and Performance Information

Fiscal Year 2011

BUDGET

JUSTIFICATIONS

The United States

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I. General Statement ............................................................................................................ I-1

Introduction to the Bureau of Land Management.......................................................... I-1

2011 Budget Request................................................................................................... I-3

Initiatives .....................................................................................................................I-17

New Energy Frontier........................................................................................I-17

Climate Change Adaptation .............................................................................I-22

Treasured Landscapes ....................................................................................I-27

Youth in Natural Resources .............................................................................I-30

High Priority Performance Goals .................................................................................I-36

2011 Performance Summary.......................................................................................I-40

II. Budget at a Glance...........................................................................................................II-1

III. Collections......................................................................................................................III-1

IV. Appropriation: Management of Lands and Resources .............................................. IV-1

Appropriation Language Sheet ................................................................................... IV-1

Appropriation Language Citations............................................................................... IV-2

Authorizations............................................................................................................. IV-3

Summary of Requirements ....................................................................................... IV-21

Justification of Fixed Costs and Related Changes.................................................... IV-24

Activity: Land Resources .......................................................................................... IV-25

Subactivity: Soil, Water, and Air Management .............................................. IV-27

Subactivity: Rangeland Management............................................................ IV-35

Subactivity: Public Domain Forest Management ........................................... IV-45

Subactivity: Riparian Management................................................................ IV-53

Subactivity: Cultural Resources Management............................................... IV-63

Subactivity: Wild Horse & Burro Management............................................... IV-71

Activity: Wildlife and Fisheries Management............................................................. IV-83

Subactivity: Wildlife Management ................................................................. IV-85

Subactivity: Fisheries Management .............................................................. IV-93

Activity: Threatened and Endangered Species Management.................................... IV-99

Activity: Recreation Management ........................................................................... IV-103

Subactivity: Wilderness Management ......................................................... IV-105

Subactivity: Recreation Resources Management........................................ IV-111

Activity: Energy and Minerals Management............................................................ IV-121

Subactivity: Oil and Gas Management ........................................................ IV-123

Subactivity: Coal Management.................................................................... IV-135

Subactivity: Other Mineral Resources ......................................................... IV-139

Activity: Realty and Ownership Management.......................................................... IV-145

Subactivity: Alaska Conveyance ................................................................. IV-147

Subactivity: Cadastral Survey ..................................................................... IV-155

Subactivity: Lands and Realty Management ............................................... IV-159

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Activity: Communication Site Management............................................................. IV-169

Activity: Resource Protection and Maintenance...................................................... IV-171

Subactivity: Resource Management Planning ............................................. IV-173

Subactivity: Abandoned Mine Lands ........................................................... IV-183

Subactivity: Resource Protection & Law Enforcement................................. IV-193

Subactivity: Hazardous Materials Management .......................................... IV-201

Activity: Transportation and Facilities Maintenance ................................................ IV-209

Subactivity: Operations ............................................................................... IV-211

Subactivity: Annual Maintenance ................................................................ IV-215

Subactivity: Deferred Maintenance ............................................................. IV-219

Activity: National Landscape and Conservation System ......................................... IV-225

Activity: Land and Resource Information Systems.................................................. IV-253

Activity: Challenge Cost Share ............................................................................... IV-257

Activity: Workforce and Organizational Support...................................................... IV-263

Subactivity: Information Systems Operations .............................................. IV-275

Subactivity: Administrative Support............................................................. IV-279

Subactivity: Bureau-wide Fixed Costs......................................................... IV-285

Activity: Mining Law Administration......................................................................... IV-289

Budget Schedules .................................................................................................. IV-295

V. Appropriation: Construction.......................................................................................... V-1

Appropriation Language Sheet .................................................................................... V-1

Authorizations.............................................................................................................. V-2

Summary of Requirements .......................................................................................... V-3

Activity: Construction................................................................................................... V-4

Deferred Maintenance and Capital Improvement Plan................................................. V-8

Budget Schedules ..................................................................................................... V-28

VI. Appropriation: Land Acquisition ................................................................................. VI-1

Appropriation Language Sheet ................................................................................... VI-1

Appropriation Language Citations and Authorizations ................................................ VI-2

Summary of Requirements ......................................................................................... VI-3

Justification of Fixed Costs and Related Changes...................................................... VI-4

Activity: Land Acquisition............................................................................................ VI-5

Subactivity: Land Acquisition .......................................................................... VI-6

Subactivity: Inholding, Emergency and Hardship .......................................... VI-33

Subactivity: Acquisition Management............................................................ VI-35

Budget Schedules .................................................................................................... VI-37
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VII. Appropriation: Oregon and California Grant Lands................................................. VII-1

Appropriation Language Sheet .................................................................................. VII-1

Appropriation Language Citations and Authorization ................................................. VII-2

Summary of Requirements ........................................................................................ VII-4

Justification of Fixed Costs and Related Changes..................................................... VII-5

Appropriation Description .......................................................................................... VII-6

Activity: Western Oregon Acquisition....................................................................... VII-12

Activity: Western Oregon Transportation and Facilities Maintenance ...................... VII-14

Activity: Western Oregon Resources Management.................................................. VII-25

Activity: Western Oregon Information and Data Systems......................................... VII-50

Activity: Western Oregon National Landscape Conservation System ...................... VII-53

Budget Schedules ................................................................................................... VII-56

VIII. Appropriation: Range Improvements...................................................................... VIII-1

Appropriation Language Sheet ................................................................................. VIII-1

Appropriation Language Citations and Authorizations .............................................. VIII-2

Summary of Requirements ....................................................................................... VIII-3

Activity: Range Improvements .................................................................................. VIII-4

Budget Schedules .................................................................................................... VIII-7

IX. Appropriation: Service Charges, Deposits, and Forfeitures...................................... IX-1

Appropriation Language Sheet ................................................................................... IX-1

Appropriation Language Citations and Authorizations ................................................ IX-2

Summary of Requirements ......................................................................................... IX-3

Appropriation: Service Changes, Deposits, and Forfeitures (Indefinite) ...................... IX-4

Budget Schedules ...................................................................................................... IX-7

X. Appropriation: Miscellaneous Permanent Payments................................................... X-1

Appropriation Language Sheet .................................................................................... X-1

Authorizations.............................................................................................................. X-2

Summary of Requirements .......................................................................................... X-6

Appropriation: Miscellaneous Permanent Payments.................................................... X-7

2009 Total Payments of BLM Receipts to States & Counties..................................... X-12

Budget Schedules ..................................................................................................... X-13
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XI. Appropriation: Permanent Operating Funds .............................................................. XI-1

Appropriation Language Sheet ................................................................................... XI-1

Authorizations............................................................................................................. XI-2

Summary of Requirements ......................................................................................... XI-5

Appropriation: Permanent Operating Funds ............................................................... XI-6

Budget Schedules .................................................................................................... XI-15

XII. Appropriation: Miscellaneous Trust Funds .............................................................. XII-1

Appropriation Language Sheet .................................................................................. XII-1

Authorizations............................................................................................................ XII-2

Summary of Requirements ........................................................................................ XII-3

Activity: Current and Permanent Land and Resource Management Trust Fund......... XII-4

Budget Schedules ..................................................................................................... XII-6

XIII. Appropriation: Helium Fund and Operations.......................................................... XIII-1

Appropriation Language Sheet ................................................................................. XIII-1

Summary of Requirements ....................................................................................... XIII-2

Activity: Helium Fund and Operations....................................................................... XIII-3

Budget Schedules .................................................................................................... XIII-7

XIV. Appropriation: Administrative Provisions..............................................................XIV-1

XV. Appendices.................................................................................................................XV-1

Departmental and Bureau Cross-Cuts.......................................................................XV-1

Service First...................................................................................................XV-2

Education, Interpretation, Partnerships, and Volunteers.................................XV-4

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation............................................................XV-6

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 .......................................XV-7

Employee Count by Grade ........................................................................................XV-9

BLM Table of Organization......................................................................................XV-10
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INTRODUCTION TO THE

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

Raymond Mountains Wilderness Study Area, Wyoming

Mission

The Bureau of Land Management’s mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of 

the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.

Program Overview

The BLM was established in 1946 through the consolidation of the General Land Office, created 

in 1812, and the U.S. Grazing Service, which was formed in 1934. The BLM is responsible for 

the management and conservation of resources on 253 million surface acres, as well as 700 

million acres of onshore subsurface mineral estate. In addition, BLM has trust responsibilities 

on 56 million acres of Indian trust lands for mineral operations and cadastral surveys. These 

public lands make up about 13 percent of the total land surface of the United States and more 

than 40 percent of all land managed by the Federal government, making BLM the Nation’s 

largest land manager.
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Most of the public lands managed by BLM are located in the western United States, including 

Alaska, and are characterized predominantly by extensive grassland, forest, high mountain, 

arctic tundra, and desert landscapes. The most prominent landscapes managed by BLM are 

those in its National Landscape Conservation System. The NLCS, which totals over 27 million 

acres, is comprised of specific geographic areas of BLM-administered public lands designated 

by Acts of Congress or Presidential proclamations to be specially managed on a landscape 

level to enhance their conservation value while allowing for appropriate multiple uses. Many of 

these treasured landscapes are some of America’s best kept secrets, yet are just minutes from 

major metropolitan areas. Others are rugged and remote, offering solitude in a primitive 

backcountry setting. The mission of the NLCS is to conserve, protect, and restore nationally 

significant landscapes recognized for their outstanding cultural, ecological, and scientific values. 

Units of the NLCS include red-rock deserts, rugged ocean coastlines, deep river canyons, and 

broad Alaskan tundra. Many serve as outdoor scientific laboratories where significant cultural 

and paleontological discoveries are commonly made. The NLCS areas include 37 National 

Monuments and National Conservation Areas, 223 Wilderness Areas, 545 Wilderness Study 

Areas, 69 Wild and Scenic Rivers (totaling 2,416 miles), and 16 National Scenic and Historic 

Trails (totaling over 6,000 miles). On March 31, 2009 President Obama signed the Omnibus 

Public Land Management Act of 2009, adding to the NLCS nearly 929,000 acres of Wilderness, 

one National Monument, four National Conservation Areas, 362 miles of Wild and Scenic 

Rivers, and 40 miles of National Scenic Trails. The additions to the NLCS from the 2009 Act 

total over 1.2 million acres of lands designated for conservation. 

The BLM manages multiple resources and uses, including energy and minerals, timber, forage, 

recreation, wild horse and burro herds, fish and wildlife habitat, wilderness areas, and 

archaeological, paleontological, and historical sites. The BLM is guided by the Federal Land 

Policy and Management Act of 1976, which gives BLM its comprehensive mission to manage 

the public lands for a variety of uses so as to benefit present and future generations.

One of the most significant management challenges for BLM stems from the rapid population 

and urban growth in the West, and the increased demands for access to and utilization of the 

public lands that have accompanied this growth. The BLM customers are as diverse as the 

natural resources the bureau manages. Public lands support millions of visitors. In 2011, 57 

million visitors are expected to participate in recreational activities such as wildlife watching, 

hiking, camping, hunting, and whitewater rafting. 

In addition, BLM programs provide access to lands and resources that are keys to expanding 

opportunities for renewable energy and address the Nation’s needs for oil, natural gas, coal and 

non-energy minerals, grazing land, and timber. The BLM conducts programs in partnership with 

States, Tribes, and local communities and with conservation groups and research scientists. 

The BLM management activities benefit recreational and traditional land users while contributing 

to the vitality of State and local economies. In 2011, public lands will generate an estimated 

$4.1 billion in revenues, mostly from energy development.
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2011 BUDGET REQUEST

Total Budget Request

The 2011 BLM request is $1.1 billion in current appropriations, an increase of $8.0 million over 

the 2010 enacted level. The budget proposes $923.6 million for Management of Lands and 

Resources and $105.6 million for Oregon and California Grant Lands, BLM’s two operating 

accounts. This represents a net decrease of $41.0 million for these two accounts. The request 

includes a number of program increases, offset by base funding reductions, the elimination of 

funding for one-time earmarks, anticipated efficiency savings, and $10.0 million in collections 

from a new onshore oil and gas inspection fee.

The budget includes a significant funding increase required to implement the new management 

strategy for the Wild Horse and Burro program that was recently unveiled by Secretary Salazar. 

In addition to funding this new strategy, the 2011 BLM budget request includes funding 

increases for the Secretary's ongoing initiatives for Climate Change Adaptation and Treasured 

Landscapes. The request also advances the Secretary's New Energy Frontier initiative. 

Funding reductions are proposed for lower priority BLM programs.

Table 1 below shows the total budget request. Current budget authority is provided by annual 

congressional appropriations acts. Permanent budget authority is controlled by permanent laws

for a specified period of time. Table 2 presents each appropriation and the respective funding 

allocations between 2009 through 2011. Table 3 presents the offsetting collections by 

appropriation and the respective funding allocations between 2009 through 2011. The Budgetat-a-Glance table in Chapter 2 displays the 2011 budget request at the activity-subactivity level; 

a more detailed description of specific changes is provided in the Activity/Subactivity-Level 

Presentation of this document.

Table 1: Total 2011 Budget Request ($000s)

Budget Authority 2009 

Actual*

2009

Recovery 

Act

2010 

Enacted

2011 

President's 

Budget

2011 

Request 

Change 

from 2010

Current Discretionary 1,042,957 305,000 1,109,404 1,116,372 +6,968

Current Mandatory 20,805 25,200 25,200 0

Rescission of Balances/Cancellations -13,042 -1,000 0 +1,000

Total Current 1,050,720 305,000 1,133,604 1,141,572 7,968

Permanent 226,413 0 183,062 172,766 -10,296

Total Current and Permanent 1,277,133 305,000 1,316,666 1,314,338 -2,328

FTEs 10,834 0 11,107 10,869 -238

*2009 Actual Amounts include net transfers of $8,150,000 to MLR, -$753,000 to Construction, - $1,127,000 to Land Acquisition 

and -$3,800,000 to Service Charge, Deposits and Forfeitures.
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Table 2: Bureau of Land Management Appropriations ($000s)

Appropriation 2009 

Actual*

2010

Enacted

2011

President's

Budget

2011

Request 

Change

from 2010

CURRENT DISCRETIONARY

 Management of Land and Resources (MLR) 913,523 959,571 923,559 -36,012

 Oregon and California Grant Lands 109,949 111,557 105,573 -5,984

 Land Acquisition 13,648 29,650 83,650 +54,000

 Construction 5,837 8,626 3,590 -5,036

 Service Charges, Deposit, and Forfeitures [20,216] [33,300] [33,300] [0]

 Offsetting Collections [-20,216] [-33,300] [-33,300] [0]

TOTAL - Current Discretionary without ARRA 1,042,957 1,109,404 1,116,372 -6,968

CURRENT MANDATORY

Range Improvements 10,000 10,000 10,000 0

Miscellaneous Trust Funds 10,805 15,200 15,200 0

TOTAL - Current Mandatory 20,805 25,200 25,200 0

TOTAL - Gross Current without ARRA 1,063,762 1,134,604 1,141,572 6,968

Recission of Balances and/or Cancellation -13,042 -1,000 +1,000

TOTAL - NET CURRENT without ARRA 1,050,720 1,133,604 1,141,572 -7,968

AMERICAN RECOVERY and REINVESTMENT ACT OF 2009 (ARRA)

 ARRA Funding - MLR 125,000 0 0 0

 ARRA Funding - Construction 180,000 0 0 0

TOTAL - NET CURRENT with ARRA 1,355,720 1,133,604 1,141,572 -7,968

PERMANENT FUNDS

 Miscellaneous Permanent Payment Accounts 110,715 100,436 90,750 -9,686

 Permanent Operating Funds 113,809 80,826 80,216 -610

 Miscellaneous Trust funds (Permanent) 1,899 1,800 1,800 0

TOTAL - Permanent Funds 226,423 183,062 172,766 -10,296

TOTAL - CURRENT and PERMANENT w/out ARRA 1,277,143 1,316,666 1,314,338 -2,328

TOTAL - CURRENT and PERMANENT with ARRA 1,582,143 1,316,666 1,314,338 -2,328

*2009 Actual Amounts include net transfers of $8,150,000 to MLR, -$753,000 to Construction, - $1,127,000 to Land 

Acquisition and -$3,800,000 to Service Charge, Deposits and Forfeitures.
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Table 3: Bureau of Land Management Offsetting Collections ($000s)

Appropriation 2009 

Actual*

2010

Enacted

2011

President's

Budget

2011

Request 

Change

from 2010

SPENDING AUTHORITY FROM OFFSETTING COLLECTIONS*

 Mining Law Administration 34,696 36,696 36,696 0

 Communications Sites Management 2,000 2,000 2,000 0

 Applications for Permit to Drill (APD Fees) 21,221 45,500 45,500 0

 Inspection Fees 0 0 10,000 10,000

 Service Charges, Deposit, and Forfeitures 20,216 33,300 33,300 0

 Helium Fund 96,742 103,837 129,418 25,581

TOTAL Funds Available from Offsetting Collections 174,875 221,333 256,914 35,581

*This last category of funding lists major programs in which BLM has additional spending capacity, but does not increase 

appropriation totals because funding is offset by collections.
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2011 Funding Initiatives

In 2011 the BLM will prioritize its work around the following major initiatives and focus areas:

New Energy Frontier

Climate Change Adaptation

Treasured Landscapes

Youth in Natural Resources

Reforming the Wild Horse and Burro Program

New Energy Frontier Initiative

The budget request will enable BLM to continue to move forward aggressively in supporting the 

President's goal of promoting the development of renewable energy on public lands. To 

encourage and facilitate renewable energy development, the budget proposes a $3.0 million 

increase in the Lands and Realty Management program that builds on the $16.1 million increase 

provided in 2010. The $3.0 million will be used to prepare site-specific National Environmental 

Policy Act studies of potential solar energy sites in Nevada and regional Environmental Impact 

Statements of potential wind energy zones in Nevada and Oregon. These studies will be 

completed in addition to those being funded with Recovery Act funding and base funding in 

Arizona, New Mexico, and California. All of these studies will help BLM propose future 

renewable energy zones that support the strategy of avoiding areas with potential conflict. They 

may also lead to the identification of additional fast track projects when new renewable energy 

zones are designated. From the start, environmental review has been the cornerstone of the 

Secretary's New Energy Frontier initiative to ensure a balanced and mindful approach to the 

development of renewable energy that addresses the impacts of development on wildlife, water 

resources, and other interests under the Department’s jurisdiction.

The budget also supports the Secretary's recently announced onshore oil and gas leasing 

reforms to improve certainty, reduce conflicts, and restore balance on public lands between 

conventional energy development and environmental protection. The 2011 budget includes a 

$2.0 million increase in the Soil, Water, and Air Management program to increase BLM's air 

quality monitoring capabilities. The funds will help BLM to resolve shortcomings in assessing 

and monitoring regional air quality on public lands to gain a better understanding of current 

ambient conditions and improve BLM's ability to forecast the impact of public land activities on 

future air quality. BLM will target the additional monitoring instruments and activities to areas 

with current or anticipated intensive oil and gas development to help BLM ensure that the 

energy development complies with NEPA and Clean Air Act requirements and aid BLM in 

minimizing or addressing potential litigation issues.

The BLM Oil and Gas Management program reflects a $13.7 million reduction in net 

appropriations funding. This includes a $3.0 million reduction in base funding that reflects the 

completion of Energy Policy and Conservation Act studies and a $10.0 million decrease in 

appropriated funding for oil and gas inspection and enforcement activities that will be fully offset 

with proposed new inspection fees. The budget includes appropriations language to begin 

charging inspection fees to oil and gas operations that are subject to inspection by BLM. The 

fees would be based on the number of oil and gas wells per lease, providing for costs to be 

shared equitably across the industry. According to agency data, BLM currently spends about 

$40 million on compliance inspections. Inspection costs include, among other things, the 

salaries and travel expenses of inspectors. The proposed fee will generate approximately $10 
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million in 2011, thereby requiring energy developers on Federal lands to fund roughly 25 

percent of compliance costs. The inspection fee will defray Federal costs and ensure continued 

oversight of oil and gas operations on Federal land.

The Administration will submit legislation to repeal portions of Section 365 of the Energy Policy 

Act, beginning in 2012. Section 365 diverts mineral leasing receipts from the Treasury to a BLM 

Permit Processing Improvement Fund and also prohibits BLM from establishing cost recovery 

fees for processing applications for oil and gas permits to drill. Upon repeal of the Section 365

fee prohibition, BLM will promulgate regulations to establish fees for applications for permits to 

drill.

The budget also proposes a fee on new non-producing Federal oil and gas leases. This is part 

of a broader Administration initiative to encourage energy development on lands leased for 

development. A new $4 per acre fee on non-producing Federal leases on Federal lands and 

waters would provide a financial incentive for oil and gas companies to either get their leases 

into production or relinquish them so that the tracts can be re-leased to and developed by new 

parties. The proposed $4 per acre fee would apply to all new leases and would be indexed 

annually.

The Administration believes that American taxpayers should get a fair return on the 

development of energy resources on their public lands. A 2008 Government Accountability 

Office report suggests that taxpayers could be getting a better return from Federal oil and gas 

resources, at least in some areas. In 2010, DOI will take steps to implement reforms, including 

the completion of a rulemaking to adjust onshore royalty rates. The budget assumes these 

reforms will increase Federal oil and gas revenues by $1.0 billion over the next ten years.

Climate Change Adaptation Initiative

The 2011 BLM budget request includes a $2.5 million increase in support of the Secretary's 

initiative. In 2010, BLM received a $15.0 million increase to conduct eco-regional assessments 

to improve understanding of the existing condition of BLM landscapes at a broader level, identify 

potential impacts from climate change, and develop and implement strategies and conduct onthe-ground restoration projects to help native plant and animal communities adapt to climate 

change. These efforts are coordinated with other Interior bureaus and other partners through a 

network of Landscape Conservation Cooperatives. The work of the LCCs will help inform, 

facilitate, and integrate the on-the-ground management activities of the Department’s resource 

management Bureaus. In 2009, BLM and its partners completed pilot landscape scale 

assessments in four eco-regions. In 2010, working through the LCC concept, BLM and its 

partners are initiating landscape scale assessments in an additional six eco-regions and 

develop proposed management strategies for the four eco-regions with completed 

assessments. In 2010, BLM will also undertake on-the-ground restoration projects to help 

natural communities adapt to climate projects. In 2011, BLM will complete the assessments for 

those eco-regions with significant public land ownership, develop management strategies for the 

six new eco-regions with completed assessments and begin to implement the management 

strategies for the initial four eco-regions with assessments completed in 2009. In 2011, BLM 

will initiate up to four landscape scale assessments.

Treasured Landscapes Initiative

The 2011 BLM budget request makes a major contribution to the Treasured Landscapes 

initiative with a $13.1 million increase (for a total of $37.8 million) for high priority line-item land 
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acquisition projects that will add Federal protection to over 25,000 acres of lands with important 

natural, cultural, and recreation resource values. The request also includes a program increase 

of $1.3 million in Wilderness Management targeted to new wilderness areas designated by the 

recently enacted Omnibus Lands Act. A $414,000 program increase in the National Monuments 

subactivity will fund high priority operating needs in monuments and national conservation 

areas.

Youth in Natural Resources Initiative

In 2011, the BLM will direct $1.0 million in base funding to support the Secretary's Youth in 

Natural Resources initiative through a new public-private partnership program with the National 

Fish and Wildlife Foundation. Specifically, BLM will work with NFWF to support projects that 

leverage private sector contributions to engage and employ youth in conservation activities.

Reforming the Wild Horses and Burro Program

The 2011 budget proposes a significant increase in funding to begin implementation of the 

Secretary's new management strategy for the Wild Horse and Burro (WHB) program. The 

strategy emphasizes a combination of aggressive fertility control and the relocation of wild 

horses to new preserves in the Midwest or eastern portions of the United States as a means to 

accelerate the attainment of appropriate management population levels. The achievement of 

appropriate management levels is critical to improving and maintaining the health of western 

rangelands for all species. The funding request to implement this new national strategy 

includes a program increase of $12.0 million in the WHB Management program for operational 

costs and fertility control and an increase of $42.5 million in the Land Acquisition account for the 

Secretary's Initiative to acquire land for the WHB preserve.

In recent years, the WHB Management program has encountered serious challenges, most 

notably, declining adoptions of wild horses and higher holding costs. The confluence of these 

and other factors put the program on an unsustainable budget trajectory. The Secretary's plan

will reduce and control future program costs by reducing the number of animals that must be 

removed from the range and placed in expensive short-term holding facilities. Implementing the 

Secretary's plan will allow for the humane and cost-effective achievement of appropriate 

management population levels in the near future.

2011 Budget Request Summary

The major initiatives and focus areas are reflected in both base funding and funding increases 

proposed for 2011. Table 4 shows the budget request summary and the text below summarizes 

the changes.
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Table 4: Bureau of Land Management Budget Request Summary ($000)

FY 2010 President's Budget (enacted) 1,135,404

2011 Program Changes by Initiative

 New Energy Frontier -8,000

Air Quality Data Monitoring +2,000

Renewable Energy - NEPA studies +3,000

Oil and Gas Mgt. - Reduce base funding, offset by retention of new inspection fee -10,000

Oil and Gas Mgt. - Reduce base funding due to completion of EPCA study -3,000

Oil and Gas Mgt. - Inspection Fee [10,000]

Climate Change Adaptation +2,500

Assessments, adaptive strategies, restoration projects through the LCCs +2,500

Treasured Landscapes +14,835

Land Acquisition - line item projects +13,121

Wilderness Management (new designations) +1,300

NLCS - Ntl. Monuments & Conservation Areas +414

Reforming the Wild Horse and Burro Program +54,379

WHB program operations +12,000

Land Acquisition - National Wild Horse Preserve +42,000

Acquisition Mgmt - National Wild Horse Preserve * +379

Other Program Changes -35,703

General Program Reductions (MLR) ** -23,967

General Program Reductions (O&C) -5,000

Construction - (CA Historic Trail interpretive exhibits, Add'l program reductions) -5,036

Land Acquisition - (Emergencies & Hardships) -1,500

Earmarks - (Red Band Trout and Salmon Habitat & Utah Rural Government) -600

Cultural Resource Increase +400

Program Eliminations and Management Savings -10,953

Challenge Cost Share Program -9,500

Property Reduction -500

Energy Savings -391

Competitive Sourcing Study savings -562

Department-Wide Management Savings -9,090

Travel Reductions -3,280

IT Reductions -2,364

Strategic Sourcing Reductions -3,440

DOI Working Capital Fund Adjustment -6

Permanent Reprogrammings and Internal Transfers [16,821]

Recreation Mgt to Cultural Mgt (travel mgt to Antiquities Act) [400]

Headwaters (PD Forestry to benefitting Subactivities) [492]

Shift Abandoned Mine Land funds from Soil, Water, Air subactivity to new 

Abandoned Mine Lands subactivity [15,929]

Fixed Costs (absorbed) [15,859]

Total FY 2011 Budget Request +1,143,372

* $121,000 will be directed from base Acquisition Management funds, for a total of $500k

** $1M recission is included in this amount 
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2011 Program Changes by Initiative

New Energy Frontier

Air Quality Data Monitoring (+$2,000,000) – In 2011, the BLM requests an increase of 

$2,000,000 and +3 FTE to initiate a five-year air-quality strategy to resolve short comings in 

assessing and monitoring regional air-quality on public lands. Significant development has 

occurred over recent years on public lands in remote areas that previously had few air-quality 

issues. The BLM is now faced with air-quality issues from oil and gas development, off-highway 

vehicle use, mining, and other surface-disturbing activities. Additional staffing and technical 

capability are required to manage these issues and comply with the Clean Air Act. Funds will 

be targeted to areas with current or anticipated intensive energy development.

Renewable Energy Environmental Studies (+$3,000,000) - The 2011 budget request 

proposes a $3,000,000 increase for the preparation of NEPA studies in Nevada and regional 

Environmental Impact Statements (EISs) in Nevada and Oregon. These studies, in addition to 

those being funded with Recovery Act and base funding in Arizona, New Mexico and California, 

will help the Bureau propose future renewable energy zones and avoid areas of potential 

conflict.

Oil and Gas Management Appropriated Funds (-$10,000,000) - The 2011 budget proposes 

to implement new user fees to partially offset BLM’s costs of conducting onshore oil and gas 

inspection. The inspection fees are expected to generate $10,000,000 per year. This Budget is 

analogous to the inspection fee collection authority Congress imposed through appropriations 

language in 2010 for the Minerals Management Service. 

Eliminate Oil and Gas Energy Policy and Conservation Act Funding (-$3,000,000) – The 

2011 budget proposes a reduction of $3.0 million is possible because the Energy Policy and 

Conservation Act of 2000 (EPCA) studies have been completed.

Climate Change Adaptation

Assessments, adaptive strategies, restoration projects through the Land Conservation 

Cooperatives (LCCs) (+2,500,000) – The 2011 request for the Soil, Water and Air 

Management program includes a $2,500,000 increase in support of the Climate Change

Adaptation initiative. In 2010, the BLM received $15,000,000 to conduct ecoregional 

assessments and develop and implement strategies to help native plant and animal 

communities adapt to climate change and related stressors. In 2011, the BLM plans to continue

and expand these efforts amid at maintaining an environment that allows for adaptation, 

promoting habitat connectivity, protecting habitat, and maintaining biodiversity. 

Treasured Landscapes

Land Acquisition Projects (+$13,121,000) - The 2011 budget request proposes a 

$13,121,000 program increase for high-priority, line-item land acquisition projects in the Land 

Acquisition program.

Wilderness Management (+$1,300,000) – The BLM requests $1,300,000 to implement the 

wilderness portion of the Omnibus Public Lands Management Act. The legislation designated 

over 900 thousand acres of new Wilderness Areas in eight states, a 10 percent increase to 
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BLM’s wilderness acreage. BLM must administer and manage the thirty-seven new Wilderness 

Areas resulting from the passage of the Omnibus Public Lands Management Act to protect their 

wilderness character. This includes locating, signing and securing wilderness boundaries, 

protective field monitoring to maintain the wilderness resource and establishment of baseline 

conditions, preparing congressionally required maps and legal descriptions, completing 

boundary surveys, conducting public communication activities and establishing partnerships 

with affected stake holders, training employees regarding new wilderness stewardship 

responsibilities under the Wilderness Act, and preparing wilderness management plans.

National Monument and National Conservation Areas (+$414,000) – The 2011 budget 

includes an increase of $414,000 to establish the base funding level needed for the five national 

monuments and national conservation areas designated in the Omnibus Public Land 

Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-11): Prehistoric Trackways National Monument (New 

Mexico); Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area (Colorado); Fort Stanton-Snowy 

River Cave National Conservation Area (New Mexico); Red Cliffs National Conservation Area 

(Utah); and Beaver Dam Wash National Conservation Area (Utah).

Reforming the Wild Horse and Burro Program

Wild Horse and Burro Management (+$12,000,000) – The 2011 request for the Wild Horse 

and Burro (WHB) Management Program is $75,721,000, a $12.0 million program increase over 

the 2010 enacted funding level. The increased funding in 2011 is needed to cover increases in 

holding costs, and efforts to increase fertility control and adoptions and sales of the wild horses. 

It will also allow BLM to increase gathers and allow the BLM to achieve appropriate

management levels in the bear future. To mitigate the rising costs of holding these animals, 

BLM will work with partners and develop new strategies to increase adoptions; work 

aggressively to reduce holding costs; implement additional fertility controls; and where possible, 

attempt to expand the funding of the Mustang Heritage Foundation so they may assist the 

Bureau in promoting new adoption strategies. This funding increase is described in detail in the 

WHB Management Program subactivity.

Land Acquisition for a National Wild Horse Preserve (+$42,000,000) - The 2011 budget 

request proposes a $42,000,000 program increase in the Land Acquisition program that will be 

used to acquire lands for a new National Wild Horse Preserve.

Land Acquisition Management for a National Wild Horse Preserve (+$379,000) - The 2011 

budget request for the Acquisition Management program includes $500,000 that will be used to 

complete the administrative tasks associated with acquiring lands for a new National Wild Horse 

Preserve. This $500,000 is comprised of a 2011 funding increase of $379,000 and a reduction 

of base funding of $121,000.
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Other Program Changes

General Program Reductions MLR (-$24,967,000) – The 2011 budget request proposes 

$24,967,000 in general program decreases in lower priority activities in the following programs: 

Soil, Water, Air Management (-$350,000)

Rangeland Management (-$700,000)

PD Forestry Management (-$100,000)

Riparian Management (-$200,000)

Wildlife Management (-$1,000,000)

Fisheries Management (-$125,000)

Threatened & Endangered Species Management (-$200,000)

Recreation Resources Management (-$500,000)

Cadastral Survey Management (-$100,000)

Alaska Conveyance Management (-$13,000,000)

Resource Management Planning (-$8,192,000)

Resource Protection and Law Enforcement (-$500,000)

General Program Reductions O&C (-$5,000,000) – The 2011 budget request proposes 

$5,000,000 in general program decreases in lower priority activities in Western Oregon Forest 

Management (-$2,000,000) and Western Oregon Resources Management (-$3,000,000).

Reduce Base Funding Construction Program (-$5,036,000) - The BLM proposes a program 

decrease of $5,036,000 in the Construction program. The American Recovery and Restoration 

Act (ARRA) provided $180 million for construction projects within BLM. This funding level 

greatly exceeds BLM's Line-Item Construction budget. As the BLM continues implementing 

ARRA funded projects in 2011, the bureau only requests additional construction funds to 

address the highest priority projects not on the ARRA list. Individual projects are selected using 

merit-based criteria, including accepted industry ranking standards and the Department of the 

Interior’s approved ranking criteria, and documented within a comprehensive 5-year priority list. 

The FY 2011 Line-Item Construction list includes the most critical Life/Health/Safety and 

emergency projects.

Reduce Base Funding Land Acquisition Increase for Emergencies & Hardships (-

$1,500,000) - The 2010 Enacted budget returns Emergency, Inholding and Hardship projects in 

the Land Acquisition program to the 2009 level. This one-time increase is eliminated in the 2011 

budget request. 

Reduce Base Funding Red Band Trout and Salmon Habitat Assessment (-$300,000) - In 

2010, Congress provided an additional $300,000 to fund red band trout and salmon habitat 

assessment and restoration work in Nevada with Trout Unlimited. This earmark was intended 

as one year funding increase and the 2011 budget proposes eliminating this earmark in order to 

address higher priorities.

Reduce Base Funding Utah Rural Government GIS Assistance (-$300,000) - The 2010 

Enacted budget provided a $300,000 increase for the Utah Rural Government GIS Assistance 

program. Funding for this one-time earmark is eliminated in the 2011 budget request.

Cultural Resources (+$400,000) - In 2011, the BLM is proposing a $400,000 increase to 

conduct treasured social landscape assessments and inventories - that will result in the 
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development of management strategies tailored to cultural-social needs and address them 

through land use changes and on-the-ground projects.

Program Eliminations and Management Savings

Challenge Cost Share Program (-$9,500,000) – The current budget will eliminate funding for 

this program. A 2009 report by the Department of the Interior’s Office of Inspector General 

concluded that the program did not demonstrate effective program management of nonfederal 

contributions. Challenge Cost Share procedures are under review.

Property Reduction Savings (-$500,000) – The BLM will continue to dispose of surplus and 

excess Government assets and properties, resulting in an additional savings of $500,000 in the 

Deferred Maintenance program funding.

Reduction due to Energy Savings (-$391,000) – The BLM has engaged in efforts to 

implement energy saving systems in BLM facilities. The BLM estimates a savings of $391,000 

in 2011 due to this type of work.

Competitive Sourcing Studies (-$562,000) – The BLM will no longer conduct competitive 

sourcing studies, resulting in a $562,000 cost savings in the Administrative Support subactivity. 

Through 2009, the Department was directed to identify amounts allocated for the costs of 

competitive sourcing studies. The 2011 budget proposes to reduce by $562,000 the budget for 

BLM comparable to the amount that was identified for competitive sourcing. The primary use of 

these funds was related to contract support to help design and conduct the studies. With 

completion of competitive sourcing studies and implementation of the results, a funding 

decrease of $562,000 is proposed for this program in 2011.

Department-Wide Management Savings

In 2009, the President established the SAVE Award program to challenge Federal employees 

across the government to submit their ideas for efficiencies and savings as part of the annual 

budget process. The goal of the SAVE Award is to produce ideas that will yield savings and 

improve government operations. The Department of the Interior (DOI) received thousands of 

submissions on a variety of topics during the SAVE Award process which are being reviewed by 

the Bureaus. The 2011 budget assumes $62 million in savings, throughout the DOI, from 

implementing SAVE Award proposals in three areas: travel, information technology, and

strategic sourcing, which are described below.

Travel Reduction - The BLM is participating in a DOI-wide effort to reduce travel and relocation 

expenditures through adoption of new technologies and efficiency improvements in accounting. 

The Bureaus are implementing new teleconferencing, videoconferencing, shared Web sites, 

and other technologies that will enable real-time communications and shared access to 

documents that will enable more meetings to be conducted remotely and electronically. The 

proposed reduction also includes a decrease in funding for permanent change of station 

expenses, in response to an Office of Inspector General finding that suggests a need for greater 

control over management of these costs. The overall travel reduction would decrease the DOI’s 

spending on travel and relocation to a level commensurate with actual 2008 travel and 

relocation expenditures. The BLM’s share of this reduction is $3.3 million. The distribution of 

this reduction, by subactivity, is shown on the Budget at a Glance Table.
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IT Reduction - The DOI anticipates savings will result from the DOI-wide implementation of a 

common e-mail system and the consolidation of servers, data centers, and help desks. Although 

this is a multi-year effort, it is feasible to expect $20 million in savings in 2011, of which, BLM’s 

share is $2.4 million. Secretary Salazar is committed to information technology reforms that will 

improve the effectiveness and efficiency of operations within the DOI including a common email 

system. Detailed planning information exists from earlier efforts to deploy a common email 

system that provide a foundation for an accelerated effort, beginning in the current fiscal year. 

The DOI has conducted inventories and evaluations of servers, data centers, and help desks. 

All of the information indicates significant potential savings from the consolidation and reduction 

of this infrastructure. The DOI will be working throughout 2010 to develop plans, begin 

deployments, and implement changes so as to realize savings beginning in 2011. The 

distribution of this reduction, by subactivity, is shown on the Budget at a Glance Table.

Strategic Sourcing - The BLM has been working collaboratively with other acquisition offices 

across the DOI to prepare an Acquisition Improvement Plan. Although OMB’s proposed 

acquisition savings program allows agencies to redirect savings to other mission objectives, 

Interior is proposing a reduction of $30 million in real savings to help offset other program 

priorities in the budget request, of which, BLM’s share is $3.4 million. One option for achieving

this savings is the expanded use of strategic sourcing. Currently, strategic sourcing is used for 

enterprise acquisitions for software and hardware. Expansion of strategic sourcing to other 

types of acquisitions has the potential to achieve additional savings for the bureaus and offices 

in DOI. The Office of Acquisition and Property Management, working with a team of bureau 

representatives, has developed a set of options for strategic sourcing, including:

telecommunications, relocations, copiers/printers, heavy equipment, recycled paper, shuttle 

services, furniture, wireless communications, and training. Currently, participation by the 

bureaus is optional. The DOI has a track record with successful strategic sourcing and plans to 

expand its use based on the advice and guidance from the Strategic Sourcing Executive 

Council. During 2010, the DOI would develop its plans and begin to implement expanded 

strategic sourcing to realize the targeted savings in 2011. To achieve this level of savings, all of 

the bureaus would be required to participate. The leadership in the Department is committed to 

participation in this initiative. The savings realized from this initiative would be included in the 

DOI’s Acquisition Improvement Plan. The distribution of this reduction, by subactivity, is shown 

on the Budget at a Glance Table.

