The Implementation Committee was established by the Chesapeake Bay Agreement of 1983 and is composed of representatives from the Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania, the District of Columbia, the Chesapeake Bay Commission, the Environmental Protection Agency, ten other federal agencies and other Program participants. It is responsible for implementing the policy decisions and technical studies of the Chesapeake Executive Council and coordinating restoration and protection activities under the 1987 Agreement and subsequent amendments and directives.
The Committee receives policy guidance from both the Executive Council and its Principals' Staff Committee. It establishes and coordinates all of the committees and subcommittees shown below. The Chesapeake Bay Program Office provides staff support to the Implementation Committee and its Subcommittees. The Implementation Committee is responsible for the annual work plan and budget, technical and computer support, and public outreach. It receives and acknowledges the advice of the Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee, the Local Government Advisory Committee and the Citizens Advisory Committee whose Chairs are also members.