EXECUTIVE
ORDER
PREPARING
THE UNITED STATES FOR THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
By the authority vested
in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of
America, and in order to prepare the Nation for the impacts of climate change
by undertaking actions to enhance climate preparedness and resilience, it is hereby
ordered as follows:
Section 1. Policy. The
impacts of climate change -- including an increase in prolonged periods of
excessively high temperatures, more heavy downpours, an increase in wildfires,
more severe droughts, permafrost thawing, ocean acidification, and sea-level
rise -- are already affecting communities, natural resources, ecosystems,
economies, and public health across the Nation. These impacts are often most
significant for communities that already face economic or health-related challenges,
and for species and habitats that are already facing other pressures. Managing
these risks requires deliberate preparation, close cooperation, and coordinated
planning by the Federal Government, as well as by stakeholders, to facilitate
Federal, State, local, tribal, private-sector, and nonprofit-sector efforts to
improve climate preparedness and resilience; help safeguard our economy,
infrastructure, environment, and natural resources; and provide for the
continuity of executive department and agency (agency) operations, services,
and programs.
A foundation for
coordinated action on climate change preparedness and resilience across the
Federal Government was established by Executive Order 13514 of October 5, 2009
(Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy, and Economic Performance), and
the Interagency Climate Change Adaptation Task Force led by the Council on
Environmental Quality (CEQ), the Office of Science and Technology Policy
(OSTP), and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). In
addition, through the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP), established
by section 103 of the Global Change Research Act of 1990 (15 U.S.C. 2933), and
agency programs and activities, the Federal Government will continue to support
scientific research, observational capabilities, and assessments necessary to
improve our understanding of and response to climate change and its impacts on
the Nation.
The Federal Government
must build on recent progress and pursue new strategies to improve the Nation's
preparedness and resilience. In doing so, agencies should promote: (1) engaged
and strong partnerships and information sharing at all levels of government;
(2) risk-informed decision making and the tools to facilitate it; (3) adaptive
learning, in which experiences serve as opportunities to inform and adjust
future actions; and (4) preparedness planning.
Sec. 2. Modernizing
Federal Programs to Support Climate Resilient Investment. (a) To support the
efforts of regions, States, local communities, and tribes, all agencies,
consistent with their missions and in coordination with the Council on Climate
Preparedness and Resilience (Council) established in section 6 of this order,
shall:
(i) identify and seek to
remove or reform barriers that discourage investments or other actions to
increase the Nation's resilience to climate change while ensuring continued
protection of public health and the environment;
(ii) reform policies and
Federal funding programs that may, perhaps unintentionally, increase the vulnerability
of natural or built systems, economic sectors, natural resources, or
communities to climate change related risks;
(iii) identify
opportunities to support and encourage smarter, more climate-resilient
investments by States, local communities, and tribes, including by providing
incentives through agency guidance, grants, technical assistance, performance
measures, safety considerations, and other programs, including in the context
of infrastructure development as reflected in Executive Order 12893 of January
26, 1994 (Principles for Federal Infrastructure Investments), my memorandum of
August 31, 2011 (Speeding Infrastructure Development through More Efficient and
Effective Permitting and Environmental Review), Executive Order 13604 of March
22, 2012 (Improving Performance of Federal Permitting and Review of
Infrastructure Projects), and my memorandum of May 17, 2013 (Modernizing
Federal Infrastructure Review and Permitting Regulations, Policies, and
Procedures); and
(iv) report on their
progress in achieving the requirements identified above, including accomplished
and planned milestones, in the Agency Adaptation Plans developed pursuant to
section 5 of this order.
(b) In carrying out this
section, agencies should also consider the recommendations of the State, Local,
and Tribal Leaders Task Force on Climate Preparedness and Resilience (Task
Force) established in section 7 of this order and the National Infrastructure
Advisory Council established by Executive Order 13231 of October 16, 2001 (Critical
Infrastructure Protection in the Information Age), and continued through
Executive Order 13652 of September 30, 2013 (Continuance of Certain Federal
Advisory Committees).
(c) Interagency groups
charged with coordinating and modernizing Federal processes related to the
development and integration of both man-made and natural infrastructure,
evaluating public health and social equity issues, safeguarding natural
resources, and other issues impacted by climate change -- including the
Steering Committee on Federal Infrastructure Permitting and Review Process
Improvement established by Executive Order 13604, the Task Force on Ports
established on July 19, 2012, the Interagency Working Group on Coordination of
Domestic Energy Development and Permitting in Alaska established by Executive
Order 13580 of July 12, 2011, and the Federal Interagency Working Group on
Environmental Justice established by Executive Order 12898 of February 11, 1994
-- shall be responsible for ensuring that climate change related risks are
accounted for in such processes and shall work with agencies in meeting the
requirements set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of this section.
