The Secretary of the Environment and the Secretary of Natural Resources jointly shall:
(1) Develop and implement a comprehensive program to monitor the quality of the waters and living resources of the Chesapeake Bay;
(2) Cooperate with other states in the Chesapeake Bay region and with the United States Environmental Protection Agency and other state and federal agencies, as appropriate; and
(3) Report every 2 years to the General Assembly on the results of this monitoring program and the status of the resources of the Chesapeake Bay.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities
Subtitle 3 - Water Pollution Control
Part III - Powers and Duties of Department
Section 9-313 - Rules and Regulations -- in General
Section 9-314 - Rules and Regulations -- Water Quality Standards and Effluent Standards
Section 9-315 - Rules and Regulations -- Procedural Rules and Regulations
Section 9-316 - Rules and Regulations -- Procedures for Adoption
Section 9-318 - Training of Personnel
Section 9-319 - Miscellaneous Powers and Duties
Section 9-320 - Maryland Clean Water Fund
Section 9-321 - Monitoring Program
Section 9-321.1 - Water Quality Standards for Concentrations of Tributyltin