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Volume 13, Number 1 • February-March-April 1995

A Chronology of Environmental Decisions and
Major Studies Related to the Chesapeake Bay

1960	Maryland departments of Chesapeake Affairs and Economic Development are created.
1965	Department of Water Resources established.
1968	The first Chesapeake Bay Water Quality Conference is held.
1970	Maryland enacts Tidal Wetlands Law.
1971	Sediment Control Law is enacted.
1972	Federal Water Pollution Control Act (Clean Water Act) is enacted by Congress.
1975	Maryland enacts conservation easement legislation.
1976-1982	Baywide study funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
1977	The second Chesapeake Bay Water Quality Conference is held.
1980	Maryland and Virginia establish the Chesapeake Bay Commission.
1982	Maryland enacts the Stormwater Management Law.
1983	EPA Study research results released. The Chesapeake Bay Agreement (CBA) is signed by Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Washington, D.C., Chesapeake Bay Commission and the EPA.
1984	Maryland enacts the Critical Area Act. Bay Liaison Office opens.
1987	The 2020 Commission is selected and an objective for 40% reduction in Chesapeake Bay nutrient loading is signed by CBA participants.
1989	Nontidal Wetlands Act is enacted is Maryland. Commission on Growth in the Chesapeake Bay Region is formed.
1990	Federal Coastal Zone Management Act (1972) is amended to address nonpoint source pollution.
1991	Maryland enacts Forest Conservation Law.
1992	Maryland enacts the Economic Growth, Resource Protection and Planning Act. CBA endorses the Tributary Strategy Plan.
1993-1994	Maryland's ten Chesapeake Bay tributary basins begin developing plans.
1997	Maryland's Tributary Strategies will be reevaluated to determine progress made.

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A Chronology of Environmental Decisions and Major Studies Related to the Chesapeake Bay

A Chronology of Environmental Decisions and
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