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Coo perator Ag ree ment No . ----------
COOPERATIVE LAW ENFORCE MENT AGREEMENT
Between The
FRESNO COUNTY SHERIFF 'S DEPARTMENT
And T he
USDA, FOREST SERVICE
SIERRA NATIONAL FOREST
Thi s C OOPE RAT IV E LAW EN FORCEM E NT AGREEM EN T ('A g reem e n t') is e nte red into b y
a nd b e tween t he Fresno Co unty S he rifFs Departm e nt, he re in afte r referred to as "T he
Coo perato r," and the USDA, Fo rest Se rv ice, Sie rra Nati o nal Fores t , he re inafte r referred to a s the
"U.S . Fo re st Servi ce," unde r th e pro vi s io ns o f th e Coopera ti ve Law E nfo rceme nt Act o f Au g us t
10 ,19 7 1, Pub. L. 92 -82, 16 U.S .C. 55 1a.
Backgrou nd: The p a rt ies to thi s ag reeme nt recogni ze th a t public u s e of Natio n a l F o rest S yste m
la nds (NFS lands) is us ually locate d in areas that are re mo te or s parsely po pulated . The p a rti es
al so recog ni z e that the enforcement o f State and loca l law is rel ated to t he adminis tration and
regu lation ofNFS lands and The Coopera tor has/hav e a limited amount of financing to meet
their respons ibility o f e nforci ng th ese la w s .
Title: F res no Cou nty Cooperati ve Law E nforce me nt A g reement
I. PURPOSE:
The purpose o f thi s a greeme n t is to doc um e nt a cooper a ti ve effo rt between th e p a rti es to
e nhance S tate a nd lo ca l la w e nforce me nt in co nn ectio n with ac t iv it ies o n NF lands a nd
prov id e fo r re imbursem e n t to T he Coo pera to r fo r th e i nte ns ifi ed p o rti o n of thi s effort.
In co n s ide ra ti o n o f the a bove pre mi ses, th e pa rti es ag ree a s f o ll ows:
II. THE COOPERATOR SHALL:
A . P erform in acco rdan ce w ith th e a pproved a nd he re b y inco rp o r ated Annua l F in a nc ia l
and Ope ratin g Pl a n (A nnua l O pe ra t ing P la n) attac he d as Exhibit A : Pa t ro l a nd
Ex hibit B : Contro ll e d S u bsta nce. See relate d Provision I V-F.
B . E n s ure th a t th e o ffi cers/a g e nts of The Coopera to r pe r fo rmin g law e nfo rce me n t
ac ti v iti es unde r this a g ree me n t m eet th e same s t a nda rd s o f tra ining required of the
o ffice r s/agents in t he ir jurisdi c ti o n, o r th e S tate P eace Offi cers S ta nda rd s o f T raining
whe re th ey exis t.
C. Prov id e unifo rmed officers/agent s w ith ma rke d ve hi cles to pe rfo rm a ll acti v ities
unless a g re ed to o the rw is e in th e Annua l Ope rating Pla n . •
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D. Adv ise th e U.S. Fores t Serv ice P ri ncipa l Contact, li sted in Prov is io n l Y-B, of any
s u spected c rimin a l activities in connection w it h ac ti v ities o n NFS la nds.
E. U p o n th e req ues t o f th e U.S. Fo rest Serv ice, di s pa tch add itional deputies w ithin
manpower capabilities during extraordi na ry s itu atio n s as d escribed in Provis io n IV-K .
F. Co mp lete a nd furni s h annually th e U.S. Forest Service w ith Form FS-5300-5,
Cooperati ve Law E nfo rce m e nt Activ it y R e p o rt , id e ntifying th e numbe r of c rim es
occurring on NFS lands . T he report s h a ll f o llow the FBI U niform C rime Re p o rtin g
groupings, Part I a n d P a rt II offen ses. Offenses and arrest in fo rmat ion s h a ll be
combined a nd re p o rted for each crime. This re port s h a ll separate the c rimes ha nd led
un de r this agreeme n t from t h ose h a nd le d durin g regul a r duties .
G. Provide t h e U.S. F o res t Se r v ice Princip a l Contact, li s ted in Pro v is ion IV-8, w ith case
re ports a nd tim e ly i nfo rm atio n re la ting to in c id ents/crimes in connectio n w ith
activi ties o n NFS lands.
H. B il l the U.S. Fo rest Se rvice [or The Coope rato r 's actual costs in curred to date,
d isplayed by separat e cost e le me nts, e x cluding a ny p rev ious U.S . Forest Ser v ice
pay m ent(s) made to t he date of th e invoice, not to exceed th e c umu lative fun d s
o bli gated h e reunder and a s s pecifi e d on th e A nnu a l Operatin g Plan. B illing
f requ e ncy wi ll b e a s speci fi e d in the Annu a l Operating Pl a n . See related
Provisions III-B, I V-J, and I V-Q.
I. Give th e U.S. Fo rest Service o r Co mptro lle r Gen e ral , thro ug h a ny a utho ri z ed
represe nta tive, access to and th e ri g ht t o exa mine a ll rec o rd s re lated to th is agreem e n t.
As u sed in this prov is io n , "re cord s" in c lu de books, d oc uments, accounting procedures
and practices, and other data , rega rdless o f type a nd regard le ss o f w h e ther s u c h ite m s
are in w ri tte n form, in t h e f o rm of co mpute r data, or in a ny o ther form.
