collect, analyze, and apply environmental, natural and cultural resource data for optimal management of public lands under control of the DoD.

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collect, analyze, and apply environmental, natural and cultural resource data for optimal management of public lands under control of the DoD.: W911KB-15-X-0001
COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE UNITED STATES ARMY COPRS OF ENGINEERS ALASKA DISTRICT
AND
NEW COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT RECIPIENT.
June 2015


1. SUBJECT: This COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT (hereinafter referred to as "agreement") is between the Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska District (hereinafter referred to as "AKCOE") and the Board of Governors of the The new Cooperative Agreement recipient for the use and benefit of the Center for Environmental Management of Military Lands (CEMML) (hereinafter referred to as "CSU") to collect, analyze, and apply environmental and cultural resource data and implement land rehabilitation and maintenance for optimal management of public lands under control of the Department of Defense (hereinafter referred to as "DoD").

2. PURPOSE: The purpose of this agreement is to establish the relationships, responsibilities, and activities to collect, analyze, and apply environmental, natural and cultural resource data for optimal management of public lands under control of the DoD. DoD manages over 52,000,000 acres of public land. As in the case with all government agencies, DoD must manage its lands in accordance with all environmental laws, such as the Sikes Act, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), National Historic Preservation Act, Endangered Species Act, Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, etc. Compliance with these laws requires accurate, current data on the status of environmental resources on military installations and application of the data in management decisions. Collecting, analyzing and applying these data also support the objectives of the Legacy Resource Management Program.

3. AUTHORITY: This agreement is entered into under the authority of Public Law (Pub. L.) 103-139, (see Pub. L. 101-511, Sec 8120, delegation to Army by memorandum dated 21 April 1994); Title 32 – National Defense, Chapter 1 - Office of the Secretary of Defense, Part 21 - DoD Grants and Agreements (32CFR21.100-680); Title 32 - National Defense, Chapter 1 - Office of the Secretary of Defense, Part 22 - DoD Grants and Agreements - Award and Administrations (32CFR22.100-825); Title 32 - National Defense, Chapter 1 - Office of the Secretary of Defense, Part 32, DoD Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education Hospitals, and Other Non-Profit Organizations (32CFR32.1-73); OMB Circular A-ll0, Grants and Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and other Non-Profit Organizations; the Sikes Act (16 USC 670 a through f and 10 USC 2668 through 2671), within the purview of Pub. L. 91-190, NEPA (42 USC 4321, 4331 through 4335, and 4341 through 4347), Pub. L. 74-46, and 40 CFR Subpart 265.

4. GENERAL PROVISIONS: Pub. L. 103-139, Title 11, November 11, 1993 107 Stat. 1425 provided in part that: "Notwithstanding the provisions of the Federal Cooperative Grant and Agreements Act of 1977 (31 USC 6303-6308), the DoD may hereafter negotiate and enter into cooperative agreements and grants with public and private agencies, organizations, institutions, individuals, or other entities to implement the purposes of the Legacy Resource Management Program." The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997, Pub. L. 104-201, 110 Stat. 2422, Section 2862 (1996), authorizes cooperative agreements between military departments and a "State, local government or other entity for the preservation, maintenance, and improvement of cultural resources on military installations and for the conduct of research regarding cultural resources." Allowable cost incurred by institutions of higher education is determined in accordance with the provision of OMB Circular A-21, "Cost Principles for Educational Institutions." In addition, the DoD Legacy Resources Management Program (LRMP) was instituted by Congress in 1991 to promote stewardship of natural and cultural resources. Legacy projects demonstrate innovative techniques for the management, conservation, and preservation of resources. Legacy benefits include creative partnerships with worthwhile causes; rewarding personal experiences; and positive public relations for participating installations and the Army and DoD as a whole.

5. OBJECTIVES: The objectives outlined here may not be changed without written approval by the authorized government official and agreed upon by the authorized official of CSU. The primary objectives of this agreement are to provide DoD with data collection, analysis and application support to assist in optimal management of training lands, to minimize restrictions to the military mission due to natural and cultural resource related constraints, to protect and enhance biological diversity and ecological health on all DoD lands, and to ensure compliance with all environmental laws and regulations.

a. Specific objectives are as follows:

(1) To collect natural and cultural resource data necessary for the sound management of military lands. The land must be maintained in a condition to provide for optimal military training experiences and to protect cultural resource sites, soil, water, vegetation, and wildlife resources in a healthy and diverse state.

