Groups Representing Inland Interests Outline Concerns With National Ocean Policy, Seek Congressional Oversight

Agricultural Retailers Association, CropLife America, National Association of Home Builders, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, National Mining Association, National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association, Public Lands Council, The Fertilizer Institute: Letter to Chairman and Ranking Member of U.S. House Natural Resources Committee

In an October 26, 2011 letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee, a broad coalition of entities representing the agriculture, ranching, mining, and home building sectors voiced its concerns with the National Ocean Policy. Noting that the policy “has the potential to alter significantly the nation’s regulatory landscape and to do so in ways that are unpredictable and that may go well beyond congressional intent,” the groups ask that further policy implementation be suspended “until concerns with the text can be fully addressed and greater understanding of the impacts can be ascertained.”