var statedata = new Array("", "", "Adaptation Plan in Progress or Completed", "The Alaska Legislature established the <a href=\"http://www.dec.state.ak.us/air/cc.htm\">Alaska Climate Impact Assessment</a> in 2006.  The Commission submitted its <a href=\"http://www.housemajority.org/coms/cli/cli_finalreport_20080301.pdf\">final report</a> to the state legislature in 2008, assessing the effects of climate change on citizens, resources, the economy and assets of the State.  <br /><br />With the assessment complete, the Sub-Cabinet for Climate Change created by Governor Palin in 2007 is responsible for developing and implementing Alaska’s overall Climate Change Strategy, which includes a response plan with policy recommendations, prioritization of vulnerabilities, and funding to address the impacts from climate change. In response, an <a href=\"http://www.climatechange.alaska.gov/aag/aag.htm\">Alaska Climate Change Adaptation Advisory Group (AAG)</a> was formed in 2007, with four Technical Work Groups (TWGs) focused in the following areas: Public Infrastructure, Health & Culture, Natural Systems, Economic Activities.  Recommendations were due from the AAG to the Sub-Cabinet by June 2009.<br /><br />Additionally, The Immediate Action Workgroup (IAW) under Commissioner Hartig, Chairman of Governor Palin’s Executive Sub-cabinet on Climate Change, was established in 2007 to address known threats to communities caused by coastal erosion, thawing permafrost, flooding, and fires.  The Commission has since released two reports.  The second,  “Recommendations to the Governor’s Sub-Cabinet on Climate Change,“ actions and policies that the IAW recommends be implemented in 2009-2010 for communities facing imminent threats.<br />", "Adaptation Plan Recommended in C.A.P.*", "A Climate Change Adaptation Strategy is called for in the state\'s <a href=\"http://www.azclimatechange.gov/index.html\">Climate Action Plan</a>. An appendix to the Climate Action Plan (CC-5) recommends the Governor \"appoint a task force or advisory group to develop recommendations for the state climate change adaptation strategy.\"", "", "", "Adaptation Plan in Progress or Completed", "On November 14, 2008, Governor Schwarzenegger issued Executive Order S-13-08 directing state agencies to plan for sea-level rise and climate impacts.   This included developing a statewide Climate Adaptation Strategy.  A Draft strategy was released August 3, 2009 for a 45-day public comment period.  Another key component of S-13-08 directed business, transportation and housing agencies to develop a <a href=\"http://www.climatechange.ca.gov/adaptation/documents/2009_Preliminary_Trans_Assessment.pdf\">report</a>, which was released February 2009, assessing the vulnerability of transportation systems to sea level rise.<br /><br />Governor Schwarzenegger established the Climate Action Team (CAT) under Executive Order S-3-05 in June 2005.  CAT operates under the direction of Cal EPA and is comprised of members from the Business, Transportation and Housing Agency, the Dept. of Food and Agriculture, Resources Agency, Air Resources Board, Energy Commission, and the Public Utility Commission.  CAT is responsible for coordinating state-level climate change actions.  Additionally, CAT is required to release a biennial science assessment report on climate change impacts and adaptation options for California.  The <a href=\"http://www.energy.ca.gov/2009publications/CAT-1000-2009-003/CAT-1000-2009-003-D.PDF\">current draft</a>  was released in March 2009.  <br /><br /><a href=\"http://www.climatechange.ca.gov/adaptation/\">CA Adaptation Site</a>", "Adaptation Plan Recommended in C.A.P.*", "In its Climate Action Plan, the state’s Climate Action Panel made 70 policy option recommendations, of which 15 are adaptation recommendations. Of the 15, 14 address projected effects on state water supplies including use, rights, resources, etc., while one recommends an assessment of state vulnerabilities to climate change and development of associated adaptation plans.  <br /><br />In addition, Governor Bill Ritter signed <a href=\"http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite/GovRitter/GOVR/1233327301854?rendermode=preview\">Executive Order B007 08</a> in April 2008 creating a Climate Change Advisory Panel to make policy and program recommendations to achieve the goals of the Climate Action Plan, and specifically to “identify mechanisms to conduct adaptation planning for climate change.” The panel met for the first time in June 2009 to begin fulfilling its duties.