HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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local governments not to prosecute technical
violations of this Order occasioned by emergency
situations.

EXECUTIVE ORDER OF JUNE 15, 1979

01.01.1979.10

WHEREAS, The Governor 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, This situation has further resulted, and will, if
not alleviated, continue to result in many people being
unable to obtain gasoline at all, thereby creating
serious potential health and safety problems, as well
as major disruption in their daily lives, including
their inability to travel to and from work and obtain
food and other necessary supplies; and

WHEREAS, These problems engendered by the acute shortage of
fuel may be alleviated by imposition of minimum
purchase requirements and restrictions on home storage
of gasoline; and

WHEREAS, Such regulation of the distribution of gasoline is
an important State interest and is reasonable and
necessary to protect the health, safety and welfare of
the public; AND

WHEREAS, ON JUNE 14, 1979, AN EXECUTIVE ORDER WAS
PROMULGATED ESTABLISHING, INTER ALIA, MINIMUM LEVELS
FOR THE PURCHASE OF GASOLINE ON MOTOR VEHICLES WITHIN
THE STATE OF MARYLAND; AND

WHEREAS, THE INITIAL EXPERIENCE IN IMPLEMENTING THAT ORDER
HAS DEMONSTRATED THE NEED FOR AMENDMENTS THERETO;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, HARRY HUGHES, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF
MARYLAND, BY VIRTUE OF THE AUTHORITY VESTED IN ME BY
THE CONSTITUTION OF MARYLAND AND ARTICLE 41, SECTION
15B OF THE ANNOTATED CODE OF MARYLAND (1978 REPLACEMENT
VOLUME, AS AMENDED) [BEING] CONTINUING TO BE OF THE
OPINION THAT THERE EXIST EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES
CONSTITUTING A STATE OF PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND MAKING IT
NOT FEASIBLE TO SECURE THE PRIOR APPROVAL OF THE
COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATIVE, EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE
REVIEW, DO HEREBY RESCIND AND REISSUE, AS AMENDED