The ASLD is responsible for managing Arizona State Trust lands in the JLUS Project Area
and has a cultural resources management program for state trust lands. The ASLD works
closely with the SHPO in all facets of their cultural resource management program and
coordinates interagency review of proposed revenue‐producing trust land use to ensure
compliance with the State Historic Preservation Act.
The two components of the ASLD program are the Cultural Resources Management
Program and the Cultural Resource Protection Program. The management program
includes:
A cultural resources management / archeological review process to determine if
a project may impact known cultural sites; potential for locating other cultural
resources within the project area; and if follow on work is required.
A Cultural Resource Management checklist to ensure all required project
information is collected.
Cultural resources report submission guidelines to ensure project reports
submitted to the SHPO are prepared in accordance with applicable standards.
The ASLD Cultural Resources Protection Program makes use of the Arizona Site Steward
Program to monitor cultural sites and report any damage or vandalism to the sites. The
site stewards are volunteers selected, trained and certified by the SHPO. The site
stewards actively support cultural resource education and outreach programs. In
addition, organizations that lease lands from the ASLD, such as the AZARNG, have
responsibilities for the protection of cultural sites on those lands.
The AZARNG prepared an Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan (ICRMP) in
2012 for 25 readiness centers and training areas across Arizona, including FMR and the
Picacho Peak Stagefield, Rittenhouse Training Site, and SBAH. The Intent of the AZARNG
Cultural Resource Program is to support the AZARNG mission while protecting eligible
and potentially eligible sites in compliance with the NHPA. The AZARNG identified six key
goals in the ICRMP.
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Support sustainable training to ensure military personnel readiness.
Reduce / eliminate landscape access restrictions to allow fuller use of range
areas.
Protect cultural resources from damage.
Conserve cultural resources and their information for future generations.
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