and Washington Dulles International Airports, for-
merly operated by the federal government. As an
airport operator, the Authority can issue tax-ex-
empt bonds to finance major capital improvements.

The airports are operated under a 50-year lease
between the U.S. Department of Transportation
and the Metropolitan Washington Airports
Authority. A board of review representing the
airport's users has the power of veto over annual
budgets, authorizations for the issuance of bonds,
regulatory changes, adoption or revision of a master
plan, and appointment of a chief executive officer.

The Authority's Board of Directors consists of
eleven members. Five are appointed by the Gover-
nor of Virginia, three by the Mayor of the District
of Columbia, two by the Governor of Maryland,
and one by the President of the United States.
Appointed by the Board of Directors, the Board of
Review consists of nine members of Congress who
do not represent Maryland, Virginia, or the District
of Columbia.

MID-ATLANTIC FISHERY
MANAGEMENT COUNCIL

Chairperson: James F. McHugh, Virginia

Maryland members appointed by U.S. Secretary of
Commerce upon nomination by Governor: Albert
Goetze; W. Peter Jensen; Harry Keene.

John C. Bryson, P.E., Executive Director

Federal Building, Room 2115
300 S. New St.
Dover, DE 19901-6790 (302) 674-2331/2
974-3558 (Annapolis)

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council
was established in 1976 in accordance with the
Federal Fishery Conservation and Management Act
of 1976, as amended. The act gives the United
States exclusive management authority over fisher-
ies (except for highly migratory species of tuna)
within a fishery conservation zone of 3 to 200 miles
offshore. For both domestic and foreign fisheries,
the law was enacted to ensure sound fishery conser-
vation and management measures.

Based in Delaware, the Mid-Atlantic Council is
one of eight regional fishery management councils
established as planning units to carry out provisions
of the federal act. Each council prepares fishery
management plans for implementation by the U.S.
Secretary of Commerce.

With a total of twenty-three members, the Mid-
Atlantic Council is made up of representatives from
Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey New York, Penn-
sylvania, and Virginia. Nineteen voting members
include the Regional Director, National Marine

Interstate Agencies/505

Fisheries Service; a state fisheries official from each
state; and twelve public members selected by the
U.S. Secretary of Commerce upon nomination by
the state governors. Public members serve three-
year terms. Four nonvoting members represent the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; U.S. Coast Guard;
U.S. Department of State; and Atlantic States Ma-
rine Fisheries Commission.

MID-ATLANTIC POULTRY HEALTH
COUNCIL

Chairperson: Mason Carbaugh, Virginia

Maryland members appointed by Governor:
Wayne A. Cawley, Jr.; Edward H. Covell; Dr.
Frank Craig; Dr. Raymond J. Miller; Dr. Archibald
B. Park; Claud D. Steger.

Office of the Secretary
Dept. of Agriculture
50 Harry S Truman Pkwy.
Annapolis, MD 21401 841-5880

The Mid-Atlantic Poultry Health Council was
established in 1987 in accordance with a July 22,
1987, memorandum of understanding, signed by
the governors of Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylva-
nia, and Virginia. The Council coordinates policy
issues among the member states on poultry disease
management strategies.

MARYLAND POULTRY HEALTH
ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Appointed by the Governor in 1987, the Mary-
land Poultry Health Advisory Committee advises
the Maryland Secretary of Agriculture on poultry
health management. In the event of an outbreak of
poultry disease in Maryland, the Committee advises
and assists the Secretary of Agriculture on imple-
menting control measures.

The Committee also represents Maryland on the
Mid-Atlantic Poultry Health Council.

INTERSTATE MINING COMMISSION

Maryland member: William Donald Schaefer,
Governor (Dr. Kenneth N. Weaver, alternate)

Kenes C. Bowling, Executive Director

1364 Devonport Dr.
Lexington, KY 40504 (606) 253-1576

The Interstate Mining Commission, based in
Kentucky, was created by the Interstate Mining
Compact initiated by the Council of State Govern-
ments. To date, seventeen states have ratified the
Compact; Maryland ratified in 1973 (Chapter 297,
Acts of 1973).