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  "name" : "Regional_Workgroups_Feature_Layer", 
  "owner" : "Region9_EPA", 
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  "title" : "Regional Workgroups Hosted Feature Layer", 
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  "description" : "\u003cp\u003eThis polygon layer represents the four U.S.-Mexico Border Program regional workgroup geographic area. These workgroups were created according to the geographic location of the states in relation to one another in order to be able to better plan and coordinate activities at the regional level to achieve the U.S.-Mexico Border Program goals.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Arizona/Sonora Regional Workgroup plans and coordinates activities at the regional level, develops biennial action plans, and supports the efforts of local Task Forces. Each Regional Workgroup has one state and one federal co-chair from environmental agencies in each country, and works closely with the NADB to implement projects to fulfill the goals and objectives in the Border Program. Local Task Forces have been created to identify priority issues and help facilitate pilot projects by engaging with local, state, and tribal governments; academia; NGOs; and the public.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe California/Baja California Regional Workgroup plans and coordinates activities at the regional level, develops biennial action plans, and supports the efforts of local Task Forces. Each Regional Workgroup has one state and one federal co-chair from environmental agencies in each country, and works closely with the NADB to implement projects to fulfill the goals and objectives in the Border Program. Local Task Forces have been created to identify priority issues and help facilitate pilot projects by engaging with local, state, and tribal governments; academia; NGOs; and the public.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Four-State Region extends from the Coahuila-Chihuahua border in Mexico (when that border reaches the Rio Grande, it is in the Big Bend area) eastward to the Gulf of Mexico. The region includes parts of three states and a total of at least 29 municipalities on the Mexican side, and 168 cities and towns on the U.S. side. Recognizing this, the workgroup divided itself into three geographically based Task Forces-Amistad, Falcon, and Gulf, each of which has established subject-specific committees related to its priority concerns.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Texas-New Mexico-Chihuahua region stretches approximately 500 miles (800 km) along the international boundary from the Coronado National Forest to Big Bend National Park and includes the following major sister cities: Columbus-Palomas, Las Cruces-El Paso-Ciudad Juárez, and Presidio-Ojinaga. Federal, state and tribal partners from the U.S. and Mexico serve as the co-chairs of the TX/NM/CHIH Regional Workgroup (RWG). The co-chairs support local Task Force efforts and coordinate activities at the regional and local levels.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese data support the U.S.-Mexico Border Program Map, which highlights the projects funded through the U.S.-Mexico Border Program beginning in 2013, in both Region 9 and Region 6 of the U.S. EPA, including U.S. Federally recognized Tribal communities and states of Texas, New Mexico, Chihuahua, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, Coahuila, California, Baja California, Sonora, and Arizona within 62 miles (100 kilometers) of the U.S.-Mexico Border. The projects stem from the Border Program frameworks, beginning with Border 2020, that have several goals: to reduce air pollution, improve access to clean water, promote materials and waste management, improve emergency preparedness, and enhance environmental stewardship, and fundamental strategies that includes children's health and environmental education and outreach.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor more information about the U.S.-Mexico Border program visit this website: \u003ca href='https://www.epa.gov/usmexicoborder' rel='nofollow ugc'\u003ehttps://www.epa.gov/usmexicoborder\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis layer is tied to the U.S.-Mexico Border Program with EPA and is relevant to past and future programs.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp style='margin-bottom:0in;'\u003eTo download all English layers and metadata in English related to this project, download the geodatabase here: \u003ca href='https://epa.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=3d014296b1d346c294540714c91d5841' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'\u003ehttps://epa.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=3d014296b1d346c294540714c91d5841\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp style='margin-bottom:0in;'\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp style='margin-bottom:0in;'\u003eTo download all Spanish layers and metadata in Spanish related to this project, download the geodatabase here: \u003ca href='https://epa.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=d1a83bfe19fe43d4be4308c6e35e84b7' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'\u003ehttps://epa.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=d1a83bfe19fe43d4be4308c6e35e84b7\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp style='margin-bottom:0in;'\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp style='margin-bottom:0in;'\u003eU.S. EPA Region 9 Technology and Data Solutions Center\u003cbr /\u003eProject: TIP-23-04851\u003c/p\u003e", 
  "tags" : [
    "Regional Workgroups", 
    "REG 09", 
    "Mexico", 
    "Border"
  ], 
  "snippet" : "This map layer represents the four U.S.-Mexico Border Program regional workgroup geographic area and supports the U.S.-Mexico Border Program", 
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  "culture" : "en-us", 
  "licenseInfo" : "\u003cp\u003eFor Public Use. Please check sources, scale, accuracy, currentness and other available information. Please confirm that you are using the most recent copy of both data and metadata.\u003c/p\u003e", 
  "accessInformation" : "U.S. EPA Region 9 and Region 6; U.S. EPA Region 9 Technology and Data Solutions Center", 
  "properties" : "", 
  "access" : "public", 
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