TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Supervisor Hamburg and Supervisor Gjerde
MEETING DATE: May 16, 2017
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Supervisor Hamburg
PHONE:
463-4441
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Supervisor Gjerde
PHONE:
463-4441
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Adoption of Resolution Opposing Review of Designations of Greater Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries (Sponsors: Supervisors Hamburg and Gjerde)
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
recommendation
Adopt Resolution opposing review of designations of Greater Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries; and authorize Chair to sign same.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
On February 26, 2013 the Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution No. 13-023 in support of a proposed expansion of the Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries and the further expansion of the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary to include the entire Mendocino County Coast. On June 17, 2014 the Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution No. 14-086 regarding the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) on a proposed expansion of the Cordell Bank and Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuaries.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
On April 28, 2017 President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order Implementing an America-First Offshore Energy Strategy which states "It shall be the policy of the United States to encourage energy exploration and production, including on the Outer Continental Shelf, in order to maintain the Nation's position as a global energy leader and foster energy security and resilience for the benefit of the American people, while ensuring that any such activity is safe and environmentally responsible" and further states "the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall conduct a review of all designatio...
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