<br />", "", "", "", "", "Adaptation Plan in Progress or Completed", "The <a href=\"http://myfloridaclimate.com/climate_quick_links/florida_energy_climate_commission/energy_climate_change_policy\">Florida Energy & Climate Commission</a> created by Governor Crist and the Florida Legislature in the 2008 Legislative session, is the primary organization for state energy and climate change programs and policies.  The Commission is responsible for reviewing the Energy and Climate Change Action Plan annually, making recommendations and monitoring legislative actions to ensure they meet the intended objectives. <br /><br />In addition, Executive Order (07-128) signed by Governor Crist created the Governor’s Action Team on Energy and Climate Change in July 2007.  The action team is tasked with creating a comprehensive Energy and Climate Change Action Plan for the state.  One of the 6 Action Teams focused on Adaptation was tasked with developing \"adaptation strategies to combat adverse impacts to society, public health, the economy, and natural communities in Florida.” The <a href=\"http://www.dep.state.fl.us/climatechange/actionplan_08.htm\">Final Energy and Climate Change Action Plan</a> was completed in October 2008, and includes a set of adaptation objectives for state consideration.  <br />", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "Adaptation Plan Recommended in C.A.P.*", "Senate File 485 signed by Governor Culver in April 2007 created the Iowa Climate Change Advisory Council to consider and determine the best strategies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the state. The <a href=\"http://www.iaclimatechange.us/\">final GHG mitigation plan</a> makes one cross-cutting policy recommendation for the state to create an adaptation strategy. The Council will continue to evaluate policies and strategies for implementing recommendations.", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "Adaptation Plan in Progress or Completed", "On April 20, 2007, Governor Martin O’Malley signed an Executive Order (01.01.2007.07) establishing the Maryland Climate Change Commission (MCCC) charged with developing an action plan that addresses both mitigation and adaptation. Maryland’s Adaptation and Response Working Group (ARWG) was chaired by the MD Department of Natural Resources and co-chaired by the MD Department of Planning (MDP). The ARWG was comprised of 4 Technical Working Groups (TWGs):  Existing Built Environment and Infrastructure, Future Built Environment and Infrastructure, Resources and Resource-Based Industries, Human Health, Safety & Welfare.  The state released its <a href=\"http://www.mde.state.md.us/Air/climatechange/index.asp\">Climate Action Plan</a> in August 2008. From an impact and adaptation perspective the focus was solely on Sea-Level Rise and Coastal Storms (land erosion).", "Adaptation Plan in Progress or Completed", "On August 7, 2008, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick signed the <a href=\"http://www.mass.gov/dep/air/climate/#gwsa\">Global Warming Solutions Act</a>, which in addition to GHG reduction mandates, created the <a href=\"http://www.mass.gov/dep/public/committee/ccaac.htm\">Climate Change Adaptation Advisory Committee</a> assigned with the task of analyzing “strategies for adapting to the predicted impacts of climate change in the commonwealth.”  Committee members are experts in the following areas: transportation and built infrastructure; commercial, industrial and manufacturing activities; low income consumers; energy generation and distribution; land conservation; water supply and quality; recreation; ecosystems dynamics; coastal zone and oceans; rivers and wetlands; and local government.  In May the Committee was assigned and organized into 5 sub-committees: Natural Resources & Habitat, Local Economy, Human Health & Welfare, Key Infrastructure, and Coastal Zone & Ocean. Their report is expected at end of the year.<br /><br />In addition, the state’s <a href=\"http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/\">Department of Fish and Game</a> has developed and is implementing a number of adaptation strategies to help protect, restore and manage fish and wildlife in the state.<br />", "Adaptation Plan Recommended in C.A.P.