implementation_sources = [ { "state_id": "CA", "implementation_type": "Executive Order", "implementation_notes": "Establishes CA’s 30×30 conservation goal and directs implementation.", "implementation_citation": "State of California. (2020, October 7). Executive Order N-82-20.", "implementation_url": "https://www.gov.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/10.07.2020-EO-N-82-20-.pdf", }, { "state_id": "CA", "implementation_type": "Statute", "implementation_notes": "Codifies 30×30 conservation goal in statute (chaptered 2023).", "implementation_citation": "California Legislature. (2023). Senate Bill 337 (Chapter 392, Statutes of 2023): Environmental protection: lands and coastal waters conservation goal. Approved October 7, 2023.", "implementation_url": "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB337" }, { "state_id": "HI", "implementation_type": "Executive Commitment", "implementation_notes": "DLNR marine 30×30 roadmap (program guidance; not a statute or executive order)", "implementation_citation": "Hawaiʻi Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Aquatic Resources. (2020, December). Holomua: Marine 30×30 — Roadmap to effective management of near-shore waters.", "implementation_url": "https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/dar/files/2020/12/HolomuaMarine30x30_Roadmap_final.pdf", }, { "state_id": "IL", "implementation_type": "Statute (Other)", "implementation_notes": "Creates 30×30 task force; no binding statewide 30×30 mandate.", "implementation_citation": "State of Illinois. (2021, August 27). Public Act 102-0618: Illinois Thirty-by-Thirty Conservation Task Force Act.", "implementation_url": "https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/publicacts/view/102-0618", }, { "state_id": "IL", "implementation_type": "Legislative Resolution", "implementation_notes": "Senate Resolution 632 – Establishing a 30x30 Coordinating Council; non-binding legislative expression of support.", "implementation_citation": "Illinois General Assembly. (2024). Senate Resolution 632 – Establishing a 30x30 Coordinating Council [Resolution].", "implementation_url": "https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=632&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SR&LegId=151047&SessionID=112&GA=103", }, { "state_id": "NV", "implementation_type": "Legislative Resolution", "implementation_notes": "AJR No. 3 (81st Leg., 2021); non-binding legislative expression of support.", "implementation_citation": "Nevada Legislature. (2021). Assembly Joint Resolution No. 3 (81st Leg., 2021).", "implementation_url": "https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/81st2021/Bill/7487/Overview", }, { "state_id": "ME", "implementation_type": "Executive Commitment", "implementation_notes": "State climate action plan that includes Maine’s 30×30 conservation goal.", "implementation_citation": "State of Maine. (2020, December 1). Maine Won’t Wait: A Four‑Year Plan for Climate Action.", "implementation_url": "https://www.maine.gov/future/sites/maine.gov.future/files/inline-files/MaineWontWait_December2020.pdf", }, { "state_id": "MA", "implementation_type": "Executive Order", "implementation_notes": "Executive order establishing biodiversity conservation framework aligned with 30×30 objectives.", "implementation_citation": "Commonwealth of Massachusetts. (2023, September 21). Executive Order No. 618: Biodiversity conservation in Massachusetts.", "implementation_url": "https://www.mass.gov/executive-orders/no-618-biodiversity-conservation-in-massachusetts", }, { "state_id": "MD", "implementation_type": "Statute", "implementation_notes": "Statute codifying Maryland’s 30×30 conservation goal and implementation framework.", "implementation_citation": "State of Maryland. (2023). Senate Bill 470: Maryland the Beautiful Act (Ch. 546).", "implementation_url": "https://www.mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/chapters_noln/Ch_546_sb0470E.pdf", }, { "state_id": "MI", "implementation_type": "Executive Commitment", "implementation_notes": "Gov. Whitmer commits to freshwater conservation under the America the Beautiful Freshwater Challenge.", "implementation_citation": "State of Michigan, Office of the Governor. (2024, June 27). Gov. Whitmer accepts invitation to join White House initiative to conserve and restore freshwater resources: America the Beautiful Freshwater Challenge.", "implementation_url": "https://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/news/press-releases/2024/06/27/gov-whitmer-accepts-invitation-to-join-white-house-initiative", }, { "state_id": "MI", "implementation_type": "Proposed