FY24-25 Priority Goals
Implementation plans that include quarterly updates of goal progress will be available starting this spring, 2024.
Addressing Legacy Pollution by Reclaiming Abandoned Mine Lands and Remediating Orphaned Wells
By September 30, 2025, DOI will use Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funds to assist states in reclaiming 1,150 abandoned mine land problems; and support the plugging of 7,900 identified orphaned oil and gas wells on state, private, tribal, and federal lands. By reducing legacy pollution with BIL investments, DOI is helping to improve community health and safety, create good paying jobs, and address the climate crisis, all of which is transforming a legacy of pollution into a legacy of environmental stewardship.
Steven Feldgus
Deputy Assistant Secretary
Land and Mineral Management
Joan Mooney
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary
Policy, Management, and Budget
Facilitating Safe and Environmentally Responsible Offshore Wind Energy Development
By September 30, 2025, the Department of the Interior will complete the environmental and technical reviews of construction and operations plans for commercial offshore wind projects capable of generating at least 60% of the capacity needed to meet the national goal of deploying 30 GWs of offshore wind capacity by 2030.
Elizabeth Klein
Director
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Kevin Sligh Bureau
Director
Safety and Environmental Enforcement
Improve Tribal Land into Trust Processing
Indian Affairs (IA) in coordination with the Office of the Solicitor (SOL) and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will reduce the amount of time required to process land into trust applications. By September 30, 2025, the coordination of IA, SOL, and BLM activities will reduce the average time of processing land into trust applications from 779 days to 650 days to better meet the principles and guidelines established in the Indian Reorganization Act and reaffirmed in the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act.
Darryl LaCounte
Director
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Water Conservation
Goal statement forthcoming.
