A bill, HR 21 (download bill), has been introduced calling for a National Ocean Policy with requirements for a Commission, comprehensive planning and even a postage stamp.
Per the bill:
The purpose of this Act is to secure, for present and future generations of people of the United States, the full range of ecological, economic, educational, social, cultural, nutritional, and recreational benefits of healthy marine ecosystems, by—
(1) establishing and implementing a National Ocean Policy;
(2) promoting ecologically sustainable ocean resource use and management by strengthening and empowering ocean governance on regional and Federal levels;
(3) promoting ecosystem-based approaches to management of United States ocean waters, coastal waters, and ocean resources; and
(4) establishing an ocean and Great Lakes conservation trust fund to support the purposes and policies of this Act.
Certainly one to watch during the upcoming Congressional session.
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