§13555 Consultative Commission on Western Hemisphere Energy and Environment

Summary

The President may tell the U.S. representative to the Organization of American States to start talks to create a Consultative Commission on Western Hemisphere Energy and Environment under the OAS. Congress found that countries in the Western Hemisphere are more economically linked, that energy and the environment affect each other and cross borders, and that better regional coordination and consultation are needed to support long-term, sustainable growth and shared energy markets. Commission — the Consultative Commission on Western Hemisphere Energy and Environment. The Commission will review energy and environmental trends and policies across the hemisphere, and recommend actions, policies, and institutions to improve cooperation on using local energy resources and protecting the environment, including links with the rest of the world. It will include national energy and environment ministry representatives, legislators handling those issues, and other government and non‑government observers chosen for their expertise. A small secretariat will be picked for its expertise. The Commission ends five years after the agreement that creates it, but the governments can agree to extend it another five years. The President must report, within one year after October 24, 1992, to the House Committees on Energy and Commerce and on Foreign Affairs, and to the Senate Committees on Energy and Natural Resources and on Foreign Relations, about progress in setting up the Commission and meeting these goals.