MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                            3203

information as possible regarding present and
projected supplies of and needs for various energy
resources within the State;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, MARVIN MANDEL, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE
OF MARYLAND, BY VIRTUE OF THE AUTHORITY VESTED IN ME
BY ARTICLE 41, SECTION 15B OF THE ANNOTATED CODE OF
MARYLAND (1971 REPLACEMENT VOLUME AND 1973
CUMULATIVE SUPPLEMENT, AS AMENDED BY CHAPTER 1 OF
THE ACTS OF 1973, SECOND SPECIAL SESSION), AND
BECAUSE I AM ADVISED AND INFORMED THAT THE FOLLOWING
IS REASONABLE AND NECESSARY IN VIEW OF THE SITUATION
OF EMERGENCY, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM AND ISSUE THE
FOLLOWING ORDER, EFFECTIVE 12:01 A.M., NOVEMBER 23,
1973:

1.    The Director of my Energy Policy Office,
Richard A. Batterton {herein referred to
as the "Director") and any succeeding
office or person as I may hereafter
designate, is hereby authorized and
directed to undertake an ongoing
inventory of present. and projected
supplies of and needs for various energy
resources within the State, as in this
Order provided.

2.    The following persons and entities are
hereby directed and ordered to cooperate
fully with the Director and to submit to
him, or to his designee, accurate and
complete inventory reports at such times
and for such periods as the Director
determines, containing the information
described in Section 3 of this Order:

(a) All persons and entities,
including, but not limited to, all
suppliers, distributors, wholesale
purchasers, commercial or
industrial users, and public
utilities, whose facilities have
any of the following capacities
for any of the following products:

(i) Distillate oils (Nos. 1 and
2 fuel oil) and diesel fuels
— 20,000 gallons capacity;

(ii) Kerosene or jet fuels —
10,000 gallons capacity;

(iii) Residual oils (Nos. 4, 5 or
6 fuel oil) - 50,000 gallons