POWER PLANT & ENVIRONMENTAL
REVIEW DIVISION
Peter M. Dunbar, Director
974-2261

Created by the Department in 1988, the Power
Plant and Environmental Review Division is
responsible for the environmental reviews formerly
carried out by the Fisheries Division, the Coastal
Resources Division, and the Power Plant Research
Program. The Division evaluates growth and
development controls needed to prevent adverse
effects on Chesapeake Bay and other resources. The
Division also conducts cumulative and regional en-
vironmental reviews to assess the broad total impact
of projects and programs.
The Power Plant and Environmental Review
Division is served by the Power Plant Research Ad-
visory Commin-ee and rhe Science Advisory Board.

POWER PLANT RESEARCH ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Joseph J. DiNunno, Chairperson
Contact: James M. Teitt 974-2261

Appointed by the Secretary of Natural Resour-
ces, the Committee advises the Secretary on the
Power Plant Research Program (Code Natural
Resources Article, sees. l-102(d), 3-303).

SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD
Executive Committee
Dr. John Merriner, Chairperson^ 1990

Dr. Rosa G. de Pena, 1990; Mary Beth Tighe,
1991; Dr. William Boicourt, 1992; F. Edward
Krucgcr, 1992; Robert F. Molzahn, 1992; Donald
L. Rice, 1992; Theodore Ringger, 1993.

Exofficie: GarySchlerf, Office of Planning; Dr. Paul
E. Miller, Power Plant Research Program.

Contact: Dr. Paul E. Miller 974-3782

Formerly the Environmental Research
Guidance Committee, the Science Advisory Board
was established in 1986. The Board identifies re-
search needed by the Power Plant Topical Research
Program and invites proposals for research projects.
The Board reviews project proposals, technical
progress, and final reports. Appointed by the
Secretary of Natural Resources, members serve
three-year terms (Code Natural Resources Article,
sees. l-102(d), 3-303).

NATURAL RESOURCES POLICE FORCE

Col. Jack T. Taylor, Superintendent

"lawes State Office Building
580 Taylor Ave.
Annapolis, MD 21401 974-3170

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Created in 1972, the Natural Resources Police
Force traces its origins to 1868, when the State
Oyster Police Force was formed to enforce State
oyster laws. Legislation enacted in 1874 brought
all forces afloat under the Commissioner of
Fisheries and named the new unit the State Fishery
Force. In 1922, the Force became part of the Con-
servation Department and was known as the
Maryland Patrol and Inspection Fleet. Marine en-
forcement by the Natural Resources Police Force
originated from responsibilities of the early fleets.
For wildlife and inland fisheries, the creation of
the post of State Game Warden in 1896 was the
benchmark for a system that would uniformly en-
force conservation laws across the Stare. Following
the appointment of a State Game Wirden, govern-
ment programs were initiated that defined today's
inland enforcement duties of the Natural Resources
Police. In 1922, the post of State Game Warden
became a part of the Conservation Department
along with the State Fishery Force (renamed the
Maryland Patrol and Inspection Fleet). In 1939,
the Conservation Department was split into two
departments: the Department of Tidewater
Fisheries, and the Game and Inland Fish Commis-
sion (later the Department of Game and Inland
Fish). The Marine Enforcement Fleet then was
named the Division of Inspection and Patrol. It
became the Maryland Stare Marine Police in 1962,
responsible for enforcing the Maryland Boat Act of
1960. After the Department of Chesapeake Bay
Affairs and the Department of Game and Inland
Fish were abolished, the Natural Resources Police
Force was created in 1972 (Chapter 348, Acts of
1972).
The Natural Resources Police Force has full
police powers throughout the State. The Force
enforces State laws and regulations on commercial
seafood harvesting and sport fishing, boating,
waterways pollution, and wildlife conservation. It
also conducts boating and firearms training and
hunting safety education programs.
The Force inspects boats for violations of con-
servation and boating laws. It arrests and issues
warnings to violators. The Force also investigates
boating accidents and reports them to the U.S.
Coast Guard, and inspects seafood processing
houses and trucks carrying seafood cargo.

Through enforcement of hunting and wildlife
conservation laws, the Force provides the primary
law enforcement service as well as emergency ser-
vices for some remote areas in Maryland. The Force
also serves as the primary search and rescue agency
on State waters.
The Force operates the Natural Resources Police
Academy at Matapeakc, a central maintenance and
supply facility, and an aviation unit to provide air-
borne surveillance and rescue services to enforce-
ment programs and Department agencies.