Marvin Mandel, Governor                        1431

the General Assembly with respect to the legislative enactment which
would be necessary to carry out such proposals. Such study shall
include consideration of the following:

(1)  The steps necessary to unearthing, preserving, and collecting
historical materials dealing with Negro history and culture.

(2)  What can be done to preserve and catalog existing materials.

(3)  Examine the possibilities of the establishment of a museum
of Negro history and culture or a center of Negro history and culture.

(4)   Consider where such a museum or center should be located,
whether it should be independent or a part of an existing establish-
ment, and how it should be financed.

(5)   Consider the methods of disseminating such materials so that
the information can be best integrated into the mainstream of
Maryland education and life.

(6)   Cooperate with and seek the cooperation of the educational
institutions of the State in furtherance of the objectives stated in
this section.

(d) Cessation of existence.—The existence of the Commission shall
be extended to the end of the 1971 session of the Maryland General
Assembly and the Commission shall complete its work by that time.]

409.

(a)   There is created a Commission to be known as the Commission
on Negro History and Culture (hereafter referred to as the "Com-
mission"). The Commission shall be composed of nine (9) members
who shall be appointed by the Governor to serve for a three year
term. The appointees shall be representative of the entire Maryland
community, and they shall be persons who have a knowledge of black
history, and who are sensitive to the problems of the black com-
munity, and who are connected with agencies working to integrate
black history and culture into our American culture. The Governor
shall designate one of the members of the Commission as Chairman,
and one as Vice Chairman. The Commission shall meet at the call
of the Chairman or at the call of a majority of the members thereof.

(b)  The Commission shall:

(1)  Conduct an extensive survey of the data collected by the
former Commission on Negro History and Culture relating to Mary-
land blacks;

(2)  Determine the manner to which such data could be put to its
maximum use;

(3)  Conduct a study to determine which of several existing insti-
tutions the Commission should be phased into at the end of its three
year existence; and

(A) Submit an annual report to the Governor and the General
Assembly of its plans and accomplishments, and submit a final report
to the 1974 session of the General Assembly, including a recommenda-
tion of the institution onto which the Commission should be grafted.
WITHIN WHICH THE COMMISSION SHOULD BE LOCATED.