Secretarial Order 3289 2010

THESECRETARYOFTHEINTERIOR
Washington

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22,2010 SIGNATUREDATE:February Subject:Addressingthe Impacts ofClimateChangeon America’ s
Water,Land,andOtherNaturalandCulturalResourcesPurposeandBackgroundSec.1 Secretarial
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OrderNo.3285,is uedonMarch11,
2009,madeproductionandtransmis ion of
renewableenergyonpubliclandsapriorityfortheDepartment.ThisOrderestablishesaDepartmentwideapproachforapplying scientific tools toincreaseunderstanding ofclimatechangeandtocoordinate
aneffective responsetoitsimpactsontribes and onthe land,
water,ocean,fishand wildlife, andculturalheritageresourcesthattheDepartmentmanages. This Order
replacesSecretarialOrder No.
3226,AmendmentNo.1,
is uedonJanuary16,2009,andreinstates theprovisions ofSecretarialOrderNo.
3226,issuedonJanuary19,2001.Tofulfillour nation’s visionfora cleanenergy
economy,Interiorisnowmanaging America’spubliclandsandoceansnot
just for balanced oil,naturalgas,andcoaldevelopment,butalso forthefirsttimeever
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topromoteenvironmental y responsiblerenewable energydevelopment.Sun,wind,biomass,
andgeothermalenergyfromourpublicandtriballandsiscreating newjobs and willpowermillions
ofAmericanhomesandelectricvehicles.TheDepartmentisalsotakingtheleadinprotecting
ourcountry’swater, land,fishandwildlife,andcultural heritageandtriballandsand
resourcesfromthedramaticeffectsofclimatechangethat are alreadyoccurring from
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theArctictothe
Everglades.Therealitiesofclimatechange requireus
tochangehowwemanagetheland,water,fishand
wildlife,andculturalheritageandtriballandsandresourcesweoversee.Forexample:
Newwatermanagement imperativesassociatedwith climate
changemayrequirerestorationofnaturalsystemsandconstructionofnewinfrastructuretoreduce
newfloodrisksortocaptureearlyrunoff.Strategiestoaddresssealevelrise
mayrequire acquisit on ofuplandhabitatandcreationofwetlandsandothernatural
filters
andbarrierstoprotectagainstsealevelriseandstormsurges.
It
maybeneces ary torelocatecertainiconicandculturally historicstructures.Shiftingwildlifeandhabitat
populationsmayrequireinvestmentsinnewwildlifecorridors.Newinvasionsofexotic species
andnewwildlandfire

