Chesapeake Executive Council Publications
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.
Statement in Support of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice
Publication date:This statement affirms the Chesapeake Bay Program's commitment to embrace diversity, equity, inclusion and justice.
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Resolution in Support of the Chesapeake Bay Program Partnership
Publication date:This resolution calls upon the President and United States Congress to continue federal support for the Chesapeake Bay Program.
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Resolution to Support Local Government Engagement
Publication date:This resolution commends local governments, commits the Chesapeake Executive Council to advocate for clean water and raise awareness about the benefits of investing in watershed protection and restoration efforts, and directs the Principals’ Staff Committee to seek increased funding and investment for local conservation and restoration activities.
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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.
Protecting the Forests of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed: A Response to Directive 06-1
Publication date:This response to Directive 06-1 identifies specific actions the Chesapeake Bay Program will take to conserve and restore forests in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
Directive 06-1: Protecting the Forests of the Chesapeake Watershed
Publication date:This directive commits the Chesapeake Bay Program to developing a forest conservation goal, using the best available tools to identify critical conservation areas and identifying innovative strategies to ensure the protection of these important forest lands, slow forest loss and enhance needed stewardship.
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Assisting Farmers: Accelerating Agricultural Implementation of the Chesapeake Bay Tributary Strategies
Publication date:This agreement urges enhanced support for agricultural conservation through increased state and federal funding, improved technical assistance and more efficient delivery of services.
Memorandum of Understanding Regarding the Healthy Lawns and Clean Water Initiative
Publication date:This Memorandum of Understanding establishes a public-private partnership to reduce nutrient losses from lawns and educate consumers about best application and management practices for lawn care products.
Resolution to Enhance the Role of the United States Department of Agriculture in the Chesapeake Bay Partnership
Publication date:This resolution urges the Secretary of Agriculture to prioritize the Chesapeake Bay watershed and utilize the Chesapeake Bay Program's experience as Farm Bill rules related to conservation, research, forestry and energy are developed.
Chesapeake Watershed Education Agreement: Fostering Chesapeake Stewardship
Publication date:This agreement commits the Chesapeake Executive Council to strengthening Chesapeake Bay education and outreach and providing students and citizens of all ages with unparalleled opportunities to experience the cultural, historic and environmental richness of the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed.
Directive 04-3: Building New Partnerships and New Markets for Agricultural Animal Manure and Poultry
Publication date:This directive commits the Chesapeake Bay Program to reduce nutrient pollution from animal manure and poultry litter.
Directive 04-2: Meeting the Nutrient and Sediment Reduction Goals: Next Steps
Publication date:This directive addresses next steps to advance Tributary Strategy implementation, and asks each Chesapeake Bay signatory and headwater state to review the full breadth of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Blue Ribbon Panel recommendations and determine those whose implementation would be beneficial in their jurisdictions.
Directive 04-1: Funding the Restoration of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
Publication date:This directive urges the Principals’ Staff Committee to convene a committee of federal, state and regional finance and legal experts to provide a specific proposal for the establishment of a Chesapeake Bay Financing Authority.
Directive 03-2: Meeting the Nutrient and Sediment Reduction Goals
Publication date:This directive commits the Chesapeake Bay Program to convene a panel to consider funding sources to implement tributary strategies basin-wide.
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Directive 03-1: Expanded Riparian Forest Buffer Goals
Publication date:This directive commits the Chesapeake Bay Program to expanding its riparian forest buffer and urban tree canopy goals.
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Resolution to Enhance the Role and Voice of Agriculture in the Chesapeake Bay Partnership
Publication date:This resolution urges state Secretaries and Commissioners of Agriculture to address agricultural viability, conservation funding and innovative technologies, and to report their recommendations to advance the role and voice of agriculture in the Chesapeake Bay Program partnership.
Directive 01-1: Managing Storm Water on State, Federal and District-owned Lands and Facilities
Publication date:This directive commits the Chesapeake Bay Program to demonstrate how to develop, fund and implement innovative storm water management approaches and technologies on state, federal and District-owned lands and facilities.
Adoption Statement: 2004 Oyster Management Plan
Publication date:This adoption statement commits the Chesapeake Bay Program to continuing efforts to rebuild and manage the native oyster in the Chesapeake Bay.
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Endorsement of the Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience
Publication date:This endorsement reaffirms the Chesapeake Bay Program's commitment to implementing, supporting and evaluating the Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience (MWEE) within the jurisdictions of the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
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Directive 98-4: Interstate Animal Waste Distribution and Use Technology
Publication date:This directive seeks to improve the management of and reduce the potential for nutrient loadings from animal wastes in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
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Directive 98-3: Accelerating Bay Restoration Through Implementation of Innovative Technologies
Publication date:This directive commits the Chesapeake Bay Program to accelerate the deployment of innovative technologies to support restoration and protection needs.
Directive 98-2: Chesapeake 2000
Publication date:This directive commits the Chesapeake Bay Program to convene and manage an effort that will lead to the adoption of a Year 2000 Chesapeake Bay Agreement.
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Directive 98-1: Chesapeake Bay Program Education Initiative
Publication date:This directive commits the Chesapeake Bay Program to engaging state Departments of Education, supporting interagency education groups in each Chesapeake Bay jurisdiction, convening biennial Education Summits, and reorganizing the Bay Program’s Communications Subcommittee to coordinate education and communications efforts.
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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.
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Directive 97-2: Wetlands Protection and Restoration Goals
Publication date:This directive commits the Chesapeake Bay Program to develop strategies to protect and restore wetlands.
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Directive 97-1: Baywide Nutrient Reduction Progress and Future Directions
Publication date:This directive reaffirms the Chesapeake Bay Program’s commitment to its nitrogen and phosphorus goals, calls for accelerated pollution reduction efforts and supports the continued refinement of monitoring and modeling of the Bay and its watershed.
Adoption Statement on Riparian Forest Buffers
Publication date:This adoption statement supports an integrated and comprehensive approach to the conservation of riparian forests.
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Memorandum of Agreement Between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, State College, Pennsylvania, the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region III
Publication date:This Memorandum of Agreement provides for enhanced cooperation between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Pennsylvania Field Office, Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as partners in the Chesapeake Bay Program.
Directive 95-1: Local Government Partnership Initiative
Publication date:This directive commits the Chesapeake Bay Program to strengthen local government involvement in the partnership.
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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 94-2: Reciprocal Agricultural Certification Program
Publication date:This directive commits the Chesapeake Bay Program to develop reciprocal certification programs for nutrient management professionals and explore similar certification for other resource management components.
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Directive No. 94-1: Riparian Forest Buffers
Publication date:This directive commits the Chesapeake Bay Program to recognize the value of riparian areas in the Chesapeake Bay watershed and develop a policy to enhance the maintenance, restoration and stewardship of this valuable resource.
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Directive 93-5: Agriculture Nonpoint Source Initiative
Publication date:This directive commits the Chesapeake Bay Program to assist farmers to develop and implement comprehensive and integrated total resource management plans.
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Directive No. 93-4: Fish Passage Goals
Publication date:This directive commits the Chesapeake Bay Program to a ten-year target of opening 1,356.75 miles of fish spawning habitat along major Chesapeake Bay tributaries.
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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.
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Directive 93-2: Toxics Reduction Strategy Reevaluation
Publication date:This directive commits the Chesapeake Bay Program to revise the 1989 Basinwide Toxics Reduction Strategy.
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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.
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