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 PUBLIC LAW 106-256—AUG. 7, 2000 114 STAT. 647 (2) INITIAL MEETING. —The Commission shall hold its first meeting within 30 days after all 16 members have been appointed. (3) REQUIRED PUBLIC MEETINGS. — The Commission shall hold at least one public meeting in Alaska and each of the following regions of the United States: (A) The Northeast (including the Great Lakes). (B) The Southeast (including the Caribbean). (C) The Southwest (including Hawaii and the Pacific Territories). (D) The Northwest. (E) The Gulf of Mexico, (f) REPORT.— (1) IN GENERAL. —Within 18 months after the establishment of the Commission, the Commission shall submit to Congress and the President a final report of its findings and recommendations regarding United States ocean policy. (2) REQUIRED MATTER. — The final report of the Commission shall include the following assessment, reviews, and recommendations: (A) An assessment of existing and planned facilities associated with ocean and coastal activities including human resources, vessels, computers, satellites, and other appropriate platforms and technologies. (B) A review of existing and planned ocean and coastal activities of Federal entities, recommendations for changes in such activities necessary to improve efficiency and effectiveness and to reduce duplication of Federal efforts. (C) A review of the cumulative effect of Federal laws and regulations on United States ocean and coastal activities and resources and an examination of those laws and regulations for inconsistencies and contradictions that might adversely affect those ocean and coastal activities and resources, and recommendations for resolving such inconsistencies to the extent practicable. Such review shall also consider conflicts with State ocean and coastal management regimes. (D) A review of the known and anticipated supply of, and demand for, ocean and coastal resources of the United States. (E) A review of and recommendations concerning the relationship between Federal, State, and local governments and the private sector in planning and carrying out ocean and coastal activities. (F) A review of opportunities for the development of or investment in new products, technologies, or markets related to ocean and coastal activities. (G) A review of previous and ongoing State and Federal efforts to enhance the effectiveness and integration of ocean and coastal activities. (H) Recommendations for any modifications to United States laws, regulations, and the administrative structure of Executive agencies, necessary to improve the understanding, management, conservation, and use of, and access to, ocean and coastal resources. (I) A review of the effectiveness and adequacy of existing Federal interagency ocean policy coordination Deadline. Alaska. Deadline.

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