3222                                    EXECUTIVE ORDERS

EXECUTIVE ORDER OF JANUARY 4, 1974
ENERGY CRISIS - DUST COLLECTION DEVICES

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 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, The State has undertaken a comprehensive program
of air quality controls, including regulations
establishing emission limitations and ambient air
quality standards, which program and regulations
constitute the State's federally approved
Implementation Plan under the Federal Clean Air Act;
and

WHEREAS, The acute shortage in usable energy seriously
threatens the ability of certain fuel users to
obtain sufficient quantities of the distillate fuel
oil which is necessary, in the absence of dust
collection devices, for compliance with the State
Plan; and

WHEREAS, In light of the current emergency situation, and
in order to prevent undue hardships, without,
however, prejudicing the basic standards established
by the State Plan, the Secretary of Health and
Mental Hygiene has recommended that the effective
date of certain of the State Plan's requirements for
dust collection devices be postponed for a limited
period; and

WHEREAS, In view of the acute shortage in usable energy
resources in the State, the adoption of the
recommendations of the Secretary of Health and
Mental Hygiene is reasonable and necessary to
protect the health, safety, and welfare of the
public;

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