Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality
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Removing Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Home Construction
This executive order directs multiple federal agencies to review and revise regulations related to environmental permitting, energy efficiency standards, and housing programs to reduce barriers to residential construction. It mandates development of best practices for state and local governments to streamline permitting and promotes single-family home construction in Opportunity Zones through tax incentive alignment.
Establishing the President's Make America Beautiful Again Commission
This executive order establishes the President's Make America Beautiful Again Commission, chaired by the Secretary of the Interior, to advise on conservation policy, expand public lands access for recreation and hunting, reduce regulatory barriers, and address deferred maintenance in national parks and forests. The Commission includes Cabinet secretaries and senior White House officials but has no independent enforcement authority and is subject to appropriations.
Deploying Advanced Nuclear Reactor Technologies for National Security
This executive order accelerates deployment of advanced nuclear reactors at military installations and DOE sites to power AI infrastructure and critical defense facilities, while streamlining export approvals and financing to compete globally against adversaries. It sets hard deadlines for reactor operations by 2028, HALEU fuel bank establishment, and aggressive diplomatic targets for new nuclear cooperation agreements. The order also directs NEPA streamlining, security clearance prioritization, and interagency coordination to overcome regulatory and supply chain barriers.
Restoring American Seafood Competitiveness
This executive order directs federal agencies to reduce regulatory burdens on U.S. commercial fishing, aquaculture, and fish processing industries; combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing; and develop trade strategies to address unfair foreign competition. It mandates reviews of marine national monuments for potential commercial fishing access, updates to seafood import monitoring, and development of an "America First Seafood Strategy" to boost domestic production and exports.
Establishing the National Energy Dominance Council
This executive order establishes the National Energy Dominance Council within the Executive Office of the President, chaired by the Secretary of the Interior with the Secretary of Energy as vice chair. The council comprises 18 cabinet-level and senior White House officials to advise the president on expanding domestic energy production across all sources including fossil fuels, nuclear, and critical minerals, with a mandate to deliver a National Energy Dominance Strategy and specific recommendations within 100 days.
Orderly Implementation of the Air Toxics Standards for Ethylene Oxide Commercial Sterilizers
This memorandum establishes a formal process for commercial sterilizers to request Presidential exemptions from EPA's April 2024 ethylene oxide (EtO) emissions standards when compliance technology is unavailable and facility shutdown would disrupt medical device/pharmaceutical supplies. It directs EPA and HHS to coordinate on reviewing exemption requests with strict timelines, and requires HHS to report within 2 years on progress toward reducing EtO exposure and developing alternative sterilization methods.
Designation of Officials of the Council on Environmental Quality To Act as Chairman
This memorandum establishes a new order of succession for the Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality, listing specific officials who would act as Chairman in case of vacancy or incapacity. It revokes a 2019 Trump-era memorandum that had previously set the succession order.
Establishing the Wildland Fire Management Policy Committee
This executive order creates an interagency Wildland Fire Subcabinet co-chaired by the Agriculture and Interior Secretaries to improve federal coordination on wildland fire policy, reduce duplication across agencies, and develop a strategic plan with measurable goals for fire suppression, hazardous fuels management, and workforce development.
Protecting Jobs, Economic Opportunities, and National Security for All Americans by Ensuring Appropriate Support of Innovative Technologies for Using Our Domestic Natural Resources
This October 31, 2020 memorandum directs the Secretary of Energy to produce two reports within 70 days assessing the economic, trade, and national security impacts of banning or restricting hydraulic fracturing and related technologies. It also directs OMB to review agency compliance with Executive Order 13211 (energy effects statements for regulations) and identify priority agencies within 30 days.
Establishing the One Trillion Trees Interagency Council
This executive order creates the United States One Trillion Trees Interagency Council, co-chaired by the Secretaries of Interior and Agriculture, to coordinate federal efforts supporting the World Economic Forum's global initiative to grow and conserve one trillion trees by 2030. The Council is tasked with developing tracking methodologies, identifying legal barriers, finding funding opportunities, and requiring member agencies to report regularly on tree-related activities.
Modernizing America's Water Resource Management and Water Infrastructure
This executive order establishes a Water Subcabinet co-chaired by the Interior Secretary and EPA Administrator to coordinate federal water resource management across agencies. It mandates reports and recommendations to reduce duplication among hundreds of federal water working groups, improve water storage and quality, modernize infrastructure planning, and address workforce shortages in the water sector through fiscal year 2025 milestones.
Accelerating the Nation's Economic Recovery From the COVID-19 Emergency by Expediting Infrastructure Investments and Other Activities
This executive order directs federal agencies to use emergency authorities to expedite infrastructure projects and environmental permitting in response to COVID-19 economic damage. It mandates reporting on expedited transportation, Army Corps, and federal lands projects, and encourages use of emergency procedures under NEPA, the Endangered Species Act, and the Clean Water Act to accelerate approvals.
Providing an Order of Secession Within the Council on Environmental Quality
This memorandum establishes the order of succession for the Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), specifying that the Chief of Staff, General Counsel, and Associate Directors (in appointment order) would assume acting duties if the Chairman becomes unable to serve. It revokes the Obama-era succession memorandum from January 13, 2017, and preserves presidential discretion to designate acting chairmen outside this order.
Establishing the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council
This executive order establishes the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council, chaired by the Secretary of HUD, to coordinate across federal agencies to promote investment in economically distressed communities and qualified opportunity zones created by the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The Council is tasked with assessing agency actions, streamlining regulations, and producing multiple reports with recommendations for statutory and regulatory changes.
