This Policy is Inactive

2007 "America the Beautiful" Volunteer Pass

IM-AZ-2007-037
Instruction Memorandum
United States Department of the Interior
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
Arizona State Office
One North Central Avenue, Suite 800
Phoenix, Arizona  85004-4427
 
April 20, 2007
In Reply Refer To:
1114 (AZ-930) P
 
EMS TRANSMISSION
Instruction Memorandum No. AZ-2007-037
Expires:  When Superseded or Canceled     EXPIRED
 
To:
All Employees
 
Attention:  Field Officer Volunteer Coordinators and Supervisors of Volunteers
 
 
From:
Acting State Director
 
 
Subject:
2007 "America the Beautiful" Volunteer Pass
 
Purpose:  The purpose of this Instruction Memorandum (IM) is to provide temporary guidance for issuing the Congressionally established “America the Beautiful” Volunteer Pass to Arizona Bureau of Land Management (BLM) volunteers in 2007.   
 
Policy/Action:  State and Field Offices will notify current and future volunteers about the opportunity to earn the pass through available communication methods (websites, recruitment materials, orientation, training, etc...).
 
The attached BLM Arizona process for safeguarding, validating, recording, and distributing “America the Beautiful” volunteer passes will be used by State and Field Offices as temporary guidance.
 
Timeframe:  Effectively immediately.
 
Background:  In December 2004, Congress passed the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (REA), Public Law 108-447, which established a new interagency pass program to replace the Golden Eagle, Golden Age, and Golden Access Passports, and the National Parks Pass with a new “America the Beautiful – the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass.”  As part of the program, the REA also authorized the Secretaries of the Departments of Agriculture and Interior to issue interagency volunteer passes.
 
Guidance related to other passes authorized under PL 108-447 will be provided via a separate IM on the BLM Recreation Program.
 
Contact:  Margaret Dwyer, State Volunteer Coordinator, at 480-794-0316.
 
Signed:
Michael A. Taylor
Acting State Director
Authenticated:
Dana J. Jones
Staff Assistant
 
1 Attachment:
1 - BLM Arizona process for safeguarding, validating, recording, and distributing “America the Beautiful” volunteer passes (3 pp)