The Governor’s Executive Order in 2007 directed the Arizona Invasive Species Advisory Council to develop an invasive species management plan by June 30, 2008. This plan is based upon the framework recommended in the initial AISAC report and focused on five strategic concepts: Leadership and Coordination, Research and Information Management, Anticipation and Outreach, Control and Management, and Funding. In developing the plan, fifteen objectives and sixty-three recommendations were established to address invasive species needs in Arizona.

Governor Janet Napolitano established the Arizona Invasive Species Advisory Council on April 1, 2005 through Executive Order 2005-09. The Council was established under the joint leadership of the Arizona Game and Fish Department and Arizona Department of Agriculture to develop a consensus vision for a coordinated, multi-stakeholder approach to invasive species issues in Arizona. This Governor-appointed advisory council was tasked to develop recommendations on the coordination of private, local, tribal, state, and federal entities on invasive species management efforts and issues for the State of Arizona.