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This directive establishes a new advisory committee to facilitate greater engagement of the agricultural sector in the Chesapeake Bay Program.

View document [PDF, 2.0 MB] Directive No. 24-1: Establishment of a Chesapeake Bay Program Agricultural Advisory Committee

This charge directs the Principals' Staff Committee to revise the 2014 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement and recommend a simplified and streamlined structure and process for the Chesapeake Bay Program partnership.

View document [PDF, 157.4 KB] Charge to the Principals' Staff Committee: Charting a Course Beyond 2025

This charge directs the Principals' Staff Committee to recommend a path for meeting the goals and outcomes of the 2014 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement leading up to and beyond 2025.

View document [PDF, 199.2 KB] Charge to the Principals' Staff Committee: Charting a Course to 2025 and Beyond

In alignment with mission, applicable law and budget constraints, the U.S. federal government will work together to implement the Chesapeake Executive Council Directive No. 21-1 Collective Action for Climate Change. This collective Commitment to Implement by federal agencies reflects our resolve to minimize the adverse effects of climate change on the Chesapeake Bay watershed and its habitats, and to do our part, as appropriate to our missions, to implement the Directive.

View document [PDF, 230.4 KB] Federal Commitment to Implement the Chesapeake Executive Council Directive No. 21-1

This directive adopts the findings of the Next-Generation Biofuels report and commits the Chesapeake Bay Program to leading the nation in next-generation biofuels policy.

View document [PDF, 117.3 KB] Directive 08-1: Leading the Nation in Development of a Sustainable Next-Generation Biofuels Industry

The restoration of water quality and living resources is the principal goal of the Chesapeake Bay Program. Through the cooperative efforts of the Bay Program partners, we have endeavored to strengthen and coordinate our actions to protect our living resources, ensure clean and healthy water, minimize the impacts of land use and development, provide environmental education, allow for public access to the Bay and its tributaries and encourage public participation in the restoration campaign.

View document [PDF] Directive 97-3: Community Watershed Initiative

This directive commits the Chesapeake Bay Program to strengthen local government involvement in the partnership.

View document [PDF, 35.0 KB] Directive 95-1: Local Government Partnership Initiative

This Directive addresses historical habitats in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, the need to accelerate efforts to restore habitat across the basin to benefit living resources and directs the Bay Program to implement an integrated and comprehensive approach.

View document [PDF, 3.9 MB] Directive 94-3: Framework for Habitat Restoration

This directive commits the Chesapeake Bay Program to develop, implement and monitor tributary-specific nutrient reduction strategies.

View document [PDF, 15.2 KB] Directive 93-1: Joint Tributary Strategy Statement

This directive commits the Chesapeake Bay Program to set regional submerged aquatic vegetation restoration goals, work to restore SAV to their historical levels and develop a further restoration target.

View document [PDF, 12.9 KB] Directive 93-3: Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Restoration Goals