(2) To assemble, edit, summarize, analyze, interpret, and apply environmental data to the management of natural and cultural resources on military installations. This is accomplished most efficiently with state-of-the-art computer analyses and on-site technical expertise.

(3) To implement, administer, and further develop the Integrated Training Area Management (ITAM) program in order to optimize military training opportunities with concomitant protection of the many natural and cultural resources on military installations.

(4) To maintain a knowledge and appreciation of our collective cultural heritage by developing and implementing methods for conserving the prehistoric and historic cultural resources on public lands and military installations.

(5) To contribute to making the most sound, balanced decisions possible regarding land use and resource management on public lands and military installations by the provision of the best research, data, and analytical tools available.

(6) To train natural and cultural resource managers and those that interact with them on public lands and military installations, in the latest and most appropriate technologies to address resource management issues.

(7) To educate military personnel on the potential environmental impacts of their training exercises, suggest ways to prevent or mitigate the impacts, and increase their awareness of the natural and cultural resources on the installation and the need to protect them for future use.

(8) To identify potential pollutants of air, water, and soil, prevent their introduction into ecosystems, and mitigate their damage if introduction has already occurred.

(9) To repair damaged areas and implement training area improvement projects to promote better land utilization while protecting training resources.

b. The primary areas of research and support to be addressed under this agreement are:

(1) Natural Resource Data Collection.
(2) Information Management.
(3) Sustainable Range Program/Integrated Training Area Management.
(4) Cultural Resource Data Collection and Management.
(5) Planning and Decision Support.
(6) Training.
(7) Environmental Education.
(8) Pollution Prevention.
(9) Environmental Compliance and Restoration.


c. Natural resource data collection includes the full range of information needed to manage renewable resources on a military installation. Basic inventories of the flora and fauna, condition and trend monitoring, rare and endangered species monitoring, baseline inventories, forest and rangeland inventories, game census, soil surveys and other special purpose surveys contribute to baseline information on resources needed for supporting management decisions.


d. Information management encompasses all aspects of automated data processing, data analyses, and data interpretation and application to management needs. Support will be provided for computer systems used in environmental management. This support includes system definition, implementation and maintenance, military and natural resources data collection recommendations, automated data collection, automated and non-automated data management, applications development, and Internet access and use. Geographic Information System (GIS) support will be provided in the form of hardware and software recommendations and setup; software and operating system technical support; data development; acquisition and interpretation of remotely sensed imagery.

e. Sustainable Range Program (SRP), ITAM program support will be provided, to include all components of the program: Range Training Land Analysis (RTLA), Land Rehabilitation and Maintenance (LRAM), Environmental Awareness (EA), and Training Requirement Integration (TRI). RLTA program support includes all aspects of the program from plot allocation to data collection and analysis to report writing. LRAM program support includes application of off-the-shelf technology and development of new technologies to repair lands damaged by military activities to a condition that, at the very least, halts further degradation, and at best, restores native ecosystems. EA is educational resources aimed at assisting leaders, soldiers, and civilians to understand the importance of military and natural resource missions. TRI support will include assistance with bridging the gap between natural resource management and the military mission.

f. Cultural resources data collection and management comprise all aspects of cultural resource conservation on public lands and military installations, both prehistoric and historic. Services include site surveys, site monitoring, site condition trend analysis, reporting, excavations, artifact cataloging, preservation and management of collections, and development and implementation of management plans.

g. Planning and decision support contribute to making sound decisions regarding land use, natural and cultural resource management, military training impacts, project siting, etc. Environmental Assessments and Impact Statements are routinely necessary on public lands and military lands prior to initiating testing and training exercises, implementation of various resource management plans, siting projects and construction activities. Such assessments and statements require large amounts of supporting data, information and analysis. Planning documents are increasingly common and often required by law and regulations. Integrated natural resource management plans and cultural resource management plans are two examples. The plans, in turn, require supporting documentation such as multiple layers of data in a GIS, vegetation community maps and databases on the resources in question.

h. Training is available in many aspects of environmental management. Intensive, individualized training is often required for new and changing technologies, such as computer applications, GIS, remote sensing, global positioning systems (GPS), etc. Programs of instruction are necessary to educate the military training community on environmental aspects of training.


i. Environmental education/awareness is aimed at preventing damage to public lands and military installation natural and cultural resources before it occurs. Development of educational programs and materials, particularly interpretive methods, increase awareness of human-caused disturbances and ways to prevent or minimize them.

j. Pollution prevention is the public education and management of resources and hazardous materials to prevent their introduction to the ecosystem in any way that would compromise the quality of the air, water, and soil or the health and reproductive capability of organisms in the ecosystem.

k. Environmental Compliance and Restoration is the management of the environmental restoration and compliance programs. Technical assistance may be required for restoration, cleanup, pollution control, energy conservation, and environmental compliance projects and development of regulations, policies, and procedures. Other services include identification and recommendation of solutions to environmental problems; site inspections to ensure compliance with Army, local, state, and federal environmental laws and regulations; guidance on handling hazardous materials; preparation of reports; and assistance with environmental assessments and impact statements.

