02994oam 2200481 a 450 991069748030332120080825132433.0(CKB)5470000002388136(OCoLC)244007206(EXLCZ)99547000000238813620080818d2008 ua 0engurmn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierChesapeake Bay Program[electronic resource] recent actions are positive steps toward more effectively guiding the restoration effort : testimony before the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, Committee on Transportation and Infrastrucure, House of Representatives /statement of Anu K. Mittal[Washington, D.C.] :U.S. Govt. Accountability Office,[2008]16 pages digital, PDF fileTestimony ;GAO-08-1033 TTitle from title screen (viewed on Aug. 13, 2008)."For release ... July 30, 2008."Paper version available from: U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, 441 G St., NW, Rm. LM, Washington, D.C. 20548.Includes bibliographical references.The Chesapeake Bay Program (Bay Program) was created in 1983 when Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, the District of Columbia, the Chesapeake Bay Commission, and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) agreed to establish a partnership to restore the Bay. The partnership's most recent agreement, Chesapeake 2000, sets out five broad goals to guide the restoration effort through 2010. This testimony summarizes the findings of an October 2005 GAO report (GAO-06-96) on (1) the extent to which measures for assessing restoration progress had been established, (2) the extent to which program reports clearly and accurately described the bay's health, (3) how much funding was provided for the effort for fiscal years 1995 to 2004, and (4) how effectively the effort was being coordinated and managed. It also summarizes actions taken by the program in response to GAO's recommendations. GAO reviewed the program's 2008 report to Congress and discussed recent actions with program officials.Chesapeake Bay Program Environmental monitoringChesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.)Water qualityChesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.)Water quality managementChesapeake Bay WatershedEnvironmental monitoringWater qualityWater quality management.Mittal Anu K1381172United States.Congress.House.Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.United States.Government Accountability Office.EJBEJBGPOBOOK9910697480303321Chesapeake Bay Program3424344UNINA