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 PUBLIC LAW 96-460—OCT. 15, 1980

94 STAT. 2047

the interests of Federal, State, and local government, industry, the public, and the scientific and environmental communities. (c) The Chairman of the Board shall be elected annually by the membership of such Board. (d) The Board shall— (1) develop a Chesapeake Bay Research Plan consistent with the missions and interests of appropriate sigencies and States, and update this plan biennially to reflect changing priorities in Federal and State management needs as well as the need for fundamental research; (2) review and evaluate, on a periodic basis. Federal research programs pertaining to the Chesapeake Bay area, and ascertain the extent to which the research programs are consistent with the Chesapeake Bay Research Plan; and (3) submit an annual report to the Congress and the Governors of Maryland and Virginia on research programs, current and planned, pertaining to the Chesapeake Bay area and their relationship to the Chesapeake Bay Research Plan, together with any recommendations for improving the coordination of such research. (e) Members of the Board (other than those who are employees of the Federal or State governments) may, while engaged in business for the Board, receive compensation for travel expenses and per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as the expenses authorized by section 5703 of title 5, United States Code, for persons employed intermittently in Government service. SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

Chairman. Functions.

Report to Congress and to Md. and Va. Governors.

Travel and per diem expenses.

16 USC 3005.

There are authorized to be appropriated to the Office to carry out the purposes of this Act the sum of $500,000 for each of the three fiscal years ending on September 30, 1982, September 30, 1983, and September 30, 1984. SEC. 7. RELATIONSHIP OF ACT TO EXISTING FEDERAL, STATE, AND 16 USC 3006. LOCAL POWERS.

(a) Nothing contained in this Act shall be construed to afTect the jurisdiction, powers, or prerogatives of any existing department, agency, or ofKcer of the Feder^ Government or of any State or local government. (b) For purposes of administering this Act (including the prepara- Recommendation of an annual report pursuant to section 4(c)(8)) the Board shall tions, solicitation. solicit from the appropriate Federal departments and agencies and the Governors, recommendations that may be appropriate with respect to any existing law which may anect or be involved in research programs.

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