A Guide to the Records of the Chesapeake Bay Commission, 1982-1996 #41003

Historical Information

The Chesapeake Bay Commission is a tri-state legislative commission created in 1980 (S350, chap. 662, approved Apr. 4, 1980) to advise the general assemblies of Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania on matters relating to the Chesapeake Bay. The commission serves as the legislative arm of the multi-jurisdictional Chesapeake Bay Program and acts in an advisory capacity. The commission consists of 21 members: five legislators from each state, cabinet secretary from each state who is responsible for managing natural resources, and three citizen representatives.

The Chesapeake Bay Program was created in 1983 to direct the restoration and protection the Chesapeake Bay, focusing on the Bay's living resources and researching the problems of nutrient over-enrichment, dwindling underwater Bay grasses, and toxic pollution. The program is a unique regional partnership that is led by the Chesapeake Executive Council. The members of the council include the governors of Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania; the mayor of the District of Columbia; the administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; and the chair of the Chesapeake Bay Commission.

Contents List

Series 1. Correspondence and Subject Files , 1982-1996 .

Boxes 1-3 Physical Location:

Extent: 3 boxes (3 cu. ft.).

Series I contains files which document meetings of committees and councils attended by Russell "Russ" W. Baxter, with representatives of the Chesapeake Bay Commission. There are also files pertaining to key areas of interest for the Commission including estuaries, tributaries and shellfish. This series also contains the resolutions, briefs, budgets and newsletters written by the Commission. This series includes correspondence from W. Tayloe Murphy, Jr., Otis L. Brown, Elmo G. Cross and Governor L. Douglas Wilder.

Arranged Alphabetically by folder title.

Box 1 Folder 1
Aquaculture Advisory Committee, 1992 .
Box 1 Folder 2
Budget Steering Committee, 1995 .
Box 1 Folder 3
Chesapeake Bay: A Framework for Action, 1983 .
Box 1 Folder 4
Chesapeake Bay Local Assistance Department (Regulation Review), 1994 .
Box 1 Folder 5
Chesapeake Bay Program Fiscal Year 1995 (Budget Proposal), 1994 .
Box 1 Folder 6
Chesapeake Executive Council, 1991 .
Box 1 Folder 7
Chesapeake Executive Council, 1993 .
Box 1 Folder 8
Chesapeake Executive Council, 1995 .
Box 1 Folder 9
Delaware Estuary, 1995 .
Box 1 Folder 10
Delegation Meeting (January), 1994 .
Box 1 Folder 11
Delegation Meeting (November), 1995 .
Box 1 Folder 12
Developement Policies and Guidelines, 1989 .
Box 1 Folder 13
Economics Conference, 1995 .
Box 1 Folder 14
Full Commission Briefing (Natural Resource Committee), 1994 .
Box 1 Folder 15
IGI Pharmacuticles, 1991-1993 .
Box 1 Folder 16
Irv Hill's T.V. Show, 1994 .
Box 1 Folder 17
Lake Gaston Pipeline, 1995 .
Box 1 Folder 18
Local Assistance Manual, 1989 .
Box 2 Folder 1
Maps, .
Box 2 Folder 2
Marine Spill Response Corporation, 1991/1995 .
Box 2 Folder 3
Meeting Executive Committee - June, 1993 .
Box 2 Folder 4
Meeting Executive Committee - September, 1994 .
Box 2 Folder 5
Meeting - January, 1992 .
Box 2 Folder 6
Meeting - January, 1993 .
Box 2 Folder 7
Meeting - January, 1994 .
Box 2 Folder 8
Meeting - May, 1992 .
Box 2 Folder 9
Meeting - May, 1993 .
Box 2 Folder 10
Meeting - May, 1994 .
Box 2 Folder 11
Meeting - May, 1995 .
Box 2 Folder 12
Meeting - Notes, 1990-1992 .
Box 2 Folder 13
Meeting - November, 1992 .
Box 2 Folder 14
Meeting - November, 1993 .
Box 2 Folder 15
Meeting - November, 1994 .
Box 2 Folder 16
Meeting - September, 1991 .
Box 2 Folder 17
Meeting - September, 1993 .
Box 2 Folder 18
Meeting - September, 1994 .
Box 2 Folder 19
Meeting - September, 1995 .
Box 2 Folders 20-21
Oyster Study, 1993 .
Box 3 Folder 1
Potomac River Fisheries Commission, 1994 .
Box 3 Folder 2
Preservation Act Program Study Group, 1991-1992 .
Box 3 Folder 3
Press Items, 1990-1993 .
Box 3 Folder 4
Puget Sound Water Quality Authority, 1995 .
Box 3 Folder 5
Resolutions, 1990-1994 .
Box 3 Folder 6
Septic Regulations Task Force, 1991 .
Box 3 Folder 7
Sesuehanna River Basin Commission, 1994 .
Box 3 Folder 8
Shad Overview, 1993 .
Box 3 Folder 9
Shellfish, 1993 .
Box 3 Folder 10
Shellfish Research, 1990-1992 .
Box 3 Folder 11
Shellfish Study, 1993 .
Box 3 Folder 12
South Carolina Fisheries Research, 1988-1991 .
Box 3 Folder 13
Strategies for Growth Management, 1987 .
Box 3 Folder 14
Technical Advisory Committee, 1991 .
Box 3 Folder 15
Tributary Strategies - D.C., 1994-1995 .
Box 3 Folder 16
Tributary Strategies - General, 1994 .
Box 3 Folder 17
Tributary Strategies - MD., 1994-1996 .
Box 3 Folder 18
Tributary Strategies - PA., 1994-1996 .
Box 3 Folders 19-20
Tributary Strategies - VA., 1994-1996 .
Box 3 Folder 21
Undeveloped State Owned Land, 1994 .
Box 3 Folder 22
Virginia Delegation to Chesapeake Bay Commission (Briefing Book), 1990 .
Box 3 Folder 23
Virginia Marine Rescue Commission (Planning Session), 1995 .
Box 3 Folder 24
Virginia Seafood, 1993 .

