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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 300

[3.] (3) The Commission shall respect and support the
primary role of the respective signatory states and their
administrative agencies in managing the resources of the region.

[4.] (4) The Commission shall collect, analyze, and
disseminate information pertaining to the region and its
resources for the respective legislative bodies. The Commission
shall prepare an annual report indicating the status of [bistate]
environmental and economic [Bay] issues INVOLVING THE CHESAPEAKE
BAY and the progress of [bistate] coordinative efforts BY THE
MEMBER STATES.

[5.] (5) The Commission shall represent common
interests of the signatories as they are affected by the
activities of the federal government and shall assist in the
monitoring of those activities in the Chesapeake Bay region.

[6.] (6) The Commission may provide [an arbitration]
A forum to serve as an advisory mediator for [bistate]
programmatic conflicts BETWEEN OR AMONG THE MEMBER STATES when
such action is requested by the [respective legislatures or by
the executive branches of both states] CONFLICTING MEMBER STATES.

Article III

Budget and Financing

[10.] SECTION 301. Annual budget.--

The Commission shall annually adopt a budget, which shall
include the Commission's estimated expenses for administration
and operation. In establishing the annual current expense
budget, the Commission shall balance total expenses against the
Commission's estimate of revenues from all sources, either
previously appropriated by a signatory state or receivable from
any person or governmental agency by contract or grant with that
person or governmental agency. The chairman of the Commission
shall certify to the respective signatories, and submit to
persons in other governmental agencies, statements of the amounts
requested from them in accordance with existing cost-sharing
established by this agreement or by the parties. The chairman of
the Commission shall transmit certified copies of such budgets to
the principal budget officer of the respective signatory parties
at such time and in such manner as may be required under their
respective budgetary procedures.

[11.] SECTION 302. Apportionment of cost.—

The amount required for the Commission's current expense
budget shall be apportioned equally among the signatory parties
unless a different apportionment is agreed to by unanimous vote
of the Commission.

[12. Initial Budget.--] SECTION 303. 1985-1986 FISCAL YEAR
ANNUAL EXPENSE BUDGET.--