Chesapeake Bay Program : recent actions are positive steps toward more effectively guiding the restoration effort : testimony before the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, Committee on Transportation and Infrastrucure, House of Representatives /

The Chesapeake Bay Program (Bay Program) was created in 1983 when Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, the District of Columbia, the Chesapeake Bay Commission, and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) agreed to establish a partnership to restore the Bay. The partnership's most recent agreemen...

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Main Author:	Mittal, Anu K.
Corporate Authors:	United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, United States. Government Accountability Office
Format:	Government Document eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2008]
Series:	Testimony ; GAO-08-1033 T.
Subjects:	Chesapeake Bay Program (U.S.) Environmental monitoring > Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.) Water quality > Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.) Water quality management. Chesapeake Bay Watershed.
Online Access:	https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS99859 http://www.gao.gov/docsearch/abstract.php?rptno=GAO-08-1033T http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d081033t.pdf

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Summary:	The Chesapeake Bay Program (Bay Program) was created in 1983 when Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, the District of Columbia, the Chesapeake Bay Commission, and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) agreed to establish a partnership to restore the Bay. The partnership's most recent agreement, Chesapeake 2000, sets out five broad goals to guide the restoration effort through 2010. This testimony summarizes the findings of an October 2005 GAO report (GAO-06-96) on (1) the extent to which measures for assessing restoration progress had been established, (2) the extent to which program reports clearly and accurately described the bay's health, (3) how much funding was provided for the effort for fiscal years 1995 to 2004, and (4) how effectively the effort was being coordinated and managed. It also summarizes actions taken by the program in response to GAO's recommendations. GAO reviewed the program's 2008 report to Congress and discussed recent actions with program officials.
Item Description:	Title from title screen (viewed on Aug. 13, 2008). "For release ... July 30, 2008." Paper version available from: U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, 441 G St., NW, Rm. LM, Washington, D.C. 20548. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	16 pages : digital, PDF file.
Format:	Mode of access: Internet from GAO web site. Address as of 8/13/08: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d081033t.pdf ; current access available via PURL.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.