Legislation", "implementation_notes": "Proposed statute to establish a 30×30 protection goal.", "implementation_citation": "Michigan Legislature. (2024). Senate Bill 1124.", "implementation_url": "https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2024‑SB‑1124", }, { "state_id": "NJ", "implementation_type": "Executive Commitment", "implementation_notes": "Gov. Murphy joins the High Ambition Coalition for Nature and People (30×30 coalition).", "implementation_citation": "State of New Jersey, Office of the Governor. (2025, June 3). New Jersey joins Global Commitment to Preserve 30 % of Natural Lands by 2030.", "implementation_url": "https://www.nj.gov/governor/news/news/562025/approved/20250603c.shtml", }, { "state_id": "NM", "implementation_type": "Executive Order", "implementation_notes": "Executive order establishing New Mexico’s 30×30 conservation framework.", "implementation_citation": "State of New Mexico. (2021, August 25). Executive Order 2021‑052: Protecting New Mexico’s Lands, Watersheds, Wildlife, and Natural Heritage.", "implementation_url": "https://www.governor.state.nm.us/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Executive-Order-2021-052.pdf", }, { "state_id": "NY", "implementation_type": "Statute", "implementation_notes": "Statute codifying New York’s 30×30 conservation goal.", "implementation_citation": "State of New York. (2022, December 23). Environmental Conservation Law § 49‑0113 — Thirty by thirty conservation goal.", "implementation_url": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/ENV/49‑0113", }, { "state_id": "SC", "implementation_type": "Proposed Legislation", "implementation_notes": "Proposed statute to establish a 30×30 protection goal and corresponding interagency task force.", "implementation_citation": "South Carolina Legislature. (2020). S.1024: Environmental protection and conservation (123rd Leg.)", "implementation_url": "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/bills/1024.htm", }, { "state_id": "SC", "implementation_type": "Proposed Legislation", "implementation_notes": "Reintroduced conservation statute in the 124th General Assembly to establish 30x30 goal and interagency taskforce.", "implementation_citation": "South Carolina Legislature. (2021). S.220: SC Thirty‑by‑Thirty Conservation Act (124th Leg.)", "implementation_url": "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/bills/220.htm", }, { "state_id": "VT", "implementation_type": "Statute", "implementation_notes": "Statute establishing Vermont’s 30×30 conservation goal and implementation framework.", "implementation_citation": "State of Vermont. (2023, June). Community Resilience and Biodiversity Protection Act (Act 59). Vermont General Assembly.", "implementation_url": "https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT059/ACT059%20As%20Enacted.pdf", }, ] progress_sources = [ { "state_id": "CA", "progress_type": "Active", "progress_notes": "Annual report on state progress toward the 30×30 conservation goal.", "progress_citation": "California Natural Resources Agency. (2025). Pathways to 30×30 Annual Progress Report 2025.", "progress_url": "https://resources.ca.gov/-/media/CNRA-Website/Files/2025-30x30-Pathways-Progress-Report.pdf", }, { "state_id": "HI", "progress_type": "Halted", "progress_notes": "DLNR document describing reframing of the initiative and dropping the explicit 30×30 target language.", "progress_citation": "Hawaiʻi Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Aquatic Resources. (2024, July). Holomua Marine Initiative: A guide to navigating nearshore resource management.", "progress_url": "https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/holomua/files/2024/07/Holomua-Guide-Final-July2024.pdf", }, { "state_id": "IL", "progress_type": "Active", "progress_notes": "Illinois DNR program page describing the state’s 30 by 30 work and coordinating activities.", "progress_citation": "Illinois Department of Natural Resources. (n.d.). 30 by 30 Conservation Task Force. State of Illinois. Retrieved January 30, 2026.", "progress_url": "https://dnr.illinois.gov/programs/30by30.html", }, { "state_id": "NV", "progress_type": "Dormant", "progress_notes": "No publicly available updates on implementation or progress since resolution adoption.", "progress_citation": "", "progress_url": "", }, { "state_id": "ME", "progress_type": "Active", "progress_notes": "Ongoing efforts and progress detailed in the Maine Won't Wait 2025 Progress Report.", "progress_citation": "Maine Climate Council. (2025, December). 