Catalog of Environmental Programs 2012

                                    Federal agencies that contribute to EPA's environmental goals, and how they make a difference.
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 		Programs by EPA Strategic Goal
1. Climate Change and Improving Air Quality
2. Protecting America's Waters
3. Cleaning Up and Sustainable Development
4. Safety of Chemicals and Preventing Pollution 		Programs by Agency
AID, ARC, CNCS, CPSC, CSB, DHS, DOC, DOD, DOE, DOI, DOJ, DOL, DOS, DOT, ED, FHFA, GSA, HHS, HUD, NASA, NRC, NSF, OSTP, SBA, TVA, USDA, USPS, USTR, VA


Department of Defense
EPA Goal 2: Protecting America’s Waters

Participant in the Federal Agencies Committee of the Chesapeake Bay Program

Purpose
The Department of the Navy – Navy Public Works Center, Army Corps of Engineers, and Department of the Air Force within the Department of Defense are listed as three federal agencies that participate in the Chesapeake Bay Program. The Federal Agencies Committee was established by the Chesapeake Bay Program in 1984 and is chaired by the Director of the EPA’s Chesapeake Bay Program Office. The committee is composed primarily of representatives of federal agencies that either own land in the watershed and/or have missions that impact water quality or living resources of the Bay and its tributaries. The Federal Agencies Committee is responsible for representing federal policies in the Chesapeake Bay Program. The committee advises the EPA, which represents all federal agencies as the sole federal signatory to the Chesapeake Bay agreements, and is the only federal member of the Chesapeake Executive Council. The Chesapeake Bay Program is a unique regional partnership that has led and directed restoration of the Bay.

Source(s) of Information
1. Chesapeake Bay Program partnerships

Related EPA Program(s)

Geographic Program: Chesapeake Bay:
The Chesapeake Bay Program is a partnership among the States of Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, the District of Columbia, the Chesapeake Bay Commission, and the EPA (representing the federal government) working together to protect and restore the Bay's ecosystem. Enforcement resources will focus on improving compliance with any new or existing water quality or air regulations.

Authorizing Legislation
• Clean Water Act Section 117
• EPA general authorizing statutes

Other Programs under Goal 2
Other Programs from DOD


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