Environmental Education or Ecological Literacy

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Building Regulatory Incentives into P2ADs
Performance-based Program
6th Annual Performance Track State and Regional
Conference in Austin, Texas



Bob Donaghue, Director March 1, 2005
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Finding the balance between economic development
and the environment
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P2AD An Investment for Our Future

• Goal 1 Foster environmental leadership
• Attract and retain clients
• Enhance environmental performance
• Build a conservation ethic

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P2AD Partnership Program

• Fosters environmental leadership
• Recognizes superior environmental performance
• Emphasizes sound environmental management is
  good business
• Encourages social responsibility and community
  involvement
• Aligned with national and international programs

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Partnership Levels and Benefits

• Emphasis on environmental management systems
• Regulatory incentives
• Environmental leadership
• Community service
• Strategic visioning

• Free technical assistance
• Improved access to university resources
• Environmental mentoring
• Recognition

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P2AD Partnership Program Advisory Panel

• Dr. Howard Frumkin, Chair, Rollins School of
  Public Health, Emory University
• Marlin Gottschalk, EPD Policy Advisor to EPD
  Director
• Susan Kidd, Senior Vice President, Georgia
  Conservancy
• Brent Darnell, Darnell Associates
• Gary Rush, Department of Defense (SREO)

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Memorandum of Agreement

• Broad agreement about cooperation
• External stakeholder group for incentives
• Detailed action plan to be prepared

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Regulatory Incentives Subcommittee The Process
Step 1 Brainstorming Step 2 -
Prioritization



EPD Criteria Time to implement Ease of
implementation Need for legislative change
Industry Criteria Cost savings potential Time
savings potential Regulatory burden reduction


NGO Criteria Impact on environment Impact on
public right to know Impact on public
participation

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Regulatory Incentives

• Better Access to State Regulators
• Priority response for issue resolution
• Agency single point of contact
• Administrative Relief Flexibility
• Expedited permit review and approval
• Lower State inspection priority
• Performance Track rule (dual membership)
• Pilot Project Opportunities
• Innovative Approaches to Reg. Compliance
• Eliminate Overlap, Duplicative Requirements
• Lower Hazardous Waste Fees

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Regulatory Incentives Increase As Organization
Moves Beyond Compliance
Single POC Lower Inspection Priority

Better Access Priority Response
Not Eligible
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P2AD Partnership Program Lessons Learned

• Top-level agency support is critical
• Regulatory incentive development must be
  transparent and inclusive
• Break process into phases easiest incentives
  first
• Implement continuous improvement process for
  incentives and their delivery
• Increase awareness of program and benefits to
  compliance and enforcement staff

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A few possibilities

• Use environmental leadership program to develop
  true public-private partnership across all
  sectors
• Environmental leadership program can serve as a
  catalyst for change in your state
• Environmental leadership program serves to
  facilitate communication and education on state
  and federal priorities
• Performance-based programs are the next
  generation of tools to achieve environmental
  outcomes

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Connecting the Dots

• Nurture the conservation ethic in government,
  business, and the public
• Strengthen and expand inter-relationships
  across these sectors
• Expand recognition of and incentives for
  superior environmental performance
• Develop a unified environmental vision

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The whole is greater than the sum of its parts
Dr. Eugene Odum