CONTENTS 



Acknowledgements I 



Foreword II 



Glossary Ill 



I National Estuary Program: An Overview 1 



Unique Resources 1 



What Is the National Estuary Program? 1 



Historical Perspective 2 



Great Lakes Program 2 



Chesapeake Bay Program 3 



Roots of the National Estuary Program 4 



WaterQuality Actof 1987 5 



The National Estuary Program's Approach 7 



Management Conference 7 



Characterization and Problem Definition 8 



Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan 8 



Estuary Program Primer 8 



II The Planning Initiative: Building a Management 

 Framework 11 



Collaboration and Flexibility: Essential Ingredients .... 11 



Building a Constituency 11 



Local-State-Federal Partnership 12 



Management Conference; The Umbrella for Action ... 12 



Management Conference Process 12 



Starting in the Right Direction 12 



Who Are the Members of the Management 



Conference? 14 



Policy Committee 14 



What Does the Policy Committee Do? 15 



Who Are the Members of the Policy Committee? ... 16 



Management Committee 16 



What Does the Management Committee Do? 17 



Who Are the Members of the Management Committee? 1 7 



Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee 17 



What Does the Scientific and Technical Advisory 



Committee Do? 18 



Who Are the Members of the Scientific and 



Technical Advisory Committee? 18 



Citizens Advisory Committee 19 



What Does the Citizens Advisory Committee Do? 19 

 Who Are the Members of the Citizens Advisory 



Committee? 20 



Local Government Committee 20 



What Does the Local Government Committee Do? . . 20 

 Who Are the Members of the Local Government 



Committee? 20 



Financial Planning Committee 21 



What Does the Financial Planning Committee Do? . . 21 

 Who Are the Members of the Financial Planning 



Committee? 21 



Staff Support for the Management Conference 22 



