2011-05-12_PERMIT FILE - M2011028 (2)

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CHAPTER 5 PURPOSE AND NEED, RECOMMENDATIONS AND COMMITMENTS 5.4.9 Cultural and Paleontologic Resources Commitments Reclamation will ensure compliance with historic/archaeological treatment measures and disseminate results pursuant to the Programmatic Agreement executed to meet Section 106 requirements for Refined Alternative 4 Cultural Impacts 1-3 in Section 3.9. Attachment H contains a Draft Amended Programmatic Agreement for the ALP Project. Reclamation will also finalize a Historic Preservation Management Plan which puts the Programmatic Agreement into operation. Reclamation will ensure compliance with mitigation measures developed in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) and Executive Order 13007 as described under Mitigation for Refined Alternative 4 Cultural Impact 4 in Section 3.9. Appendix H contains a draft NAGPRA Plan for the ALP Project. Reclamation will ensure that areas to be disturbed are field surveyed prior to construction disturbance and will ensure that construction monitoring is conducted where deemed appropriate as described under Mitigation for Refined Alternative 4 Paleontologic Impact 1 in Section 3.9. Reclamation will ensure that periodic shoreline monitoring is conducted as part of the facilities operations plan as described under Mitigation for Refined Alternative 4 Paleontologic Impact 2 in Section 3.9. 5.4.10 Agriculture Commitments Location, design, and construction timing of the NNMP would protect agricultural lands as described I under Mitigation for Refined Alternative 4 Agriculture Impact 2 in Section 3.10. 5.4.11 Recreation Commitments Reclamation will pursue pumping regimes that reduce adverse flow effects on boating opportunities within the Animas River when possible and will take steps to improve public access to the river as described under Mitigation for Refined Alternative 4 Recreation Impacts 1 and 2 in Section 3.11. Reclamation will alter pumping regimes during periods of competitive events as described under Mitigation for Refined Alternative 4 Impact 3 in Section 3.11. Reclamation, as part of both the fishery and recreation mitigation program, will acquire or provide funding (not to exceed $500,000) for the acquisition of public access at a minimum of two points on the Animas River between the High Bridge and Basin Creek to reduce effects to anglers on the Animas River as described under Mitigation for Refined Alternative 4 Recreation Impact 4 in Section 3.11. 5.4.12 Socioeconomics Commitments No environmental commitments are made for socioeconomic resources. EBOX co AN?MAS?[.Ac1E2 ?QAVEL-. 0XA c P-;PtT A - PAGE kk - 80 5-17 5.4 ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITMENTS