Northeast Regional Planning Body Hold Inaugural Meeting The Northeast Regional Planning Body held its inaugural meeting on November 19-20, 2012 in Portland, Maine. This body is comprised of federal, state, and tribal officials and is tasked by the National Ocean Policy Executive Order with establishing a Coastal and Marine Spatial Plan for coastal and marine areas in […]
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U.S. House Committee Chairman Seeks Information Prior To Finalization of National Ocean Policy Implementation Plan WASHINGTON, D.C., August 15, 2012 – U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA) today sent a letter to National Ocean Council Co-Chairs Nancy Sutley and John Holdren calling on the Obama administration to answer questions and provide previously-requested
Oversight Field Hearing On Strengthening U.S. Fisheries and Economy Set for Aug. 25 Oversight Field Hearing On Strengthening U.S. Fisheries and Economy Set for Aug. 25 The U.S. House Natural Resources Committee will hold a field hearing in Panama City, Florida on Saturday, August 25 to discuss “Fishing=Jobs: How Strengthening America’s Fisheries Strengthens Our Economy.”
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Roll Call Op-Ed: Ocean Policy Respite Is Step In Right Direction Recent House passage of an amendment providing for a pause in implementation of the new National Ocean Policy is a welcome development for those seeking to maintain and enhance the productivity of our nation’s marine and inland areas…
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CQ: Oceans Plan Meets Wave of GOP Resistance On its face, the Obama administration’s plan to begin implementing its National Ocean Policy looks like something even the president’s most ardent opponents might like. The objective sounds innocuous enough: safeguard the oceans and Great Lakes while encouraging sustainable development of offshore resources…
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Bill Provides Time-Out In Implementation Of New Policy HOUSTON, TX – The U.S. House of Representatives yesterday approved the Fiscal Year 2013 Commerce, Justice, Science appropriations bill (H.R. 5326). The bill includes a provision under Sec. 553 that prohibits the use of funds appropriated under this bill to implement the new National Ocean Policy. This
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Gloucester Times (MA): Panel Chairman Moves To Block ‘Ocean Zoning’ Money The chairman of the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee, backed by a national coalition that ranges from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to the Gloucester Fishermen’s Wives Association, is urging a shutoff to all funding geared toward implementation of a National Ocean Policy created
E&E News: Industry Groups Press Lawmakers To Freeze Spending for New Obama Policy Industry groups are asking lawmakers to put the brakes on the Obama administration’s National Ocean Policy. More than 75 groups — representing agriculture, forestry, oil and gas, and some parts of the fishing industry — sent a letter today to House appropriators asking
Eighty-one groups today submitted a letter to U.S. House Appropriations Committee Chairman Harold Rogers (KY) asking that language be included in all Fiscal Year 2013 appropriations bills that would prohibit the use of funds to implement the new National Ocean Policy. The request was made as part of an effort to achieve a pause in
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Earlier this month, the AFL-CIO’s Maritime Trades Department (MTD) passed a resolution in which MTD and its affiliates “pledge our full support for vigorous congressional oversight over implementation of the National Ocean Policy and efforts to limit its adverse effects.” The resolution adds that “[w]e also stand with our union Brothers and Sisters in other