2011 Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative Report to Congress

Abstract

Sprawl, incompatible land use and other forms of encroachment put the Departments training and testing missions at risk and reduce military readiness. The Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative (REPI) is a key tool for combating encroachment. Under REPI, the Department partners with conservation organizations and state and local governments to preserve buffer land around our installations and ranges. Through its unique cost-sharing partnerships, REPI has directly leveraged the Departments investments one-to-one. The indirect benefits are even greater. By helping to preserve buffer land, the Department avoids much more costly alternatives, such as training workarounds and investments to replace existing training or testing capability. In the current real estate market, where property is more affordable and there are a great many willing sellers, REPI is a particularly good investment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2011
Accession Number
AD1180086

Entities

Organizations

  • Office of the Secretary of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Communities
  • Congress
  • Endangered Species
  • Environment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Governments
  • Investments
  • Local Governments
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Training
  • Natural Resources
  • Night Vision
  • Program Management
  • Real Estate
  • Regional Planning
  • Training
  • Transmission Lines
  • Wind Turbines

Readers

  • Economics
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies