MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                           3205

State House

Annapolis, Maryland 21401

Dear Governor Handel:

Pursuant to the responsibility placed on the Joint
Standing Committee on Administrative, Executive and
Legislative Review by Chapter 1 of the Acts of the Second
Special Session of the General Assembly of Maryland of
1973, the Committee must receive and consider Executive
Orders promulgated by virtue of the presently existing
energy crisis.

On November 19, 1973, the members of the Committee
received copies of the Executive Order which authorizes
the Director of the Energy Policy Office to prepare an
inventory of present and projected supplies of and needs
for various energy resources within the State.

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 30, 1973
ENERGY CRISIS - GASOLINE INVENTORY