HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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April 8, 1984, signed this aforementioned Act;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, HARRY HUGHES, GOVERNOR OF MARYLAND, PURSUANT
TO THE AUTHORITY VESTED IN ME BY THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER
703 OF THE ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND OF 1984,
HEREBY PROCLAIM THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 703 OF THE ACTS OF
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND OF 1984, AS CODIFIED IN THE
NATURAL RESOURCES ARTICLE, SECTION 4-306 OF THE ANNOTATED
CODE OF MARYLAND (1983 REPLACEMENT VOLUME AND 1984
SUPPLEMENT), TO BE VALID AND EFFECTIVE.

EXECUTIVE ORDER OF NOVEMBER 23, 1984

01.01.1984.10

HOUSING POLICY FOR THE STATE OF MARYLAND

WHEREAS, An important public purpose of State government is to
provide the opportunity for its citizens to occupy safe,
decent, and affordable housing, without discrimination; and

WHEREAS, A significant proportion of the citizens of the State of
Maryland are living on fixed incomes, are a part of a
special population that cannot afford to be served by the
private housing market, or are unemployed; and

WHEREAS, The cost of housing is often the single most expensive
item in the budget of most Marylanders; and

WHEREAS, The Maryland Housing Policy Commission is authorized by
Maryland Annotated Code, Article 41, Section 257D, to advise
the Secretary of Economic and Community Development on plans
and programs for increasing the housing supply and the
opportunity for home ownership by low and moderate income
citizens and to recommend state housing policy to the
Governor and General Assembly;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, HARRY HUGHES, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF
MARYLAND, BY VIRTUE OF THE AUTHORITY VESTED IN ME BY THE
CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF MARYLAND, AND IN SUPPORT OF THE
RECOMMENDATION OF THE MARYLAND HOUSING POLICY COMMISSION,
HEREBY ISSUE THE FOLLOWING EXECUTIVE ORDER, EFFECTIVE
IMMEDIATELY:

1. It is the policy of the State of Maryland to
cooperate with the federal government, local
governments, non-profit organizations, and the private
sector to assure that every citizen of the State
enjoys without discrimination the use of safe and
decent housing, the cost of which does not place an
unreasonable financial burden upon the individual or