Establishing the One Trillion Trees Interagency Council
This executive order creates the United States One Trillion Trees Interagency Council to coordinate and promote federal government efforts to grow, restore, and conserve trees as part of the global One Trillion Trees initiative. The Council brings together senior officials from many federal agencies and is chaired by the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture, with designated vice chairs from the White House focusing on policy coordination. The order assigns the Council-wide mission to develop a tracking strategy, identify legal or regulatory barriers, leverage existing authorities and funds, and keep state, local, and tribal officials informed about federal tree-related activities. It also establishes a protocol for regular progress reporting by agency heads. The council is set to terminate on December 31, 2030. The order emphasizes coordination with the global Initiative but keeps the Council independent from it, and it states that implementing the order must obey existing law and appropriations, without creating new rights.
Key Points
- 1Establishes the United States One Trillion Trees Interagency Council, tasked with coordinating and promoting federal actions related to tree growth, restoration, and conservation and coordinating with key stakeholders on the One Trillion Trees Initiative.
- 2Co-Chairs are the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture; Vice Chairs are the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy and the Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Coordination.
- 3Broad membership from major federal departments and agencies (e.g., State, Treasury, Defense, Commerce, Labor, HUD, Transportation, Energy, Education, EPA, OMB, and others), plus heads of additional agencies as designated.
- 4Responsibilities include integrating Council activities into agency planning, reporting progress to the Co-Chairs and OMB, and coordinating communications with the Initiative and related parties.
- 5Key functions include developing a tracking methodology for federal activities related to the Initiative, identifying barriers to action, leveraging existing authorities and funds, informing State/local/tribal officials, and creating a regular reporting protocol for agency activities.