The Reclamation Manual describes mandatory actions for Reclamation-wide programs. The Reclamation Manual consists of both policy statements, and directives and standards. The following references pertain to the cultural resources program.
Policy Statements
Policy statements establish goals and objectives for Reclamation-wide programs and define the broad framework in which program accomplishments will occur.
Cultural Resources Management (Policy LND P01) ensures that Reclamation maintains a program that reflects the spirit and intent of Federal cultural resources legislative mandates.
Directives and Standards
Directives and Standards provide implementing instructions for Reclamation-wide programs.
Cultural Resources Management (Directives and Standards LND 02-01) ensures that Reclamation manages its cultural resources according to Federal legislative mandates and in a spirit of stewardship; clarifies Reclamation's roles and responsibilities related to cultural resources; and provides direction for consistent implementation of Reclamation's cultural resources management responsibilities.
Inadvertent Discovery of Human Remains on Reclamation Lands (Directives and Standards LND 07-01) establishes procedures for compliance with Federal statutes when inadvertent (i.e., unplanned) discoveries of human remains occur on Reclamation lands.
Inadvertent Discovery of Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) Cultural Items on Tribal Lands (Directives and Standards LND 10-01) establishes procedures for addressing inadvertent (i.e., unplanned) discoveries of NAGPRA cultural items on tribal lands due to Reclamation projects and activities.
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April 21, 2008