Program Reduction due to lower DOI WCF bill (-$6,000) - The Department’s assessment to 

the BLM, for services provided by DOI, will be $6,000 less in 2011.

Permanent Reprogrammings and Internal Transfers

Reprogramming from Recreation Management to Cultural Resources Management for 

Antiquities Act ($400,000) - The BLM proposes a reprogramming of $400,000 from the 

Recreation Resources Management program to the Cultural Resources Management program. 

Since 2007, the BLM has been annually reprogramming $400,000 internally from the Recreation 

Recourses Management program to the Cultural Resources Management program to support 

Antiquities Act work that emphasizes collaborating with individual State tourism departments 

and gateway communities to develop and implement heritage tourism activities. In recognition 

of the importance of continuing the Cultural Resources Management work that stems from the 

Antiquities Act of 1906, the BLM proposes to make the change permanent. 

Reprogramming for Headwaters Reserve ($492,000) - In 2011, the Public Domain Forest 

Management program will be redirecting $492,000 in Headwaters funding to the Riparian 
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Management ($325,000), Threatened & Endangered Species Management ($115,000 and 

Recreation Resources Management ($52,000) subactivities.

Abandoned Mine Land Program Shift ($15,929,000) – In 2011, the BLM requests a transfer 

of $15,929,000 and -24 FTE from the Soil, Water & Air subactivity in the land resources activity 

to a newly created Abandoned Mine Land subactivity in the Resource Protection and 

Maintenance activity.

Absorption of Fixed Costs

Performance Reduction Due to Absorption of Fixed Costs – The 2011 Budget proposes to 

fully absorb fixed cost increases totaling $15.9 million. 

Administrative Changes

Onshore Oil and Gas Royalty Revenues - The Administration believes that American 

taxpayers should get a fair return on the development of energy resources on their public lands. 

A 2008 Government Accountability Office report suggests that taxpayers could be getting a 

better return from Federal oil and gas resources, at least in some areas. In 2010, DOI will take 

steps to implement reforms, including the completion of a rulemaking to adjust onshore royalty 

rates. The budget assumes these reforms will increase Federal oil and gas revenues by $1.0 

billion over the next ten years.

Legislative Changes

Oil and Gas Inspection Fee - The 2011 President’s Budget includes appropriations language 

to establish new inspection fees for onshore oil and gas inspections to oil and gas operators that 

are subject to inspection by BLM. The inspection fees are expected to generate $10,000,000 

per year. This is analogous to the inspection fee collection authority Congress imposed through 

appropriations language in 2010 for the Minerals Management Service. The proposed 

inspection fee would partially offset BLM’s cost of conducting inspections.

Oil and Gas Nonproducing Lease Fee - The Administration will submit legislation to impose a 

fee on new nonproducing oil and gas leases as part of an Administration initiative to encourage 

energy development on lands and waters leased for development. A $4.00 per acre fee on nonproducing Federal leases on lands and waters would provide a financial incentive for oil and gas 

companies to either get their leases into production or relinquish them so that the tracts can be 

re-leased to and developed by new parties. The proposed fee would apply to all new leases and 

would be indexed annually. In October 2008, the Government Accountability Office issued a 

report critical of past efforts by Interior to ensure that companies diligently develop their Federal 

leases. Although the GAO report focused on administrative actions that the Department could 

undertake, this proposal requires legislative action. This proposal is similar to other nonproducing fee proposals considered by the Congress in the last several years. The proposal is 

projected to result in savings to the Treasury of $760.0 million over ten years, of which $340 

million would come from onshore leases managed by BLM.

Repeal Geothermal Payments to Counties - The Administration will submit legislation to 

repeal Section 224(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Prior to passage of this legislation, 

geothermal lease payments were split 50-50 between the Federal government and States, with 

50 percent directed to States, 40 percent to the Reclamation Fund, and 10 percent to the
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General Fund. The Energy Policy Act changed this distribution beginning in 2006 to direct 50 

percent to States, 25 percent to counties, and 25 percent to the Geothermal Steam Act 

Implementation Fund. Authorization for the Geothermal Steam Act Implementation Fund was 

set to expire in 2010, and Congress, through the 2010 Interior Appropriations Act, already 

repealed the last year of funding for this program, as well as the 2010 payments to counties. 

The repeal of Section 224(b) will permanently discontinue payments to counties and restore the 

disposition of the geothermal revenue to the historical formula of 50 percent to the States and 

50 percent to the Treasury. This is projected to result in savings to the Treasury of $80.0 million 

over ten years.

Repeal Permit Processing Improvement Fund and Prohibition on Oil and Gas Cost 

Recovery - The Administration will submit legislation to repeal portions of Section 365 of the

Energy Policy Act, beginning in 2012. Section 365 diverted mineral leasing receipts from the 

Treasury to a BLM Permit Processing Improvement Fund and also prohibited BLM from 

establishing cost recovery fees for processing applications for oil and gas permits to drill. 

Congress has effectively overridden the fee prohibition and implemented permit fees through 

appropriations language for the last several years. The budget proposes to continue the permit 

fees through appropriations language in 2011. Upon elimination of the fee prohibition, BLM will 

promulgate regulations to establish fees for applications for permits to drill administratively,

starting in 2012. In combination with normal discretionary appropriations, these fees will then

replace the mandatory permit funds, which would also be repealed starting in 2012. Savings 

from terminating this mandatory funding are estimated at $20.0 million in 2012 and $84.0 million 

over five years.

Land and Water Conservation Fund Amendment for Wild Horse and Burro Sanctuary -

The 2011 budget proposes technical amendments to the management of Land and Resources 

and Land Acquisition appropriations language to allow the BLM to purchase and operate the 

National Wild Horse and Burro preserve. A legislative proposal authorizing the acquisition of 

wild horse preserves is forthcoming. Thus, the BLM’s Land Acquisition Program budget request 

includes a total of $42.5 million for the acquisition of lands for one wild horse preserve in FY 

2011.

Federal Land Disposal – The Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act, P.L. 106-248 (114 

Stat. 613), provides authority for the BLM to sell public lands that were classified as suitable for 

disposal under resource management plans in effect at the time of enactment. This law 

provides that receipts from such sales may be used to acquire non-Federal lands with 

significant resource values that fall within the boundaries of areas now managed by DOI. This 

authority expires on July 25, 2010. The 2011 budget request includes a legislative proposal to 

expand and extend this authority. The proposal includes eliminating the Act's July 2010 sunset 

date and allowing lands identified as suitable for disposal in recent land use plans to be sold 

using the FLTFA authority. FLTFA sales revenues would continue to be used to fund the 

acquisition of environmentally sensitive lands and the administrative costs associated with 

conducting sales. 

Extension of the Grazing Permit/Lease Renewal Timeline - The BLM is facing several 

challenges in issuing the grazing permit renewals, including the need to address litigation and 

other unforeseen issues. The budget request proposes an extension, until the end of FY 2011, 

of the existing legislative authority to renew grazing permits.
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INITIATIVES

The following is a highlight of the major DOI initiatives and focus areas in which BLM plays a 

key role. In general, BLM draws upon the expertise of multiple resource programs and multiple

funding activities and subactivities to implement these initiatives, consistent with the philosophy 

that the BLM can more effectively address land management challenges from an 

interdisciplinary perspective.

New Energy Frontier

The BLM places a high priority on ensuring responsible, environmentally-sound, scientificallygrounded development of both conventional and renewable energy resources on the nation’s 

public lands. The BLM and the Department of the Interior work with the Department of Energy, 

states, Indian tribes, and industry to assess energy use forecasts, understand emerging 

technologies, and incorporate new energy resource data in order to be prepared to provide 

appropriate access to the country’s diverse energy resources well into the future. These BLM 

policies encourage the use of new technologies to enhance energy development and minimize 

environmental impacts with a goal of ensuring a stable, long-term energy portfolio for the nation.

Conventional Energy Resources

As worldwide energy demand continues to grow, conventional energy resources on lands 

managed by the BLM will continue to play a critical role in meeting the nation’s energy needs. 

The BLM provides access to conventional energy through its Oil and Gas Management and 

Coal Management programs.

Oil and Gas – In 2009, the onshore public lands generated 15 percent of the Nation’s 

domestically produced natural gas, and six percent of domestic oil. In 2009, the BLM 

administered over 53,000 oil and gas leases, of which over 22,500 oil and gas leases are 

producing. These leases cover over 45 million acres in 35 states.

Secretary Salazar announced on January 6, 2010, that the Bureau will undertake a number of 

reforms to improve certainty and order in oil and gas leasing, by bringing clarity, consistency, 

and public engagement into the leasing process while balancing the resource values the agency 

is entrusted with protecting. These reforms will help reduce potential conflicts that can lead to 

costly and time-consuming protests and litigation of leases. Under the reformed oil and gas 

leasing policy, the BLM will provide:

Comprehensive lease sale reviews of parcels being nominated for leasing. Parcels will 

undergo increased interdisciplinary review of available information, confirmation of 

Resource Management Plan conformance, internal and external coordination and public 

participation, as well as site visits to parcels when necessary to confirm the presence or 

absence of important natural resource values.

Leadership in identifying areas where new oil and gas leasing and development will 

occur. The Bureau will continue to accept industry expressions of interest for oil and gas 

leases, but will emphasize more focused planning for environmentally sound leasing and 
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development in new areas. The BLM will initiate Master Leasing and Development 

Plans for unleased and undeveloped areas where major new oil and gas development is 

anticipated so that other important natural resource values can be fully considered prior 

to making an irreversible commitment to develop an area. Resource Management Plans 

will continue to provide programmatic-level guidance, but the new Master Leasing and 

Development Plans will provide a finer level of detail and analysis than is possible in the 

land use plans.

Guidance regarding the use of categorical exclusions. Categorical exclusions (CXs) 

were established by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and allow the bureau to approve 

some oil and gas development activities based on existing environmental or planning 

analysis. Under the new policy, in accordance with White House Council on 

Environmental Quality guidelines, the Bureau will not use these CXs in cases involving 

“extraordinary circumstances” such as impacts to protected species, historic or cultural 

resources, or human health and safety. The Bureau will rely less on the use of CXs and

will instead focus more on the use of new and existing NEPA environmental analyses.

Secretary Salazar also issued a Secretarial Order establishing an Energy Reform Team within 

the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management that will identify and 

oversee implementation of energy reforms.

The Administration will submit legislation to impose a fee on new nonproducing oil and gas 

leases as part of an Administration initiative to encourage energy development on lands and 

waters leased for development. A $4.00 per acre fee on non-producing Federal leases on lands 

and waters would provide a financial incentive for oil and gas companies to either get their 

leases into production or relinquish them so that the tracts can be re-leased to and developed 

by new parties. The proposed fee would apply to all new leases and would be indexed annually. 

In October 2008, the Government Accountability Office issued a report critical of past efforts by 

Interior to ensure that companies diligently develop their Federal leases. Although the GAO 

report focused on administrative actions that the Department could undertake, this proposal

requires legislative action. This proposal is similar to other non-producing fee proposals 

considered by the Congress in the last several years. The proposal is projected to result in 

savings to the Treasury of $760.0 million over ten years, of which $340 million would come from 

onshore leases managed by BLM.

The 2011 budget proposes appropriations language to establish new inspection fees for 

onshore oil and gas inspections. The inspection fees are expected to generate $10,000,000 per 

year. This is analogous to the inspection fee collection authority Congress imposed through 

appropriations language in 2010 for the Minerals Management Service. The proposed 

inspection fee would partially offset BLM’s cost of conducting inspections.

In addition, as part of the BLM’s effort to use the best scientific information available in the 

authorization of conventional energy resources, the 2011 budget includes a $2.0 million 

increase to improve the BLM’s air quality monitoring capabilities. The funds will help the BLM 

implement an air quality strategy to resolve shortcomings in assessing and monitoring regional 

air quality on public lands. The strategy will allow the BLM to gain a better understanding of 

current ambient conditions and improve the BLM's ability to forecast the impact of public land 

activities on future air quality. The BLM will target the additional monitoring instruments and 

activities to areas with current or anticipated intensive oil and gas development to help the BLM 

ensure that the energy development complies with NEPA and Clean Air Act requirements and 

aid the BLM in minimizing or addressing potential litigation issues.
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Coal – Federal coal provides approximately 42 percent of the nation’s coal production. Coal is 

used to generate approximately 50 percent of the nation’s electricity. Coal is used in the 

nation’s industrial sector to generate power, while in the manufacturing sectors it is used to 

produce foods, primary metals, chemicals, papers, beverages, and fabricated metals. Coal is 

also used directly to heat residential structures and commercial facilities.

The BLM is adopting the recommendations for production accountability improvements 

developed in the Report to the Royalty Policy Committee, Mineral Revenue Collection from 

Federal and Indian Lands and the Outer Continental Shelf. Several examples of 

recommendations include the development of new guidance regarding inspection and 

enforcement and production verification, as well as providing training courses focused on safety 

and accomplishing inspector’s duties. 

The Utah State Office developed a coal leasing database in 2002. In 2009, a pilot program was 

successfully completed to expand the capabilities of the database to include Wyoming and the 

non-energy solid leasable minerals. The database would also improve communications 

between the BLM and the MMS.

From 2000 through 2009, the BLM held 45 successful coal lease sales that generated $2.73 

billion in accepted bonus bids for approximately 4.02 billion tons of mineable coal on 

approximately 151,600 Federally-managed acres. Also during this period, approximately 4.9 

billion tons of Federal coal was produced with a gross value of $44.1 billion, generating $4.1 

billion in royalties.

Renewable Energy Resources

Both the President and the Secretary have set a nationwide goal of increasing energy 

production from renewable sources. The public lands, especially those managed by the BLM in 

the western United States, will be critical to realizing this vision. These lands have some of the 

highest potential for wind, solar, geothermal, hydropower, and biomass energy production. 

Throughout the land that it manages, the BLM has identified approximately 21 million acres with 

wind energy potential in 11 western states, 23 million acres with solar energy potential in six

southwestern states, and 140 million acres with geothermal potential in several western states 

and Alaska.

Renewable Energy Coordination Offices – On March 11, 2009, Secretary Salazar signed 

Secretarial Order 3285. This order directed the establishment of coordination offices to facilitate 

the permitting of renewable energy projects. The order directed the Department of the Interior 

to identify specific zones on U.S. public lands to facilitate responsible development of largescale projects with the potential for near-term renewable energy production.

In response, the BLM established four Renewable Energy Coordination Offices (RECOs) in 

Arizona, California, Nevada and Wyoming, modeled after past oil and gas pilot office initiatives. 

The Bureau also created six smaller Renewable Energy Coordination Teams in Colorado, 

Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon/Washington and Utah to facilitate and streamline the 

review and approval of renewable energy projects. These RECOs and teams are located in 

existing BLM offices. They consist of BLM staff members from a variety of disciplines who are 

providing the additional resources necessary to address currently pending applications and 

projected workload increases.

Wind – For over a decade, wind energy has been the fastest growing energy technology 

worldwide, achieving an annual growth rate of over 30 percent. In the United States, the current 
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total installed capacity of wind projects is approximately 29,440 megawatts. Approximately 427 

megawatts of this installed capacity is located on Federal lands managed by the BLM.

In June 2005, a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) relating to the 

authorization of wind energy projects was completed. This PEIS identified the potential 

development of over 3,200 megawatts of wind energy on public lands in the western States. 

BLM offices are able to utilize this PEIS as an aid in analyzing impacts for specific applications 

for the use of public lands for wind energy use. In conjunction with the publication of this PEIS, 

the BLM amended 52 land use plans to allow for the use of applicable lands for wind energy 

development. This PEIS will be updated in 2011, using the regional Environmental Impact 

Statements (EISs) proposed in this budget request for Nevada and Oregon.

The BLM recently approved a wind energy development project on public lands in Utah with an 

additional capacity of 80 megawatts and one on public lands in Arizona with an additional 

capacity of 30 megawatts. There are currently 42 wind energy development projects proposed 

for BLM-managed lands. By the end of 2011, the BLM expects to have issued decisions on 

approximately 22 of these projects (including seven fast-track projects) with a combined 

estimated capacity of more than 3,000 megawatts.

Solar – There are currently no commercial-scale solar energy facilities on BLM-managed public 

lands. However, the recent extension of federal tax incentives for solar energy and States’ 

renewable energy portfolio standards are driving an interest in utility-scale solar energy 

development that can generate large amounts of electricity to be distributed to consumers 

through the electric power transmission grid.

In May 2008, the BLM and the Department of Energy initiated a joint PEIS for solar energy 

development on BLM-managed lands to evaluate a number of alternatives to determine which 

presents the best management approach for environmentally responsible utility-scale solar 

energy development in six states (Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, and 

Utah). In 2009, the BLM received sufficient ARRA funds to expand on the solar PEIS by 

developing regional EISs for thirteen Renewable Energy Zones. These EISs will be completed 

in 2011 along with the necessary studies and data collection to support large-scale project 

offerings with a high probability of completion and energy production.

The thirteen Federal Renewable Energy Zones for which regional EISs are being completed 

are: the Sonoran Desert North and Sonoran Desert South Zones in Arizona; the Imperial Valley 

East, Riverside East, Ward Valley, and Pisgah Zones in California; the Tonopah, Las Vegas, 

and Amargosa Zones in Nevada; the Las Cruces and Alamorgordo Zones in New Mexico; the 

San Luis Valley Zone in Colorado; and the Cedar City Zone in Utah. These regions are further 

subdivided into twenty-four Solar Energy Study Areas being evaluated within the solar PEIS for 

utility-scale solar project development.

There are currently 128 solar energy development projects proposed for BLM-managed lands. 

By the end of 2011, the BLM expects to have issued decisions on approximately 17 of these 

projects (including 14 fast-track projects) with a combined estimated capacity of more than 

6,000 megawatts.

Geothermal – The BLM has the delegated authority for leasing 249 million acres of Federal 

lands (including just over 100 million acres of National Forest lands) with geothermal potential. 

The BLM presently manages 630 geothermal leases, with 58 leases in producing status. These 
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projects generate approximately 1,300 megawatts of energy, or more than 40 percent of 

geothermal energy capacity in the United States.

A Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement relating to the authorization of geothermal 

leasing was completed in October 2008 and the Record of Decision (ROD) was signed in 

December 2008. The ROD amended 114 BLM resource management plans and designated 

about 111 million acres of Bureau-managed public lands as open for leasing. The completion of 

this PEIS is expected to result in a significant demand for new leases for geothermal resources. 

By the end of 2011, the BLM expects to have issued decisions on six fast-track geothermal 

energy development projects proposed for BLM-managed lands with a combined estimated 

capacity of more than 250 megawatts.

Transmission

The BLM administers transmission lines on BLM-managed public lands throughout the 11 

western states and Alaska. The majority of these transmission lines are authorized by right-ofway grants. Transmission facilities consist of 69 kilovolt (kV) and greater transmission lines and 

related facilities. In 2005, the BLM had approximately 46 pending applications for transmission 

line projects. The BLM anticipates over 1,000 existing transmission line grants would need to 

be renewed in 2010, and over 500 would need to be renewed in 2011.

Section 368 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 directed the Secretaries of Energy, Agriculture, 

Interior, Commerce and Defense to designate corridors for oil, gas and hydrogen pipelines and 

electricity transmission facilities in federal lands in the 11 western states. It also directed the 

agencies to take actions to improve reliability, relieve congestion, and enhance the capability of 

the national grid to deliver energy.

As a result, the agencies amended their respective land use management plans, as appropriate, 

to include designated energy corridors. The agencies also committed to implement procedures 

to create a streamlined, virtual “one-stop shop” application process.

A Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) was released on November 28, 

2008, and, on January 14, 2008, the BLM signed a Record of Decision (ROD) amending 92 and 

use plans in support of the designation of more than 6,000 miles of energy transport corridors 

on Federal lands in 11 western states. Eighty two percent of the corridors, approximately 5,000 

miles, were located on BLM-managed lands. 

The energy corridors are the preferred locations for future energy transport projects on federal 

lands and would encourage co-location of compatible projects thereby minimizing the dispersal 

of separate rights-of-way and giving agencies, industry and the public greater certainty in 

infrastructure planning.
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Climate Change Adaptation

As part of the Department of the Interior’s Climate Change Adaptation Initiative, and in response 

to the unprecedented environmental change occurring on BLM lands as a result of global 

climate change, drought, invasive animal and plant species, changes in land use associated 

with energy development and urban development, and altered fire regimes, the Bureau of Land 

Management is implementing comprehensive adaptation strategies to address these profound 

changes. There are three primary components to BLM’s adaptation strategies: adaptation, 

carbon sequestration, and carbon footprint reduction. Each of these program components is 

discussed below.

Adaptation: The public lands are experiencing a period of environmental change on a broad, 

landscape level scale. To address this emergent reality in a manner that is both cost-effective 

and sustainable over time, the BLM has been adopting a multi-scale approach to management. 

This multi-scale approach involves assessing conditions and potential risks at a landscape 

scale; developing management strategies to help geographically focus development and 

conservation activities; implementing these strategies through changes in land use, 

development of new best management practices, and on-the ground projects; and 

systematically monitoring to determine the effectiveness of management actions. The 

Department’s emerging framework for addressing climate change impacts, including the Climate 

Science Centers CSCs) and the Landscape Conservation Cooperatives (LCCs), establishes the 

cross-jurisdictional institutional context within which these BLM management activities occur.

The BLM anticipates that in each eco-region it will take several years to implement this multiscale approach to management.

The first year (or year and a half) will focus on conducting rapid eco-regional 

assessments. In these assessments, the BLM and its partners will evaluate at least 

three significant ecological values (native fish, wildlife, and plants; terrestrial condition;

and aquatic condition) and four potential change agents (climate change, fire, invasive 

plants and animals, and urban and industrial development).

The second year will be devoted to developing proposed regional management 

strategies to respond to the assessment information. These strategies will include: 

identifying specific focal areas for conservation and restoration; conducting subassessments, where necessary, to develop specific, localized conservation, restoration 

and adaptation strategies; amending land use plans where appropriate; incorporating 

Climate Change Adaptation 2010 Enacted 2011 President’s 

Budget

Adapting to Climate Change1$15,000,000 $17,500,000

Healthy Landscapes2 $7,797,000 $7,797,000

Assessments, Inventory, and Monitoring3$2,000,000 $2,000,000

TOTAL $24,697,000 $27,197,000

1 Funding found in Soil, Water, Air Subactivity

2 Funding found in 7 MLR subactivities 

3 Funding found in Resource Management Planning subactivity (estimate)
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identified conservation strategies into subsequent use authorizations; collecting and 

storing native seeds; and conducting on-the-ground projects and land treatments.

The next three to ten years will be devoted to implementing planned actions and to 

effectiveness monitoring.

With management responsibilities in close to twenty Commission for Environmental 

Cooperation (CEC) Level III eco-regions, the BLM is planning to phase in this program of work 

across the West, focusing initially on those eco-regions with significant BLM management 

responsibilities, energy development potential, and climate change vulnerabilities. 

This program of work involves the integration of three budget strategies: addressing impacts 

from climate change; fostering healthy landscapes; and developing a bureau-wide assessment, 

inventory and monitoring strategy. 

There are numerous challenges in addressing impacts to climate change. The following list 

highlights several critical ones:

Managing resources at multiple-scales: Traditionally, resource management has been 

done project by project, permit by permit, without systematically assessing landscape 

scale effects. To effectively address the impacts of climate change, resource managers 

are developing the capacity to evaluate effects at multiple geographic scales. The LCCs 

will work to understand the needs of on-the-ground resource managers and effectively 

communicate them to the CSC’s to help guide their research and decision support tools 

development activities. On-the-ground managers, in turn, will use the LCC’s to help 

inform, integrate, and facilitate their on-the-ground management activities, including 

aligning future funding requests to help implement adopted adaptation strategies.

Managing resources across ownerships and jurisdictions: Traditionally, resource 

managers have focused on activities within their own administrative units. To effectively 

address the impacts of climate change, resource managers will have to develop the 

capacity to work across-jurisdictions. The BLM has learned a great deal through its 

Healthy Landscapes program about how to effectively work across jurisdictions. 

Establishing the LCC’s will facilitate these cross-jurisdictional relationships.

Managing with uncertainty: Traditionally, resource managers have used known resource 

“reference” conditions to help guide their management activities. With effects of climate 

change, these reference conditions will evolve introducing a dimension of uncertainty 

into resource management. Managers are learning how to address this uncertainty in 

their plans, environmental impact analyses, use authorizations, and project designs.

Standardizing and integrating data: The ability to collect, consolidate and share 

geospatial information about resource conditions, change agents such as wildland fire, 

and on-the ground management activities is a critical part of this effort. Without the 

ability to compile and correlate such information, it is extremely difficult to either target 

conservation, restoration and adaptation strategies or evaluate the effectiveness of such 

strategies once implemented. The LCCs and the on-the-ground managers will have to 

work together to figure out how to systematically compile and share information at the 

landscape scale about the location and effect of day-to-day management activities.
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The following are the primary ways BLM proposes to accomplish the goals for addressing 

impacts from climate change:

Working with partners, develop a template for conducting, and periodically refreshing, 

rapid ecological assessments. Over time, BLM anticipates that the Landscape 

Conservation Cooperatives will assume a major role in periodically refreshing ecoregional assessments as resource management actions are implemented and as new 

information becomes available about climate change impacts.

Develop and implement a standard process for incorporating assessment results into 

day-to-day management activities including land use planning, environmental impact 

assessments, use authorizations and project planning.

Where appropriate, focus available base funding on regional conservation, restoration 

and adaptation priorities identified through rapid eco-regional assessments. 

Prioritize native plant materials development in response to eco-regional assessment 

findings and provide native plant materials for implementation of adaptation strategies.

Continue to implement BLM’s Assessment, Inventory and Monitoring (AIM) Strategy to 

collect, integrate and use renewable resource data at multiple scales. This strategy 

addresses regional assessments, core indicators of terrestrial and aquatic condition, 

systematic sampling designs, use of geographic information systems and remote 

sensing, retaining legacy data and integrating AIM activities with decision making.

Fill fifteen critical interagency climate change coordination positions including positions 

in the BLM State Offices and positions at the BLM’s National Operations Center. Twelve

of these positions will require full-time FTE in order to ensure effective BLM participation 

in emerging landscape-scale collaborations addressing climate change impacts. The 

remaining three of these positions will be contractors.

BLM used 2010 climate change funding was used to initiate a number of landscape scale 

assessments to help inform, integrate, and facilitate day-to-day management activities.

Through the Healthy Landscapes program, established in 2007, BLM conducts focused 

restoration activities in areas where some type of rigorous assessment work had been 

completed to guide both restoration and land use activities. This funding continues to be 

distributed across a number of programs in which the work and accomplishments are planned 

including Soil/Water/Air, Riparian, Rangeland Resources, Forestry, Fisheries, Wildlife, and 

Threatened and Endangered Species.

The BLM has directed funding for development of an Assessment, Inventory and Monitoring 

(AIM) Strategy since 2005 at a level of $2 million per year in the Division of Decision Support, 

Planning and NEPA. The BLM has dedicated this funding to support projects which will enhance 

the BLM’s ability to integrate data collection activities across offices, jurisdictions and among its

federal and non-federal partners. In implementing its AIM strategy, BLM has funded many 

projects in partnership with: the Jornada Experimental Range (New Mexico State University), 

the Heinz Center, Defenders of Wildlife, the Nature Conservancy, the Sustainable Rangelands 

Roundtable, USGS, USFS, NRCS, USF&W, Joint Fire Science Program, LANDFIRE, and many 

others.
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The need to practice effective adaptive management, working at multiple geographic scales and 

across jurisdictions is essential to proper land management. This is partly a result of anticipated 

changes in on-the-ground resource conditions and a recognition of the efficacy of developing

coherent management responses to climate change impacts.

Carbon Footprint Reduction: The BLM has a well-established, on-going program to make its 

facilities, computers, and vehicles more energy efficient. The BLM is developing a program to

enable Field Offices to verify and validate energy and water usage data and enable the BLM to 

conduct energy and water operational analyses and management reviews at multiple-levels of 

the organization. The BLM is also installing the advanced meters required by the Energy Policy 

Act of 2005 and completing the technical work required to incorporate advanced metering data 

into the energy and water management system.

The BLM is an active participant in a “Road Test” of a Public Sector Protocol for Green House 

Gas Emissions Inventory. This activity is providing critical feedback to the Department of 

Energy (DOE) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as those agencies begin to 

develop guidance and instructions related to the recent Executive Order, Federal Leadership in 

Environmental, Energy, and Economic Performance.

Carbon Sequestration: The Bureau has received two applications for rights-of-way under the 

Federal Land Policy and Management Act for geologic sequestration projects that are unrelated 

to enhanced oil recovery. The Bureau also is using base funding to begin to address the 

potential for enhanced bio-sequestration of carbon through ongoing rangeland and forest 

vegetation management activities. Finally, high priority bio-sequestration opportunities may be 

identified through eco-regional assessments and in subsequent eco-regional conservation and 

restoration strategies.

2011 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE

Accomplishments

In 2009, the BLM and its partners completed initial assessments in four eco-regions (Northern 

Great Basin, Wyoming Basin, Chihuahuan Desert, and Alaskan North Slope). In 2010, the BLM 

and its partners will initiate rapid eco-regional assessments in an additional six eco-regions 

(Central Basin, Mojave Basin, Sonoran Desert, Colorado Plateau, Northwestern Great Plains, 

and Alaskan Seward Peninsula). In 2010, the BLM is also developing proposed management 

strategies for the eco-regions with initial assessments completed in 2009, and undertake on-theground restoration projects to help natural communities adapt to climate change. 

In 2010, Healthy Landscapes work continues in Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, 

Wyoming, Utah, Colorado and California. New projects were initiated in two additional states, 

Arizona and Montana. In 2011 the scope of work will continue to expand with work continuing in 

states where assessments have been completed.

Planned Performance

In 2011, the BLM is planning to complete the assessments for those eco-regions with significant 

public land ownership, develop management strategies for the new eco-regions with completed 

assessments, and begin to implement the management strategies for the eco-regions with initial 

assessments completed in 2009.
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In 2011 the BLM will use $1,000,000 of its Ecosystem Assessments funding for staff support, 

collaboration on science priorities, and to conduct climate change impact assessments, 

research, and modeling within the framework of Climate the Department’s Science Centers 

(CSC’s). BLM support of and participation in the CSC’s will help prioritize research topics and 

locations so as to address the most pressing land management needs and provide an interface 

to step down broad-scale research results to the applied research and monitoring activities of 

the LCC’s, individual Interior bureaus, programs and land managers.

2011 Performance Summary Table

Assess Ecoregions 57 million BLM acres

Assess Ecoregions1317 million total acres

Conservation/Restoration Seed 

Collections 1,500 collections

Apply shrub/grass vegetation 

treatments 119,000 acres

Construct Shrub/Grass/PJ/Forest 

Projects 35 projects

Apply Weed Treatments 14,000 acres

Apply Stream/Riparian Treatments 100 miles

Restore Forest and Woodlands 

through Development 1,800 acres

Implement Conservation Actions for 

Non-ESA Species and Communities 30 actions

Evaluate Weed Treatments 1,300 acres

Monitor Terrestrial Habitat 114,000 acres

 

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317 million acres includes the 57 million BLM acres as well as 260 million other acres. These 

assessments are being completed entirely with BLM funding.
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Treasured Landscapes

The BLM’s 2011 budget request is an important component of the Treasured Landscapes 

initiative. BLM-managed lands include a significant part of many important landscapes in the 

Western United States. These lands have important wildlife habitat and wildlife migration 

corridors, riparian and river corridors, and wilderness, historic and cultural values. BLM’s 

National Landscape Conservation System (NLCS) lands are an important part of these wideranging landscapes and ecosystems, as are many other BLM-managed lands.

Recognizing the need to take a landscape-scale approach to conservation, BLM is requesting 

an additional $13.1 million, (for a total of $37.8 million) in the 2011 budget for acquisition of 

significant lands. As many of the important landscapes in the West have multiple 

landownership and management, BLM has worked with other Department bureaus and multiple 

other State, Tribal, local and non-governmental partners in selecting the lands to purchase. 

BLM focused on projects that would, at a landscape or ecosystem level, improve our river and 

riparian conservation and restoration; conserve or protect wildlife habitat; preserve open 

spaces; or provide critical historical and cultural preservation. BLM prioritizes its acquisition 

efforts through an annual natural ranking process. In 2011, BLM also uses DOI-wide criteria in 

project selection that included the amount of matching funds and donations that non-Federal 

partners bring to the project; the number and diversity and relevance of the partners involved in 

advancing and supporting the project; the degree to which projects involve more than one DOI 

bureau; and the urgency of completing the project. The projects are organized within regional 

clusters using the Landscape Conservation Cooperative (LCCs) boundaries. BLM’s budget 

request includes 20 projects that will add federal protection to over 25,000 acres of land.

The budget request also includes an increase of $1.3 million targeted to management of new 

wilderness areas designated by the recently enacted Omnibus Lands Act, and an additional 

$414,000 to fund high priority operating needs in new monuments and national conservation 

areas.

Wilderness Management (+$1,300,000) – The 2011 budget request includes an increase of 

$1,300,000 to implement the wilderness portion of the Omnibus Public Lands Management Act. 

The legislation designated over 900 thousand acres of new Wilderness Areas in eight states, a 

10% increase to BLM’s wilderness acreage. BLM administers and manages the thirty-seven 

new Wilderness Areas resulting from the passage of the Omnibus Public Lands Management 

Act to protect their wilderness character. This includes locating, signing and securing 

wilderness boundaries, conducting protective field monitoring to maintain the wilderness 

resource and establishment of baseline conditions, preparing congressionally required maps 

and legal descriptions, completing boundary surveys, conducting public communication 

activities and establishing partnerships with affected stake holders, training employees 

regarding new wilderness stewardship responsibilities under the Wilderness Act, and preparing 

wilderness management plans.

National Monuments and National Conservation Areas (+$414,000) – The 2011 budget 

request includes an increase of $414,000 to establish the base funding level needed for the five 

national monuments and national conservation areas designated in the Omnibus Public Land 

Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-11): Prehistoric Trackways National Monument (New 

Mexico); Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area (Colorado); Fort Stanton-Snowy 

River Cave National Conservation Area (New Mexico); Red Cliffs National Conservation Area 

(Utah); and Beaver Dam Wash National Conservation Area (Utah).
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Land Acquisition (+$13,121,000) – The 2011 budget request proposes a $13,121,000 

program increase for high-priority, line-item land acquisition projects in the Land Acquisition 

program. These acquisitions will strengthen the BLM’s efforts to conserve and protect cultural 

and historic resources, retain open space, preserve wildlife habitat and wilderness, and 

enhance public recreation opportunities in the western U.S. in perpetuity. The BLM will utilize 

innovative methods to acquire lands, including conservation easements, leveraged purchases, 

and the purchase of development rights where these methods meet management objectives 

and landowner needs.
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Areas that Promote Public Land Recreation Resource Opportunities

16 National Monuments 4,813,650 acres

AZ - Agua Fria 70,900 acres

- Grand Canyon-Parashant 808,727 acres

- Ironwood Forest 128,398 acres

- Sonoran Desert 486,600 acres

- Vermilion Cliffs 279,568 acres

CA - California Coastal

 883 acres along 840 miles of coastline

- Carrizo Plain 204,107 acres

- Santa Rosa-San Jacinto Mtns. 86,400 acres

CO - Canyons of the Ancients 165,900 acres

ID - Craters of the Moon 273,468 acres

MT - Pompeys Pillar 51 acres

- Upper Missouri River Breaks 374,976 acres

NM - Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks 4,645 acres

-Prehistoric Trackways 5,280 acres

OR - Cascade-Siskiyou 52,947 acres

UT - Grand Staircase-Escalante 1,870,800 acres

21 National Conservation Areas and 

Similar Designations 4,110,116 acres

AK - Steese NCA 1,208,624 acres

AZ - Gila Box Riparian NCA 22,905 acres

- Las Cienegas NCA 41,972 acres

- San Pedro Riparian NCA 56,400 acres

CA - King Range NCA 58,151 acres

- Headwaters Forest Reserve 7,472 acres

- Piedras Blancas Historic Light Station 

Outstanding Natural Area (ONA) 18 acres

CO - McInnis Canyon NCA 122,929 acres

- Gunnison Gorge NCA 62,844 acres

- Dominguez-Escalante NCA 209,610 acres

FL - Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse ONA 63 acres

ID -Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey NCA 

 485,604 acres

NM - Fort Stanton-Snowy River Cave NCA 

 24,950 acres

NV - Black Rock Desert High Rock Canyon 

Emigrant Trails NCA 799,165 acres

- Red Rock Canyon NCA 197,382 acres

- Sloan Canyon NCA 48,438 acres

NM - El Malpais NCA 227,100 acres

OR - Steens Mountain Cooperative Management 

and Protection Area 428,181 acres

-Yaquina Head ONA 95 acres

UT - Red Cliffs NCA 44,725 acres

-Beaver Dam Wash NCA 63,488 acres

223 Wilderness Areas 8,662,214 acres

545 Wilderness Study Areas 12,986,497 acres

69 Wild and Scenic Rivers 2,416 miles

1,164,894 acres (20% of the national system)

11 National Historic Trails 5,343 miles 

California 1,493 miles

El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro 60 miles

Iditarod 418 miles

Lewis and Clark 369 miles

Mormon Pioneer 498 miles

Nez Perce 70 miles

Oregon 848 miles

Pony Express 596 miles

San Juan Bautista De Anza 103 miles

Old Spanish 887 miles

Washington Rochambeau Rev. Route 1 mile

5 National Scenic Trails 667 miles

Arizona 31 miles

Continental Divide 389 miles

Pacific Crest 233 miles

Pacific Northwest 12 miles

Potomac Heritage 2 miles

Other Congressional Designations

1 California Desert 10,671,080 acres

5 World Heritage Sites in Chacoan Outliers, NM

3 Biosphere Reserves in the California Desert

2 Globally Important Bird Areas 56,500 acres

897 Recorded Caves and Cave Resource Systems

154 Archaeologic or Historic Public Use Sites
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Youth in Natural Resources

The BLM has a long history of involving the public in all facets of its resource planning and 

decision-making. Informed citizens are critical to successful public participation and 

stewardship. In addition, as BLM’s workforce ages and retires, natural resource professionals 

will be needed to fill those positions. Informed citizens and future employees must be developed 

and nurtured over time. According to Richard Louv, author of Last Child in the Woods, “Studies 

have shown that most conservation leaders credit their commitment to the environment to two 

sources: many hours spent outdoors, when they were children...and an adult who taught 

respect for nature.”

The initial childhood wonder about the natural world must be sustained through hands-on 

experiences during the school-age years and enriched through long-term engagement and 

stewardship. BLM’s Youth Initiative is a continuum of programs that do just that. It includes:

Programs for youth and families, including Hands on the Land, Take It Outside, and 

interpretive programs and projects for children and families 

Programs for teens and young adults, including service-learning, youth corps, and 

internships

Human capital management programs that recruit youth to BLM careers 

The Secretary of the Interior has pledged to create the next generation of conservation leaders 

through youth education, engagement and employment programs. DOI’s high priority 

performance goal for youth stewardship is: by the end of 2011, increase by 50 percent (from 

2009 levels) the employment of youth between the ages of 15-25 in the conservation mission of 

the Department.

