344                               Joint Resolutions

Resolved by the General Assembly of Maryland, That the Depart-
ment of Forests and Parks be urged and requested to revise its master
plan for the acquisition of land if and as necessary and then to use
this plan as a basis for all future acquisitions of land for public
park purposes.

No. 24
(Senate Joint Resolution 12)

Joint Resolution requesting the Governor and the Board of Public
Works to make available a deficiency appropriation for the Mary-
land Tobacco Authority to expand the scope of its activities.

Whereas, The Legislative Council's Committee on Tobacco has
spent the past summer studying the tobacco marketing situation in
Southern Maryland; and

Whereas, The Committee found that from its beginnings in 1939,
the Maryland loose leaf auction market was regulated only volun-
tarily, soon resulting in a chaotic market condition; and

Whereas, In 1947, the Maryland Tobacco Authority was estab-
lished and given certain powers to regulate market practices on a
trial basis to alleviate the conditions existing then; and

Whereas, It now appears that market conditions have not suffi-
ciently improved since 1947; and

Whereas, The Tobacco Committee's report recommends an in-
creased grant of powers to the Authority for the regulation of market
practices and such grant will necessitate an increased budget to be
effective; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the General Assembly of Maryland, That the Governor
and the Board of Public Works be requested to make available to the
Maryland Tobacco Authority a deficiency appropriation to enable the
Authority to properly carry out the increased duties to be placed
upon it by,law; and be it further

Resolved, That copies of this Resolution be sent to the Governor
of Maryland and to the Board of Public Works, Annapolis, Maryland.

No. 25
(Senate Joint Resolution 14)

Joint Resolution requesting the Department of Public Improvements
to investigate and report on the feasibility of establishing a State
Tobacco Warehouse in Southern Maryland.

Explanation: Italics indicate new matter added to existing law.
[Brackets] indicate matter stricken from existing law.
CAPITALS indicate amendments to bill.
Strike out indicates matter stricken out of bill.