The purpose of the PPE subcommittee is to advise the Council and the Estuary Program staff on matters pertaining to education and outreach. The subcommittee performs the following functions:

• Provide a forum for information sharing and coordination of bay-wide education and outreach activities.
• Facilitate and assure agency commitments to implement public participation and education actions of The Plan.
• Make recommendations to the Council concerning proposed PPE projects.
• Identify potential funding sources.
• Develop and recommend to the Council annual priorities for implementation of the PPE action plans.
• Provide updates of agency/organization activities that implement The Plan.
• Assess the success of PPE action plans.

For more information on the Public Participation and Education Subcommittee, please email Zoe Gapayao (zoe.gapayao@tceq.texas.gov).