ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor

Ch. 5

(2) OF THE 19 MEMBERS:

(I)      FIVE MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED FROM EXPLOSIVES USER
INDUSTRIES, WITH ONE MEMBER APPOINTED FROM EACH OF THE FOLLOWING
INDUSTRIES:

1.       COAL MINING;

2.       UTILITY CONSTRUCTION;

3.       EXPLOSIVES DISTRIBUTION;

4.       QUARRY OR AGGREGATE MINING; AND

5.       HOME OR COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION;

(II)     FIVE MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED FROM EXPLOSIVES
REGULATORY UNITS, WITH ONE MEMBER APPOINTED FROM EACH OF THE
FOLLOWING UNITS:

1.       DIVISION OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY OF THE DEPARTMENT
OF LABOR, LICENSING, AND REGULATION;

2.       STATE FIRE MARSHAL;

3.       STATE FIRE PREVENTION COMMISSION;

4.       BUREAU OF MINES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE
ENVIRONMENT; AND

5.       DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES;

(III)   FIVE MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED FROM THE PUBLIC, WITH
ONE MEMBER APPOINTED FROM EACH OF THE FOLLOWING GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS
OF THE STATE:

1.       WESTERN;

2.       CENTRAL;

3.       METROPOLITAN, INCLUDING BALTIMORE AND
WASHINGTON, D.C.;

4.       SOUTHERN; AND

5.       EASTERN SHORE;

(IV)    TWO MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED FROM THE SCIENTIFIC
COMMUNITY, WITH ONE MEMBER APPOINTED FROM EACH OF THE FOLLOWING
AREAS OF SCIENTIFIC SPECIALIZATION:

1.       VIBRATION TECHNOLOGY; AND

2.       PYROTECHNICS; AND

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