tarv of Natural Resources or designee and three
persons named to four year terms by the Governor
(Code Natural Resources Article, sec 4 306)

SOUTHERN REGIONAL
EDUCATION BOARD

Maryland members appointed by Governor Donald
N Langenbcrg, Ph D , 1996, Patricia S Horestano,
Ph D , 1997, Arthur Dorman, 1998, Nancy K Kopp,
1999

Ex officio Parns N Glendening, Governor
Mark D Musick, President

W Tenth St, NW
Atlanta, GA 30318—5790 (404) 875 9211

c/ o Maryland Higher Education Commission
16 Francis St
Annapolis, MD 21401 (410) 974 2971

The Southern Regional Education Board is
the nation's oldest interstate compact for higher
education The Board plans for the use ofeduca
tional programs and facilities by its member
states The Board operates under the Southern
Regional Education Compact of 1949, which
Maryland ratified in 1949 (Chapter 282, Acts of
1949) Fourteen other states have ratified the
Compact Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia,
Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Caro
lina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee,
Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia

Created at the request of southern governors,
the Board brings together educators, government
officials, and other regional leaders to advance edu
cation and thereby improve the social and eco
nomic life of the South Working directi) with state
governments, academic institutions, and other
agencies, the Board conducts research and reports
on needs, problems, and developments in educa
tion, coordinates cooperative programs to upgrade
training in undergraduate, graduate, professional
and technical education, and administers interstate
arrangements for regional educational sen ices and
institutions These reciprocal agreements provide
quality education without developing expensive
specialized programs in each state

The Board's governing body consists of seventy
five members These include the governor and tour
others from each member state, one of whom must
be a state legislator and one an educator All are
chosen bv the governor for four vear terms (Code
Education Article, sees 25 201 through 25 205)

SOUTHERN STATES ENERGY BOARD

Chair Pedro G Rossello, Governor
of Puerto Rico

Maryland members Parns N Glendening,
Governor (Frederick H Hoover, Jr , hsq ,
alternate), Leo E Green, State Senate, George W
Owmgs III, House of Delegates

3091 Governor's Lakes Drive, Suite 400
Norcross, GA 30071 (770) 242 7712

P O Box 34606

1325 13thSt,NW
Washington, DC 20043—4606 (202) 667 7303
fax (202) 667 7313

The Southern States Energy Board originated as
the Southern Interstate Nuclear Board, created in
1962 by the Southern Interstate Nuclear Compact
The Compact has been approved by sixteen southern
states, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin
Islands, and Congress (PL 87 563) Maryland ran
fied the Compact in 1963 (Chapter 680, Acts of
1963) The Board adopted its present name in 1977
The Southern States Energy Board seeks to
improve the economy of the South and the welfare
of its people by cooperative efforts to ensure proper
use and conservation of energy, and energy related
facilities, materials, and products with due regard
for the environment
Member Jurisdictions include Alabama, Arkan
sas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mary
land, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina,
Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennes
see, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Puerto Rico,
and the Virgin Islands Each supports the Board
through an annual appropriation based on a for
mula outlined in the Compact
Each member state is represented on the Board
by three members For Maryland, the Director of
the Maryland Energy Administration appoints one
member with the Governor's approval, the Senate
President appoints a senator, and the House
Speaker chooses a delegate (Code 1957, Art 41,
sees 16 101 through 16-114)

SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN
COMMISSION

Chair HughV Archer (alternate), Pennsylvania

Appointed by President Bruce Babbit, Secretary of
the Interior

ExofftCto Jane T Nishida, designee of Governor
of Maryland, Daniel J Palm, designee of
Governor of New York, James M Seif, designee
of Governor of Pennsylvania

Maryland alternate James L Hearn