State Trustees

This page displays documents and information pertaining to State natural resource trustees. Where available, the following policy documents are provided here:

• Documents (e.g., Executive Orders, Proclamations, letters, memos) bearing the Governor's signature, attesting to the designation of a State natural resource trustee. State natural resource trustee designations can change at a Governor's discretion. The documents displayed are the most current available to DOI.

• Agreements (i.e., Memoranda of Agreement, Memoranda of Understanding) between DOI (or its bureaus) and a State pertaining to natural resource damage assessment and restoration activities in that State. Currently, six such agreements are in place nationwide.

Also, links are provided, where available, to State natural resource damage assessment and restoration websites.

 

States (including Territories and Commonwealths), in alphabetical order:

Alabama (AL)

• State natural resource trustee:
• Agreement:
• State NRDAR website: AL Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

Alaska (AK)

• State natural resource trustee: Governor's designation (dated March 10, 1999)
• Agreement:
• State NRDAR website:

American Samoa (AS)

• Territory natural resource trustee:
• Agreement:
• Territory NRDAR website:

Arizona (AZ)

• State natural resource trustee: Governor's designation (dated December 29, 1995)
• Agreement:
• State NRDAR website:

Arkansas (AR)

• State natural resource trustee: Governor's designation (dated September 3, 1991)
• Agreement:
• State NRDAR website:

California (CA)

• State natural resource trustee: Governor's designation (dated October 5, 2007)

Redelegation (dated November 15, 2007)

• Agreement:
• State NRDAR website: CA Department of Fish and Wildlife

Colorado (CO)

• State natural resource trustee:
• Agreement:
• State NRDAR website: CO Department of Law

Connecticut (CT)

• State natural resource trustee:
• Agreement:
• State NRDAR website:

Delaware (DE)

• State natural resource trustee:
• Agreement:
• State NRDAR website: DE Dept. of Natural Resources & Environmental Control

Florida (FL)

• State natural resource trustee:
• Agreement:
• State NRDAR website: FL Department of Environmental Protection

Georgia (GA)

• State natural resource trustee:
• Agreement:
• State NRDAR website:

Guam (GU)

• Territory natural resource trustee: Governor's designation (dated July 18, 1988)
• Agreement:
• Territory NRDAR website:

Hawaii (HI)

• State natural resource trustee: Governor's designation (dated September 30, 1991)
• Agreement:
• State NRDAR website:

Idaho (ID)

• State natural resource trustee: Governor's designation (dated June 27, 1988)
• Agreement:
• State NRDAR website:

Illinois (IL)

• State natural resource trustee:
• Agreement:
• State NRDAR website: IL Department of Natural Resources

Indiana (IN)

• State natural resource trustee:
• Agreement: FWS-IN Memorandum of Understanding (dated August 2, 1993)
• State NRDAR website:

Iowa (IA)

• State natural resource trustee:
• Agreement:
• State NRDAR website:

Kansas (KS)

• State natural resource trustee:
• Agreement: DOI-KS Memorandum of Agreement (dated November 6, 2002)
• State NRDAR website: KS Department of Health and Environment

Kentucky (KY)

• State natural resource trustee: Governor's designation (dated July 18, 2008)
• Agreement:
• State NRDAR website:

Louisiana (LA)

• State natural resource trustee: Governor's designation (dated August 20, 1992)
• Agreement:
• State NRDAR website: LA Oil Spill Coordinator's Office

Maine (ME)

• State natural resource trustee:
• Agreement:
• State NRDAR website:

Maryland (MD)

• State natural resource trustee:
• Agreement:
• State NRDAR website:

Massachusetts (MA)

• State natural resource trustee:
• Agreement:
• State NRDAR website: MA Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs

Michigan (MI)

• State natural resource trustee: Governor's designation (dated March 18, 2011)
• Agreement:
• State NRDAR website:

Minnesota (MN)

• State natural resource trustee:
• Agreement:
• State NRDAR website:

Mississippi (MS)

• State natural resource trustee:
• Agreement:
• State NRDAR website: MS Department of Environmental Quality

Missouri (MO)

• State natural resource trustee:
• Agreement: DOI-MO Memorandum of Understanding (dated November 4, 2009)

DOI-FS-MO Memorandum of Understanding Addendum (dated Nov. 4, 2011)

• State NRDAR website: MO Department of Natural Resources

Montana (MT)

• State natural resource trustee:
• Agreement:
• State NRDAR website: MT Department of Justice

Nebraska (NE)

• State natural resource trustee:
• Agreement:
• State NRDAR website:

Nevada (NV)

• State natural resource trustee: Governor's designation (dated April 12, 2004)

Redelegation (dated June 5, 2004)

• Agreement:
• State NRDAR website:

New Hampshire (NH)

• State natural resource trustee:
• Agreement:
• State NRDAR website:

New Jersey (NJ)

• State natural resource trustee:
• Agreement:
• State NRDAR website: NJ Department of Environmental Protection

New Mexico (NM)

• State natural resource trustee: Governor's designation (dated January 19, 2011)
• Agreement: DOI-FS-NM Memorandum of Agreement (dated May 25, 2004)
• State NRDAR website: NM Office of Natural Resources Trustee

New York (NY)

• State natural resource trustee:
• Agreement:
• State NRDAR website: NY Department of Environmental Conservation

North Carolina (NC)

• State natural resource trustee: Governor's designation (dated August 10, 2009)
• Agreement:
• State NRDAR website:

Northern Mariana Islands (MP)

• Commonwealth natural resource trustee:
• Agreement:
• Commonwealth NRDAR website:

Ohio (OH)

• State natural resource trustee:
• Agreement:
• State NRDAR website:

Oklahoma (OK)

• State natural resource trustee: Governor's designation (dated July 7, 1988)
• Agreement:
• State NRDAR website:

Oregon (OR)

• State natural resource trustee: Governor's designation (dated November 30, 1993)
• Agreement:
• State NRDAR website:

Pennsylvania (PA)

• State natural resource trustee:
• Agreement:
• State NRDAR website: PA Department of Environmental Protection

Puerto Rico (PR)

• Commonwealth natural resource trustee:
• Agreement:
• Commonwealth NRDAR website:

Rhode Island (RI)

• State natural resource trustee:
• Agreement:
• State NRDAR website:

South Carolina (SC)

• State natural resource trustee:
• Agreement:
• State NRDAR website:

South Dakota (SD)

• State natural resource trustee:
• Agreement:
• State NRDAR website:

Tennessee (TN)

• State natural resource trustee: Governor's designation (dated February 7, 2011)
• Agreement: DOI-TN Memorandum of Agreement (dated September 14, 2011)
• State NRDAR website:

Texas (TX)

• State natural resource trustee: Governor's designation (dated July 29, 1988)

Governor's designation addition (dated October 18, 1990)

• Agreement: DOI-NOAA-TX Memorandum of Agreement (dated September 5, 1995)
• State NRDAR websites: TX Commission on Environmental Quality

TX Parks and Wildlife Department TX General Land Office
 

Utah (UT)

• State natural resource trustee:
• Agreement: DOI-UT Memorandum of Agreement (dated April 27, 2016)
• State NRDAR website:

Vermont (VT)

• State natural resource trustee:
• Agreement:
• State NRDAR website:

Virgin Islands (VI)

• Territory natural resource trustee:
• Agreement:
• Territory NRDA website:

Virginia (VA)

• State natural resource trustee: Governor's designation (dated June 16, 2006)
• Agreement:
• State NRDAR website:

Washington (WA)

• State natural resource trustee: Governor's designation (dated June 9, 1992)
• Agreement:
• State NRDAR websites: WA Department of Ecology

WA Department of Fish and Wildlife

West Virginia (WV)

• State natural resource trustee:
• Agreement:
• State NRDAR website:

Wisconsin (WI)

• State natural resource trustee:
• Agreement:
• State NRDAR website:

Wyoming (WY)

• State natural resource trustee:
• Agreement:
• State NRDAR website:

page last updated: September 6, 2013

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