,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cihf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #d1     
#bjbf,ms4 ,alsobrooks 7for herself and  
,mr4 ,van ,hollen7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,environment and ,public ,works  ,a     
,,bill  ,to authorize the ,chesapeake   
,bay ,program ,office to serve as an    
advisory member of certain ,state       
watershed programs1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,maryland ,whole    
,watershed ,program ,federal            
,partnership ,act of #bjbf4  #b4        
,chesapeake ,bay ,program ,office       
authority  7a7 ,chesapeake ,bay ,program
 ,office defined ,in this section1 the  
term ,chesapeake ,bay ,program ,office  
means the office established and        
maintained pursuant to section          
#aag7;b77#b7 of the ,federal ,water     
,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 
#abfg7;b77#b774  7b7 ,program ,office   

authority ,the ,chesapeake ,bay ,program
 ,office shall serve as an advisory     
member of the ,state ,management ,team  
for the ,maryland ,whole ,watershed     
,program and any other substantially    
similar program in a ,state4  7c7       
,authorized activities ,in carrying out 
subsection 7b71 the ,chesapeake ,bay    
,program ,office may-- 7#a7 coordinate  
with ,state and local governments and   
,federal agencies2 and  7#b7 provide    
technical assistance and financial      
resources for projects carried out in   
the ,chesapeake ,bay watershed4