Marvin Mandel, Governor                            817

7.

(a) Each political subdivision of this State is hereby authorized
and directed to establish a local organization for civil defense in
accordance with the State civil defense plan and program and to
participate in federal programs for civil defense. Each local organ-
ization for civil defense AND EMERGENCY PLANNING shall have
a director who shall be appointed by the Governor upon the recom-
mendation of the mayor or governing body of the political sub-
divisions, and who shall have direct responsibility for the organiza-
tion, administration and operation of such local organization for
civil defense AND EMERGENCY PLANNING subject to the direc-
tion and control of said mayor or governing body, under general
power of the Governor and Secretary of Public Safety and Correc-
tional Services. The local organization shall have such staff, personnel
and program as may be required from time to time by the State civil
defense organization, except where the local political subdivision
comprises a population in excess of 750,000 and maintains a full-
time staff and personnel to carry out the State civil defense plan and
program.

8.

The Director, with the approval of the Secretary of Public Safety
and Correctional Services, and in collaboration with other public
and private agencies within the State, will develop, or cause to be
developed, mutual aid arrangements for reciprocal civil defense aid
and assistance in case of disaster of extreme nature which affects
two or more political subdivisions.

10.

In carrying out the provisions of this subtitle, the Governor, the
Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services, and the execu-
tive officers or governing bodies of the political subdivisions of the
State are directed to utilize the services, equipment, supplies and
facilities of existing departments, offices and agencies of the State
and of the political subdivisions thereof to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, and the officers and personnel of all such departments, offices
and agencies are directed to cooperate with and extend such services
and facilities to the Governor or to the Secretary or to the Director
and to the civil defense organizations throughout the State upon
request.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That Sections 3(a), 3(c), 4,
9(c) and 10(a) of Article 26A of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1957 Edition, 1966 Replacement Volume and 1969 Supplement),
title "Criminal Injuries Compensation Act," be and they are hereby
repealed and re-enacted with amendments, all to read as follows:

3.

(a) There is hereby created in the [executive department]
Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services a Board, to
be known as the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board, to consist of
three members, no more than two of whom shall belong to the same
political party. The members of the Board shall be appointed by the
Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services, with the ap-