The Chesapeake Executive Council was established by the Chesapeake Bay Agreement of 1983 to coordinate the work of restoring and protecting Chesapeake Bay. In accordance with the 1987 Chesapeake Bay Agreement, the Council is the governing body for these efforts. Parties to the 1987 Agreement are the State of Maryland; the Commonwealths of Pennsylvania and Virginia; the District of Columbia; the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, representing the federal government; and the Chesapeake Bay Commission. On June 28, 2000, the same six signatories approved a third agreement, Chesapeake 2000, which set goals for Bay restoration by 2010.
Chesapeake 2000 added the Bay's "headwater states" - Delaware, New York, and West Virginia - to the restoration efforts of the Chesapeake Bay Program. Through a memorandum of understanding in 2000, the governors of Delaware and New York committed to the agreement's water quality goals. Also, the governor of West Virginia similarly signed on in 2002.
Meeting annually, the Council's nine members serve ex officio. They include the governors of Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia; the mayor of the District of Columbia; the administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; and the chair of the Chesapeake Bay Commission.
Five committees assist the Council. They are the Citizens Advisory Committee; the Local Government Advisory Committee on the Chesapeake Bay Program; the Management Board; the Principals' Staff Committee; and the Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee.
In June 1985, the Citizens Advisory Committee began to advise the Chesapeake Executive Council, the Management Board, and other Council committees with regard to policy and public perception of issues relating to Bay restoration.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON THE CHESAPEAKE BAY PROGRAM
In accordance with the 1987 Chesapeake Bay Agreement, the Governor appointed the Local Government Advisory Committee on the Chesapeake Bay Program in April 1988. The Committee presents to the Chesapeake Executive Council the concerns and opinions of the local governments in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. It also informs local governments about the Chesapeake Bay Program.
The Committee has twenty-four members. Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia each are represented by six members appointed by their respective governors. The District of Columbia is represented by six members appointed by the Mayor.
MANAGEMENT BOARD
The Board advises the Chesapeake Executive Council on implementing the Chesapeake Bay Program. It is responsible for the Council's annual work plan and budget, technical and computer support, and public outreach.
When the Implementation Committee became the Management Board in 2008, its nine subcommittees were replaced by six goal implementation teams: Enhancing Partnering and Leadership; Habitat; Healthy Watersheds; Stewardship; Sustainable Fisheries; and Water Quality.
PRINCIPALS' STAFF COMMITTEE
SCIENTIFIC & TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Since 1984, the Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee has advised the Chesapeake Bay Program on scientific and technical matters. The Committee reports annually to the Executive Council and quarterly to the Management Board.
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The Management Board started as the Implementation Committee, which was established in 1984 by the Chesapeake Bay Agreement of 1983. In November 2008, the Committee was restructured as the Management Board.
The Principals' Staff Committee serves as staff to the principals or members of the Executive Council. The Committee advises the Executive Council on policy, sets agendas for Council meetings, and briefs Council members on issues requiring their consideration. For the Management Board, the Principals' Staff Committee provides policy and program direction.
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