What Does the 

 Management Committee 

 Do? 



It is under the direction of the management committee that the 

 tough day-to-day work gets done. Advised by staff, work groups, 

 and other committees, the management committee defines and 

 ranks the problems of the estuary, produces characterization 

 reports, develops management strategies, and designs the CCMP. 

 All management committee activities, including implementation, 

 occur under the general guidance and direction of the policy 

 committee. 



In conjunction with the standing committees and work groups or 

 subcommittees, the management committee develops the five- 

 year State-EPA Conference Agreement, negotiated among EPA 

 and the Conference states and their designees, to set major 

 program milestones. It also oversees the annual work plans and 

 budgets required by EPA, and approves all resource and funding 

 allocations. (Appendix A describes the federal financial assistance 

 process.) Planning to meet congressional deadlines, develop 

 budgets and schedules, and meet work plan commitments is 

 essential. The consensus-building process must account for this 

 need. 



The committee also oversees and supports the activities of the 

 STAC, CAC, LGC, FPC, and the work groups or subcommittees. 

 It is responsible for informing the public and providing for public 

 involvement during each program phase. To ensure this, the 

 management committee, working with the CAC, develops and 

 funds a public participation program. It recommends key members 

 for the committees, and establishes clear roles and responsibilities 

 for them. When the management committee fails to give each 

 committee a job to do, these key elements of the program founder. 



The management committee may include the EPA regional Water 

 Management Division Director and representatives of state and 

 local agencies from each participating state. Representatives of 

 key federal agencies, such as NOAA, may also be on the manage- 

 ment committee. Mid-level agency managers and technical staff 

 usually serve on this committee. Naturally, the number of repre- 

 sentatives depends on the number of agencies involved. Neverthe- 

 less, the areas that should be represented include natural 

 resources, pollution control, and planning. Representatives of the 

 standing committees are also management commiittee members. 

 Other members may include representatives of local academic and 

 scientific communities, environmental groups, industry, and user 

 organizations like receational and commercial fishery associations. 



Each estuary program should determine the specific role and 

 responsibilities of the scientific and technical advisory committee. 

 It is especially important for the management committee to deter- 

 mine how the STAC is to function. It is equally important for the 



Who Are the Members of 

 the Management 

 Committee? 



Scientific and 

 Teclinical Advisory 

 Committee 



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