...between supply and deThe 1987 Chesapeake Bay Agreement, signed by Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia, the District of Columbia, the US. Environmental Protection Agency and the Chesapeake Bay Commiss on, pledged that this July, "management plans" for oysters, blue crab and American shad be...

...cultural importance are felt far beyond its waters and the communities that line its shores. Man's uae and abuse of its bounty, however, together with the...Environmental Protection Agency, and the Chesapeake Bay Conmission formally agreed to a cooperative approach to this undertaking and established specific mechanisms...

...response, all of the jurisdictions have embarked on ambitious program! to protect the shared reiource and restore it to a more productive state. In 1980,...Environmental Protection Agency, and the Chesapeake Bay Commlsiion formally agreed to a cooperative approach to this undertaking and established specific mechanisms...

...coordinate interstate planning and programs from a legislative perspective. In 1985, Pennsylvania }oined the Commission. And, in 1983, Virginia, Maryland,...specific mechanisms for its coordination. Since 1983, our joint commitment has earned us to new levels of governmental cooperation and scientific understanding....

...agreement a much stronger document. The second Chesapeake Bay Agreement, signed in December 1987 by Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, the District of...Protection Agency, and the Chesapeake Bay Commission, went well beyond the original agreement. The 1987 Agreement lists specific goals, objectives, and 29...

...INTRODUCTION The Chesapeake Bay Agreement, signed in 1987 by the states of Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania, the District of Columbia, the US Environmental Protection Agency, and the Chesapeake Bay Program's Commission, is a relatively rare example of interjurisdictional cooperation over the management...

...among the states of Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, New York and Delaware, as well as the District of Columbia, the US Environmental Protection Agency and the Chesapeake Bay Commission. The Chesapeake Bay Commission is an independent, tri-state legislative body under whose jurisdiction...