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The Commission is financed by appropriations
from each of the participating bodies (Code Nat-
ural Resources Article, sec. 8-301).
POTOMAC RIVER FISHERIES
COMMISSION
Commissioners from the State of Maryland:
William P. Jensen; John Thomas Parran, Jr.;
Francis J. Russell.
P.O. Box 9
Colonial Beach, Va. 22443
Telephone: (804) 224-2923
The Potomac River Fisheries Commission op-
erates under the Maryland-Virginia Compact of
1958, which was authorized by an Act of Con-
gress. Maryland ratified the Compact by Chapter
269, Acts of 1959, subject to referendum held on
November 8, 1960. The Commission is a semi-au-
tonomous agency, but its work and policies are
closely coordinated with the Tidewater Adminis-
tration of Maryland and the Virginia Fisheries
Commission. The interstate Commission is re-
sponsible for the establishment and maintenance
of a program of conservation and improvement of
the seafood resources of the Potomac River and
the regulation and licensing of fisheries in the Po-
tomac River.
The Commission consists of eight members,
four from each state. The Governors make these
appointments. The position of chairperson of the
Commission alternates annually between Mary-
land and Virginia.
The fisheries departments of both states pro-
vide law enforcement on the Potomac River for
the Commission (Code Natural Resources Arti-
cle, sec. 4-306).
In 1964 and 1965, both the Maryland and Vir-
ginia legislatures concurred in approving legisla-
tion and giving the Commission the authority to
regulate and license the dredging of soft shell
clams.
Each state annually appropriates $150,000 to
the work of the Commission. In addition, the
Commission receives proceeds from the sale of
crab, oyster, fish, and clam (all commercial) li-
censes and twenty cents per bushel oyster inspec-
tion tax.
SOUTHERN REGIONAL EDUCATION
BOARD
Members of the Board From Maryland:
Harry Hughes, Governor
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Rhoda Dorsey, 1983; John S. Toll, 1984; Sheldon
H. Knorr, 1985; Arthur Dorman, 1986.
Joan L. Johnson, Certification Officer
Winfred L. Godwin, President
1340 Spring Street, N.W.
Atlanta, Ga. 30309 Telephone: (912) 875-9211
College Park 20742 Telephone: 454-0100
The Southern Regional Education Board oper-
ates under the terms of the Southern Regional
Education Compact of 1949, which the Maryland
legislature ratified by Chapter 282, Acts of 1949.
Thirteen other states also have ratified the Com-
pact: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Ken-
tucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and
West Virginia. The purpose of the Compact is to
develop graduate, professional, and technical edu-
cation in the South without unnecessary duplica-
tion.
The Southern Regional Education Board is ac-
tive in approximately twenty-five academic fields.
It administers the regional education contracts
through which states lacking schools in certain
fields are able to secure training for their students
at institutions operated either by other states or
by private corporations. The Board also studies
needs and resources in various academic fields
and joins with universities in Memoranda of
Agreement to plan the development of specific
programs on a regional basis. The University of
Maryland carries on the administrative work of
the Board in Maryland (Code Education Article,
Title 25).
Maryland representatives on the Board are the
Governor and four other persons appointed by
him.
SOUTHERN STATES ENERGY BOARD
Maryland Representative: Dr. Paul Massicot
Board Chairperson: Sam Hammons, Oklahoma
One Exchange Place, Suite 1230
2300 Peachford Road
Atlanta, Ga. 30338 Telephone: (404) 455-8841
The Southern States Energy Board (SSEB) is
an interstate compact agency, created by the
Southern Interstate Nuclear Compact, which has
been approved by sixteen southern states and the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and was consent-
ed to by Congress (P.L. 87-563) in 1962. The
purpose of SSEB is to improve the economy of
the South and to contribute to the individual and
community well-being of the people of the South-
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