What are the regulatory authorities for the “Monument Alliance” and the “Friends of the Monument”?
Currently, no special regulatory authority exists for a Monument Alliance or for a Monument Advisory Council. Either could be established under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, which requires registration with the General Services Administration, Secretarial approval of a charter, Secretarial appointments, and a host of other specific tasks. The existing authority for the Reserve Advisory Council to advise the NWHI Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve under the National Marine Sanctuaries Act is still in effect but the RAC is proposed to be convened only until a Monument Alliance is established. Because the Monument Alliance is just being proposed, a charter that would define the composition of the body and its operations has not yet been developed. “Friends” groups are established under U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service authorities: the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956; the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966, as amended; the Refuge Recreation Act of 1962, as amended; the
