REPI2010 Section 2684a- Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative: Conservation and Compatible Land Use Partnering
Abstract
The purpose of this annual report is to inform Congress, the public, stakeholders and interested parties on the progress of projects and partnerships to limit encroachment or other restrictions on military training, testing, and operations under the Congressionally provided authority in Section 2684a of Title 10, United States Code (10 U.S.C. 2684a). Section 2684a authorizes military installations to work with private conservation groups as well as state and local governments to support military readiness. Under these agreements, partner organizations use public and private funds to acquire property or property interests such as easements from willing sellers that preserve critical buffers and habitat areas near installations and ranges where the military operates, tests, and trains. To ensure maximum success and to organize and coordinate Service efforts under the authority, the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) created an initiative that establishes policies and standards, seeks Congressional funding and organizes department-wide outreach and engagement with potential partners, including state and local governments. Key to the Department of Defense's (DoD's) efforts to use this authority to protect readiness is the Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative (REPI), which provides oversight for and helps fund military installations compatible land use partnerships and projects. By conserving non-military land near installations and ranges for environmental, agricultural, and community uses, DoD and its partners protect areas critical to the national defense. REPI is a highly visible part of a larger effort within OSD and the Military Services- the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps- to institutionalize an overarching compatible land use partnering program that includes implementing the 2684a authority (see Figure 1-1).
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 2010
- Accession Number
- AD1180095
Entities
Organizations
- Office of the Secretary of Defense