The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) was jointly created by Nevada, California, and the United States Congress. The TRPA leads the cooperative effort to preserve, restore, and enhance the unique natural and human environment of the Lake Tahoe region. TRPA's vision is to have a lake environment that is sustainable, healthy, and safe for the community and future generations. Under the Tahoe Regional Planning Compact, requests for state funds by the TRPA must be apportioned two-thirds from California and one-third from Nevada. As a planning agency, TRPA has the power to exercise effective environmental controls and perform other essential functions over the water, land, air, wildlife and development of the Lake Tahoe region. Starting in 1997, with the Nevada and California Governors' Memorandum of Understanding and the Presidential forum, TRPA has led the cooperative efforts of funding the Environmental Improvement Program. Statutory Authority: NRS 277.190 through 277.220.