3202                                    EXECUTIVE ORDERS

On November 20, 1973, in a meeting open to the press
and to the public, the Committee received testimony on
the Executive Order, Following the testimony and after
appropriate discussion, a motion was made and seconded to
approve the Executive Order as written. The recorded
roll—call vote on the motion was as follows:

Yeas Nays

The Chairman, Senator McAuliffe                                  x

The Vice-Chairman,. Delegate C. Hickman                   x

Senator Boyer                                                                       x

Senator Lipin                                                                       x

Senator Pascal                                                                     x
Senator Stone (Absent due to illness)

Delegate Doolan                                                                   x

Delegate Linton                                                                   x

Delegate Malone                                                                   x

Delegate Redding                                                                 x

By virtue of my authority as Chairman, I declare
that the Executive Order has been considered and approved
by the Committee.

Sincerely,

James S. McAuliffe, Jr.

Chairman

EXECUTIVE ORDER OF NOVEMBER 16, 1973
ENERGY CRISIS - ENERGY RESOURCES INVENTORY

WHEREAS, I, MARVIN MANDEL, Governor of the State of
Maryland, did on November 1ft, 1973, proclaim that a
state of emergency existed within the area
constituting the entire State of Maryland by reason
of an actual or impending acute shortage in usable
energy resources; and

WHEREAS, I further proclaimed that, in accordance with
the procedures contained in Article 41, Section 15B
of the Annotated Code of Maryland, as amended by
Chapter 1 of the Acts of 1973, Second Special
Session, I would promulgate reasonable Orders, Rules
and Regulations, as I deem necessary, to protect the
public health, safety and welfare and to bring the
emergency situation under control; and

WHEREAS, In order to bring the emergency situation under
control, it is essential that the State have
available to it as accurate and as complete