 | | | | | | US Ocean Commission
On August 7, 2000, President Clinton signed into law S.2327, the Oceans Act
of 2000 (Public Law 106-256). This law builds on the provisions of the 1966
Marine Resources and Engineering Development Act by requiring the President
to develop and implement a comprehensive long-range national ocean and coastal
policy. The bill establishes a sixteen member Commission on Ocean Policy to
undertake a thorough review of U.S. ocean and coastal activities including:
- an assessment of existing and planned ocean-related facilities and technologies
- a review of existing and planned Federal ocean and coastal activities
- a review of the cumulative effect of Federal laws and regulations governing
ocean and coastal activities to identify and resolve inconsistencies and contradictions
- o a review of known and anticipated supply of and demand for ocean resources
- a review of the relationship between Federal, State, and local governments
in planning ocean activities
- a review of opportunities for development of ocean products and technologies
- a review of State and Federal efforts to enhance the effectiveness and integration
of ocean and coastal activities
- recommended changes to U.S. law to improve management, conservation, and
use of ocean resources
- a review of the effectiveness and adequacy of existing Federal interagency
ocean policy coordination
Read the statement by RADM West on the release of the Preliminary Report of the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy
See the testimony of Dr. Carolyn Thoroughgood, chairwoman of CORE's Board of Governors, before the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 13, 2001.
Read the CORE letter to U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy, November 9, 2001.
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