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MR. MELVIN: Yes, I think that was one example.
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MR. MILES: I think Dale's example was the fact
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that there are several counties in Maryland where the oyste
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laws are entirely different.
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MR. MELVIN: Going back to the Potomac River
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situation, suppose your county, for example, decided they
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wanted to dam up the Potomac River and passed an ordinance
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saying they would .
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THE CHAIRMAN: I am looking at them in the mid-
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dle of the Potomac trying to dam it up.
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DR. BURDETTE; With the corps of engineers
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present.
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THE CHAIRMAN: We might do it with a portion of
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the Patuxent or the Western Branch.
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MR. MELVIN: It seems to me we would be in a
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period there waiting for the State to act for the overall
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interests of the entire area, which night include areas
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way beyond the boundaries of Prince Georges County.
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THE CHAIRMAN: Why wouldn't you'have that same
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situation in reverse while the County is waiting for some
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matter of crying need for the State to act? Doesn't that
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