(Source: NASDA - National Association of State Department of Agriculture) The Department of Defense (DoD)'s REPI Program is a key tool for combating encroachment that can limit or restrict military training, testing, and operations. The REPI Program protects these military missions by helping remove or avoid land-use conflicts near installations and addressing regulatory restrictions that inhibit military activities. A key component of the REPI Program is the use of buffer partnerships among the Military Services, private conservation groups, and state and local governments, authorized by Congress. These win-win partnerships share the cost of acquisition of easements or other interests in...
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