Budget and Priorities Subcommittee Meeting

Membership is composed of the Chairs of the five standing Council subcommittees, the former Council Chairs, the present Council Chair and Vice Chair, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Texas Commission on Environmental Quality representatives on the Council. The B&P subcommittee meets on an as needed basis. The subcommittee performs the following functions:

• Provide a forum for coordination among subcommittees to discuss projects and policies crossing issue areas.
• Provide a forum for discussing subcommittee organizational, procedural, and functional activities.
• Recommend annual and/or biennial goals to the Estuary Program and the Council.
• Make recommendations to the Council Chair and the Estuary Program Director regarding issues to be brought before Council, including presentations, roundtable discussions, or issues for Council comment.
• Oversee drafting of Council comments on issues potentially impacting The Plan’s implementation.
• Provide nominations for Council vacancies.
• Provide review of federal projects for consistency with The Plan.

For more information on the Budget and Priorities Subcommittee, please email Lisa Marshall (lisa.marshall@tceq.texas.gov).