Please join the National Environmental Banking Association(NEBA) for a live event highlighting what is going on in and around Washington with regard to Mitigation Banking. The LIVE 1-hour session will be held Wednesday, February 10 at 3pm Eastern. John Paul Woodley, former Assistant Secretary for the Army (Civil Works) and the man who enacted the 2008 Mitigation Rule will present the current status, challenges and progress for mitigation banking policy and practice.
Starting in 2021, the National Environmental Banking Association (NEBA) will present six annual interactive Industry Updates for members on topics pertinent to the practice of environmental banking. NEBA – The Trusted Voice of the Mitigation Industry has plans to sponsor sessions with senior regulatory officials, industry experts and others intended to promote education and outreach for the industry.
To join the February 10 Special Session, please register:
About the Presenter:
John Paul Woodley issued the 2008 Final Rule for Mitigation (The Rule) on behalf of the Corps of Engineers.
JP Woodley of Advantus Strategies
Mr. Woodley has developed insights and abilities in service at the highest levels of State and Federal Government. He served as Deputy Attorney General of Virginia for Government Operations, then as Secretary of Natural Resources for Virginia, with overall responsibility for all environmental protection and permitting, outdoor recreation and open space management, inland and marine fisheries and historic resources in the Commonwealth. In 2001, he was appointed by Pres. George W. Bush to the U.S. Department of Defense as principal environmental advisor to the Secretary of Defense. From 2003 to 2009, Mr. Woodley served as Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, responsible for the civil works functions of the Dept. of the Army, including the civil works activities of the Army Corps of Engineers and Arlington National Cemetery. He implemented a major business process transformation within the Corps starting with the first use of performance-based budgeting in Corps history.
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According to US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) data, there are more than 8 million Advance Mitigation Credits sitting on the ledgers of the many dozens of In-Lieu Fee (ILF) Programs across the United States today, nearly all of which are exempt from any financial assurance that the mitigation projects will actually be performed.