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tion and yet under pressure enough to demand concern— I wonder if it 

 wouldn't be a good idea to devote immediate effort to develop the 

 Chesapeake Bay as a prototype for an effective estuarine management 

 and engineering and research system — a sort of nearby national proj- 

 ect — which would serve as a model, useful in many other areas of the 

 country. 



Virginia and the Federal Government have cooperated effectively 

 on a management problem — ^the James River navigation project and 

 we in Maryland can do the same on the Chesapeake Bay. As you prob- 

 ably know there are several research institutions of fair competence 

 on the Chesapeake Bay and we have banded together to form a Chesa- 

 peake research council. 



We hope to be able to work on this problem. We have been prepared 

 for over a year to do so, wanting only money. A recent advisory on 

 the James River hydraulic model and its uses is included for your 

 interest. In case I can persuade you as to the importance of hydraulic 

 and mathematical models in estuarine management. 



In order to avoid ending on this local note^ I wish to reemphasize 

 that the Council of Maritime States, Commonwealths and Terri- 

 tories — which, by the way, was not asked to endorse the Chesapeake 

 Bay prototype concept mentioned immediately above — ^the Common- 

 wealth of Virginia and its Virginia Institute of Marine Science wish 

 to commend the COMSER group for an excellent job and endorse its 

 essential points to the Congress through you. We will all work with 

 you in developing an effective national oceanographic program. Please 

 do not hesitate to call on us. 



Thank you. 



Mr. RoGEES. Thank you. Doctor. 



We appreciate your statement very much. 



Mr. Downing. 



Mr. Downing. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. 



Dr. Hargis, I think you have made another significant contribution 

 to the committee on this subject. There are several questions. 



The Chesapeake Bay model was authorized by the Congress several 

 years ago. What is the status as of this moment ? 



Dr. Hargis. The status is "quo". Appropriations sufficient to carry 

 forward the project have not yet been made and, therefore, we are 

 waiting. 



Now an advisory group has been appointed by the Governors of the 

 States and by the Federal agencies involved and several meetings have 

 been held. 



We had made some preliminary plans and the Baltimore district of 

 the corps has done some planning work and is doing some studies but 

 essentially we are waiting. 



Mr. Downing. Do you remember the amount of the authorization 

 figure ? 



Dr. Haegis. I think the amount ran approximately $6 million. 



Mr. Downing. Do you know whether that is to be included in this 

 y^ear's appropriation? 



Dr. Hargis. No, sir. It is not. 



Mr. Downing. Dr. Hargis, you mentioned the use of the Chesapeake 

 Bay as possibly a national model for this work. 



Dr. Hargis. Yes, sir. 