*", "Established by Governor Granholm in November of 2007 under Executive Order 2007-42, the Michigan Climate Action Council released its <a href=\"http://www.miclimatechange.us/ewebeditpro/items/O46F17159.pdf\">Climate Change Plan</a> for the state in March 2009. Although the Plan was originally to include “an assessment of climate change impacts” and “adaptive measures for state and local units of government, businesses, and Michigan residents to … better prepare for the effects of climate change in Michigan,” the final plan did not include these items due to time and resource constraints. The Council recommends analyzing the State’s vulnerability and creating an Adaptation Plan for key sectors.", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "Adaptation Plan in Progress or Completed", "In November 2007, Governor Lynch issued Executive Order 2007-3 creating the Climate Change Policy Task Force. The Task Force was comprised of 6 working groups, with one dedicated to Adaptation, and was tasked with creating a New Hampshire Climate Action Plan. The <a href=\"http://des.nh.gov/organization/divisions/air/tsb/tps/climate/action_plan/nh_climate_action_plan.htm\">final report</a> was released in March 2009.  Several chapters in the report address adaptation, and there are 7 pinpointed recommendations addressing areas such as Public Health, Natural Systems, the Economy, and Extreme Weather Events.", "", "", "", "", "Adaptation Plan in Progress or Completed", "The Office of Climate Change was created within the Department of Environmental Conservation, and is tasked with leading the development of programs and policies to address both mitigation and adaptation in the state.<br /><br />In 2007, the State’s Legislature created the <a href=\"http://www.dec.ny.gov/energy/45202.html \">New York State Sea-Level Rise Task Force </a> to assess impacts to the state from sea-level rise and make associated recommendations. The initial scope of recommendations will include standards and enforcement in the areas of: coastal development, wetlands protection, shoreline armoring and post-storm recovery; as well as adaptive measure to protect and support the migration of habitats and species and incorporating climate change impacts into state environmental agency plans. The Task Force began its efforts in June 2008, and is scheduled to complete their report by the end of 2009.<br />", "Adaptation Plan Recommended in C.A.P.*", "The state’s Climate Action Plan includes Cross-Cutting Issue CC5 - State Climate Change Adaptation Strategy. CC5 calls for the state to “develop, adopt, and implement a state Climate Change Adaptation Plan that includes identification of: (a) potential short-term, mid-term, and long-term impacts of climate change scenarios likely to affect the state and (b) implementation mechanisms for addressing these impacts.”<br /><br />The <a href=\"http://www.ncclimatechange.us/ewebeditpro/items/O120F10922.pdf\">Adaptation Issues Matrix</a> for CC5 is a comprehensive list of state adaptation issues and preliminary recommendations, addressing flooding, forestry, fishing and tourism industries, public health, water supply and quality, etc. that the Advisory Group recommends be included in an adaptation plan.<br />", "", "", "", "", "", "", "Adaptation Plan in Progress or Completed", "In 2007, the Oregon Legislature enacted HB 3543, creating a permanent <a href=\"http://egov.oregon.gov/ENERGY/GBLWRM/GWC/index.shtml\">Global Warming Commission</a>, as well as the Oregon Climate Change Research Institute. The Commission has dual responsibilities for advising the Governor and the Legislature as it pertains to the state’s climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies. In its <a href=\"http://egov.oregon.gov/ENERGY/GBLWRM/GWC/docs/0 9CommissionReport.pdf\">2009 Report to the Legislature</a>,  the Commission recommends the legislature support the findings of its Natural Resources Committee, which are provided in the report.  Such recommendations include “internalizing climate change adaptation into agency work programs,” creating an inter-agency task force, and “developing an integrated water management program.” ", "", "", "", "", "Adaptation Plan Recommended in C.A.P.