Enforcement Authority Consolidation

Environmental Protection Agency / Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assistance

Move all EPA enforcement authority from regions to headquarters and eliminate standalone Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assistance

"OECA attorneys should be moved into OGC. Additionally, non-attorney program staff in OECA could be moved into their relevant program offices" – Project 2025

History

Mon Jan 20 2025

Initial analysis

Disruptive Potential

HIGH

Centralizing enforcement could reduce local oversight and weaken environmental protections

Status
Planned

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