Gulf Breeze, Fla. - The National Park Service has released a Record of Decision (ROD) for the Gulf Islands Personal Watercraft (PWC) Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement. The ROD, which was signed by the Regional Director of the Southeast Region, concludes the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process by selecting the preferred alternative (alternative D) in the Final EIS for implementation.
Implementation of the selected alternative requires revisions to the existing PWC regulation at Gulf Islands. This process will begin by the publication of a proposed rule in fall 2019. The ROD can be viewed online at http://parkplanning.nps.gov/guis-PWC-EIS.
About Gulf Islands National Seashore: Created in 1971, the national seashore stretches 160 miles along the northern coast of the Gulf of Mexico in Florida and Mississippi, and includes barrier islands, maritime forests, historic forts, bayous, and marine habitat. Visit us at www.nps.gov/guis, on Facebook www.Facebook.com/GulfIslandsNPS, Twitter www.Twitter.com/GulfIslandsNPS, and Instagram www.Instagram.com/GulfIslandsNPS.
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Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
