HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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(2)  An evaluation of the extent to which both federal
and State financial and technical assistance is or will be
available for the implementation of best management practices;
and

(3)  A brief evaluation of best management practices
available to control both nitrogen and phosphorus runoff, and the
extent to which each is being implemented; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the State of Maryland and the Chesapeake
Executive Council is are requested to adopt specific goals and a
detailed plan to address nutrient enrichment in the Chesapeake
Bay, including update the adapt by July 1, 1989, an expanded
Chesapeake Bay Restoration and Protection Plan to include, which
includes specific nutrient attainment goals for each major river
and each watershed in the Chesapeake Bay and specific plans and
strategies to meet these goals by January 1, 1987; and be it
further

RESOLVED, That the Governor's representatives to the
Chesapeake Executive Council are requested to report to the
General Assembly on or before January 1, 1987 on the July 1,

1987, completed updated plan and at 6-month intervals,

thereafter, until the plan is adopted, including on the status of
the expanded plan and recommendations for its implementation; and
be it further

RESOLVED, That the report to the General Assembly shall
address impediments to developing, establishing, and implementing
the provisions of this Resolution; and be it further

RESOLVED, That this resolution shall become effective only
upon passage of Virginia Senate Joint Resolution No. 65, a
similar resolution by the General Assembly of the State of
Virginia; and be it further

RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution be forwarded by the
Department of Legislative Reference to the Honorable Harry
Hughes, Governor of Maryland; the Honorable Torrey C. Brown,
M.D., Secretary, Department of Natural Resources, Tawes State
Office Building, 580 Taylor Avenue, Annapolis, MD 21401; the
Honorable Adele Wilzack, R.N., M.S., Secretary, Department of
Health and Mental Hygiene, 201 West Preston Street, Baltimore, MD
21201; James Seif, Administrator, Region 3, United States
Environmental Protection Agency, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; the
Honorable Gerald W. Winegrad, Maryland State Senator; the
Honorable Bernard Fowler, Maryland State Senator; the Honorable
Thomas A. Rymer, Maryland State Delegate; the Honorable James E.
McClellan, Maryland State Delegate; the Honorable Michael H.
Weir, Maryland State Delegate; and Margaret R. Johnston,
Executive Director, Chesapeake Bay Commission, 60 West Street,
Annapolis, MD 21401.

Signed May 13, 1986.