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Cross-Boundary PartnershipsThe Next Generation of the Readiness and

Environmental Protection Initiative (REPI) and Sustainable Ranges Initiative

Nancy Natoli, Office of the Secretary of Defense

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Sustainable Ranges Initiative

Ensure continued military access to the land, air, sea space, and frequency spectrum necessary for training warfighters and testing systems…

… while remaining excellent stewards of the environment and good neighbors in communities

Three components:• Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative

(REPI)• Education and Engagement • Regional Partnering

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Education and Engagement

• Enhance public engagement and improve collaboration

• Educate key national and state opinion leaders who drive influential federal, state, and regional policies/legislation/regulations

• Outcome: Stakeholders work together for policies, actions, and legislation that promote military readiness and support DoD’s mission

“Range Tours allow the two communities to see the same ground through the lens of the other…provides a forum for talking to each other and working towards mutual goals.”

-Sierra Club Lands Director

Regional Partnering

Regional partnership between DoD, States and multiple federal agencies

Purpose – seize opportunities and solve problems in value-adding ways that provide mutual and multiple benefits to the partners and sustain the mission

Effective Working Relationship + Good GIS Map + Collaborative Planning =

Multiple and Mutual Benefits

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Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative (REPI)

• Non-federal partners cooperating and cost sharing for land protection and conservation

• Preserves current capabilities• Protects against incompatible use of

non-federal land that risks warfighter access to the installation and range platforms necessary for readiness

• Avoids costly future reinvestment to reproduce or replace training and testing capabilities

REPI is a cost-effective tool to protect current and future combat capabilities

REPI Project Cost Share(fiscal year 2005-2010)

REPI Contributions ($131M)

Combined Service Contributions ($88M)

Partner Contributions ($261M)

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FY05 FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11$0.0

$20.0

$40.0

$60.0

$80.0

$100.0

$120.0

$140.0

$160.0

$12.5

$158.8

$92.2

$122.6 $127.5 $129.6

$146.2

$12.5

$37.0 $40.0 $46.0$56.0 $54.7

TBD

Services REPI Funding Requests Congressional REPI Appropriation

REPI Funding Requests and Appro-priations (Millions)

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Evolving Landscape Level Strategy

• Installation-level regional military mission footprint • Land use restrictions land use sustainment• Restrictions-based incentives-focused• Single project partners multiple program supporters• Military land use benefits mutual land use benefits• Discrete projects landscape-level strategies• Persuading public officials encouraging landowners• Changing local practices modifying DoD policies• Military-centric strategy common stakeholder goals

Cross Boundary Partnership Model

Federal Local

Multi-StateRegional

Multi-CountyRegional

State

Civilian-MilitaryPartnerships

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How to be a part of the next generation of Sustainable Ranges and REPI? Contact local installation, Service HQ or

REPI coordinator Build a coalition of stakeholders and

funders for landscape level solutions Invent the future