J. Comp ly w ith a ll Federa l s tatutes re la tin g to no ndi scrim in at io n and a l l appl icabl e
requireme nts o f a ll o th e r F e d e ra l laws, Executive Orde rs, regul atio ns, and po licies.
Thes e include , but are n o t li m it e d to Sect io ns 1 19 a nd 504 of t he R e h a b ili tati o n Act
o f 1973 as a m e n d e d , w hi c h pro hi b its d isc rim in atio n o n th e basis ofrace, color,
re li g io n , sex, age , n atio n a l orig in , m a ri tal s tatu s, fa mili a l s tatus, sexual o ri e ntatio n ,
participatio n in an y pub l ic ass is ta nc e program, or di sabi li ty .
K. Ma intain current info r m a ti o n in th e Sys tem for Award M a n agement (SAM) until
receipt o f fina l paym ent. Thi s re quires rev iew a nd upd a te t o t he info r matio n at least
annuall y after the initia l reg istration , a n d m ore freque ntl y if required by c han ges in
inform a ti o n o r agree m e nt te rm(s). Fo r purposes o f th is agreement, S yste m fo r Awa rd
Managem e nt (SAM) mean s th e Fede ra l repository into w hi c h an e ntity mus t provide
in fo rm atio n re quire d fo r the conduct of b us ine ss a s a Coo perative. Add iti o nal
in format io n abo ut reg is tratio n proced u res may be f o und at the SAM Internet s ite a t
www.sam.gov.
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L Mon itor th e U.S. Forest Serv ice radio during t he fol low in g time period (s): Any time
periods requested by the des ignated o r alternat e represe ntative as st ated in t he
Operati n g Plan , during e me rgencies or when assis tance is requ ired, whe n capabili ties
allow the Cooperator to do so. Coo perato r to al low F orest Ser vice Law E nfo rcement
u se of Cooperat o r's rad io frequenc ie s and di spatch to accompli s h the mu tuall y ag reed
upon Law Enforcement mi ssio n . Address any co ncerns o r notify/ request a ss ista nce
from th e U.S . Fores t Service a s requ ired in the judgment of The Cooperator .
III. THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE SHALL:
A. P erform in accord ance with the Ann ual Operating P lan attache d as Exhibit A: Patrol a nd
Exhibit B: Con strolled Su bs tance.
B. Reimburse T h e Coo perato r for actual expenses in c urr ed, not to exceed the estimated
amo un t s hown in the Ann ual Ope rating P lan. Th e U.S. Fore s t Service wi ll make
payment for projec t cos ts upon receipt of a n invo ice. Eac h correct in voice s ha ll dis play
T he Coo perator's actua l expenditures to date of the invoice, d is played by separate cost
e leme n ts as documented in t h e Ann ual Operating P lan, less a ny prev io us U .S. Forest
Servi ce payments. See related Provisions 11-H and IV-J. The in vo ice s ho uld be
forwarded as fo ll ows:
Sub mit original invoice(s) for
payment to:
USD A , Forest Serv ice
A lbuquerq ue Serv ice Center
P ay m e n ts -Grants & Agreem e nts
101 B Su n Avenue NE
Alb uque rque, NM 87109
FAX: (877) 687-4894
E-Mail : asc_ga@ fs.fe d.us
Send copy to:
Cody Whee le r , P atr o l Captain
U.S. Forest Service -LE&I
Sie rra Nationa l Forest
1600 Toll ho use Rd.
Clov is, CA 93611
Phone: (559)297-0706 ext. 4986
E-Mail: ccwheele r@ f s.fed.u s
IV. IT IS MUTUALL Y UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED UPON BY AND BETWEEN THE
PARTIES THAT:
A. The parti es w ill make th e mse lves avai lab le, w he n necessary t o prov ide for continuing
cons u ltation, exc h a nge information , aid in trai ning a nd mu t ual s upport, d is c uss th e
cond iti o n s cove red by th is agreement a nd ag ree to ac tions esse n t ia l to fulfil l its purposes .
B . The principal contacts for this agreement are:
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P rinc ipa l Cooperator Co n tacts:
Coop e rato r Pt·og r a m Con tac t
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Coo p e r a tor Ad ministrative C o n t act
Margare t M ims, Sher iff Lo uis Hern a ndez, Lie ute na nt
P.O. Box 1788 5717 E. S h ie ld s Ave.
F res no , CA 927 17 Fres no, CA 927 17
Te le ph o ne: 559-42g 3 12 ! Tele pho ne: 559-675 -7772
uoo . 8\00 Ema il:
Loui s. H e rn andez@ Fres no s he r if f.o rg
P rincipal U.S. F o res t Se r v ice C o n t ac ts:
U.S. For est Service Progra m M a n ager U.S. Forest S e r vice A dmin istrative
Co nta c t Co nta ct
Cody W hee le r, Pat ro l Captain Rita W ea rs, Patro l Comma nder
1600 To ll ho use R d . 444 East B o n ita Ave.
C lo vi s, CA 9 36 11 San Dimas, C A 9 1773
T e le pho ne : 5 5 9 -2 97 -0 7 06 ext. 4 986 Te le pho ne: 9 0 9 -929-7 064
E ma il : ccwhee le r@ f s.fed.us Ema il : r wears @ fs.f e d .us
C. MfNI M UM W AGE REQ U IREMENT.
(a) Exec u ti ve O rd e r 1365 8 . T hi s contract-like in s trume n t (fo r p urposes o f th is c la use
o nly, co n t ract) is s u bject to Executive O rd e r 13658, t he regulati o ns issued b y t he
Secretary o f Labo r in 2 9 CFR pa rt 10 p urs uan t to t he Ex ec u t ive Orde r, a nd th e f o ll owing
provis io ns .
