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Environment
Executive order · Thursday 3 July 2025

Establishing The President’s Make America Beautiful Again Commission

Trump creates a White House commission to expand outdoor access and promote voluntary, collaborative conservation.

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The order directs federal land managers to pair conservation with recreation and economic growth while reducing administrative delays. It favors voluntary cooperation over regulation in restoring wildlife, water resources, and public lands.

What the order does

  • Directs federal land management agencies to expand recreational, hunting, and fishing access to public lands and waters.
  • Orders agencies to promote resource stewardship, voluntary conservation, faster environmental management, and collaborative wildlife recovery.
  • Establishes the President’s Make America Beautiful Again Commission, chaired by the Secretary of the Interior.
  • Tasks the commission with coordinating agencies and recommending conservation policies to the President.
  • Directs the commission to develop proposals for fish and wildlife recovery, cleaner drinking water, restored aquatic ecosystems, and broader outdoor recreation access.

Who it affects

  • Hunters, anglers, hikers, boaters, cyclists, skiers, climbers, off-roaders, and other public-land users.
  • Federal land management agencies and employees responsible for parks, forests, waterways, and wildlife refuges.
  • State wildlife agencies and voluntary conservation partners working with the Federal Government.