Attachment 13: Camp Muir Environmental Commitments 1

SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

I.

Wildlife, Habitat, and Sensitive Resource Protection
1. Contractors will be informed of special status species and legal penalties for taking or harming of species.
2. Allow National Park Service staff to access the construction site or staging areas for any required resource monitoring, as coordinated by the CO/COR. 3. Helibases and/or helicopter sling-load staging areas: Kautz and Ricksecker are the helibase locations approved for this project, subject to space limitations. Chinook-47/Vertol 234 Chinook helicopters are not approved for operations out of Kautz or Ricksecker to minimize effects on special status wildlife species. Helibases outside the Park may be used as approved by the CO/COR. 4. All flights shall maintain at least 2,000 ft above ground level except during takeoff/ landing or as required for safety.
5. Helicopter lifts shall be accomplished with aircraft capable of safely operating at Camp Muir.
6. All vehicles/equipment must have functioning mufflers. Unmuffled compression brakes are prohibited.
7. Use of air horns is prohibited except for emergencies. 8. Limit idling of vehicles and equipment to 15 minutes except for safety/mechanical needs.
9. Report all wildlife collisions ("roadkill") to the park within 1 hour. 10. Feeding or approaching wildlife is prohibited.
11. Notify the CO/COR of bear, fox, wolverine, or wolf activity near helibases or project areas.
12. Implement a litter control program; store food in wildlife resistant containers. 13. Avoid mapped rare lichen areas at Camp Muir per maps will be provided by CO/COR.
14. Use the quietest equipment and methods feasible to accomplish the work. 15. Work below 4800 ft elevation must occur during daylight hours from March 15 through September 30.
16. Work below 3800 ft elevation occurring from April 1 through Sept 23 must occur no earlier than two hours after official sunrise and will stop at least two hours before official sunset.
17. Nighttime construction is prohibited.

II.

Imported Materials – Weed Free Requirements
1. Weed free certification. All material sources and materials incorporated into the work must be certified to be free from noxious weeds, invasive plants, and other deleterious materials by a federal, state or local public agency. Commercial certifications may be acceptable if materials have been certified to meet or exceed the North American Invasive Species Management Association (NAISMA) standards