(b) Minim um Wages .
(1) Each worke r (as defi ne d in 29 CFR I 0.2) e ngaged in t he pe rfo r man ce of t h is co n tract
by the prim e co n tracto r o r a ny s u bcontractor, regardl ess o f a n y co n tr ac tu a l re lations h ip
w h ic h m ay be a ll eged to ex is t between the co nt ractor a n d wo rker, s hall be pa id not less
. tha n th e a p p licab le m in imu m wage u nder Executi ve O rd e r 13658.
(2) T he m ini m um wage required to be paid to each worker pe r fo r ming wo rk o n or in
co nn ecti o n with th is con tract between Janu ary I , 20 15, and December 3 1, 20 15 , mus t be
$10.10 p e r ho ur . T he mi n im um wage m us t be adj us ted each t ime t he Secreta ry of
Labor's a nnual d etermi natio n of th e app licab le m in imum wage und er s ec t io n 2(a)(i i) of
Executive O rd er 13658 re s u lt s in a hi gher mi n im um wage. Adj us tme n t s to th e
Execut iv e Order mini mum wage un de r sec t io n 2(a)(ii ) o f Ex ec ut ive O rder 13658 w il l be
effective for a ll wor ke rs s u bject to the Execu t ive O rder beg inni ng J a n uary 1 of th e
fo llowing year . If a p propr iate , the Co n tract ing Officer, o r o th e r Age nc y offi c ia l
overseeing t hi s co nt ract s ha l l e ns u re t he co n tr acto r is co mpensated o nl y fo r th e in crease
in la bo r costs res u lt in g fro m t he a nnual infl a ti o n in c r ease s in t he Exec u t ive O rd e r 13658
mini m u m wage begi n ning o n Janu ary I , 20 16 . T he Secretary of La bo r w ill p u b lis h
an n ua l d e termination s in t he Federal Reg iste r no la te r t han 90 days before s uc h new
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wage is to ta k e e ffect. T h e Sec re ta ry w ill a lso pu b li s h t h e a pplica b le minimum wage o n
www.wdol.gov (o r a ny s uccessor webs i te). The appli cabl e publis h ed minimum wage is
in co rp orat ed by refere nce in to th is con trac t.
(3) The contrac to r s h a ll p ay un co nditionall y t o each worker a ll wages d u e f ree a nd c lear
and w ith o ut s u bsequ e nt d e du c ti o n (except as oth e r w ise prov id ed by 29 CF R I 0.23 ),
r e b a t e , o r ki ckbac k o n a ny acco un t. S uc h p ay m ents must be m ad e n o later t h a n on e pay
p e ri od f o ll owing th e e n d of the regular pay peri od in w hic h s u c h w ages we re earned o r
a c c ru e d . A pay p e ri od un der t hi s Executi ve O rder m ay not b e of a ny durati o n lo nger
th a n semi-m o nth ly_
(4 ) The p rim e contrac to r a nd a ny upp e r -tier s ubco ntrac to r s ha ll be res po ns ibl e fo r th e
co mp l ian ce b y a ny subcon tracto r o r lower-tier s u bcontracto r w ith the Exec uti v e Order
minim u m wage re quire m e n ts. In the eve nt o f a ny v io la tio n o f th e m inimum w age
o b l igati o n of t hi s c la use, the co n tracto r and a ny s ub contracto r (s) respo n s ibl e, t h e re f ore,
s ha ll b ~ l ia b le f o r the unpaid wages.
(5) If th e comm e n s ura te wage ra te pa id to a wor ke r o n a covere d contract w hose wages
a re calcula te d purs uant to a s pec ia l certificate iss u e d unde r 2 9 U.S.C . 2 14 (c), w h e ther
h o url y o r pi ece rate, is less than the Exec uti ve Orde r minimum wa ge, th e co ntractor
s ha ll pay th e Executi ve Orde r minimum wag e ra te to achi eve complia nce with the
Order. I f the co mme n s ura te wage d u e under the c e rtificate is g re a te r than t h e Executive
Orde r minimum w a ge, the c o ntracto r s h a ll pay th e 14(c) w o rker the g reate r
c o mme n s ura te wage.
(c) Withh o ldi n g . Th e Agen cy hea d s ha ll upo n its own a c t io n o r upon w ritte n re ques t of
a n a utho ri zed re prese nt a ti ve of th e D e p a1i m e nt of La b o r w ithh o ld o r ca u se to b e
w ithhe ld fro m th e pr im e co ntractor un der thi s or a ny oth e r Federa l c o ntract w ith th e
sam e p rime con tractor, s o muc h of t he accru e d pay m e nts or a d van ces as m ay be
co n s ider e d necessar y to pay wo r ke rs t h e fu ll a m o unt of wages re quired b y Exec uti ve
O rd e r 13658.
