WM. PRESTON LANE, JR., GOVERNOR. 1723

be six years; provided, however, that the first three appointees
shall hold office as follows; one for a period of two years, one
for a period of four years and one for a period of six years.
The Governor may for just cause remove any appointed
member of the Commission and fill any vacancies for the
unexpired portion of the term.

No salary or compensation shall be allowed any member
of the Commission for services rendered. Actual and neces-
sary travel and other expenses incurred by the members in
the discharge of their official duties as members of the Com-
mission and by direction or request of the Commission shall
be paid from any funds which are or may become available
for the purpose of this sub-title.

The Commission shall organize and make its own rules,
regulations and procedure, shall meet quarterly and shall
keep a record of its proceedings which shall be open to the
public for inspection. All rules, regulations or orders affect-
ing more than one person shall be given such reasonable pub-
lication by the Commission as it shall determine. Special
meetings may be called by the Chairman or by three members
of the Commission by delivery of written notice to each mem-
ber. Four members of the Commission shall constitute a
quorum.

30. It shall be the duty of the Commission to study, in-
vestigate and from time to time recommend ways and means
of eliminating from the waters of the State, so far as prac-
ticable, all substances and materials which pollute or tend
to pollute the same and to recommend methods, as far as
practicable, for preventing pollution as defined in Section
28 of this sub-title.

The Commission is hereby authorized to encourage volun-
tary cooperation by the citizens of the State and by the in-
dustries, municipalities, counties, metropolitan districts and
the State in restoring, preserving and maintaining the purity
of the waters of the State, for the greatest benefit of all the
people of the State; to coordinate and stimulate the activities
of the several State agencies now concerned with water pollu-
tion; to enforce existing laws relating to the abatement
of pollution of the waters of the State; to supplement and ex-
pand existing technical or other water pollution data by
study, investigation, research or other means that may be
available; to cooperate with, assist and aid other State agen-
cies engaged in assembling, accumulating or developing addi-
tional data or information on water pollution; to cooperate
with, assist and aid other State agencies in enforcing water
pollution laws or regulations; to recommend standards for
sewage or waste effluents discharged into the waters of the