Sec. 3. Managing Lands
and Waters for Climate Preparedness and Resilience. Within 9 months of the date
of this order and in coordination with the efforts described in section 2 of
this order, the heads of the Departments of Defense, the Interior, and
Agriculture, the Environmental Protection Agency, NOAA, the Federal Emergency
Management Agency, the Army Corps of Engineers, and other agencies as
recommended by the Council established in section 6 of this order shall work
with the Chair of CEQ and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) to complete an inventory and assessment of proposed and completed changes
to their land- and water-related policies, programs, and regulations necessary
to make the Nation's watersheds, natural resources, and ecosystems, and the
communities and economies that depend on them, more resilient in the face of a
changing climate. Further, recognizing the many benefits the Nation's natural
infrastructure provides, agencies shall, where possible, focus on program and
policy adjustments that promote the dual goals of greater climate resilience
and carbon sequestration, or other reductions to the sources of climate change.
The assessment shall include a timeline and plan for making changes to
policies, programs, and regulations. Agencies shall build on efforts already
completed or underway as outlined in agencies' Adaptation Plans, as discussed
in section 5 of this order, as well as recent interagency climate adaptation
strategies such as the National Action Plan: Priorities for Managing
Freshwater Resources in a Changing Climate, released October 28, 2011; the National
Fish, Wildlife and Plants Climate Adaptation Strategy, released March 26,
2013; and the National Ocean Policy Implementation Plan, released April
16, 2013.
Sec. 4. Providing
Information, Data, and Tools for Climate Change Preparedness and Resilience.
(a) In support of Federal, regional, State, local, tribal, private-sector and
nonprofit-sector efforts to prepare for the impacts of climate change, the
Departments of Defense, the Interior, Agriculture, Commerce, Health and Human
Services, Housing and Urban Development, Transportation, Energy, and Homeland
Security, the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration, and any other agencies as recommended by the Council
established in section 6 of this order, shall, supported by USGCRP, work
together to develop and provide authoritative, easily accessible, usable, and
timely data, information, and decision-support tools on climate preparedness
and resilience.
(b) As part of the
broader open data policy, CEQ and OSTP, in collaboration with OMB and
consistent with Executive Order 13642 of May 9, 2013 (Making Open and Machine
Readable the New Default for Government Information), shall oversee the
establishment of a web-based portal on "Data.gov" and work with
agencies on identifying, developing, and integrating data and tools relevant to
climate issues and decision making. Agencies shall coordinate their work on
these data and tools with relevant interagency councils and committees such as
the National Science and Technology Council and those that support the
implementation of Presidential Policy Directive-21 of February 12, 2013
(Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience).
Sec. 5. Federal Agency
Planning for Climate Change Related Risk. (a) Consistent with Executive Order
13514, agencies have developed Agency Adaptation Plans and provided them to CEQ
and OMB. These plans evaluate the most significant climate change related risks
to, and vulnerabilities in, agency operations and missions in both the short
and long term, and outline actions that agencies will take to manage these
risks and vulnerabilities. Building on these efforts, each agency shall develop
or continue to develop, implement, and update comprehensive plans that
integrate consideration of climate change into agency operations and overall
mission objectives and submit those plans to CEQ and OMB for review. Each
Agency Adaptation Plan shall include:
(i) identification and
assessment of climate change related impacts on and risks to the agency's
ability to accomplish its missions, operations, and programs;
(ii) a description of
programs, policies, and plans the agency has already put in place, as well as
additional actions the agency will take, to manage climate risks in the near
term and build resilience in the short and long term;
(iii) a description of
how any climate change related risk identified pursuant to paragraph (i) of
this subsection that is deemed so significant that it impairs an agency's
statutory mission or operation will be addressed, including through the
agency's existing reporting requirements;
(iv) a description of how
the agency will consider the need to improve climate adaptation and resilience,
including the costs and benefits of such improvement, with respect to agency
suppliers, supply chain, real property investments, and capital equipment
purchases such as updating agency policies for leasing, building upgrades,
relocation of existing facilities and equipment, and construction of new
facilities; and
(v) a description of how
the agency will contribute to coordinated interagency efforts to support
climate preparedness and resilience at all levels of government, including
collaborative work across agencies' regional offices and hubs, and through
coordinated development of information, data, and tools, consistent with
section 4 of this order.
