Establishing The President’s Make America Beautiful Again Commission

Conservation Priority: The Administration emphasizes the importance of conserving national parks and outdoor recreation areas for future generations.

Challenges Identified:

• Years of mismanagement and regulatory overreach have led to restricted access to public lands.
• The National Park Service and U.S. Forest Service face significant deferred maintenance costs, exceeding $23 billion and $10.8 billion respectively.

Economic Growth through Conservation: The outdoor recreation economy has grown significantly, contributing $1.2 trillion in economic output and supporting 5 million jobs in 2023.

Policy Goals:

• Promote responsible stewardship of resources while fostering economic growth.
• Expand access for recreation, hunting, and fishing.
• Encourage voluntary conservation efforts.
• Reduce bureaucratic delays in environmental management.
• Recover fish and wildlife populations through collaborative conservation.

Establishment of the Commission:

• The "Make America Beautiful Again Commission" is formed, chaired by the Secretary of the Interior, to advise on conservation of national treasures.

Commission Responsibilities:

• Monitor implementation of conservation efforts.
• Provide actionable recommendations to improve conservation.
• Develop policies for wildlife population recovery in collaboration with state agencies.
• Recommend solutions for clean drinking water access and aquatic ecosystem restoration.
• Promote expanded access to public lands and a variety of outdoor recreational activities.

Legal Clarifications:

• This order does not affect the authority of executive departments or agencies.
• Implementation is subject to applicable laws and available appropriations.
• No new rights or benefits are created enforceable against the United States.