Committee on Ocean Policy
Headline: Creates Committee to Coordinate Ocean Policy Across Federal and Local Governments
What it does: Federal departments and agencies must provide information and support to a new Committee that will coordinate ocean-related policy and advise the President.
- Centralizes coordination of ocean, coast, and Great Lakes policy across government.
- Requires agencies to provide information and support to the Committee.
- Promotes greater use of science and shared data in ocean decision making.
Summary
This order creates a Committee on Ocean Policy within the Council on Environmental Quality to coordinate ocean-related activities across the federal government.
The Committee will advise the President and agency heads, obtain and share scientific and other information, encourage voluntary regional approaches, and work with state, tribal, and local officials, the private sector, and foreign or international organizations; agencies must provide information and support when requested. The goal is to improve integrated, science-based decision making for oceans, coasts, the Great Lakes, and related resources.
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