 

BLM’s Plan for the Youth in Natural Resources Initiative

The BLM employs young people through various programs (listed below), not only to conduct 

natural resources work such as inventorying and monitoring, trails construction, and habitat 

restoration, but also to assist in implementing a variety of other programs for children. Many of 

these programs are already being undertaken at the national and field office level. This work 

furthers the mission of the BLM and also engages and educates young people, encouraging 

them to pursue careers with BLM and other natural resource agencies.

Programs for Children and Families

Interpretive and Visitor Center Programs: BLM develops and implements programs 

targeting families and children who visit interpretive sites and recreate on BLM public 

lands. These include Junior Explorer activities, as well as a wide range of natural and 

cultural interpretive programs or partnerships at over 65 visitor centers and other BLM 

sites that reach about 750,000 or more visitors annually.

Take It Outside Program (TIO): This program directly responds to the current interest in 

connecting children with nature. It is designed to introduce children to nature by 

promoting and supporting partnerships and programs for children and their families. 

More than 100 partnership projects provide direct, hands-on outdoor experiences that 

introduce nearly 75,000 children and their families directly to recreational opportunities 

as well as natural and cultural resources managed by BLM. Special emphasis will be 
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given to those TIO programs for young people (elementary through junior high) who 

might not ordinarily have a chance to experience the outdoors or even consider a career 

in natural resources. These include youth from diverse backgrounds and audiences 

traditionally underserved by outdoor and natural resource programs.

Programs for School-Age Youth

Hands on the Land (HOL): This interagency network of field classrooms engages local 

schools and students from kindergarten-12th grade in a wide variety of outdoor education 

programs. About 50 regional HOL sites and educational programs that promote deeper 

understanding of natural and cultural resources will be developed and/or maintained in 

partnership with local schools to meet curriculum needs and state standards. Programs

reach tens of thousands of children through hundreds of schools and environmental 

education programs.

Resource-Specific Education and Employment Programs: BLM develops resource 

education materials and curricula, and promotes teacher training as well as internships 

in natural and cultural topics of particular interest to BLM managers or natural and 

cultural resource programs (for example energy, fire, riparian, horses etc.). About 4 or 5 

in-depth national level resource-specific education and employment programs will be 

implemented annually. These education and employment programs are projected to

reach hundreds of teachers and thousands of students each year.

Stewardship Programs: These programs emphasize and support a wide variety of 

service projects undertaken by youth organizations such as Boy Scouts, Girls Scouts, 

and other youth groups, as well as national annual service days in support of public 

lands. Through volunteer events such as National Public Lands Day and National Trails 

Day, as well as through service projects undertaken by youth groups, much-needed 

work is accomplished and stewardship values are instilled in the next generation. 

Projects include work on trail improvement, fire rehabilitation, cultural resource 

stabilization, weed removal and other resource conservation projects. Engaging these 

young people and providing on-the-ground projects that promote stewardship can have 

benefits for BLM and youth. Grants to BLM project sites would enhance these 

stewardship programs and introduce young people to BLM careers. 

Programs for High School and College-Age Youth

Conservation corps and internship programs: Internships and project-based work

programs offer young people a thorough introduction to the resources BLM manages 

and to real-world, career-related experiences. Through partnerships with Americorps, 

the Student Conservation Association and other youth corps organizations, some 1,000 

15-25 year olds will work on about 100 rehabilitation and restoration projects on public 

lands in FY 2011.

Initiatives for Recruiting and Retaining Youth in BLM Careers

Housing stipends for Student Career Experience Program (SCEP) participants: 

Annually, the BLM employs approximately 200 students in the Student Career 

Experience Program (SCEP) nationwide and spends approximately $12,000 per student 

or $2.4 million total for training expenses, salary, tuition assistance, and travel. This 
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funding provides the 200 SCEP students with a housing stipend of $1,500 per year to 

offset the costs of temporary housing at the work site. This program will increase 

retention of participants and encourages the participation of economically disadvantaged 

youth.

Public lands scholarship program: BLM has implement a scholarship program for highschool and college students with three complementary objectives: [1] to introduce 

students to the mission of and careers with the BLM; [2] to encourage students to pursue 

majors and career fields critical to the BLM; and, [3] to recruit students into BLM 

positions through the Student Temporary Employment Program (STEP). About 25 

scholarships of up to $10,000 are offered each year.

Virtual classroom visits: An interactive outreach and recruitment tool will develop that 

uses video streaming technology. It will connect students and potential employees to 

BLM’s “real work” through “virtual site visits” that introduce BLM subject-matter experts 

to students with majors in career fields critical to the BLM through academic institutions. 

The BLM has been working in partnership with Historically Black Colleges, land grant 

universities across the west and Native American Schools. For example, a BLM 

petroleum engineer could provide a site tour and lecture to engineering classes at one or 

more universities, simultaneously.

Interactive web site and social networking strategies: BLM will recruit a more computersavvy generation into natural resources careers through an interactive careers website 

that utilizes current technology. Similar to the Peace Corp’s teen site, the BLM will 

update its web to include blogs, podcasts, and other technology familiar to youth today. 

In addition, BLM will incorporate web 2.0 social networking strategies, such as Facebook 

imprints and “texting” campaigns, into its youth outreach and entry-level recruitment 

plans. 

Enhancing these programs can help BLM and America’s young people establish life-long 

connections that can only serve to benefit our youth, our agency, and our nation.

Recovery Act Youth Employment

During FY 2009 and 2010, Recovery Act funding is supporting more than 600 projects on BLM 

lands, many of which are employing youth corps members. Recovery Act funding has enabled 

BLM to engage youth corps in projects ranging from trail-building and maintenance, to habitat 

improvement, “greening” of facilities, and more.

2010 Funding and Performance Plans 

In 2010, as part of the Secretary’s Youth in Natural Resources Initiative, the BLM received an 

additional $5,000,000, to support youth programs and partnerships that: 

Engage youth in natural resource management; 

Encourage young people and their families to visit, explore and learn about the public 

lands; and 

Promote stewardship, conservation and public service.
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Special consideration was given to those programs that involved hiring young people ages 15-

25 through various student employment programs, youth corps, and other youth partnership 

organizations. Emphasis is also being placed on hiring youth from diverse backgrounds.

2011 Funding and Performance Plans

For 2011, the BLM will focus on expanding these programs and enhancing them through the 

following activities:

Expand and enhance youth education and engagement programs, particularly those 

focused on the Department’s high-priority goals of climate change, renewable energy, 

and treasured landscapes

Provide career pathways and strengthen partnerships with youth corps groups, nonprofit youth organizations, and minority-serving institutions

The 2011 budget request redirects $1.0 million in base funding provided to the National Fish 

and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) to support a competitive grant program to develop new or 

expand existing youth job programs. 

The BLM will work with the NFWF to develop a public-private partnership by leveraging the 

Federal funding with at least an equal amount of privately financed contributions. Funds will be 

awarded to BLM programs, Youth Conservation Corps, non-governmental organizations and 

others who seek to develop innovative conservation employment opportunities for youth. The 

primary focus of the grant program will be to protect priority species on both public and private 

lands. Summer employment opportunities will be specifically targeted, but after-school and 

weekend employment programs will also be considered. 

Environmental education will be an integral aspect of the grant program. Eligible grantee 

organizations will need to demonstrate how environmental learning goals have been 

incorporated into the traditional job opportunity. To assist potential grantee organizations, the 

Department of the Interior’s National Training Center will partner with NFWF to develop learning 

goals, curricula, and other training material that can be made available through the web and/or 

through a handbook. The material will include both lessons and suggestions for hands-on 

educational activities that can be conducted outdoors. See the Appendix section for more 

information about the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.
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Reforming the Wild Horse and Burro Program

The Secretary and the BLM recently outlined a new national management strategy for 

protecting America’s iconic wild horses and the open lands on which they roam, which BLM is 

beginning to implement in 2010.

Since 1971, when Congress passed the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act, the 

Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management has proudly managed the Nation’s 

wild horses and burros. In four decades under the BLM’s protection, wild horse populations that 

were once fast disappearing from the American scene have returned to rapid growth.

This success in reviving wild horse populations, however, has created a new set of challenges 

for BLM and the landscapes they manage. Wild horse herds have grown substantially. The 

total wild horse and burro population is now approximately 69,000. This number includes 

approximately 37,000 currently roaming the public land, and approximately 32,000 held in 

expensive short-term corrals and long-term pastures. With no natural predators, wild horse 

populations on the range continue to grow. Additionally, arid western lands and watersheds 

cannot support a population this large without significant damage to the environment that 

threatens all wildlife species that depend on healthy rangelands, including wild horses. To 

prevent starvation of animals and to protect the lands from over-grazing, the BLM each year 

moves thousands of wild horses to short-term corrals and long-term pastures.

The BLM’s management strategy up to this point has primary focused on removing animals off 

the range in an effort to reach appropriate management population level, offering these 

gathered animals up for adoption, and placing any unadopted horses in holding facilities. 

However, declining adoption rates over the last several years and feed and fuels costs, among 

other factors, have led to holding costs that are no longer affordable. The current path of the 

wild horse and burro program is not sustainable for the animals, the environment, or the 

taxpayer.

To respond to these challenges, on October 7, 2009, Secretary Salazar announced a new 

comprehensive long-term plan to put the wild horse and burro program on a sustainable track. 

Full implementation of the plan requires increased funding in the short-term and additional 

legislative authorities. The plan identifies three management strategies to improve the 

protection and management of wild horses: managing sustainable herds on western rangelands 

through the aggressive application of fertility control measures; establishing new wild horse 

preserves, primarily in the Midwest and East for horses that must be removed from western 

rangelands; and providing special designations for selected treasured herds in the West.

Wild horse population growth rates must be brought into balance with adoption demand to 

ensure that the herds on our western rangelands are kept at more sustainable levels. Only by 

reducing breeding populations of wild horses on western rangelands will this program come into 

balance. The Secretary’s plan should achieve sustainable populations on the range through far 

more aggressive use of fertility control than is currently practiced, active management of sex 

ratios on the range, and possibly the introduction of non-reproducing herds in some existing 

herd management areas. At the same time, the success of the plan depends on the placement 

of more animals into good homes by making BLM adoptions more flexible where appropriate.
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The BLM envisions the establishment of a new set of wild horse preserves across the Nation, 

particularly on the productive grasslands of the Midwest and in the East. We must consider 

siting these preserves in areas outside the Western States because water and forage are 

extremely limited in the West, and drought and wildfire threaten both rangeland and animal 

health. These new preserves would be located on lands (or interests in lands) acquired by the 

BLM, and/or partners, and would be home to non-reproducing herds of wild horses. They would 

provide excellent opportunities to celebrate the historic significance of wild horses, showcase 

these animals to the American public, and serve as natural assets that support local tourism and 

economic activity. The budget provides funding for the acquisition of one preserve in 2011.

Lastly, the Secretary’s plan will showcase certain unique herds on public lands in the West that 

deserve special recognition. These select herds would be highlighted with Secretarial or 

possibly Congressional designations. The special designations would highlight the unique 

qualities of America’s wild horses, providing a focal point for publicity, environmental education 

and increased eco-tourism that could boost the economies of nearby rural communities.

The 2011 BLM budget request includes a program increase of $12.0 million in the Wild Horse 

and Burro Management program to support implementation of the Secretary’s plan. In addition, 

the BLM budget includes an increase of $42.5 million in land acquisition funding to purchase 

land for one wild horse preserve. The plan will enable BLM to achieve appropriate management 

population levels on the range in the near future.
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HIGH PRIORITY PERFORMANCE GOALS

This section highlights the performance and cost impact of the major initiatives and focus areas

on select BLM program outcomes based on high-priority performance goals (HPPGs) recently 

developed by DOI as part of an Administrative-wide effort.

The major areas where BLM is expected to contribute significantly toward DOI success in 

meeting its HPPGs include:

Renewable Energy.

Climate Change Adaptation.

Youth in Natural Resources.

The BLM programs affected by these initiatives include: Soil, Water and Air Management,

Range Management, Riparian Management, Wildlife and Fisheries Management, Wild Horse 

and Burro Management, Recreation Management, Energy and Minerals Management, Land

and Realty Management and the National Landscape Conservation System.

Renewable Energy – The goal is to increase approved capacity for production of renewable 

(solar, wind, and geothermal) energy resources on DOI-managed lands, while ensuring full 

environmental reviews, by at least 9,000 megawatts by the end of 2011.

BLM Contribution: The public lands managed by the BLM in the western United States 

will be critical to meeting this goal. These lands have some of the highest potential for 

wind, solar and geothermal energy production. Throughout the land that it manages, the 

BLM has identified approximately 21 million acres with wind energy potential in 11 

western states, 23 million acres with solar energy potential in six southwestern states, 

and 140 million acres with geothermal potential in several western states and Alaska. In 

2010, the BLM has committed $16.1 million to facilitate the review and approval of 

rights-of-way for solar, wind and transmission development. Of this total, $11.1 million is 

funding Renewable Energy Coordination Offices (RECOs) and Teams, and $5.0 million 

is being used to conduct environmental studies. For 2011, the budget request is $19.1 

million to continue funding the RECOs and Teams ($11.1 million) and to conduct 

additional environmental studies ($8.0 million).

Implementation Strategy: In 2010, the BLM, using both American Recovery and 

Reinvestment Act and appropriated funds, will identify areas for future large utility-scale 

solar energy development. The BLM will also process applications for 27 fast-track 

projects (seven wind, 14 solar and six geothermal). In 2011, the BLM will build on the 

momentum in solar development and will continue the emphasis on identifying and 

processing applications for solar energy development projects. The BLM will utilize the 

$3.0 million funding increase in 2011 to identify opportunities for additional wind energy 

development and to resolve wind-related planning and resource conflict issues. By the 

end of 2011, the BLM expects to have issued decisions on a total of 45 currently 

pending wind, solar and geothermal energy development project proposals with a 
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combined estimated capacity of more than 9,250 megawatts and successfully meet the 

Renewable Energy High Priority Performance Goal.

Performance Metrics: The Department is developing a Strategic Planning Framework 

and doing a comprehensive review of existing measures and metrics.

Climate Change Adaptation – By the end of 2012, the DOI will identify areas and species 

ranges in the U.S. that are most vulnerable to climate change, and begin implementing 

comprehensive climate change adaptation strategies in these areas.

BLM Contribution: To address the landscape scale changes associated with climate 

change, the BLM is adopting a multi-scale approach to management. This multi-scale 

approach involves assessing conditions and potential risks at a landscape scale; 

developing management strategies to help geographically focus development,

conservation and adaptation activities; implementing these strategies through changes 

in land use allocations, development of new best management practices, and on-the 

ground treatments and projects; and systematically monitoring to determine the 

effectiveness of management actions. The Department’s emerging framework for 

addressing climate change impacts, including the Climate Science Centers (CSCs) and 

the Landscape Conservation Cooperatives (LCCs), establishes the cross-jurisdictional 

institutional context within which these BLM management activities occur.

With management responsibilities in close to twenty Commission for Environmental 

Cooperation (CEC) Level III eco-regions, the BLM is planning to phase in this program of 

work across the West, focusing initially on those eco-regions with significant BLM 

management responsibilities, energy development potential, and climate change 

vulnerabilities.

The 2010 budget includes $15 million to support this program of work. These funds are 

being used to: initiate ecoregional assessments in 6 ecoregions; develop conservation 

and adaptation strategies in 4 ecoregions; collect, propagate, and store native seed for 

restoration activities; and implement on-the-ground conservation and restoration 

projects.

In 2011, BLM is requesting $17.5 million for climate change adaptation, an increase of 

$2.5 million from 2010. With this funding the BLM will be able to initiate ecoregional 

assessments in the remaining ecoregions with significant BLM management 

responsibilities; develop conservation and adaptation strategies in 6 additional 

ecoregions; continue to collect, propagate and store native seed; and implement 

additional on-the ground conservation and restoration projects. 

Implementation Strategy: The implementation strategy for the BLM assumes the 

bureaus establish a coordinated infrastructure of Landscape Conservation Cooperatives

(LCC’s), supported by DOI Climate Science Centers (CSC’s), and an integrated climate 

monitoring approach. The rapid ecoregional assessments initiated in 2010 and 2011 will 

help create systematic baseline information for 6 LCCs: Great Basin, Desert, Southern 

Rockies, Great Northern, Plains and Prairie Potholes, and Western Alaska. These 

assessments will help inform the development of adaptive management strategies in 

these 6 LCCs. They will also help identify critical indicators for systematically monitoring 

the effectiveness of management activities in these LCCs.
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Youth in Natural Resources – The Department’s goal is by the end of 2011, increase by 50

percent (from 2009 levels) the employment of youth between the ages of 15-25 in the

conservation mission of the DOI.

BLM Contribution: In 2010, as part of the Secretary’s Youth in Natural Resources 

Initiative, the BLM received an additional $5,000,000, to support youth programs and 

partnerships that: 

Engage youth in natural resource management; 

Encourage young people and their families to visit, explore and learn about the 

public lands; and 

Promote stewardship, conservation and public service.

Special consideration was given to those programs that involved hiring young people 

ages 15-25 through various student employment programs, youth corps, and other youth 

partnership organizations. Emphasis is also being placed on hiring youth from diverse 

backgrounds.

For 2011, the BLM will focus on expanding these programs and enhancing them through 

the following activities:

Expand and enhance youth education and engagement programs, particularly 

those focused on the Department’s high-priority goals of climate change, 

renewable energy, and treasured landscapes.

Provide career pathways and strengthen partnerships with youth corps groups, 

non-profit youth organizations, and minority-serving institutions.

In 2011, BLM will redirect an additional $1.0 million in base funding to support the 

Secretary’s Youth in Natural Resources initiative through a new public-private 

partnership program with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. Specifically, BLM 

will work with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to support projects that leverage 

private sector contributions to engage and employ youth in conservation activities. See 

the Appendix section for more information about the National Fish and Wildlife 

Foundation.

Implementation Strategy: Secretary Salazar has challenged Departmental programs 

to achieve the High Priority Performance Goal for youth employment, a year ahead of

schedule, by the end of 2010. The BLM is working to engage an additional 3,000

individuals 25 and under, in 2010 either through a temporary position with the bureau or 

a work experience in conjunction with a partnering organization. To achieve this 

aggressive target, the bureau will seek ways to expand opportunities for youth

engagement through ongoing activities and partnerships as well as the additional funds 

appropriated directly.

The BLM has a long history of involving the public in all facets of its resource planning 

and decision-making. Informed citizens are critical to successful public participation and 

stewardship. In addition, as BLM’s workforce ages and retires, natural resource 

professionals will be needed to fill those positions. Informed citizens and future 

employees must be developed and nurtured over time. According to Richard Louv, 

author of Last Child in the Woods, “Studies have shown that most conservation leaders 

credit their commitment to the environment to two sources: many hours spent outdoors, 

when they were children...and an adult who taught respect for nature.”
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The initial childhood wonder about the natural world must be sustained through handson experiences during the school-age years and enriched through long-term 

engagement and stewardship. BLM’s Youth Initiative is a continuum of programs that do 

just that. It includes:

Programs for youth and families, including Hands on the Land, Take It Outside, 

and interpretive programs and projects for children and families;

Programs for teens and young adults, including service-learning, youth corps, 

and internships; and

Human capital management programs that recruit youth to BLM careers.
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2011 PERFORMANCE SUMMARY

The Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (GPRA) requires Federal agencies to 

fully integrate strategic goals with performance objectives in the development of their budgets. 

Towards that end, the DOI developed a DOI Strategic Plan which is currently undergoing the 

required triennial review and update in accordance with GPRA and OMB policy and direction. 

The DOI is reviewing the organization and construct of the Strategic Plan in light of the 

Administration’s priorities, goals and objectives. Therefore, this budget request does not directly 

reference the existing DOI Strategic Plan, but does continue to report on performance goals and 

accomplishments associated with the current slate of end outcome goals and related 

performance measures.

To track performance at an even finer level, the BLM implemented Activity Based Costing in 

2001, and since 2002 has been using Activity Based Costing information as the principal means 

to evaluate the cost of BLM’s workload as well as trends in performance and the efficiencies 

achieved. Activity Based Costing information includes a series of workload measures (each 

denoted by a two-letter short form called Program Element) which measure work accomplished 

on-the-ground. The BLM developed the Performance Management Data System (PMDS) to 

record and analyze performance and workload measure information. This module is linked with 

BLM’s budgetary information through the Activity Based Costing Management System website. 

The BLM uses this information to participate in quarterly reviews with the DOI to report on 

progress and the cost of achieving performance goals.

Every manager and employee is accountable for ensuring the BLM’s performance goals are 

achieved, such that the pertinent performance measures and associated workload measures 

are incorporated into each manager’s Employee Performance Appraisal Plan, and cascaded 

throughout the organization to individual employee appraisal plans.
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Target Codes:

Type Codes:

Type

2006

Actual

2007

Actual

2008

Actual

2009

Plan

2009

Actual

2010

Plan

2011

(Pres

ident's

Budget)

Change 

from 

2010 to 

2011

Long-term 

Target

2012

Percent of DOI 

stream/shoreline miles that 

have achieved desired 

conditions where condition is 

known and as specified in 

management plans. (SP/PA) 

C/F

90% 

128,829/ 

143,290

90% 

128,310/ 

143,290

90% 

128,310/ 

143,290

90% 

128,310/ 

143,290

91% 

130,146/ 

143,290

85% 

131,976/ 

154,976

85% 

131,976/ 

154,976

0%

85% 

131,976/ 

154,976

Total Actual/Projected Cost 

($000) $19,775 $20,738 $21,788 $22,409 $21,018 $22,523 $22,887 +$364 $22,887

Actual/Projected Cost per Mile 

(in dollars) $154 $162 $170 $175 $161 $175 $177 +$2 $176

Percent of DOI acres that 

have achieved desired 

conditions where condition is 

known and as specified in 

management plans. (SP/PA)

C/F

48% 

123,952,644/ 

258M

52% 

135,410,846/ 

258M

57% 

145,082,806/ 

256M

58% 

147,253,000/ 

256M

58%

147,325,000

253M

59% 

149,325,000/ 

253M

59% 

152,192,000/ 

253M

0%

60%

154,192,000/

253M

Total Actual/Projected Cost 

($000) $74,005 $59,709 $60,546 $65,251 $59,222 $75,536 $87,653 +$12,117 $87,653

Actual/Projected Cost per 

Acre (in dollars) $0.60 $0.44 $0.42 $0.44 $0.40 $0.50 $0.58 +$0.08 $0.57

SP = Strategic Plan Measure

A = Annual Measure F = Future Measure

Goal Performance Table

End Outcome Goal 1.1 Resource Protection: Improve Health of Watersheds, Landscapes, and Marine Resources

Comments: Inventory and monitoring provides information to focus treatments in high priority areas and has allowed the BLM to maintain desired condition on 85% of 

stream/shoreline miles with an increase of 481 miles achieving desired condition over 2006. Results reflect the cumulative affects of drought, wildland fire activity and wild 

horse and burro management areas not meeting objectives. Multi-year interdisciplanary efforts to increase land health treatments, the ecoregion assessments for climate 

change impacts, and the increased capability to gather and remove Wild Horses and Burros, will improve results beginning in 2010. BLM-minimum desired condition for 

riparian areas is achieving proper functioning condition (PFC) and functioning at risk with an upward trend. The denominator change in DOI stream/shoreline miles in 

2010 is the result of Oregon's effort to update and validate stream miles. Most of these miles are in the unknown category for condition rating but in many cases 

information regarding the condition is known but has not been correlated to a stream reach. This situation will be resolved over the next few years. 

Contributing Programs: Land Resources provide 47% of the results of this measure. Other contributors include: Wildlife and Fisheries Management, 29%; O&C 

Resources, 12%; Contributed Funds, 7%; Challenge Cost Share, 3%; and Other Subactivities, 2%.

PA = Program Assessment Measure

UNK = Prior year data unavailable.

Goal Performance Table

C = Cumulative Measure

Bur = Bureau Measure

TBD = Future targets have not been determined.

NA = Long Term targets are inappropriate to determine at this time.

 

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2006

Actual

2007

Actual

2008

Actual

2009

Plan

2009

Actual

2010

Plan

2011

(Pres

ident's

Budget)

Change 

from 

2010 to 

2011

Long-term 

Target

2012

Goal Performance Table

Percent of surface waters 

acres managed by DOI that 

meet State EPA Approved 

Water Quality Standards. (SP)

C

87% 

282,966/ 

324,628

87% 

283,616/ 

324,628

87% 

283,616/ 

324,628

87% 

283,616/ 

324,628

87% 

283,616/ 

324,628

87% 

283,616/ 

324,628

87% 

283,616/ 

324,628

0%

87% 

283,616/ 

324,628

Total Actual/Projected Cost 

($000) $4,742 $5,332 $4,973 $5,129 $4,387 $5,191 $5,253 +$62 $5,253

Actual/Projected Cost per 

Acre (in dollars) $17 $19 $18 $18 $15 $18 $19 +$1 $19

Percent of surface waters 

(stream miles) managed by 

DOI that meet State (EPA 

Approved) Water Quality 

Standards. (SP)

C

91% 

123,988/ 

136,327

91% 

124,188/ 

136,327

91% 

124,188/ 

136,327

91% 

124,188/ 

136,327

91% 

124,188/ 

136,327

91% 

124,188/ 

136,327

91% 

124,188/ 

136,327

0%

91% 

124,188/ 

136,327

Number of DOI riparian 

(stream/shoreline) miles 

restored to the condition 

specified in management 

plans. (SP/PA)

A 770 601 767 500 779 650 788 +138 550

Total Actual/Projected Cost 

($000) $6,989 $4,715 $7,867 $6,920 $6,745 $7,694 $8,000 +$306 $7,438 

Intermediate Outcome: Restore watersheds and landscapes 

Comment: State Environmental Protection Agency reports are used to provide results for this measure. The reports are showing no % change for BLM managed lands.

Contributing Programs: Land Resources provide 76% of the results for this measure. Other contributors include: Wildlife Management, 5%; O&C Resources 

Management, 8%; Contributed Funds/Reimbursables, 2%; and Other Subactivities, 9%. Cost shown represents the inventory and monitoring needed to determine desired 

condition.

Comments: This measure includes $15,929,000 associated with the Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Program, as a funding subactivity; this shift of funds will have no impact 

on overall accomplishments because the AML was managed as an independent program. In 2011, this measure includes an increase of $2,000,000 to improve air-quality 

monitoring and assessment capabilities; five additional monitoring stations will be installed and it is anticipated that additional staff hired in 2011 will increase 

accomplishments in future years by leveraging efforts with other entities. In 2011, $17,500,000 will be allocated to continue the Climate Change Adaptation Initiative. In 

2010, a total of $5,000,000 was allocated to the Soil, Water & Air and Recreation Programs, $2,500,000 to each for the Youth In Natural Resources Initiative. Funding is 

provided to these Initiatives through the Soil, Water & Air Program for administrative convenience but is not managed by the Program. The Climate Change Adaptation 

Initiative will increase ecoregional assessments by 197,000,000 acres, evaluated weed treatments by 1,300 acres. The Youth In Natural Resources Initiative will result in 

youth participation in activities such as monitoring grazing allotments, conducting land health evaluations, inventorying water and soil resources, and constructing or 

maintaining stream/lake/wetland projects. See the General Statement for more information about these Initiatives. Additional accomplishments are completed under the 

National Landscape Conservation System (NLCS). See the NLCS performance overview for more information. BLM minimum desired condition for wetland acres and 

stream miles is achieving proper functioning condition (PFC) and functioning at risk with an upward trend. Desired condition for upland acres is achieving Land Health 

Standards developed by the BLM State offices and approved by the Secretary in accordance with Title 43 CFR 4180.2. The denominator change in 2009 from 256M to 

253M is the result of land conveyance, exchange and disposal. The details of these lands actions are listed in the 2008 Public Land Statistics.

Comment: State Environmental Protection Agency reports are used to provide results for this measure. The reports are showing no % change for BLM managed lands.

 

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2006

Actual

2007

Actual

2008

Actual

2009

Plan

2009

Actual

2010

Plan

2011

(Pres

ident's

Budget)

Change 

from 

2010 to 

2011

Long-term 

Target

2012

Goal Performance Table

Actual/Projected Cost per Mile 

(in dollars) $9,076 $7,844 $10,257 $13,839 $8,658 $10,259 $10,152 -107 $9,971 

Number of DOI upland acres 

restored to the condition 

specified in management 

plans. (SP/PA)

A 807,271 868,577 1,000,156 900,000 950,157 850,000 700,000 -150,000 700,000

Total Actual/Projected Cost 

($000) $104,213 $110,424 $139,580 $114,283 $144,808 $122,316 $134,563 +$12,247 $134,563 

Actual/Projected Cost per 

Acre (in dollars) $129 $127 $140 $128 $152 $91 $96 +$5 $96 

Number of DOI wetland acres 

restored to the condition 

specified in management 

plans. (Bur/PA)

A 8,366 11,290 10,156 10,500 16,122 12,000 11,000 0 11,000

Total Actual/Projected Cost 

($000) $11,424 $13,235 $14,343 $14,488 $11,396 $14,652 $14,816 +$164 $14,816 

Actual/Projected Cost per 

Acre (in dollars) $1,366 $1,172 $1,412 $1,376 $707 $1,329 $1,344 +$14 $1,344 

Comment: The Climate Change Adaptation work will result in the development of 8 adaptive strategies, and 26,300 acres of shrub/grass treatments. In 2010, this 

measure included an increase of $5,000,000 for the Climate Change Adaptation, which resulted in the restoration or enhancement of 401,000 upland acres, and 1,500 

seed collection projects. It also included an increase of $2,300,000 for the Youth in Natural Resources, which resulted in the restoration or enhancement of 45,000 upland 

acres. Restoring and enhancing upland acres is a vital step to achieving acres in desired condition. The BLM has 69,922,819 upland acres, and 52,070,000 forestland 

acres meeting desired condition in 2008.

Comment: In 2010, this measure included $105,000 for the Youth and Careers in Nature Initiative, which resulted in the restoration or enhancement of 525 wetland acres. 

Restoring and enhancing wetland acres is a vital step to achieving acres in desired condition. The BLM has 12,622,361 wetland acres meeting desired condition in 2008.

Comment: In 2010, this measure included an increase of $700,000 for the Global Climate Change Adaptation Initiative, which resulted in the restoration or enhancement 

of 200 riparian (stream/shoreline) miles, and an increase of $95,000 for the Youth and Careers in Nature Initiative, which resulted in the restoration or enhancement of 25 

riparian stream/shoreline miles. Restoring and enhancing riparian miles is a vital step to achieving miles in desired condition. Results for this measure are based on actual 

projects planned which will vary each year. The complexity of the project has a major impact on cost. A treatment could be a relatively inexpensive willow planting, or it 

could be a very expensive channel restoration. 

Contributing Programs: Land Resources contributes 23% of the results of this measure. Other contributors include: Wildlife Management, 17%; O&C Resources 

Management, 16%; Range Improvments, 8%; Forest Ecosystems, 4%; SNPLMA Conservation, 4%; Resource Management Planning, 3%; Forestry Pipeline Restoration, 

2%; NM&NCA's, 2%; Other Reimbursables, 2%; Nine other programs make up 19%.

Contributing Programs: O&C Resources Management contributes 36% of the results of this measure. Other contributors include: Land Resources, 33%; Wildlife 

Management, 21%; Reimbursables, 6%; Challenge Cost Share and Contributed Funds, 3%; and Range Improvements, 1%.

 

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2006

Actual

2007

Actual

2008

Actual

2009

Plan

2009

Actual

2010

Plan

2011

(Pres

ident's

Budget)

Change 

from 

2010 to 

2011

Long-term 

Target

2012

Goal Performance Table

Percent of sites (acres) 

reclaimed or mitigated from 

the effects of degradation from 

past mining. (Bur)

C UNK 15% 

564/ 3,831 

26% 

996/ 3,831

30% 

1,164/ 3,831

58%

2,239/ 3,831

73% 

2,813/ 3,831

88% 

3,387/ 3,831 +15% 100% 3,831/ 3,831

Total Actual/Projected Cost 

($000) 0 $15,383 $15,555 $23,165 $30,177 $23,402 $23,639 +$237 $23,639 

Actual/Projected Cost per 

Acre (in dollars) $0 $27,274 $36,006 $77,217 $13,478 $39,397 $39,796 +$399 $39,796 

Percent of known 

contaminated sites remediated 

on DOI managed land. (SP)

C

9% 

33/ 358

6% 

16/ 272

11% 

30/ 272

17% 

46/ 272

17% 

46/ 272

22% 

61/ 272

28% 

76/ 272 +6% 33%91/272

Total Actual/Projected Cost 

($000) $24,694 $18,139 $35,005 $16,944 $13,662 $17,231 $17,518 +$287 $17,518

Actual/Projected Cost per Site 

(in dollars) $748,315 $1,133,713 $2,500,350 $1,129,603 $296,999 $1,148,750 $1,167,866 +$19,116 $1,167,866

Percent of baseline acres 

infested with invasive plant 

species that are controlled. 

(SP/PA)

C

0.9% 

310,332/ 

35,763,000 

1.0%

338,585

35,000 000

1.2% 

436,698/ 

35,000,000

1.2% 

436,698/ 

35,000,000

1.2%

411,388

35,762,000

1.2%

411,388

35,762,000

1.2%

411,888

35,762,000

0%

1.2% 

437,698/ 

35,762,000

Total Actual/Projected Cost 

($000) $4,991 $5,720 $7,435 $6,183 $6,458 $6,284 $7,759 +$1,475 $7,759

Actual/Projected Cost per 

Acre (in dollars) $16 $17 $17 $14 $17 $14 $18 +$4 $18

Contributing Programs: Land Resources provides 72% of the results of this measure. Other contributors include: Burned Area Rehabilitation, 9%; O&C Resources 

Management, 5%; Challenge Cost Share, 5%; and 9% Other Subactivities.

 Intermediate Outcome - Provide Habitat for Biological Communities to Flourish

Comment: In 2007, 3,831 acres of Abandoned Mine Lands were identified as in progress of remediation. The cost shown represents all acres receiving remediation 

during the reporting period. The result is based on the total number of contaminated sites where all remediation has been completed during the reporting period. The 

percentage increase is due to the cumulative nature of the measure. Since 2006, the AML program has discovered many more sites than what is currently represented in 

the table. The program is currently working to remediate those sites as well as what's represented in the table.

Comment: The increase in 2011 is due to increase cost for labor and materials.

End Outcome Goal 1.2 Sustain Biological Communities on DOI Managed and Influenced Lands and Waters in a Manner consistent 

with Obligations Regarding the Allocation and Use of Water.

Comment: Performance remains constant for this measure with a minimum of 15 contaminated sites remediated each year. Remediation requires multi-year efforts. The 

percentage increase is due to the cumulative nature of the measure.

 

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Bureau of Land Management 2011 Budget Justifications

Chapter I – General Statement Type

2006

Actual

2007

Actual

2008

Actual

2009

Plan

2009

Actual

2010

Plan

2011

(Pres

ident's

Budget)

Change 

from 

2010 to 

2011

Long-term 

Target

2012

Goal Performance Table

Percent of populations of 

species of management 

concern that are managed to 

desired condition. (SP)

C

new 

measure

39% 

177/ 453

54% 

281/ 519

51% 

306/ 595

51% 

306/ 595

52% 

310/ 595

52% 

312/ 595 0% 53% 314/ 595

Total Actual/Projected Cost 

($000) $0 $43,303 $50,340 $50,791 $39,482 $51,049 $51,307 +$258 $51,307

Actual/Projected Cost per 

Population (in dollars) $0 $244,652 $179,147 $165,984 $130,204 $164,674 $164,446 -$228 $164,446

Number of conservation 

actions implemented from 

recovery plans for ESA-listed 

species. (Bur/PA) 

A New Measure 1,254 1,737 1,750 1,976 1,900 1,920 +20 1,940

Total Actual/Projected Cost 

($000) 0 $43,896 $12,351 $12,328 $7,900 $12,558 $12,833 +$275 $12,833 

Actual/Projected Cost per 

Conservation Action (in 

dollars)

$0 $32,754 $7,110 $7,044 $3,998 $6,976 $7,051 +$75 $7,051 

Number of (stream/shoreline) 

miles of habitat restored or 

enhanced that directly support 

ESA listed and Bureau 

sensitive species conservation 

or recovery. (SP/PA)

A 159 214 253 225 314 225 225 0 250

Comment: In 2011, this measure includes an increase of $150,000 resulting from an internal shift of funds from lower priority work within the Threatened and Endangered 

Species program. This change will result in 20 conservation actions implemented from recovery plans for ESA listed species. Implementing conservation actions from 

recovery plans is vital to improving conditions for ESA listed species. As a result of the 2006 Resource Management program assessment, the BLM continues to focus 

base funding internally to improve performance directly related to ESA listed species.

 Comment: The BLM continues to focus base funding internally to improve performance directly related to ESA listed species. Results for managing species of 

management concern to desired condition require multi-year efforts that may show results from prior years regardless of a current year change in funding. Performance is 

variable from year to year as the Challenge Cost Share program is one contributor to many workload measures. In 2011, the BLM proposes to eliminates funding for the 

Challenge Cost Share program.

Contributing Programs: Wildlife and Threatened and Endangered Species Management provides 68% of the results for this measure. Other contributors include: O&C 

Resources, 11%; Challenge Cost Share, 9%; Fisheries Management provides 7%; Reimbursable and Contributed Funds, 6%; Land Resources, 2%; and Other Resources, 

4%.

Contributing Programs: The Threatened and Endangered Species program provides 82% of the results for this measure. Other contributors include Wildlife Management, 

10%; Fisheries Management, 3%; O&C Wildlife Management, 2%; and Challenge Cost Share, 3%. SNPLMA funding for multi species plans accounts for 34 million of the 

cost in 2007.

Comment: Restoring and enhancing miles of habitat is a vital step to achieving acres in desired condition. Miles of habitat restored or enhanced is based on actual 

projects planned which will vary between years. 

 

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Bureau of Land Management 2011 Budget Justifications

Chapter I – General Statement Type

2006

Actual

2007

Actual

2008

Actual

2009

Plan

2009

Actual

2010

Plan

2011

(Pres

ident's

Budget)

Change 

from 

2010 to 

2011

Long-term 

Target

2012

Goal Performance Table

Number of acres of habitat 

restored or enhanced that 

directly support ESA listed and 

Bureau sensitive species 

conservation or recovery. 

(SP/PART)

A 118,047 217,608 324,113 250,000 284,261 250,000 250,000 0 275,000

Percent of archaeological sites 

on DOI inventory in good 

condition (SP)

C

82% 

41,860/ 

50,865

83% 

44,911/ 

54,273

83% 

47,537/ 

57,273

83% 

48,559/ 

58,837

83%

48,980/

58,837

83% 

49,828/ 

60,337

83% 

51,123/ 

61,837

0%

83% 

53,663/

64,837 

Total Actual/Projected Cost 

($000) $13,408 $13,522 $15,269 $16,069 $17,845 $16,329 $21,358 +$5,029 $21,358 

Actual/Projected Cost per site 

(in dollars) $320 $301 $321 $347 $364 $328 $418 +$90 $398

Percent of historic structures 

on DOI inventory in good 

condition (SP)

C

new 

measure

48% 

158/ 326

50% 

182/ 362

49% 

187/ 380

49% 

187/ 380

49% 

192/ 390

49% 

197/ 400 $0 49%202/ 410

Total Actual/Projected Cost 

($000) 0 $3,425 $3,316 $3,577 $3,814 $3,706 $3,835 +$129 $3,835

Actual/Projected Cost per 

historic structure (in dollars) $0 $21,676 $18,217 $19,127 $20,397 $19,301 $19,467 +$166 $18,985

End Outcome Goal 1.3 Protect Cultural and Natural Heritage Resources.

