INTRODUCTION TO SENATOR MATHIAS 
Mr. Gordon: Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen. I 
do want to thank you for coming because I hope you all share my 
enthusiasm for estuaries and, particularly, the Chesapeake Bay. 
I'm here today to introduce a man who is so committed to the 
restoration of the Chesapeake Bay that he really needs no 
introduction. He comes from the State of Maryland and has 
represented that State in the House and in the Senate since 
1960. 
Senator Mathias's list of accomplishments on the Bay is 
impressive spanning over 15 years. As far back as 1969 the 
Senator sponsored bills to create interstate commissions for the 
Potomac and Susquehanna Rivers. In that year he sponsored an 
amendment to increase the authorization for a comprehensive Bay 
study involved with the formation of a Bi-State Chesapeake Bay 
Commission to insure better management. 
Between 1976 and 1979, the Senator sponsored numerous 
Chesapeake Bay initiatives, including establishing a U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency Program authorizing a 5-year 
study and the Chesapeake Bay Research Coordination Bill. 
He has spearheaded efforts to authorize and appropriate 
money to EPA, NOAA, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. 
Department of the Interior, and the Army Corps of Engineers and 
the states to study the various problems and develop a 
blueprint for restoring the Bay's resources. 
So arduous in support of the Bay was he that Senator Mathias 
received the award from the Federal-State Chesapeake Bay 
Conference for the greatest contribution to the Bay's cleanup 
programs in 1983. The Senator has elevated the issues and 
problems confronting the Bay to the level of the White House. 
These accomplishments represent only a small portion of the 
Senator's contributions. 
Perhaps there's no greater supporter of the Chesapeake Bay 
alive today than Senator Mathias. So it is my great honor to 
welcome Senator Mathias as the Keynote Speaker for the Chesa¬ 
peake Bay Estuary-Of-The-Month Seminar. Senator, thank you very 
much for coming. We appreciate it very much. 
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