BAYSTAT SUBCABINET

[photo, Jeffrey Building, 16 Francis St., Annapolis, Maryland]

Ex officio: Earl F. (Buddy) Hance, Secretary of Agriculture; Shari T. Wilson, Secretary of the Environment; John R. Griffin, Secretary of Natural Resources; Richard E. Hall, Secretary of Planning; Donald F. Boesch, Ph.D., President, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science; Cheng-i Wei, Ph.D., Dean, College of Agriculture & Natural Resources, University of Maryland, College Park; Margaret G. McHale, Esq., Chair, Critical Area Commission for the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays.

Jeffrey Building, 16 Francis St., Annapolis, Maryland, June 2006. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

Staff: Lindsay Major

c/o Governor's StateStat Office
Jeffrey Building, 16 Francis St., Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 260-3887
e-mail: lmajor@gov.state.md.us
web: www.baystat.maryland.gov (BayStat Program)

Annual Report on health of Chesapeake Bay tributary basin & Atlantic Coastal Bays & their tributaries (Chapter 120, Acts of 2008; Code Natural Resources Article, sec. 8-2A-03).

In July 2008, the BayStat Subcabinet was established (Chapter 120, Acts of 2008). Its primary function is to oversee the BayStat Program (Code Natural Resources Article, sec. 8-2A-03).

BAYSTAT PROGRAM

Agency Coordinators:
Governor's Office: Lindsay Major (410) 260-3887; e-mail: lmajor@gov.state.md.us
Dept. of Agriculture: Louise Lawrence (410) 841-5863; e-mail: laurenl@mda.state.md.us
Dept. of the Environment: Susan Battle-McDonald (410) 537-4111; e-mail: sbattle-mcdonald@mde.state.md.us
Dept. of Natural Resources: David M. Goshorn, Ph.D. (410) 260-8119; e-mail: dgoshorn@dnr.state.md.us
Dept. of Planning: Joseph F. Tassone (410) 767-4562; e-mail: jtassone@mdp.state.md.us

Authorized in July 2008, the BayStat Program measures and evaluates Maryland's efforts to restore the Chesapeake and Atlantic coastal bays (Chapter 120, Acts of 2008). To that end, it administers the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund. To policymakers and the public, the Program provides accurate and timely data on the success and cost-effectiveness of local, State and federal programs to restore the Chesapeake and Atlantic coastal bays (Code Natural Resources Article, secs. 8-2A-03/04).

BAYSTAT PROGRAM SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY PANEL
Appointed by Governor:
Donald F. Boesch, Ph.D., Chair (chosen by Governor)
Jennifer Aiosa; Peter W. Bergstrom, Ph.D.; Walter R. Boynton, Ph.D.; Russell B. Brinsfield, Ph.D.; Allen P. Davis, Ph.D.; Jana L.D. Davis, Ph.D.; Thomas R. Fisher, Ph.D.; Jon F. Hall; Thomas E. Jordan, Ph.D.; Gerrit-Jan Knapp, Ph.D.; Loreta (Lori) M. Lynch, Ph.D.; John J. Meisinger, Ph.D.; Douglas Parker, Ph.D.; Ann Pesiri Swanson; Claire Welty, Ph.D.; Peter R. Wilcox, Ph.D.

In July 2008, the BayStat Program Scientific Advisory Panel was formed (Chapter 120, Acts of 2008). Annually, the Panel is to make recommendations to the BayStat Subcabinet on the use of the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund.

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