(d) Co ntract S u s pe n s ion/Co n tr act Term in a ti o n/Cont ractor De barme nt. l n t he e vent o f a
f a i l ure to pay a ny work e r a ll o r par t of t h e wages cl u e und e r Executi ve Orde r 13658 o r
29 CFR p a rt I 0 , o r a fa ilure to co m p ly w it h a n y o th er te rm o r co nd iti o n of Executi ve
Orde r 13658 o r 29 CFR pa1i 10 , t he co ntracting agen cy m ay o n it s own action o r after
a utho ri zatio n o r by d irect ion of t he De p a rtment of Labor a nd w ritte n notifi cati o n to th e
co ntrac tor, ta k e action to cause suspen s io n o f a n y fu rth e r p ay m e nt, a d van ce, o r
g u a ra ntee of f und s un t il suc h vio lat io n s have ceased . A ddi t io n a ll y, a n y fa ilure to
comply w ith t he req uire m e nts of t hi s c lause m ay b e gro unds f o r te rm in atio n o f th e ri g ht
to proceed w ith th e con tract work. In s uch event, th e Gove rnme nt m ay e nte r into oth e r
co ntrac ts o r a rran ge me nts fo r co mp le ti o n of th e wo rk, c h arg ing th e contracto r in defaul t
with an y a ddi t io n a l cost. A b reach of t he con t ract c la use m ay b e g ro unds fo r de ba rm e nt
as a co ntracto r and s u bcontractor as prov id ed in 29 C FR 1 0 .52_
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(e) The contractor may not di s charge any part of its m inimum wage obli gatio n under
Executive O rd e r 1365 8 by f urn is h ing f r inge b e nefits o r, w ith res pect to worker s whose
w ages are gov e rn ed by the Ser vice Contract Act, th e cash eq u ival en t thereo f.
(f) Nothi ng he re in m us t re l ie v e th e contractor of any oth e r ob ligatio n u nder Federa l,
State or loca l law, o r und e r contract, for the payment of a h i gher wage to a ny wor ker,
no r m u st a lower preva il ing wage und e r any s uc h Fede ral , S tate, o r loca l law, or un de r
co n t ract, enti t le a contractor to pay less t ha n $1 O.l 0 (o r t he min i m um wage as
establi s hed each J a nu ary t h e reafter) to any worke r.
(g) Payro ll R eco rd s.
(1) T h e co n tractor s hall make and maintain for 3 years t he record s contain in g t he
in fo rm at io n s pecified in paragraphs (g)(l ) (i) t h ro u g h (v i) of thi s section fo r each worke r
and s ha ll make th e records avai !ab le for in specti on a n d transcr ipt io n by t h e a u th o r ized
represe ntativ es of t h e Wage a n d Hour D ivisio n of the U.S. Depa r tme n t of Labor:
(i) Nam e, add re ss, a n d soc ia l securi ty numbe r,
(ii ) T he wo r ke r 's occup atio n (s) o r class i ficat io n (s),
(iii ) T h e rate o r r a tes of wages paid ,
(iv) T h e numbe r of da il y and weekl y h o urs worked by each wo rker,
(v) A n y d ed uct io ns m a d e; and
(v i) Tota l wages paid.
(2) T he contracto r s h a ll a lso m ake avai !a bl e a cop y o f th e contract, as applicabl e, f or
in s p ecti o n o r t ranscri p ti o n by au th o ri zed represent a t ives of th e W age a nd Ho ur Divis io n .
(3) Fa il u re to m ake and maintain o r to m ake avai lab le such reco rd s for ins pectio n a nd
transcription s hall be a vio latio n o f 2 9 C FR par t l 0 and t hi s contract, and in th e case of
fa il ur e to prod uce s uc h recor ds, th e Contractin g Office r , upon d irec ti on of an a u t horized
re presentati ve o f th e Departme nt of L a bo r, o r u nder its own actio n , s hall take s uc h
actio n a s m ay be necessary to cause s us pe ns io n of any fur th e r p ayment or advance of
funds u n t i l s u c h t im e as the violations are dis contin ued_
(4) T h e contractor s hall per mit author ized representatives of the Wage a nd Ho u r
D iv is io n to con d uct inves tigations, includ ing inter v iew in g workers at th e works ite
duri n g no rma l working hours.
(5) N othin g in thi s c la use lim its o r oth e rwi se m od ifi es the cont ractor's payrol l a n d
recorclke e ping obl igation s, if a n y, un de r the Dav is-Bacon Act, as amended , a n d its
im plemen ting regu lations; th e Service Co ntract Act, as a m e n ded, and it s im plementin g
reg ul atio ns; t he Fai r Labo r S tandards Act, as amen ded, and its im p le m e n t in g
regulatio ns; o r a n y o ther a pp l icab le la w.
(h) T h e co nt ractor (as define d in 2 9 CFR I 0.2) s ha ll in sert thi s c la us e in a ll of i ts
covere d s ubco n tracts and s hall re qu ire its s ubcontracto rs to inc lu d e thi s c la u se in any
covered lowe r-tie r s ubcontracts . The p rime contractor and a ny uppe r-tie r s ubcontracto r
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s hal l be re spo nsible for t he compliance by any s ubco ntracto r o r lower-tier s ubcontractor
w it h thi s contract c lause .
(i) Cert ification of E li gibility.
