The document provides an overview of the complex regulation of marine renewable energy development in the United States. It discusses that oceans are public resources with multiple uses, and regulation is complex due to both state and federal interests. It outlines some of the key regulatory bodies and differences in their authorities for different marine renewable technologies, such as NOAA, FERC, and MMS. The talk aims to cover this regulatory landscape in 15 minutes and help guide marine renewables towards successful commercialization in a responsible manner.

2. Welcome to the United States!

3. For marine renewables, the U.S. is a land of enormous opportunity…

4. … and enormously complicated regulation!

5. This talk gives a snapshot of the regulation of marine renewables in the U.S. and some of the challenges we face.

6. Here, my challenge is to complete my overview within fifteen minutes.

7. One reason for the complexity of regulation of marine renewables is that oceans are public resources held in trust and accommodating multiple uses.

8. Regulation is particularly complex in the U.S. because of a federalist system with dual state and national interests.

16. Summary Chart of State & Fed. Regulations Applicable To FERC and MMS Author- izations

17. The puzzle for the U.S. is to regulate in a way that helps wave/tidal to “commercialize without compromise.”

18. What are the regulatory options for marine renewables?

19. One stop shopping centralizes the process, but won’t work unless agencies will cede control.

20. Streamlining speeds demos into the water, but developers may not use them without funding or option for build out.

21. Programmatic plan/zoning can give certainty…but do we have enough data now to draw “lines in the sand?”

22. Adaptive management allows for data gathering and staged growth…but what to do if impacts can’t be addressed?

23. Let’s use these next few days to create regulatory options that point marine renewables in the direction of success.