Partnerships & Partnerships & AgreementsAgreements

What You will LearnWhat You will Learn• AuthoritiesAuthorities• Existing National Existing National AgreementsAgreements

–MOUsMOUs–Interagency AgreementsInteragency Agreements

• Local AgreementsLocal Agreements–Cooperative Management Cooperative Management AgreementsAgreements–Cooperative AgreementsCooperative Agreements

•Volunteer AgreementsVolunteer Agreements

James R. GoodbarSenior Cave/Karst SpecialistBureau of Land ManagementMay 12-16, 2014 Cody, Wyoming

AuthoritiesAuthorities• A. The Federal Land Policy and A. The Federal Land Policy and

Management Act of 1976, Section 307(b), Management Act of 1976, Section 307(b), 43 U.S.C. 1737(b).43 U.S.C. 1737(b).

• B. The Federal Cave Resources B. The Federal Cave Resources Protection Act of 1988, Sec 4(b) (3), 16 Protection Act of 1988, Sec 4(b) (3), 16 U.S.C. 4303(b) (3).U.S.C. 4303(b) (3).

National AgreementsNational Agreements• Interagency AgreementInteragency Agreement

– BLM, USGS,USFS, USFWS, NPSBLM, USGS,USFS, USFWS, NPS• Environmental EducationEnvironmental Education• TrainingTraining• Information Pooling and TransferInformation Pooling and Transfer • ResearchResearch..• Regional AgreementsRegional Agreements • PublicationsPublications • Freedom of Information ActFreedom of Information Act

National AgreementsNational Agreements• Interagency AgreementInteragency Agreement

• MOU with NSS & CRFMOU with NSS & CRF– AccessAccess

– Confidentiality < - - >Confidentiality < - - >

– Research < - - >Research < - - >

– Activity ReportsActivity Reports

– Acknowledgements < - - >Acknowledgements < - - >

– Additional Agreements (CMA, Additional Agreements (CMA, Volunteer)Volunteer)

Local AgreementsLocal Agreements• Interagency AgreementsInteragency Agreements• Cooperative Management Cooperative Management

AgreementsAgreements• No $$$ InvolvedNo $$$ Involved

• Assistance AgreementsAssistance Agreements• $$$ Task Orders/Scope of Work$$$ Task Orders/Scope of Work

• Volunteer AgreementsVolunteer Agreements• Individual – Individual – Workman’s Comp. LiabilityWorkman’s Comp. Liability

• Group Group No Comp., IM 2013-173No Comp., IM 2013-173

Cooperative Management AgreementsCooperative Management Agreements

• Terms:Terms:• 5 Year renewable, Nonexclusive5 Year renewable, Nonexclusive• NO $$$ However , You Can Reimburse Volunteer NO $$$ However , You Can Reimburse Volunteer

ExpensesExpenses

• Responsibilities:Responsibilities:• BLMBLM: Prepares Volunteer papers, Provides equipment, : Prepares Volunteer papers, Provides equipment,

supplies, work space, Opportunity for Planning input . . . supplies, work space, Opportunity for Planning input . . . . .

• PartnerPartner: Provides project reports, ensures participant : Provides project reports, ensures participant safety, Recommends project needs . . . . . safety, Recommends project needs . . . . .

• Projects:Projects:• Monitoring, Exploration, Inventory, Mapping, Monitoring, Exploration, Inventory, Mapping,

Restoration, Conservation, Education, Restoration, Conservation, Education, Research, Confidential Information

• Participating Management TeamParticipating Management Team

Assistance AgreementsAssistance Agreements• A Service Agreement with Scope of A Service Agreement with Scope of

Work & Assigned DutiesWork & Assigned Duties

• Task Orders/Projects are written for Task Orders/Projects are written for specific activities with available fundingspecific activities with available funding

• Must show at least 50 % matching by Must show at least 50 % matching by PartnerPartner

• Projects may include: Gate Installation, Projects may include: Gate Installation, Bat Counts, Resources Location & Bat Counts, Resources Location & Inventory, Mapping, Data Base Inventory, Mapping, Data Base DevelopmentDevelopment, . . . . , . . . .

Volunteer AgreementsVolunteer Agreements

• Individual Agreements - Good for Individual Agreements - Good for long term volunteers or projectslong term volunteers or projects

• Group Agreements - For large short Group Agreements - For large short term Grotto or Regional projects. term Grotto or Regional projects. Graffiti removal, Clean ups, Trail Graffiti removal, Clean ups, Trail installation installation – – IM 2013-173 = No LiabilityIM 2013-173 = No Liability

• Include job description and Risk Include job description and Risk Assessment Assessment

ExamplesExamples• Interagency Search and Rescue Interagency Search and Rescue

AgreementAgreement

• SAR MOU-Firefighter Training AcademySAR MOU-Firefighter Training Academy

• Lost Cave Management AgreementLost Cave Management Agreement

• SWR Cooperative Management SWR Cooperative Management AgreementAgreement

• SWR Cooperative AgreementSWR Cooperative Agreement

• Task OrdersTask Orders