(J) By e nteri n g in to th is contract, t h e con tractor (a n d o f ficia ls t he r eo f) certi fies that
ne ithe r it (n or he or s he) no r an y pe rso n o r fi r m w ho has an in terest in the contractor's
fi rm is a pe rson o r "fi r m in e l ig ib le to be award ed Govern men t contracts b y v irtue of t he
s a n ct io ns imposed purs uant to section 5 of t h e Serv ice Co nt ract Act, section 3(a) of t he
Dav is-Baco n Act, or 29 CF R 5.12(a)(J ).
(2) No pa r t of t hi s contract s ha ll be s ubcontracte d to any perso n o r firm whose name
appears on th e l is t of person s o r (inns inelig ib le to receive Federa l contracts.
(3) The pen a l ty for ma k i ng fal se s tatements is presc ri bed in the U.S. C r iminal Code, 18
U.S.C . 1001.
G) T ipped emp loyees . fn pay ing w a ges to a t ipp ed e mp lo yee as defined in
sect io n 3(t) of th e Fa ir Labor Sta n da rd s Act, 29 U.S.C. 203(t), the contractor may take a
p a rt ia l c re dit aga in s t th e wage paym e n t ob li gati o n (tip c red it) to t h e exten t per m itted
und e r secti o n 3(a) of Executive O rde r 13658. I n o rd e r to tak e s uc h a tip cred it, the
e mp loyee s ha ll rece ive a n a m o un t o f t ips at least equa l to the a m o u n t o f the c red it taken ;
w h e re th e t i ppe d e m p loyee does n ot receive s uffic ie n t t ip s to equa l th e a m ou nt o f t he t ip
c re dit, t he contracto r sha ll inc re a se th e cash wage pa id fo r th e workweek so t hat the
a m o un t of cash w a ge pa id a n d the t ips recei ved by th e e m p loyee equa l the app li cab le
minimum wage under E xecutive Order 1365 8.
To ut ili ze t hi s p rov iso:
(I) T h e e mp loyer s ha ll inform th e tipped employee in advance o f the u se o f th e t ip
c re dit ;
(2 ) The e mp loye r s h all info rm th e tippe d e mp loyee of th e amoun t of cash wage tha t wi ll
be pa id a n d th e add it ional amount by w h ich t h e emp lo yee's wages w i II be co n s idered
increased on accou n t of th e tip c re d it ;
(3) The e m p loyees s hall b e a ll owed to reta in a ll t ips (in dividual ly or th ro ug h a poo lin g
a rran gement and re g ard less of w he th e r the e mploye r e lects to take a c red it fo r t ips
r eceived); a nd
(4 ) The employer s ha ll be ab le to s how by reco rd s that the t ipped e mployee rece iv es at
le a s t the appl icab le Exec uti ve Orde r min imum wage th ro ug h th e co mbinati on o f direct
wages and tip c redit.
(k) Antireta liat io n . lt s ha ll be un lawful fo r any person t o d isch arge o r in a ny o the r
mann e r d iscrim in ate aga in s t a ny work e r because s u c h worker has fil ed any comp la int o r
i ns titu te d or caused to be inst ituted any p roceed ing under o r related to Exec ut iv e O rder
1365 8 o r 2 9 CFR part I 0 , o r has te s t i fi ed o r is about to testify in any s uc h p roceed in g.
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(l ) Dis pu te s concerning labor s tandard s . Dis putes re late d t o the app li cat io n of Executive
Order 13 658 to thi s co ntra c t mu s t no t be s ubjec t to the general d is putes clause of the
contract. Such dis putes must be reso lved in accordance w ith the procedu res of the
Depa rtment o f L abo r se t fo rth in 2 9 CFR Part l 0. Dis putes within the meaning of this
contract clau s e inc lu de di s putes be twee n the co ntractor (o r any of its s u bcontractors) and
the co ntractin g agency, th e U .S . Department of Labo r, or the workers or their
representatives.
(m) Notice. The contractor s ha ll notify a ll workers performi n g work o n o r in connecti on
w ith a covered co ntract of th e appli cab le minimum wage rate un der the Executive Order.
With r es pect to se rvice emp loyees on contracts cove red by t h e Service Contract Act and
laborers and mec hanics o n contracts covered by th e Davis-Bacon Act, the con tractor
may meet th is re quirem ent by po s ting , in a promin ent and accessibl e place at the
wor ks ite, the a ppli ca bl e wage determinati o n u nder those statutes. W ith resp ect to
wor kers pe r forming work o n or in connection w i th a covered contract w ho se wages a re
govern ed by th e FLSA, the co ntracto r s hall pos t a no ti ce p rov id ed by the Depar tment of
Labor in a prominent and access ib le place at the wor ks ite so it m ay be read il y seen by
wo rke rs . Contractors that cu s tomar ily pos t notices to workers el ectronically may post
the no tice e lectron icall y pro v id ed s uch e lectronic p osting is di splayed pro mine ntl y on
a n y webs ite that is m ainta in ed by t he co ntractor, w hether extern a l or internal , a nd
c u sto m ari ly used for n otices to worker s abo ut t e rm s a nd co nditi o n s of e mpl oym e nt.
D. A n An nu a l Operatin g P la n w ill be negot iated on a fisca l year bas is. A t the e nd of t h e
yea r, fund s not s p ent may be carri e d forward to the n ext year , o r deobligated at the
request ofth e U.S. Fore st Service. Upon expiratio n of the Cooperative Law E nfo rcement
Agreement, f un d s n o t s pent w ill b e deob li gated.