Ocean Policy To Advance the Economic, Security, and Environmental Interests of the United States
This executive order revokes the 2010 National Ocean Policy (EO 13547) and establishes a new interagency Ocean Policy Committee co-chaired by CEQ and OSTP to coordinate federal ocean activities. It prioritizes economic growth, security, and environmental interests in ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes waters while requiring agencies to review their regulations for consistency within 90 days.
Efficient Federal Operations
This executive order directs federal agencies to meet existing energy and environmental statutory requirements with a focus on cost-cutting, efficiency, and waste reduction. It revokes the Obama-era EO 13693, streamlines sustainability reporting, and establishes new governance structures including agency Chief Sustainability Officers and a Federal Chief Sustainability Officer within CEQ.
Implementing an America-First Offshore Energy Strategy
This executive order directs federal agencies to expand offshore oil and gas leasing in multiple ocean regions, streamline permitting for seismic surveys, review and potentially weaken recent offshore drilling safety and environmental regulations, and modify previous presidential withdrawals of Outer Continental Shelf areas from leasing. It also requires accounting for energy resource potential before designating new marine sanctuaries and reviews recent marine monument designations.
Review of Designations Under the Antiquities Act
This executive order directs the Secretary of the Interior to review all national monument designations or expansions under the Antiquities Act since January 1, 1996, that exceed 100,000 acres or lacked adequate public outreach. The review must assess whether these designations balance conservation with economic uses of federal lands, with interim and final reports due to the President. The order specifically prioritizes review of the Bears Ears National Monument established in December 2016.
Providing an Order of Succession Within the Council on Environmental Quality
This memorandum establishes a formal order of succession for the Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), listing five specific positions in priority order to act as Chairman during vacancies or incapacity. It revokes the prior Obama administration succession memorandum from March 13, 2015, and preserves presidential discretion to depart from the designated order.
Providing an Order of Succession Within the Council on Environmental Quality
This memorandum establishes the order of succession for the Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), specifying that the Managing Director, Chief of Staff, General Counsel, and Associate Directors (in appointment order) shall act as Chairman when that office becomes vacant. It revokes a 2008 Bush administration memorandum on the same subject and preserves presidential discretion to depart from this order.
Designation of Officers of the Council on Environmental Quality to Act as Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality
This memorandum establishes an order of succession for the Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), specifying that the Chief of Staff, General Counsel, and Associate Directors (in order of appointment) shall act as Chairman if the position becomes vacant or the incumbent is unable to serve. It includes exceptions for acting officials and preserves presidential discretion to depart from this order.
Facilitation of Hunting Heritage and Wildlife Conservation
This executive order directs federal land-management agencies to evaluate and expand hunting opportunities on public lands, collaborate with states and tribes on wildlife management, and establish a White House wildlife policy conference and a 10-year conservation plan. It prioritizes hunting heritage as a factor in federal land and wildlife decisions without creating legally enforceable rights.
Cooperation Among Agencies in Protecting the Environment With Respect to Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Motor Vehicles, Nonroad Vehicles, and Nonroad Engines
This executive order requires the Department of Transportation, Department of Energy, and Environmental Protection Agency to coordinate their regulatory actions affecting greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles and nonroad engines. It mandates joint rulemaking where practicable, inter-agency consultation at least 30 days before publication, and establishes OMB monitoring with semiannual reporting to the President.
Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management
This executive order mandates comprehensive environmental, energy, and transportation management reforms across federal agencies, setting specific reduction targets for energy intensity (3% annually or 30% by FY2015), water consumption (2% annually or 16% by FY2015), and petroleum use (2% annually), while requiring sustainable building practices, renewable energy adoption, and environmentally preferable procurement.
Committee on Ocean Policy
This executive order establishes the Committee on Ocean Policy within the Council on Environmental Quality to coordinate federal agency activities on ocean-related matters, advance environmental/economic/security interests, and facilitate consultation with state, tribal, local, and international stakeholders. The Committee comprises cabinet secretaries, agency heads, and presidential assistants but functions solely in an advisory capacity without regulatory authority.
Facilitation of Cooperative Conservation
This executive order directs four federal departments and the EPA to implement environmental and natural resource laws through "cooperative conservation," emphasizing local participation in federal decision-making. It requires annual reporting to the Council on Environmental Quality and convenes a White House Conference on Cooperative Conservation within one year.
Assigning Foreign Affairs Functions and Implementing the Enterprise for the Americas Initiative and the Tropical Forest Conservation Act
This executive order delegates presidential foreign affairs functions to the Secretary of the Treasury and Secretary of State for implementing the Enterprise for the Americas Initiative and Tropical Forest Conservation Act. It also establishes board membership for the Enterprise for the Americas Board and revokes four prior executive orders on the same topics.
Establishment of Great Lakes Interagency Task Force and Promotion of a Regional Collaboration of National Significance for the Great Lakes
This executive order creates the Great Lakes Interagency Task Force, chaired by the EPA Administrator, to coordinate federal restoration and protection efforts across 10 cabinet-level agencies. It establishes a regional working group of Great Lakes program offices and requires a report to the President by May 31, 2005, while promoting collaboration with states, tribes, local governments, and Canada.
Environmental Stewardship and Transportation Infrastructure Project Reviews
This executive order establishes a framework to expedite environmental reviews for high-priority transportation infrastructure projects while maintaining environmental protections. It creates an interagency Transportation Infrastructure Streamlining Task Force led by the Secretary of Transportation to coordinate reviews, identify regulatory inefficiencies, and recommend process improvements.
Amending Executive Order 12866 on Regulatory Planning and Review
This executive order amends the 1993 regulatory review framework (EO 12866) by removing the Vice President's formal role in the regulatory process and transferring those functions to the OMB Director and the White House Chief of Staff. It also updates several White House position titles to reflect organizational changes, including adding the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security to the regulatory review group.