Southern New Mexico El Paso JLUS Dan Hicks For Association of Defense Communities 17 Mar 2015 U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command

Regional Area of Operations Primary Land & Terrain White Sands owns 3,200 sq. miles (5,149 sq. kilometers) Lease agreements add 2,343 sq. miles (3,771 sq. kilometers) Partner with Ft. Bliss add 1,562 sq. miles (2,514 sq. kilometers) White Sands National Monument Holloman AFB Las Cruces Alamogordo Socorro Truth or Consequences El Paso Carrizozo Space port Ft Bliss WSMR Western Call-Up Areas ~40 Miles (64 Km) Northern Call-Up Area Total Land Space 7,619 sq. Miles (19,732 sq. km) ~183 Miles (294 Km)

FAA Command and Controlled Airspace Regional Air Space Present Future FAA Command and Controlled Airspace Other Air Space Commercial Air Traffic routes around WSMR

Regional Renewable Energy NM Wind NM Solar 4

Largest JLUS ever conducted! Southern New Mexico & El Paso Joint Land Use Study (JLUS) Area Goal is to ensure a collaborative and strategic community planning process that supports community growth and that sustains current and future military missions. Largest JLUS ever conducted! Took great dedication and leadership to get it started and keep it going! Thank you Amanda Fagan – OEA, BG (r) Hanson Scott & Dona Ana County (Daniel Hortet) for grant execution 5

JLUS Participants 6 Counties 3 Cities 2 States 1 Spaceport Technical Committee WSMR – Dan Hicks, Co-Chair Otero County – Pamela Heltner, Co-Chair Dona Ana County – Daniel Hortert Lincoln County – Curt Temple Socorro County – Delilah Walsh Sierra County – Mark Huntzinger El Paso County – Gilbert Saldana City of Alamogordo – Marc South City of Las Cruces – David Weir City of El Paso – Carlos Gallinar NM State Land Office – Tom Leatherwood Bureau of Land Management – Ed Guerrero Ft. Bliss – Brian Knight Holloman AFB – Daniel Cass NM Spaceport Authority – Bill Gutman NM Office of Military Base Planning and Support – Hanson Scott US Forest Service – Sabrina Flores Policy Committee Dona Ana County – Commissioner Benjamin Rawson, Co-Chair Otero County – Commission Chair Ronny Rardin, Co-Chair Lincoln County – Mayor Tom Battin Socorro County – Holm Bursum, IV Sierra County – Commissioner Walter Armijo El Paso County – Commissioner Sergio Lewis City of Alamogordo – Mayor Susie Galea City of Las Cruces – Mayor Ken Miyagishima City of El Paso – Matthew McElroy NM State Land Office – Don Britt Bureau of Land Management – Bill Childress WSMR – Paul Mann (Ex-Officio) Ft. Bliss – Wayne Julius (Ex-Officio) Holloman AFB – Jim Iken (Ex-Officio NM Military Base Planning Commission – Bill Connor NM Office of Military Base Planning and Support – Hanson Scott (Ex-Officio) 6 Counties 3 Cities 2 States 1 Spaceport 3 Military Installations Other Federal & State agencies

SNMEP JLUS Summary Project Kick-Off - Dec 2012 -AECOM selected as JLUS Contractor Existing Conditions Report - with technical appendix over 400 pages Phase 1 of Public Outreach Compatibility Analysis and Strategies Phase 2 of Public Outreach Finalize Report – Completed Feb 2015 snmepjointlanduse.com Over 100 Recommended Strategies - Top 6 categories - Airspace Safety and Management - Communication and Coordination - Energy Infrastructure Management - Local Government Plans - Land Use - Noise Management/Avoidance 7

Implementation Committee SNMEP JLUS Implementation Committee Airspace/Noise Sub-Committee  - Build institutional capacity to manage airspace jointly  - Increase information about regional noise impacts - Establish a notification process for vertical structures   Plans/Ordinances Sub-Committee  - Integrate compatibility into local government plans  - Encourage partner participation in local government plans  - Promote compatibility of state trust lands  - Support conservation partnerships  - Increase land use authority in El Paso County  Energy/Resources Sub-Committee  - Collaborate on planning for energy development  - Map regional energy development opportunities  - Promote an integrated regional water planning process  Communications Sub-Committee  - Form a JLUS implementation body - Completed! - Conduct additional &regular community/agency outreach  - Establish clear points of contact  - Improve notifications methods  - Promote inter-agency consultation on land use 8

Key JLUS recommendation is to re-validate Low Level Military Training Routes This will support community/state agency planning

SNMEP JLUS Benefits & Lessons Brought the Region Closer Together Understanding of each others mission and needs Established an Enduring Forum for Collaboration Implementation Committee going strong – application for grant in process Understand and be Tolerant of Differences Zoning vs individual property rights – each County has a different perspective Three Commissioner vs Five Commissioner counties Rural Communities want to be heard – est. advisory board to elected county leaders Stay Committed – Ensure Staff are Supporting Effort Changes in staff/leadership due to retirement/elections require re-education, re-commitment Relationships are Important – Relationships take Time! Periodic Leadership briefs to County Commission and City Council mtgs, etc Communities should expect and demand participation from Installations 10