ATLANTIC STATES MARINE
FISHERIES COMMISSION

Chair Gordon C Colvm, New York

Maryland representatives W Peter Jensen,
Director, Tidal Fisheries Division, Department of
Natural Resources, Ronald A Guns, House of
Delegates, William J Goldsborough, Governor's
appointee, 1998

John H Dunmgan, Executive Director

1444 I St, NW, 6th floor
Washington, DC 20005 (202) 289-6400

The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commis
sion is an outgrowth of the Eastern Conservation
Conference begun in 1937 Seven states, including
Maryland, ratified a compact in 1941 (Chapter
435, Acts of 1941) This compact, approved by the
U S Congress and signed by the President in 1942,
is the legal basis of the Atlantic States Marine
Fisheries Commission
The Commission develops )omt fishery manage-
ment programs which may lead to uniform laws or
varying but coordinated measures It also adopts
cooperative interstate management plans for par
ticular species of fish or bodies of water common
to two or more states Each state must implement
the management plan or the Commission may
recommend to the Secretary of Commerce that a
federal moratorium on fishing be imposed on the
noncomplying state
The Commission has a membership of fifteen At
lanuc seaboard states, each represented by three com-
missioners One commissioner represents the state
agency charged with conservation of fisheries re
sources, one is a legislator, and one is selected by the
governor for a three year term Each participating state
pays dues for the support of the Commission in pro-
portion to the value of its marine fisheries catch (Code
Natural Resources Article, sees 4 301 through 4 305)

CHESAPEAKE BAT COMMISSION

Chair Noah W Wenger, Pennsylvania
Vtce-Chair Joseph V Gartlan, Jr , Virginia

Maryland members John R Griffin, Secretary of
Natural Resources, C Bernard Fowler, citizen
member, John A Cade and Brian E Frosh, State
Senate, Charles A McClenahan, Michael H Weir,
and John F Wood, Jr , House of Delegates

Ann Pesin Swanson, Executive Director
John A Lipman, Maryland Director
Thomas W Beauduy, Pennsylvania Director
Russell W Baxter, Virginia Director

60 West St, Suite 200 (410) 263 3420
Annapolis, MD 21401 fax (410) 263 3420

Originally founded on a bi-state agreement be-
tween Maryland and Virginia, the Chesapeake Bay
Commission was created m 1980 (Chapter 674, Acts
of 1980) Its formation stemmed from recommends
nons of the Chesapeake Bay Legislative Advisory
Commission on the need for improved interstate
coordination of Bay wide management 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 relating to Chesapeake Bay The
Commission also encourages coordinated resource
planning and action among the executive agencies
of the three member states and serves as liaison to
the U S Congress
The Commission consists of twenty-one mem-
bers, seven from each signatory state Five from
each state are state legislators whose terms coincide
with those of their office Of the Maryland legisia
tive members, two are senators named by the Sen
ate President and three are delegates chosen by the
Speaker of the House of Delegates The Governor
or designee serves as a member Another member,
who is neither a legislator nor a member of the
Executive branch, is selected jointly by the Senate
President and the House Speaker Nonlegislative
members serve no longer than four years unless
reappointed Selected by the members, the chair
and vice-chair alternate annually among the dele
gations from the three states Each state contributes
equally to the annual budget — $375,000 for Fiscal
Year 1996 (Code Natural Resources Article, sees
8 302 through 8 304)

CHESAPEAKE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

Chair Carol M Browner, Administrator, U S
Environmental Protection Agency

Ex officio Parns N Glendemng, Governor of
Maryland, Thomas J Ridge, Governor of
Pennsylvania, George F Allen, Governor of
Virginia, Marion S Barry, Jr , Mayor, District of
Columbia, Noah W Wenger, Chair, Chesapeake
Bay Commission

c/ o Chesapeake Bay Commission
60 West St, Suite 200
Annapolis, MD 21401 (410)263-3420

The Chesapeake Executive Council was estab-
lished by the Chesapeake Bay Agreement of 1983
to coordinate the work of restoring and protecting
Chesapeake Bay In accordance with the 1987
Chesapeake Bay Agreement, the Council is the
governing body for these efforts Parties to the
1987 Agreement are the State of Maryland, the
Commonwealths of Pennsylvania and Virginia, the
District of Columbia, the U S Environmental Pro
tection Agency, representing the federal govern-