Oceans Act of 2000 - Other Roles

Other Roles

• Science Advisory Panel
  • The Commission consults the Ocean Studies Board to create a science advisory panel. This panel assists in the Commission’s report by analyzing and guarantees that all scientific information is accurate and based on the best available data.

• Staff
  • The Commission is authorized to hire an Executive Director and other staff.

• Role of states
  • The U.S. Governor of each costal state will be given a copy of the Commission’s draft report. They will add their own comments to be included the final report. The U.S. President consults the states to formalize his National Ocean Policy.

• Other Resources
  • Any U.S. federal agency and other experts are allowed to provide information to the Commission.