WEBVTT Kind: captions Language: en-US 00:00:00.360 --> 00:00:05.320 My name is Kim Mantey, I'm the Director of the  National Geospatial Technical Operations Center,   00:00:05.320 --> 00:00:12.280 our site in Rolla, Missouri, and  you're watching This Week at Interior! 00:00:12.280 --> 00:00:14.960 This Week, at Interior 00:00:14.960 --> 00:00:19.680 Secretary Haaland traveled to Michigan  this week, where she announced a $5.87   00:00:19.680 --> 00:00:24.680 million investment through the President’s  Investing in America agenda for the state to   00:00:24.680 --> 00:00:30.160 plug and restore orphaned oil and gas wells.  As part of its award, Michigan will measure   00:00:30.160 --> 00:00:34.400 methane emissions from orphaned wells,  screen for groundwater and surface water   00:00:34.400 --> 00:00:41.400 impacts and prioritize cleaning up wells near  overburdened, low-income and Tribal communities. 00:00:41.400 --> 00:00:45.520 Secretary Haaland also visited the  San Francisco Bay Area this week,   00:00:45.520 --> 00:00:50.480 to highlight how historic funding from President  Biden’s Investing in America agenda is helping   00:00:50.480 --> 00:00:56.280 to restore our nation’s lands and waters. The  Secretary toured the Don Edwards San Francisco   00:00:56.280 --> 00:01:00.760 Bay National Wildlife Refuge, which is  receiving $2 million from the Investing   00:01:00.760 --> 00:01:05.480 in America agenda to improve recreational  opportunities for local communities along   00:01:05.480 --> 00:01:12.680 the San Francisco Bay. She also announced $58.3  million in funding for communities in 11 states   00:01:12.680 --> 00:01:17.800 across the United States to create new parks  and trails or fund substantial renovations   00:01:17.800 --> 00:01:23.280 to existing parks through the Outdoor  Recreation Legacy Partnership program. 00:01:23.280 --> 00:01:28.680 Acting Deputy Secretary Laura Daniel-Davis  and Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and   00:01:28.680 --> 00:01:32.880 Enforcement Principal Deputy Director  Sharon Buccino traveled to Richmond,   00:01:32.880 --> 00:01:37.800 Virginia, this week, where they announced  more than $22.8 million in funding from   00:01:37.800 --> 00:01:43.360 the President’s Investing in America agenda to  address dangerous and polluting abandoned mines,   00:01:43.360 --> 00:01:49.520 create good-paying, family-sustaining jobs and  catalyze economic opportunity in Virginia. The   00:01:49.520 --> 00:01:55.880 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law allocates a total  of $16 billion to address legacy pollution,   00:01:55.880 --> 00:02:02.040 including $11.3 billion in abandoned  mine land funding over 15 years. 00:02:02.040 --> 00:02:06.200 Interior this week announced a final rule  from the Bureau of Land Management that   00:02:06.200 --> 00:02:11.280 will curb the waste of natural gas during the  production of oil and gas on federal and Tribal   00:02:11.280 --> 00:02:16.760 lands. The rule strengthens leak detection,  holds oil and gas companies accountable,   00:02:16.760 --> 00:02:21.920 and ensures a fair return to taxpayers for  wasted gas. It's expected to generate more   00:02:21.920 --> 00:02:28.480 than $50 million in additional natural gas royalty  payments each year and conserve billions of cubic   00:02:28.480 --> 00:02:34.720 feet of gas that might otherwise have been vented,  flared, or leaked from oil and gas operations. 00:02:34.720 --> 00:02:40.080 Interior this week announced the Bureau of Ocean  Energy Management’s approval of the Sunrise Wind   00:02:40.080 --> 00:02:45.400 offshore wind project – the nation’s seventh  approval of a commercial-scale offshore wind   00:02:45.400 --> 00:02:51.280 project under President Biden’s leadership.  Sunrise Wind is located about 16 and half   00:02:51.280 --> 00:02:56.360 nautical miles south of Martha’s Vineyard,  Massachusetts, and will have a total capacity   00:02:56.360 --> 00:03:04.240 of 924-megawatts of clean, renewable energy that  could power more than 320,000 homes per year. 00:03:04.240 --> 00:03:09.920 Interior and the National Fish and Wildlife  Foundation this week announced $11.8 million   00:03:09.920 --> 00:03:14.760 for 10 projects in seven states that  will help restore habitat connectivity   00:03:14.760 --> 00:03:19.720 and secure key migration corridors for  wildlife in the American West. A total   00:03:19.720 --> 00:03:25.640 of $3 million in grants and $8.8 million in  matching contributions will be invested to   00:03:25.640 --> 00:03:31.640 protect migratory species like elk, mule deer  and pronghorn and their habitats in Arizona,   00:03:31.640 --> 00:03:36.760 California, Colorado, Idaho,  Montana, Oregon and Wyoming. 00:03:36.760 --> 00:03:41.520 Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Camille  Calimlim Touton visited Toquerville, Utah, this   00:03:41.520 --> 00:03:47.760 week, where she announced a $35 million investment  from the Investing in America agenda for six small   00:03:47.760 --> 00:03:53.400 surface and groundwater storage projects in Utah  and California. The projects are each receiving   00:03:53.400 --> 00:03:58.880 funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law,  and will increase water supply reliability,   00:03:58.880 --> 00:04:04.440 improve operational flexibility and enhance  resilience to the effects of climate change. 00:04:04.440 --> 00:04:09.960 And our social media Picture of the Week...Idaho's  Big Southern Butte. It's one of the largest   00:04:09.960 --> 00:04:15.560 volcanic domes in the world, but at 300,000 years  old, it's also one of the youngest. And hikers who   00:04:15.560 --> 00:04:23.080 trek to the 7,550-foot-high summit are rewarded  with spectacular panoramic views of Idaho. 00:04:23.080 --> 00:04:27.800 Make sure you follow us on Facebook,  Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube. 00:04:27.800 --> 00:04:29.720 That's This Week at Interior!