2086                             Joint Resolutions

Whereas, There is much beautiful and valuable property in the
area of the Upper Chesapeake Bay and the Chesapeake and Dela-
ware Canal; and

Whereas, damage has been done to the shoreline of some of this
property through erosion and wave wash from wakes of vessels pass-
ing through the area; and

Whereas, This damage has affected the ecology of the area and
disruption of conservation efforts; and

Whereas, The Chesapeake and Delaware Canal constitutes a sig-
nificant link in the waterway systems of the State and the nation; and

Whereas, many vessels of countless sizes and types pass through
the Canal daily; and the infinite variations in vessel characteristics
and conditions of tide and current render it impossible to set a
speed limit in the Canal and its approaches that would be realistic
and effective; and

Whereas, The most practicable method of preventing wave wash
and damage in the area is the prudent and judicious use of speed
by the pilots of the vessels transitting the Canal; now, therefore,
be it

Resolved by the General Assembly of Maryland, That the mem-
bers of the Maryland Pilots Association are hereby requested to use
extreme care in the use of speed in piloting ships through the
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal to prevent damage to and erosion
of shoreline property in the area; and be it further

Resolved, That copies of the Resolution be sent to the following
agencies which are requested to assist in the attainment of these
goals: Maryland Pilots Association, Captain George A. Quick, 1316
South Baylis Street, Baltimore, Md. 21224; Captain of the Port,
Curtis Bay, Baltimore, Md.; Rear Admiral E. C. Allen, USCG, Fifth
District Commander, Federal Building, 431 Crawford, Portsmouth,
Va. 23705; and Supervisor of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal,
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Customhouse, 2nd and Chest-
nut Streets, Philadelphia, Pa. 19106.

Approved April 22, 1970.

No. 23
(Senate Joint Resolution 17)

Senate Joint Resolution directing the Maryland Council on Higher
Education through its staff to compile information on student aid
programs at the various accredited institutions of higher learning
in Maryland, both public and private, and directing the State
Department of Education through its staff to undertake an inten-
sive program of disseminating the information so compiled to
high school counselors throughout the State who can, in turn,
properly advise those high school students who desire a college
education but are hampered by financial need.

Although Maryland has established a State Scholarship Board to
administer its various scholarship programs for higher education,