E. T hi s agreement has n o effect up o n The Cooperator's ri g h t to exerc ise civ il and crim inal
juri sd ict ion on NFS land s n o r does th is ag ree m e nt have any effect upo n t h e re s po ns ib i l ity
of the U.S . Forest Servi ce fo r the en fo rcement of federa l laws and regul atio n s re lative to
NFS lands.
F. Any An nu al Ope rat in g Plan added to th is agreement wi ll b e j o in t ly prepared and agreed
to by the parties . The Annual Operating Plan s hall a t a minim u m con tain :
I . Specific language s tating that the Ann ual Ope rati ng Pla n is b e in g added to t hi s
ag re e ment th e reby s ubj ecting it to the term s of thi s agreement.
2 . Specific beginning a nd e nding dates.
3. B il atera l execution prior to a ny p u rchase or th e perfo rmance of any work for
w hi c h reimbursem e nt is to be made.
4. Spec ify any training, e qui pment purchases, and enforcement ac tiv itie s to be
p rov id ed a n d ag reed rates for reimburse ment inc lu din g th e maximu m t o tal
amou nt(s) for re imburse me nt.
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5. An est ima te of th e usefu l l ife of any e quipment p ur chased under t his agreement as
require d by Prov isio n IV-L.
6. Billi ng fr e qu ency req ui re ment (s). See r elated Provisions 11-Il and Ill -B.
7. Des ig nati o n of specific ind ivid ua ls a nd a lte rn a te(s) to make o r rece ive req uests
for e nfo rce me nt activiti es und e r thi s ag reem ent.
8. A rev iew and s ignature of a U.S. Fo res t Se rvice Ag reeme nts Coo rdi na tor.
G. Nothin g in t hi s ag ree me nt ob li gates e ith e r part y to accept or offe r any A nnu a l O perating
Pl a n und e r thi s ag reemen t.
1:-1 . The o ffi cers/age nts o f T he Coo pe ra to r pe r for ming law e nfo rce me nt ac ti v iti es u nde r th is
ag ree me nt a re, a nd s ha ll rema in , un der th e sup e rvis ion, au thor ity, and respo nsib il ity of
The Coo pe rat o r. Law e nforce men t prov id ed by T he Coo pe rato r a nd its e mpl oyees s ha ll
no t be co ns ide red as co mi ng w ithin th e scope o f fe de ral em pl oy me nt a nd none of th e
ben e fit s of federal empl oy me nt s ha ll be co nfe rr ed unde r thi s ag reeme nt.
f. Fede ra l Comm uni cation Comm iss io n procedures will be fo ll owed wh e n o peratin g
rad io(s) on e ither part y's frequ e ncy.
J . Coo pe rator 's re imbur sa bl e ex pe nses mu s t be : li s ted in a n app ro ved Annual Ope ratin g
Plan ; expe nde d in co nne c t io n w ith ac ti viti es o n N F S land s; and ex pen ses beyo nd th ose
whi c h are no rma ll y ab le to pr ovid e.
K. Durin g ex trao rdin ary s itu at io ns s uc h as, but not limited to: fi re eme rgency, dru g
e nforceme nt acti v ities, o r cer ta in group ga th erings, the U .S . Fo rest Ser vice may request
to prov id e a ddit io na l spec ia l enforce men t activ it ies. The U.S. Forest Serv ice wi lt
re imburse The Coo pe rator fo r onl y th e add it io na l acti vit ies requ este d a nd not fo r
activ it ies th at are reg ul arl y pe r fo rm ed by T he Coo perato r.
L . R e imbursem ent m ay in c lu de the cos ts in c urre d by Th e Cooperator in equi ppi ng o r
train ing it s o ffi ce rs/agent s to pe rform th e add it iona l law e nfo rce men t act iv ities a uth orized
by th is agree ment. Unl ess s pec ifi ed ot he rw ise in th e Annu a l O pe ra tin g P la n,
re imburse me nt fo r equi pme nt and tra inin g wi ll be limite d to a p ro ra ta s ha re based on the
pe rce nt age of tim e a n o ffi ce r/age nt spe nds o r equipm ent is used und e r t hi s ag reemen t.
Wh e n re imbursem ent fo r ite ms s uc h as ra di os, rada r equi pme nt , and boa ts is be in g
co nte mpl ate d , re imburseme nt for leas in g of s uc h e quipm ent sho uld be co ns idered . If th e
U.S. Fo rest Serv ice 's eq ui pment purc hases are a pproved in t he A nnu a l Operati ng Pl an ,
an es timate of th e use ful li fe of s uc h equ ipme nt s ha ll be inc luded. Wh e n purc hase d ,
equi pme nt use rat es sha ll in c lud e o nl y ope ra ti o n a nd ma inte na nce costs a nd w itt exc lud e
de prec iati o n and repl aceme nt cos ts. Whet he r T he Coope rator is/are re im b ur sed for
lease/purc hase cos ts, or th e U.S. Fo res t Se rv ice purc ha ses a nd tr ansfe rs the equ ip me nt ,
th e tota l cost fo r th e equi p me nt ca nn ot exceed th e maj or po rti on of th e tota l cost of the
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A nnual O pe rating P la n unle ss a pproved by a ll p a r t ie s in t h e a g ree m e nt and s h own in th e
A nnu a l Operati ng Pla n .
