1416                              LAWS OF MARYLAND                        [CH. 680

contain specific recommendations of the amount or amounts to be
appropriated by each of the party states. One half of the total amount
of each budget of estimated expenditures shall be apportioned among
the party states in equal shares; one quarter of each such budget
shall he apportioned among the party states in accordance with the
ratio of their populations to the total population of the entire group
of party states based on the last decennial federal census; and one
quarter of each such budget shall be apportioned among the party
states on the basis of the relative average per capita income of the
inhabitants in each of the party states based on the latest computa-
tions published by the federal census-taking agency. Subject to ap-
propriation by their respective legislatures, the Board shall be pro-
vided with such funds by each of the party states as are necessary
to provide the means of establishing and maintaining facilities, a staff
of personnel, and such activities as may be necessary to fulfill the
powers and duties imposed upon and entrusted to the Board.

(c)  The Board may meet any of its obligations in whole or in part
with funds available to it under Article II (h) of this compact, pro-
vided that the Board takes specific action setting aside such funds
prior to the incurring of any obligation to be met in whole or in part
in this manner. Except where the Board makes use of funds avail-
able to it under Article II (h) hereof, the Board shall not incur any
obligation prior to the allotment of funds by the party jurisdictions
adequate to meet the same.

(d)  Any expenses and any other costs for each of the Board in
attending Board meetings shall be met by the Board.

(e)  The Board shall keep accurate accounts of all receipts and dis-
bursements. The receipts and disbursements of the Board shall be
subject to the audit and accounting procedures established under its
bylaws. However, all receipts and disbursements of funds handled
by the Board shall be audited yearly by a qualified public accountant
and the report of the audit shall be included in and become part of
the annual report of the Board.

(f)  The accounts of the Board shall be open at any reasonable time
for inspection.

323.

Article IV. Advisory Committees

The Board may establish such advisory and technical committees
as it may deem necessary, membership on which to include but not
be limited to private citizens, expert and lay personnel, representa-
tives of industry, labor, commerce, agriculture, civic associations,
medicine, education, voluntary health agencies, and officials of local,
state and federal government, and may cooperate with and use the
services of any such committees and the organizations which they
represent in furthering any of its activities under this compact.

324.

Article V. Powers

The Board shall have power to:

(a) Ascertain and analyze on a continuing basis the position of
the South with respect to nuclear and related industries.