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I might also say that the Advisory Commission

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on Intergovernmental Relations has recommended this as

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part of its suggested State legislation for a number of

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years. Again, this is readily available from the Advisory

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Commission. Personally, I have some reservations about it

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but as it has been indicated, it is primarily a statutory

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type of thing, but it would be useful and New York, I

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think, has had more experience than any other state on

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the operational level, to the best of my knowledge,

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So, as I say, we will give Mr. Brooks a few

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more people to write to and check with.

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THE CHAIRMAN: I would like also included in

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our study just exactly what we have done here in Maryland

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along that line. Frankly, I just do not know. It is

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something I would want to know and do feel would be im-

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portant. What actually do we do at the state level inso-

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far as similar assistance to local units, other than Karl

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Everstein's availability, which hasn't been taken advan-

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tage of.

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DR. BURDETT: And Paul Cooper.

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THE CHAIRMAN: Yes.