Comment: In 2011, this measure includes a general program increase of $400,000 from the 2010 Enacted. The increase will fund inventory for treasured landscapes; it will 

also support increasing responsibilities for government-to-government tribal consultation, repatriation of Native American remains and objects under the Native American 

Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, and on-going investigations and reports incompliance with the Archaeological Resources Protection Act; and specific mandates 

from the Paleontological Resources Preservation subtitle of the 2009 Omnibus Public Lands Management Act. Cost shown includes archaeological and paleontological 

workloads. Archaeological sites are added to BLM inventory each year which changes the numerator and the denominator.

Comment: In 2011, approximately 5 historic structures will be improved to good condition from existing inventory. Additional historic structures are added to the inventory 

at the beginning of each year changing the numerator and denominator. The overall percentage is directly affected by the number of historic structures added to the 

inventory that are already in good condition. In 2008, 53% of the new inventory was in good condition, improving the overall percentage. In 2009, more of the new 

inventory was in poor condition, reducing the overall percentage.

Contributing Programs: The Fisheries program provides 89% of the results for this measure. Other contributors include: Wildlife Management, 5%; Threatened and 

Endangered Species Management, 6%; and O&C Wildlife Management, 3%. 

Comment: Restoring and enhancing acres of habitat is a vital step to achieving acres in desired condition. As a result of the 2006 Resource Management program 

assessment, the BLM will continue to increase performance that directly supports ESA listed and Bureau sensitive species conservation and recovery. Acres of habitat 

restored or enhanced is based on actual projects planned which will vary each year. 

Contributing Programs: The Wildlife program provides 90% of the results for this measure. Other contributors include: Fisheries, .5%; T&E Management, 9%; and O&C 

Wildlife Management, .5%. 

 

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Bureau of Land Management 2011 Budget Justifications

Chapter I – General Statement Type

2006

Actual

2007

Actual

2008

Actual

2009

Plan

2009

Actual

2010

Plan

2011

(Pres

ident's

Budget)

Change 

from 

2010 to 

2011

Long-term 

Target

2012

Goal Performance Table

Percent of miles of National 

Historic Trails, Wild and 

Scenic Rivers, and other linear 

Special Management Areas 

under DOI management 

meeting their heritage 

resource objectives under the 

authorizing legislation. (SP)

C

66% 

5311/ 8031

66% 

5274/ 8031

66% 

5,323/ 8,031

67% 

5,383/ 8,031

67% 

5,353/ 8,031

67% 

5,408/ 8,031

70%

5,919/ 8,425 +3% 72%6,066/ 8,425

Total Actual/Projected Cost 

($000) $3,036 $2,650 $2,609 $2,955 $3,228 $2,962 $5,032 +$2,070 $5,032

Actual/Projected Cost per Mile 

(in dollars) $572 $503 $490 $549 $603 $548 $850 +$302 $638

Percent of collections in DOI 

inventory in good condition. 

(i.e., maintained according to 

DOI museum property 

management collection 

standards). (SP)

C 100% 

3 / 3

100% 

3 / 3

100% 

3 / 3

100% 

3 / 3

100% 

3 / 3

100% 

3 / 3

100% 

3 / 3 0% 100% 3 / 3

Total Actual/Projected Cost 

($000) $336 $826 $730 $655 $1,222 $657 $659 +$2 $659

Actual/Projected Cost per 

collection (in dollars) $111,911 $275,540 $243,325 $218,437 $407,465 $219,091 $219,667 +$576 $219,667

Percent of paleontological 

localities in DOI inventory in 

good condition. (SP)

C

98% 

14,980/ 

15,351

97% 

18,652/ 

19,134

88% 

19,421/ 

22,000

95% 

19,421/ 

20,337

95% 

19,421/ 

20,337

95% 

19,471/ 

20,437

95% 

19,521/ 

20,537

0%

95%

19,571/

20,637

Percent of acres of Wilderness 

Areas and other Special 

Management Areas under DOI 

management meeting their 

heritage resource objectives 

under the authorizing 

legislation. (SP)

C

new 

measure

78% 

39,657,668/ 

50,721,819

67% 

34,457,861/ 

51,201,821

65% 

33,107,897/ 

51,155,198

62% 

31,759,077/ 

51,155,198

67% 

34,457,861/ 

51,201,821

76% 

38,568,057/ 

50,451,846

+11%

80% 

40,398,199/ 

50,451,846

Total Actual/Projected Cost 

($000) $0 $8,750 $13,830 $12,954 $13,528 $13,157 $17,641 +$4,484 $17,641

Actual/Projected Cost per 

Acre (in dollars) $0.00 $0.22 $0.40 $0.39 $0.43 $0.38 $0.46 +$0.08 $0.44

Comment: The increase in 2006 actuals is the result of acquisition of additional data from non-Federal repositories. Out year targets have been adjusted to reflect 

continued acquisition of data.

 

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Bureau of Land Management 2011 Budget Justifications

Chapter I – General Statement Type

2006

Actual

2007

Actual

2008

Actual

2009

Plan

2009

Actual

2010

Plan

2011

(Pres

ident's

Budget)

Change 

from 

2010 to 

2011

Long-term 

Target

2012

Goal Performance Table

Percent of Wild Horse and 

Burro Herd Management 

Areas achieving appropriate 

management levels. (Bur)

A

72%

145/ 201

66%

131/ 199

55%

109/ 199

43%

85/ 199

44%

78/ 180

66%

119/ 180

71% 

128/180 +5% 85%153/ 180

Total Actual/Projected Cost 

($000) $44,543 $47,797 $50,660 $52,452 $57,406 $78,980 $91,325 +$12,345 $91,325 

Actual/Projected Cost per 

Herd Management Area (in 

dollars)

$307,195 $364,861 $464,771 $538,654 $735,981 $724,587 $652,321 -$72,266 $596,895 

Percent of fluid mineral leases 

with approved applications for 

permits to drill. [SP]

C

47% 

22,859/ 

48,423

44%

21,612/

49,152

42% 

23,289/ 

55,546

42% 

23,439/ 

56,436

42%

22,476/

53,930

41% 

23,589/ 

57,326

43%

22,852/

52,798

+2%

-737/

-4,528

42%

23,889/

51,537

Total Actual/Projected Cost 

($000) $15,250 $16,666 $20,026 $19,884 $20,798 $17,384 $17,537 +$153 $17,537 

Actual/Projected Cost lease 

(in dollars) $667 $737 $860 $848 $925 $737 $767 +$30 $734

Comment: In 2011, this measure includes an increase of $1,300,000 for Wilderness Management which will result in 900,000 acres of wilderness monitoring, and the 

completion of 10 Wilderness Activity Plans. Legislation converts some Wilderness Study Areas to Wilderness and releases other Wilderness Study Areas from 

consideration. The result in 2011 is 704,072 fewer acres of Wilderness and Wilderness Study Areas. Long term efforts in managing Wilderness Areas show that 98%, or 

21,023,455 out of 21,452,505 acres will be meeting heritage resource objectives in 2011. For the Wild Horse and Burro Herd Management areas, 61%, or 17,544,602 out 

of 28,999,341 acres are meeting heritage resource objectives. The combined totals make up the 76% shown in 2011. The cost shown represents the inventory and 

monitoring associated with determining condition of Wilderness Areas.

End Outcome Goal 2.1 Manage or influence resource use to enhance public benefit, promote responsible use, and ensure optimal 

value

Comment: In 2011, this measure includes an increase of $12,000,000 which will result in a 5% improvement, or an additional 9 Herd Management Areas achieving 

appropriate management levels. The 2011 increase allows the Wild Horse & Burro program to gather and hold additional horses, and continue adoption events. In 2010, 

this measure includes an increase of $26,528,000 which allows the Wild Horse & Burro program to gather and hold 11,500 additional horses which will result in a 22% 

improvement in Herd Management Areas meeting objectives of FY 2009. In 2010, the BLM received $63.9 million in direct appropriations for the WH&B program. The 

actual performance measure cost includes: direct and indirect appropriated funds; work done by reimbursable agreement, and available receipts. The Herd Management 

Area number has been reduced from 199 to 180. Smaller Herd Management Areas have been combined to facilitate efficiencies in management. 

Note: FY 2010 Budget Justifications state that smaller HMAs in BLM Nevada was combined to form larger complexes, and this change would reduce the denominator from 

199 to 188 in 2009. The planned change of 188 was actually reduced to 180 HMAs in 2009.

Comment: In 2010, $2,500,000 was shifted internally to increase oil and gas production accountability. This measure counts the number of leases that have a well drilled 

that is producible. The numerator will change as non producing leases begin production. The lease is counted one time regardless of how many APD's are approved for 

the lease. In 2008, there was an increase in the number of leases (growth in the denominator for this measure) but the leases in effect that are producible (the numerator) 

has not kept pace with this growth because firms sometimes acquire leases for future drilling without drilling a producible well for several years. 

Intermediate Outcome: Improve the condition of cultural and natural heritage resources.

 

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Bureau of Land Management 2011 Budget Justifications

Chapter I – General Statement Type

2006

Actual

2007

Actual

2008

Actual

2009

Plan

2009

Actual

2010

Plan

2011

(Pres

ident's

Budget)

Change 

from 

2010 to 

2011

Long-term 

Target

2012

Goal Performance Table

Number of onshore federal 

acres under lease for coal 

development. [SP]

C 466,652 466,943 472,337 472,337 474,334 470,700 470,700 0 470,700

Total Actual/Projected Cost 

($000) $3,607 $3,977 $4,381 $4,346 $4,216 $4,437 $4,528 +$91 $4,528

Actual/Projected Cost per 

acre ( in dollars) $8 $9 $9 $9 $9 $9 $10 +$1 $10

Average acreage disturbed 

per permitted energy 

exploration or development 

activity. (SP)

A

2.3 acres 

13,442/ 5,798 

2.1 acres

10,059/ 4,685

2.1 

10,258/ 4,884

2.1 

10,258/ 4,884

2.1

6,751/ 3,162

2.1 

10,127/ 4,822

2.1

10,062/ 4,791 0

2.1

9,905/ 4,698

The average full cost of 

processing applications for 

(fluid energy) Permit to Drill 

Applications (APDs). (Bur/PA) 

A $3,712 

$5,091

$45,631,397/

8,964

$6,329 

$49,656,365 

7,846

$6,370 

$49,660,000 

7,796

NR

$6,500 

$51,025,000 

7,850

$6,500 

$51,025,000 

7,850

$0

$6,500 

$51,025,000 

7,850

Fluid Minerals: Percent of 

acres reclaimed to appropriate 

final land condition. (SP )

A

new 

measure

25% 

2,473/

10,059

25% 

2,580/ 

10,258

25% 

2,580/ 

10,258

25%

1,678/

6,751

25% 

2,580/ 

10,258

25%

2,525/

10,062

0%

25%

2,482/

9,905

Number of megawatts of 

installed capacity authorized 

on public land for renewable 

energy development. (SP)

C

new 

measure

458 595 700 700 750 4,789 +4,039 5,350

Number of megawatts of 

installed capacity authorized 

on public land for renewable 

energy development for all 

available funding. (SP)

NA NA NA NA 0 0 4,400 +4,400 5,400

Number of megawatts of 

installed capacity authorized 

on public land for renewable 

energy development for all 

available funding. (SP)

NA NA 595 700 700 750 9,189 +8,439 10,750

Renewables (geothermal, wind, solar)

Comment: NR = Not Reported. In 2009, data was not reported due to anomalous data. BLM is evaluating the anomalous data to determine the cause.

Comment: Major leasing efforts occurred in 2004 and 2005 but relinquishments offset the gains. No significant change is projected for the coal leasing program through 

2013. A process is being developed in Wyoming to approve multiple leases at the same time but this effort is being offset by lower market demands and mergers. The 

new process will be implemented in 2012. 

 

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Bureau of Land Management 2011 Budget Justifications

Chapter I – General Statement Type

2006

Actual

2007

Actual

2008

Actual

2009

Plan

2009

Actual

2010

Plan

2011

(Pres

ident's

Budget)

Change 

from 

2010 to 

2011

Long-term 

Target

2012

Goal Performance Table

Percent of wind farms 

incorporating best 

management practices for 

protecting raptors, and other 

birds and bats. [SP]

C

28% 

35/ 125

59% 

93/ 158

79% 

143/ 182

80% 

163/ 202

81% 

163/ 202

82% 

183/ 222

88% 

213/ 242 +6% 93%243/ 262

Percent of fluid minerals 

permit and lease applications 

processed. (SP/PA)

A

62% 

8,776/ 

14,131

107%

8,964/

8,370

59% 

7,846/ 

13,225

59% 

7,796/ 

13,306

NR

59% 

7,850/ 

13,371

63%

7,250/

11,520

+4%

'-600

'-1,851

64%

7,250/

11,270

Total Actual/Projected Cost 

($000) $47,098 $69,594 $69,242 $71,142 NR $72,842 $74,542 +$1,700 $74,542 

Actual/Projected Cost per 

APD (in dollars) $5,367 $7,804 $8,825 $9,125 NR $9,279 $10,282 +$1,003 $10,649 

Percent of coal lease 

applications processed. 

(SP/PA)

A

20% 

9/ 44

14% 

5/ 35

10% 

4 / 40

19% 

8/ 43

5%

2/ 38

19% 

8/ 42

19% 

8/ 42 0% 22% 

8/ 36

Develop a commercial oil 

shale leasing program by FY 

2008. [SP]

C

new 

measure

35% 

35/ 100

80% 

80/ 100

100% 

100/ 100

100% 

100/ 100

Measure 

Complete

Measure 

Complete 0% Measure Complete

Percent of pending cases of 

right-of-way permits and grant 

applications in backlog status. 

(SP)

A

31% 

1,350/ 

4,300

47% 

1,492/ 

3,153

56% 

1,656/ 

2,965

52% 

1,556/ 

2,965

51%

1,525/

2,965

51% 

1,500/ 

2,965

49% 

1,450/ 

2,965

-2%

47%

1,400/

2,965

Comment: BLM is currently processing 14 "fast track" solar energy projects, 7 "fast track" wind energy projects, and 6 "fast track" geothermal projects that will add 

significant megawatt capacity to the current capacity on BLM public lands. These projects have been identified and are currently being processed to meet December 2010 

DOE and Treasury grant and subsidiary programs under ARRA. Starting in 2011, performance resulting from Recovery Act funding accrues as a result of environmental 

studies conducted in 2009 and 2010.

Comment: The Energy Policy Act of 2005 (P.L. 108-58) mandated that the BLM have a "commercial oil shale leasing program" in place by 2008. There were five steps to 

completing this process and each step was assigned a percentage. The draft EIS for 35% was completed in 2007. The final EIS and ROD for 15% was completed in 

2008. The draft regulations counted as 30%, and the final regulations made up the last 20% which was completed in 2009.

Comment: All wind energy development rights-of-way grants on public land, approved after 11/2005, will incorporate best management practices for protecting raptors and 

other birds and bats. Approximately 20 new wind energy rights-of-way grants are approved each year. In addition, beginning in 2009, approximately 10 existing wind farm 

energy rights-of-way grants are scheduled for renewal each year and will need to incorporate best management practices in order to be renewed. 

Intermediate Outcome - Effectively Manage and Provide for Efficient Access and Development

Comment: The percentage of coal lease applications processed remains relatively low because of the multi-year processing aspects. 

Comment: Denominator shown in 2007, does not include pending APDs. Including pending APDs, the correct percentage for 2007 would be 62% (10,555/ 16,844). Cost 

shown includes APDs, Sundry Notices, and Geophysical Permits. NR = Not Reported. In 2009, data was not reported due to anomalous data. BLM is evaluating the 

anomalous data to determine the cause.

 

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Bureau of Land Management 2011 Budget Justifications

Chapter I – General Statement Type

2006

Actual

2007

Actual

2008

Actual

2009

Plan

2009

Actual

2010

Plan

2011

(Pres

ident's

Budget)

Change 

from 

2010 to 

2011

Long-term 

Target

2012

Goal Performance Table

Percent of oil and gas 

agreements, drainage cases, 

and Indian Diligence 

processed. (Bur)

A

new 

measure

90% 

2,758/ 3,063

91%

3,071/ 3,358

91%

3,071/ 3,358

100%

4,975/ 4,960

91%

3,071/ 3,358

91%

3,050/ 3,350 0% 91%3,050/ 3,350

Total Actual/Projected Cost 

($000) $0 $6,486 5,378 $5,412 $6,620 5,498 5,548 +$50 5,548

Actual/Projected Cost per 

APD ( in dollars) $0 $2,352 $2,352 $1,743 $1,331 $1,790 $1,819 +$29 $1,819

Number of pending cases of 

permits that are in backlog 

status for fluid energy minerals 

(APDs) (Bur/PA)

A 2,310 1,932 1,759 1,763 1,823 1,700 1,660 -40 1,625

Improve customer satisfaction 

rating with energy resources 

permitting process. (Bur/PA)

A

52% 

52/ 100

No Survey 

Measured 

Biannually

53% 

53/ 100

No Survey 

Measured 

Biannually

No Survey 

Measured 

Biannually

53% 

53/ 100

No Survey 

Measured 

Biannually

0% 54% 

54/ 100

Percent of required fluid 

mineral inspections and 

enforcement reviews 

completed. (SP/PA)

A

84.4% 

19,405/ 

22,979

81%

23,798/ 

29,353

97% 

25,444/ 

26,249

97% 

25,444/ 

26,249

101%

29,550/

29,354

95%

26,700/

28,100

95%

26,700/

28,100

0%

96%

29,058/

30,250

Total Actual/Projected Cost 

($000) $34,980 $37,560 $41,296 $41,896 $42,615 $44,996 $45,596 +$600 $45,596

Actual/Projected Cost per 

inspection (in dollars) $1,803 $1,578 $1,623 $1,647 $1,442 $1,685 $1,708 +$23 $1,569

Percent of fluid minerals safety 

violations (incidents of noncompliance) corrected by 

operators with first notice. 

(SP/PA)

A

95.6% 

2,633/ 

2,754

96%

3,693/ 

3,843

92% 

3,468/ 

3,757

92% 

3,468/ 

3,757

96%

5,344/

5,568

93% 

3,494/ 

3,757

93%

3,450/

3,670

0%

95%

3,569/

3,757

Comment: In 2010, a $2,500,000 program increase was received for oil and gas production accountability workload which is included in this measure. The number of 

inspections completed will increase by 1,256, or 5%. The number of required inspections, however, will also increase by 1851, or 7%. Because the required inspections 

are increasing faster than the inspections completed the result is a decrease in overall percentage completed of 2%. The BLM continues to hire and train new inspectors 

to keep pace with required inspections. The number of required inspections is subject to changes in economic conditions, business decisions of operators and other 

factors that determine the number of new wells and the continuing operation of existing wells and associated facilities. 

Comment: BLM continues to process an increased number of APD's each year to keep pace with industry demand and reduce the backlog. If industry demand remains 

relatively steady, BLM anticipates being able to reduce the backlog 12% by 2012.

Intermediate Outcome - Enhance Responsible Use Management Practices

 

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Bureau of Land Management 2011 Budget Justifications

Chapter I – General Statement Type

2006

Actual

2007

Actual

2008

Actual

2009

Plan

2009

Actual

2010

Plan

2011

(Pres

ident's

Budget)

Change 

from 

2010 to 

2011

Long-term 

Target

2012

Goal Performance Table

Percent of required coal 

inspection and enforcement 

reviews completed. (SP/PA)

A

109% 

2,253/ 

2,074

103% 

2,636/ 

2,552

111%

2,823/

2,552

100%

2,799/

2,799

101%

2,828/ 2,799

100%

2,799/

2,799

100%

2,799/

2,799

0%

100%

2,799/

2,799

Total Actual/Projected Cost 

($000) $2,084 $2,110 $2,474 $2,495 $2,152 $2,548 $2,802 +$254 $2,802

Actual/Projected Cost per 

inspection ( in dollars) $925 $801 $877 $891 $761 $910 $1,001 +$91 $1,001

Number of coal post leasing 

actions approved for energy 

minerals. (Bur)

A 356 348 297 312 319 312 312 0 312

Total Actual/Projected Cost 

($000) $1,859 $2,392 $2,799 $2,609 $3,379 $2,664 $2,690 +$26 $2,690

Actual/Projected Cost per 

action (in dollars) $5,222 $6,874 $9,424 $8,363 $10,594 $8,537 $8,622 +$85 $8,622

Percent of grazing permits and 

leases processed as planned 

consistent with applicable 

resource management plans. 

[SP]

A

103% 

2,565/ 

2,479 

79% 

2058/ 

2,600

84% 

2177/ 

2,600

35% 

2,015/ 

5,835

44%

2,554/

5,835

43% 

2,206/ 

6,484

31% 

1,683/ 

5,383

-12% 

'-523/

-1101 

56%

2,506/

4,466

Total Actual/Projected Cost 

($000) $21,027 $23,792 $28,234 $26,117 $28,606 $26,691 $25,812 -$879 $30,004

Actual/Projected Cost per 

permit or lease (in dollars) $8,198 $11,560 $12,969 $12,961 $11,200 $12,099 $11,972 -$127 $11,972

Cost per grazing permit/lease 

for processing and issuing 

grazing permits/leases. [SP] 

A $4,956 $5,178 $5,374 $5,374 $4,219 $5,400 $10,000 +$4,600 $10,000

End Outcome GOAL 2.3 Land-Related Resources

Comment: The denominator in 2009 includes a "spike" in expiring permits as well as unprocessed permits from previous years. This measure does not include grazing 

permits and leases issued under the appropriations rider language. A customer service standard was implemented in 2007 to reduce the permits in backlog status. Due to 

the need to absorb fixed costs ($1.612M) a reduction of 161 permits will also be realized. In 2010 ,the denominator for the percent of grazing permits and leases 

processed as planned is a combination of the permits in "unprocessed" status at the end of the previous fiscal year plus the permits scheduled to expire in the target fiscal 

year. The reduction in 2011 from 2010 reflects the absence of the Congressional provision language to renew permits.

End Outcome GOAL 2.2 Water - BLM has no measures

Forage

Comment: In 2011, grazing permits and leases will no longer be processed under the Congressional provision language and will be fully processed with full NEPA analysis 

completed. There will be a significant increase in the cost of processing grazing permits due to this requirement. The increased cost in prior years is related to an 

increase in the number of protests and appeals. 

 

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Bureau of Land Management 2011 Budget Justifications

Chapter I – General Statement Type

2006

Actual

2007

Actual

2008

Actual

2009

Plan

2009

Actual

2010

Plan

2011

(Pres

ident's

Budget)

Change 

from 

2010 to 

2011

Long-term 

Target

2012

Goal Performance Table

Percent of allowable sale 

quantity timber offered for sale 

consistent with applicable 

resource management plans. 

(O&C) [SP]

A

80% 

162/ 203

68%

139/ 203

86% 

174/ 203

34% 

170/ 502

31%

155/ 502

84% 

170/ 203

70% 

142/ 203 -14% 80% 162/ 203

Total Actual/Projected Cost 

($000) $28,180 $31,910 $38,405 $36,440 $51,907 $37,037 $37,634 +$597 $37,634

Actual/Projected Cost per 

MMBF (in dollars) $173,949 $229,567 $220,716 $214,352 $334,887 $217,867 221,376 +$3,509 221,376

Volume of wood products 

offered consistent with 

applicable management plans 

(Public Domain & O&C/MMBF) 

[SP]

A 243 255 292 287 270 260 215 -45 215

Total Actual/Projected Cost 

($000) $1,423 $1,438 $1,924 $1,951 $1,774 $1,986 $2,027 +41 $2,027

Actual/Projected Cost per 

MMBF (in dollars) $5,856 $5,639 $6,588 $6,798 $6,570 $6,920 $7,344 +424 $7,344

Administrative cost per 

thousand board feet (MBF) of 

timber offered for sale [SP] 

A $135 $190 $181 $190 $228 $190 $225 +$35 $190 

Forest Products

Contributing Programs: In 2011, the Public domain portion of the target is 30 MMBF, and the O&C portion is 185 (142 ASQ, 43 non-ASQ) for a total Bureau -wide of 215 

MMBF.

Comment: In 2011, cord wood will be computed in tons which contributes to biomass and will no longer be included in total board foot volume (MMBF). The result is a 

decrease in the overall board foot volume target and an increase in the biomass target, i.e., the public domain board foot volume is reduced by 10MMBF for total of 

30MMBF. In 2007, increased litigation and the loss of several critical biological opinions required the BLM to remove approximately 25% of the timber sale plan which 

when offered is the basis for this performance measure. 

Comment: Several court orders have resulted in the need for additional species survey work which increases the cost per thousand board feet of timber offered for sale. 

Comment: In 2011, this measure includes a decrease of $2,000,000 as well as a $5,000,000 reduction in spending from the Timber Sale Pipeline and Restoration Funds 

and a $3,000,000 reduction in the Western Oregon Other Forest Resources Management. Completion of the western Oregon RMPs established the ASQ at 502 million 

board feet which is reflected in the targets for 2009 and 2010. On July 16, 2009, the RMP Records of Decision were withdrawn which reverted the management of Western 

Oregon BLM back to the 1995 RMPs with ASQ at 203 million board feet which is now reflected in the 2011 target. Increased litigation and the loss of several critical 

biological opinions and the Survey and Manage lawsuit also contribute to a loss in ability to meet this performance measure. 

 

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Bureau of Land Management 2011 Budget Justifications

Chapter I – General Statement Type

2006

Actual

2007

Actual

2008

Actual

2009

Plan

2009

Actual

2010

Plan

2011

(Pres

ident's

Budget)

Change 

from 

2010 to 

2011

Long-term 

Target

2012

Goal Performance Table

Volume of wood products 

offered (tons of biomass for 

energy) consistent with 

applicable management plans. 

(Bur)

A 122,000 100,752 109,345 55,000 103,300 120,000 100,000 -20,000 120,000 

Total Actual/Projected Cost 

($000) $0 $109 $340 $117 $2,264 $118 $119 +$1 $119

Actual/Projected Cost per ton 

(in dollars) $0 $1 $3 $2 $22 $2 $1 $0 $1

Number of onshore federal 

acres under lease or contract 

for non-energy mineral 

exploration and development 

(leasable and saleable 

minerals). [SP]

C

new 

measure

520,291 752,706 752,706 776,221 752,706 752,706 +0 760,000

Number of acres reclaimed to 

appropriate land condition and 

water quality standards. [SP]

A 4,151 3,750 7,375 3,750 8,315 3,750 3,500 -250 3,500

Percent of pending cases of 

permits and lease applications 

that are processed for nonenergy minerals. (Bur/PA)

A

101.7% 

713/ 701

77% 

707/ 922

39% 

783/2022

39% 

780/ 2000

46% 

948/ 2,081

48% 

967/ 2,000

48% 

938/ 1,950 0% 48% 929/ 1,925

Total Actual/Projected Cost 

($000) $9,432 $8,572 $8,219 $7,429 $7,134 $7,570 $7,645 +$75 $7,645 

Actual/Projected Cost per 

acre (in dollars) $13,227 $12,125 $10,497 $9,525 $7,525 $9,705 $9,801 +$96 $9,801 

Cumulative percent of original 

helium debt repaid at end of 

fiscal year. (Bur)

C

33% 

$459M/ 

$1,373M

44% 

$609M/ 

$1,373M

53% 

$729M/ 

$1,373M

56% 

$769M/ 

$1,373M

 58.6%

$804M/

$1,373M 

63% 

$869M/ 

$1,373M

71% 

$969M/ 

$1,373M

+8%

85% 

$1,169M/ 

$1,373M

Contributing Programs: Forestry Management provides 57% of the results of this measure. Other contributors include Hazardous fuels, 36%; O&C Resources 

Management, 5%; and Forest Ecosystem Health, 2%.

Comment: When the demand for mineral materials, locatable minerals and nonenergy leasable minerals is high, fewer mined sites are closed and reclaimed. Out-year 

targets have been adjusted to reflect this demand. 

Comment: The program reported that 101.7% of the new cases received were completed in 2006, thus eliminating a portion of the backlog of pending cases. In 2008, the 

BLM was able to increase the number of applications processed, but industry activity increased the number of pending applications by over 200%.

Non-Energy Minerals

Comment: In 2010, cord wood will be computed in tons which contributes to biomass and will no longer be included in total board foot volume (MMBF). The result is an 

additional 61,000 tons shown in the 2011 target of 119,000 tons for biomass. No cost data was collected prior to 2007. 

 

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Bureau of Land Management 2011 Budget Justifications

Chapter I – General Statement Type

2006

Actual

2007

Actual

2008

Actual

2009

Plan

2009

Actual

2010

Plan

2011

(Pres

ident's

Budget)

Change 

from 

2010 to 

2011

Long-term 

Target

2012

Goal Performance Table

Mining Law applications 

processed. (Bur) A New Measure 827 643 508 84%544/ 651 537 556 +19 556

Total Actual/Projected Cost 

($000) $0 $14,043 $15,239 $14,596 $17,506 $15,350 $15,792 +$442 $15,792

Actual/Projected Cost per 

application ( in dollars) $0 $16,981 $23,699 $28,732 $32,181 $28,585 $28,403 -$182 $28,403

Improve customer satisfaction 

rating with the non-energy 

mineral permitting process. 

(Bur/PA)

A 92%

No Survey 

Measured 

Biannually

72% 

72/ 100

No Survey 

Measured 

Biannually

No Survey 

Measured 

Biannually

72 % 

72/100

No Survey 

Measured 

Biannually

0% 74% 

74/ 100

Percent of Reclamation Bond 

Adequacy (Bur/PA) A

new 

measure

95% 

958,808,534/ 

1,010,130,079

101% 

1,170,579,653

/ 

1,160,075,979

98% 

1,145,500,979

/ 

1,164,149,866

95% 

1,323,887,069 / 

1,392,917,134

98% 

1,145,500,979/ 

1,164,149,866

99%

1,152,508,367

/

1,164,149,866

0%

100% 

1,164,149,86

6/ 

1,164,149,86

6

Average time (average 

reduction, number of days) for 

processing and issuance of 

grazing permits and leases 

(lower number is good). [SP]

A 204 116 94 94 91 94 94 0 94

Percent of range 

improvements completed as 

planned. [SP]

A

new 

measure

104% 

489/ 469

63% 

297/ 469

85% 

414/ 488

109%

536/ 488

90% 

439/ 488

90% 

439/ 488 0% 95% 467/ 488

Percent of forestry 

improvements (acres) 

completed as planned. [SP]

A

112% 

32,510/ 

28,919

112% 

29,846/ 

26,700

82% 

22,629/ 

27,564 

85% 

21,845/ 

25,700

85%

21,929/

25,700

85% 

21,845/ 

25,700

85% 

21,845/ 

25,700

0%

85% 

21,845/ 

25,700

Total Actual/Projected Cost 

($000) $13,173 $13,224 $12,874 $13,263 $14,975 $13,457 $13,591 +$134 $13,591 

Actual/Projected Cost per 

acre (in dollars) $405 $443 $569 $607 $683 $616 $622 +$6 $622 

Contributing Programs: Public Domain Forestry, 10%, O&C Forestry Management and the fuels programs, 90%.

Comment: BLM has reduced the processing time for grazing permits and leases from 215 days in 2003, to 94 days in 2008.

Comment: The Bond adequacy reporting system was implemented mid 2006.

Intermediate Outcome - Forest Products

Comment: Results for this measure are based on actual projects planned and will vary between years. A larger number of small projects or a smaller number of larger 

projects may be funded in any given year. In 2008, the public domain portion of this performance measure was 2000 of 2000 acres for 100%.

 

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Bureau of Land Management 2011 Budget Justifications

Chapter I – General Statement Type

2006

Actual

2007

Actual

2008

Actual

2009

Plan

2009

Actual

2010

Plan

2011

(Pres

ident's

Budget)

Change 

from 

2010 to 

2011

Long-term 

Target

2012

Goal Performance Table

Average time for processing 

plans of operation for locatable 

minerals. (SP/PART)

A 17 mo 14 mo 11 mo 14 mo 11 mo 14 mo 14 mo 0 14 mo 

Total Actual/Projected Cost 

($000) $7,906 $7,352 $9,392 $9,756 $10,907 $10,283 $10,683 +$527 $10,683

Actual/Projected Cost per 

plan (in dollars) $465,073 $525,125 $853,829 $696,834 $991,528 $734,530 $763,071 +$28,541 $763,071

Percent of non-compliance 

and trespass actions that are 

resolved for non-energy 

minerals. (Bur/PA)

A

41% 

46/112

46% 

39/ 85

31% 

59/ 188

22% 

40/ 180

27% 

44 / 163

22% 

40/ 180

25% 

45/ 180 +3% 30% 54/ 180

Total Actual/Projected Cost 

($000) $2,983 $2,863 $3,242 $3,235 $3,553 $3,300 $3,333 +$33 $3,333

Actual/Projected Cost per 

action (in dollars) $64,838 $73,403 $54,943 $80,871 $80,750 $82,500 $74,067 -$8,433 $61,722

Average 3 year rolling costs of 

Mineral Materials disposals, 

inspections and trespass 

protection divided by the cubic 

yards disposed. (Bur/PA)

A $188 $119 $157 $228 $276 $228 $224 -$4 $224 

Percent of time the Crude 

Helium Enrichment Unit 

(CHEU) was operating during 

the fiscal year. (Bur)

A

95% 

322/ 340

97% 

330/ 340

103% 

350/ 340

100% 

340/ 340

101%

342/ 340

100% 

340/ 340

100% 

340/ 340 0% 100% 340/ 340

Total Actual/Projected Cost 

($000) $205,380 $183,422 $143,590 $139,922 $108,390 $140,021 $140,021 $0 $140,021

Actual/Projected Cost per day 

(in dollars) $637,827 $555,826 $410,256 $411,535 $316,930 $411,826 $411,826 $0 $411,826

Number of non-energy pre and 

post lease actions processed 

(Bur)

A

new 

measure

207 218 220 209 220 223 +3 223

Percent of Notices and Plans 

of Operations Inspected 

(Bur/PA)

A

27% 

1,185/ 4,403

41% 

1,158/ 2,841

55% 

1,321/ 2,385

75% 

1,665/ 2,216

46% 

1,347 / 2,924

47% 

1,400/ 3,000

47% 

1,450/ 3,050 0% 47% 1,450/ 3,050

Comment: Large disposals in a single year will tend to lower the overall cost for that year even when using the 3 year average. 2008 included very large disposals. Out 

year targets reflect a more average year.

Intermediate Outcome - Non-Energy Minerals

Comment: Although plans of operation are completed in less time, the continuous start of new plans does not allow the funding level to decrease. 

 

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Bureau of Land Management 2011 Budget Justifications

Chapter I – General Statement Type

2006

Actual

2007

Actual

2008

Actual

2009

Plan

2009

Actual

2010

Plan

2011

(Pres

ident's

Budget)

Change 

from 

2010 to 

2011

Long-term 

Target

2012

Goal Performance Table

Total Actual/Projected Cost 

($000) $8,898 $8,847 $9,467 $9,101 $8,404 $9,617 $9,833 +$216 $9,833

Actual/Projected Cost per 

plan (in dollars) $7,509 $7,640 $7,167 $5,466 $6,240 $6,869 $6,781 -$88 $6,781

Percent of Mining Law 

incidents of Non-compliance 

corrected with first notice. 

(Bur/PART)

17% 

13/ 76

9% 

3/ 32

9% 

3 / 35

23% 

11/ 47 

21% 

4 /19 

26% 

12/ 47

31%

14/ 45 +5% 31%14/ 45

Percent of visitors satisfied 

with the quality of their 

experience (SP/PA)

C/F 97%

97/ 100

93% 

93/ 100

92% 

92/ 100

92% 

92/ 100

94% 

94/ 100

92% 

92/ 100

92% 

92/ 100 0% 93% 93/ 100

Total Actual/Projected Cost 

($000) $20,764 $18,774 $21,915 $22,202 $22,269 $22,300 $25,926 +$3,626 $25,926 

Actual/Projected Cost per 

Percent of Visitors Satisfied 

(in dollars)

$214,059 $201,874 $238,208 $241,328 $236,909 $242,391 $278,774 +$36,383 $278,774 

Percent of physical facilities in 

Special Recreation 

Management Areas (SMRA) in 

good or fair condition. 

(Bur/PA)

C 92% 94%

365/ 388

94% 

365/ 388

94% 

365/ 388

94% 

365/388

94% 

365/ 388

94% 

365/ 388 0% 94% 365/ 388

Percent of recreation units with 

current management plan (SP) C

new 

measure

55% 

199/ 362

58% 

210/362

61% 

220/ 362

61% 

220/ 362

64% 

230/ 362

66% 

240/ 362 +2% 69% 250/ 362

Total Actual/Projected Cost 

($000) $0 $1,757 $2,441 $2,478 $2,043 $2,485 $2,492 +$7 $2,492

Actual/Projected Cost per Unit 

(in dollars) $0 $8,829 $11,623 $11,261 $9,288 $10,806 $10,383 -$423 $9,968

Comment:Inventory and evaluation of objectives provides valuable information on the availability and condition of resources that contribute to visitor satisfaction. 

Customer surveys have a variance of +/- 6%. BLM hosted over 57 million visitors in 2008, and 1% equals 570,000 visitors. 

Comment: In 2007, the denominator changes because a significant number of expired Notices were eliminated in 2006.

End Outcome Goal 3.1 Improve the Quality and Diversity of Recreation Experiences and Visitor Enjoyment on DOI Lands

Comment: This measure reflects the number of administratively designated Special Recreation Management Areas (SRMAs) with current management plans in place. 

These units include areas with significant recreation infrastructure development, high visitor use and more intensive recreation management needs. About 15% of BLM 

lands have been designated as SRMAs.

Intermediate Outcome - Provide Recreation Opportunities

 

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Bureau of Land Management 2011 Budget Justifications

Chapter I – General Statement Type

2006

Actual

2007

Actual

2008

Actual

2009

Plan

2009

Actual

2010

Plan

2011

(Pres

ident's

Budget)

Change 

from 

2010 to 

2011

Long-term 

Target

2012

Goal Performance Table

Percent of buildings 

maintained in adequate 

condition, determined by 

FCI<0.15, at recreation sites. 

