Implementation Agreement

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORBUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act (SNPLMA)

Implementation

SNPLMA IMPLEMENTATION
The Implementation Agreement was first developed for the SNPLMA in 1999 by a team of representatives from the BLM, FWS, FS, and NPS. The purpose of the agreement was to address how the Federal agencies could work together to implement the portions of the SNPLMA that require coordination both within the Department of the Interior and between the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture. The team also addressed the requirements related to coordination and consultation with the State of Nevada, local governments, and interested parties. The team assembled a document, entitled The Federal Partners Charter, which outlined a collaborative process for developing a recommendation for the Secretary of the Interior regarding the SNPLMA Special Account expenditures. The Federal Partners Charter was executed to produce the Round 1 Recommendation for the expenditure of the SNPLMA Special Account. The lessons learned in executing the process have proven valuable in modifying certain terms of the Charter in order to make the process more efficient and effective. A continuous improvement approach was adopted, and the Charter, renamed The Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act (SNPLMA) Implementation Agreement in May 2000, has been revised on an annual basis. This Implementation Agreement is expected to continue to evolve during the life of the Acts. Maintenance of the Implementation Agreement is the responsibility of the Partners Working Group. BLM will prepare draft revisions based on processes put into place with the Executive Committee since the previous version was approved, SNPLMA Division recommendations, Executive Committee decisions regarding changes in policy, comments and suggestions from Federal managers and SNPLMA Subgroup members, and Working Group recommendations. The BLM will distribute the draft revisions for review and comment by the subgroups and others involved in implementation of the Acts. A final draft approved by the Working Group will be submitted to the Executive Committee. All proposed changes must be approved by the Executive Committee before they take effect except those effective as of the date of prior Executive Committee decisions.
→			Implementation Agreement Reissued October 22, 2007
→			Process Flow Chart
			DECISION MEMOS REVISING IMPLEMENTATION AGREEMENT
→			August 28, 2009: Carson City and Washoe County eligibility; Use of Contingency Funds; Hazardous Fuels Criteria Changes; Process and Requirements for Project Workplans; Policy on Rewriting Revised Nominations
→			August 10, 2010: Criteria changes to Lands, PTNA, ENLRP, MSHCP, and Conservation Initiatives
→			September 3, 2010: Changes for Compliance with Laws and Regulations for Expenditure of Funds
→			August 1, 2011: Changes to the process to request Special Account Reserve (SAR) funds to address priority needs first; revisions to the process for termination of projects; addition of standard project time frames/period of performance by category; and deletion of the process to request budget reallocation (BRA) funds, the process to request PPP funds, and the ability to request a project be put into on-hold status.
→			August 1, 2011: Decision memo focusing on project purpose and scope and making extensive revisions to the IA including changes that: Outline requirements for authorization to expend project funds, Provide that describing a SNPLMA funded activity as a "program" vs. a "project" does not affect the applicability of SNPLMA business rules, Discuss appropriations law and applicability of its principles to SNPLMA projects, Add significant new nomination requirements for Round 13 regarding including a purpose statement and defining deliverables, Provide new direction regarding when scope changes are or are not required and types of scope changes that are or are not allowed, and Make significant changes to documentation requirements for projects funded through reimbursement.
→			November 16, 2011: Provide additional SNPLMA eligible local/regional government representation in the Partners Working Group (PWG) by adding a second local/regional PWG membership with voting capability.
→			Revised SNPLMA Appendix L (formerly Appendix M) and Appendix J (formerly J through J-8)