MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                       4003

standards. I am advised that there are certain
pollutants, such as fluorides, for which no ambient air
quality standards have been adopted by the Federal
Government. Thus, we would have the same uncertainty:
will Garrett and Allegany Counties have no standards at
all in these areas, or will the Federal Government simply
become the enforcement agency for the existing State
standards?

I am in sympathy with what the General Assembly was
attempting to accomplish; and, to that end, the State is
presently reviewing its entire air quality control plan
in attempt to take better account of regional
differences. This will be an orderly and overall review,
giving proper attention to Federal standards,
requirements, and procedures.

For the reasons stated herein, I have decided to
veto House Bill 685.

Sincerely,

/s/ Marvin Mandel

Governor

House Bill No. 691 — Speech and Hearing Programs

AN ACT concerning

Speech[[, Vision]] and Hearing Programs

FOR the purpose of requiring the Department of Health and
Mental Hygiene and the State Department of Education
to establish certain programs for children of a
certain age; and providing a procedure by which
certain children may be exempted from such programs.

May 15, 1975.
Honorable John Hanson Briscoe
Speaker of the House of Delegates
State House
Annapolis, Maryland

Dear Mr. Speaker:

In accordance with Article II, Section 17 of the
Maryland Constitution, I have today vetoed House Bill
691.