(b) Agencies will report
on progress made on their Adaptation Plans, as well as any updates made to the
plans, through the annual Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan process.
Agencies shall regularly update their Adaptation Plans, completing the first
update within 120 days of the date of this order, with additional regular
updates thereafter due not later than 1 year after the publication of each
quadrennial National Climate Assessment report required by section 106 of the
Global Change Research Act of 1990 (15 U.S.C. 2936).
Sec. 6. Council on
Climate Preparedness and Resilience.
(a) Establishment. There
is established an interagency Council on Climate Preparedness and Resilience
(Council).
(b) Membership. The
Council shall be co-chaired by the Chair of CEQ, the Director of OSTP, and the
Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism. In
addition, the Council shall include senior officials (Deputy Secretary or
equivalent officer) from:
(i) the Department of
State; (ii) the Department of the Treasury;
(iii) the Department of Defense;
(iv) the Department of Justice;
(v) the Department of the Interior;
(vi) the Department of Agriculture;
(vii) the Department of Commerce;
(viii) the Department of Labor;
(ix) the Department of Health and Human Services;
(x) the Department of Housing and Urban Development;
(xi) the Department of Transportation;
(xii) the Department of Energy;
(xiii) the Department of Education;
(xiv) the Department of Veterans Affairs;
(xv) the Department of Homeland Security;
(xvi) the United States Agency for International Development;
(xvii) the Army Corps of Engineers;
(xviii) the Environmental Protection Agency;
(xix) the General Services Administration;
(xx) the Millennium Challenge Corporation;
(xxi) the National Aeronautics and Space Administration;
(xxii) the U.S. Small Business Administration;
(xxiii) the Corporation for National and Community Service;
(xxiv) the Office of the Director of National Intelligence;
(xxv) the Council of Economic Advisers;
(xxvi) the National Economic Council;
(xxvii) the Domestic Policy Council;
(xxviii) the Office of Management and Budget;
(xxix) the White House Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs;
(xxx) the United States Trade Representative; and
(xxxi) such agencies or offices as the President or Co-Chairs shall designate.
(c) Administration. CEQ
shall provide administrative support and additional resources, as appropriate,
for the Council to the extent permitted by law and within existing
appropriations. Agencies shall assist and provide information to the Council,
consistent with applicable law, as may be necessary to carry out its functions.
Each agency shall bear its own expenses for participating in the Council.
(d) Council Structure.
The Co-Chairs shall designate a subset of members of the Council to serve on a
Steering Committee, which shall help determine priorities and strategic
direction for the Council. The Co-Chairs and Steering Committee may establish
working groups as needed, and may recharter working groups of the Interagency
Climate Change Adaptation Task Force, as appropriate.
(e) Mission and Function
of the Council. The Council shall work across agencies and offices, and in
partnership with State, local, and tribal governments (as well as the Task
Force established in section 7 of this order), academic and research
institutions, and the private and nonprofit sectors to:
(i) develop, recommend,
coordinate interagency efforts on, and track implementation of priority Federal
Government actions related to climate preparedness and resilience;
(ii) support regional,
State, local, and tribal action to assess climate change related
vulnerabilities and cost-effectively increase climate preparedness and
resilience of communities, critical economic sectors, natural and built
infrastructure, and natural resources, including through the activities as
outlined in sections 2 and 3 of this order;
(iii) facilitate the
integration of climate science in policies and planning of government agencies
and the private sector, including by promoting the development of innovative,
actionable, and accessible Federal climate change related information, data,
and tools at appropriate scales for decision makers and deployment of this
information through a Government-wide web-based portal, as described in section
4 of this order; and
(iv) such other functions
as may be decided by the Co-Chairs, including implementing, as appropriate, the
recommendations of the Task Force established in section 7 of this order.
(f) Termination of the
Interagency Climate Change Adaptation Task Force. The Interagency Climate
Change Adaptation Task Force (Adaptation Task Force), established in 2009,
created the framework for coordinated Federal action on climate preparedness
and resilience, driving agency-level planning and action. The Adaptation Task
Force shall terminate no later than 30 days after the first meeting of the
Council, which shall continue and build upon the Adaptation Task Force's work.
Sec. 7. State, Local, and
Tribal Leaders Task Force on Climate Preparedness and Resilience.
(a) Establishment. To
inform Federal efforts to support climate preparedness and resilience, there is
established a State, Local, and Tribal Leaders Task Force on Climate
Preparedness and Resilience (Task Force).
