John S. McCain III
National Center for Environmental Conflict Resolution
Policies and Authorities Related to ADR and Environmental Collaboration and Conflict Resolution
- Administrative Dispute Resolution Act of 1996 (ADRA)
- Regulatory Negotiation Act of 1996
- Contract Disputes Act of 1978, as amended
- Alternative Dispute Resolution Act of 1998
- Environmental Policy and Conflict Resolution Act of 1998
- Executive Order 12988, "Civil Justice Reform" (February 5, 1996)
- Presidential Memorandum, "Designation of Interagency Committee to Facilitate and Encourage Use of Alternative Means of Dispute Resolution and Negotiated Rulemaking" (May 1, 1998)
- Environmental Policy and Conflict Resolution Advancement Act of 2003
- Executive Order 13352, "Facilitation of Cooperative Conservation" (August 4, 2004)
- Office of Management and Budget and Council on Environmental Quality Memorandum on Environmental Conflict Resolution (November 28, 2005)
- Presidential Memorandum, "Transparency and Open Government" (January 21, 2009)
- OMB Memorandum, "Open Government Directive" (December 8, 2009)
- Presidential Memorandum, "Tribal Consultation" (November 5, 2009)
Other Agencies' ECR Programs
- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, ADR Page
- Interagency Alternative Dispute Resolution Working Group
- U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, National Partnership Program
- U.S. Department of the Air Force ADR
- U.S. Department of the Interior
- U.S. Department of the Navy, Alternative Dispute Resolution
- U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Environmental Streamlining/Stewardship - Conflict Resolution
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Conflict Prevention and Resolution Center
Additional Federal Program Resources
- Interagency Alternative Dispute Resolution Working Group (IADRWG)
- U.S. Government Accountability Office Report on Interagency Cooperation