Series II. Legislative Files , 1982-1996 .

Boxes 4 Physical Location:

Extent: 1 box (1 cu. ft.).

Series II consists of files pertaining to legislation proposed by the Chesapeake Bay Commission at both the state and federal level, as well as research notes and documents relating to the creation of bills and resolutions.

Arranged alphabetically by folder title.

Box 4 Folder 1
House Bill 390/391, 1994 .
Box 4 Folder 2
House Bill 1411 - Tributary Strategies, 1996 .
Box 4 Folder 3
House Joint Resolution 95 (Faxes and Memos), 1994 .
Box 4 Folder 4
House Joint Resolution 95 (Misc.), 1991-1994 .
Box 4 Folder 5
House Joint Resolution 95 (Notice/hearing), 1994 .
Box 4 Folder 6
House Joint Resolution 95 (Public hearings and comments), 1994 .
Box 4 Folder 7
House Joint Resolution 95 (Research), 1994 .
Box 4 Folder 8
House Joint Resolution 95 (Shellfish Study Committee public hearings), 1994 .
Box 4 Folder 9
House Joint Resolution 95 (Strategic planning), 1994 .
Box 4 Folder 10
House Joint Resolution 384 (Press release), 1992 .
Box 4 Folder 11
House Joint Resolution 534, 1995 .
Box 4 Folder 12
House Joint Resolution 535 (Draft), 1993 .
Box 4 Folder 13
House Joint Resolution 535 (Handouts), 1993 .
Box 4 Folder 14
House Joint Resolution 535 (Materials), 1993 .
Box 4 Folder 15
House Joint Resolution 535 (Meetings), 1993 .
Box 4 Folder 16
House Joint Resolution 535 (Oyster replenishment), 1993 .
Box 4 Folder 17
House Joint Resolution 535 (Study Outline), 1993 .
Box 4 Folder 18
House Joint Resolution 609, 1995 .
Box 4 Folder 19
Senate Bill 190, 1994 .
Box 4 Folder 20
Senate Bill 795 (Amendments), 1995 .
Box 4 Folder 21
Senate Bills 934-938, 1995 .
Box 4 Folder 22
Senate Bill 1126, 1993 .

