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Appropriation:

Appropriation Summary Statement

Management of Lands and Resources

The Management of Lands and Resources appropriation, the largest of BLM's 10 major appropriations, provides for a variety of functions necessary to develop, manage and protect the resources of onshore and offshore lands under BLM's jurisdiction. These functions include energy and minerals management, lands and realty management, renewable resource management, planning and data management, cadastral survey, firefighting and rehabilitation, and administration and law enforcement.

Energy and Minerals Management includes such activities as the leasing of coal, oil and gas, geothermal resources, oil shale, tar sands and nonenergy minerals; the assessment of environmental impacts of proposed energy and mineral developments; and the implementation of lease stipulations and other environmental protection measures to mitigate adverse effects. In FY 1982, the program provides for up to 14,500 onshore oil and gas leases, approximately 550 geothermal leases, seven competitive sales on the Outer Continental Shelf, and administering the various nonenergy minerals activities. In addition, two competitive coal lease sales will be held in calendar year 1982.

Lands and Realty Management includes such activities as use authorization in support of energy production, transmission, and distribution as well as other programs dependent upon the occupancy or transfer of public lands; land classification; processing applications for transfer of public lands for use by other Federal agencies, State and local governments, and private individuals; withdrawal review; withdrawal restorations and revocations processing; maintenance of official land records, including mining claims; and trespass abatement. The program provides for disposal and exchange of land through a variety of mechanisms where there is a demonstrated need or purpose to be served and where the action is clearly in the national interest and consistent with land use planning. Lands and Realty activities in FY 1982 will emphasize processing rights-of-way applications for energy related development, withdrawal review and revocations, State in Lieu Selections, Forest Service/BLM boundary adjustments, Navajo-Hopi land transactions, casework backlog reduction, Native and State land selection in Alaska under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act and the Alaska Statehood Act, implementation of various provisions of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, and other nonenergy related case processing.

Renewable Resources Management includes range management; soil, water and air management; wildlife habitat management; forest management; recreation management; and fire protection.

Range Management includes such activities as authorizing and supervising grazing uses; preparing environmental impact statements on grazing practices; improving range conditions through on-the-ground improvements and improved management; protecting, controlling, and managing an estimated 65,000 wild horses and burros that get all or a part of their forage requirements on public lands; and adopting excess horses and burros to qualified applicants.

Soil, Water, and Air Management includes such activities as stabilizing soils; improving water and air quality through land treatment or construction stipulations; maintaining structures and facilities; identifying and protecting water rights for public land uses; and gathering soil/ vegetative data necessary to meet requirements and commitments for grazing, timber, and energy related environmental assessments and statements.

Forest Management includes activities for sustaining the yield on 2.1 million acres of commercial forest land available for timber production and for protecting, maintaining, and enhancing 22 million acres of woodlands that are a valuable source of other forest products, water, wildlife habitat, forage, and recreation uses. Public services such as providing fuel wood and christmas trees are part of the management program on all 24.1 million

acres.

Wildlife Habitat Management includes activities for the protection, management, and improvement of fish and wildlife habitats for all species dependent totally or partially on public lands for food and shelter; for cooperative management with other federal and state wildlife agencies responsible for species management; and the protection and management of habitat for 47 species of endangered fish and wildlife, 22 endangered plant species as well as numerous other sensitive species.

Recreation Management includes activities for the orderly use of public lands for recreation; protection, interpretation, and management of historic and archeological sites; the management of recreational resources in the 12 million acres of the California Desert; the identification of areas that are suitable for wilderness designation, and their management once designated; and the management of 5,000 miles of rivers and 1,000 miles of trails for recreation use, other important recreational resources, and off-road vehicle use.

Fire Management includes activities for developing fire techniques such as prescribed burning as a tool for resource management and for developing methods to prevent and suppress fires to minimize loss of resources from wildfires.

Planning and Data Management includes such activities as data analysis, land use planning, and automated data management. These activities support the development of land use plans to meet schedules for energy and mineral production, rangeland management, timber production, and wilderness studies, as well as resolve conflicts involving wildlife habitat, recreation, cultural resources, and other natural resources. Data management also supports Bureau programs through the development and operation of automated systems for acquiring, storing, using, and disseminating data required for all aspects of the agency's programs, including both financial and natural resource management.

Cadastral Survey includes activities for the identification of land boundaries and legal property descriptions to facilitate the Bureau's land management programs. During the budget year an estimated 7,450,000 acres will be surveyed in Alaska and the Lower 48 States.

In Alaska, surveys are performed on lands selected by the State for transfer under the Alaska Statehood Act; and for Native townsites, Native allotments, and other entitlements under the Alaska Native Claim Settlement Act; and other special purposes. Surveys in the Lower 48 States identify land boundaries that are prerequisite to resource management activities and decisions. This involves both new surveys and resurveys to reestablish obliterated boundary markers.

Firefighting and Rehabilitation includes activities for protecting public lands and their natural resources and other values from loss or depletion due to wildfires. Based on a 10-year annual average of 1.2 million acres burned, fire causes damages averaging $14.0 million each year. Suppression costs average an additional $18.0 million annually.

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Administration and Enforcement includes activities for general administration, equal employment opportunities, and law enforcement on the public lands. Administration includes executive management and general support services such as financial management, personnel management, management analysis, budget and program development, procurement, and property management. Equal Employment Opportunity Program will integrate a feasible and effective equal employment opportunity program into the entire fabric of BLM's programs. Law enforcement provides for enforcement of laws and regulations governing the management, use, and protection of public lands through cooperative agreements with state, local, and Federal law enforcement agencies; federal special agents; and a uniformed ranger force in the California Desert.