Governance and Structure Revisions

In Progress

A team of Management Board members or designees will implement structure and governance revisions and report progress to the Principals’ Staff Committee for final approval by July 1, 2026.

Description

In response to the recommendations from the 2025 ERG report A Critical Path Forward for the Chesapeake Bay Program 2025, and pursuant with the 2025 revisions to the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement, the Chesapeake Executive Council tasked the Principals’ Staff Committee with recommending a simplified and streamlined partnership, structure and processes for the Chesapeake Bay Program.

At the direction of the PSC, an Implementation Team of signatory partners was formed to prepare revisions to the Chesapeake Bay Program's Governance and Management Framework (2022), as well as updates to the program’s organizational structure. The Implementation Team will advance recommendations accepted by the Executive Council on governance and structure, and will consult with members of Goal Implementation Teams, Workgroups, Advisory Committees and Program Support Teams to inform the revision process. 

The PSC will receive a complete draft of the proposed revisions on March 24, 2026, for discussion at the April 7, 2026, PSC Meeting. The PSC will finalize revisions by June 30, 2026.

For more information about the revision process for both the 2022 Chesapeake Bay Program Governance and Management Framework and the existing Chesapeake Bay Program Organizational Structure, please see the links below.

Resources

Implementation Team Materials

Governance and Management Framework Drafts