REPI09- Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative
Abstract
The purpose of this report is to inform Congress, the public, stakeholders and interested parties on the progress of the Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative (REPI), a program that helps fund military installations work with conservation groups as well as state and local governments to support defense readiness by acquiring real property interests to preserve or encourage land uses that are compatible with the military's training, testing, and operational requirements. By conserving non-military public and private land near installations and ranges for environmental, agricultural, and community uses, partners work with the military to protect areas critical to the national defense. REPI is the most visible part of a larger effort within the Department of Defense (DoD) to implement Congressional authority given to the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) and the Military Services- Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps- to partner with outside organizations to conserve land near military installations. Figure 1-1, right, shows the relationship between this Congressional authority, REPI, and the Services individual programs. OSD oversees the implementation of this authority between DoD and the Services in a process described in Chapter 3. This document is the third annual report to be submitted in response to Congressional requirements. It describes DoD's conservation and compatible land use efforts utilizing authority under Section 2684a of Title 10, United States Code (10 U.S.C. 2684a) with Fiscal Year (FY) 2007 funds, including projects funded by REPI and directly by the Services. Although REPI and 10 U.S.C. 2684a are powerful tools to prevent or minimize mission restrictions, they do not always represent the ideal solution for such issues. For this reason, DoD developed a full range of tools- some of which are highlighted later in this report- as part of the Sustainable Ranges Initiative.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 2009
- Accession Number
- AD1180087
Entities
Organizations
- Office of the Secretary of Defense