2392

EXECUTIVE ORDERS

consequences of this shortage including the depletion
of stocks of crude oil, gasoline, heating oil and
distillate, and the impending possibility of spot
shortages of gasoline and other fuels and the need for
both public and private conservation measures to deal
with it;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, HARRY HUGHES, 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 1978 CUMULATIVE
SUPPLEMENT, AS AMENDED BY CHAPTER 6 OF THE ACTS OF
1979) AND BECAUSE I AM ADVISED AND INFORMED THAT THE
FOLLOWING IS REASONABLE AND NECESSARY IN VIEW OF THE
SITUATION, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE CONTINUED EXISTENCE
OF THE SAID EMERGENCY AS CONTEMPLATED BY ARTICLE 41,
SECTION 15B (c-1) OF THE ANNOTATED CODE OF MARYLAND AND
ISSUE THE FOLLOWING ORDER, EFFECTIVE APRIL 20, 1979.

1.    The Executive Order of November 30, 1973
relating to an inventory of petroleum products is
hereby rescinded and replaced by the following:
the Secretary of Natural Resources is hereby
authorized and directed to undertake an ongoing
inventory of present and projected supplies of
and needs for various energy resources within the
State in this Order provided.

2.    All persons and entities including, but not
limited to, all suppliers, distributors,
wholesale purchasers, commercial or industrial
users and public utilities, having storage
capacities for gasoline, distillate oils (numbers
1 and 2 fuel oil) and diesel fuels in excess of
20,000 gallons or storage capacities for kerosene
or jet fuels in excess of 10,000 gallons, or
storage capacities for residual oils (numbers 4,
5 or 6 fuel oil) in excess of 50,000 gallons, and
all wholesalers and retailers of LP gases or
propane, notwithstanding any minimum storage
capacities, are hereby directed and ordered to
cooperate fully with the Secretary and to submit
to him, or his designee, accurate and complete
inventory reports at such times and for such
periods as the Secretary determines containing
the information described in Section 3 of this
Order.

3.    All reports shall be completed and
submitted by the persons and entities described
above, under oath, in such manner and on such
forms as may be prescribed by the Secretary, who
is hereby authorized and directed to establish
such forms and procedures as may be necessary and