An Ocean Blueprint for the 21st Century - California Ocean ...

Detailed Costs Associated with Recommendationsof the U.S. Commission on Ocean PolicyListed below are the estimated new costs, in millions of dollars, associated with each recommendation in this report.These amounts should be added to existing federal expenditures in each area. Additional caveats, context, and discussionare provided in Chapter 30.Rec.Chapter 1: Recognizing Ocean Assets and Challenges1st Year Cost(millions ofdollars)OngoingAnnual Cost(millions ofdollars)no recommendations N/A N/AChapter 2: Understanding the Past to Shape a New National Ocean Policyno recommendations N/A N/AChapter 3: Setting the Nation’s Sightsno recommendations N/A N/AChapter 4: Enhancing Ocean Leadership and Coordination4–1 create the National Ocean Council, the Assistant to the $0.162 $0.324President, and the President’s Council of Advisors onOcean Policy (travel)4–2 define duties for the National Ocean Council min min4–3 promote ecosystem-based management approaches min min4–4 define duties for the Assistant to the President min min4–5 define duties for the President’s Council of Advisorson Ocean Policy min min4–6 create the Office of Ocean Policy (small staff and budget) $0.900 $1.8004–7 create a Committee on Ocean Science, Education, min minTechnology, and OperationsComments4–8 create a Committee on Ocean Resource Management min min4–9 review ocean-related councils and commissions min minChapter 4 Total $1.062 $2.124Chapter 5: Advancing a Regional Approach5–1 design and apply a regional ocean council process $3.000 $12.000 $1M per region5–2 improve federal agency regional coordination min min5–3 adopt common federal regions TBD TBD cost will depend on the natureand timing of the transition5–4 establish regional ocean information programs $9.000 $36.000 $3M per region5–5 conduct regional assessments $0.750 $0.750 $250K per assessment on a fouryear rotation among regions5–6 revise NEPA guidelines to incorporate regional min minecosystem assessmentsChapter 5 Total $12.750 $48.750Chapter 6: Coordinating Management in Federal Waters6–1 select a lead agency for each offshore activity min min6–2 create a coordinated offshore management regime $0.900 $1.800(small staff and budget)6–3 design marine protected area guidelines min min6–4 implement and assess marine protected areas $6.000 $20.000Chapter 6 Total $6.900 $21.800“TBD” to be determined, indicates that future funds are likely to be required, but the amount can only be determined after further review“min” indicates that the cost is either zero or small enough to be absorbed within existing budgets* indicates that some or all of the costs are included in another recommendation# indicates that some or all of the recommendation’s costs are of national scope and are not included here($xx) numbers in parentheses are not included in totalsG 2A N O CEAN B LUEPRINT FOR THE 21ST C ENTURY