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of these ideas again and perhaps deal with some new ones.

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MR. DELIA: I would like to make one comment on

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what the Chairman pointed out. One of these people may

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want to elaborate on it.

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The difference between the operation on a local

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level and the state level, I think, is based primarily on

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the fact the City Council in Baltimore meets every week,

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so that they have a chance to bring back legislation if

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there happens to be something in error or if the people

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haven't voiced their opinions as they think they should

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have. In the Maryland General Assembly, unless they change

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the procedure, they meet for seventy consecutive days and,

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with the flood of bills going through, which most of the

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time the people are not aware of the type of legislation

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that is being proposed and you have to do a terrific

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educational job of getting them to watch everything that

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went through the legislature, to be aware whether it is

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going to affect them beneficially or adversely.

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I think, based on this, this is one of the

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reasons why they cannot operate the same as they do on the

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city level. If they have something like Pennsylvania, or