Facilitation of Cooperative Conservation
Federal Agencies Must Promote Local Cooperative Conservation Efforts
What it does
Agencies must implement environmental and natural resource laws to promote cooperative conservation, report annually to the Council on Environmental Quality, and fund a White House Conference.
Real-world impact
- Increases local input into federal environmental decisionmaking processes.
- Requires annual agency reports to the Council on Environmental Quality.
- Creates a White House Conference to gather individual public advice on conservation.
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Summary
This order directs the Departments of the Interior, Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, and the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out environmental and natural resource laws in ways that promote cooperative conservation and allow local participation in federal decisions. Cooperative conservation is defined as collaborative action involving federal, state, local, tribal, private, nonprofit, and individual participants. Agencies must report annually to the Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality and provide funding for a White House Conference to gather individual public advice.
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