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Chesapeake Bay Executive Council charges revision of 2014 watershed agreement, creates agriculture advisory committee
Summary
At a public meeting in Annapolis the Chesapeake Bay Executive Council issued a "Beyond 2025" charge to revise the 2014 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement over the next 18 months and established a new Agriculture Advisory Committee to integrate farmers and agricultural experts into restoration planning and implementation.
Annapolis — The Chesapeake Bay Executive Council on Monday adopted a "Beyond 2025" charge to guide an 18‑month effort to revise the 2014 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement and voted to establish a fourth Agriculture Advisory Committee to bring farmers and agriculture stakeholders into Bay planning.
Governor Moore, speaking as chair of the council, framed the measures as part of a broader effort to keep the partnership ‘‘focused, measurable and people‑centered.’’ "We issued a beyond 25 charge, which will direct the partnership separate over the next 18 months to revise and update our existing 2014 Chesapeake Bay and Watershed agreement," he said.
The move follows recommendations from a 29‑member Beyond 2025 steering committee that drew input from hundreds of partners and stakeholders and forwarded two core recommendations to the Principal Staff…
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