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Presidential Memorandum

Long-Term Gulf Coast Restoration Support Plan

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In simple terms

This memorandum assigns the Secretary of the Navy to lead development of a long-term plan for federal support of Gulf Coast economic and environmental recovery following the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The plan must assess post-spill needs, coordinate with multiple stakeholders, and set measurable objectives for restoration, though it explicitly operates subject to available appropriations and existing legal authorities.

Federal Register Open PDF 75 FR 38913

Record & deadlines

  1. Signed

    Signed by the President

  2. FR published

    Published in the Federal Register · 75 FR 38913

    Federal Register PDF

  3. Secretary shall develop Gulf Coast Restoration Support Plan

Key directives

  • Secretary of Navy shall develop Gulf Coast Restoration Support Plan as soon as possible
  • Plan shall provide comprehensive assessment of post-spill needs and federal assistance proposal
  • Plan shall ensure economic recovery, community planning, science-based ecosystem restoration, public health and safety, and support for affected individuals and businesses
  • Plan shall identify long- and short-term objectives with measurable achievement metrics
  • Executive branch components shall make available information, resources, and personnel as Secretary deems necessary

Who is ordered

What to expect

Immediate

  • Secretary of Navy assigned leadership role
  • Executive branch components directed to provide information and resources

Near term (90d)

  • Development of Gulf Coast Restoration Support Plan

Long term

  • Implementation of restoration objectives
  • Economic and ecosystem recovery of Gulf Coast region

Risks & tensions

  • Non-delegable assignment to Secretary of Navy creates potential capacity constraints for military leadership
  • Subject to availability of appropriations may limit actual resource commitment
  • Coordination burden across federal, state, local, tribal, and private stakeholders is substantial
  • No explicit deadline weakens accountability for plan completion
  • Complementary but distinct from ongoing oil spill response and natural resource damage processes under Oil Pollution Act
Presidential Memorandum: Long-Term Gulf Coast Restoration Support Plan · Executive Orders