J. MILLARD TAWES, Governor                     1217

5.

(a)    The Board shall be responsible for the development of coordi-
nated policies for the conservation, enhancement, wise use, perpetu-
ation of the natural resources of the State, and shall be responsible for
the efficient coordination and operation of all the natural resources
activities of the State including the settlement of conflicts that may
arise among departments, agencies and institutions represented on
the Board. In the discharge of this responsibility the Board shall:

(1)    Provide a forum of communication among natural resources
agencies and a source of information for the Governor and General
Assembly on the preservation, development and use of all the natural
resources.

(2)    Study and evaluate any plan, program or activity, or any
combination of plans, programs or activities within one or more of
the departments, agencies or institutions represented on the Board,
and to recommend any legislative, budgetary or administrative
changes, which will provide more effective administration, clarify
responsibilities, terminate obsolete programs, establish desirable
programs, or alter or amend programs to meet changed or changing
conditions.

(3)    Review federal statutes and federal policies, programs and
activities which affect or may affect natural resources of Maryland
and to recommend to federal, State and local agencies and institutions
procedures for the coordination of these programs.

(4) Study the natural resources activities of the subdivisions of
the State and to recommend procedures for coordination of the
natural resources activities of the State and its subdivisions.

(5)    Maintain a catalog or inventory of public land acquired or
used for the preservation, development, management or enjoyment
of the natural resources; to. review all plans and proposals of the
departments associated with the Board for the acquisition of addi-
tional land for such purposes; and to make recommendations on such
acquisitions, taking into account public land owned and managed
for identical or similar purposes by federal agencies and, by counties,
municipalities and other subdivisions of the State.

(6)    Establish and maintain, for the use of the Board and the
departments, agencies and institutions represented on the Board, a
natural resources library cataloged according to a recognized library
system and containing legal, scientific and administrative reports,
books, documents, photographs, records and other information on
the natural resources and natural resources administration.

(b)    The Board shall edit, publish and distribute the periodical
now known as the "Maryland Conservationist" which shall contain
non technical information on the geology and geography, water and
mineral resources, plant and animal life, recreational facilities and
other natural resources, including scenic and historic sites. The
Board shall publish nontechnical books, pamphlets, maps and other
materials on the natural resources and shall encourage and assist its
member agencies in the preparation of such materials for publica-
tion. The Board shall maintain a supply of such nontechnical pub-
lications and other materials for sale at cost to schools, libraries and
the general public, and shall establish policies for the Board and its