Reaping the Benefits and Overcoming Barriers: The Federal Perspective

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Reaping the Benefits and Overcoming Barriers
The Federal Perspective
Chuck Kent, Director Office of Business and
Community Innovation US EPA
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NEPT Membership and State Activity
Existing MOA
ME - 6
MOA Under Development
of NEPT Members
NH - 5
VT - 1
WA - 4
ND 0
MT - 0
MN - 4
OR - 5
WI - 5
NY - 14
ID 0
SD - 1
MI - 4
CT - 8
WY - 1
PA - 13
IA - 10
NJ - 19
OH - 11
NE - 3
DE - 1
IL - 13
WV - 1
IN - 8
NV - 0
MD - 2
VA - 9
UT - 1
CO - 6
KY - 4
MO -3
KS - 0
NC - 4
TN - 5
CA - 25
SC - 10
OK - 3
AR - 5
AZ - 6
NM - 5
MS - 3
AL - 6
GA - 17
TX - 22
AK - 0
LA - 6
FL - 6
PR 15
HI - 0
DRAFT, 2/2/04
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Identifying BarriersAcross States

• Limited resources , people, information
• Limited authority legislation
• Lengthy processes (program incentive
  development, regulatory/legislative changes)
• Management buy-in/staff resistance
• Misconceptions about EMSs

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EPA Helps States Overcome Barriers

• Host networking opportunities state calls,
  States-only website, ListServe conferences
• Provide legislative and program models
• Implement EPAs EMS Strategy
• Support research and analysis efforts
• Assist with survey of stakeholder interest
• Provide access to model for reporting program
  results (emission and waste reductions)

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Performance-based Program Partners

• Support results-oriented programs (on-ramp, P2,
  performance-based)
• Seek efficiencies in national and state program
  recruitment, application and reporting efforts
• Leverage resources to address MOA state issues
  results serve as models for other states

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Reaping the Benefits States

• Capitalize on EPA/State efficiencies to preserve
  state resources
• EPA support for program development, recruiting
  reporting
• Partnership stimulates member interest in
  state/natl programs
• Shared networking opportunities, resources,
  lessons learned
• Improved working relationship with Regional and
  HQ EPA
• Potential for increased incentives
• Positive results for the environment!

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Reaping the Benefits Members

• Potential for single application/reporting
  mechanisms and increased incentives
• Improved working relationship with State, EPA
  Regional and Headquarters offices
• Working towards how we (regulators) want to do
  business
• Positive results for the environment!

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Strategies for Success

• MEMBERS Encourage state leaders to support
  these state and national programs
• STATES Communicate goals, benefits successes
  to all audiencesinternal, other states, and EPA
• EPA Continue state support align efforts to
  implement program and deliver incentives