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REPI Overview 11 September 2012 1 What is the Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative? • REPI supports partnerships authorized by 10 U.S.C. § 2684a among the Military Services, private conservation groups, and state and local governments • OSD Manages REPI as an internal-DoD program, issuing guidance and providing funding to the Services for projects • Services implement REPI projects, including projects not receiving REPI funding that only use Service O&M funding 2 REPI Authority: 10 U.S.C. § 2684a Authority provided by Congress in FY 2003 National Defense Authorization Act Authorizes agreements to acquire: 1. Real property interests or water rights 2. For property in the vicinity of, or ecologically related to, 3. A military installation, range or airspace Two-pronged justification: 1. Limit development or use of the property that is incompatible with the installation’s mission and / or 2. Preserve habitat to relieve current or anticipated environmental restrictions on military activities 3 10 USC 2684a Legal Requirements Limit encroachment or other constraints on military training, testing or operations Protect against incompatible land uses OR preserve habitat Eligible entity Interest in real property Willing seller Cost share Demand clause 4 60 REPI locations in 24 states through FY2011 Six more to come in FY12! 5 REPI Accomplishments through FY11 REPI Cost-Share REPI multiplies taxpayer dollars: For each REPI dollar, return was ONE Service dollar and TWO partner dollars 25% REPI 52% Combined Service 23% Partner Transactions Acres Protected REPI Service Partner Combined Total Army 333 166,901 $95,432,237 $121,576,316 $228,666,796 $445,675,349 Navy 89 10,554 $26,252,083 $4,994,500 $34,901,874 $66,148,457 Marine Corps 36 33,863 $31,609,559 $19,170,776 $55,728,369 $106,508,704 Air Force 28 3,797 $6,519,404 $321,840 $8,035,163 $14,876,407 486 215,115 $159,813,283 $146,063,432 $327,332,203 $633,208,917 Total 6 Future REPI Successes • Increasing new partnerships with other Federal agencies and across regional boundaries • Continue to double tax dollars with partner dollars • Encourage innovation, lessons learned and transferring across Services and projects 7 Linking Lands… WMA DoD NRCS USFS State NGOs Linking Lands…Linking Missions 2012 REPI Challenge A new model to accelerate and expand buffering outcomes • Hypotheses: – Larger scale will produce greater mission benefit at lower per unit cost – DoD and national security land protection requirements can be the “match magnet” in priority conservation landscapes • Objectives: – Harness the creativity of the private sector – Attract additional financial support from diverse sources – Use the marketplace to secure the most land at the least cost • Parameters: – – – – FY12 pilot project Up to $5M at one location in Georgia or Florida At least 1:1 cost match Use existing partnership agreements but include new partners, landowners and financing 10 2013 REPI Challenge: Goals and Expectations Doing more with less Nonlinear return on investment Innovative partnerships and financing Harness the creativity of the private sector Market-based approaches to secure the most land at the least cost 11 12