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Partnerships & Agreements

Partnerships & Agreements. What You will Learn Authorities Existing National Agreements MOUs Interagency Agreements Local Agreements Cooperative Management Agreements Cooperative Agreements Volunteer Agreements. James R. Goodbar Senior Cave/Karst Specialist

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Partnerships & Agreements

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  1. Partnerships & Agreements What You will Learn Authorities Existing National Agreements MOUs Interagency Agreements Local Agreements Cooperative Management Agreements Cooperative Agreements Volunteer Agreements James R. Goodbar Senior Cave/Karst Specialist Bureau of Land Management May 12-16, 2014 Cody, Wyoming

  2. Authorities • A. The Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Section 307(b), 43 U.S.C. 1737(b). • B. The Federal Cave Resources Protection Act of 1988, Sec 4(b) (3), 16 U.S.C. 4303(b) (3).

  3. National Agreements • Interagency Agreement • BLM, USGS,USFS, USFWS, NPS • Environmental Education • Training • Information Pooling and Transfer • Research. • Regional Agreements • Publications • Freedom of Information Act

  4. National Agreements • Interagency Agreement • MOU with NSS & CRF • Access • Confidentiality < - - > • Research < - - > • Activity Reports • Acknowledgements < - - > • Additional Agreements (CMA, Volunteer)

  5. Local Agreements • Interagency Agreements • Cooperative Management Agreements • No $$$ Involved • Assistance Agreements • $$$ Task Orders/Scope of Work • Volunteer Agreements • Individual – Workman’s Comp. Liability • Group No Comp., IM 2013-173

  6. Cooperative Management Agreements • Terms: • 5 Year renewable, Nonexclusive • NO $$$ However , You Can Reimburse Volunteer Expenses • Responsibilities: • BLM: Prepares Volunteer papers, Provides equipment, supplies, work space, Opportunity for Planning input . . . . • Partner: Provides project reports, ensures participant safety, Recommends project needs . . . . . • Projects: • Monitoring, Exploration, Inventory, Mapping, Restoration, Conservation, Education, Research, Confidential Information • Participating Management Team

  7. Assistance Agreements • A Service Agreement with Scope of Work & Assigned Duties • Task Orders/Projects are written for specific activities with available funding • Must show at least 50 % matching by Partner • Projects may include: Gate Installation, Bat Counts, Resources Location & Inventory, Mapping, Data Base Development, . . . .

  8. Volunteer Agreements • Individual Agreements - Good for long term volunteers or projects • Group Agreements - For large short term Grotto or Regional projects. Graffiti removal, Clean ups, Trail installation – IM 2013-173 = No Liability • Include job description and Risk Assessment

  9. Examples • Interagency Search and Rescue Agreement • SAR MOU-Firefighter Training Academy • Lost Cave Management Agreement • SWR Cooperative Management Agreement • SWR Cooperative Agreement • Task Orders

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