Who are the RESTORE Council Members?
The RESTORE Council includes governors of the States of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas and the Secretaries of the U.S. Departments of Agriculture, the Army, Commerce, Homeland Security, the Interior and the Aministrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. This unique governance structure institutionalizes collaboration among government agencies with key roles in Gulf coast restoration.
Council Members
Lee Zeldin *
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Administrator
Designee:
TBD
TBD
Representative:
Marc Wyatt
Gulf of America Division
Kay Ivey
State of Alabama
Governor
Alternate:
Chris Blankenship
Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Ron DeSantis
State of Florida
Governor
Alternate:
Alexis A. Lambert
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Jeff Landry
State of Louisiana
Governor
Alternate:
Maury Chatellier
Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority
Tate Reeves
State of Mississippi
Governor
Alternate:
Chris Wells
Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality
Greg Abbott
State of Texas
Governor
Alternate:
Steven Schar
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Brooke Rollins
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Secretary
Representative:
Doris Washington
Director
Gulf Coast Ecosytem Restoration
Daniel P. Driscoll
U.S. Department of the Army
Assistant Secretary
Representative:
Jeff Trulick
Environmental Planner
Office of the Asst Secretary for Army Civil Works
Howard Lutnick
U.S. Department of Commerce
Secretary
Representative:
Aileen Smith
Senior Policy Analyst
Kristi Noem
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Secretary
Representative:
TBD
TBD
Doug Burgum
U.S. Department of the Interior
Secretary
Representative:
Mary Josie Blanchard
Director
Gulf Coast Restoration
* The governors recommend and the President appoints one federal member to serve as Chair.