5436

EXECUTIVE ORDERS

development in urban, suburban and rural areas
throughout Maryland; and

WHEREAS, The State government has a responsibility for
protecting the health and welfare of its residents
through improvements to the quality of the environment
and for protecting its abundant natural resources; and

WHEREAS, The State government and its citizens are committed
to the conservation and wise use of energy, especially
non-renewable energy resources, and to the development
and use of renewable energy resources; and

WHEREAS, Increasing population places ever greater demands
upon Maryland's natural resources and environment; and

WHEREAS, The State is committed to reducing the level of
unemployment in Maryland; and

WHEREAS, The State government acts in partnership with the
private sector and other levels of government towards
these ends, and local governments have and will
continue to exercise primary responsibility for land
use and planning controls; and

WHEREAS, The State government has a duty to expend its funds
effectively and efficiently; and

WHEREAS, A Cabinet level development council has been
created in the State of Maryland to examine issues
where comprehensive and consistent State policies are
required to guide the effective and efficient
allocation of State resources for physical development
decisions concerning (1) location of State facilities
(2) construction, improvement of, and access to
existing and proposed State highways and other
transportation facilities (3) water and sewerage
treatment facilities (4) environmental quality (5)
exercise of intervention and critical areas powers (6)
State economic development and housing programs and
business promotion activities (7) natural resources
conservation (8) agricultural land preservation (9)
parks and open space acquisition (10) historic
preservation and (11) other State and federal programs
targeted to areas of special need; and

WHEREAS, The State General Assembly, from time to time, has
enacted legislation addressing responsibilities for
planning and development by State government, among
which are:

Article 88C, Section 2 of the Maryland Code, which