Northern Border Regional Commission

The Northern Border Regional Commission is an American federal-state partnership for community and economic development in counties near the Canada–United States border.

Northern Border Regional Commission
The seal of the Northern Border Regional Commission
Agency overview
Formed2008
JurisdictionFederal government of the United States
HeadquartersConcord, New Hampshire
Agency executive
  • Chris Saunders, Federal Co-Chair
Websitewww.nbrc.gov

History

The Northern Border Commission (NBC) was created as part of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008. As of 2021, the NBC has been reauthorized twice.[1]

Governance

Modeled off the Appalachian Regional Commission, the NBC is led by a federal co-chair and the respective state governors. The federal co-chair nominated by the president of the United States and confirmed by the United States Senate. One of the governors is designated a state co-chair.

Federal co-chair

Chris Saunders was confirmed by the Senate on March 24, 2022,[2] and began service on April 11, 2022.[3]

List of federal co-chairs:

  • Sanford "Sandy" Blitz of Maine (2010-2014)[4]
  • Mark Scarano of New Hampshire (2015-2018)[4]
  • Harold B. Parker of New Hampshire (2018-2022)
  • Chris Saunders of Vermont (2022-present)

Service area

The service area consists of upstate New York, most of Maine and New Hampshire, and all of Vermont.[1]

See also

References
  1. Cecire, Michael H. (April 29, 2021). "Federal Regional Commissions and Authorities: Structural Features and Function". Congressional Research Service. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
  2. "PN1696 — Chris Saunders — Northern Border Regional Commission 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  3. "Northern Border Regional Commission Welcomes Agency's Fourth Federal Co-Chair" (PDF). Northern Border Regional Commission. 2022-04-14. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-04-15. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
  4. "PN2093". November 12, 2014. Archived from the original on March 31, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
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