REPI Overview 11 September

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 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 3 Authority provided by Congress in FY 2003 National Defense Authorization Act 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

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

5 60 REPI locations in 24 states through FY2011 Six more to come in FY12!

REPI Accomplishments through FY11 6 Transactions Acres ProtectedREPIServicePartnerCombined Total Army333166,901$95,432,237$121,576,316$228,666,796$445,675,349 Navy8910,554$26,252,083$4,994,500$34,901,874$66,148,457 Marine Corps3633,863$31,609,559$19,170,776$55,728,369$106,508,704 Air Force283,797$6,519,404$321,840$8,035,163$14,876,407 Total486215,115$159,813,283$146,063,432$327,332,203$633,208,917 REPI multiplies taxpayer dollars: For each REPI dollar, return was ONE Service dollar and TWO partner dollars

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

NRCS USFS State NGOs DoD WMA Linking Lands…

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

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