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JOINT RESOLUTIONS

An examination of the problems and opportunities posed
by these phenomena is timely, and guidelines for the major
solid waste management decisions of the 1980's are needed;
now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, That the
Governor of Maryland is requested to appoint a Solid Waste
Management Commission to investigate the progress of
resource recovery technology and markets and to determine
how Maryland and its subdivisions best can utilize new
developments in these fields; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Commission is to consist of 11
members; two members of the general public and one member
each from the Senate of Maryland, the House of Delegates of
Maryland, the Maryland Association of Counties, the
Governor's staff, the Maryland Municipal League, a utility
company, a local public works agency, and the finance
professions. The remaining member, who is to be the
chairman of the Commission, shall be a person from the
private or academic sectors, familiar with resource
recovery; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Commission members shall receive no
salaries, but may receive compensation for expenses incurred
in the performance of their duties; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Commission shall:

(1)  Evaluate Maryland's solid waste load
predictions for the next decade and compare the predicted
need with approved site capacities;

(2)  Consider the advantages and disadvantages of
regional and local siting of solid waste management and
resource recovery facilities;

(3)  Examine any jurisdictional impediments to
regional waste management and recommend options for
overcoming them;

(4)  Examine methods of financing the capital
costs of solid, waste management facilities including State
government loan programs, local government revenue and
general obligation bonds, Maryland Environmental Service
revenue bonds, and private financing; and

(5)  Assess the potential for resource recovery
in urban, suburban, and rural regions of Maryland; and

(6)  Recommend steps which the State and its
political subdivisions may take to secure the greatest
benefits from solid waste management and resource recovery
activities; and be it further