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.

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.

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:
 * Sanford "Sandy" Blitz of Maine (2010-2014)
 * Mark Scarano of New Hampshire (2015-2018)
 * 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.