EP 1130-2-500
27 Dec 96
CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION
1-1. Purpose. This operations and maintenance (O&M) pamphlet establishes guidance and
procedures for the management of activities at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers water resource
development projects and supplements Engineer Regulation (ER) 1130-2-500.
1-2. Applicability. This pamphlet is applicable to all USACE commands having responsibility for
civil works functions.
1-3. References. See Appendix A.
1-4. Glossary.
a. Accepting official. The accepting official is the Corps staff member designated to
accept the services of volunteers and responsible for the proper observance of regulations while
services are performed.
b. Hosted worker. A hosted worker is an individual who performs services for the Corps
of Engineers for no compensation, but is compensated in some way by another organization or
agency. A hosted worker is considered a volunteer.
c. Incidental expenses. Incidental expenses are those out-of-pocket expenses which a
volunteer may incur in performing a service for the Corps. Incidental expenses are different from
the expenses the Corps would accrue in providing materials or overhead associated with the
service a volunteer performs.
d. Voluntary Service. Voluntary service is official Government business, having some
value to the Corps, conducted by volunteers under the direction of a paid Corps staff member.
e. Volunteer. A volunteer is any person who performs work for the Corps of Engineers
for which he or she receives no pay from the Corps. A volunteer is not an employee of the United
States Government except for the purposes of Chapter 171 of Title 28 of the United States Code,
relating to tort claims, and Chapter 81 of Title 5 of the United States Code, relating to
compensation for work injuries.
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