TheDepartmentoftheInterior,withits67,000employeesandscientificandresource
managementexpertise, isresponsibleforhelpingprotectthenationfromtheimpactsofclimate
change. InparticulartheDepartmentmust:
Adaptitswatermanagementstrategiestoaddressthepossibilityofshrinkingwater
suppliesandmorefrequentandextendeddroughtstocontinuetosupplydrinkingwaterto
morethan31millionpeopleandirrigationwaterto140,000farmers.
Wiselymanagemillionsofacresofparks, refugesandotherpubliclands, andprudently
exerciseitssharedresponsibilityformanagingthe1.7 billionacresoftheU.S.outer
continentalshelf.
Conserveandmanagefishandwildliferesources, includingover800nativemigratory
birdspeciesandnearly2,000federallylistedthreatenedandendangeredspecies.
Protectculturalandarchaeologicalresourcesandiconicstructuresthatmaybeaffected
byclimatechange.
AddresstheimpactsofclimatechangeonAmericanIndiansandAlaskaNatives,for
whomtheDepartmentholdstrustresponsibilitiesonbehalfoftheFederalgovernment.
Continuetoprovidestate-of-theartsciencetobetterunderstandtheimpactsofclimate
changeandtodevelopscience-basedadaptivemanagementstrategiesfornaturaland
culturalresourcemanagers.
Continueitsworktoquantifytheamountofcarbonstoredinourforests, wetlands, and
grasslands, identifyingareaswherecarbondioxidecanbesafelystoredunderground, and
waystoreducetheDepartment’scarbonfootprint.
Sec.2. Authority ThisOrderisissuedundertheauthorityofSection2ofReorganizationPlan
No.3of1950 (64Stat. 1262), asamended.
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a. ClimateChangePlanningRequirements. EachbureauandofficeoftheDepartment
mustconsiderandanalyzepotentialclimatechangeimpactswhenundertakinglong-range
planningexercises, settingprioritiesforscientificresearchandinvestigations, developingmultiyearmanagementplans, andmakingmajordecisionsregardingpotentialuseofresourcesunder
theDepartment’spurview. TheserequirementsweresetforthinSecretary’sOrdersNo.3226
and3285,andremainineffect. TheorganizationalchangesmadebythisOrderwillenablethe
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impactsmustbeinformedbyscienceandrequirethatscientistsworkintandemwith
thosemanagerswhoareconfrontingclimatechangeimpacts andevaluatingoptionstorespondtosuch
impacts.Pursuant toP.
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110161,the UnitedStates Geological Survey U
( SGS)has
beendevelopingregionalsciencecenters toprovideclimatechangeimpactdataandanalysisgeared
totheneedsof fish and wildlifemanagers asthey
developadaptationstrategiesinresponsetoclimatechange.
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science centersasandbroaden theirmandateto encompassotherclimatechange-relatedimpactsonDepartmentalresources.These eightCenterswillsynthesize and
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Department’s managers andpartnerscan usewhen managing
theDepartment’sland,water,fishand wildlife,andculturalheritageresources.c.
LandscapeConservationCooperatives.Giventhebroadimpactsof
must be climatechange,managementresponsestosuchimpacts co rdinatedona
landscape-levelbasis. For example,wildlifemigrationandrelatedneedsfornewwildlife
corridors,thespreadofinvasivespeciesandwildfirerisks,
typically willextendbeyondtheborders
ofNationalWildlife Refuges,BLMlands,orNationalParks.Addit onal y, somebureau
responsibilities ( e.
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The DOICarbon
Storage Project.This project is beingimplementedunder P.
L.
110-140,TheEnergy
“
IndependenceandSecurityActof2007,”
which givestheDepartmentstatutoryresponsibilitytodevelopcarbon
sequestrationmethodol gies forgeological i.
( e.,
underground)andbiological e.
(
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forests and
rangelands)carbonstorage.TheUSGShastheleadinadministeringtheCarbonStorageProject,butwill
workclosely withotherbureausandagenciesin theDepartmentandexternal
partnerstoenhancecarbonstorageingeologic formationsandinplantsandsoils
in
a mannerconsistentwiththeDepartment’ sresponsibilitytoprovidecompreh nsive, long-term
stewardship ofitsresources. TheDOICarbon StorageProjectisvitalforsuccessful
domesticandglobalgeologicalandbiologicalcarbonsequestration efforts.b.
TheDOICarbon
FootprintProject.Theprojectwilldevelopaunifiedgreenhousegasemissionreductionprogram,including
settingabaselineandreductiongoalfortheDepartment’s greenhousegas
Assistant Secretary emissionsandenergyuse.The forPolicy,ManagementandBudget
willhavetheleadinadministeringtheDOICarbonFootprintProject,withthecooperationof
allofthe Department’sagenciesandbureaus.AmericanIndiansandAlaskaNativesSec.
5.
Climatechangemay disproportionately affect tribesandtheirlandsbecause they
areheavilydependentontheirnatural resourcesforeconomic andculturalidentity.
AstheDepartmenthastheprimarytrustresponsiblity fortheFederal governmentforAmerican
Indians,AlaskaNatives,andtriballandsandresources, the Departmentwillensure consistentandindepthgovernmenttogovernmentconsultationwithtribesandAlaskaNativesontheDepartment’s climate
changeinitiatives.Tribal valuesarecriticaltodetermining whatis to
beprotected,why,andhowtoprotecttheinterestsoftheircommunities.
TheDepartment will support theuse
the best of availablescience,includingtradit onal ecologicalknowledge,informulatingpolicypertaining
toclimatechange.The Departmentwillalsosupport substantiveparticipation by tribesindeliberationson
climate-relatedmechanisms,agreements,rules,andregulations.ImplementationSec.6.
The
is responsible DeputySecretary forensuringimplementa ion ofallaspectsofthisOrder.Thisresponsibility may
bedelegatedasappropriate.ThisOrderdoesnotalteroraffectany existing duty
or authorityofindividual

bureaus. EffectiveDate
Sec.
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is effectiveim ediately andwill
remain