SPIRO T. AGNEW, Governor                       195

FROM TIME TO TIME AFTER JUNE 1, 1967, THE BOARD
MAY ALTER THE SIX AREAS INITIALLY CREATED OR MAY
CREATE MORE OR FEWER AREAS THAN PROVIDED HERE-
IN INITIALLY.

THE BOARD SHALL DETERMINE ON THE RECOMMENDA-
TION OF THE DEPARTMENT, THE COUNTIES OR PARTS OF
COUNTIES WHICH WILL COMPRISE EACH OF THE AREAS
INITIALLY CREATED HEREIN OR HEREAFTER CREATED
UNDER THE TERMS OF THIS SUBSECTION.

(B)   THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PREPARE AND SUBMIT
TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL NOT LATER THAN JUNE
1, 1968, REGULATIONS ESTABLISHING STANDARDS FOR
EMISSIONS INTO THE AIR AND THE AMBIENT AIR
QUALITY FOR EACH OF THE AREAS AUTHORIZED BY
SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION. THE GOVERNING BODY
OF ANY LOCAL JURISDICTION WITHIN ANY AREA MAY RE-
QUEST THE DEPARTMENT TO RECOMMEND TO THE BOARD
FOR ADOPTION A REGULATION ESTABLISHING MORE RE-
STRICTIVE STANDARDS FOR EMISSIONS OR AMBIENT AIR
QUALITY TO BE APPLICABLE WITHIN ITS GEOGRAPHIC
AREA.

(C)   ENFORCEMENT OF THE STANDARDS ADOPTED
UNDER THIS SUBTITLE SHALL BE CARRIED OUT BY THE
DEPARTMENT IN ALL AREAS, USING THE FACILITIES
AND SERVICES OF APPROPRIATE LOCAL AGENCIES OF
THE JURISDICTIONS WITHIN THE AREAS TO THE MAXI-
MUM EXTENT POSSIBLE. IN THE WASHINGTON AREA,
THE DEPARTMENT SHALL USE THE FACILITIES AND
SERVICES OF THE APPROPRIATE AGENCIES OF THE
UNITED STATES, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND THE
STATE OF VIRGINIA IN ENFORCING THE STANDARDS
APPLICABLE IN THIS AREA TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT
POSSIBLE. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE STANDARDS TO BE
ENFORCED IN THE WASHINGTON AREA BE LESS STRIN-
GENT THAN THOSE ADOPTED BY THE STATE FOR THIS
AREA.

694.

IT IS THE INTENTION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
THAT THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH BE RESPON-
SIBLE FOR ALL MONITORING DUTIES, EXCEPT THAT THE
DEPARTMENT MAY CONTRACT FOR OR ARRANGE TO USE
THE FACILITIES AND SERVICES OF APPROPRIATE AGEN-
CIES OF LOCAL JURISDICTIONS TO THE MAXIMUM EX-
TENT POSSIBLE.

695.

(A) THE GOVERNOR SHALL APPOINT AND MAINTAIN
AN AIR QUALITY CONTROL ADVISORY COUNCIL COM-
PRISED OF NOT MORE THAN ELEVEN (11) TECHNICAL,
PROFESSIONAL AND PUBLIC MEMBERS, INCLUDING NINE
(9) MEMBERS APPOINTED AS FOLLOWS: ONE OF SAID
MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED FROM A LIST OF THREE
(3) NAMES OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS REGISTERED
IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND SUBMITTED BY THE