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.ui <br />. <br />827• PALEONTOLOGICAL RESOURCES T <br />.,.. <br />O1 Purpose. 'his manual section provides policy direcrion, procedures, <br />and basic ;~ldanc~ ::r the management or pal?ontological resources on <br />lands Sn C:lorado administered by the Bureau of Land Management (ELM). <br />-- •b :, 'wee '~e_:a:e,ato:o3:~.__ 3?s.~u:ce= !';:a~ey?,t i'r.'_".) prcg:aa is <br />designed .t'~ Inventory, evaluate, and manage paleontological resources <br />o^ the pub 1c lands. These ob~ec[ives will: <br />A. Ensure that paleontological resources are given full conai~ieration <br />Sn lan•i use planning and management decisions. <br />3. -nroug the 3;.`! p:anning system, develop paieoctology aaragemen[ <br />plans '.o protect those paleontological resources of scientific <br />value •r educational interest xhile avoiding unnecessary riestraint <br />in other uses of the public lands. <br />C. Provide for uses such as scientific collection and researc't, <br />recreational and hobby collecting, and public educational or <br />interpretive activities. <br />.03 Authority. BLM authority to manage and protect paleontologica]. <br />resources are found in the following Legislation. Onlesa specifically <br />stated, pa.?ontological resources are covered by references to <br />'scientific values:" <br />A. The Surface ?!icing Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCR~). <br />Section 522 a~(3 provides that lands say be declared unsuitable <br />for su-face coal minicg where significant damage could result to <br />"Important historic, cultural, scientific, and esthetic values...," <br />B. Federa' Land Policy and Mana3ement Act of 1976 (PlPMA). FLPMA <br />provides the 3L'! with its basic management mandate for natural <br />resour~?e. Section 103 (a) and (c) requires that, through <br />multip~ »ise, scientific values be addressed in [he management of <br />public lands and resources. Areas of Critical Environmental <br />Conce r (ACEC) identify "lands where special management attention <br />is required to protect important historic, cultural, or <br />scenic values or other natural systems or processes." <br />Section 102(a)CS) requires that scientific values be protected and <br />Sections 2C1(a) and 202(cl authorize the BLy to identify and aanage <br />AC°Cs. These sections provide the basic mandate to manage and <br />protect paleontologic resources as scientific values. Section <br />30Zib) 7rov`_des ;.ermitting author_ty by the 3;.5! to manage the use <br />of pubic :ands sad t`.eir resources. <br />~. %: .l r?C'__ °_°_ Chet bE:Jr°_ 155__`? __y Cia i?a5e t~? 1?_ _:_ . <br />• _. ___ __ <br />kt <br />C <br />BLN YANIIAL SUPP_r?Q.'!T <br />STAIE OFFICE - COLORADO <br />REL. N0. 8-11 <br />3/25/SB <br />a <br />