disclosure forms and lobbyists' reports are available
for public inspection.

The Commission consists of five members ap-
pointed to five-year terms by the Governor. One
member is nominated by the Senate President and
one by the Speaker of the House of Delegates. Of
the three remaining members, one must be a mem-
ber of the principal political party to which the
incumbent governor does not belong. The Com-
mission appoints an executive director, general
counsel, and stafF counsel (Code 1957, Art. 40A).

MARYLAND FOOD CENTER
AUTHORITY

Chairperson: Henry L. Hein, 1989

Appointed by Governor: James V. Melton, 1989;
Melvin R. Kenney, Sr., 1990; T. Allan Stradley,
1990; John J. Davis, 1991; John B. Foard, Jr.,
1991; Austin A. Zimmer, 1992; Raymond E.
Nicholas, Sr., 1993.

Ex officio: Louis L. Goldstein, Comptroller of the
Treasury; Wayne A. Cawley, Jr., Secretary of
Agriculture; Earl F. Seboda, Secretary of General
Services; Craig S. Oliver, Cooperative Extension
Service, University of Maryland.

Donald J. Darnall, Executive Director

Administrative Office
201 W. Preston St., Room LL-4
Baltimore, MD 21201 225-1900

Maryland Wholesale Produce Market
7460 Conowingo Ave.
Jessup, MD 20794 799-3881

Maryland Wholesale Seafood Market
7901-A Oceanic Ave.
Jessup, MD 20794 799-0142

Budget (Code 23.14.00)
Nonbudgeted Funds
FY1989 Total Expenditure (est.)........$1,614,738

Annual Statement to Governor.

MARYLAND FOOD CENTER AUTHORITY

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Donald J. Darnall................225-1900
Shirley Rachinskas, Deputy Director ... 225-1900

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE
Donald J. Darnall, Executive Director
...................................................225-1900

MARYLAND WHOLESALE PRODUCE
MARKET
George Maroulis, Market Manager
............................................ 799-3881

Independent Agencies/445

MARYLAND WHOLESALE SEAFOOD
MARKET
Nancy B. Burns, Market Manager
.............................................799-0142

ADVISORY COUNCIL
Chairperson: Donald J. Darnall, Executive
Director.....................................225-1900

Appointed by Maryland Agricultural
Commission: Allen Baugher; John Hochmuth;
Andrew H. Lohr, Jr.; Edward Quidas;
Anthony R. Worm.

Appointed by Maryland Wholesale Produce
Market Tenants: W.D. Class, Jr.; Dick Cucina;
Richard Holloway; Thomas Rahll; Robert
Sudano.

The Maryland Food Center Authority originally
was created in 1967 as the Greater Baltimore Con-
solidated Wholesale Food Market Authority
(Chapter 145, Acts of 1967). The Authority was
formed to establish and operate a consolidated food
center within the Greater Baltimore Region.

The Authority is developing a 398-acre site for
the Maryland Wholesale Food Center. The Center
is located near Jessup at the intersection of U.S.
Route 1 and Maryland Route 175 in Howard
County. The Food Center now includes the Mary-
land Wholesale Produce Market and the Maryland
Wholesale Seafood Market. With many different
types of food operations in one location, the Food
Center provides quality food products to Maryland
consumers efficiently and inexpensively.

As of May 1988, approximately 2,776,272
square feet of food warehousing space had been
completed or was under construction within the
Food Center. The Authority has signed commit-
ments for construction of an additional 247,000
square feet of food warehousing space.

The Maryland Food Center Authority consists
of twelve members. Four serve ex officio and eight
are appointed to five-year terms by the Governor
with Senate advice and consent. One appointed
member must be a resident of Howard County.

The Authority has an eleven-member Advisory
Council. Five Council members are appointed by
the Maryland Agricultural Commission, and five are
appointed by produce merchants who are tenants
in the Maryland Wholesale Produce Market (Chap-
ter 729, Acts of 1975). The Executive Director of
the Authority serves as the nonvoting chairperson
of the Council (Code 1957, Art. 83A, secs. 6-101
through 6-121).