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Federal Cave Resources Protection Act: An Overview

Understand the 1988 Federal Cave Resources Protection Act provisions and how it aims to secure, protect, and preserve significant caves on federal lands. Learn about key definitions, management actions, and prohibited acts under the law. Foster cooperation and exchange of information between government and cave users. Discover the importance of land use planning in achieving the law's objectives.

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Federal Cave Resources Protection Act: An Overview

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  1. Federal Cave Resources Protection Act of 1988 An Overview of Provisions James R. Goodbar Senior Cave/Karst Specialist Bureau of Land Management JGoodbar@blm.gov May, 2014 Cody, Wyoming Photo by Jim Goodbar

  2. Law, Regulation, Policy: • Tiered relationship: • Law • Regulation • Policy • Manual • Land Use Plan: How to achieve the law: Through a land use plan: • Objectives and Allocations. • On the ground action or restriction of other actions.

  3. Context of Protection in Law: • Positive duty to protect significant caves. • Positive duty to evaluate significance against clear criteria. • Positive duty to Foster cooperation and exchange information.

  4. Sec 2: Purpose & Policy • Secure , Protect, & Preserve Significant Caves on Federal Lands • Foster cooperation & exchange of information between Government & cave users

  5. Policy : • Federal lands will be managed to protect and maintain significant caves, to the extent practical. BLM Photo

  6. Sec. 3 Definitions : • Cave :Any naturally occurring void, cavity, recess, or system of interconnected passages beneath the surface of the earth. Including natural pits, sinkholes, or other feature which is an extension of the entrance.

  7. Definitions • Cave Resources - Any material or substance occurring in caves on Federal lands such as; animal life, plant life, Paleontological deposits, sediments, minerals, speleogens, & speleothems. Photo by Jim Goodbar

  8. Sec. 4 Management Actions (A) Regulations: Develop and issue criteria to identify significantcaves Achieved through inventory and designation Achieve through land use planning (ACEC, Land use allocations, goal or objective) Achieve by administrative action (Interim administrative determination of significance) Photo by Jim Goodbar

  9. Sec. 4 Management Actions (B) General • Use restrictions for significant caves • Enter into volunteer management agreements with the scientific and recreational caving community

  10. Sec. 4 Management Actions (C)Planning & Public Participation • Consider caves in any land management planning efforts - NEPA • Foster communication, cooperation, & exchange of information between land managers and the caving community

  11. Sec. 5 Confidentiality (A) Information concerning cave locations is not available through the Freedom of Information Act (B) Information may be made available if appropriate

  12. Sec. 6 Collection • Permits may be issued to collect cave resources if specific information is given; who, what, why, where, when, how, how much…. • Permits may be revoked

  13. Sec. 7 Prohibited Acts • Destroy, disturb, deface, mar, alter, remove, or harm Cave Resources. • Possess, consume, sell, barter, or exchange Cave Resources. • Counsels, procures, solicits, or employs others to violate the law.

  14. Sec. 8 Penalties • Up to $10,000 or 1 year imprisonment

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