From March 27 to 30, 2022, Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs convened a Territorial Climate and Infrastructure Workshop bringing together the U.S. Territories, Federal agencies and other important partners to deliver significant climate and infrastructure support provided by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58) aka the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). Workshops and discussions focused on Water, Built Infrastructure, Broadband, Natural Infrastructure, Energy, Legacy Pollution, and Technical Assistance.
Natural Infrastructure Workshop (video)
Moderated by: Winnie Stachelberg, U.S. Department of the Interior
- American Samoa
Presented by: Petti Matila
5.a AS PRESENTATION - BLUE-GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE_FINAL MARCH 28 2022 (pdf)
- Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Presented by: Kodep Ogumoro-Uludong, Erin Derrington, CNMI Office of Planning & Development
5.b Natural Infrastructure CNMI (pdf)
- Guam
Presented by: Dr. Austin Shelton, University of Guam Center for Island Sustainability
5.c Guam Green Infrastructure Meeting_Shelton (pdf)
- U.S. Virgin Islands
Presented by: Jean-Pierre Oriol, USVI Department of Planning and Natural Resources
5.d USVI-OIA Climate Conference.BIL Natural Infrastructure (pdf)
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Presented by: Jean Tanimoto
5.e NOAA Pacific Region Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Presentation (pdf)
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Presented by: Brian Ellington
5.f FWS Territorial Workshop v3, 03.25.22 (pdf)
- National Resource Conservation Service
Presented by: Chad Cherefko
5.g NRCS- IIJA For Territorial Climate and Infrastructure Workshop- 3-25-22 (pdf)
- U.S. Geological Survey
Presented by: Doug Beard
5.h USGS Natural Infrastructure (pdf)
Return to BIL Home Page: https://www.doi.gov/oia/Bipartisan-Infrastructure-Law