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IAGC SUPPORTS SEA ACT

LEGISLATION TO OVERHAUL

THE MMPA

AGC momentum for greater overfishing and overhunting.
offshore access continues
Iwith U.S. Congressman Today, amid stable and
Mike Johnson's (LA-04) increasing marine mammal
introduction of the SEA Act populations, the SEA Act will
of 2017. Introduced on 27 provide a balanced approach
June, the SEA Act offers a to ensure that critical activities
common-sense approach to and projects such as coastal
correct flawed MMPA of the restoration, offshore energy and
1970s. The SEA Act addresses mineral exploration, and military
many of the inadequacies and operations can move forward.
misapplications of the MMPA
to industries and projects for The IAGC supports
which it was never designed Congressman Johnson's efforts
to regulate. The MMPA was and appreciates his leadership
enacted to address significant on this crucial issue that has
declines in some species of hampered exploration in the
marine mammals caused by U.S. OCS.
U.S. Congressman Mike Johnson (LA-04)

IAGC SUCCESSFULLY PROTECTS INDUSTRY'S

RIGHT TO DEFEND PERMITTED ACTIVITY

ith the IAGC's amicus or seeking new relief, then it must the case). A defendant-intervenor
brief in Chester v. Laroe, demonstrate standing. would only have to demonstrate
Wthe U.S. Supreme Court standing if it were filing a cross-
declined to require standing In its amicus brief, the IAGC claim or counterclaim. This
for a defendant-intervenor. The urged the Court to avoid decision ensures that industry
Supreme Court's 5 June 2017 establishing a new rule requiring organizations will continue to
decision narrowly focused on the defendant-intervenors, which have the opportunity to defend
specific facts before the Court industry stakeholders often are, in court positive agency actions,
regarding a plaintiff-intervenor's to demonstrate standing (i.e., such as decisions to permit seismic
need to establish standing and sufficient connection to and harm surveys, that are challenged
unsurprisingly concludes that if from the law or action challenged to by environmental advocacy
an intervenor is raising new claims support that party's participation in organizations.

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