HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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WHEREAS, Utilization of the resources of the Bay,
including, but not limited to, management and regulatory
programs for migratory fowl finfish, shellfish and
implementation of methods to achieve compatible usage of the
Bay for commercial and mercantile interests and all actions
which affect changes in water quality, substantially involve
the joint interests of the State and the Commonwealth; and

WHEREAS, By mutual resolution, the legislatures of
Virginia and Maryland established the Chesapeake Bay
Legislative Advisory Commission which was charged with
reviewing bistate and federal Chesapeake Bay management
practices; and

WHEREAS, The Chesapeake Bay Legislative Advisory
Commission has identified, in its final report to the State
and the Commonwealth, the need for improved coordination of
Bay-wide management to meet the long-term needs of the
people of both Maryland and Virginia; and

WHEREAS, Effective cooperation in and coordination of
Bay management has been stressed by the Commission, and
reports by citizen groups, the participants in the Bistate
Conference on the Chesapeake Bay, and many other analyses
directed toward optimal long-term balance in the management
of the Chesapeake Bay; and

WHEREAS, The State and the Commonwealth share the
primary responsibility for the management of the Bay and
activities affecting it; and

WHEREAS, The Commission has found that the provisions
of this Agreement would enhance the ability of the
respective state legislatures to evaluate and respond to
problems of Bay-wide concern; now, therefore,

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That section(s) of the Annotated Code of Maryland
be repealed, amended, or enacted to read as follows:

Article - Natural Resources

CHESAPEAKE BAY COMMISSION

ARTICLE I

MEMBERSHIP AND ORGANIZATION.

8-302.

1.  COMMISSION CREATED.

THE CHESAPEAKE BAY COMMISSION, HEREINAFTER DESIGNATED
AS "COMMISSION", IS HEREBY CREATED.

2.  MEMBERS.