Chesapeake Bay Commission

The Chesapeake Bay Commission is an advisory body that consults with the legislatures of Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania about environmental, economic and social issues related to the Chesapeake Bay. The commission was established in 1980 by the states of Maryland and Virginia. Pennsylvania joined the commission in 1985.[1]

EPA Administrator William Ruckelshaus addressing a Chesapeake Bay Commission conference on December 9, 1983. The 1983 Chesapeake Bay Agreement was signed at the conference.

The commission was a signatory to the Chesapeake Bay Agreement of 1983, which was also signed by the governors of Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania; the Mayor of the District of Columbia; and the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).[2]

As of 2019, the chairman of the commission is Frank Wagner, State Senator of Virginia.[3]

See also

References
  1. "History of the Commission". Annapolis, Maryland: Chesapeake Bay Commission. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
  2. Chesapeake Bay Program, Annapolis, MD (1983). "1983 Chesapeake Bay Agreement."
  3. "Members of the Commission". Chesapeake Bay Commission. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
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