Public Law 92–565

JOINT RESOLUTION

Granting the consent of Congress to certain boundary agreements between the States of Maryland and Virginia.

Whereas, by virtue of chapter 357 of the Maryland Laws of 1969, and of chapter 198 of the Acts of Assembly of 1968 of the General Assembly of Virginia, the Maryland Geological Survey and the Marine Resources Commission of Virginia were authorized to establish, mark, and identify the seven-mile portion of the Maryland-Virginia boundary line in tapper Pocomoke Sound in an acceptable engineering manner; and

Whereas, pursuant to said acts the Maryland Geological Survey and the Marine Resources Commission of Virginia did agree upon a mutually acceptable boundary line; and

Whereas, by virtue of chapter 210 of the Maryland Laws of 1970, and of chapter 315 of the Acts of Assembly of 1970 of the General Assembly of Virginia, said agreement has been ratified and con-firmed by the legislatures of the States of Maryland and Virginia, respectively, both of said acts having established and described said boundary line as follows:

Beginning at a point which is corner D defined by latitude 37 degrees 56 minutes 23.00 seconds and longitude 75 degrees 45 minutes 43.56 seconds; which is the last point on the Maryland-Virginia Line that was defined by the “Joint Report of Engineers on Relocating and Remarking Maryland-Virginia Boundary Line Across Tangier and Pocomoke Sounds December 1916”;

thence running north 73 degrees 34 minutes 31.9 seconds east about 17,125.11 feet to corner H a point defined by latitude 37 degrees 57 minutes 15.82 seconds and longitude 75 degrees 42 minutes 18.48 seconds;

thence running north 85 degrees 39 minutes 33.9 seconds east about 3,785.82 feet to corner J a point defined by latitude 37 degrees 57 minutes 18.65 seconds and longitude 75 degrees 41 minutes 31.35 seconds;

thence running south 74 degrees 16 minutes 00.8 seconds east about 7,278.41 feet to corner K a point defined by latitude 37 degrees 56 minutes 59.13 seconds and longitude 75 degrees 40 minutes 03.89 seconds;

thence running south 61 degrees 57 minutes 55.7 seconds east about 3,664.73 feet to corner L a point defined by latitude 37 degrees 56 minutes 42.10 seconds and longitude 75 degrees 39 minutes 23.51 seconds;

thence running north 76 degrees 15 minutes 24.5 seconds east about 2,363.49 feet to corner M a point defined by latitude 37 degrees 56 minutes 47.65 seconds and longitude 75 degrees 38 minutes 54.85 seconds;

thence running north CO degrees 49 minutes 51.5 seconds west about 7,178.56 feet to corner N a point defined by latitude 37 degrees 57 minutes 58.61 seconds and longitude 75 degrees 38 minutes 56.15 seconds:

thence northeasterly about 3½ miles following the middle thread of the meandering Pocomoke River to corner P a point defined by latitude 37 degrees 59 minutes 39.37 seconds and longitude 75 degrees 37 minutes 26.52 seconds, which is at or near the point of intersection with the “Scarborough and Culvert Boundary Line of May 28, 1668”; corners N and P are connected by a line running north 35 degrees 08 minutes 33.5 seconds east about. 12,465.32 feet;

thence north 83 degrees 45 minutes 59.9 seconds east about 24,156.95 feet to the boundary monument near triangulation station Davis on the “Scarborough and Calvert Boundary Line of May 28, 1668”. Geographic positions are based on 1927 datum; and

Whereas, by virtue of chapter 220 of the Maryland Laws of 1970, and of chapter 342 of the Acts of Assembly of 1970 of the General Assembly of Virginia, the States of Maryland and Virginia have also agreed to their mutual boundary eastward from Assateague Island, both of said acts having established said boundary line as follows:

Beginning at a point on the Maryland-Virginia Line located on Assateague Island designated as station “Pope Island Life Saving Station (1907)” defined by latitude 38°01’36.93” and longitude 75 ’47.105”; thence running North 84°05’43.5” East (true)—-1,100.00 feet to station “Atlantic”; thence due east (true) to the Maryland-Virginia Jurisdictional Limit;

Now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Approved October 25, 1972.