Adding Members to and Extending the President's Council on Sustainable Development
Headline: Expands and Extends President's Council on Sustainable Development
What it does: The order increases council membership to 35, replaces Interior with Energy on the council, and extends its termination to February 28, 1999.
- Increases council membership from 29 to 35 people.
- Replaces Department of the Interior with Department of Energy representatives.
- Extends the council's authorized end date to February 28, 1999.
Summary
This order changes the President's Council on Sustainable Development by increasing its membership, changing one agency representative, and extending its authorization.
It raises the council's member count from 29 to 35, replaces the Department of the Interior with the Department of Energy in council roles, and moves the council's end date from June 29, 1997 to February 28, 1999. These changes keep the council operating longer and alter which federal department represents energy and resource interests.
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