Executive Order 14313: Establishing the President's Make America Beautiful Again Commission

What does Executive Order 14313 do?

The text directs Interior to chair and administer the commission, and Commission to develop recommendations and coordinate programs.

Later primary evidence reviewed September 24, 2026: A federal land-management planning notice began reviewing recreational-shooting allocations under this commission order. Official source. The cited steps do not establish every downstream effect.

Reading the operative provisions of Executive Order 14313

EO 14313 creates a presidential commission to coordinate conservation, recreation access, habitat restoration and stewardship initiatives. It assigns Interior a chair and administrative role and asks the commission to develop recommendations for the President. The order’s text is published as EO 14313 in the Federal Register. The commission is advisory; it does not itself designate protected land, issue a permit or appropriate conservation funds.

Land and wildlife responsibilities are spread across federal agencies and state, tribal and local governments. Interior can coordinate the federal land agencies, but decisions on a national park, refuge, forest or public-land lease remain subject to the statute and management plan for that place. Conservation and recreation goals can align, but access may need to be balanced with habitat protection, public safety and tribal rights.

The commission’s recommendations are a starting point for later policy, not proof that a habitat was restored or access expanded. Each recommendation needs an agency with authority, a funding source and an implementation record. Useful measures include acres restored, trail or facility access, species indicators and the durability of projects. Readers should also distinguish federal land policy from private land conservation, which generally depends on different legal and voluntary arrangements.