(Bur)

C

New

in 2009

New

in 2009

New

in 2009

Establish 

Baseline

 

91% 

2,607/2,875

 

91% 

2,607/2,875

 

91% 

2,607/2,875 0%

 

91% 

2,607/2,875

Total Actual/Projected Cost 

($000) $0 $0 $0 $27,806 $20,486 $27,893 $28,574 +$681 $28,574

Actual/Projected Cost per 

buildings (in dollars) $0 $0 $0 $0 $7,851 $10,699 $10,960 +$261 $10,960

Percent of recreation sites 

maintained in adequate 

condition, determined by 

FCI<0.15. (Bur)

C

New

in 2009

New

in 2009

New

in 2009

Establish 

Baseline

 

88% 

2,409/2,730

 

88% 

2,409/2,730

 

88% 

2,409/2,730 0%

 

88% 

2,409/2,730

Total Actual/Projected Cost 

($000) $0 $0 $0 $18,336 $20,272 $18,273 $19,155 +$882 $19,155

Actual/Projected Cost per site 

(in dollars) $0 $0 $0 $0 $8,415 $7,585 $7,951 +$366 $7,951

Percent of projects completed 

at recreation sites. (includes 

deferred maintenance and 

construction of trails, roads, 

bridges, etc) (Bur)

A New in 2009 New in 2009 New in 2009 90%

171/190

148%

281/ 190

91%

173/190

92%

175/190 +1% 93%177/190

Total Actual/Projected Cost 

($000) $0 $0 $0 $165,043 $32,117 $165,043 $165,343 +$300 $165,043

Actual/Projected Cost per 

project (in dollars) $0 $0 $0 $965,163 $114,295 $954,006 $944,817 -$9,189 $932,446

Contributing Programs: Facilities Management provides 61% of the results for this measure. Other contributors include: Recreation Management, 11%; Recreation Fee 

Program, 13%, Western Oregon Facilities Management, 8%, and Other subactivities, 2%.

Contributing Programs: The Construction Account provides 39% of the funding for this measure. Other contributors include: Recreation Management, 27%; Recreation 

Pipeline Fund, 14%; Western Oregon Resources, 6%; Challenge Cost Share, 3%; Reimbursable accounts, 3% and Other Subactivities, 3%.

Contributing Programs: Facilities Management provides 58% of the funding for this measure. Other contributors include: Recreation Management, 12%, Recreation Fee 

Program, 5%; Recreation Pipeline Fund, 6%; Western Oregon Facilities Management, 11%, Contributed Funds, 5%; and Other subactivites, 3%. 

Comment: In 2009, the facilities maintenance measures were changed to better reflect the level of accomplishment as compared to the total workload. The total number 

of buildings at recreation sites is 2,875 and will be used as the denominator.

Intermediate Outcome - Improve Capacities to Provide Recreation, Where Appropriate

Comment: In 2009, the facilities maintenance measures were changed to better reflect the level of accomplishment as compared to the total workload. The total number 

of recreation sites, 2,730, will be used as the denominator.

 

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Bureau of Land Management 2011 Budget Justifications

Chapter I – General Statement Type

2006

Actual

2007

Actual

2008

Actual

2009

Plan

2009

Actual

2010

Plan

2011

(Pres

ident's

Budget)

Change 

from 

2010 to 

2011

Long-term 

Target

2012

Goal Performance Table

Percent of priority recreation 

facilities that meet applicable 

accessibility standards 

(SP/PA) 

C

8% 

39/ 512

8% 

41 / 512

8% 

43/ 512

9% 

45/ 512

9% 

45/ 512

9% 

47/ 512

10% 

49/ 512 +1% 10%51/ 512

Overall condition of trails and 

campgrounds as determined 

by the Facilities Condition 

Index. (SP)

C

new 

measure

0.9 

14,670/ 

16,724

0.9 

12,709/ 

14,712

0.9 

12,709/ 

14,712

0.0572

3,876,955/ 

67,791,316

0.9 

12,709/ 

14,712

0.9 

12,709/ 

14,712

0.0

0.9 

12,709/ 

14,712

Percent satisfaction among 

visitors served by facilitated 

programs (SP/PA) 

C

91%

91/ 100

81% 

81/ 100

94% 

94/ 100

93% 

93/ 100

96% 

96/ 100

94% 

94/ 100

94% 

94/ 100 0% 94% 94/ 100

Total Actual/Projected Cost 

($000)

unk $45,461 $32,563 $32,775 $27,408 $35,708 $36,210 +$502 $36,210 

Actual/Projected Cost per 

Percent of Visitors Satisfied 

(in dollars)

unk $561,251 $346,412 $352,419 $285,504 $360,591 $385,213 +$24,622 $385,213 

Law Enforcement: Number of 

serious injuries per 100,000 

visitors. (SP) 

A

0.26 

144/ 553

0.27 

153/ 573

0.28 

159/ 573

0.28 

159/ 569

0.22

123/ 574

0.28 

146/ 574

0.22 

123/ 574 -0.06 0.22 123/ 574

Law Enforcement: Number of 

fatalities per 100,000 visitors 

(SP)

A

0.05 

27/ 553

0.06 

37/ 573

0.04 

24/ 569

0.05 

30/ 569

0.07

39/ 574

0.06 

35/ 574

0.07 

39/ 574 +0.01 0.07 39/ 574

Percent of visitors satisfied 

with services provided by 

commercial recreational 

operations. (SP)

C

new 

measure

No report No report Establish 

Baseline

91%

91/ 100

91%

91/ 100

91%

91/ 100 0% 91%91/ 100

Total Actual/Projected Cost 

($000) $0 $0 $0 $8,226 $7,483 $8,246 $8,328 +$82 $8,328

Comment: In 2010, this measure included an increase of $2,500,000 for the Youth and Careers in Nature Initiative, which resulted in 1,464 programs and interpretive 

products and a 1% increase in satisfaction among visitors. Facilitated programs include all deliverable interpretive products and include a wide range of signs, kiosks, 

interpretive displays, websites, and educational programs, which may reach thousands of individual visitors. In 2009, the target of 93% is an adjustment to the large 

increase in 2008.

Intermediate Outcome - Manage and Protect Recreational Resources and Users

Intermediate Outcome - Provide Effective Interpretation and Education Programs

Comment: Performance will remain constant for this measure with a minimum of 2 additional recreation facilities meeting applicable accessibility standards each year. 

The percentage increase is due to the cumulative nature of the measure. The vast majority (over 80%) of BLM recreation sites incorporate accessible elements such as 

rest rooms, parking lots, visitor centers, and trails and allow reasonable access to persons with disabilities. Virtually all visitor centers meet basic ADA access 

requirements. However, only 9% of all facilities are fully and completely accessible and include virtually all visitor use elements (every campground, toilet, trail, etc) that 

have been determined to be accessible.

 

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Bureau of Land Management 2011 Budget Justifications

Chapter I – General Statement Type

2006

Actual

2007

Actual

2008

Actual

2009

Plan

2009

Actual

2010

Plan

2011

(Pres

ident's

Budget)

Change 

from 

2010 to 

2011

Long-term 

Target

2012

Goal Performance Table

Actual/Projected Cost per 

percent of Visitors Satisfied (in 

dollars)

$0 $0 $0 $0 $82,237 $90,615 $91,516 +$901 $91,516

Percent of customers satisfied 

with the value for fee paid (SP) C

86% 

86/ 100

86% 

86/ 100

80% 

80/ 100

80% 

80/ 100

82% 

82/ 100

81% 

81/ 100

81% 

81/ 100 0% 82% 82/ 100

Total Actual/Projected Cost 

($000) $1,118 $515 $751 $756 $1,225 $757 $757 $0 $757

Actual/Projected Cost per 

percent of Satisfied 

Customers (in dollars)

$13 $5,988 $9,390 $9,450 $14,945 $9,356 $9,346 -$10 $9,232

Percent of recreation fee 

program receipts spent on fee 

collection (SP)

C 15% 3% 

3/ 100

3% 

3/ 100

3% 

3/ 100

2% 

2/ 100 

3% 

3/ 100

3% 

3/ 100 0% 3% 3/ 100

Total Actual/Projected Cost 

($000) $607 $781 $1,041 $586 $979 $587 $587 $0 $587

Actual/Projected Cost per 

percent of Satisfied 

Customers (in dollars)

$40,498 $260,229 $347,155 $195,467 $326,556 $195,574 $195,574 $0 $195,574

Cost per visitor at developed 

recreational fee sites. (Bur/PA) C $1.44 $1.14 $1.50 $1.50 $1.50 $1.50 $1.50 $0.00 $1.50 

Law Enforcement: Percentage 

of facilities meeting the 

minimum Departmental 

security guidelines (SP) 

C

New

in 2009

New

in 2009

New

in 2009

Establish 

Baseline

Baseline not 

established TBD TBD TBD TBD

Law Enforcement: Level of 

emergency preparedness as 

measured by the Interior 

Readiness (I-READ) Index. 

(SP)

C

New

in 2009

New

in 2009

New

in 2009

86%

86/ 100

89%

89/ 100

86%

86/ 100

86%

86/ 100 0% 86%86/ 100

 End Outcome Goal 4.1 Improve Protection of Lives Resources, and Property

Comment: A customer satisfaction survey was developed in 2008. First data will be reported in 2009.

Comment: The data used in this measure was refined in 2007. The new formula has been applied to all prior year data. 

 

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Bureau of Land Management 2011 Budget Justifications

Chapter I – General Statement Type

2006

Actual

2007

Actual

2008

Actual

2009

Plan

2009

Actual

2010

Plan

2011

(Pres

ident's

Budget)

Change 

from 

2010 to 

2011

Long-term 

Target

2012

Goal Performance Table

Alaska Land Conveyances: 

Percent of land patented to the 

State and Alaskan Native 

Corporations as required by 

statute. (Bur/PA)

C

45% 

68,396,441/ 

150,113,591

50% 

74,611,810/ 

150,497,040

55% 

82,245,500/ 

150,497,040

55% 

82,995,500/ 

150,497,040

56%

84,011,156/ 

150,497,040

57% 

85,011,156/ 

150,147,007

57% 

85,511,156/ 

150,147,007

0%

57% 

86,011,156 

/150,147,007

Total Actual/Projected Cost 

($000) $1,070 $1,046 $1,226 $1,026 $1,053 $3,038 $3,088 +$50 $3,088

Actual/Projected Cost per 

Acre (in dollars) $0.70 $0.23 $0.15 $1.36 $0.01 $0.82 $1.24 +$0.42 $1.24

Percent of total land within 

SNPLMA boundary offered for 

sale or disposal under 

Recreation and Public 

Purposes Act. (Bur/PA)

A

13% 

4,412/ 32,836 

acres

1% 

371/ 26,972 

acres

1.0%

801/ 74,000

acres sold

1.4%

1,000/ 74,000

acres sold

1.7%

459/ 26,934

1.6%

1,200/ 74,000

acres sold

1.6%

1,200/ 74,000

acres sold

0.0%

1.6%

1,200/ 

74,000

acres sold

Percent of parcels offered by a 

willing seller for acquisition by 

BLM that are acquired under 

SNPLMA (Bur)

A

2% 

1,115/ 

58,209

4% 

2,146/ 

58,564

38.6%

28,580/

74,000

38.7% 

28,629/ 

74,000

10%

650,000/

13,416,000

39%

28,779/ 

74,000

39%

27,300/

70,000

+0%

39%

27,300/

70,000

Percent of Resource 

Management Plans evaluated 

by the BLM Director as making 

significant progress toward 

achieving riparian condition 

goals. (Bur)

New Measure 

in 2009

New

 Measure 

in 2009

New

Measure 

in 2009

Establish 

Baseline

New Measure 

in 2010 TBD TBD TBD TBD

Law Enforcement: Percent 

change in Part I offenses that 

occur on DOI lands or under 

DOI jurisdiction (SP)

A

new 

measure

-35% 

-127/ 365

-15% 

-36/ 238 

+4%

10/ 300

+37%

'+74/202

2.2%

6 / 276

-1% 

-2/ 202 1.2% -1% -2/ 202 

Comment: Denominator represents remaining SNPLMA acres.

Comment: The increase in performance beginning in 2007 is a result of the Alaska Land Transfer Acceleration Act (ALTAA) which provided tools so that the Alaska Native 

Allotment Act, the Alaska Statehood Act, and the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, could be worked in concert in order to facilitate additional transfer of land. The 

smaller increases in planned performance beginning in 2011 are a result of a proposed $13.0 million program reduction. The denominator in this measure is subject to 

change as estimates of entitlement acreages are replaced with actual sizes following cadastral survey. Changes occurred most recently for 2007 and 2010. 

Comment: The unpredictable nature of the type, location, and volume of criminal activity is a critical factor that may result in significantly higher or lower actual 

performance than predicted. The measurement is the change in offenses. i.e. 2009 Plan shows a change of +4% to show the increase in Part I offenses.

Comment: This measure will only evaluate Resource Management Plans with a Record of Decision signed after 1999.

 

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Bureau of Land Management 2011 Budget Justifications

Chapter I – General Statement Type

2006

Actual

2007

Actual

2008

Actual

2009

Plan

2009

Actual

2010

Plan

2011

(Pres

ident's

Budget)

Change 

from 

2010 to 

2011

Long-term 

Target

2012

Goal Performance Table

Law Enforcement: Percent 

change in Part II offenses 

(excluding natural, cultural, 

and heritage resource crimes) 

that occur on DOI lands or 

under DOI jurisdiction. (SP)

A

new 

measure

+5% 

148/ 2,974

-7% 

-230/ 3,122 

+4%

126/ 3,153 

+7%

209/2892

+4%

126/ 3,101 

-1% 

-29/ 2,892 3% -1% -29/ 2,892

Law Enforcement: Percent 

change of natural, cultural and 

heritage resource crimes that 

occur on DOI lands or under 

DOI jurisdiction (SP)

A

new 

measure

-7% 

-692/ 10,317

+1% 

134/ 9,625 

+12% 

+1,096/ 9,140

+16%

1,556/ 9,759

+2%

226/ 11315

-1%

-99/ 9,759 1% -1%-99/ 9,759

Mitigate Hazards: Percent of 

physical and chemical hazards 

mitigated in appropriate time 

to ensure visitor or public 

safety (SP]

A

90% 

861 / 955

93% 

436/ 468

97% 

716/ 739

91% 

723/ 794

82%

917/ 1,114

91% 

723/ 794

92% 

740/ 800 +1% 92% 740/ 800

Total Actual/Projected Cost 

($000) $4,508 $4,778 $7,210 $7,528 $5,263 $7,621 $7,714 +$93 $7,714

Actual/Projected Cost per 

hazard mitigated (in dollars) $5,235 $10,960 $10,070 $10,411 $5,740 $10,540 $10,424 -$116 $10,424

Law Enforcement: Percent 

reduction in physical security 

vulnerabilities identified at DOI 

facilities (SP) 

C

New

in 2009

New

in 2009

New

in 2009

Establish 

Baseline

20%

58/ 290

40%

116/ 290

40%

116/ 290 TBD TBD

Percent of plans completed 

within four years of start. (Bur) A

55% 

11/ 20

45% 

23/ 51

45% 

27/ 59

47% 

30/ 63

44%

28/63

48% 

32/ 66

51% 

35/ 69 +3% 55% 38/ 69

Total Actual/Projected Cost 

($000) $72,368 $66,541 $69,135 $65,609 $86,065 $66,842 $69,449 +$2,607 $69,449 

Actual/Projected Cost per plan 

(in dollars) 8.5M $5.5M $1.7M $2.2M $3.1M $3.3M $2.0M -$1.3 $1.8M

Comment: After the 2009 targets were set, the BLM received an increase of $1,000,000 for the Southwest Border Initiative, which will result in 300 physical and chemical 

hazards mitigated. Additional performance in 2008, is also associated with the Southwest Border Initiative. In 2005, BLM Field Offices responded to an increased number 

of emergencies and time critical removals. 

Intermediate Outcome - Improve Public Safety and Security and Protect Public Resources from Damage

Comment: The unpredictable nature of the type, location, and volume of criminal activity is a critical factor that may result in significantly higher or lower actual 

performance than predicted.

Comment: The unpredictable nature of the type, location, and volume of criminal activity is a critical factor that may result in significantly higher or lower actual 

performance than predicted. The measurement is the change in offenses. i.e. 2009 Plan shows a change of +4% to show the increase in Part II offenses.

 

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Bureau of Land Management 2011 Budget Justifications

Chapter I – General Statement Type

2006

Actual

2007

Actual

2008

Actual

2009

Plan

2009

Actual

2010

Plan

2011

(Pres

ident's

Budget)

Change 

from 

2010 to 

2011

Long-term 

Target

2012

Goal Performance Table

Percent of Resource 

Management Plan evaluations 

completed within 5 years, 

(Bur) 

C

16%

22/ 136

18%

24/ 136

19%

26/ 136

24%

33/ 136

24%

33/ 136

30%

41/ 136

38%

51/ 136 +8% 48%65/ 136

Total Actual/Projected Cost 

($000) $1,858 $2,526 $2,524 $1,988 $2,485 $2,025 $2,062 +$37 $2,062

Actual/Projected Cost per 

evaluation (in dollars) $619,355 $1,263,166 $1,262,165 $284,000 $75,299 $253,156 $206,200 -$46,956 $147,285

Percent of Resource 

Management Plans with 

Implementation Strategies 

(Bur)

C

New

in 2008

New

in 2008

16% 

22/ 136

31% 

42/ 136

29%

39/ 136

38% 

52/ 136

44% 

60/ 136 +6% 52%68/136

Percent of buildings 

maintained in adequate 

condition, determined by 

FCI<0.15, at non-recreation 

sites. (Bur)

C

new 

measure

new 

measure

new 

measure

Establish 

baseline

84%

1,783/ 2,110

84%

1,783/ 2,112

84%

1,783/ 2,112 $0 84%1,783/ 2,112

Total Actual/Projected Cost 

($000) $0 $0 $0 $22,182 $11,891 $21,487 $21,487 $0 $21,487

Actual/Projected Cost per 

building (in dollars) $0 $0 $0 $0 $6,669 $12,051 $12,051 $0 $12,051

Percent of non-recreation sites 

maintained in adequate 

condition, determined by 

FCI<0.15. (Bur)

C

new 

measure

new 

measure

new 

measure

Establish 

baseline

92%

689/ 745

92%

689/ 743

92%

689/ 743 0

92%

689/ 743

Total Actual/Projected Cost 

($000) $0 $0 $0 $9,533 $3,027 $9,294 $9,294 $0 $9,294

Actual/Projected Cost per site 

(in dollars) $0 $0 $0 $0 $4,393 $13,489 $13,489 $0 $13,489

Comment: The 'Total Projected/Actual Cost' figures above represent the total cost of the program's priorty workload. This includes the costs associated with plan 

development and revision, as well as the costs associated with completing RMP amendments, land use plan evaluations, and implementation strategies. 

Contributing Programs: Facilities Management provides 89% of the results for this measure. Other contributors include: Western Oregon Facilities Management, 3%, 

Quarters Maintenance, 2%; Fire Deferred Maintenance, 2%; and Other subactivities, 4%.

Comments: In 2009, the facilities maintenance measures were changed to better reflect the level of accomplishment as compared to the total workload. The total number 

of buildings at administrative sites is 2,112, and will be used as the denominator.

Comment: Resource Management Plans are required to complete an implementation strategy within 4 months of the Record of Decision. As plans are evaluated and 

updated, the implementation strategy would also be evaluated and updated.

 

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Bureau of Land Management 2011 Budget Justifications

Chapter I – General Statement Type

2006

Actual

2007

Actual

2008

Actual

2009

Plan

2009

Actual

2010

Plan

2011

(Pres

ident's

Budget)

Change 

from 

2010 to 

2011

Long-term 

Target

2012

Goal Performance Table

Number of lane miles of roads 

maintained in adequate 

condition. (Bur)

A

new 

measure

29,500 35,144 35,000 36,123 35,000 35,000 0 35,000

Total Actual/Projected Cost 

($000) $0 $28,215 $27,741 $28,102 $20,081 $28,708 +$29,210 +$502 +$29,210

Actual/Projected Cost per mile 

(in dollars) $0 $956 $789 $803 $556 $820 $834 +$17 $834

Percent of projects completed 

annually at non-recreation 

sites. (Includes deferred 

maintenance and construction 

projects, i.e. roads, bridges, 

admin sites etc) (Bur)

A

new 

measure

new 

measure

new 

measure

90%

86/ 96

108%

104/ 96

90%

86/ 96

90%

86/ 96 0% 90%86/ 96

Total Actual/Projected Cost 

($000) $0 $0 $0 $14,000 $54,946 $13,914 $14,053 +139 $14,053 

Actual/Projected Cost per 

project (in dollars) $0 $0 $0 $162,791 $528,329 $161,790 $163,407 +1,617 $163,407 

Percentage of BLM 

organizational units rated in 

good safety, health, and 

(CASHE) environmental 

condition. (BUR)

C

83% 

99/ 120

88% 

105/ 120

89% 

107/ 120

90% 

108/ 120

93%

112/ 120

91% 

109/ 120

93% 

111/ 120 +2% 94% 113/ 120

Law Enforcement: Percent of 

incidents/investigations closed 

for Part I, Part II and natural, 

cultural and heritage resource 

offenses (SP)

A

new 

measure

59% 

7,596/ 

12,985

61% 

7,802/ 

12,853 

50% 

6,427/ 

12,853

56%

8,168/

14,692

56% 

8,168/ 

14,692

60%

8,815/ 

14,692

+4%

60%

8,815/ 

14,692

Total Actual/Projected Cost 

($000) $0 $52,559 $43,811 $56,934 $77,004 $57,821 $59,254 +$1,433 $57,458 

Actual/Projected Cost per 

incident closed (in dollars) $0 $6,919 $5,615 $8,859 $9,428 $8,997 $7,695 -$1,302 $9,097 

Comments: Annual Maintenance provides 36% of the results for this measure. Other contributors include: Deferred Maintenance, 15%; Western Oregon Facilities 

Management 33%; O&C Roads Maintenance, 9%; and Other subactivities, 7%. 

Contributing Programs: The Construction Account provides 60% of the funding for this measure. Other contributors include: Fire Deferred Maintenance, 24%, Deferred 

Maintenance, 6%, Western Oregon Facilities Management, 6%; Reimbursable Accounts, 3%, and Other Subactivities, 3%.

Contributing Programs: Annual Maintenance provides 14% of the results for this measure. Other contributors include: Deferred Maintenance/Construction, 71%, Western 

Oregon Facilities Management, 9%; Fire Deferred Maintenance, 3%; and Other subactivities, 3%.

Comments: In 2009, the facilities maintenance measures were changed to better reflect the level of accomplishment as compared to the total workload. The total number 

of administrative sites is 743, and will be used as the denominator.

 

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Bureau of Land Management 2011 Budget Justifications

Chapter I – General Statement Type

2006

Actual

2007

Actual

2008

Actual

2009

Plan

2009

Actual

2010

Plan

2011

(Pres

ident's

Budget)

Change 

from 

2010 to 

2011

Long-term 

Target

2012

Goal Performance Table

Percent of DOI public lands 

management units where 

travel management plans or 

equivalent regulatory or policy 

documents are completed. 

(SP)

C

new 

measure

39% 

61/ 155

46% 

71/ 155

47% 

73/ 155

48%

74/ 155

48% 

75/ 155

53% 

81/ 155 +5% 57%87/ 155

The percentage of public lands 

where visual resource 

management data have been 

recorded in digital format for 

both inventory and 

management classes. (Bur)

C

new 

measure

15% 

38,700,000/ 

258,000,000

26% 

66,563,497/ 

256M

36%

92,163,497/

256M

39%

99,624,251/

256M

46%

117,763,497/

256M

56%

143,363,497

256M

+10%

66%

168,963,497/

256M

Percent of open complaints 

received from property owners 

concerning DOI actions 

affecting status of their private 

property, resolved within one 

year. (SP)

A

new 

measure

100% 

0/ 0

100% 

27/ 27

100% 

10/ 10

100% 

7/ 7

100% 

10/ 10

100% 

10/ 10 0% 100% 10/ 10

Number of public land title 

records posted on the internet 

to assist title, survey, 

historical, and genealogical 

research and retrieval. (Bur)

A 143,148 139,475 180,450 200,000 244,359 200,000 200,000 0 200,000

Total Actual/Projected Cost 

per Record ($000) 35,359 30,700 $28,217 $25,507 $16,988 $25,778 $25,978 +$200 $25,978 

Actual/Projected Cost per 

record (in dollars) $247 $220 $156 $128 $70 $129 $129 $0 $129 

Comments: In 2007, no open complaints regarding private property were received by the Lands and Realty staff.

Intermediate Outcome - Promote Respect for Private Property 

Comments: BLM has consistently reduced the cost of preparing public land title records for posting to the internet since 2006. The total reduction through 2010 will be 

$118 per record. 

Comment: The unpredictable nature of the type, location, and volume of criminal activity is a critical factor that may result in significantly higher or lower actual 

performance than predicted. 

Contributing Programs: Law Enforcement provides 45% of the results of this measure. Other contributors include: Recreation, 14%; Reimbursable and Contributed 

Funds, 8%; Wildland Fire, 8%; Water Resources 7%; Energy Resources, 6%; Western Oregon Resources, 4%; and Other Subactivities, 8%.

Comments: Travel management plans and OHV area use designations are completed through BLM's Resource Management Planning (RMP) process. Over 83% of BLM 

lands have been designated limited to roads or trails or closed to motorized use.

 

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Bureau of Land Management 2011 Budget Justifications

Chapter I – General Statement Type

2006

Actual

2007

Actual

2008

Actual

2009

Plan

2009

Actual

2010

Plan

2011

(Pres

ident's

Budget)

Change 

from 

2010 to 

2011

Long-term 

Target

2012

Goal Performance Table

Percent of survey projects of 

Federal and Indian Trust lands 

that are funded (Bur/PA)

A

11% 

151/1432

14% 

314/2176

25% 

360/1464

100% 

249/ 249

23%

336/1,435

20% 

264/1,304

20% 

264/1,304 0% 20% 264/1,304

Total Actual/Projected Cost 

($000) $54,811,981 $49,137,299 $51,321 $49,071 $51,682 $49,222 $50,432 +$1,210 $50,432 

Actual/Projected Cost per 

Project (in dollars) $362,993 $156,488 $142,558 $197,072 $153,815 $197,677 $200,925 +$3,248 $200,925 

Survey: Percent of cadastral 

surveys approved within 

eighteen months of the 

funding date. (Bur/PA)

A

1st data 

2007

63% 

389/ 615

54% 

350/ 645

53% 

340/ 636

83%

530/ 636

67% 

408/611

67% 

408/611 0% 67% 408/611

Percent of land processed 

under IC, TA, relinquishments 

and rejections to the State and 

Alaskan Native Corporations. 

(Bur) 

C

5% 

3,450,882/ 

71,550,000

23% 

16,359,196/ 

71,550,000

32% 

23,038,496/ 

71,550,000

42% 

30,188,496/ 

71,550,000

52%

37,014,555/ 

71,550,000

55% 

39,014,555/

71,550,000

55%

39,014,555/

71,550,000

0%

55% 

39,014,555/

71,550,000

Total Actual/Projected Cost 

($000) $12,074 $12,288 $10,589 $11,033 $8,808 $9,021 $9,238 +$217 $9,021

Actual/Projected Cost per 

Acre (in dollars) $3 $1 $9 $2 $0 $5 $5 +$0 $5

Increase the acreage of land 

disposals and conveyances 

completed outside Alaska. 

(Bur/PA)

A 121,788 84,363 77,296 27,000 44,948 30,000 45,893 +15,893 45,893

Total Actual/Projected Cost 

($000) $5,166 $5,139 $13,843 $8,072 $5,971 $8,178 $9,141 +$963 $9,141

Actual/Projected Cost per 

Acre (in dollars) $42 $61 $179 $299 $133 +$272 +$199 -$73 +$199

Increase the number and 

acreage of land acquisitions to 

improve land tenure 

distribution. (Bur/PA)

A 72,887 46,560 52,990 13,000 17,098 17,690 30,679 +12,989 30,679

Comments: Results for this measure require multi-year efforts which may provide results in the current year regardless of a change in funding.

Comments: Results for this measure are based on actual projects planned and will vary between years. 

Comments: Results for this measure are based on actual projects planned and will vary between years. 

Comment: In 2011, this measure includes an increase of $882,000 for the Omnibus Land Act Implementation which will result in 9,050 acres disposed, 6,685 acres 

exchanged, and 158 acres processed for sale.

 

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Bureau of Land Management 2011 Budget Justifications

Chapter I – General Statement Type

2006

Actual

2007

Actual

2008

Actual

2009

Plan

2009

Actual

2010

Plan

2011

(Pres

ident's

Budget)

Change 

from 

2010 to 

2011

Long-term 

Target

2012

Goal Performance Table

Total Actual/Projected Cost 

($000) $80,069 $141,973 $893,901 $130,000 $69,316 $130,000 137,450 +$7,450 137,450

Actual/Projected Cost per 

Acre (in dollars) $1,099 $3,049 $16,869 $10,000 $4,054 $7,238 $7,822 +$586 $7,822

Percentage of total acreage of 

land sales offered by 

competitive or modified 

competitive means. (Bur/PA)

A

new 

measure

82% 

9,694/ 11,849

80% 

7,871/ 9,802 

67% 

7,918/ 11,849

28% 

3,296/ 11,849

68% 

8,000/ 11,849

68% 

8,100/ 11,849 0%

68% 

8,100/ 

11,849

Total Actual/Projected Cost 

($000) $0 $9,601 $8,688 $10,556 $6,934 $10,578 $10,600 +$22 $10,600

Actual/Projected Cost per 

Acre (in dollars) $0 $990 $1,104 $1,333 $2,104 $1,322 $1,309 -$16 $1,309

Percent of SNPLMA parcels 

offered for sale within 12 

months of nomination. (Bur)

A

12% 

3,907 

32,836

100% 

46/ 46

100%

195/195 

100%

350/350

100%

127/127 

100%

300/300

100%

300/300 0% 100%300/300

Percent of funds expended on 

acquisitions by BLM from 

willing sellers within two years 

of approved SNPLMA funding 

availability. (Bur)

19% 

$13,590,000/ 

$69,079,032

10% 

3,758,469/ 

38,786,715

66%

50,238/

76,379

74% 

56,726/ 

76,647

4.85%

650,000/

13,415,000

75% 

57,586/ 

76,317

75% 

57,000/ 

76,317

$0

75% 

57,000/ 

76,317

Percent of pending cases of 

right-of-way permits and grant 

applications in backlog status. 

(Bur/PA)

A unk unk

24%

3,816/

15,361

24%

3,700/

15,361

27% 

4,182/ 15,361

23%

3,500/

15,361

22%

3,350/

15,361

-1%

21%

3,200/

15,361

Total Actual/Projected Cost 

($000) unk unk $46,880 $43,855 $55,767 $59,425 $62,779 -$3,354 $62,779 

Actual/Projected Cost per 

right-of-way processed (in 

dollars)

unk unk $4,026 $3,760 $86 $5,010 $5,205 -$195 $5,039 

Comment: In 2011, this measure includes an increase of $3,000,000 for the Creating a New Energy Frontier Initiative which increases the capability of the Renewable 

Energy Coordination Offices established in 2009 and 2010 to facilitate and streamline the review and appproval of renewable energy projects. In 2011, the result is a 1% 

decrease of pending applications which includes 40 fewer solar and wind energy pending applications. In 2011, 12,161 out of 15,361 pending applications will be 

processed to lower the backlog. In 2010, this measure included an increase of $16,100,000 for renewable energy rights-of-way which results in a reduction of 55%, or 240 

backlogged renewable energy rights-of-way by 2013. These projections are based on receiving 25 additional renewable energy rights-of-way applications per year from 

2010 forward.

Comment: The number of acres planned for land acquisition is based on actual projects planned and will show a wide variance in acres acquired each year. In 2011, this 

measure includes a net funding increase of $13,121,000 which will result in an increase of 12,719 total acres acquired over 2010. It does not include the increase of 

$42,000,000 to acquire lands for a new National Wild Horse Preserve. Beginning in 2009, this measure no longer includes land exchanges. In 2008, $844,501,412 is 

directly related to the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act. 

 

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Bureau of Land Management 2011 Budget Justifications

Chapter I – General Statement Type

2006

Actual

2007

Actual

2008

Actual

2009

Plan

2009

Actual

2010

Plan

2011

(Pres

ident's

Budget)

Change 

from 

2010 to 

2011

Long-term 

Target

2012

Goal Performance Table

Average cost to process a 

minor category right-of-way 

permit or grant application 

(major types of rights-of-way 

reported separately). 

(Bur/PART)

A

new 

measure

$700 $2,036 $2,036 $1,332 $2,036 $2,036 $0 $2,036 

Average length of time 

required to process a minor 

category right-of-way permit or 

grant application. (Bur/PART)

A

new 

measure

new 

measure

60 days 60 days 60 days 60 days 60 days 0 60 days

Comment: In 2007, the average cost was based on an average grade level of specialist accomplishing the work. In 2008, the BLM improved processes to report more 

accurate data using LR2000 and actual labor costs. 

 

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(Dollars in Thousands) 2009 

Actual

2009 

Recovery 

Act

2010 

Enacted

Fixed 

Cost 

Changes

Internal 

Transfers

Travel 

Reduction

Strategic 

Sourcing

IT 

Reduction

Program 

Changes

2011 

Request

Appropriation: Management of Lands & Resources

 Land Resources

 Soil, Water & Air Mgt 40,292 58,971 0 -95 -85 -80 -12,039 46,932

 Reduce Base Funding -350

 Air Quality Data Monitoring . +2,000

 Global Climate Change - Landscape Conservation Coop (LCC) +2,500

 Create New Abandoned Mine Lands Subactivity -15,929

 Range Mgt 71,195 74,193 0 -237 -195 -240 -1,372 72,821

 Reduce Base Funding -700

 Public Domain Forest Mgt 10,086 10,543 -28 -31 -26 -677 9,866

 Reprogram from Headwaters -492

 Reduce Base Funding -100

 Riparian Mgt 21,935 22,718 -71 -74 -66 -86 22,632

 Reduce Base Funding -200

 Reprogram from Headwaters +325

 Cultural Resources Mgt 15,618 16,131 -94 -56 -45 +605 16,736

 Increase Base Funding +400

 Reprogram to Antiquities Act +400

 Wild Horse & Burro Mgt 49,913 63,986 0 -145 -64 -56 +11,735 75,721

 Increase Base Funding +12,000

 Activity Total, Land Resources 209,039 246,542 0 +233 -670 -505 -513 -1,834 244,708

 Wildlife & Fisheries Mgt

 Wildlife Mgt 34,823 36,592 0 -81 -91 -79 -1,251 35,341

 Reduce Base Funding -1,000

 Fisheries Mgt. 13,302 13,765 0 -43 -44 -37 -249 13,516

 Reduce Base Funding -125

 Activity Total, Wildlife & Fisheries Mgt 48,125 50,357 0 0 -124 -135 -116 -1,500 48,857

Budget at a Glance
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(Dollars in Thousands) 2009 

Actual

2009 

Recovery 

Act

2010 

Enacted

Fixed 

Cost 

Changes

Internal 

Transfers

Travel 

Reduction

Strategic 

Sourcing

IT 

Reduction

Program 

Changes

2011 

Request

 Threatened & Endangered Species Mgt 21,574 22,612 0 -56 -91 -60 -592 22,020

 Reduce Base Funding -200

 Reprogram from Headwaters +115

 Eliminate Fish Habitat Earmark -300

 Recreation Mgt

 Wilderness Mgt 17,759 18,421 -53 -90 -58 +1,099 19,520

 Increase Base Funding +1,300

 Recreation Resource Mgt 45,356 49,971 0 -165 -189 -144 -1,346 48,625

 Reduce Base Funding -500

 Reprogram from Headwaters +52

 Reprogram to Antiquities Act -400

 Activity Total, Recreation Mgt 63,115 68,392 0 +52 -218 -279 -202 -247 68,145

 Energy & Minerals Mgt

 Oil & Gas Mgt 78,151 69,336 0 -254 -196 -224 -13,674 55,662

 EPCA Funding -3,000

 Inspection & Enforcement - decrease approp, offset by fees -10,000

 O&G Inspection Fee - offsetting Coll -21,221 [10,000]

 Oil & Gas APD Processing Fund 36,400 [45,500] [45,500]

 Coal Mgt 9,461 9,739 -28 -28 -29 -85 9,654

 Other Mineral Resources Mgt 10,325 10,614 -32 -34 -33 -99 10,515

 Activity Total, Energy & Minerals Mgt 113,116 89,689 0 0 -314 -258 -286 -13,858 75,831

 Realty & Ownership Mgt

 Alaska Conveyance 33,382 34,109 -116 -39 -81 -13,236 20,873

 Reduce Base Funding -13,000

 Cadastral Survey 12,778 12,863 -65 -57 -36 -558 12,305

 Reduce Base Funding -100

 Eliminate UT Rural Gov't Earmark -300

 Land & Realty Mgt 44,229 50,660 -316 -143 -116 +2,425 53,085

 Increase Base Funding +3,000

 Activity Total, Realty & Ownership Mgt 90,389 97,632 0 0 -497 -239 -233 -11,369 86,263
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(Dollars in Thousands) 2009 

Actual

2009 

Recovery 

Act

2010 

Enacted

Fixed 

Cost 

Changes

Internal 

Transfers

Travel 

Reduction

Strategic 

Sourcing

IT 

Reduction

Program 

Changes

2011 

Request

 Communication Site Mgt 2,000 2,000 2,000

 Communication Site Mgt Offset -2,000 -2,000 -2,000

 Resource Protection & Maintenance

 Resource Mgt Planning 47,259 49,961 -154 -113 -108 -8,567 41,394

 Reduce Base Funding -8,192

 Abandoned Mine Lands 0 0 -36 -33 -9 +15,851 15,851

 Create New Subactivity from AML in Soil, Water & Air Funds +15,929

 Resource Protection & Law Enforcement 27,389 28,457 -194 -131 -52 -877 27,580

 Reduce Base Funding -500

 Hazardous Materials Mgt 16,745 17,159 -111 -70 -36 -217 16,942

 Activity Total, Resource Prot. & Maint. 91,393 95,577 0 0 -495 -347 -205 +6,190 101,767

 Transportation & Facilities Maintenance

 Operations 5,939 6,067 -15 -27 -18 -60 6,007

 Annual Maintenance 30,987 32,003 -112 -111 -87 -310 31,693

 Deferred Maintenance 24,454 35,085 -44 -11 -32 -587 34,498

 Property Reduction -500

 Activity Total, Trans. & Fac. Maintenance 61,380 73,155 0 0 -171 -149 -137 -957 72,198

 Nat'l Landscape & Conservation System

 Nat'l Monuments & Nat'l Conservation 

Areas

28,196 31,301 -75 -58 -65 +216 31,517

 Increase Base Funding +414

 Land & Resource Information Systems 16,233 16,754 -56 -39 -28 -123 16,631

 Challenge Cost Share 9,488 9,500 -9,500 0

 Eliminate Funding -9,500

 Workforce & Organizational Support

 Information Systems Operations 14,969 15,406 -26 -34 -24 -84 15,322

 Administrative Support 48,784 51,377 -307 -349 -177 -1,395 49,982

 Competitive Sourcing -562
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(Dollars in Thousands) 2009 

Actual

2009 

Recovery 

Act

2010 

Enacted

Fixed 

Cost 

Changes

Internal 

Transfers

Travel 

Reduction

Strategic 

Sourcing

IT 

Reduction

Program 

Changes

2011 

Request

 Bureauwide Fixed Costs 89,572 91,277 0 -562 -959 90,318

 Energy Savings -391

 Program Reduction due to lower DOI WCF bill -6

 Activity Total, Workforce & Organ. Support 153,325 158,060 0 0 -333 -945 -201 -2,438 155,622

 Mining Law Administration 34,696 36,696 36,696

 Mining Law Administration Offset -34,696 -36,696 -36,696

 Fixed Costs 0 0 [14,523] [-14,523] 0

 Absorb Fixed Costs [-14,523]

