Chesapeake Bay Regional Panel

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Chesapeake BayRegional Panel

• Some Things to Consider
• Ron Lukens
• Gulf of Mexico Regional Panel
• Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission

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JUST THE ACT(S) MAAM

• NANPCA (1990)
• Great Lakes Regional Panel
• NISA (1996)
• Western Regional Panel
• Additional panels as appropriate
• NAISA (2003-in Congress)
• Continues reliance on regional panels
• Calls for national coordination of regional panel
  activities

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Regional Panels

• Set up as official committees under the ANS Task
  Force
• Subject to FACA
• Report to the ANSTF
• Participation to include
• Federal, State and local agencies
• Private and commercial interests

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Role of Regional Panels

• Establish regional Priorities
• Develop Action Plans
• Coordinate Regional Activities
• States
• Tribes
• Federal agencies
• Interstate Organizations
• Non-governmental entities

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Regional Panel Benefits

• Regional Level
• Issues/priorities are similar in smaller
  geographic areas keeps focus from becoming too
  diluted
• Collaboration established to address
  interjurisdictional resource issues
• National Level
• Identifies cross cutting issues
• Provides broad constituency

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Panel Contributions

• State/Interstate ANS Plans
• Regional Rapid Response
• Rapid Response plans
• Contingency planning
• Model State Plans
• Outreach and Education efforts

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