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THESECRETARYOFTHEINTERIORWashington
ORDERNO. 3289
SIGNATUREDATE: September14, 2009
Subject: AddressingtheImpactsofClimateChangeonAmerica’sWater, Land, andOtherNaturalandCulturalResources
PurposeandBackgroundSec. 1 . SecretarialOrderNo. 3285, issuedonMarch11, 2009, madeproductionandtransmissionofrenewableenergyonpubliclandsapriorityfortheDepartment. ThisOrderestablishesaDepartment-wideapproachforapplyingscientifictoolstoincreaseunderstandingofclimatechangeandtocoordinateaneffectiveresponsetoitsimpactsontribesandontheland, water, ocean, fishandwildlife, andculturalheritageresourcesthattheDepartmentmanages. ThisOrderreplacesSecretarialOrderNo. 3226, AmendmentNo. 1, issuedonJanuary16, 2009, andreinstatestheprovisionsofSecretarialOrderNo. 3226, issuedonJanuary19, 2001.
Tofulfillournation’svisionforacleanenergyeconomy, InteriorisnowmanagingAmerica’spubliclandsandoceansnotjustforbalancedoil, naturalgas, andcoaldevelopment, butalso – forthefirsttimeever – topromoteenvironmentally responsiblerenewableenergydevelopment. Sun, wind, biomass, andgeothermalenergyfromourpublicandtriballandsiscreatingnewjobsandwillpowermillionsofAmericanhomesandelectricvehicles.
TheDepartmentisalsotakingtheleadinprotectingourcountry’swater, land, fishandwildlife, andculturalheritageandtriballandsandresourcesfromthedramaticeffectsofclimatechangethatarealreadyoccurring – fromtheArctictotheEverglades. Therealitiesofclimatechangerequireustochangehowwemanagetheland, water, fishandwildlife, andculturalheritageandtriballandsandresourcesweoversee. Forexample:
Newwatermanagementimperativesassociatedwithclimatechangemayrequirerestorationofnaturalsystemsandconstructionofnewinfrastructuretoreducenewfloodrisksortocaptureearlyrun-off. Strategiestoaddresssealevelrisemayrequireacquisitionofuplandhabitatandcreationofwetlandsandothernaturalfiltersandbarrierstoprotectagainstsealevelriseandstormsurges. Itmaybenecessarytorelocatecertainiconicandculturallyhistoricstructures. Shiftingwildlifeandhabitatpopulationsmayrequireinvestmentsinnewwildlifecorridors. NewinvasionsofexoticspeciesandnewwildlandfirethreatsduetolongerfireseasonsandmoreseveredroughtswillrequireinnovationandmoreeffectivewaysofmanagingtheDepartment’sresources.
TheDepartmentoftheInterior, withits67,000employeesandscientificandresourcemanagementexpertise, isresponsibleforhelpingprotectthenationfromtheimpactsofclimatechange. InparticulartheDepartmentmust:
Adaptitswatermanagementstrategiestoaddressthepossibilityofshrinkingwatersuppliesandmorefrequentandextendeddroughtstocontinuetosupplydrinkingwatertomorethan31millionpeopleandirrigationwaterto140,000farmers. Wiselymanagemillionsofacresofparks, refugesandotherpubliclands, andprudentlyexerciseitssharedresponsibilityformanagingthe1.7billionacresoftheU.S. outercontinentalshelf. Conserveandmanagefishandwildliferesources, includingover800nativemigratorybirdspeciesandnearly2,000federallylistedthreatenedandendangeredspecies. Protectculturalandarchaeologicalresourcesandiconicstructuresthatmaybeaffectedbyclimatechange. AddresstheimpactsofclimatechangeonAmericanIndiansandAlaskaNatives, forwhomtheDepartmentholdstrustresponsibilitiesonbehalfoftheFederalgovernment. Continuetoprovidestate-of-theartsciencetobetterunderstandtheimpactsofclimatechangeandtodevelopscience-basedadaptivemanagementstrategiesfornaturalandculturalresourcemanagers. Continueitsworktoquantifytheamountofcarbonstoredinourforests, wetlands, andgrasslands, identifyingareaswherecarbondioxidecanbesafelystoredunderground, andwaystoreducetheDepartment’scarbonfootprint.
