ADVOCACY TEAM
The Advocacy Team was disbanded in fall 1999.
APPEALS DIVISION
Under Board of Appeals, reorganized as Lower Appeals Division in Oct. 1999.
COUNCIL ON ECOSYSTEM PLANNING & EVALUATION
In Sept. 1999, the Council disbanded.
COUNCIL ON QUALITY & ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION
In fall 1999, the Council disbanded.
INFORMATION SERVICES
Under Administration, its functions moved in 1997 to Information Technology within the Office of the Secretary.
LAND & WATER CONSERVATION SERVICE
In July 2000, reorganized as Capital Grants and Loans Administration with certain functions retained by Public Lands.
LEGISLATION, REGULATION, & OUTREACH
Under Fisheries Service, renamed Policy and Fisheries Development Division in July 2000.
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SERVICE
Under Administration, its functions moved to Information Technology Service within the Office of the Secretary in 1997. Renamed Information Technology Application Service Dec. 1, 2000.
MARYLAND MUTE SWAN TASK FORCE
Edith Thompson, Facilitator (410) 260-8555
Larry J. Hindman, Technical Advisor (410) 827-8612
Appointed by Secretary of Natural Resources: Carol Jane Baker; Eirik A. Blom; Glenn Carowan; Bob Ferris; Susan Hagood; Handel Hutchinson; Donna L. Judge; E. Joseph Lamp, Ph.D.; Kent Mountford, Ph.D.; Roger E. Olson, D.V.M.; Matthew C. Perry, Ph.D.; Michael H. Weir; Phillip R. Wills III.
Ex officio: Migratory Waterfowl Advisory Committee
At the request of the Governor, the Secretary of Natural Resources with the Migratory Waterfowl Advisory Committee formed the Maryland Mute Swan Task Force in late 1998. In its final report of Jan. 2001, the Task Force recommended ways of managing mute swans (an exotic, non-native species in Maryland). The burgeoning mute swan population may damage submerged aquatic vegetation and compete for habitat with threatened species of native water birds.
MARYLAND OCCUPATIONAL INFORMATION COORDINATING COUNCIL
The Council was reconstituted as the State Workforce Information Committee in 1999.
POLICY COORDINATION
The position of Assistant Secretary for Policy Coordination ended in 1998.
RESEARCH VESSEL DISCOVERY
Renamed Research Vessel Kerhin on Aug. 24, 1999, in memory of Randall T. Kerhin, a former geologist with the Maryland Geological Survey.
WATERWAY RESOURCES DIVISION
Under Chesapeake and Coastal Watershed Service, renamed Waterway and Greenways Division in Oct. 1999.
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