U.S. House Natural Resources Committee: Administration Dodges Questions on Obama’s Zoning Plan, Witnesses Begrudge Lack of Public Participation, Potential Implications
WASHINGTON, D.C., October 26, 2011 – Today, the Natural Resources Committee held the second oversight hearing in a series on, “The President’s New National Ocean Policy – A Plan for Further Restrictions on Ocean, Coastal and Inland Activities.” At the hearing, Members questioned the Administration about President Obama’s Executive Order 13547 that imposed a mandatory ocean zoning initiative. A second panel of witnesses consisted of stakeholders concerned with the potential job and economic implications of the Executive Order…
