Strategic Investment/Disinvestment Process. In previous agreements, XXXXX Senior Leadership and the commissioners of the New England state environmental agencies periodically entered into specific negotiations around high-priority, major shifts (i.e., strategic investments and disinvestments) in commitments. To date, the strategic investment/disinvestment work has given state partners the flexibility to identify priority investments and disinvestments to support the most critical environmental and public health priorities– operationalizing NEPPS in a new way. In FY2016, all states elected not to have a separate process and that any necessary disinvestment will be addressed and documented in their respective two-year P&C Lists going forward, as well as any comprehensive work plans generated. While the development of the FFY 2024-2027 PPA did not entail a separate strategic investment/disinvestment exercise, this general approach is well embedded in the process for identifying potential Areas for Collaboration (see Section V), as well as the process for negotiating the two-year P&C Lists and any comprehensive work plans generated.
Strategic Investment/Disinvestment Process. EPA continues to shift away from a time when it unilaterally leads the conversation on issues and possible solutions and towards a more collaborative, partnership effort (i.e., joint governance) where EPA and the States pool their expertise, insights, and resources and work together with the states to protect the environment and public health in New England. In response to the New England State Commissioners' request for greater flexibility in addressing budget shortfalls and reduced staffing, the EPA, Region I Regional Administrator/Deputy Regional Administrator initiated a dialogue with the Commissioners in May 2013 resulting in an agreement for each state to submit proposals that represented high priority, major shifts (i.e., strategic investments and disinvestments) in commitments in order to provide flexibility to direct resources to their most critical environment and public health needs. To date, the Investment/Disinvestment work has given state partners the flexibility to identify priority investments and disinvestments to support the most critical environmental and public health priorities. Investment/disinvestment activities will continue to be addressed through the P&C List.