AuthoritySec. 2. ThisOrderisissuedundertheauthorityofSection2ofReorganizationPlanNo. 3of1950 (64Stat. 1262), asamended.
CoordinatingtheDepartment’sResponsetoClimateChangeImpactsonOurSec. 3Resources ThisOrderestablishesa [[1048,1877,1748,1934][12][,I,][TimesNewRoman]]ClimateChangeResponseCouncil [[1746,1877,1759,1934][12][,,][TimesNewRoman]] [[1759,1877,2241,1934][12][,,][TimesNewRoman]]withintheOfficeofthe Secretarythatwillexecuteacoordinated Department-widestrategytoincrease scientific understandingof anddevelopment ofeffectiveadaptivemanagement toolsto addressthe impactsofclimatechangeon ournaturalandculturalresources. TheClimateChangeResponseCouncilwillbecomposedoftheSecretary (Chair), DeputySecretary (Vice-Chair), CounselortotheSecretary (Vice-Chair), AssistantSecretaries, BureauDirectorsandtheSolicitor. The CouncilwillhelpcoordinateactivitieswithinandamongtheDepartment’sagenciesandbureaustodevelopandimplementanintegratedstrategyfor respondingtoclimatechange impacts involvingtheresourcesmanagedbytheDepartment. TheDepartment’sClimate ChangeResponseCouncilwillalsocoordinateits climatechangeactivitieswithallrelevant FederalDepartmentsandagencies including, butnotlimited to, theCouncilon Environmental Quality, theOfficeof
EnergyandClimateChange, theOfficeofScienceandTechnologyPolicy, theNationalScienceandTechnology
Council, theDepartmentofAgriculture, the DepartmentofCommerce, theDepartmentofDefense, andtheEnvironmentalProtectionAgency. TheClimateChangeResponseCouncilwill
implement
rangeplanningexercises, settingprioritiesforscientificresearchandinvestigations, developingmulti-yearmanagementplans, andmakingmajordecisionsregardingpotentialuseofresourcesundertheDepartment’spurview. TheserequirementsweresetforthinSecretarialOrderNo. 3226, andremainineffect. TheorganizationalchangesmadebythisOrderwillenablethebureausandagenciestofulfilltheseplanningrequirements.
b) DOIRegionalClimateChangeResponseCenters. Managementdecisionsmadeinresponsetoclimatechangeimpactsmustbeinformedbyscienceandrequirethatscientistsworkintandemwiththosemanagerswhoareconfrontingclimatechangeimpactsandevaluatingoptionstorespondtosuchimpacts. PursuanttoP.L. 110-161, theUnitedStatesGeologicalSurvey (USGS) hasbeendevelopingregionalsciencecenterstoprovideclimatechangeimpactdataandanalysisgearedtotheneedsoffishandwildlifemanagersastheydevelopadaptationstrategiesinresponsetoclimatechange. Thesecentersarecurrentlyknownas “regionalhubs” oftheNationalClimateChangeandWildlifeScienceCenter, andarebeingdevelopedinclosecollaborationwithInterioragenciesandotherfederal, state, university, andnon-governmentalpartners.
TheClimateChangeResponseCouncilwillworkwithUSGSandotherDepartmentbureaustorenametheseregionalsciencecentersasRegionalClimateChangeResponseCentersandbroadentheirmandatetoencompassotherclimate-change-relatedimpactsonDepartmentalresources. TheseeightResponseCenterswillsynthesizeandintegrateclimatechangeimpactdataanddeveloptoolsthattheDepartment’smanagersandpartnerscanusewhenmanagingtheDepartment’sland, water, fishandwildlife, andculturalheritageresources.
