261

The Power Plant Assessment Program originated
in 1971 as the Power Plant Siting Program (Chapter
31, Acts of 1971) The Program, by 1986, was
renamed the Power Plant Research Program under
the Energy Administration In 1988, the Program was
reorganized by the Department under the Tidewater
Administration as the Power Plant and Environmental
Review Division In 1995,itreceiveditspresentname
The Program conducts environmental research,
monitoring, and assessments to evaluate and mini-
mize the environmental effects of power plants with-
out imposing unreasonable costs on the production
of electricity The Program also assists m selecting sites
for dredged materials and monitoring the environ-
mental impact of these sites (Code Natural Resources
Article, sees 3 301 through 3-307)
The Division is served by the Power Plant Re-
search Advisory Committee

POWER PLANT RESEARCH ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Vacancy, Chair
Contact Peter M Dunbar (410)974-2261

Appointed by the Secretary of Natural Re
sources, the Committee advises the Secretary on

the Power Plant Research Program (Code Natural
Resources Article, sees 1 102(d), 3 303)

TIDEWATER ECOSYSTEM ASSESSMENT
DIVISION
Robert E Magmen, Ph D , Director
(410)9742951

The Tidewater Ecosystem Assessment Division
assesses the ecological health of Maryland's tidewa
ter ecosystems, identifies the causes of environ-
mental degradation, and seeks solutions The
Division also manages the State's long term data
bases on water quality and living resources tor both
tidal and nontidal ecosystems

MANAGEMENT SERVICE

Allen W Cartwnght, Jr , Assistant Secretary
for Management Service

Tawes State Office Building
580 Taylor Ave
Annapolis, MD 21401—2397 (410) 974 2031

The Assistant Secretary for Management Service
is responsible for four units Audit and Manage
ment Review, the Finance and Administrative Serv
ice, the Human Resources Service, and the
Management Information Service

PUBLIC LANDS

James W Dunmyer, Assistant Secretary
for Public Lands

Tawes State Office Building
580 Taylor Ave
Annapolis, MD 21401—2397 (410) 974 3829

Pubhc Lands began m 1992 as Pubhc Lands and
Forestry and was reorganized under its present name
m 1995 Pubhc Lands oversees tour programs the
Maryland Environmental Trust, the State Forest and
Park Service, the Land and Water Conservation Serv
ice, and the Natural Resources Police Force

MARYLAND ENVIRONMENTAL
TRUST

Constance Lieder, Chair, 1997
Thomas D Saunders, Director

100 Community Place, 1st floor
Crownsville, MD 21032—2023 (410) 514 7900
fax (410) 514 7919

The Maryland Environmental Trust was formed
in 1967 to conserve, improve, stimulate, and per