Administrator's 500-Day Plan
Increase the velocity of environmental progress by implementing "a better way'
Principles of "a better way'
National standards, neighborhood solutions
Reward results, not programs
Collaboration, not polarization
Lead with science and technology
Markets before mandates
Solutions transcend political boundaries
Assure compliance, enforce the law
Science for facts, process for priorities
Consider benefits and costs
Change a head, change a nation
Clean the air
> Significantly improve the nation's health by working with states to
implement our new more protective air quality standards for ozone and
fine particles
> Reduce emissions of NOx and S02 from coal-fired power plants by
approximately 70% by finalizing the Clean Air Interstate Rule
> Decrease mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants by 70% by
finalizing the Clean Air Mercury Rule
> Cut diesel emissions by replacing or retrofitting school buses with state-
of-the-art emission controls through the Clean School Bus USA initiative
Protect and restore the water
> Create improved water-monitoring networks to keep water clean, safe
and secure
> Ensure an overall increase of wetlands each year
> Restore watersheds and coastal waters
Recycle and renew polluted land
> Restore urban communities by redeveloping abandoned brownfield sites
in each state
Make compliance our enforcement objective
> Apply consistent and certain enforcement to motivate compliance
> Make enforcement decisions using multiple factors, including available
resources and desired environmental benefits
Implement Executive Order issued by President
Bush on the Great Lakes
> Lead the G reat Lakes Task Force
> Work with states, local governments, federal agencies, tribal nations,
Canadian governments and other important stakeholders to create a
regional collaboration of national significance in the Great Lakes region
500 days with a 5,000-day horizon
"The President has charged me to take action to ensure our air is
cleaner, our water is purer, and our land is better protected, all
while affirming our economic competitiveness. This charge
defines his passion, the mission of the Environmental Protection
Agency and my stewardship as Administrator."
- Mike Leavitt
Develop EPA's collaborative networks for
environmental problem-solving
> Inventory, analyze, replicate and teach about successful collaborative
networks
Protect America's Homeland
> Implement the President's Homeland Security Directives to enhance
decontamination capabilities in the event of a biological attack, and to
support first responders in a nationally significant terrorist event
Protect the culture of rural America with innovative
approaches to environmental protection
> Assure that endangered species are protected from pesticides, while
making certain that farmers and communities have the pest control tools
they need
Advance the President's legislative priorities for EPA
> Pass Clear Skies legislation
> Elevate EPA to permanent cabinet-level status
> Ratify the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Treaty
> Ratify the Marine Pollution (MARPOL) Treaty Annex to reduce air
pollution from ships
Capitalize on the stature and convening powers of
the United States to improve the global environment
> Develop relationships with environmental ministers from the international
community
> Initiate collaborative opportunities with other nations
> Champion the Global Earth Observation System of Systems and foster
partnerships, like Climate Leaders, to address climate change
Manage resources wisely
> Value and reward EPA's diverse and talented workforce
> Implementthe President's Management Agenda
Manage human capital strategically
Improve financial management
Integrate budget and performance
Expand e-government
Implement competitive sourcing
*This plan will be reviewed and updated every 200 days
06.21.04
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