Ben Cardin actually said...

What can you do in working with local governments to have a more effective way of dealing with the stormwater issues affecting the bay?

As you point out, we are not going to meet the goals set out in the 2000 agreement by 2010.

I think it is an opportunity perhaps for us to institutionalize a better public transparency on how decisions are made.

I would be concerned that if we are not more specific in statute, we could fall back to a time where it may not be as high a priority.