6. RESPONSIBILITIES:

a. DoD is responsible for restoring, conserving, and protecting environmental, natural and cultural resources on all DoD-administered lands. This Agreement will serve to enhance DoD's in-house expertise and abilities to restore, conserve and protect natural and cultural resources on the installation.

b. CSU, through its CEMML, has over twenty-five experience working exclusively in support of environmental resources management on military lands. CSU has unique experience with the ITAM program, currently working at over forty-five installations around the country. In addition, CSU has supported DoD environmental programs. CSU has a proven track record of low cost, financial accountability and producing superior products on time.

c. AKCOE will reimburse CSU for providing material, equipment and technical assistance to accomplish this mission. Therefore, it is mutually agreed as follows:

(1) AKCOE agrees:

(a) To provide project development criteria for these activities. In addition, AKCOE will provide technical assistance and a general guideline of achievements necessary to carry out and complete the purposes of this agreement.

(b) To develop a scope of work (SOW) for each project to be accomplished under this agreement.


(c) To issue a delivery order obligating funds to accomplish the work agreed upon and at the agreed upon price.

(d) To reimburse CSU for: 1) any supplies, equipment, travel and personnel services (including salary, benefits, sick and annual leave accrued); 2) direct administrative costs for project procurement, logistical arrangements (travel, housing, utilities, vehicles, conferences, workshops and project reviews) in accordance with terms and conditions of individual delivery orders under this agreement; 3) human resources (job searches, processing of employment forms, project-specific personnel issues, time sheets, hourly employees and leave reports) in accordance with terms and conditions of individual delivery orders under this agreement; and 4) project reports (editing, graphics, publications), program management, and Facilities and Administrative (F&A) at the federally audited rate negotiated with DHHS, CSU’s cognizant audit agency. CSU F&A rates are set in a manner consistent with OMB Circulars A-21.

(e) To reimburse CSU for the purchase price of required equipment, shipping, materials, and cost of maintenance and repair of said equipment. Equipment purchased under this agreement shall be property of AKCOE and be relocated to AKCOE at the conclusion of this agreement.

(f) The obligations of AKCOE are contingent upon the availability of manpower and subject to mission requirements.

(g) To provide CSU with regular critiques of performance under all delivery orders issued under this agreement.

(h) To provide vehicles for CSU employees to complete tasks under this agreement's delivery orders.

(i) To provide CSU on-site employees with office space, office equipment, office supplies, telephones, etc., as required to perform tasks under this agreement's delivery orders.

(j) To provide CSU on-site employees with civilian identification cards, vehicle stickers, and appropriate clearance to access installation job sites and installation physical fitness centers as required by tasks under this agreement's delivery orders.

(k) AKCOE is subject to the regulations promulgated in the Animal Welfare Act as Amended (7 USC, 2131-2156), and is required to meet state and federal permitting requirements for all animal welfare issues. See Attachment 1, Additional Terms and Conditions, Paragraph 2. Live Organisms. [Only in instances wherein a CSU member serves as the Principal Investigator of a project, initiating the design and directing all project activity with full authority over animal care issues, or in instances which involve a CSU student using the project for a dissertation or thesis, will CSU take responsibility for animal care and use activities and conduct a review as required by federal regulation.]

(2) New Recipient agrees to:

(a) To provide technical assistance to carry out the purpose of this agreement. The assistance will include, but is not specifically limited to: 1) collecting natural and cultural resources data necessary for the sound management of military lands, 2) assembling, editing, summarizing, analyzing, interpreting and applying environmental data to the management of natural and cultural resources, 3) implementing, administering, and further developing methods for preserving prehistoric and historic cultural resources, 4) contributing to making the most sound, balanced decisions possible regarding land use and resource management by the provision of the best research, data and analytical tools available, 5) training natural and cultural resource managers in the latest and most appropriate technologies to address resource management issues, 6) educating military personnel on the potential impacts of their training exercises, suggesting ways to prevent or mitigate the impacts, and increasing their awareness of the natural and cultural resources on the installation and the need to protect them for future use, and 7) identifying potentia