Each State is represented by three Commissioners, one of whom
must be the chairman or director of the fisheries management
agency, one a legislator and a member of the Commission on Inter-
state Cooperation, and third selected by the Governor for a three-
year term. The Commission advises only, aiding in the development
of joint programs dealing with particular species of fish or bodies of
water common to two or more states. These programs may result in
uniform laws or varying but coordinated measures as the circum-
stances require. The Commission meets annually and in four regional
groups as follows: (1) the North Atlantic States, (2) the Middle
Atlantic States, (3) the Chesapeake Bay Area, and (4) the South
Atlantic States. In place of special committees which in the past
dealt with particular species, the 16th Annual Meeting created an
overall scientific committee to digest scientific material and present
condensed reports to the Commission. A similar committee was
established to report on legal matters. The technical advice and
research facilities of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service are
available to the Commission and its member states. Each participat-
ing state contributes to the support of the Commission in proportion
to the value of its Marine Fisheries catch as compared with the total
Atlantic catch. The Commission issues mimeographed minutes of
Annual, Section, and Committee meetings. The Annual Meeting
minutes contain valuable scientific appendices. The Commission also
issues printed Annual Reports. All are on file in the office of the
Department of Tidewater Fisheries (Code 1951, Art. 66C, secs.
262-56).

Appropriations 1957 1958

General Fund ...........................$1,500 $2,000
Staff: 3

INTERSTATE COMMISSION ON THE POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

Representatives from the State of Maryland:

Theodore R. McKeldin, Governor; George F. Hazelwood,
1959; Harry O. Levin, Alternate to the Governor, 1959; L.
Eugene Cronin, Alternate, 1959; James C. Warden, Alter-
nate, 1959.

Ellis S. Tisdale, Director

202 Transportation Bldg., Washington 6, D. C.
Telephone: Executive 3-1978

The Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin was estab-
lished by an Act of Congress in 1940, and the compact was ratified
by the participating states shortly thereafter. The Commission is
composed of representatives from the United States Government,
the states of Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia,
and the District of Columbia. The representatives from Maryland
include the Governor and two members, residents of the Potomac
River Conservancy District, who are appointed by the Governor
for two-year terms (Code 1951, Art. 43, secs. 385, 386). The Com-
mission has jurisdiction over the Potomac River Conservancy District,
which was created by the enabling Act. The District embraces an
area of approximately 14,500 square miles with an estimated popula-
tion of 2,500,000. The Commission (1) coordinates, tabulates, and
summarizes existing data on the character, pollution, and condition
of streams in the Conservancy District; (2) supplements existing
data, when necessary, by conducting investigations; (3) promotes