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2024

    Chesapeake Executive Council Meeting

    Tuesday, December 10, 2024 from 11:20am - 12:30pm

    On Tuesday, December 10, 2024, the Chesapeake Executive Council will hold its annual meeting and press conference. As the final meeting before the landmark year of 2025, the Council will set the path for the next phase of Chesapeake Bay restoration. This includes the signing of a directive that will create the first new advisory committee for the partnership since the late 1980s.

    The Chesapeake Executive Council was established by the Chesapeake Bay Agreement of 1983 to set goals and provide guidance for the regional federal-state Chesapeake Bay Program partnership.

    Attendees

    • The Honorable Wes Moore, Governor, State of Maryland (Chair)
    • The Honorable Josh Shapiro, Governor, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
    • The Honorable Glenn Youngkin, Governor, Commonwealth of Virginia
    • The Honorable David Bulova, Chair, Chesapeake Bay Commission
    • The Honorable Jane Nishida, Acting Deputy Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    • Shawn Garvin, Secretary, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, State of Delaware
    • Richard Jackson, Director, Department of Energy and Environment, District of Columbia
    • Scott Mandirola, Deputy Secretary, Department of Environmental Protection, State of West Virginia
    • Carol Lamb-Lafay, Acting Deputy Commissioner for Water Resources, Department of Environmental Conservation, State of New York

    The meeting will take place physically in the Governor's Hall of the Governor Calvert House. Please note that there is no on-site parking at the Governor Calvert House. Several parking garages are available within close walking distance.

    You may also join virtually by registering at https://us02web.zoom.us/webina...

    The virtual meeting room will open at 11:00 a.m. EST. Attendees are encouraged to be in their seats by 11:10 a.m.

2023

    Chesapeake Executive Council Public Meeting

    Thursday, October 19, 2023 from 1:00pm - 2:00pm

    The 2023 Chesapeake Executive Council meeting will be held at the National Arboretum in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, October 19, 2023. The public and media are welcome to join in person or via web conference.

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    Attendees

    • The Honorable Janet McCabe, Deputy Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency (Acting Executive Council Chair)
    • The Honorable Wes Moore, Governor, State of Maryland
    • The Honorable Muriel Bowser, Mayor, District of Columbia
    • The Honorable Scott Martin, Chair, Chesapeake Bay Commission
    • The Honorable Shawn Garvin, Secretary, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, State of Delaware
    • The Honorable Jim Tierney, Deputy Commissioner for Water Resources, Department of Environmental Conservation, State of New York
    • The Honorable Travis Voyles, Secretary, Department of Natural and Historic Resources, Commonwealth of Virginia
    • The Honorable Scott Mandirola, Deputy Cabinet Secretary, Department of Environmental Protection, State of West Virginia
    • The Honorable Josh Shapiro, Governor, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (invited)

2022

    Chesapeake Executive Council Meeting

    Tuesday, October 11, 2022 from 1:00pm - 2:00pm

    The 2022 Chesapeake Executive Council meeting will be held at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Headquarters on Tuesday, October 11, 2022. The public and media are welcome to join in person or via web conference. Please leave time to go through security if you plan to join in person.

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    Attendees

    • The Honorable Michael Regan, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency (Executive Council Chair)
    • The Honorable Larry Hogan, Governor, State of Maryland
    • The Honorable Glenn Youngkin, Governor, Commonwealth of Virginia
    • The Honorable Sarah Elfreth, Chair, Chesapeake Bay Commission
    • The Honorable Cindy Adams Dunn, Secretary, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
    • The Honorable Shawn Garvin, Secretary, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, State of Delaware
    • The Honorable Basil Seggos, Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation, State of New York
    • The Honorable Tommy Wells, Director, Department of Energy and Environment, District of Columbia

2021

2020

2019

2018

    Executive Council Meeting

    Tuesday, August 7, 2018 from 11:30am - 2:00pm
    The annual meeting of the Chesapeake Executive Council will be held on Tuesday, August 7, 2018 from 11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. in Baltimore, Maryland. The public meeting will take place in the Douglass-Myers Maritime Museum from 12:35 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. An agenda and additional information may be found on the following webpage: https://www.chesapeakebay.net/who/ecmeeting/2018_executive_council_meeting

2017

    Executive Council Meeting

    Thursday, June 8, 2017 from 11:30am - 2:00pm
    The annual meeting of the Chesapeake Executive Council will be held on Thursday, June 8, 2017 from 11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. in Annapolis, Maryland. The public meeting will take place in the Governor's Reception Room in the State House. Identification will be needed to enter the State House. For more information, visit: http://www.chesapeakebay.net/about/ecmeeting/2017_executive_council_meeting.

