Maryland Senate Votes to Oppose Cuts to Chesapeake Bay

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Maryland Senate has passed a resolution expressing opposition to federal budget cuts to the Chesapeake Bay Program.
The Senate voted 35-10 on Friday for the resolution, which now goes to the House.
President Donald Trump’s budget proposal would eliminate federal funding for the program that coordinates cleanup efforts for the nation’s largest estuary.
The program, which was formed in 1983, received $73 million in federal funds last year. It coordinates