2874                                     EXECUTIVE ORDERS

permanent council to coordinate policies and
practices and to formulate plans to assure the
future quality of our environment; and

WHEREAS, Subsequent to the date of that Executive Order,
Chapter 342 of the Acts of 1972 created the
Department of Agriculture as a principal department
of the State government, to be headed by a
Secretary; and

WHEREAS, The Secretary of Agriculture     should be a

participant in any deliberations     affecting the

quality of Maryland's environment       and natural
resources;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, MARVIN MANDEL, BY VIRTUE OF   THE

AUTHORITY VESTED IN ME AS GOVERNOR OF MARYLAND     BY

ARTICLE II, SECTION 24 OF THE CONSTITUTION     OF

MARYLAND AND BY ARTICLE 41, SECTION 15C OF     THE

ANNOTATED CODE OF MARYLAND HEREBY PROMULGATE   THE

FOLLOWING EXECUTIVE ORDER AS AN AMENDMENT TO     MY
EXECUTIVE ORDER OF APRIL 22, 1970, EFFECTIVE
IMMEDIATELY:

Maryland's citizens are entitled to
opportunities for a long life in pleasant
surroundings that offer optimum use of the State's
natural resources. To achieve those ends, there is
need for a body to coordinate and unify the
administration of laws, policies and practices that
may have an impact on environmental quality.

All Departments and agencies of the State must
conduct their affairs with an awareness that they
are stewards of the air, land, water and living
resources. Every unit of government has an
obligation to protect the environment for the use
and enjoyment of this and all future generations.

There is hereby created, effective as of the
date of this Order, the Maryland Council on the
Environment. The Council shall have a permanent
membership composed of: The Governor, Chairman; the
Secretary of State, Vice—Chair man; the Secretary of
Health and Mental Hygiene; the Secretary of Natural
Resources; THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE; and the
Secretary of State Planning. The Chairman may
invite other cabinet level officers or heads of
government agencies, including the heads of separate
commissions and authorities created under State law,
to meet with the Council and participate in its
deliberations on specific matters.

Once it is organized, the Council also may