Oceans Act of 2000

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Oceans Act of 2000

Long title	An Act to establish a Commission on Ocean Policy, and for other purposes.
Acronyms (colloquial)	OA
Enacted by	the 106th United States Congress
Effective	January 20, 2001
Citations
Public law	106-256
Statutes at Large	114 Stat. 644
Codification
Titles amended	33 U.S.C.: Navigable Waters
U.S.C. sections created	33 U.S.C. ch. 17, subch. I § 857–19
Legislative history
Introduced in the Senate as S. 2327 by Ernest Hollings (D-SC) on March 29, 2000 Committee consideration by Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation, House Resources Passed the Senate on June 26, 2000 (Passed unanimous consent) Passed the House on July 25, 2000 (Passed voice vote) Signed into law by President Bill Clinton on August 7, 2000

The Oceans Act of 2000 established the United States Commission on Ocean Policy, a working group tasked with the development of what would be known as the National Oceans Report.

The objective of the report is to promote the following:

1. Protection of life and property;
2. Stewardship of ocean and coastal resources;
3. Protection of marine environment and prevention of marine pollution;
4. Enhancement of maritime commerce;
5. Expansion of human knowledge of the marine environment;
6. Investments in technologies to promote energy and food security;
7. Close cooperation among government agencies; and
8. U.S. leadership in ocean and coastal activities.

Responses from the executive branch to the commission's report are listed in a National Ocean Policy, sent to the legislative branch.

The act was passed by the United States Congress on July 25, 2000 and signed by the President a fortnight later.