HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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directed to develop and submit to the Secretary
of Natural Resources or his designee, and with
his approval to implement, a plan for the
staggered opening of retail stations for the
protection and convenience of the motoring
public.

2. The retail station dealers, their suppliers,
and the Secretary or his designee are authorized
to develop a program for informing the motoring
public of the hours at which stations are open
for the purchase of gasoline, and the products
and related services which are available during
those hours or other hours.

[IV.] III.
SANCTIONS

1. Any violation of this Order shall be
punishable as a misdemeanor and shall subject the
offender to a fine of not more than one hundred
dollars ($100.00) upon conviction thereof.
Pursuant to my constitutional authority to nolle
prosse criminal charges and to grant reprieves
and pardons provided in Article II, Section 20 of
the Constitution of Maryland, I hereby direct the
police and prosecuting officials of the State and
local governments not to prosecute technical
violations of this Order occasioned by emergency
situations.

EXECUTIVE ORDER OF NOVEMBER 20, 1979

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WHEREAS, The Congress of the United States has passed and
the President of the United States has enacted the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended; and

WHEREAS, The intent of the Act is to insure a policy of
nondiscrimination in employment and equal access to
public programs and facilities by the handicapped; and

WHEREAS, The State of Maryland has a commitment to
vigorously encourage the implementation of the
provisions and intent of the Rehabilitation Act of
1973, as amended; and

WHEREAS, One out of every eleven persons living in the
United States today is disabled, as defined by the