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(b) As the head of the Chesapeake Bay Basin Department, the Director shall, subject 

 to the authority of the Secretary of Natural Resources as provided by law, be responsible 

 for the exercise of all the powers and duties conferred upon the Department by the provisions 

 of this act. 



1 .203 - Staff 



The Director shall appoint the staff of the Department, subject to the authority of the 

 Secretary of Natural Resources under Section 234(c) of Article 41 of the Annotated Code of 

 Maryland, as amended, and subject to the provisions of the merit system. The staff of the 

 Department shall consist of such employees as moy be necessary to carry out the duties of 

 the Department, in such numbers and at the salaries provided in the annual State Budget. 

 Insofar as the provisions of the merit system provide for disciplinary or dismissal proceed- 

 ings against employees to be brought by the appointing authority, the Director shall be the 

 appointing authority unless the Secretary of Natural Resources by written directive provides 

 that the Secretary shall be the appointing authority. All employees shall be under the super- 

 vision and control of the Director and shall perform such duties as he may prescribe. The 

 Director may require any employee who receives moneys to furnish bond in such amount as 

 the Director may determine. 



1 .204 - Disposition of Moneys 



All moneys received under the provisions of this act from license fees, taxes, fines, 

 penalties, forfeitures, rent, royalties and other sources shall be paid to the Comptroller of 

 the Treasury and credited to general funds. 



Port Three 



General Powers, Relationship of Department to Federal 



Government and Interstate Compact Commissions, Severability 



1.301 — General Powers 



In addition to the powers specifically delegated to the Department by this act, it shall 

 also have the power to: 



(a) supervise, regulate and control the water of the State and the resources of the tidal 

 region; 



(b) exercise the powers conferred and perform the duties imposed by all laws hereafter 

 enacted relating to the water of the State and the resources of the tidal region; 



(c) enter into contracts, and in its own name sue and be sued; 



(d) collect, compile, analyze, interpret, coordinate, tabulate, summarize, and distribute 

 technical and other data, and conduct studies, sponsor research and prepare reports on re- 

 source problems of the State; 