 Rescission of Prior Year Oil Shale Funding -1,000 +1,000

Total, Management of Lands & Resources 905,373 125,000 958,571 [14,523] 0 -3,009 -3,045 -2,046 -35,012 923,559

Transfers 8,150

Total, Management of Lands & Resources 913,523 125,000 958,571 [14,523] 0 -3,009 -3,045 -2,046 -35,012 923,559

Construction 6,590 8,626 -5,036 3,590

 Reduce Base Funding -5,036

Total, Construction 6,590 8,626 0 0 0 0 0 -5,036 3,590

Transfers -753

Total, Construction 5,837 180,000 8,626 0 0 0 0 0 -5,036 3,590

Land Acquisition

 Land Acquisition 11,425 24,650 0 0 0 +55,121 79,771

 Purchase of WH&B Preserves +42,000

 Increase Base Funding - Acquisition Management +13,121

 Exchange Equalization Payments 0 0 0

 Acquisition Mgt 1,850 2,000 +379 2,379

 Support Acquisition of WH&B Preserves +379

 Emergencies & Hardships 1,500 3,000 -1,500 1,500

 Reduce Base Funding -1,500

 Fixed Costs 0 0 [24] [-24] 0

Absorb Fixed Costs [-24]

Total, Land Acquisition 14,775 29,650 [24] 0 0 0 0 +54,000 83,650
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(Dollars in Thousands) 2009 

Actual

2009 

Recovery 

Act

2010 

Enacted

Fixed 

Cost 

Changes

Internal 

Transfers

Travel 

Reduction

Strategic 

Sourcing

IT 

Reduction

Program 

Changes

2011 

Request

Transfers -1,127

Total, Land Acquisition 13,648 29,650 [24] 0 0 0 0 +54,000 83,650

Oregon & California Grant Lands

 Western OR Construction & Acquisition

 Acquisition 313 317 -1 -1 -2 -4 313

 Activity Total, Construction & Acquisition 313 317 0 0 -1 -1 -2 -4 +313

 Western OR Transportation & Facilities Maintenance

 Operations 2,103 2,129 -4 -6 -8 -18 2,111

 Annual Maintenance 7,908 8,031 -21 -38 -24 -83 7,948

 Deferred Maintenance 1,042 1,042 0 0 -1 -1 1,041

 Activity Total, Trans. & Facilities Maint. 11,053 11,202 0 0 -25 -44 -33 -102 11,100

 Western OR Resources Mgt

 Forest Mgt 31,079 31,584 -72 -114 -103 -2,289 29,295

 Reduce Base Funding -2,000

 Reforestation & Forest Development 23,859 24,155 -57 -67 -56 -180 23,975

 Other Forest Resources 36,997 37,544 -96 -130 -110 -3,336 34,208

 Reduce Base Funding -3,000

 Resource Mgt Planning 3,676 3,769 -7 -14 -10 -31 3,738

 Activity Total, Resources Mgt 95,611 97,052 0 0 -232 -325 -279 -5,836 91,216

 Western OR Information & Data Systems

 Information Systems Operation & Maintenance 2,152 2,153 -12 -23 -2 -37 2,116

 Activity Total, Information & Data Sys. 2,152 2,153 0 0 -12 -23 -2 -37 +2,116

 Western OR Nat'l Landscape Conservation System

 Nat'l Monuments & Nat'l Conservation Areas 820 833 -1 -2 -2 -5 828

 Activity Total, Nat'l Landscape Cons. Sys. 820 833 0 0 -1 -2 -2 -5 828

 Fixed Costs 0 0 [1,312] [1,312] 0

Absorb Fixed Costs [1,312] 0

Total, Oregon & California Grant Lands 109,949 111,557 [1,312] 0 -271 -395 -318 -5,984 105,573
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(Dollars in Thousands) 2009 

Actual

2009 

Recovery 

Act

2010 

Enacted

Fixed 

Cost 

Changes

Internal 

Transfers

Travel 

Reduction

Strategic 

Sourcing

IT 

Reduction

Program 

Changes

2011 

Request

Range Improvements

 Public Lands Improvement 7,873 7,873 7,873

 Farm Tenant Act Lands Improvement 1,527 1,527 1,527

 Administrative Expenses 600 600 600

 Activity Total, Range Improvements 10,000 10,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 10,000

Total, Range Improvements 10,000 10,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 10,000

Service Charges, Deposits, & Forfeitures 20,216 33,300 33,300

Service Charges, Deposits, & Forfeitures Offset -20,216 -33,300 -33,300

Miscellaneous Trust Funds 12,704 17,000 17,000

Total, All Appropriations 1,065,661 305,000 1,135,404 15,859 0 -3,280 -3,440 -2,364 7,968 1,143,372
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Chapter III – Collections Page III - 1

COLLECTIONS

BLM COLLECTIONS, 2008 - 2011 ($000)

Collection Source 2008

Actual

2009

Actual

2010

Estimated

2011

Estimated

Sale of Public Lands 55,122 27,016 40,299 28,450

Miscellaneous Filing Fees 174 56 100 100

Mineral Leasing National Grasslands 4,409 2,823 4,000 4,000

Grazing Fees & Land Utilization Project Lands 12,347 12,497 12,605 12,955

Timber Sales & Vegetative Material 29,154 26,004 32,580 32,130

Recreational Use Fees 15,754 17,540 19,000 19,500

Mineral Leasing Naval Oil Shale Reserve 30,060 0 0 0

Earnings on Investments 82,318 22,562 3,100 17,500

Sale of Helium 152,233 96,742 103,837 129,418

Mining Claim & Holding Fees 70,470 55,380 45,000 40,000

Service Charges, Deposits and Forfeitures 34,366 24,016 33,300 33,300

Application for Permit to Drill Fees 22,052 21,220 45,500 45,500

Onshore oil and gas lease inspection fees 10,000

Other Collections 55,617 55,502 59,230 69,260

Total 564,076 361,358 398,551 442,113

*Note: The 2011 President’s Budget proposes to impose a $4/acre fee on non-producing onshore, as well as OCS, oil and gas 

leases. The estimate of collections from onshore leases in 2011 is $5 million. MMS is reporting those collections in the MMS 

Budget Justification, so they are not included here.

2011 COLLECTIONS

In 2011, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will collect an estimated total of $442,113,000

in revenue. Revenue is collected by BLM from sources such as the sale of land and materials, 

grazing fees, timber sales, recreation use fees, and various filing fees. These collections assist 

State and local governments, support all programs funded from the General Fund of the U.S. 

Treasury, and offset charges for program operations where certain fees collected can be 

retained by the BLM. 

In addition, in 2011, the Mineral Management Service (MMS) will collect an estimated $4.1 

billion in revenues from BLM’s onshore mineral leasing activities (bonuses, rents, and royalties). 

(These mineral leasing receipts are reflected in the Mineral Management Service budget.) 

Collections from some sources, such as grazing fees, are expected to remain relatively level

over the next two years. The amount of revenue expected to come from other sources varies

for the reasons described below. 
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Sales of Public Land – This category includes receipts from the sale of public land, including 

land sales in Clark County, Nevada. Excluded from this collection source are the sales of 

timber and vegetative materials from the public domain land, sale of land and timber and 

vegetative materials from the Oregon & California Grant Lands and Coos Bay Wagon Road 

Lands, sale of land from Land Utilization project lands, sale of land and materials from 

reclaimed lands (reserved or withdrawn), and sale of town sites and reclamation projects. 

The main source of collections in the Sale of Public Land category includes:

Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act (SNPLMA) Sales Proceeds – The 

SNPLMA, as amended, provides a process for orderly sale of certain public lands in 

Clark County, Nevada, near the city of Las Vegas. Approximately 50,000 acres of public 

land are within the disposal boundary area. Receipts generated by land sales under this 

statute were larger than anticipated in earlier budget estimates. The BLM has 

conducted land sales for nine years under the authority of this statute. Collections in 

2008 and 2009 were $27,045,000 and $9,696,000 respectively. Estimates for 2010 and 

2011 are $2,000,000 and $2,500,000 respectively. Collections are reported when 

payments are received regardless of when sales are held and the estimates make 

allowance for the normal lag of 180 days between sales and collections. For more 

information see SNPLMA Act, P.L. 105-263, as amended by P.L. 107-282.

Southern Nevada Public Land Management and Lincoln County – Earnings on 

Investments – The SNPLMA authorizes the Secretary to manage the collections 

account for the purposes set out above, and is also authorized to use interest generated 

from the above-mentioned funds. BLM is authorized to invest the unspent balance of 

collections from SNPLMA and Lincoln County Lands Act land sale receipts. Earnings on 

investments were $22,562,000 in 2009 and are projected to be $3,100,000 in 2010 and 

$17,500,000 in 2011. Estimated earnings on investments in 2010 are low because 

interest rates are low. In 2011 and beyond, projected investment earnings take into 

account: (a) revenue from land sales, (b) earnings on investments, and (c) projected 

outlays. 

Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act (FLTFA) – Proceeds from the sale of land 

under the FLTFA, Title II of P.L. 106-248 in 2009 were $2,327,000. The estimate for 

2010 is $20,000,000. The 2011 Budget proposal includes eliminating the Act’s July 

2010 sunset date and allowing lands identified as suitable for disposal in recent land use 

plans to be sold using the FLTFA authority. FLTFA sales revenues would continue to be 

used to fund the acquisition of environmentally sensitive lands and the administrative 

costs associated with conducting sales. It is expected that it will take time to identify 

lands for sale under the broadened authority, and therefore, the receipt estimate for 

2011 is $5,000,000. The Permanent Operating Funds section provides more information 

on the proposal. Four percent of FLTFA collections are paid to the state in which the 

land was sold. 

Lincoln County Land Sales – No revenue was collected in 2008 or 2009 from the sale 

land under the Lincoln County Land Sales Act, P.L. 106-298, as amended. Receipts 

from smaller sales not close to Las Vegas are estimated to be $34,000 and $75,000 in 

2010 and 2011. 
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Owyhee Land Acquisition Account – No revenue was collected in 2009. No sales are 

planned in 2010 and 2011, but a portion of the revenue collected prior to the enactment 

of Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 may be reported in 2010. The 

estimate for 2012 is $36,000,000 of which $1,440,000 will be paid to the State. 

Washington County, Utah Land Acquisition Account – No revenue was collected in 

2009 or 2010 from the sale land under the Washington County, Utah Acquisition 

Account, P.L. 111-11, (Section 1978). In 2011, collections are estimated to be 

$2,500,000 of which $100,000 will be paid to the State. 

Silver Saddle Endowment Account – No revenue was collected in 2009 from the sale 

land under the Silver Saddle Endowment Account, P.L. 111-11, (Section 2601). In 2010, 

collections are estimated to be $375,000 of which $15,000 will be paid to the State. 

Carson City Special Account – No revenue was collected in 2009 or 2010 from the 

sale land under the Carson City Special Account, P.L. 111-11, (Section 2601). In 2011, 

collections are estimated to be $500,000 of which $25,000 will be paid to the State. 

Miscellaneous Filing Fees – Collections in this category are primarily from fees received for 

filing or recording documents; charges for registration of individuals, firms, or products; and 

requests for approval of transfer of leases or permits under statutory authorities that do not 

permit BLM to retain and spend those collections. 

Mineral Leasing-National Grasslands – Since 1983, the MMS is responsible for the collection 

and distribution of most mineral leasing receipts, however, the BLM administers and collects 

rentals from oil and gas pipeline rights-of-way associated with lands leased under the Mineral 

Leasing Act and the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands. The BLM pays 25 percent of 

mineral leasing collections on acquired lands to counties where the collections were generated. 

The BLM continues to collect first-year rentals and initial bonuses from mineral leasing but 

deposits these receipts directly into MMS accounts.

Grazing Fees from Public Lands and Land Utilization Project Lands – This category 

includes all grazing fees collected from public lands and Land Utilization Project lands 

administered by the BLM. It also includes certain receipts from Land Utilization Project lands, 

such as from mineral leasing. Grazing fees are collected under the authority of the Taylor 

Grazing Act, Federal Land Policy and Management Act, and the Public Rangelands 

Improvement Act of 1978. For more information on the use of these fees see the Range 

Improvements section.

Timber and Vegetative Material Sales –

Receipts from the Oregon and California and Coos Bay Wagon Road Grant Lands

– In 2011, the BLM projects it will collect $ 30,770,000 mostly from timber receipts from 

Oregon and California and Coos Bay Wagon Road lands. Under the Secure Rural 

Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000, P.L. 106-393, as extended 

and amended by P.L. 110-343, all receipts will be paid to Oregon and California and 

Coos Bay Wagon Road counties except for deposits to permanent operating funds like 

the Forest Ecosystem Health and Recovery Fund and the Timber Sales Pipeline 

Restoration Fund. For more information on the Secure Rural Schools payments, see 

the Miscellaneous Permanent Payments section.
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Timber Receipts from the Public Domain Forest Lands – In 2011, the BLM expects 

to offer for sale 30 million board feet of timber products from public domain lands. In 

2011 the BLM estimates collections of $1,260,000 in timber sales receipts from public 

domain lands. Collections from salvage timber sale on public domain lands are 

estimated at $850,000 in 2010 and 2011. The estimates were prepared before it 

became apparent that a high number of contracts will be cancelled in 2010; actual 

collections in 2010 and 2011 may be lower. 

Stewardship Contracting Fund – With stewardship contracting, the BLM may apply the 

value of timber or other forest products removed as an offset against the cost of services 

received, and monies from a contract under subsection (a) may be retained by the FS 

and the BLM. These monies are available for expenditure without further appropriation 

at the project site from which the monies are collected or at another project site. In 2009, 

the BLM deposited $161,000 to this fund, and estimates deposits of $100,000 in 2010

and 2011. 

Recreation Use Fees – Recreation use fees are derived from collecting fees on public lands at 

recreation sites, issuing recreation use permits, and selling Federal recreation passports such 

as the Golden Eagle and Golden Age passes. These funds are used to improve recreation 

facility conditions and user services at recreation sites where the fees were generated. In 2009, 

recreation fee collections were $17,540.000. The BLM anticipates collecting $19,000,000 in 

2010 and $19,500,000 in 2011 under its recreation fee collection authorities. The use of 

Recreation fee collections is described in the Permanent Operating Funds section. 

Naval Oil Shale Reserve – On August 7, 2008, the Secretaries of Interior and Energy certified 

that sufficient funds have been collected to cover the cost of the cleanup and of equipment 

installed on the oil shale reserve. Because of the certification, no more deposits will be made to 

the Naval Oil Shale Reserve Fund. Instead, revenue from the site will be distributed under the 

Mineral Leasing Act. 

The balance of the Naval Oil Shale Reserve special fund expenditure account available for 

appropriation as of September, 2008 was $12,995,720, which was rescinded by the 2009 

Interior appropriations act. The unappropriated account balance is $76,665,505 which will not 

change unless new legislation is enacted. 

Sales of Helium – The Helium Privatization Act of 1996 requires the DOI to offer for sale a 

portion of the Conservation Helium stored underground at the Cliffside Field north of Amarillo, 

Texas. Sales produced $96,742,000 in 2009. Collections from annual sales are projected to be

$103,837,000 in 2010 and to $129,418,000 in 2011. While authority for the Helium Revolving 

Fund, which pays for the operations of the Helium program, expires in 2015, the Secretary’s 

authority to sell helium does not expire, and collections are expected after that date. This 

category of collections includes “in-kind” crude helium sales to Federal helium suppliers and 

open market sales. 

Mining Claim-Related Fees – The Department of the Interior and Related Agencies 

Appropriations Act for 1989 provided that fees established by the Secretary of the Interior for 

processing actions relating to the administration of the General Mining Laws shall be 

immediately available to BLM for Mining Law Administration program operations. 
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Additionally, the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 provided that the annual $100 per 

claim maintenance fee for unpatented mining claims and sites would continue through 1998. 

The law allows a waiver from the fee for those claimants who hold 10 or fewer claims. The Act

also established a $25 per claim location fee for new claims, to be paid at the time of 

recordation. The maintenance fee is currently $140 per claim and the location fee is currently 

$34 per claim. Collections in 2009 were $55,380,000 and are estimated to be $45,000,000 in 

2010 and $40,000,000 in 2011. Additional information is included in the Activity: Mining Law 

Administration section. 

Service Charges, Deposits, and Forfeitures – These receipts include revenue from providing 

special program services, such as rights-of-way application processing fees; wild horse and 

burro adoption fees; fees charged to timber sale purchasers when BLM performs work required 

by the contract; reimbursement to the government for damage to lands and resources; 

collections for processing disclaimers of interest applications; and photocopying fees. The 

collection and retention of each of these receipts are authorized through legislation. Collections 

in 2009 were $24,016,000 and are estimated to be $33,300,000 in 2010 and $33,300,000 in 

2011. Additional information is included in the Service Charges, Deposits and Forfeitures 

section. 

Application for Permit to Drill Fees – The 2010 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies 

Appropriations Act authorized the BLM to collect $45,500,000 in fees to be collected when an 

application for a permit to drill for oil and natural gas is submitted. The fee is $6,500 per 

application. Collections are to be credited to the Management of Lands and Resources 

appropriation. The 2011 President’s Budget proposes to continue one-year authority to collect 

these fees, which are estimated at $45,500,000. For more information please refer to the 

discussion in the Oil and Gas Management Program. 

Onshore Oil and Gas Lease Inspection Fees – The 2011 Budget includes a new inspection 

fee for onshore oil and gas leases. The fee would support Federal efforts to provide services 

that not only ensure human safety, but also protect the environment and conserve energy 

resources.. These fees will be credited to the Management of Lands and Resources 

appropriation. 

Other Collections – Other receipts collected by the BLM are from land rentals for authorized 

commercial, industrial, and residential purposes; annual rentals from rights-of-way permits 

(except those issued under the authority of the Mineral Leasing Act); and from contributions. 

These consist of funds contributed to the BLM from non-Federal sources for projects or work 

authorized by the Federal Land Policy and Management Act, Taylor Grazing Act, Sikes Act, and 

other laws. Additional information on other collections is included in the Miscellaneous 

Permanent Payments, Permanent Operating Funds, and Miscellaneous Trust Fund sections. 

The estimate for 2011 includes a planned increase of $10,000,000 from wind and solar 

renewable energy rights-of-way rents. 

Amounts Not Included in Collections – Payments to western Oregon counties under the

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000, as amended by Public 

Law 110-343, are made partially from receipts produced in those counties in the preceding year. 

Most of the amounts paid, however, are derived from an appropriation from the General Fund. 

Of the total of $94,855,173 paid to the western Oregon counties for 2009 in 2010, $80,384,431 

was appropriated from the General Fund. 
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Secure Rural Schools payments were enacted by P.L. 106-393 for Fiscal Years 2002 through

2006. They were extended for one year (FY 2007) by Public Law 110-28, May 25, 2007, and 

were extended for Fiscal Years 2008 through 2011 by Public Law 110-343, October 3, 2008. 

More information about Secure Rural Schools payments is in the Miscellaneous Permanent 

Payments section. 
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APPROPRIATION: MANAGEMENT OF 

LANDS AND RESOURCES

APPROPRIATION LANGUAGE SHEET

[(including rescission of funds)]

For necessary expenses for protection, use, improvement, development, disposal, cadastral 

surveying, classification, acquisition of easements and other interests in lands, and performance 

of other functions, including maintenance of facilities, as authorized by law, in the management 

of lands and their resources under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, including 

the general administration of the Bureau, [and] the assessment of mineral potential of public 

lands pursuant to Public Law 96-487 (16 U. S. C. 3150(a)), and the operation and maintenance 

of wild horse preserves, [$959,571,000] $923,559,000, to remain available until expended; of 

which $3,000,000 shall be available in fiscal year 2010 subject to a match by at least an equal 

amount by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation for cost-shared projects supporting 

conservation of Bureau lands; and such funds shall be advanced to the Foundation as a lump 

sum grant without regard to when expenses are incurred. 

In addition, $45,500,000 is for the processing of applications for permit to drill and related use 

authorizations, to remain available until expended, to be reduced by amounts collected by the 

Bureau and credited to this appropriation that shall be derived from $6,500 per new application 

for permit to drill that the Bureau shall collect upon submission of each new application, and in 

addition, $10,000,000 is for conducting oil and gas inspection activities, to remain available until 

expended, to be reduced by amounts collected by the Bureau and credited to this appropriation 

that shall be derived from fees that the Bureau shall collect to offset inspection costs, as 

provided for in this Act, and in addition, $36,696,000 is for Mining Law Administration program 

operations, including the cost of administering the mining claim fee program; to remain available 

until expended, to be reduced by amounts collected by the Bureau and credited to this 

appropriation from mining claim maintenance fees and location fees that are hereby authorized 

for fiscal year [2010] 2011 so as to result in a final appropriation estimated at not more than 

[$959,571,000] $923,559,000, and $2,000,000, to remain available until expended, from 

communication site rental fees established by the Bureau for the cost of administering 

communication site activities [: Provided, That notwithstanding section 430 of division E of 

Public Law 111-8, the amount of $1,000,000 made available to the Bureau of Land 

Management for the shipment and storage of oil shale core samples in the State of Colorado, as 

described in the table entitled ``Congressionally Designated Spending'' contained in the joint 

explanatory statement, is rescinded]. (Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related 

Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010.)
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EXPLANATION OF CHANGES

1. “and the operation and maintenance of wild horse preserves” This will allow the BLM to 

expend Management of Lands and Resources funds for the operation and maintenance of the 

National Wild Horse Preserves, which will be located on acquired lands.

2. “and in addition, $10,000,000 is for conducting oil and gas inspection activities, to remain 

available until expended, to be reduced by amounts collected by the Bureau and credited to this 

appropriation that shall be derived from fees that the Bureau shall collect to offset inspection 

costs, as provided for in this Act”. This provision authorizes the BLM to assess a fee for oil and 

gas inspection activities. The BLM will collect and retain these fees in the Management of 

Lands and Resources account. The appropriations language authorizes the BLM to spend the 

estimated $10,000,000 in fee collections on inspection activities, regardless of the amount 

actually collected. The fee schedule is located in Section 111 of the General Provisions, which 

is repeated below:

ONSHORE OIL AND GAS INSPECTION FEES

SEC. 111. (a) In fiscal year 2011, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) shall collect a 

non-refundable inspection fee, which shall be deposited in the "Management of Lands and 

Resources" account, from the designated operator of each Federal and Indian lease or 

agreement subject to inspection by BLM under 30 U.S.C. 1718(b) that is in place at the start

of fiscal year 2011.

(b) Fees for 2011 shall be:

(1) $150 for each lease or agreement with no active or inactive wells, but with surface 

use, disturbance or reclamation;

(2) $300 for each lease or agreement with one to ten wells, with any combination of 

active or inactive wells;

(3) $750 for each lease or agreement with 11 to 50 wells, with any combination of active 

or inactive wells; and

(4) $1,500 for each lease or agreement with more than 50 wells, with any combination of 

active or inactive wells.

(c) BLM will bill designated operators within 60 days of enactment of this Act, with 

payment required within 30 days of billing.

3. [Provided, That notwithstanding section 430 of division E of Public Law 111-8, the amount of 

$1,000,000 made available to the Bureau of Land Management for the shipment and storage of 

oil shale core samples in the State of Colorado, as described in the table entitled 

``Congressionally Designated Spending'' contained in the joint explanatory statement, is 

rescinded] This section is no longer necessary.

APPROPRIATION LANGUAGE CITATIONS

Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, Public Law 96-487 (16 U.S.C. 3150(a))

established the Alaska mineral resource assessment program to assess the oil, gas, and other 

mineral potential on all public lands in the State of Alaska in order to expand the data base with 

respect to the mineral potential of such lands.

Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111-8), Division E, Section 430 provided

$1,000,000 for oil shale sample shipment and storage in Colorado.
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AUTHORIZATIONS

General Authorizing Legislation - The following authorize the general activities of the Bureau of Land 

Management or govern the manner in which BLM’s activities are conducted.

Reorganization Plan No. 3 

of 1946, §403

Establishes the BLM.

Federal Land Policy and 

Management Act of 1976, 

as amended (43 U.S.C. 

1701 et seq.)

Outlines functions of the BLM, provides for administration of public 

lands through the BLM, provides for management of the public lands on 

a multiple-use basis, and requires land-use planning including public 

involvement and a continuing inventory of resources. The Act 

establishes as public policy that, in general, the public lands will remain 

in Federal ownership, and also authorizes: 

• Acquisition of land or interests in lands consistent with the mission 

of the Department and land use plans; 

• Permanent appropriation of road use fees collected from 

commercial road users, to be used for road maintenance;

• Collection of service charges, damages, and contributions and the 

use of funds for specified purposes;

• Protection of resource values;

• Preservation of certain lands in their natural condition;

• Compliance with pollution control laws;

• Delineation of boundaries in which the Federal government has 

right, title, or interest;

• Review of land classifications in land use planning; and 

modification or termination of land classifications when consistent 

with land use plans;

• Sale of lands if the sale meets certain disposal criteria;

• Issuance, modification, or revocation of withdrawals;

• Review of certain withdrawals by October 1991;

• Exchange or conveyance of public lands if in the public interest;

• Outdoor recreation and human occupancy and use;

• Management of the use, occupancy, and development of the public 

lands through leases and permits; 

• Designation of Federal personnel to carry out law enforcement 

responsibilities;

• Determination of the suitability of public lands for rights-of-way 

purposes (other than oil and gas pipelines) and specification of the 

boundaries of each right-of-way;

• Recordation of mining claims and reception of evidence of annual 

assessment work.

Omnibus Public Land 

Management Act, 2009 

(P.L. 111-11):

• Codifies the 26 million acre National Landscape Conservation 

System as a permanent program in the BLM.

• Established one new National Monument in New Mexico.

• Established four new National Conversation Areas: two in Utah, 

one in Colorado, and one in New Mexico.

• Added approximately 2 million acres to the National Wilderness 

Preservation System.

• Added approximately 1,000 miles to the National Wild and Scenic 

River System.

• Directed eight conveyances of public land out of Federal 

ownership.
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National Environmental 

Policy Act of 1969 (42 

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.)

Requires the preparation of environmental impact statements for 

Federal projects which may have a significant effect on the 

environment. It requires systematic, interdisciplinary planning to 

ensure the integrated use of the natural and social sciences and the 

environmental design arts in making decisions about major Federal 

actions that may have a significant effect on the environment.

The Endangered Species 

Act of 1973, as amended 

(16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.)

Directs Federal agencies to ensure that their actions do not jeopardize 

threatened and endangered species and that through their authority 

they help bring about the recovery of these species.

Energy Policy Act of 2005 

(P.L. 109-58)

Directs Federal agencies to undertake efforts to ensure energy 

efficiency, and the production of secure, affordable, and reliable 

domestic energy.

An Act to Amend the 

Reclamation Recreation 

Management Act of 1992 

(P.L. 107-69)

Provides for the security of dams, facilities and resources under the 

jurisdiction of the Bureau of Reclamation. Authorizes the Secretary of 

the Interior to authorize law enforcement personnel from the 

Department of the Interior to enforce Federal laws and regulations 

within a Reclamation Project or on Reclamation lands.

The Civil Service Reform 

Act of 1978 (5 U. S. C. 

1701)

Requires each executive agency to conduct a continuing program to 

eliminate the under-representation of minorities and women in 

professional, administrative, technical, clerical, and other blue collar 

employment categories within the Federal services.

The Civil Rights Act of 

1964, as amended (42 

U.S.C. 2000)

Requires development and maintenance of affirmative action programs 

to ensure non-discrimination in any employment activity.

The Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1980 (44 U.S.C. 

3501-3520)

Provides national Federal information policy, and requires that 

automatic data processing and telecommunication technologies be 

acquired and used to improve services, delivery, and productivity, and 

to reduce the information processing burden for the Federal 

government and the general public.

The Electronic FOIA Act of 

1996 (P.L. 104-231)

Requires that government offices make more information available in 

electronic format to the public.

The Information 

Technology Management 

Reform Act of 1996 (P.L. 

104-106 §5001)

Requires agencies more effectively use Information Technology to 

improve mission performance and service to the public, and 

strengthen the quality of decisions about technology and mission 

needs through integrated planning, budgeting, and evaluation.

The Chief Financial 

Officers Act of 1990 

(U.S.C. 501)

Requires that a Chief Financial Officer be appointed by the Director of 

OMB and that this CFO will provide for the production of complete, 

reliable, timely and consistent financial information for use by the 

executive branch of the Government and the Congress in the 

financing, management, and evaluation of Federal programs.

The Government 

Performance and Results 

Act of 1993 (P.L. 103-62)

Requires 10 federal agencies to launch a 3-year pilot project 

beginning in 1994, to develop annual performance plans that specify 

measurable goals, and produce annual reports showing how they are 

achieving those goals.
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P.L. 101-512, November 5, 

1990

Authorizes BLM to negotiate and enter into cooperative 

arrangements with public and private agencies, organizations, 

institutions, and individuals to implement challenge cost share 

programs.

Notification and Federal 

Employee Antidiscrimination and 

Retaliation Act of 2001 

(P.L. 107-174)

Requires Federal agencies be accountable for violations of 

antidiscrimination and whistleblower protection laws, and for other 

purposes.

Safe Drinking Water Act 

Amendments of 1977 (42 

U.S.C. 201) 

Requires compliance with all Federal, State, or local statutes for 

safe drinking water.

E-Government Act of 2002

(P.L. 107-374)

Requires the use of internet-based information technology to 

improve public access to information and to promote electronic 

services and processes.

Specific Authorizing Legislation - In addition to the above laws that provide general authorization and 

parameters, a number of laws authorize specific program activities, or activities in specific or designated 

areas.

 Soil, Water and Air Management

Consolidated 

Appropriations Act, 2005 

(P.L. 108-447) – including 

the authorizations:

• Watershed Restoration Projects (P.L. 106-291,Section 331, as 

amended by P.L. 108-447, Division E, Section 336) - permits the 

Colorado State Forest Service to perform watershed restoration 

and protection services on BLM lands in the State of Colorado 

when similar and complementary work is being performed on 

adjacent state lands.

• Snake River Water Rights Act of 2004(P.L. 108-447, Division J, 

Title X) – Directs BLM to transfer, at the selection of the Nez 

Perce Tribe, certain land managed by the BLM in northern Idaho 

to the Bureau of Indian Affairs to be held in trust for the Tribe. 

Existing rights and uses on the selected lands remain in effect 

until the date of expiration of the lease or permit. The fair market 

value of the parcels of land selected by the Tribe is not to exceed 

$7 million.

Burnt, Malheur, Owyhee, 

and Powder River Basin 

Water Optimization 

Feasibility Study Act of 

2001 (P.L. 107-237)

Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to conduct feasibility studies 

on water optimization in the Burnt River, Malheur River, Owyhee 

River, and Powder River Basins.

Colorado River Basin 

Salinity Control Act 

Amendment of 1984 (43 

U.S.C. 1593)

Directs the Department to undertake research and develop 

demonstration projects to identify methods to improve the water 

quality of the Colorado River. The amendment requires BLM to 

develop a comprehensive salinity control program, and to undertake 

advanced planning on the Sinbad Valley Unit.
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Soil and Water Resources 

Conservation Act of 1977 

(16 U.S.C. 2001)

Provides for conservation, protection and enhancement of soil, 

water, and related resources.

The Clean Air Act of 1990, 

as amended (42 U.S.C. 

7401, 7642)

Requires BLM to protect air quality, maintain Federal and State 

designated air quality standards, and abide by the requirements of 

the State implementation plans.

The Clean Water Act of 

1987, as amended (33 

U.S.C. 1251)

Establishes objectives to restore and maintain the chemical, 

physical and biological integrity of the nation’s water.

P.L. 107-30 Provides further protections for the watershed of the Little Sandy 

River as part of the Bull Run Watershed Management Unit, Oregon, 

and adds responsibilities for the Secretary of the Interior and the 

Bureau of Land Management.

 Range Management

Taylor Grazing Act of 1934 

(43 U.S.C. 315), as 

amended by the Act of 

August 28, 1937 (43 U.S.C. 

1181d)

Authorizes the establishment of grazing districts, regulation and 

administration of grazing on the public lands, and improvement of 

the public rangelands. It also authorizes the Secretary to accept 

contributions for the administration, protection, and improvement of 

grazing lands, and establishment of a trust fund to be used for these 

purposes.

Public Rangelands 

Improvement Act of 1978 

(43 U.S.C. 1901-1908)

Provides for the improvement of range conditions to assure that 

rangelands become as productive as feasible for watershed 

protection, livestock grazing, wildlife habitat, and other rangeland 

values. The act also authorizes: 

• Research on wild horse and burro population dynamics, and 

facilitates the humane adoption or disposal of excess wild free 

roaming horses and burros, and 

• Appropriation of $10 million or 50 percent of all moneys 

received as grazing fees, whichever is greater, notwithstanding 

the amount of fees collected.

Bankhead Jones Farm 

Tenant Act of 1937 (7 

U.S.C. 1010 et seq.)

Authorizes management of acquired farm tenant lands, and 

construction and maintenance of range improvements. It directs the 

Secretary of Agriculture to develop a program of land conservation 

and utilization to adjust land use to help control soil erosion, conduct 

reforestation, preserve natural resources, develop and protect 

recreational facilities, protect watersheds, and protect public health 

and safety.

 Forest Management

Healthy Forests 

Restoration Act of 2003 

(P.L. 108-148) – 16 U.S.C. 

6501 et seq.

Authorized the BLM and the U.S. Forest Service to conduct 

hazardous fuel reduction projects on federal land in wildland-urban 

interface areas and on certain other federal lands using expedited 

procedures.
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Stewardship "End 

Results" Contracting Fund 

- 2003 Omnibus 

Appropriations Bill (P.L. 

108-7), Section 323, 

amended Section 347 of 

the FY 1999 Appropriation 

Omnibus (P.L. 105-277, 

OCT. 21, 1998)

Provides BLM the ability to utilize stewardship contracting as a tool 

for forest and rangeland restoration. The Bureau of Land 

Management may apply the value of timber or other forest products 

removed as an offset against the cost of services received, and 

monies from a contract under subsection (a) may be retained by the 

Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management and shall be 

available for expenditure without further appropriation at the project 

site from which the monies are collected or at another project site.

 Riparian Management

The Federal Noxious 

Weed Act of 1974, as 

amended (7 U.S.C. 2814)

Provides for the designation of a lead office and a person trained in 

the management of undesirable plants; establishment and funding 

of an undesirable plant management program; completion and 

implementation of cooperative agreements with State agencies; and 

establishment of integrated management systems to control 

undesirable plant species.

Noxious Weed Control Act 

of 2004 (P.L. 108-412)

Establishes a program to provide assistance through States to 

eligible weed management entities to control or eradicate harmful, 

nonnative weeds on public and private lands.

Carlson-Foley Act of 1968 

(42 U.S.C. 1241-1243)

Authorizes BLM to reimburse States for expenditures associated 

with coordinated control of noxious plants.

 Cultural Resources Management

P.L. 107-346 To convey certain property to the City of St. George, Utah, in order 

to provide for the protection and preservation of certain rare 

paleontological resources on that property, and for other purposes.

The Federal Cave 

Resource Protection Act 

of 1988 (16 U.S.C. 4301)

Provides for the protection of caves on lands under the jurisdiction 

of the Secretary, and the Secretary of Agriculture. Establishes 

terms and conditions for use permits, and penalties for violations. 

The Historic Sites Act (16 

U.S.C. 461)

Declares national policy to identify and preserve historic sites, 

buildings, objects, and antiquities of national significance, providing 

a foundation for the National Register of Historic Places.

The National Historic 

Preservation Act of 1966, 

as amended (16 U.S.C. 

470)

Expands protection of historic and archaeological properties to 

include those of national, State and local significance. It also directs 

Federal agencies to consider the effects of proposed actions on 

properties eligible for or included in the National Register of Historic 

Places.

The Archaeological 

Resources Protection Act 

of 1979, as amended (16 

U.S.C. 470a, 470cc and 

470ee)

Requires permits for the excavation or removal of Federally 

administered archaeological resources, encourages increased 

cooperation among Federal agencies and private individuals, 

provides stringent criminal and civil penalties for violations, and 

requires Federal agencies to identify important resources vulnerable 

to looting and to develop a tracking system for violations.
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The Chacoan Culture 

Preservation Act of 1980 

(16 U.S.C. 410; ii)

Provides for preservation, protection, research, and interpretation of 

the Chacoan system, including 33 archaeological protection sites, 

located throughout the San Juan Basin on public, State, Indian and 

private lands.

The Native American 

Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act of 1990 

(25 U.S.C. 3001)

Requires agencies to inventory archaeological and ethnological 

collections in their possession or control (which includes non-federal 

museums) for human remains, associated funerary objects, sacred 

objects, and objects of cultural patrimony; identify them 

geographically and culturally; and notify appropriate tribes within 5 

years.

Galisteo Basin (New 

Mexico) Archaeological 

Sites Protection Act (P.L. 

108-208)

Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to administer the designated 

sites under this Act and other laws to protect, preserve, provide for 

research on, and maintain these archaeological resources.

 Wild Horse and Burro Management

Wild Free-Roaming Horse 

and Burro Act of 1971 

(P.L. 92-195), as amended

The Secretary is authorized and directed to protect and manage 

wild free-roaming horses and burros as components of the public 

lands, and he may designate and maintain specific ranges on public 

lands as sanctuaries for their protection and preservation, where the 

Secretary after consultation with the wildlife agency of the State 

wherein any such range is proposed and with the Advisory Board 

established in section 7 of this Act deems such action desirable. 

The Secretary shall manage wild free-roaming horses and burros in 

a manner that is designed to achieve and maintain a thriving natural 

ecological balance on the public lands.

Federal Land Policy and 

Management Act of 1976, 

as amended (43 U.S.C. 

1701 et seq.)

For the purpose of furthering knowledge of wild horse and burro 

population dynamics and their interrelationship with wildlife, forage 

and water resources, and assisting him in making his determination 

as to what constitutes excess animals, the Secretary shall contract 

for a research study of such animals with such individuals 

independent of Federal and State government as may be 

recommended by the National Academy of Sciences for having 

scientific expertise and special knowledge of wild horse and burro 

protection, wildlife management and animal husbandry as related to 

rangeland management.
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Public Rangelands 

Improvement Act of 1978 

(43 U.S.C. 1901-1908)

Based on the information available to him at the time, if the 

Secretary determines that overpopulation of wild free-roaming 

horses and burros exists on a given area of the public lands and 

that action is necessary to remove excess animals, he shall 

immediately remove excess animals from the range so as to 

achieve appropriate management levels. Such action shall be 

taken until all excess animals have been removed so as to restore a 

thriving natural ecological balance to the range, and protect the 

range from the deterioration associated with overpopulation.

The Secretary shall cause such number of additional excess wild 

free-roaming horses and burros to be humanely captured and 

removed for private maintenance and care for which he determines 

an adoption demand exists by qualified individuals, and for which he 

determines he can assure humane treatment and care (including 

proper transportation, feeding, and handling).

 Wildlife Management

National Fish and Wildlife 

Foundation Establishment 

Act, as amended, (16 

U.S.C. 3701)

Established the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation as a nonprofit 

corporation to encourage, accept and administer private gifts of 

property, and to undertake activities to further the conservation and 

management of fish, wildlife, and plant resources of the U.S.

The Migratory Bird 

Conservation Act of 1929, 

as amended (16 U.S.C. 

715) and treaties 

pertaining thereto

Provides for habitat protection and enhancement of protected 

migratory birds.

