SPIRO T. AGNEW, Governor                      1693

it shall, if possible, report its findings and legislative recommenda-
tions to the General Assembly by its next session; and be it further

Resolved, That the several state's attorneys and the public welfare
and other relevant agencies are requested to cooperate with the
Legislative Council in its continuing endeavor; and be it further

Resolved, That copies of this resolution together with the 1966
Legislative Council Committee on Welfare Costs Report be sent to the
several state's attorneys and welfare agency directors in the State of
Maryland, the Governor, and any other persons deemed necessary by
the Legislative Council.

Approved May 4, 1967.

No. 4
(Senate Joint Resolution 4)

Senate Joint Resolution requesting the Committee on Taxation and
Fiscal Matters to study alternate means of financing tidewater
shore erosion control projects and give particular consideration to
the possibility of creating a public authority in the State of Mary-
land for the specific purpose of regulating and financing such proj-
ects.

Whereas, the Chesapeake Bay AND ALL OTHER WATERS OF
THE STATE, together with the shoreline properties bordering there-
on, form one of the State's most valuable basic assets; and

Whereas, the preservation of this great natural resource for the
use of future generations is in peril from the ravages of uncontrolled
shore erosion; and

Whereas, the State of Maryland and the Federal government
repeatedly spend large sums of money for the removal of silt and the
dredging of channels in the navigable waters of the Bay State; and

Whereas, the comprehensive studies developed by the Maryland
Geological Survey and the surveys undertaken by the Department of
Chesapeake Bay Affairs indicate that the property values of water-
front areas are sufficiently adequate to justify the cost of erecting
shore erosion protection works; and the ever increasing demand for
desirable land makes shore erosion control of greater concern to the
people than ever before; and

Whereas, the high cost of constructing shore erosion protection
works is beyond the fiscal resources of the citizens and governing
bodies of the tidewater counties, notwithstanding the assistance of
State aid; and

Whereas, the present complacency towards the manifold effects
of shore erosion results in serious economic consequences including
the loss of needed tax revenues to the community, the counties and
the State; now therefore be it