I have asked the Administration for the specific statutory authority that allows the President, by Executive Order, to create Regional Planning Bodies

the President's Executive Order creates a new federal bureaucracy that requires regional plans to be created whether states want it or not

I fail to see how any of these statutes gives the President the authority to create regional zoning plans.

To keep our oceans and coasts viable for fisheries, military training, energy development, tourism, and conservation, we need ocean planning.

The National Ocean Policy recognizes these conflicts and provides tools to harmonize the existing regulations that govern our coasts and our oceans.

The National Ocean Policy represents decades of bipartisan work from two oceans commissions.

planning was not bad and described how Massachusetts Governor Patrick had signed legislation for the development of an ocean management plan.

the Obama Administration has decided that the President's signature alone is all that's needed to make major changes to policies governing ocean activities

I commend the President for using his authority under existing laws to ensure the health of our oceans, given the opposition of the Majority.

The National Ocean Policy clearly relies heavily on regional input and engagement.

What happens in the Arctic doesn't stay in the Arctic. It has huge implications for the global system.