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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

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

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.

In 2025, with the election of Donald Trump as President, the newly proposed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has targeted the Northern Border Commission and the other six regional commissions for elimination from the federal budget.

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, and began service on April 11, 2022.

List of federal co-chairs:

Service area

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

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. Mena, Alec (2025-01-02). "Ending Regional Commissions: A Prime Cut for DOGE". Citizens Against Government Waste. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. ^ "PN2093". November 12, 2014. Archived from the original on March 31, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2021.

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