                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DUTIES (§ 30-249)

In carrying out the purposes set forth in this article, the Commission shall
have the following duties:

1. Identify specific Bay management concerns requiring intergovernmental
coordination and cooperation; and recommend to the federal, state and local
governments that are involved in the Chesapeake Bay region legislative and
administrative actions necessary to effectuate coordinated and cooperative
management for the Bay;

2. Consider, in administering the provisions of this Agreement, the needs of the
region for industrial and agricultural development and for gainful employment
and maintenance of a high-quality environment;

3. Respect and support the primary role of the respective signatory states and
their administrative agencies in managing the resources of the region;

4. 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 environmental and economic Bay issues
involving the Chesapeake Bay and the progress of coordinative efforts by the
member states;

5. 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; and

6. Provide, as may be determined, a forum to serve as an advisory mediator for
programmatic conflicts between or among the member states when such action is
requested by the conflicting member states.

HISTORY: 1980, c. 662, § 62.1-69.13; 1985, c. 149; 2004, c. 1000.