CALENDAR
ANNOUNCEMENT
TRUSTEE IMPLEMENTATION GROUP TO HOST
RESTORATION IN FLORIDA WEBINAR
~The public is invited
to provide input on restoration plans~
WHAT: Restoration in Florida Public Webinar
WHEN:
Aug. 25, 2016
1 - 2:30
p.m. EST
WHERE: Register here
The Restoration in Florida webinar will introduce the Florida Trustee Implementation Group (TIG) and discuss Deepwater Horizon restoration planning. An overview of the settlement as well as early and initial restoration planning processes will be provided. A public comment period will remain open until Sept. 9, 2016, to elicit feedback on the future implementation of projects and restoration areas.
On April 4,
2016, a federal court approved a legal settlement between BP Exploration & Production Inc., and the federal government and the five Gulf Coast states. The settlement included $8.8 billion
for natural resource damages and the TIGs were formed. The
Florida TIG is composed of the Florida Department of
Environmental Protection, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission,
U.S. Department of the Interior, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency. The TIGs will develop restoration projects and plans to
accomplish Gulf restoration. Development of these
projects is guided by the programmatic
restoration plan.
Efforts in the Florida
Restoration Area will focus on the restoration of natural resources such as water quality and
habitat, as well as replenishing and protecting wildlife populations such as sea turtles,
dolphins, birds and oysters. Recreational opportunities will be provided and
habitats on federal lands will be restored.
The TIG will develop project-specific
restoration plans that are consistent with the resource allocations laid out in
the programmatic restoration plan. As part of this process, the public can submit restoration project ideas and review and comment on proposed
project-specific plans for the Florida Restoration Area. Once
approved, implementation and monitoring of the selected
projects will begin.
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