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Directive No. 24-1: Establishment of a Chesapeake Bay Program Agricultural Advisory Committee
Publication date:This directive establishes a new advisory committee to facilitate greater engagement of the agricultural sector in the Chesapeake Bay Program.
Charge to the Principals' Staff Committee: Charting a Course Beyond 2025
Publication date: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.
Charge to the Principals' Staff Committee: Charting a Course to 2025 and Beyond
Publication date: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.
Federal Commitment to Implement the Chesapeake Executive Council Directive No. 21-1
Publication date: Not listedIn 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.
Directive 08-1: Leading the Nation in Development of a Sustainable Next-Generation Biofuels Industry
Publication date: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.
Directive 97-3: Community Watershed Initiative
Publication date: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
Directive 95-1: Local Government Partnership Initiative
Publication date: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
Directive 94-3: Framework for Habitat Restoration
Publication date: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
Directive 93-1: Joint Tributary Strategy Statement
Publication date: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
Directive 93-3: Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Restoration Goals
Publication date: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