Series III. Publications , 1982-1996 .

Boxes 5-6, Physical Location:

Extent: 2 boxes (2 cu. ft.).

Series III contains published materials covering the topics of aquaculture, fisheries, molluscks, polution, preservation, oysters, restoration, and sanitation. The majority, but not all, of the publications are specific to the state of Virginia. The series also includes four VHS tapes on shellfish and fishing, as well as tapes on the Chesapeake Bay Symposium.

Arranged alphabetically by folder title.

Box 5 Folder 1
Aquatic Reef Habitat Plan, 1994 .
Box 5 Folder 2
Aquatic Resources and Nonpoint Source Pollution, 1995 .
Box 5 Folder 3
Boat Holding Tank Pumpout, 1994 .
Box 5 Folder 4
Chesapeake Bay Communities, 1995 .
Box 5 Folder 5
Chesapeake Bay Introduction to an Ecosystem, 1995 .
Box 5 Folder 6
Chesapeake Bay Symposium (VHS), unknown .
Box 5 Folder 7
Crop Management Modeling, unknown .
Box 5 Folder 8
Crop Selection, 1992 .
Box 5 Folder 9
Economic Benefits of Land Protection, 1994 .
Box 5 Folder 10
Economics of Molluscan Introductions and Transfers, 1992 .
Box 5 Folder 11
Fact Sheet, unknown .
Box 5 Folder 12
Final Enviromental Impact Statement, 1992 .
Box 5 Folder 13
Fish and Wildlife Restoration, 1993 .
Box 5 Folder 14
Fisheries/Shellfish Research (States other than Virginia), Various .
Box 5 Folder 15
Grant Work Plan, 1995-1996 .
Box 5 Folder 16
Growth Management and Strategic Planning, 1994 .
Box 5 Folder 17
Hampton Roads Annual, 1991 .
Box 5 Folder 18
Homeward Bound (VHS), unknown .
Box 5 Folder 19
Living on the Edge (VHS), unknown .
Box 5 Folder 20
Man Versus Mollusc, 1991 .
Box 5 Folder 21
Man Versus Mollusk, 1992 .
Box 5 Folder 22
Marine Aquaculture, 1993 .
Box 5 Folder 23
Marine Notes, 1993-1995 .
Box 5 Folder 24
Municiple Annexation in Modern Virginia, 1992 .
Box 5 Folder 25
Nutrient Management Program Reference Manual, 1989 .
Box 5 Folder 26
Our National Wetland Heritage, 1983 .
Box 5 Folder 27
Pesticide Management in Virginia, 1989 .
Box 5 Folder 28
Protecting Drinking Water Supplied Through Watershed Management, 1982 .
Box 6 Folder 1
Regionalism: Shared Decision Making, 1994 .
Box 6 Folder 2
Regulation of Enviromental Science, 1993 .
Box 6 Folder 3
Regulatory Permits and Requirements for Commercial Aquaculture in Virginia, 1993 .
Box 6 Folder 4
Rehabilitation of the Troubled Oyster Industry, 1988 .
Box 6 Folder 5
Restoration and Protection Plan, 1985 .
Box 6 Folder 6
Restoration of the Virginia Oyster Fishery, 1994 .
Box 6 Folder 7
Saltwater Fishing Stamp (VHS), unknown .
Box 6 Folder 8
Sanitation, 1990 .
Box 6 Folder 9
Shellfish Sanitation in Virginia, 1993 .
Box 6 Folder 10
State of the Chesapeake Bay, 1995 .
Box 6 Folder 11
Strategic Planning and Performance Measurement Proposal, 1994 .
Box 6 Folder 12
Virginia Geographic Information Network, 1993 .
Box 6 Folder 13
Virginia Issues and Answers, 1996 .
Box 6 Folder 14
Virginia Outdoors Plan, 1984 .
Box 6 Folder 15
Watershed Protection Approach, 1993/94 .