The Sikes Act of 1974, as 

amended (16 U.S.C. 670 et 

seq.)

Provides for the conservation, restoration, and management of 

species and their habitats in cooperation with State wildlife 

agencies.

Wilderness Management

Defense Department FY 

2006 Authorization Bill 

(P.L. 109-63)

Provides for the designation and management of Cedar Mountain 

Wilderness in Utah.

Tax Relief and Health Care 

Act of 2006

Designates wilderness in White Pine County, Nevada.

Otay Mountain Wilderness 

Act of 1999

Establishes the Otay Mountain Wilderness Area in California, to be 

managed by the Secretary, acting through the Director of the 

Bureau of Land Management.

Clark County 

Conservation of Public 

Land and Natural 

Resources Act of 2002 

(P.L. 107-282) (16 USC 

460qqq)

Establishes Wilderness Areas, including Sloan Canyon National 

Conservation Area, and to promote conservation, improve public 

land, and provide for high quality development in Clark County, 

Nevada, and for other purposes.
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Ojito Wilderness Act (P.L. 

109-94)

Designates New Mexico’s Ojito Wilderness Study Area as 

wilderness, to take certain land into trust for the Pueblo of Zia, and 

for other purposes.

P.L. 107-361 Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain public 

lands within the Sand Mountain Wilderness Study Area in Idaho to 

resolve an occupancy encroachment dating back to 1971.

Northern California 

Coastal Wild Heritage 

Wilderness Act (P.L. 106-

362)

Provides for the designation and management of Wilderness Areas 

in California.

Big Sur Wilderness and 

Conservation Act of 2002 

(P.L. 107-370)

Designates certain lands in the State of California as components of 

the National Wilderness Preservation System, and for other 

purposes.

Utah West Desert Land 

Exchange Act of 2000 

(P.L. 106-301)

Authorizes exchange of public lands for certain lands owned by the 

State of Utah within existing and proposed Wilderness Study Areas 

in the West Desert Region of Utah.

The Land Use Planning 

Act (P. L. 94-579), as 

amended by the California 

Desert Protection Act of 

1994 (P.L. 103-433) (43 

USC 1781)

Establishes boundaries and management responsibilities for areas 

in the California Desert, and establishes 69 new Wilderness Areas.

The Wilderness Act of 

1964 (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 

seq.)

Provides for the designation and preservation of Wilderness Areas.

 Recreation Resources Management

Federal Lands Recreation 

Enhancement Act (P.L. 

104-134)

Provides authority to the Bureau of Land Management for collection 

of recreation fees to maintain and improve the quality of visitor 

amenities and services.

The Land and Water 

Conservation Fund Act of 

1965, as amended (16 

U.S.C. 460 et seq.)

Provides for the establishment of the Land and Water Conservation 

Fund, special BLM accounts in the Treasury, the collection and 

disposition of recreation fees, the authorization for appropriation of 

recreation fee receipts, and other purposes. Authorizes planning, 

acquisition, and development of needed land and water areas and 

facilities.

 Oil & Gas Management

The Act of March 3, 1909, 

as amended, and the Act 

of May 11, 1938 (25 U.S.C. 

396, 396(a))

Provides the basic mandate under which BLM supervises minerals 

operations on Indian Lands. Provides that lands allotted to Indians, 

and unallotted tribal Indian lands, may be leased for mining 

purposes, as deemed advisable by the Secretary.
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The Federal Oil and Gas 

Royalty Management Act 

of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 1701) 

(FOGRMA)

Comprehensive law dealing with royalty management on Federal 

and Indian leases. In addition to revenue accountability, it includes 

provisions pertaining to onshore field operations, inspections, and 

cooperation with State and Indian tribes; duties of lessees and other 

lease interest owners, transporters, and purchasers of oil and gas; 

reinstatement of onshore leases terminated by operation of law; and 

a requirement that the Secretary study whether royalties are 

adequate for coal, uranium, and non-energy leasable minerals.

Energy Policy and 

Conservation Act 

Amendments of 2000 (P.L. 

106-469, Section 604) –

Directs the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the 

Secretaries of Agriculture and Energy, to conduct an inventory of all 

onshore Federal lands to determine reserve estimates of oil and gas 

resources underlying the lands and the extent and nature of any 

impediments to development of the oil and gas resources.

The Federal Onshore Oil 

and Gas Leasing Reform 

Act of 1987 (30 U.S.C. 226, 

et seq.)

Establishes a new oil and gas leasing system, and changes certain 

operational procedures for onshore Federal lands.

The Combined 

Hydrocarbon Leasing Act 

of 1981 (30 U.S.C. 181, 

351)

Permits the owners of oil and gas leases issued after November 16, 

1981, to explore, develop, and produce tar sands. Authorizes the 

issuance of combined hydrocarbon leases in specified areas 

designated by the Department of the Interior on November 20, 

1980.

Reorganization Plan No. 3 

of 1946, §402 (60 Stat. 

1099)

Transferred mineral leasing functions to the Secretary, from the 

Secretary of Agriculture, for certain acquired lands.

The Interior and Related 

Agencies Appropriations 

Act for 1981 (42 U.S.C. 

6508)

Provides for competitive leasing of oil and gas in the National 

Petroleum Reserve in Alaska.

The Geothermal Steam 

Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 

1001)

Authorizes the Secretary to issue leases for the development of 

geothermal resources.

The Geothermal Steam 

Act Amendments of 1988

Lists significant thermal features within the National Park System 

requiring protection, provides for lease extensions and continuation 

of leases beyond their primary terms, and requires periodic review 

of cooperative or unit plans of development.

The Mining and Minerals 

Policy Act of 1970 (30 

U.S.C. 21a)

Establishes policy of fostering development of economically stable 

mining and minerals industries, their orderly and economic 

development, and studying methods for disposal of waste and 

reclamation.

The Act of March 3, 1879, 

as amended (43 U.S.C. 

31(a))

Provides for the inventory and classification of the public lands, and 

examination of the geologic structure, mineral resources, and 

products of the national domain.
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 Coal Management

The Surface Mining 

Control and Reclamation 

Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 

1201 et seq.)

Provides that lands may be declared unsuitable for surface coal 

mining where significant adverse impacts could result to certain 

wildlife species.

The Federal Coal Leasing 

Amendments Act of 1976 

(30 U.S.C. 201, et seq.)

Requires competitive leasing of coal on public lands, and mandates 

a broad spectrum of coal operations requirements for lease 

management.

The Mining and Minerals 

Policy Act of 1970 (30 

U.S.C. 21a)

Establishes policy of fostering development of economically stable 

mining and minerals industries, their orderly and economic 

development, and studying methods for disposal of waste and 

reclamation.

The Act of March 3, 1879, 

as amended (43 U.S.C. 

31(a))

Provides for the inventory and classification of the public lands, and 

examination of the geologic structure, mineral resources, and 

products of the national domain.

 Alaska Conveyance

The Alaska Native Claims 

Settlement Act of 1971 

(ANCSA) (43 U.S.C. 1612)

Requires the survey of Alaska Native lands for conveyance to 

Native corporations and individuals.

The Alaska Statehood Act, 

as amended (48 U.S.C. 

Chap. 2 note)

Requires the survey of lands for conveyance to the State.

The Alaska National 

Interest Lands 

Conservation Act of 1980 

(16 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.)

Provides for the designation and conservation of certain public 

lands in Alaska. BLM responsibilities include six Wild and Scenic 

Rivers, nine study rivers, one National Conservation Area, one 

National Recreation Area, and one National Scenic Highway.

Alaska Native Allotment 

Subdivision Act (P.L. 108-

337)

Allows Native Alaskans to subdivide their restricted allotment lands 

with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior.

Alaska Land Acceleration 

Act of 2003 (P.L. 108-452)

Reduces the delays that exist in the adjudication and conveyance of 

Alaska Native Allotments, State and other land entitlements that are 

authorized under the Alaska Native Allotment Act of 1906, the 

Alaska Native Claims Act, and the Alaska Statehood Act.

43 U.S.C. 2 Provides that the Secretary shall perform all executive duties 

pertaining to the surveying and sale of public lands, private claims 

of public lands, and the issuing of patents for all grants of land 

under the authority of the Government.
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43 U.S.C. 52 Provides that the Secretary shall cause all public lands to be 

surveyed and monumented, that all private land claims shall be 

surveyed after they have been confirmed, and that the Secretary 

shall transmit plats of all lands surveyed to such officers as he may 

designate.

 Cadastral Survey

Executive Order 12906 The executive branch is developing, in cooperation with State, local, 

and tribal governments, and the private sector, a coordinated 

National Spatial Data Infrastructure to support public and private 

sector applications of geospatial data. BLM is charged with 

developing data standards, ensuring the capability to share 

cadastral data from the Public Land Survey System of the U.S. with 

partners.

 Lands & Realty

Native American Technical 

Corrections Act of 2004 

(P.L. 108-204, Title II)

Placed in trust for the Pueblo of Santa Clara in New Mexico 

approximately 2,484 acres of BLM-managed land. Placed in trust 

for the Pueblo of San Ildefonso in New Mexico approximately 2,000 

acres of BLM-managed land.

P.L. 107-374 Direct the Secretary of the Interior to grant to Deschutes and Crook 

Counties, Oregon, a right-of-way to West Butte Road.

P. L. 109-46 Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain land to Lander 

County, Nevada, and the Secretary of Interior to convey certain land 

to Eureka County, Nevada, for continued use of cemeteries.

P. L. 109-69 Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land in 

Washoe County, Nevada, to the Board of Regents of the University 

and Community College System of Nevada.

P. L. 109-130 Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey a parcel of real 

property to Beaver County, Utah.

Southern Nevada Public 

Land Management Act of 

1998 (P.L. 105-263)

Authorizes the disposal through sale of 27,000 acres in Clark 

County, Nevada, the proceeds of which are distributed as follows: 

(a) 5 percent for use in the general education program of the State 

of Nevada; (b) 10 percent for use by Southern Nevada Water 

Authority for water treatment and transmission facility infrastructure 

in Clark County, Nevada; and (c) the remaining 85 percent to be 

used to acquire environmentally sensitive lands in Nevada; to make 

capital improvements to areas administered by NPS, FWS and BLM 

in Clark County, Nevada; to develop a multi-species habitat plan in 

Clark County, Nevada; to develop parks, trails, and natural areas in 

Clark County, Nevada; and to provide reimbursements for BLM 

costs incurred in arranging sales and exchanges under this Act.
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Clark County 

Conservation of Public 

Land and Natural 

Resources Act of 2002 

(P.L. 107-282) as amended 

by P.L. 108-447

Enlarges the area in which the BLM can sell lands under the 

Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act; approves a land 

exchange in the Red Rock Canyon Area; designates wilderness; 

designates certain BLM lands for a new airport for Las Vegas; and 

gives land to the State and City for certain purposes.

Lincoln County Lands Act 

of 2000 (P.L. 106-298)

Authorizes disposal of certain Federal lands through public sale in 

Lincoln County, Nevada, and provides for use of the receipts: 5 

percent to the State of Nevada, 10 percent to the County, and 85 

percent to an interest bearing account that is available for 

expenditure without further appropriation.

Lincoln County 

Conservation, Recreation 

and Development Act (PL 

108-424)

Addresses a wide-range of public lands issues in Lincoln County, 

Nevada, designates as wilderness 768,294 acres of BLM-managed 

lands and releases from wilderness study area (WSA) status 

251,965 acres of public land. The bill also directs the BLM to 

dispose of up to 90,000 acres of public land and divides the 

proceeds 85 percent to a federal fund and 15 percent to state and 

county entities, establishes utility corridors, transfers public lands for 

state and county parks, creates a 260-mile OHV trail and resolves 

other public lands issues.

Consolidated 

Appropriations Act, 2005 

(P.L. 108-447) – including 

the authorizations:

• Foundation for Nevada’s Veteran’s Land Transfer Act of 2004 

(P.L. 108-447, Division E, Section 144) – authorizes the transfer 

of public lands from the BLM to the Veteran’s Administration for 

the construction and operation of medical and related facilities.

• To Resolve a Minor Boundary Encroachment on Lands of the 

Union Pacific Railroad Company in Tipton, CA (P.L. 108-447, 

Division E, Section 139) – relinquishes the Federal government’s 

reversionary interest in an abandoned railroad right-of-way in 

order to clear the cloud on the title of a small parcel of private 

land.

• Federal Land Recreation Enhancement Act (P.L. 108-447, 

Division J, Title VIII) – Gives the BLM authority to collect entrance 

fees at certain recreation areas for ten years beginning in 2005.

P.L. 107-324 A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land to 

the City of Haines, Oregon.

T’uf Shur Bien 

Preservation Trust Area 

Act (P.L. 108-7, Division F, 

Title IV)

Amended FLPMA, Section 316, to require that any corrections to 

land conveyance documents which affect the boundaries of land 

administered by a federal agency other than the BLM be made only 

after consultation with, and the approval of, the head of such other 

agency.

P.L. 107-371 Directs the Secretary of the Interior to disclaim any Federal interest 

in lands adjacent to Spirit Lake and Twin Lakes in Idaho resulting 

from possible omission of lands from an 1880 survey.

P.L. 107-350 Provides for the conveyance of certain public land in Clark County, 

Nevada, for use as a shooting range.
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P.L. 107-138 Require the valuation of non-tribal interest ownership of subsurface 

rights within the boundaries of the Acoma Indian Reservation, and 

for other purposes.

P.L. 106-206 Revised authority for commercial filming and still photography 

activities. In doing so, it clarifies authority on the requirements for 

commercial filming and still photography permits and establishes 

limitations on filming activities for the protection of resources.

Ivanpah Valley Airport 

Public Land Transfer Act 

(P.L. 106-145)

Authorizes sale at fair market value of certain lands in Clark County, 

Nevada to Clark County, for use as an airport. Provides that the 

funds be deposited in the special account for the Southern Nevada 

Public Lands Act, to be used for acquisition of private in-holdings in 

the Mojave National Preserve and protection of petroglyph 

resources in Clark County, Nevada.

The Burton-Santini Act 

(P.L. 96-586)

Authorizes the Secretary to sell not more than 700 acres of public 

lands per calendar year in and around Las Vegas, Nevada. The 

proceeds are to be used to acquire environmentally sensitive lands 

in the Lake Tahoe Basin of California and Nevada.

The Federal Power Act of 

1920, as amended (16 

U.S.C. 818)

Allows other uses of Federal waterpower withdrawals with Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission approval.

The Act of May 24, 1928, 

as amended (49 U.S.C. 

App. 211-213)

Authorizes the Secretary to lease contiguous unappropriated public 

lands (not to exceed 2,560 acres) for a public airport.

The Airport and Airway 

Improvement Act of 1982 

(49 U.S.C. 2215)

Authorizes conveyance of lands to public agencies for use as 

airports and airways.

The Engle Act of February 

28, 1958 (43 U.S.C. 156)

Provides that withdrawals for the Department of Defense for more 

than 5,000 acres shall be made by Congress.

The Recreation and Public 

Purposes Act of 1926, as 

amended (43 U.S.C. 869)

Authorizes the Secretary to classify public lands for lease or sale for 

recreation or public purposes.

The R&PP Amendment 

Act of 1988

Provides that suitable public lands may be made available for use 

as solid waste disposal sites, in a manner that will protect the U.S. 

against unforeseen liability.

The Desert Land Act of 

1877 (43 U.S.C. 321-323)

Provides authority to reclaim arid and semi-arid public lands of the 

western States through individual effort and private capital.

The Act of August 30, 

1949, as amended (43 

U.S.C. 687(b))

Authorizes the Secretary to dispose of public lands, and certain 

withdrawn Federal lands in Alaska, that are classified as suitable for 

housing and industrial or commercial purposes.

The Utah School Lands 

Act (P.L. 103-93)

Authorizes the Secretary to enter into land exchanges for certain 

purposes.
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Federal Land Exchange 

Facilitation Act of 1988 (43 

U.S.C. 1716)

Amends FLPMA to provide for the streamlining of Federal land 

exchange procedures.

The Arkansas-Idaho Land 

Exchange Act of 1992 

(P.L. 102-584)

Authorizes the Secretary to enter into land exchanges for certain 

purposes.

 Hazard Management and Resource Restoration

The Resource 

Conservation and 

Recovery Act as amended 

by Federal Facility 

Compliance Act of 1992 

(42 U.S.C. 6901-6992)

Authorizes EPA to manage, by regulation, hazardous wastes on 

active disposal operations. Waives sovereign immunity for Federal 

agencies with respect to all Federal, State, and local solid and 

hazardous waste laws and regulations. Makes Federal agencies 

subject to civil and administrative penalties for violations, and to 

cost assessments for the administration of the enforcement.

The Comprehensive 

Environmental Response, 

Compensation, and 

Liability Act of 1980 as 

amended by the 

Superfund Amendments 

and Reauthorization Act of 

1986 (42 U.S.C. 9601-9673)

Provides for liability, risk assessment, compensation, emergency 

response, and cleanup (including the cleanup of inactive sites) for 

hazardous substances. Requires Federal agencies to report sites 

where hazardous wastes are or have been stored, treated, or 

disposed, and requires responsible parties, including Federal 

agencies, to clean-up releases of hazardous substances.

Community Environmental 

Response Facilitations 

Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 

9620(h))

Amendment to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 

Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, which 

expands on the risk assessment requirements for land transfers and 

disposal.

The Emergency Planning 

and Community 

Right-To-Know Act of 

1986 (42 U.S.C. 

11001-11050)

Requires the private sector to inventory chemicals and chemical 

products, to report those in excess of threshold planning quantities, 

to inventory emergency response equipment, to provide annual 

reports and support to local and State emergency response 

organizations, and to maintain a liaison with the local and state 

emergency response organizations and the public.

The Pollution Prevention 

Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 

13101-13109)

Requires and encourages prevention and reduction of waste 

streams and other pollution through minimization, process change, 

and recycling. Encourages and requires development of new 

technology and markets to meet the objectives.

 Annual Maintenance

National Dam Inspection 

Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 467)

Requires the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of 

Engineers, to carry out a dam inspection program to protect human 

life and property. 
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 National Landscape Conservation System

The King Range National 

Conservation Area Act of 

1970, as amended (P.L. 91-

476) (16 U.S.C. 460y)

Provides for management and development of the King Range 

National Conservation Area for recreational and other multiple-use 

purposes. It authorizes the Secretary to enter into land exchanges 

and to acquire lands or interests in lands within the national 

conservation area.

Alaska National Interest 

Lands Conservation Act 

(P.L. 96-487) (16 USC 

460mm)

Established the Steese National Conservation Area to be managed 

by the BLM.

National Parks and 

Recreation Act of 1978 

Amendment (P.L. 101-628)

Establishes the Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area in the 

State of Oregon in order to protect the unique scenic, scientific, 

educational, and recreational values of such lands. Requires the 

Secretary of the Interior to develop a management plan for such 

Area. The Secretary of the Interior shall manage the monument 

through the Bureau of Land Management.

Arizona Desert Wilderness 

Act of 1990 – Title II –

Designation of the Gila 

Box Riparian National 

Conservation Area (P.L. 

101-628) (16 USC 460ddd)

Establishes the Gila Box Riparian National Conservation Area. The 

Secretary of the Interior shall manage the monument through the 

Bureau of Land Management.

The Snake River Birds of 

Prey National 

Conservation Area Act of 

1993 (P.L. 103-64) (16 USC 

460iii)

Establishes the Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation 

Area, Idaho, to provide for the conservation, protection, and 

enhancement of raptor populations, habitats, and associated natural 

resources and of the scientific, cultural, and educational resources 

of the public lands. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to finalize 

a new comprehensive management plan for the Area. Authorizes 

the Secretary, acting through the Bureau of Land Management, to 

establish a visitor’s center to interpret the history and geological, 

ecological, natural, cultural and other resources of the Area and 

biology of the raptors and their relationships to humans.

An Act to Establish the 

Red Rock Canyon 

National Conservation 

Area in Nevada (P.L. 101-

621) as amended by 107-

282 (16 U.S.C. 460ccc)

Provides for the conservation, protection, and enhancement of 

cultural and natural resources values by the BLM within the Red 

Rock Canyon National Conservation Area.

An Act to Establish the El 

Malpais National 

Monument and the El 

Malpais National 

Conservation Area in New 

Mexico, P.L. 100-225 (16 

U.S.C. 460uu 21)

Provides for the protection and management of natural and cultural 

resource values within the El Malpais National Conservation Area 

by the BLM.
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An Act to Provide for the 

Designation and 

Conservation of Certain 

Lands in Arizona and 

Idaho(P.L. 100-696) (16 

U.S.C. 460xx)

Establishes the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area in 

Arizona and provides for management and development for 

recreation and other multiple-use purposes.

Black Canyon of the 

Gunnison National Park 

and Gunnison Gorge 

National Conservation 

Area Act of 1999 (6 USC 

410fff), as amended (PL 

106-76 & 108-128)

Establishes the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area to be 

managed by the Secretary, acting through the Director of the 

Bureau of Land Management. PL 108-128 amended the 

boundaries or the National Conservation Area.

Black Rock Desert/High 

Rock Canyon Emigrant 

Trails National 

Conservation Area Act of 

2000, as amended, (P.L. 

106-554 & P.L. 107-63). (16 

U.S.C. 460ppp) 

Establishes the Black Rock Desert/High Rock Canyon Emigrant 

Trails National Conservation Area in Nevada, to be managed by the 

Secretary, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land 

Management.

Colorado Canyons 

National Conservation 

Area and Black Ridge 

Canyon Wilderness Act of 

2000 (16 U.S.C. 460mmm, 

P.L. 106-353 ), as amended 

by P.L. 108-400 (43 USC 

460mmm)

Establishes the McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area 

(formerly Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area) and Black 

Ridge Canyon Wilderness Area in Colorado, to be managed by the 

BLM.

Las Cienegas National 

Conservation Area Act 

(P.L. 106-538) (16 U.S.C. 

460ooo) 

Establishes the Las Cienegas National Conservation Area in 

Arizona, to be managed by the Secretary, acting through the 

Director of the Bureau of Land Management.

Santa Rosa and San 

Jacinto Mountains 

National Monument Act of 

2000 (P.L. 106-351) (16 

U.S.C. 431)

Establishes the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National 

Monument in California, to be managed by the Secretary, acting 

through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management

Steens Mountain 

Cooperative Management 

and Protection Act of 2000 

(P.L. 106-399) (16 U.S.C. 

460nnn)

Establishes the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and 

Protection Area in Oregon, to be managed by the Secretary, acting 

through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management

Presidential Proclamation 

6920 of 1996

Established the Grand Staircase - Escalante National Monument, to 

be managed by the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the 

Director of the Bureau of Land Management. 
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Presidential Proclamation 

7265 of 2000

Established the Grand Canyon - Parashant National Monument. 

The Secretary of the Interior shall manage the monument through 

the Bureau of Land Management and the National Park Service. 

The Bureau of Land Management shall have primary management 

authority for those portions of the Monument outside of the Lake 

Mead National Recreation Area. 

Presidential Proclamation 

7264 of 2000

Presidential Proclamation 

7263 of 2000

Established the California Coastal National Monument. The 

Secretary of the Interior shall manage the monument through the 

Bureau of Land Management.

Established the Agua Fria National Monument. The Secretary of 

the Interior shall manage the monument through the Bureau of Land 

Management.

P.L. 107-213 Re-designate certain lands within the Craters of the Moon National 

Monument, and for other purposes.

The Wild and Scenic 

Rivers Act of 1968, as 

amended (16 U.S.C. 1271 

et seq.)

Provides for the development and management of certain rivers. 

Authorizes the Secretary to exchange or dispose of suitable 

Federally-owned property for non-Federal property within the 

authorized boundaries of any Federally-administered component of 

the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

The National Trails 

System Act of 1968, as 

amended (16 U.S.C. 1241-

1249)

Establishes a national trails system and requires that Federal rights 

in abandoned railroads be retained for trail or recreation purposes, 

or sold with the receipts to be deposited in the LWCF.

The National Parks and 

Recreation Act of 1978 (16 

U.S.C. 1242-1243)

Establishes a number of national historic trails which cross public 

lands.

Old Spanish Trail 

Recognition Act of 2002 

(P.L. 107-325)

A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Old 

Spanish Trail as a National Historic Trail.

Mining Law Administration

The Omnibus Budget 

Reconciliation Act of 1993 

(P.L. 103-66)

Establishes an annual $100 per claim maintenance fee for 

unpatented mining claims and sites through 1998. The law allows a 

waiver from the fee for those claimants who hold 10 or fewer claims. 

It also establishes a $25 per claim location fee for new claims, to be 

paid when they are recorded with BLM. The Act also broadened the 

BLM’s authority to collect recreation use fees.

The General Mining Law of 

1872, as amended (30 

U.S.C. 22, et seq.), as 

amended by P.L. 108-447, 

Division E, Section 120, 

(30 U.S.C. 23 et seq.)

Provides for locating and patenting mining claims where a discovery 

has been made for locatable minerals on public lands in specified 

States, mostly in the western U.S.
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The Act of March 3, 1879, 

as amended, (43 U.S.C. 

31(a))

Provides for the inventory and classification of the public lands, and 

examination of the mineral resources and products of the national 

domain.

The Mining and Minerals 

Policy Act of 1970, (30 

U.S.C. 21a) (30 U.S.C. 

1601, et seq.)

Sets out the policy of fostering development of economically stable 

mining and mineral industries, and studying methods for waste 

disposal and reclamation.

The Department of the 

Interior and Related 

Agencies Appropriations 

Act for 1989 (43 U.S.C. 

1474)

Provides that receipts for 1989 and thereafter from administrative 

fees (service charges) established by the Secretary for processing 

actions relating to the administration of the General Mining Laws 

shall be immediately available to BLM for mining law administration 

program operations.

The 1994 Interior and 

Related Agencies 

Appropriations Act (P.L. 

103-138)

Provides that funds shall be available to BLM for mining law 

administration program operations, to be reduced by amounts 

collected from annual mining claim fees. 

The 1999 Interior and 

Related Agencies 

Appropriations Act 

( P.L. 105-277)

Reauthorizes the collection of annual mining claim maintenance 

fees through 2001. Extends the recreation fee demonstration 

program through fiscal year 2001, with collected funds remaining 

available through fiscal year 2004.

The 2002 Interior and 

Related Agencies 

Appropriations Act ( P.L. 

107-63)

Reauthorizes the collection of annual mining claim maintenance 

fees through 2003. Extends the recreation fee demonstration 

program through fiscal year 2004, with collected funds remaining 

available through fiscal year 2007.

 Other Authorizations

The Food Security Act of 

1985 (7 U.S.C. 148f)

Provides for the transfer of funds to the Secretary of Agriculture for 

Mormon cricket and grasshopper control.

Indian Self Determination 

And Education Assistance 

Act (P.L. 93-638)

Provides for non-competitive contracts, grants, or cooperative 

agreements entered into between a tribal organization and the 

Federal government for the planning, conduct, and administration of 

programs which enhance Indian educational achievement or 

provide other Federal services more responsive to the needs and 

desires of those communities.

Oregon Land Exchange 

Act of 2000 (P.L. 106-257)

Authorizes exchange of specified parcels of public and national 

forest lands in Oregon for specified parcels of private lands.

P.L. 109-127 Revokes a Public Land Order with respect to certain lands 

erroneously included in the Cibola National Wildlife Refuge, 

California.
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Summary of Requirements ($000)

Comparison

by Activity/

Subactivity

2009

Actual

2009

Recovery Act

2010

Enacted

2011

Change

from 2010

(+/-)

DOI-Wide 

Changes

(+/-)

Program

Changes

(+/-)

2011

Budget

Request

FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount

Management 

Of Lands and 

Resources 

6,140 905,373 36 125,000 5,845 959,571 0 -8,100 +101 -27,912 5,834 923,559 -11 -36,012

Land 

Resources 1,364 209,039 0 0 1,378 246,542 0 -1,688 -4 -146 1,374 244,708 -4 -1,834

Soil, Water & 

Air Mgt 220 40,292 0 0 230 58,971 0 -260 -17 -11,779 213 46,932 -17 -12,039

Range Mgt 628 71,195 0 0 628 74,193 0 -672 0 -700 628 72,821 0 -1,372

Forestry Mgt 80 10,086 0 0 77 10,543 0 -85 0 -592 77 9,866 0 -677

Riparian Mgt 176 21,935 0 0 176 22,718 0 -211 +2 +125 178 22,632 +2 -86

Cultural 

Resources Mgt 113 15,618 0 0 115 16,131 0 -195 +6 +800 121 16,736 +6 +605

Wild Horse 

and Burro Mgt 147 49,913 0 0 152 63,986 0 -265 +5 +12,000 157 75,721 +5 +11,735

Wildlife & 

Fisheries 316 48,125 0 0 0 50,357 0 -375 0 -1,125 323 48,857 0 -1,500

Wildlife Mgt 218 34,823 0 0 225 36,592 0 -251 0 -1,000 225 35,341 0 -1,251

Fisheries Mgt 98 13,302 0 0 98 13,765 0 -124 0 -125 98 13,516 0 -249

Threatened & 

Endangered 

Species

155 21,574 0 0 155 22,612 0 -207 +1 -385 156 22,020 +1 -592

Recreation 515 63,115 0 0 515 68,392 0 -699 +7 +452 522 68,145 +7 -247

Wilderness 

Mgt 141 17,759 0 0 141 18,421 0 -201 +7 +1,300 148 19,520 +7 +1,099

Recreation 

Resource Mgt 374 45,356 0 0 374 49,971 0 -498 0 -848 374 48,625 0 -1,346

Energy & 

Minerals 1,069 113,116 0 0 1,125 89,689 0 -858 -40 -13,000 695 75,831 -40 -13,858

Oil and Gas 

Mgt 524 78,151 0 0 580 69,336 0 -674 -40 -13,000 540 55,662 -40 -13,674

Coal Mgt 68 9,461 0 0 68 9,739 0 -85 0 0 68 9,654 0 -85

Other Mineral 

Resources Mgt 87 10,325 0 0 87 10,614 0 -99 0 0 87 10,515 0 -99

O&G APD 

Processing 

Fund 390 36,400 0 0 390 45,500 0 0 0 0 390 45,500 0 0

Offsetting Fees 0 -21,221 0 0 0 -45,500 0 0 0 0 0 -45,500 0 0

O&G 

Inspection 

Fees

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +40 +10,000 +40 10,000 +40 +10,000
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Summary of Requirements ($000)

Comparison

by Activity/

Subactivity

2009

Actual

2009

Recovery Act

2010

Enacted

2011

Change

from 2010

(+/-)

DOI-Wide 

Changes

(+/-)

Program

Changes

(+/-)

2011

Budget

Request

FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount

Offsetting 

Collections 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -40 -10,000 -40 -10,000 -40 -10,000

Realty and 

Ownership 662 90,389 0 0 677 97,632 0 -969 -11 -10,400 666 86,263 -11 -11,369

Alaska 

Conveyance 257 33,382 0 0 240 34,109 0 -236 -36 -13,000 204 20,873 -36 -13,236

Cadastral 

Survey 87 12,778 0 0 87 12,863 0 -158 0 -400 87 12,305 0 -558

Land and 

Realty Mgt 318 44,229 0 0 350 50,660 0 -575 +25 +3,000 375 53,085 +25 +2,425

Communications

Sites Mgt 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0

Fee Collection 20 2,000 0 0 20 2,000 0 0 0 0 20 2,000 0 0

Offsetting Fees 0 -2,000 0 0 0 -2,000 0 0 0 0 0 -2,000 0 0

Resource 

Protection & 

Maintenance

550 91,393 0 0 545 95,577 0 -1,047 +11 +7,237 556 101,767 +11 +6,190

Resource Mgt 

Planning 302 47,259 0 0 296 49,961 0 -375 -13 -8,192 283 41,394 -13 -8,567

Abandoned 

Mine Land 

Management

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -78 +24 +15,929 24 15,851 +24 +15,851

Resource 

Protection & 

Law 

Enforcement

150 27,389 0 0 151 28,457 0 -377 0 -500 151 27,580 0 -877

Hazardous 

Materials Mgt 98 16,745 0 0 98 17,159 0 -217 0 0 98 16,942 0 -217

Transportation 

& Facilities 

Maintenance

353 61,380 0 0 348 73,155 0 -457 +5 -500 353 72,198 +5 -957

Operations 44 5,939 0 0 44 6,067 0 -60 0 0 44 6,007 0 -60

Annual 

Maintenance 229 30,987 0 0 224 32,003 0 -310 +5 0 229 31,693 +5 -310

Deferred 

Maintenance 80 24,454 0 0 80 35,085 0 -87 0 -500 80 34,498 0 -587

Land and 

Resources 

Information 

Systems

84 16,233 0 0 84 16,754 0 -123 0 0 84 16,631 0 -123

National 

Landscape 

Conservation 

System

259 28,196 0 0 269 31,301 0 -198 +154 +414 271 31,517 +2 +216
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Summary of Requirements ($000)

Comparison

by Activity/

Subactivity

2009

Actual

2009

Recovery Act

2010

Enacted

2011

Change

from 2010

(+/-)

DOI-Wide 

Changes

(+/-)

Program

Changes

(+/-)

2011

Budget

Request

FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount

National 

Monuments & 

National 

Conservation 

Areas

259 28,196 0 0 269 31,301 0 -198 +2 +414 271 31,517 +2 +216

Challenge Cost 

Share 29 9,488 0 0 22 9,500 0 0 -22 -9,500 0 0 -22 -9,500

Workforce & 

Organizational 

Support

478 153,325 0 0 478 158,060 0 -1,479 0 -959 478 155,622 0 -2,438

Information 

Systems 

Operations

57 14,969 0 0 57 15,406 0 -84 0 0 57 15,322 0 -84

Administrative 

Support 421 48,784 0 0 421 51,377 0 -833 0 -562 421 49,982 0 -1,395

Bureauwide 

Fixed Costs 0 89,572 0 0 0 91,277 0 -562 0 -397 0 90,318 0 -959

Mining Law 

Administration 286 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 296 0 0 0

Mining Law 

Administration 286 34,696 0 0 296 36,696 0 0 0 0 296 36,696 0 0

Offsetting 

Fees 0 -34,696 0 0 0 -36,696 0 0 0 0 0 -36,696 0 0

Reimbursables 

($ are non-add) 249 0 0 0 249 0 0 0 0 0 249 0 0 0

*Recovery Act funding allocation can be found in the Appendix.
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Justification of Fixed Costs and Related Changes

(dollars in thousands)

MLR

2010 

Budget

2010 

Revised

2011 Fixed 

Costs 

Change

Additional Operational Costs from 2010 and 2011 January Pay Raises

1. 2010 Pay Raise, 3 Quarters in 2010 Budget +11,540 +11,540 NA

Amount of pay raise absorbed [0] NA NA

2. 2010 Pay Raise, 1 Quarter (Enacted 2.0%) NA NA +2,633

3. 2011 Pay Raise (Assumed 1.4%) NA NA +5,529

These adjustments are for an additional amount needed to fund estimated pay raises for Federal employees. 

Line 1 is the 2010 Revised column is an update of 2010 budget estimates based upon the 2010 Enacted and the 

enacted 2.0% versus the 2.09% request. 

Line 2 is the amount needed in 2010 to fund the enacted 2.0% January 2010 pay raise from October through 

December 2010. 

Line 3 is the amount needed in 2011 to fund the estimated 1.4% January 2011 pay raise from January through 

September 2011.

2010 

Budget

2010 

Revised

2011 Fixed 

Costs 

Change

Other Fixed Cost Changes

Non-Foreign Area COLA/Locality Pay Adjustment NA NA +1,106

This adjustment is for an additional amount needed to fund COLA/Locality Pay for Federal employees.

One Less Pay Day NA NA +0

The number of paid days is constant.

Employer Share of Federal Health Benefit Plans +2,626

This adjustment is for changes in the Federal government's share of the cost of health insurance coverage for Federal 

employees. For 2011, the increase is estimated at 7.0%, the estimated increase for 2010.

Worker's Compensation Payments 8,576 8,576 +362

The 2010 adjustment is for actual charges through June 2009 in the costs of compensating injured employees and 

dependents of employees who suffer accidental deaths while on duty. Costs for 2011 will reimburse the Department 

of Labor, Federal Employees Compensation Fund, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 8147(b) as amended by Public Law 94-273.

Unemployment Compensation Payments 7,633 7,633 -277

The 2010 adjustment is for estimated changes in the costs of unemployment compensation claims to be paid to the 

Department of Labor, Federal Employees Compensation Account, in the Unemployment Trust Fund, pursuant to 

Public Law 96-499.

Rental Payments 51,758 51,758 +1,087

The adjustment is for changes in the costs payable to General Services Administration (GSA) and others resulting 

from changes in rates for office and non-office space as estimated by GSA, as well as the rental costs of other 

currently occupied space. These costs include building security; in the case of GSA space, these are paid to DHS. 

Costs of mandatory office relocations, i.e. relocations in cases where due to external events there is no alternative but 

to vacate the currently occupied space, are also included.

Departmental Working Capital Fund 25,790 25,790 -6

The 2011 change reflects expected changes in the charges for Department services and other services through the 

working capital fund. These charges are displayed in the budget Justification for Department Management. 

Other Related Changes 0 0 0

Total Fixed Costs Increase Absorbed [0] [0] [14,523]

Total Fixed Costs Funded +0
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Activity: Land Resources

 2011 

 DOI-Wide Program Change 

 2009 2010 Changes Changes Budget from 2010 

Subactivity Actual* Enacted (+/ -) (+/ -) Request (+/-) 

Soil, Water & Air 

Mgt $ 40,292 58,971 -260 -11,779 46,932 -12,039

 FTE 220 230 0 -17 213 -17

AML [15,929] [15,929] [-78] 0 [-15,851] [-78]

Range Mgt $ 71,195 74,193 -672 -700 72,821 -1,372

 FTE 628 628 0 0 628 0

Forestry Mgt $ 10,086 10,543 -85 -592 9,866 -677

 FTE 80 77 0 0 77 0

Riparian Mgt $ 21,935 22,718 -211 125 22,632 -86

 FTE 176 176 0 2 178 2

Cultural Resources 

Mgt $ 15,618 16,131 -195 800 16,736 605

 FTE 113 115 0 6 121 6

Wild Horse and 

Burro Mgt $ 49,913 63,986 -265 12,000 75,721 11,735

 FTE 147 152 0 5 157 5

Total Activity $ 209,039 246,542 -1,688 -146 244,708 -1,834

 FTE 1,364 1,378 0 -4 1,374 -4

* The 2009 Actual column includes a net increase of $7,842,000 due to a reprogramming for critical needs into the 

Wild Horse and Burro Management subactivity. 

JUSTIFICATION OF 2011 PROGRAM CHANGES

The FY 2011 budget request for the Land Resources activity is $244,708,000 and 1,374 FTE, 

which represents a program change of -$146,000 and -4 FTE from the FY 2010 enacted level. 

ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION

This activity provides for integrated management of public land renewable and cultural 

resources. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) manages these resources on a landscape 

basis, with each program contributing to the overall health of the land. Conserving, restoring, 

and sustaining the health of the land is the foundation for BLM’s renewable resources 

management and is key to the agency’s long-term strategic vision. Livestock grazing, timber 

harvesting and other resource uses can be sustained over time only if the land is actively being 

managed to restore and/or sustain a healthy condition. 