2025 Progress Report on Maine Won’t Wait. State of Maine", "progress_url": "https://www.maine.gov/future/sites/maine.gov.future/files/2025-12/MWW_2025_DIGITAL-2.pdf", }, { "state_id": "MA", "progress_type": "Active", "progress_notes": "Commonwealth page describing biodiversity conservation goals and implementation context (post-EO 618).", "progress_citation": "Commonwealth of Massachusetts. (2025). Biodiversity Goals for Massachusetts.", "progress_url": "https://www.mass.gov/info-details/biodiversity-goals-for-massachusetts", }, { "state_id": "MD", "progress_type": "Achieved", "progress_notes": "State announcement reporting Maryland has met the 30% protected lands milestone ahead of schedule.", "progress_citation": "Maryland Department of Natural Resources. (2024, May 15). Governor Moore Announces Maryland Meets 30% of State Land Conservation Goal Six Years Ahead of Schedule.", "progress_url": "https://news.maryland.gov/dnr/2024/05/15/governor-moore-announces-maryland-meets-30-of-state-land-conservation-goal-six-years-ahead-of-schedule/", }, { "state_id": "MI", "progress_type": "Active", "progress_notes": "State maintains an active 30×30 initiative (Michigan the Beautiful), but no consolidated progress report has been identified.", "progress_citation": "Michigan Department of Natural Resources. (n.d.). Michigan the Beautiful—conserving 30% of Michigan’s lands and waters by 2030. State of Michigan. Retrieved January 30, 2026.", "progress_url": "https://www.michigan.gov/dnr/managing-resources/mtb", }, { "state_id": "MI", "progress_type": "Failed Legislation", "progress_notes": "Failed statute to establish a 30×30 protection goal.", "progress_citation": "Michigan Legislature. (2024). Senate Bill 1124.", "progress_url": "https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2024‑SB‑1124", }, { "state_id": "NJ", "progress_type": "Achieved", "progress_notes": "State press release includes statement that New Jersey has already achieved the 30×30 goal.", "progress_citation": "State of New Jersey, Office of the Governor. (2025, June 3). New Jersey joins Global Commitment to Preserve 30% of Natural Lands by 2030.", "progress_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20251016215612/https://www.nj.gov/governor/news/news/562025/approved/20250603c.shtml", }, { "state_id": "NM", "progress_type": "Achieved", "progress_notes": "Official 30×30 annual report identifies over 25 million acres meeting the state committee’s definition of conserved lands (which is over 30% of NM's area) but does not explicitly declare that New Mexico has achieved the 30×30 goal.", "progress_citation": "New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department, Forestry Division. (2024). 30 × 30 New Mexico: 2024 Annual Report.", "progress_url": "https://www.emnrd.nm.gov/sfd/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/30x30-2024-Annual-Report-Final.pdf", }, { "state_id": "NY", "progress_type": "Active", "progress_notes": "Draft 30×30 Strategies published in 2024; no formal state progress report since.", "progress_citation": "New York State Department of Environmental Conservation & Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. (2024). New York State 30×30 Draft Strategies and Methodology (Draft).", "progress_url": "https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/nys30x30draft.pdf", }, { "state_id": "SC", "progress_type": "Failed Legislation", "progress_notes": "Introduced legislation related to 30×30; Did not pass", "progress_citation": "South Carolina Legislature. (2020). S.1024: Environmental protection and conservation (123rd Leg.).", "progress_url": "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/bills/1024.htm", }, { "state_id": "SC", "progress_type": "Failed Legislation", "progress_notes": "Reintroduced legislation related to 30×30; Did not pass", "progress_citation": "South Carolina Legislature. (2021). S.220: SC Thirty‑by‑Thirty Conservation Act (124th Leg.)", "progress_url": "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/bills/220.htm", }, { "state_id": "VT", "progress_type": "Active", "progress_notes": "Act 59 established 30×30 goals; the state’s 30×30 webpage documents Phase I inventory completion and ongoing plan development.", "progress_citation": "Vermont Housing & Conservation Board. (n.d.). 30 by 30 (Act 59). Retrieved January 30, 2026.", "progress_url": "https://vhcb.org/conservation/act-59/", }, ]