W he n the U.S. Fo res t Se rv ice prov id e s e qui pment, the tran sf e r shall be d ocume nted o n a n
approv e d pro p e rty tra n sf e r fo rm (AD-107) or equiv a le n t T it le s hall re mai n w ith the U .S .
Forest Ser v ice, howeve r; T he Coope rato r s h a ll e ns u re ad equate s afeguard s a nd co n t ro ls
exist t o protect lo s s o r th e ft. Coop e ra to r s ha ll b e tinan c ia lly r esp o ns ible fo r a n y lo ss at
o r ig inal a c qui s iti o n cost le ss d e precia ti o n at th e te rmin ati o n of th e ag reem e nt.
Coop e ra t o r is/a re re s po n s ibl e fo r a ll operating a nd mainte n a nce costs for eq uipme nt t h at
the U .S . F o rest Ser v ice has r e imburse d T he Coop e ra to r f o r a nd/o r tra n sferre d t o The
Coop e rator und e r th e A D-I 0 7 pro cess or e qui vale nt.
M . E quipme nt an d s u pp li es a pproved fo r pu rc ha se und e r thi s agree m e nt are avail a bl e o nl y
f o r use as auth o ri zed . T h e U.S. F o re s t Service reserves the ri g ht t o tr a n s fer t it le to the
U.S . F o rest Serv ice o f e qui p m e nt a nd s u ppli e s, w ith a curre n t pe r-uni t fair marke t valu e
in exces s o f $5 ,000 .0 0 , p urc h ased by The Coop e ra to r u s i ng a ny Fe de ra l fundin g. Upo n
e x pirati o n of thi s ag ree m e nt Th e Cooperato r s h a ll forward a n e qu ipment a nd s upp ly
inve ntory to th e U .S. F o r est S erv ice, l is t ing all equipment purchased th roug hout th e li f e
of the project and unused s upplies. T he U.S . F o rest Se rv ice wi ll iss u e d is po s ition
in s tru ctions within 12 0 cale n d ar d ays , in accordance with equipme nt r egu lations
con ta ined in 7 CFR 30 16.32 .
N. W hen no equipment o r s uppli es a re a pproved f o r purchase u nder an A n n u a l Ope rat in g
Plan, U.S. Fo res t Service fund in g und e r th is ag reeme nt is not avai lable for
reimb ursem e nt o f The Coo pe rato r 's purc hase o f equ ipme nt o r s uppli es .
0 . Whe n S tate co n se r vati o n agen c ies h a v e th e resp o n s ibility fo r pub l ic pro tect io n in
a ddition to t he ir n o rm a l e nfo rce m e nt re s po ns ib i lity, the ir pub l ic protection e nfo rcem e nt
act iv iti es may be in c luded in A nn ua l O pe ratin g P la n s a nd a re the n e li g ib le fo r
re imburse m e n t. R e imburse m e nt is no t a utho ri z e d to Sta te Conser vat io n Agen c ies fo r
e nfo rc ement of fi s h a n d g ame laws in co nn ect io n w ith a c tiviti es o n NFS la nds .
P . Purs uan t to 3 1 U.S .C . 3 7 16 a nd 7 CFR, P art 3 , S ubpa1i B , an y fund s p a id to The
Coope rator in excess of the am o unt to w hi c h T he Coop e ra to r is/a re fin a ll y d e te rmin e d to
b e e ntitl e d und e r the t erm s and cond it io ns of the a ward co n s titute a d ebt to th e fe d e ra l
Gove rnme nt. lf no t p a id w ithin a reasona ble pe ri o d afte r th e d e mand fo r payment, t he
Fed e ra l a wardin g age ncy m ay re d uce t he de bt b y:
1. M a kin g a n a dminis trative offset agai nst o th e r reques ts fo r re imburse m e nts .
2. W ithh o ld ing a dv ance p ayme nt s oth e rw ise due to T h e Coo pe rato r.
3 . Taking o th e r act io n p e rmitted b y s tatute.
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Except as othe r w ise provided by Ia"', the Fede ra l awarding agency shall charge
interest on an ove rdue debt in accordance with 4 CFR, Chapter 11 "Federal Claim s
Co ll ec ti o n Sta ndards" and 31 U.S.C. C hapter 37.
Q. Modifi ca ti o ns w ithin th e scope o f th e ag reement s ha ll be made by mutual co nsent o f th e
parti es, by the iss uance of a wri tt e n mod ifi ca ti on, s igned a nd da ted by bot h parties , p ri o r
to any changes be in g pe rform ed. T he U.S. Forest Se rv ice is not ob ligated to fund a ny
c han ges no t prope r ly a pp roved in advance.
R. Either party, in writin g, may te rm inate t hi s ag reeme nt in who le, o r in part, at any tim e
befo re th e elate of exp ir at ion. Neithe r party shall in cur any new obligat ions fo r the
terminated portion of thi s agree me nt after the effective date and s hal l cancel as man y
ob li gat io ns a s is poss ibl e. Fu ll c redit sha ll be a ll owed for eac h pa rty's expenses and a ll
nonca nce lable o b i igat io ns prope rl y in cu rr ed up to th e effective date of te rmin ation.
