SPIRO T. AGNEW, Governor                        695

722.

In conjunction with AS A PART OF the Comprehensive Water
Pollution Control Program, the State Department of Health and the
Department of Water Resources shall submit a joint report to the
Governor and to the General Assembly no later than June 1, 1969,
which shall summarize the water pollution control program for the
State. The report, which shall be prepared annually, shall include:

(1)    Status of comprehensive county water supply and sewerage
plans developed in compliance with Section 387(c) of Article 4 of
the Annotated Code of Maryland.

(2)    Status of implementation programs for achieving the water
quality standards of the State. Outstanding violations and the status
of correction shall be included.

(3)    Status of interstate compacts and programs of interstate
agencies.

(4) Status of studies and programs developed pursuant to this
Act.

(5)    Description and status of related Federal plans and studies.

(6)    Other State programs pertaining to water and related land
resources.

The report shall include proposals and recommendations for legis-
lative and administrative action to improve and implement the re-
quirements of this section.

723.

In conjunction with AS A PART OF the Comprehensive Water
Pollution Control Program, the State Department of Health and the
Department of Water Resources may cooperate with appropriate
agencies for the training of technical and associate level personnel
as may be needed in the area of water pollution control. For the
purpose of this section, the Health Department with the approval of
the Department of Water Resources may enter into contracts with
appropriate institutions of higher learning or appropriate agencies
to develop the needed curricula and to support training courses. For
the purposes of this section, an annual appropriation is authorized,
in such amount as provided, in the Budget from time to time IN THE
BUDGET OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.

In conjunction with AS A PART OF the Comprehensive Water
Pollution Control Program, the Department of Water Resources and
the State Department of Health may conduct studies, surveys, investi-
gations, research and analyses, and may engage consultants to accom-
plish the purposes of this subtitle.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That new Sections 75, 76, 77,
78, and 79, inclusive, be and they are hereby added to Article 96A
of said Code (1964 Replacement Volume and 1967 Supplement), title
"Water Resources," to follow immediately after Section 74 thereof
and to be under the new subtitle "COMPREHENSIVE Water Pollu-
tion Control Program," and all to read as follows:

724.