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JOINT RESOLUTIONS

Reagan, President of the United States, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue,
Washington, D.C.; the Honorable George Bush, Vice President of
the United States, United States Senate, Washington, D.C. 20510;
the Honorable Thomas P. O'Neill, Speaker of the United States
House of Representative, United States House of Representatives,
Washington, D.C. 20510; the Honorable Robert Dole, United States
Senate, Washington, D.C. 20510; the Honorable Otis R. Bowen,
M.D., Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services, 200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20590;
and the National Governor's Association, 444 No. Capitol St.,
Washington, D.C.; and be it further

RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution be forwarded by the
Department of Legislative Reference to the Maryland Congressional
Delegation: Senators Charles McC. Mathias, Jr. and Paul S.
Sarbanes, Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510; and
Representatives Royden P. Dyson, Helen Delich Bentley, Barbara A.
Mikulski, Marjorie S. Holt, Steny H. Hoyer, Beverly B. Byron,
Parren J. Mitchell, and Michael D. Barnes, House Office Building,
Washington, D.C. 20515.

Signed May 13, 1986.

No. 21

(House Joint Resolution No. 3)

A House Joint Resolution concerning

Asbestos - Automobile Mechanics - Study Commission

FOR the purpose of requesting the Governor to establish a
commission to study the issue of funding by the automobile
industry of periodic medical examinations of automobile
mechanics to detect the presence of asbestos related disease
problem of auto mechanics being exposed to asbestos and the
development of prevention and intervention strategies,
including education, work practices, medical examinations,
and their financial impact, to reduce the risk of auto
mechanics incurring diseases caused by inhalation of
asbestos.

WHEREAS, Scientific studies on asbestos have been conducted
by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, and the U.S.
Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health
Administration; and

WHEREAS, Asbestos materials have been determined to
constitute a potential hazard to people exposed to asbestos; and