1636                            JOINT RESOLUTIONS

Whereas, The Soil Conservation District Board of Supervisors for
the districts in the Potomac River basin favor the upstream storage
of water in reservoirs or small headwater structures and do not
recommend large reservoirs to control siltation; and,

Whereas, The Montgomery County Council has passed a resolution
opposing any high level dam project in the area of the Potomac River
which would affect Montgomery County for the reason that the pro-
posed Seneca Dam will cause to be inundated 8,300 acres of property
in Montgomery County, not including government owned, at an as-
sessed value exceeding $856,000; and for the further reason that the
estimated costs to reconstruct and/or relocate Montgomery County
roads inundated by this proposal would exceed $2,500,000; now there-
fore, be it

Resolved by the General Assembly of Maryland, That it is re-
spectfully requested that the President of the United States, the
Secretary of the Interior, and the U. S. Senators and Congressmen
from Maryland resist all attempts to construct a large reservoir and
high dam on the main stem of the Potomac River at Seneca; and be
it further

Resolved, That copies of this resolution be sent to the President of
the United States, the Secretary of the Interior, and members of
Congress from Maryland by the Secretary of State under the Groat
Seal of the State of Maryland.

Approved May 4, 1965.

No. 28
(House Joint Resolution 26)

House Joint Resolution requesting the Governor to appoint a com-
mission to study the feasibility of constructing state hospitals
for alcoholics and persons addicted to narcotics or other drugs.

Whereas, Current treatment of alcoholics and other addicts in
Maryland seems to be a part-time affair limited to the state mental
hospitals, and particularly concentrated at Spring Grove State
Hospital; and

Whereas, Alcoholism and drug addiction are diseases which often
create serious problems; and

Whereas, The need is well recognized for hospitals devoted ex-
clusively to the care and treatment of patients either on a voluntary
basis or by commitment by a court or other State authority; and

Whereas, Alcoholics and drug addicts ought to be separated
from criminals and from persons afflicted with mental defects and
should receive a specialized form of treatment; and

Whereas, The problem could probably best be solved by the estab-
lishment of more than one such hospital; for example, a statewide