Presentation Abstract
The Puget Sound Federal Task Force (PSFTF) panel at the 2022 Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference will include presentations and an opportunity for discussion on current priority U.S. federal actions to protect and restore Puget Sound. PSFTF Co-chairs will provide an overview, including the role and relationship to treaty protected rights and resources. PSFTF Subteam Leads will highlight federal work on cross-cutting actions; fish passage; nearshore and shorelines; floodplains, riparian habitat, and estuaries; shellfish; stormwater; and science and monitoring. As background, with the Puget Sound Congressional delegation, Puget Sound Partnership, tribes and others recognizing that formal program and budget coordination at the federal level was needed to effectively protect and restore Puget Sound and Treaty protected resources, the White House Council on the Environmental Quality led nine federal Cabinet Secretaries and agency directors to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) forming the PSFTF. The MOU, signed in November 2016, outlines the structure of the PSFTF and the charge to PSFTF agencies to develop Action Plans on a rolling 5-year basis. The PSFTF is comprised of 13 federal agencies and co-chaired by EPA and NOAA. The PSFTF MOU, Action Plans and Progress Reports are available online at: https://www.epa.gov/puget-sound/puget-sound-federal-task-force
Session Title
Puget Sound Federal Task Force (Panel)
Conference Track
SSE2: How We Protect the Salish Sea
Conference Name
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2022 : Online)
Document Type
Event
SSEC Identifier
SSE-panels-146
Start Date
27-4-2022 1:30 PM
End Date
27-4-2022 3:00 PM
Rights
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Type
Text
Language
English
Puget Sound Federal Task Force: Coordinating, leveraging and prioritizing diverse federal programs toward a healthy and sustainable Puget Sound
The Puget Sound Federal Task Force (PSFTF) panel at the 2022 Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference will include presentations and an opportunity for discussion on current priority U.S. federal actions to protect and restore Puget Sound. PSFTF Co-chairs will provide an overview, including the role and relationship to treaty protected rights and resources. PSFTF Subteam Leads will highlight federal work on cross-cutting actions; fish passage; nearshore and shorelines; floodplains, riparian habitat, and estuaries; shellfish; stormwater; and science and monitoring. As background, with the Puget Sound Congressional delegation, Puget Sound Partnership, tribes and others recognizing that formal program and budget coordination at the federal level was needed to effectively protect and restore Puget Sound and Treaty protected resources, the White House Council on the Environmental Quality led nine federal Cabinet Secretaries and agency directors to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) forming the PSFTF. The MOU, signed in November 2016, outlines the structure of the PSFTF and the charge to PSFTF agencies to develop Action Plans on a rolling 5-year basis. The PSFTF is comprised of 13 federal agencies and co-chaired by EPA and NOAA. The PSFTF MOU, Action Plans and Progress Reports are available online at: https://www.epa.gov/puget-sound/puget-sound-federal-task-force
