2026 SESSION
INTRODUCED
26108324D
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 371
Offered March 9, 2026
Commending the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin.
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Patrons—Tran and Watts
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WHEREAS, the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin, an advisory, nonregulatory, interstate compact agency of the federal government and Potomac basin states of Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, and the District of Columbia, commemorated its 85th anniversary in 2025; and
WHEREAS, the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin (ICPRB) was authorized by an Act of Congress in 1940 in response to extreme pollution in the Potomac River basin, the second largest watershed in the Chesapeake Bay watershed and a vital source of drinking water, recreation, and economic activity for Virginia and the region; and
WHEREAS, ICPRB's compact was amended in 1970 to empower the agency to address water resources and related land issues affecting two or more jurisdictions, strengthening regional cooperation to meet shared challenges and opportunities; and