administer their programs. The CZMA provides programs and assistance to
address a wide range of issues including climate change, energy facility siting,
water quality and habitat protection. Public access to the shore is also a
primary CZMA objective.
Services to use their Operation and Maintenance funds and/or Office of the
Secretary of Defense (OSD) REPI funds to acquire real property interests,
such as conservation easements or development rights to address current
and potential encroachment or compatibility threats to an installation’s
mission.
Of the 34 states along one of the US coastlines, North Carolina participates in
the CZMA Programs and provides assistance to its counties and
municipalities.
This law provides an additional tool to support smart planning, conservation,
and environmental stewardship on and off military installations. The purpose
of the program is to acquire real property interests, such as conservation
easements or development rights to address current and potential
encroachment or compatibility threats to an installation’s mission.
Department of Defense Area Planning for Military
Training Routes
The Department of Defense provides textual and graphic descriptions and
operating instructions for all military training routes (MTRs) and refueling
tracks/anchors. The Area Planning for MTRs includes general guidance,
instrument routes (IR), visual routes (VR), slow speed low altitude routes (SR),
refueling tracks and anchors, and avoidance locations. Guidance includes
route development, scheduling and coordination, flight plans, and aircraft
separation.
Department of Defense Readiness and Environmental Protection
Integration
To implement the authority provided by the Department of Defense
Conservation Partnering Initiative, the DOD established the Readiness and
Environmental Protection Integration (REPI). This initiative enables the DOD
to work with an eligible entity to limit encroachment and incompatible land
use.
There are several MTRs and the BURNER Air Traffic Control Assigned Airspace
around Seymour Johnson AFB and Dare County Range. Other MTRs in the
Study Area are controlled and utilized by other branches of the military
There are two ways REPI funds may be matched with eligible entities. One,
by limiting development or use of the property that would be incompatible
with the mission of the installation (may be adjacent to or farther away in the
case of aircraft operations) and two, by eliminating or relieving current or
anticipated environmental restrictions that will or may interfere, directly or
indirectly, with current or anticipated military missions.
Department of Defense Conservation Partnering Initiative
In 2003, the National Defense Authorization Act gave the Department of
Defense (DOD) authority to enter into agreements with eligible entities to
address incompatible development or habitat protection. Eligible entities
may be a state, political subdivision of a state (e.g., counties, cities, or soil
and water conservation districts), or a private entity with a main purpose or
goal to conserve, restore, or preserve land and natural resources. This
authorization has been codified as 10 United States Code (U.S.C.) § 2684a (as
amended in 2012), “Agreements to limit encroachment and other constraints
on military training, testing, and operations.” This authority allows DOD
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This will allow for buffers around the base or its operating range to be
established to mitigate military operational impacts on nearby and adjacent
land. Currently, Seymour Johnson AFB REPI funds are matched with eligible
entities in the first way as mentioned above, by preventing incompatible
development.
Background Report