*", "Established in February 2007 by Governor Sanford under Executive Order 2007-04, the Climate Energy and Commerce Advisory Committee (CECAC) released its <a href=\"http://www.scclimatechange.us/plenarygroup.cfm\">final report</a> in July 2008. Under a Cross-Cutting Issue for Adaptation and Vulnerability (CC-5), the Committee recommended the formation of a Blue Ribbon Commission on Adaptation to Climate Change to develop a state Climate Change Adaptation Plan that identifies potential impacts to the state and makes recommendations to mitigate those impacts “to humans, natural and economic systems, water resources, temperature-sensitive populations and systems, energy systems, transportation systems, communications systems, vital infrastructure and public facilities, natural lands (such as coastal areas, wetlands, forests, and farmland).”", "", "", "", "", "", "", "Adaptation Plan Recommended in C.A.P.*", "The <a href=\"http://www.deq.utah.gov/BRAC_Climate/index.htm\">Blue Ribbon Advisory Council Report</a> on climate change submitted to Governor Huntsman by the Council mentions adaptation in its Cross Cutting Options section, option CC-5. The council recommends development of adaptation strategies and policies, with a primary focus on water, drought and reduced snow pack.", "Adaptation Plan Recommended in C.A.P.*", "The <a href=\"http://www.anr.state.vt.us/air/Planning/htm/ClimateChange.htm\">Governor’s Commission on Climate Change Report (2007)</a> addresses adaptation in Appendix I- Cross Cutting Issues CC-5. The report recommends the government partner with Vermont academic institutions for research and policy recommendations. Also, the commission recommends the immediate formation of a Commission on Adaptation to Climate Change to create a Climate Change Adaptation Plan. The report recognizes the potential need to integrate with the state’s Emergency Response Plan and associated stakeholders.<br /><br />In December 2007, Secretary Crombie of the Agency for Natural Resources appointed a Climate Change Transition Team to follow-up on the recommendations made by the Governor’s Commission on Climate Change in its 2007 Report. The Transition Team created work plans for implementing each of the 38 recommendations in the Commission’s report.  For the Adaptation Cross-Cutting issue, a high-level evaluation of requirements (e.g. funding) or barriers to moving forward is provided.<br />", "Adaptation Plan in Progress or Completed", "The Governor’s Commission on Climate Change was established by Executive Order 59 (2007) under Governor Kaine, to create a <a href=\"http://www.deq.virginia.gov/export/sites/default/info/documents/climate/CCC_Final_Report-Final_12152008.pdf\">Climate Change Action Plan</a>. The Plan was to include projected impacts on natural resources, human health, industries including agriculture, forestry, tourism and insurance, and recommendations to prepare for such impacts.<br /><br />The Commission’s Adaptation and Sequestration workgroup developed recommendations spanning monitoring and projections, public and human health, coastal and shoreline management, local planning, infrastructure protection and planning, floodplain management and insurance industry participation, emergency planning response and recovery, multi-state natural resource plans, and water resource management.  The plan calls for a separate Sea Level Rise Adaptation Strategy to be developed by 2011.<br /><br />Specific responsibilities to respond are listed for individual state agencies/departments including: Commerce and Trade, Environmental Quality (DEQ), Transportation, Health (VDH), Conservation and Research (DCR), Natural Resources, Game and Inland Fisheries (DGIF), Historic Resources (DHR), Water Control Board, Marine Resources Commission, and the General Assembly.  Additionally, recommendations to support local planning and address existing legislative or other barriers to action are included.<br />", "Adaptation Plan in Progress or Completed", "On May 21, 2009, Governor Gregoire signed <a href=\"http://www.ecy.wa.gov/climatechange/2009EO/2009EO_signed.pdf\">Executive Order 09-05</a>, “Washington’s Leadership on Climate Change,” to address both the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions as well as impacts to the state’s water supply and vulnerable coastlines. The Order calls for an evaluation of the potential impacts from sea level rise on the state’s coastline and development of recommendations to address those impacts. The Order also calls for the development of guidelines, tools and recommendations to assist the state and water uses in preparing for impacts to water resources as a result of climate change impacts.<br /><br />", "", "", "", "", "", "");