S. PROHl Bl TlON AGA INST INTERNAL CONFlDENTIA L AGREEMENTS: All no n
fede ra l gove rnm ent e ntiti es working on thi s agree ment w il l ad here to t he below
provi s ions fo und in the Co nso lid ated Appro priat io ns Ac t, 20 16 , Pub. L. I 14-113,
relat ing to report in g fra ud , waste a nd ab use to au th o riti es :
(a) T he rec ipi ent ma y not requi re its e mp loyees, contracto rs, o r
s ubrecipi e nts see kin g to report fraud, waste, o r abuse to s ig n o r co mpl y
w ith int ernal co nfid e ntia lity ag reeme nts o r statem e nt s prohibiti ng or
otherw ise res tri ctin g th e m from lawfu ll y re portin g that waste, fra ud , or
abuse to a des ignated inves ti gative or la w e nforce me nt re prese ntative
o f a Fede ra l department o r age ncy auth o ri ze d to receive s uch
informati on.
(b) Th e rec ipient mu s t notify it s emp loyees, co ntractors , o r s ubre c ipi e nts
that the prohibition s and re s tricti o ns of any in ternal co nfid e ntiality
ag reements incon s is tent w ith para graph (a) of thi s awa rd provisio n are
no lon ge r in e ffect.
(c) Th e prohibiti on in paragrap h (a) o f th is award provi s ion does not
contravene requi reme nt s app li cab le to a ny ot her fo rm iss ued by a
Federa l department or age ncy gove rning th e no nd isc lo s ur e o f
c lass ifi ed in fo rm ation.
(d) If the Gove rnm e nt de ter mi nes th at the recipi ent is not in co mpliance
wit h thi s award provision , it:
(I) Wil l pro hi bit th e rec ipie nt's use of funds unde r th is award , in accorda nce
wi th sect io ns 743, 744 of Div is io n E o f th e Co nso lidated
Appro priation s Act, 2 0 16, (Pub. L. I I 4-1 13) or any s uccesso r prov is ion of law;
a nd
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(2) May pursue othe r re med ies ava il ab le for the reci pi e nt's material
fa ilu re to co mply w ith awa rd terms and cond it io ns.
T. Federal wage provis ions (Davis -Bacon o r Se rvi ce Contract Act) a re app l ic a b le to a ny
co ntract deve lop ed and awarded under thi s agreem e nt w he re a ll o r pa rt o f the fundin g is
prov id ed with Fed e ra l fund s. Davis-Baco n wage rates app ly o n a ll publi c wo rks
contracts in excess of $2,000 a nd Serv ice Co ntract Act wage provis ion s apply to ser v ic e
co ntracts in excess of$2,50 0 . The U .S. Forest Service w ill award contracts in a ll
s it u ations w here th e ir contrib uti o n exceed s 50 percent of t he cost of the co nt ract. I f The
Coope rator is/a re approved to issue a co ntrac t , it s ha ll be awa rd ed o n a competiti ve bas is.
U. Th is agr eement in no way restricts th e U .S . Fo res t Service o r T he Coope rator fro m
p a rti c ipating in s imilar activities w ith oth e r pu bli c o r p ri vate age nc ie s, or gan iza tion s, and
ind iv idua ls .
V. In acco rdance w ith Execu t i ve O rd e r (E O) 13513, "Fed e ra l Leadership o n Red uc in g T ext
M essag in g W h ile Driving," a ny an d a ll tex t messagin g by Federal employees is banned:
a) whil e drivin g a Governme nt owned ve hicle (GOY) or driv in g a pr ivately owned
vehi c le (POV) wh il e o n offi c ial Gove rnm e nt b us iness; o r b) us ing an y e lectron ic
equ ipment s upp l ied by th e Govern m e nt w he n driving any vehi c le at any t ime. A ll
c ooperators, their e mp loyees, vo l unteer s, a nd contrac to r s are encouraged to adopt and
enforce po l icies that ban text mess aging w he n driv in g company owned , leased o r r e n ted
veh icles, POVs o r GOVs w he n driv in g whi le o n offi c ial Government bus iness or w he n
p e rfo rmin g any work for o r o n be ha lf of th e Governmen t
W . Any info rm ati o n furni s h ed t o th e U.S. Fo res t Servi ce under thi s agree m e nt is s ubj ect to
th e Freed om of In fo rm at io n Act (5 U.S .C. 552).
X. This agreement is exec uted as of t he date of th e las t s ig nature and , unl ess soo ne r
terminated, s h a ll be effective for a pe ri od of fi ve years th rough D ece mber 3 1, 2 0 2 1.
Y. B y s ig n ature b e low, eac h party ce rti fies that t he indi v id ua ls li sted in thi s d ocume nt as
re pre s e ntatives of th e indi vid u a l part ies a re authorized to act in the ir res pecti ve areas for
m atters re lated to thi s ag ree me nt. Tn w itness w hereof, th e parties hereto have executed
thi s agreement as of the la s t date w ritte n be low.
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USDA, Forest Service MARGARET MIMS, Sheriff ~~ill ~-GOULD, Forest Supervisor U.S. Forest Service, Sierra National Forest BRIAN PACHECO, Board of Supervisors Fresco County DON HOANG Special Agent in Charge, Pacific Southwest Region 2-\lt?,l7 Date \.~ro!G Date ATIEST: 0MB 0596-0217 FS-J 500-8 BERNICE E. SEIDEL, Clerk Board of Supervisors By~~ ~$})of Deputy Date ~ ' Date The authority and format of this agreement have been reviewed and approved for :}L'e , tU ~ Q JlA. ~:,( !Dll-u.s. Forest Service Grants Management Specialist Page 13 of 14 (Rev. 9-15)
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