In accordance with The Galveston Bay Plan (The Plan), a coordinating body, The Galveston Bay Council (GBC) was created and appointed by the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (now the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality) in November 1995. The Galveston Bay Council continues the work of the Management Conference convened for The Plan’s creation.

This Council is charged to:

• Provide an ongoing forum for technical and stakeholder review and involvement during implementation of The Plan.
• Contribute to assessments of The Plan’s effectiveness and participate in periodic redirection of The Plan’s initiatives.
• Advise the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality during consistency reviews of eligible federal projects.
• Maintain agency commitments to implement The Plan; assure efficient cross-jurisdictional coordination and, if necessary, facilitate resolution of disputes.
• Set annual priorities for the implementation of action plans.
• Represent various stakeholder groups.

Galveston Bay Council Bylaws

Galveston Bay Council – Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Statement

Just as natural ecosystems depend on biodiversity to thrive, the long-term preservation of the Galveston Bay estuary depends on the equitable, just and inclusive engagement of all communities throughout the watershed.

The Galveston Bay Council is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusiveness as a core policy and fundamental operating principle. It is the policy of the council to engage in an active and ongoing process that affirms human diversity in its many forms, encompassing but not limited to ethnicity, race, gender, sexual orientation and identification, age, economic circumstance, class, disability, geography, and religion.

The Council seeks diversity and equity to ensure that a range of perspectives, opinions, and experiences are recognized and considered in achieving the mission of protecting and preserving the Galveston Bay Estuary.