RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER BASIN COMMISSION
Agenda
Incentivizing Restoration through a Chesapeake Bay Economy
a Symposium Hosted by the
Rappahannock River Basin Commission (RRBC)
December 9, 2009
University of Mary Washington—Stafford Campus
121 University Boulevard
Fredericksburg, VA 22406
| 7:45 a.m. | Registration and Seat Assignments |
| 8:30 a.m. | Welcome - Senator Emmett Hanger, Chair Rappahannock River Basin Commission (RRBC), Virginia's 24th Senate District and Peter Rice, Founder, Plow & Hearth |
| 8:40 a.m. | Background - Joseph Grzeika, Vice-Chair RRBC, Chair of the King George County Board of Supervisors |
| 8:45 a.m. | Symposium's Mission and Process - Kathleen Harrigan, SWCD Representative to the RRBC, Director of Tri-County Soil and Water Conservation District |
| 8:50 a.m. | History of the Rappahannock |
| 9:00 a.m. | The Vision for a Chesapeake Bay Economy - Congressman Rob Wittman, Virginia's 1st District |
| 9:15 a.m. | Understanding the Pillars
of a Chesapeake Bay Economy
Speakers: David Carroll, Senior Advisor in Environmental Management and Governmental Affairs to Lafarge North America, Inc. and the Wildlife Habitat Council; Senator Edd Houck, Virginia's 17th Senate District; Buck Kline, Virginia Department of Forestry |
| 10:00 a.m. | The Rappahannock Exchange Proposal - Conceptual Design and Workplan - Michael Collins, Executive Director, Conserv |
| 10:15 a.m. | Discussion of the Proposal in Small Groups - Jacquelyn Pogue, Symposium Moderator |
| 11:45 a.m. | Luncheon and Keynote Address - EPA's Chesapeake Bay TMDL - Robert A. Koroncai, Chesapeake Bay TMDL Manager, USEPA Region III |
| 1:10 p.m. | Summary of Comments from Discussion of the Proposal - Jacquelyn Pogue |
| 1:30 p.m. | Discussion of Factors Affecting the Development and Implementation of the Rappahannock Exchange - Jacquelyn Pogue |
| 2:30 p.m. | Summary of Outcomes and Where We Go From Here - Eldon James |
| 3:00 p.m. | Adjourn |