c) LandscapeConservationCooperatives. Giventhebroadimpactsofclimatechange, managementresponsestosuchimpactsmustbecoordinatedonalandscape-levelbasis. Forexample, wildlifemigrationandrelatedneedsfornewwildlifecorridors, thespreadofinvasivespeciesandwildfirerisks, typicallywillextendbeyondthebordersofNationalWildlifeRefuges, BLMlands, orNationalParks. Additionally, somebureauresponsibilities (e.g., FishandWildlifeServicemigratorybirdandthreatenedandendangeredspeciesresponsibilities) extendnationallyandglobally. Becauseoftheunprecedentedscopeofaffectedlandscapes, Interiorbureausandagenciesmustworktogether, andwithotherfederal, state, tribalandlocalgovernments, andprivatelandownerpartners, todeveloplandscape-levelstrategiesforunderstandingandrespondingtoclimatechangeimpacts. Interiorbureausandagencies, guidedbytheClimateResponseCouncil, willworktostimulatethedevelopmentofanetworkofcollaborative “LandscapeConservationCooperatives.” Thesecooperatives, whichalreadyhavebeenformedinsomeregions, willworkinteractivelywiththerelevantDOIRegionalClimateChangeResponseCenter(s) andhelpcoordinateadaptationeffortsintheregion.
AdditionalDepartmentalActiontoMitigateClimateChangeSec. 4 . InaccordancewithSecretarialOrderNo. 3285, theDepartmenthasprioritizeddevelopmentofrenewableenergyonpubliclandsandoffshorewaterstoreduceourdependenceonforeignoilandtoreducegreenhousegaspollution. ThisOrderestablishestwoadditionalprojectstomitigateclimatechange: theDOICarbonStorageProject, andtheDOICarbonFootprintProject. AdditionalmitigationprojectswillbeencouragedandsupportedbytheClimateChangeResponseCouncil.
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a) TheDOICarbonStorageProject. ThisprojectisbeingimplementedunderP.L. 110- 140, “TheEnergyIndependenceandSecurityActof2007,” whichgivestheDepartmentstatutoryresponsibilitytodevelopcarbonsequestrationmethodologiesforgeological (i.e., underground) andbiological (e.g., forestsandrangelands) carbonstorage. TheUSGShastheleadinadministeringtheCarbonStorageProject, butwillworkcloselywithotherbureausandagenciesintheDepartmentandexternalpartnerstoenhancecarbonstorageingeologicformationsandinplantsandsoilsinamannerconsistentwiththeDepartment’sresponsibilitytoprovidecomprehensive, long-termstewardshipofitsresources. TheDOICarbonStorageProjectisvitalforsuccessfuldomesticandglobalgeologicalandbiologicalcarbonsequestrationefforts.
b) TheDOICarbonFootprintProject. Theprojectwilldevelopaunifiedgreenhousegasemissionreductionprogram, includingsettingabaselineandreductiongoalfortheDepartment’sgreenhousegasemissionsandenergyuse. TheAssistantSecretaryforPolicy, ManagementandBudgetwillhavetheleadinadministeringtheDOICarbonFootprintProject, withthecooperationofalloftheDepartment’sagenciesandbureaus.
AmericanIndiansandAlaskaNativesSec. 5. Climatechangemaydisproportionatelyaffecttribesandtheirlandsbecausetheyareheavilydependentontheirnaturalresourcesforeconomicandculturalidentity. AstheDepartmenthastheprimarytrustresponsibilityfortheFederalgovernmentforAmericanIndians, AlaskaNatives, andtriballandsandresources, theDepartmentwillensureconsistentandin-depthgovernment-to-governmentconsultationwithtribesandAlaskaNativesontheDepartment’sclimatechangeinitiatives. Tribalvaluesarecriticaltodeterminingwhatistobeprotected, why, andhowtoprotecttheinterestsoftheircommunities. TheDepartmentwillsupporttheuseofthebestavailablescience, includingtraditionalecologicalknowledge, informulatingpolicypertainingtoclimatechange. TheDepartmentwillalsosupportsubstantiveparticipationbytribesindeliberationsonclimate- relatedmechanisms, agreements, rules, andregulations.
ImplementationSec. 6. TheDeputySecretaryisresponsibleforensuringimplementationofallaspectsofthisOrder. Thisresponsibilitymaybedelegatedasappropriate. ThisOrderdoesnotalteroraffectanyexistingdutyorauthorityofindividualbureaus.
EffectiveDateSec. 7 . ThisOrderiseffectiveimmediatelyandwillremainineffectuntilitsprovisionsareconvertedtotheDepartmentalManualoruntilitisamended, superseded, orrevoked, whicheveroccursfirst.
s/ KennethL. SalazarSecretaryoftheInterior
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