(b) Membership. The Task
Force shall be co-chaired by the Chair of CEQ and the Director of the White
House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs. In addition, its members shall be
such elected State, local, and tribal officials as may be invited by the
Co-Chairs to participate. Members of the Task Force, acting in their official
capacity, may designate employees with authority to act on their behalf.
(c) Mission and Function.
Within 1 year of the date of this order, the Task Force shall provide, through
its Co-Chairs, recommendations to the President and the Council for how the
Federal Government can:
(i) remove barriers,
create incentives, and otherwise modernize Federal programs to encourage
investments, practices, and partnerships that facilitate increased resilience
to climate impacts, including those associated with extreme weather;
(ii) provide useful
climate preparedness tools and actionable information for States, local
communities, and tribes, including through interagency collaboration as
described in section 6 of this order; and
(iii) otherwise support
State, local, and tribal preparedness for and resilience to climate change.
(d) Sunset. The Task
Force shall terminate no later than 6 months after providing its
recommendations.
Sec. 8. Definitions. As
used in this order:
(a)
"preparedness" means actions taken to plan, organize, equip, train,
and exercise to build, apply, and sustain the capabilities necessary to
prevent, protect against, ameliorate the effects of, respond to, and recover
from climate change related damages to life, health, property, livelihoods,
ecosystems, and national security;
(b)
"adaptation" means adjustment in natural or human systems in
anticipation of or response to a changing environment in a way that effectively
uses beneficial opportunities or reduces negative effects; and
(c)
"resilience" means the ability to anticipate, prepare for, and adapt
to changing conditions and withstand, respond to, and recover rapidly from
disruptions.
Sec. 9. General Provisions.
(a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted
by law to an executive department, agency, or the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the
Director of OMB relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative
proposals.
(b) This order shall be
implemented consistent with U.S. obligations under international agreements and
applicable U.S. law, and be subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This order is not
intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or
procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United
States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or
agents, or any other person.
BARACK
OBAMA
Source: http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ceq/initiatives/resilience/taskforce
Agenders,
Organizing For America is setting up paid training programs
for Obama minions to support this new council.
Below is an invitation to their training camp. You might want to see if there are OFA
training camps set up in your area. OFA
is heavily funded by Soros and Soros is heavily funding this climate change
council. You can believe he will be
pouring millions into taking away our property rights.
[http://www.democraticgain.org/events/event_details.asp?id=367765]
http://www.democraticgain.org/events/event_details.asp?id=367765
I cannot tell you how critical it is for us to be prepared
to go into action. As I stated a couple
of days ago with this new EO you are going to see Agenda 21 move forward at
lightning speed. I have included the
information about Organizing For America (George Soros funded) and also a copy
of the EO.
Please share with everyone you know and do whatever you can
to get Agenda 21 legislation passed in your state. Share this information with your state
legislators. Work with your City Council
and County Commissioner. STAY AWAY FROM
FEDERAL GRANT MONEY. Talk with your
Sheriff. Is he/she willing to stand up
to the EPA should they start claiming land because of water that may be on that
land. This President is dead
serious. He owns our healthcare, he owns
our children's education now he wants control of our water, private property
and food.
I found this link to be a great source of further information
about the EO.
Obama’s new climate council to regulate economy
President Barack Obama has given the nation a new “Council
on Climate Preparedness and Resilience”
that expands government bureaucrats’ role
in how Americans use their lands, energy, waters and property.
Obama announced the executive order Friday, the day after
Halloween.
The order is titled “Preparing the United States for the
Impacts of Climate Change.”
The new order was issued even though recent scientific data
have contradicted claims that use of carbon energy — such as gasoline — will drive
up the world’s temperature and induce damaging climate change. Average temperatures have leveled for more
than a decade, despite the sharply rising use of carbon energy in China and
other countries.
U.S. use of carbon energy has stabilized with increasing
market-driven efficiency and tightening regulations.
The council is officially intended “to prepare the Nation
for the impacts of climate change by undertaking actions to enhance climate preparedness
and resilience.”
The order bypasses Congress, and is directly implemented by
Obama’s deputies and appointees in the federal bureaucracies.
It allows agencies to use the promise of environmental
disaster to force changes on Americans’ use of energy and land, and to
increase taxpayer spending on expanding
the fledgling renewable energy sector.
Source:
[http://dailycaller.com/2013/11/01/obamas-new-climate-council-to-regulate-economy/#ixzz2jTcA8eZh]
http://dailycaller.com/2013/11/01/obamas-new-climate-council-to-regulate-economy/#ixzz2jTcA8eZh Emailed by Karen Bracken, www.tnacc.net, www.americadontforget.com
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