2016

2015

2014

    2014 Chesapeake Executive Council Meeting and Press Conference

    Monday, June 16, 2014 from 10:00am - 3:00pm
    The Chesapeake Executive Council will convene on June 16th for a public meeting and press conference. Executive Council members are expected to sign the new Chesapeake Watershed Agreement, a voluntary and transparent commitment among the Chesapeake Bay partners to protect and restore the watershed. The public meeting will begin at 10:00 a.m. in the Governor's Reception Room at the Maryland State House, and will conclude at 12:00 noon. The press conference will begin at Susan B. Campbell Park at Annapolis City Dock at 1:30 p.m. In the event of rain or other inclement weather, the press conference will be held in the Governor's Reception Room. For more information, visit the Executive Council meeting webpage: http://www.chesapeakebay.net/about/ecmeeting/2014_executive_council_meeting

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2008

    2008 Chesapeake Executive Council Meeting

    Thursday, November 20, 2008 from 12:30pm - 3:00pm
    The Chesapeake Executive Council will hold its annual meeting at Union Station in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, November 20. Members of the Executive Council represent the various partners of the Chesapeake Bay Program and establish the policy direction for the restoration and protection of the Bay and its watershed. At this year’s meeting, the Executive Council will set the partnership’s plans for 2009 and beyond, as well as review actions taken during the past year. The meeting will be held in Union Station’s Columbus Club. There will be presentations on 2008 restoration efforts, the Chesapeake TMDL and biofuels from 12:30 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. The Executive Council will hold a news conference at 2:00 p.m. All attendees are encouraged to use public transportation (metro or train) or carpool to Union Station.

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2007

    Executive Council Meeting - 2007

    Wednesday, December 5, 2007 from 2:00pm - 4:00pm
    Governor Martin O'Malley will host a day-long meeting to discuss efforts to improve the health of the Chesapeake Bay. During the meeting the Council will hear presentations on Chesapeake 2000 nutrient and sediment reduction progress, biofuels, and partnerships to achieve more sustainable land use and development patterns. Members of the Council will sign a new Forest Conservation Plan that establishes state-specific forest conservation goals and strategies.

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2006

    Chesapeake Executive Council Meeting - 2006

    Friday, September 22, 2006 from 10:00am - 1:00pm
    The Chesapeake Executive Council will meet to discuss policy measures aimed at improving the health of the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed, and to celebrate the partnerships fostering Bay restoration. Directions: annual meeting at Chesapeake Bay Beach Club From points east: U.S. Route 50 East over the Bay Bridge to Exit #37. Turn right off of exit and take first right onto Pier One Road. Follow Signs to event. From points east: U.S. Route 50 West to Exit #37. Turn left at light, then take first right onto Pier One Road. Follow signs to event.

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2005

2003

    2003 Executive Council Meeting

    Tuesday, December 9, 2003 from 10:30am - 12:00pm
    The 2003 annual meeting of the Chesapeake Executive Council will take place on December 9 at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. The meeting returns Bay restoration leaders to the George Mason University Student Union to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the first Chesapeake Bay Agreement. The 1983 agreement committed the Bay states and federal government to work together to restore the Bay through the Chesapeake Bay Program. The Executive Council – which includes the governors of Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia, the mayor of the District of Columbia, the administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the chair of the Chesapeake Bay Commission – is expected to discuss accelerated nutrient reduction efforts, improved blue crab fishery management and expanded riparian forest buffer restoration goals. After their meeting, Executive Council members will make brief remarks beginning at approximately 10:50 a.m.

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2001

    2001 Annual Executive Council Meeting

    Monday, December 3, 2001 from 1:00pm - 2:00pm
    On December 3, 2001, the Chesapeake Executive Council held its annual meeting at Washington, DC's Union Station. The Executive Council set in motion policies to improve storm water management on federal, state and District-owned land and hosted two signing ceremonies enhancing partnerships formed to restore the Chesapeake Bay. In keeping with this year's theme of improving urban waterways, the 2001Anacostia Watershed Restoration Agreement was signed to restore the Anacostia River, one of the key Priority Urban Waters identified in the Chesapeake 2000 agreement. The second agreement, among the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, Center for Watershed Protection and the National Association of Home Builders, launched the "Builders for the Bay" program which encourages Bay-friendly development practices.

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