The Commission shall designate as a host state
any party state that generates 25 percent or more
of Pennsylvania's volume or total curie content of
low-level radioactive waste, based on a compari-
son of averages over three successive years. A par-
ty state designated as a host state shall immediate-
ly begin development of a regional facility with at
least a thirty-year useful life. Party states exempt-
ed from host state responsibilities shall continue
to be party states provided they generate less than
the threshold amount of low-level radioactive
waste over successive three-year periods.

The Commission shall conduct research and es-
tablish regulations to reduce the volume of low-
level radioactive waste. The Commission also
shall prepare contingency plans in the event the
regional facility is closed; collect fees from party
states until the regional facility becomes available;
and enter into temporary agreements for emergen-
cy disposal capacity.

The Commission shall provide for its own orga-
nization and procedures, by-laws, rules and regu-
lations (Code Environment Article, sees. 7-301
through 7-306).

ATLANTIC STATES MARINE
FISHERIES COMMISSION

Maryland representatives: Torrey C. Brown,
Secretary of Natural Resources; William S. Home,
House of Delegates; Albert F. Goetze, Governor's
appointee, 1989.

Executive Director; Irwin M. Alperin

1717 Massachusetts Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036
Telephone: (202) 387-5330

The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commis-
sion is an outgrowth of the Eastern Conservation
Conference begun in 1937. Seven states, including
Maryland, drew up and ratified a compact in
1941. Maryland ratified it by Chapter 435, Acts of
1941. This compact, assented to by the U.S. Con-
gress and signed by the President in 1942, is the
legal basis of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries
Commission.

The Commission advises federal and state agen-
cies 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 coordi-
nated measures as the circumstances require.
Each Darticioatine state contributes to the support

of the Commission in proportion to the value of
its marine fisheries catch as compared with the to-
tal Atlantic catch.

The Commission issues mimeographed minutes
of meetings and printed annual reports. All are on
file in the office of the Department of Natural Re-
sources. The Commission also publishes and dis-
tributes the Marine Resources Leaflet series.

Today the Commission has a membership of fif-
teen Atlantic seaboard states. Each state is repre-
sented by three commissioners. One commissioner
represents the state agency charged with conserva-
tion of fisheries resources, one is a legislator, and
one is selected by the Governor for a three-year
term (Code Natural Resources Article, sees.
4-301 through 4-305).

CHESAPEAKE BAY COMMISSION

Chairperson: Kenneth J. Cole, Pennsylvania
Vice-Chairperson: Thomas A. Rymer, Maryland

Maryland members: Torrey C. Brown, Secretary
of Natural Resources; Jack F. Witten, citizen
member; Bernie Fowler, Gerald W. Winegrad,
State Senate; James E. McClellan, Michael H.
Weir, House of Delegates.

Margaret R. Johnston, Executive Director

60 West St.
Annapolis 21401 Telephone: 263-3420

Originally based on a bi-state agreement be-
tween Maryland and Virginia, the Chesapeake
Bay Commission was created in 1980 (Chapter
674, Acts of 1980). Its formation stemmed from
recommendations in the final report of the Chesa-
peake Bay Legislative Advisory Commission. The
report indicated the need for improved coordina-
tion of Bay-wide management to meet the long-
term needs of the people of both Maryland and
Virginia. In 1985, Pennsylvania became a member
of the Commission.

The Commission helps the legislatures of Mary-
land, Virginia, and Pennsylvania evaluate and re-
spond to problems of mutual concern relating to
the Chesapeake Bay. It encourages cooperative
coordinated resource planning and action by the
three member states and their agencies. Through
recommendations to the respective legislatures,
the Commission also provides, where appropriate,
uniformity of legislative application.