MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                           3217

Senator Harry McGuirk (non—voting) (Absent)
Delegate Steven Sklar (non—voting)

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

Sincerely,

James S. McAuliffe, Jr.

Chairman

EXECUTIVE ORDER OF JANUARY 4, 1974
ENERGY CRISIS - 55 MILE SPEED LIMIT

WHEREAS, I, MARVIN MANDEL, Governor of the State of
Maryland, did on November 14, 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, Pursuant to a specific request of the President
of the United States, and by virtue of the authority
vested in me by Article 41, Section 15B, as amended,
I promulgated an Order on November 16, 1973,
reducing the maximum speed limit on highways within
the State to fifty miles per hour; and

WHEREAS, On January 2, 1974, the President signed into
law H.R. 11372 (93rd Cong,, 1st Sess.), which
establishes a maximum speed limit of fifty—five
miles per hour as the uniform, national standard;
and

WHEREAS, It is desirable that the speed limits in
Maryland be consistent with those elsewhere in the
nation, particularly in neighboring States;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, MARVIN MANDEL, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE
OF MARYLAND, BY VIRTUE OF THE AUTHORITY VESTED IN ME