The programs in this activity, in concert with other programs, work together to support BLM’s 

mission by providing renewable resources, commercial and recreational uses, and aesthetic 

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benefits through healthy forests, healthy rangeland ecosystems, functioning watersheds, and 

properly functioning riparian habitat. The BLM provides forage for livestock, protects cultural 

values, and maintains thriving wild horse and burro herds. The Abandoned Mine Lands 

Program, which is currently funded in the Soil, Water and Air Management subactivity, is being 

moved to the Resource Protection and Maintenance activity as a new subactivity. 

 

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Activity: Land Resources 

Subactivity: Soil, Water & Air Management

JUSTIFICATION OF 2011 PROGRAM CHANGES

The FY 2011 budget request for the Soil, Water & Air Management program is $46,932,000, a 

program change of -$11,779,000 and -17 FTE from the FY 2010 enacted level. 

Creation of new Subactivity - Abandoned Mine Land (-$15,929,000/-24 FTE) – In 2011, the 

BLM requests a transfer of $15,929,000 and -24 FTE from the Soil, Water & Air subactivity to 

the newly created Abandoned Mine Land subactivity in the Resource Protection and 

Maintenance Activity. 

Reduce Base Funding (-$350,000/-2 FTE) – A reduction of $350,000 in lower priority activities 

is proposed. The BLM will continue to maintain core functions in the Soil, Water & Air program 

Management program by focusing on the highest priority work and implementing program 

efficiencies where possible. 

 2011 

 

2009 

Actual* 

2010 

Enacted 

DOI-wide 

Changes 

(+/-) 

Program 

Changes 

(+/-) 

Budget 

Request 

Change 

from 

2010 

(+/-) 

Soil, Water & Air Management 

($000) 40,292 58,971 -260 -11,779 46,932 -12,039 

AML [-15,929] 

FTE 220 230 0 -17 213 -17 

Other Major Resources: 

 

Major Program IT Investments: 

PRIS 010-04-01-03-02-0446-04 58 58 97 +39 

*The 2009 Actual column includes a decrease of $276,000 due to a reprogramming for critical needs into the Wild 

Horse and Burro Management subactivity. 

Summary of 2011 Program Changes for Soil, Water & Air Mgt.

Request Component ($000) FTE 

Program Changes: 

• Creation of new Subactivity - Abandoned Mine Lands -15,929 -24 

• Reduce Base Funding -350 -2 

• Air Quality Data Monitoring +2,000 +3 

• Global Climate Change - Land Conservation Cooperatives (LCCs) +2,500 +6 

TOTAL, Program Changes -11,779 -17 

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Program Performance Change 

2007 Actual 2008 Actual 2009 Actual 2010 Plan 

2011 Base 

Budget 

(2010 Plan 

+ Fixed 

Costs) 

2011 Plan 

Program 

Change 

Accruing in 

2011 

Program 

Change 

Accruing in 

Out-years 

A B=A+C C D 

Percent of DOI 

acres that have 

achieved desired 

conditions where 

condition is known 

and as specified in 

management 

plans. (SP/PA) 

52% 

135,410,846

/258M 

57% 

145,082,806

/256M 

58% 

147,325,000

/253M 

59% 

149,325,000

/253M 

59% 

149,325,000

/253M 

59% 

152,192,000

/256M 

0% 

60% 

154,192,000

/256M 

Total 

Actual/Projected 

Cost ($000) 

$59,709 $60,546   $59,222 $75,536 $75,536 $87,653 +$12,117 $87,653 

Actual/Projected 

Cost per Acre 

(in dollars) 

$0.44 $0.42 $0.40 $0.50 $0.50 $0.58 +$0.08 $0.57 

Comments: 

This measure includes $15,929,000 associated with the Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Program, as a funding subactivity; this 

shift of funds will have no impact on overall accomplishments because the AML was managed as an independent program. In 

2011, this measure includes an increase of $2,000,000 to improve air-quality monitoring and assessment capabilities; five 

additional monitoring stations will be installed and it is anticipated that additional staff hired in 2011 will increase 

accomplishments in future years by leveraging efforts with other entities. In 2011, $17,500,000 will be allocated to continue the 

Climate Change Adaption Initiative. In 2010, a total of $5,000,000 was allocated to the Soil, Water & Air and Recreation 

Programs, $2,500,000 to each for the Youth In Natural Resources Initiative. Funding is provided to these Initiatives through the 

Soil, Water & Air Program for administrative convenience but is not managed by the Program. The Climate Change Adaption 

Initiative will increase ecoregional assessments by 197,000,000 acres, evaluated weed treatments by 1,300 acres. The Youth 

In Natural Resources Initiative will result in youth participation in activities such as monitoring grazing allotments, conducting 

land health evaluations, inventorying water and soil resources, and constructing or maintaining stream/lake/wetland projects. 

See the General Statement for more information about these Initiatives. Additional accomplishments are completed under the 

National Landscape Conservation System (NLCS). See the NLCS performance overview for more information. BLM minimum 

desired condition for wetland acres and stream miles is achieving proper functioning condition (PFC) and functioning at risk with 

an upward trend. Desired condition for upland acres is achieving Land Health Standards developed by the BLM State offices 

and approved by the Secretary in accordance with Title 43 CFR 4180.2. The denominator change in 2009 from 256M to 253M 

is the result of land conveyance, exchange and disposal. The details of these lands actions are listed in the 2008 Public Land

Statistics. 

Inventory Water 

Resources 

(number of stations 

monitored) 

9,049 4,896 5,663 4,000 4,000 5,000 +1,000 5,000 

Ecoregion 

Assessments 

(acres) 

N/A N/A N/A 120,000,000 120,000,000 317,000,000 +197,000,000 185,000,000 

Complete 

watershed 

assessments 

(acres). 

6,292,032 4,041,680 3,832,217 6,505,759 6,505,759 6,500,000 -5,759 6,500,000 

Monitor air 

resources/climatic 

conditions (number 

of projects). 

238 266 272 275 275 280 +5 280 

Assess climate 

conditions (number 

of projects) (New in 

2008) 

N/A 1 6 10 10 11 +1 11 

Monitor water 

resources 

(number). 

5,188 6,513 4,680 4,200 4,200 4,000 -200 4,000 

Evaluate Weed 

Treatments (acres) 606 641 262 500 500 1,800 +1,300 1,800 

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Air Quality Data Monitoring (+$2,000,000/ +3 FTE) – In 2011, the BLM requests an increase 

of $2,000,000 and +5 FTE to implement an air-quality strategy to resolve short comings in 

assessing and monitoring regional air-quality on public lands. Significant development has 

occurred over recent years on public lands in remote areas that previously had few air-quality 

issues. The BLM is now faced with air-quality issues from oil and gas development, off-highway 

vehicle use, mining, and other surface-disturbing activities. Additional staffing and technical 

capability are required to manage these issues and comply with the Clean Air Act. 

Global Climate Change-Land Conservation Cooperatives (LCCs) (+2,500,000/ +6 FTE) – In 

2011, the Soil, Water and Air Management program request a $2,500,000 increase in support of 

the Department’s Climate Change Adaption Initiative. In 2010, the BLM received $15,000,000 to 

develop and implement strategies to help native plant and animal communities adapt to climate 

change and related stressors. In 2011, BLM plans to continue efforts on maintaining an 

environment that allows for adaption, promoting habitat connectivity, protecting habitat, and 

maintaining biodiversity. 

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

The Soil, Water & Air Management program collects soil, water, and air resource data and 

information required to manage natural resources and applies expertise to assess, sustain, 

protect, and improve the productivity and health of public lands. The program relies heavily on 

collaborative partnerships with Federal, State, Tribal, and local governments and other entities 

to improve and enhance watershed, landscape, and airshed conditions. 

The Soil, Water & Air Management program historically has included the Soil, Water & Air and 

Abandoned Mine Land (AML) programs. The AML program will be managed as an independent 

subactivity in the Resource Protection and Maintenance activity beginning in 2011. Budget and 

program information for the two subactivities therefore are summarized in separate overview 

sections, which is a change from budget justification documents for previous years. 

Program Components 

Information and expertise provided by the Soil, Water & Air Program is used by many other 

subactivities to complete their assigned objectives and make informed decisions about publicland management. The Soil, Water, & Air Management program is responsible for: 

• Conducting soil surveys and developing ecological site determinations to understand the 

distribution of soils, soil properties, soil responses to various uses, as well as potential 

and present plant communities and important climate change processes such as landcarbon sequestration; 

• Monitoring and managing soils to support land-health standards, sustain plant and 

animal productivity, maintain water and air quality, and reduce threats to human health 

and safety; 

• Inventorying water resources and acquiring and protecting water rights to ensure 

adequate quantities of water are available for public-land management purposes; 

• Monitoring water quality and implementing appropriate best-management practices to 

promote functioning aquatic ecosystems and ensure waters on public lands meet 

applicable water-quality standards; 

• Reducing the discharge of salts to waters of the Colorado River Basin to ensure usable 

water supplies to tens of millions of downstream users; 

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• Managing air resources including air quality, visibility, noise, and climate; 

• Providing land managers with access to sufficient expertise to make informed decisions 

and proactively address issues. 

Critical Factors 

An internal risk assessment was conducted in FY 2010 

for the BLM Division of Environmental Quality and 

Protection that administers the Soil, Water, & Air 

Program. The assessment identified several 

management concerns displayed in the insert box. The 

following items summarize major challenges facing the 

program in meeting its goals and objectives: 

• Soil, Water, & Air relies heavily on other agencies for its corporate data management 

and lacks consistent approaches among field offices for other data sources. 

• Land managers have access to fewer numbers of skilled staff in scarce-skill disciplines 

as a result of increasing retirements and replacement with generalists. 

• Future compliance with water-quality and air-quality regulations such as the Clean Water 

Act and Clean Air Act given increasing use and associated disturbance of public lands; 

• Climate change and its potential to alter landscapes; the quantity, quality, and 

distribution of water resources; soil quality; air quality; vegetation and wildlife habitat; 

and associated socioeconomic values. 

• Significant levels of uncertainty about groundwater-flow systems, the distribution of soils 

and related physical properties, and air resources data in many areas complicate 

decision making regarding site-specific impacts of management actions. 

Means and Strategies 

• A revised five-year program strategy for the Soil, Water & Air Management program will 

be completed in FY 2010. The strategy will guide program operations from FY 2011 to 

FY 2015, include measures to begin reducing the high-risk management categories 

identified above in the Critical Factors section, and identify actions to improve overall 

program efficiency and effectiveness. 

• A five-year strategic plan specific to air-resource management was completed in 2009. 

The plan proposes actions to increase the BLM’s ability to assess air resource 

conditions; increase the BLM’s ability to quantitatively assess regional air quality 

impacts; improve collaborative relations between the BLM and regulatory agencies; and 

better integrate air resource management into BLM planning and project implementation 

processes. The 2011 requested funding increase for Air Quality Data Monitoring would 

help implement this strategy. 

• Significant effort has been put forth in recent years to revise outdated manual sections. 

Sections for soils were completed in FY 2008, and air resources in FY 2009; and water 

resources are expected to be completed in FY 2010. Additional handbooks for soils, 

water quality, and water rights are under development to provide clarification and 

detailed guidance to field offices. 

 Management Categories 

9 Information Management 

9 Human Capital Management 

9 Regulatory Compliance 

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• The Soil, Water & Air Management program will continue promoting landscape health 

and watershed function as the fundamental means to achieve BLM performance goals. 

Priority will be placed on ensuring land managers have access to expertise needed to 

identify, monitor, and assess environmental effects of actions and decisions. 

Funding History and Other Funding Sources 

The Soil, Water & Air Management program receives assistance from partnerships, 

collaboration, and other contributions to complete work and meet existing goals and objectives. 

The program has been successful over many years in leveraging its appropriated funds with 

external sources of funds and resources. Watersheds, landscapes, and airsheds transcend 

administrative boundaries and many stakeholders share interests in monitoring the condition of 

resources, improving understanding of natural systems, and maintaining and improving 

functioning ecosystems. Examples of other sources of funding and resources include: 

• University researchers conduct a variety of work on BLM lands and routinely fund their 

efforts independently though sources such as the National Science Foundation, 

competitive grant programs, and self-endowed foundations. BLM directly benefits from 

additional monitoring and inventory data, evaluations, and analytical models or tools that 

are developed as part of such work. 

• Cost-sharing projects with other Federal land-management and regulatory agencies on 

regional-scale or costly efforts. BLM and its partners are jointly contributing more than $1 

million dollars to USGS to refine a groundwater flow model in the Amargosa Desert of 

Nevada and California to expedite development of solar-energy projects. The 

Environmental Protection Agency has committed to match $750,000 provided under the 

Air Quality Data Monitoring strategy to establish an interagency air-quality data 

warehouse for the Rocky Mountain states. 

• Volunteer contributions of labor, services, and materials from numerous partnerships in 

every state with BLM lands. While non-monetary, such contributions defray BLM costs 

and provide additional expertise. 

• Requirements for land-users to directly fund or reimburse the BLM for monitoring and 

mitigation activities as part of stipulations for their land-use authorizations. 

• Direct grants through initiatives managed by other Federal or State agencies or indirect 

grants to other entities with access to grant funds that the BLM is not eligible to apply for. 

Demands, Trends and Resources 

The following are some of the significant demands and trends facing the Soil, Water & Air 

Management program: 

• Development of renewable energy on public lands is a priority. Hydrologists, soil 

scientists, and air resource specialists are needed to assess and manage impacts 

associated with this development. Increasing workloads associated with state waterrights adjudications, livestock water-right conflicts in some states, and conflicts arising 

from increasing demands for water supplies and ecosystem requirements continue to 

increase. 

• Stricter air-quality and visibility regulations are increasing workload and technical 

complexity to ensure compliance for public land activities that produce dust, ozone, and 

other pollutants. 

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• Meeting applicable water-quality standards in waters on public lands is becoming more 

demanding as greater numbers of public-land users and other factors result in more 

landscape disturbance. 

• Requirements for climate-change assessments, greenhouse-gas emission inventories, 

and participation in similar collaborative efforts are competing with existing landmanagement priorities for decreasing resources and scarce-skill staff. 

• Improvements in data management and standardized approaches will continue to be 

realized as the program implements bureau-wide initiatives for data stewardship, Eplanning, web-based training, and information technology system improvements. 

2011 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE

The Soil, Water & Air Management program will continue to make progress towards key 

performance goals in FY 2011. Primary focus areas will include the following key areas: 

• Water Quality—Improving or maintaining water-quality of waters on public lands remains 

an important objective of the Soil, Water & Air Program. Increments of overall change 

will continue to be small because of the slow response of water quality to changes in 

landscape and vegetation conditions and rapid response to sudden changes from fire 

and flood events. 

• Soil Survey and Ecological Site Determination—Soil surveys will continue in several high 

priority areas including Wyoming, Oregon, Alaska, California, and Utah. Soil-survey 

accomplishments in FY 2011 will be similar or slightly less than those projected for FY 

2010 (about 750,000 acres). 

• Watershed Assessment—Watershed assessment accomplishments in FY 2011 should 

meet those projected for FY 2010 (about 6,500,000 acres) because of continuing work 

associated with regional assessments under the Climate Change Adaption Initiative. 

Assessment results will help establish base line conditions for climate change studies. 

• Water Rights—Processing water rights actions and related litigation activity is expected 

to remain high, but is difficult to estimate from year-to-year because the BLM only can 

respond to submitted applications and participate in administrative hearings as 

scheduled by state governments. Typical workload ranges between 3000-5000 actions. 

• Colorado River Salinity Control—Efforts to reduce transport of salinity to the Colorado 

River will continue in FY 2011. The annual performance goal assigned to BLM under 

the Colorado River Salinity Control Act is to reduce transport of salt from BLM-managed 

lands into the Colorado River system by 10,000-20,000 tons from new projects, and 

achieve additional cumulative salt-loading reductions from existing projects that continue 

to function. Cumulative salt loading projections from existing projects in FY 2011 is 

projected to be about 100,000 tons. 

• Air Resources—Implementation of measures described in the first year of the Air Quality 

Data Repository and Monitoring Strategy will increase accomplishments by at least ten 

percent. More robust accomplishments will result in subsequent years as the first year 

requires hiring of new staff, procurement and installation of new monitoring sites, and 

establishing the interagency data warehouse. Additional activity will occur to assess 

climate change impacts on natural resources and meet requirements for Federal 

agencies to report greenhouse-gas emission inventories under Executive Order 13514.

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SOIL, WATER AND AIR MANAGEMENT Performance Overview 

 Measure 2006 Actual 2007 Actual 2008 Actual 2009 Plan 2009 Actual 2010 Plan 2011 Plan 

Percent of DOI acres that have achieved desired conditions where condition is known and as specified in management plans. (SP/PA) 

48% 

123,952,644/ 

258M 

52% 

135,410,846/ 

258M 

57% 

145,082,806/ 

256M 

57% 

147,253,000/ 

256M 

58% 

147,325,000/ 

253M 

59% 

149,325,000/ 

253M 

59% 

152,192,000/ 

256M 

Total Actual/Projected Cost ($000) $74,005 $59,709 $60,546 $65,251 $59,222 $75,536 $87,653 Actual/Projected Cost per Acre (in dollars) $0.60 $0.44 $0.42 $0.44 $0.40 $0.50 $0.58 Comments: 

 This measure includes $15,929,000 associated with the Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Program, as a funding suhave no impact on overall accomplishments because the AML was managed as an independent program. In 20

increase of $2,000,000 to improve air-quality monitoring and assessment capabilities; five additional monitoring st

anticipated that additional staff hired in 2011 will increase accomplishments in future years by leveraging effort$17,500,000 will be allocated to continue the Climate Change Adaptive Initiative and $5,000,000 ($2,500,000 eac

Recreation Programs)will be allocated to continue the Youth In Natural Resources Initiative. Funding is provided Soil, Water & Air Program for administrative convenience but is not managed by the Program. The Climate C

increase ecoregional assessments by 197,000,000 acres, evaluated weed treatments by 1,300 acres. The Youth 

will result in youth participation in activities such as monitoring grazing allotments, conducting land health evalusoil resources, and constructing or maintaining stream/lake/wetland projects. See the General Statement for Initiatives. Additional accomplishments are completed under the National Landscape Conservation System (NLCS

overview for more information. BLM minimum desired condition for wetland acres and stream miles is achievin

(PFC) and functioning at risk with an upward trend. Desired condition for upland acres is achieving Land Health 

BLM State offices and approved by the Secretary in accordance with Title 43 CFR 4180.2. The denominator 

253M is the result of land conveyance, exchange and disposal. The details of these lands actions are listed in the 

Inventory Water Resources (number of stations monitored) 7,165 9,049 4,896 3,667 5,663 4,000 5,000 Ecoregion Assessments (acres) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 120,000,000 317,000,000 Soil Inventory (acres surveyed) 839,996 1,011,238 1,268,770 740,462 774,035 1,000,000 1,000,000 Complete watershed assessments (acres). 3,223,553 6,292,032 4,041,680 4,005,759 3,832,217 6,505,759 6,500,000 Process water rights actions (number). 8,992 9,896 4,903 4,462 5,659 5,000 5,000 Monitor air resources/climatic conditions (number of projects). 

325 238 266 266 272 275 280 

Assess climate conditions (number of projects) (New in 2008) 

N/A N/A 1 6 6 10 11 
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 Measure 2006 Actual 2007 Actual 2008 Actual 2009 Plan 2009 Actual 2010 Plan 2011 Plan 

Monitor water resources (number). 6,948 5,188 6,513 3,947 4,680 4,200 4,000 Inventory Ecological Sites (acres) 0 237,801 327,547 199,003 199,025 200,000 200,000 Inventory Invasive Plants (acres) 505 150,475 185,420 159,150 156,700 175,000 175,000 Inventory Lakes/Wetlands (acres) 460 209 465 380 10,035 5,000 5,000 Inventory Streams (miles) 125 106 114 54 61 100 100 Evaluate Weed Treatments (acres) 552 606 641 399 262 500 1,800 Monitor Lake/Wetland Habitat (acres) 3,413 3,367 3,281 52 8,171 525 525 Monitor Stream Habitat (miles) 142 154 288 104 105 200 200 Construct Lake/Wetland/Stream Projects (projects) 15 48 17 11 15 50 50 Maintain Lake/Wetland/Stream Projects (projects) 16 23 28 8 37 50 50 
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Activity: Land Resources 

Subactivity: Rangeland Management

 2011 

 

2009 

Actual* 

2010 

Enacted 

DOI-wide 

Changes 

(+/-) 

Program 

Changes 

(+/-) 

Budget 

Request 

Change 

from 2010 

(+/-) 

Range Management ($000) 71,195 74,193 -672 -700 72,821 -1,372

 

FTE 628 628 0 0 628 0

Other Major Resources: 

Major Program IT Investments: 

Weed Database: 010-04-01-02-02-

0415-04 590 409 610 +201

RAS 010-04-01-02-02-0423-04 476 491 516 +25

Native Seed Network 010-04-01-02-

02-0436-04 150 150 158 +8

RIPS 010-04-01-02-02-0433-04 140 140 147 +7

 *The 2009 Actual column includes a decrease of $686,000 due to a reprogramming for critical needs into the Wild 

Horse and Burro 

Summary of 2011 Program Changes for Range Mgt. 

Request Component ($000) FTE 

Program Changes: 

• Reduce Base Funding -700 0 

TOTAL, Program Changes -700 0 

JUSTIFICATION OF 2011 PROGRAM CHANGES

The 2011 budget request for the Rangeland Management program is $72,821,000 and 628 

FTEs, a program change of -$700,000 from the 2010 enacted level. 

Reduce Base Funding (-$700,000) – The budget reduces funding for Rangeland Management 

activities by $700,000. 

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Bureau of Land Management 2011 Budget Justifications 

Chapter IV – Management of Lands and Resources 

Program Performance Change

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Program Components 

The Rangeland Management Program major components include land health evaluations; 

grazing management, including 10 year permit renewal; grazing administration, including annual 

billings, inspection and compliance, and data management and reporting; invasive species and 

noxious weed management; and rangeland improvement projects and treatments. Livestock 

grazing 10 year permit renewal is the program’s highest priority, with an emphasis for 

processing the most environmentally sensitive permits first. 

Critical Factors 

Critical factors affecting the Rangeland Management Program include:

• New fire regimes, invasive species, and urbanization have impacted long-term vegetation 

management goals and objectives. 

• Ecological change in the West has shifted management efforts from restoring degraded land 

to one of conserving lands with proper functioning ecosystems. 

• Changing and competing public demands as well as complex documenting processes 

challenge on-the-ground management and environmental reviews. 

2007 

Actual 

2008 

Actual 

2009 

Actual 

2010 

Plan 

2011 Base 

Budget 

(2010 

Plan + 

Fixed 

Costs) 

2011 Plan 

Program 

Change 

Accruing 

in 2011 

Program 

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in Outyears 

A B=A+C C D 

Percent of grazing 

permits and 

leases processed 

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consistent with 

applicable 

resource 

management 

plans. 

79% 

2058/ 

2,600 

84% 

2177/ 

2,600 

44% 

2,554/ 

5,835 

34% 

2,206/ 

6,484 

34% 

2,206/ 

6,484 

31% 

1,683/ 

5,383 

-3% 

-523/ 

-1101 

56% 

2,506/ 

4,466 

Total 

Actual/Projected 

Cost ($000) 

$23,792 $28,234 $28,606 $26,691 $26,691 $25,812 -$879 $30,004 

Actual/Projected 

Cost Per... $11,560 $12,969 $11,200 $12,099 $12,099 $11,972 -$127 $11,972 

Comments 

The denominator in 2009 includes a "spike" in expiring permits as well as unprocessed permits from 

previous years. This measure does not include grazing permits and leases issued under the 

appropriations rider language. A customer service standard was implemented in 2007 to reduce the 

permits in backlog status. In 2010, the denominator for the percent of grazing permits and leases 

processed as planned is a combination of the permits in "unprocessed" status at the end of the previous 

fiscal year plus the permits scheduled to expire in the target fiscal year. 

Percent of range 

improvements 

completed as 

planned. [SP] 

104% 

489/ 469 

63% 

297/ 469 

109% 

536/ 488 

90% 

439/ 488 

90% 

439/ 488 95% 

476/ 488 +5% 95% 467/ 488 

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Bureau of Land Management 2011 Budget Justifications 

Chapter IV – Management of Lands and Resources 

IMPACTS OF INFESTATION

More than 25 million acres of non-native 

grasses such as annual brome species (red 

brome, Downey brome or cheatgrass) infest 

the Western public lands and continue to 

threaten fire-adapted ecosystems that impact 

critical habitat for sage grouse and other 

threatened plant and animal species. Leafy 

spurge, a native of Eurasia has already 

caused significant problems by invading 

grazing lands for livestock, reducing 

rangeland productivity and plant diversity, 

degrading wildlife habitat, displacing sensitive 

species, and drastically reducing land values. 

Habitat occupied by leafy spurge has doubled 

in acreage every ten years since the early 

1900s and is expanding beyond its foothold in 

the western United States. 

INTEGRATION WITH OTHER PROGRAMS

The Rangeland Management Specialist provides the communication link between 

permittees and other programs as projects and plans are implemented. For example, the 

Rangeland Management Specialist is responsible for coordinating livestock management 

following prescribed fire and other vegetation management projects and often provides the 

expertise for vegetation restoration and rehabilitation activities. Rangeland Management 

Specialists are often the resource advisors on wildfire firefighting teams because they are 

often the most familiar with the terrain and the resources at risk. Interdisciplinary teams that 

assess and evaluate land health are usually led by a Rangeland Management Specialist 

who helps identify ecological sites and potential vegetation communities in order to classify 

wildlife habitat and its potential. Rangeland Management Specialists also provide input into 

NLCS management; Healthy Landscape projects; RMP/EIS’s; Programmatic Energy EIS’s; 

natural resource data collection, assessment, inventory, and monitoring; and travel and 

transportation management. 

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Bureau of Land Management 2011 Budget Justifications

Chapter IV – Management of Lands and Resources 

RANGELAND MANAGEMENT Performance Overview

Measure 2006 

Actual

2007 

Actual

2008

Actual

2009

Plan

2009

Actual

2010 

Plan 

2011 

Plan

Changes 

from 

2010 

Plan to 

2011 

Long-term 

Target

2012

Percent of grazing permits and 

leases processed as planned 

consistent with applicable 

resource management plans. 

[SP]

103% 

2,565/ 

2,479 

79% 

2058/ 

2,600

84% 

2177/ 

2,600

35% 

2,015/ 

5,835

44%

2,554/

5,835

34% 

2,206/ 

6,484

31% 

1,683/ 

5,383

-3% 

-523/

-1101 

56%

2,506/

4,466

Total Actual/Projected Cost 

($000) $21,027 $23,792 $28,234 $26,117 $28,606 $26,691 $25,812 -$879 $30,004

Actual/Projected Cost per permit 

or lease (in dollars) $8,198 $11,560 $12,969 $12,961 $11,200 $12,099 $11,972 -$127 $11,972

Comments:

The denominator in 2009 includes a "spike" in expiring permits as well as unprocessed permits from previous years. This measure does 

not include grazing permits and leases issued under the appropriations rider language. A customer service standard was implemented in 

2007 to reduce the permits in backlog status. In 2010, the denominator for the percent of grazing permits and leases processed as planned 

is a combination of the permits in "unprocessed" status at the end of the previous fiscal year plus the permits scheduled to expire in the 

target fiscal year. 

Cost per grazing permit/lease for 

processing and issuing grazing 

permits/leases. [SP] 

$4,956 $5,178 $5,374 $5,374 $4,219 $5,400 $10,000 +$4,600 $10,000

Average time (average reduction, 

number of days) for processing 

and issuance of grazing permits 

and leases (lower number is 

good). [SP]

204 116 94 94 91 94 94 0 94

Comments: BLM has reduced the processing time for grazing permits and leases from 215 days in 2003, to 94 days in 2008.

Percent of range improvements 

completed as planned. [SP]

new 

measure

104% 

489/ 469

63% 

297/ 469

85% 

414/ 488

109%

536/ 488

90% 

439/ 488

90% 

439/ 488 0% 95% 467/ 488

Percent of DOI acres that have 

achieved desired conditions 

where condition is known and as 

specified in management plans. 

(SP/PART)

48% 

123,952,644/ 

258M

52% 

135,410,846/ 

258M

57% 

145,082,806/ 

256M

57% 

147,253,000/ 

256M

58%

147,325,000/

253M

59% 

149,325,000/ 

253M

59% 

152,192,000/ 

253M

0%

60%

154,192,000/

253M

Total Actual/Projected Cost 

($000) $74,005 $59,709 $55,546 $66,319 $59,222 $75,536 $87,653 +$12,117 $87,653

Actual/Projected Cost per Acre 

(in dollars) $0.60 $0.44 $0.38 $0.42 $0.00 $0.50 $0.58 +$0.08 $0.57

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Bureau of Land Management 2011 Budget Justifications

Chapter IV – Management of Lands and Resources 

RANGELAND MANAGEMENT Performance Overview

Measure 2006 

Actual

2007 

Actual

2008

Actual

2009

Plan

2009

Actual

2010 

Plan 

2011 

Plan

Changes 

from 

2010 

Plan to 

2011 

Long-term 

Target

2012

Comments:

In 2011, this measure includes an increase of $2,000,000 for the New Energy Frontier Initiative which will result in the monitoring of 439 air 

quality and climatological parameters. BLM-Minimum desired condition for wetland acres is achieving proper functioning condition (PFC) 

and functioning at risk with an upward trend. Desired condition for upland acres is achieving Land Health Standards developed by the BLM 

State offices and approved by the Secretary in accordance with Title 43 CFR 4180.2. This measure is cumulative. The denominator 

change in 2008 from 258M to 256M is the result of land conveyance, exchange and disposal. The details of these lands actions are listed 

in the 2007 Public Land Statistics.

Contributing Programs

Land Resources provide 76% of the results for this measure. Other contributors include: Wildlife Management, 5%; O&C Resources 

Management, 8%; Contributed Funds/Reimbursables, 2%; and Other Subactivities, 9%. Cost shown represents the inventory and 

monitoring needed to determine desired condition.

Percent of baseline acres 

infested with invasive plant 

species that are controlled. (SP)

1.0% 

310,332/ 

35,763,000 

1.0%

338,585

35,000 000

1.2% 

436,698/ 

35,000,000

1.2% 

436,698/ 

35,000,000

1.2%

411,388

35,762,000

1.2%

411,388

35,762,000

1.2%

411,888

35,762,000

0%

1.3% 

437,698/ 

35,000,000

Total Actual/Projected Cost 

($000) $4,991 $5,720 $7,435 $6,183 $6,958 $6,284 $7,759 +$1,475 $7,759

Actual/Projected Cost per Acre 

(in dollars) $16 $17 $17 $14 $17 $14 $18 +$4 $18

Comments: The increase in 2011 is due to increase cost for labor and materials.

Contributing Programs Land Resources provides 72% of the results of this measure. Other contributors include: Burned Area Rehabilitation, 9%; O&C Resources 

Management, 5%; Challenge Cost Share, 5%; and 9% Other Subactivities.

Issue Grazing Allotment 

Permits/Leases (number) 2,410 2,927 3,039 3,684 4,098 3,245 1,683 -1,562 1,900

Evaluate Rangeland Health 

(number) 1,408 1,586 1,570 1,460 1,396 1,484 1,467 -17 1,500

Monitor Grazing Allotments 

(number) 2,683 3,037 3,156 2,512 2,934 2,534 2,514 -20 2,600

Inspect Allotments for Grazing 

(number) 4,102 4,717 4,409 3,607 8,182 4,110 4,110 0 4,200

Shrub/Grass Vegetation 

Treatments (acres) 75,406 42,424 158,718 99,229 152,797 96,760 96,760 0 100,000

Construct 

Shrub/Grass/PJProjects 173 143 143 125 157 116 116 0 116

Monitor Shrub/Grass Vegetation 

Treatments (acres) 83,682 13,550 16,225 67,440 67,430 65,000 65,000 0 65,000

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Bureau of Land Management 2011 Budget Justifications

Chapter IV – Management of Lands and Resources 

RANGELAND MANAGEMENT Performance Overview

Measure 2006 

Actual

2007 

Actual

2008

Actual

2009

Plan

2009

Actual

2010 

Plan 

2011 

Plan

Changes 

from 

2010 

Plan to 

2011 

Long-term 

Target

2012

Inventory for Presence of 

Invasive and/or Noxious weeds 

(acres).

6,409,245 6,903,116 6,725,578 5,839,334 6,399,017 5,200,000 5,200,000 0 5,200,000

Apply Weed Treatments (acres). 135,787 231,727 260,957 229,304 257,455 240,000 240,000 0 240,000

Evaluate Weed Treatments 

(acres). 278,351 236,000 327,476 215,666 299,990 240,000 240,000 0 240,000

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Bureau of Land Management 2011 Budget Justifications 

Chapter IV – Management of Lands and Resources 

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2010 

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DOI-wide 

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Forestry Management ($000) 10,086 10,543 -85 -592 9,866 -677

 

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Other Major Resources: 

SCDF: Timber Contract Expense 

(5500) 79 100 100 0

POF: Forest Ecosystem Health & 

Recovery (5900) 3,929 4,308 4,308 0

Transfer: USFS Forest Pest Control 

(9620) 452 822 822 0

Major Program IT Investments: 

FORVIS: 010-04-01-02-02-0437-00 85 95 100 +5

TSIS: 010-04-01-03-02-0440-00 155 130 427 +297

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• Reduce Base Funding -100 0 

TOTAL, Program Changes -592 0 

JUSTIFICATION OF 2011 PROGRAM CHANGES

The 2011 budget request for the Public Domain Forest Management program is $9,866,000 and 

77 FTE, program change of -$592,000 from the 2010 enacted level. 

Reprogramming for Headwaters Reduction (-$492,000) – In 2011, the Public Domain Forest 

Management program will be redirecting $492,000 in base funding upon an internal 

reprogramming to other subactivities which over paid for the 2009 NLCS reprogramming. 

Reduce Base Funding (-$100,000) – The budget reduces funding for PD forestry activities by 

$100,000. 

Activity: Land Resources 

Subactivity: Public Domain Forest Management 

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Chapter IV – Management of Lands and Resources 

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

The Public Domain Forest Management program has been focusing on meeting the forest 

restoration goals and objectives of the “Forests, Our Growing Legacy”, the Healthy Forests 

Restoration Act, and integration and leveraging our efforts with the hazardous fuels reduction 

needs within the wildland urban interface of the Wildland Fire management program. 

Program Components 

The Public Domain Forest Management program is responsible 

for:

• Implementing forest restoration projects that improve 

forest health and resilience to enable the forests to better 

withstand disturbances from wildfires, insects, disease and 

Climate Adaptation Initiative at the landscape scale. 

• Salvaging dead and dying timber to promote forest health 

and reduce hazardous fuels, while considering wildlife 

habitats, watershed health, soil stability, and local economic 

opportunities. 

• Providing personal use and/or commercial 

opportunities for vegetative products from forests and 

woodlands. 

• Maintaining an inventory of the 66 million acres of forest 

and woodland resources of the Public Lands. 

Critical Factors 

The following represent the primary critical factors affecting the BLM’s Public Domain Forestry 

Management program: 

• With the current economic downturn, a large number of traditional sawmills, paper mills, 

and other wood product utilizing facilities have closed. 

• Loss of infrastructure in the contracting community, fluctuations in the housing markets, 

and increased transportation costs affect BLM’s ability to sell timber, utilize the 

byproducts of treatments, and complete treatments. 

• Projects can also be delayed due to weather and/or severe or extreme fire conditions. 

• Forests and woodlands can benefit from restoration treatments to thin overly dense 

stands of trees to make them more resistant to insect and disease outbreaks and 

catastrophic wildfires.

• Typically, there is a time lag between funded activities and actual ground 

accomplishments. For example, many of the treatments are conducted through three 

year contracts and purchaser/contractors often delay implementation to reflect changing 

market conditions for forest products. Stewardship contracts can last up to ten years so 

accomplishments are spread over the decade following funding depending on when bid 

items are completed. Many PD forestry projects mingle funding from both Public 

Domain Forest Management program subactivity and Forest Ecosystem Health and 

Recovery Fund subactivity. 

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Chapter IV – Management of Lands and Resources 

Means and Strategies 

The Public Domain Forest Management program has been exploring new processes to increase 

program efficiency. 

• Stewardship contracts allow BLM to trade goods, such as logs and biomass, for 

services, such as restoration thinning, fuels treatments, wildlife habitat improvements, 

and road work) 

• Coordinating with other federal agencies under the Service First program to bring down 

treatment cost; 

• Implementing projects under the Good Neighbor Authority in Colorado; 

• Implementing projects through USDA Forest Health and Protection funding; 

• Seeking opportunities to work with tribes under the Tribal Forest Protection Act; and, 

• Use emerging technologies to more effectively conduct forest treatments. 

• Striving to maintain a high level of partnerships with states, tribes and nongovernmental 

organizations such as the Society of American Foresters, American Forests, Rocky 

Mountain Elk Foundation and others. 

• Integrating with Healthy Landscapes, Climate Change Adaptation Initiative and other 

programs and emphasis areas. 

Funding History and Other Funding Sources 

Program funding for the Public Domain Forest Management program is used to accomplish the 

following priorities: 

• The program received increased funding from 2003 to 2007 and has since declined as 

Administrative priorities have changed. 

• Implementing forest restoration projects at the landscape scale to improve forest 

resiliency to disturbances from wildfires, insects, and disease. 

• Salvaging dead and dying timber in areas with hazardous fuels, considering wildlife 

habitats, watershed health, soil stability, and local economic opportunities. 

• Providing personal use and/ or commercial opportunities for vegetative products from 

forests and woodlands. 

• The program leverages appropriated funding with Forest Ecosystem Health and 

Recovery Funding, USDA Forest Health Protection funding, and is using stewardship 

contracting authority to increase program accomplishments and meet Bureau goals. 

• Providing support to the Healthy Landscapes program in accordance with the program 

allocation and available funding. 

Accomplishments 

The 2010 Enacted level is $10,543,000 and 77 FTE. This figure was a $301,000 increase from 

the 2009 Enacted level. Due to a technical one time reprogramming of $492,000 however, the 

total funds actually available to support the Division of Forests and Woodlands workload was 

10,051,000. Additionally, due to the reduced market capacity, and a change in reporting of 

convertible forest products such as firewood from board foot volume offered, to tons of biomass 

offered, the program will: 

• Restore 21,235 forested acres and treat 1500 acres thru sales. 

• Offer 30 MMBF of timber and other forest products volume. 

• Offer 120,000 tons of biomass volume for energy and other uses 

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Bureau of Land Management 2011 

Chapter IV – Management of Lands and Resources 

PUBLIC DOMAIN FOREST MANAGEMENT Performance Overview 

Measure 2006 Actual 2007 Actual 2008 Actual 2009 Plan 2009 Actual 2010 Plan 2011 Plan 

Percent of DOI acres that have achieved desired conditions where condition is known and as specified in management plans. (SP/) 

48% 

123,952,644/ 

258M 

52% 

135,410,846/ 

258M 

57% 

145,082,806/ 

256M 

57% 

147,253,000/ 

256M 

58% 

147,325,000/

253M 

59% 

149,325,000/ 

253M 

59% 

152,192,000/ 

253M 

Total Actual/Projected Cost ($000) $74,005 $59,709 $55,546 $66,319 $59,222 $75,536 $87,653 Actual/Projected Cost per Acre (in dollars) $0.60 $0.44 $0.38 $0.42 $0.00 $0.50 $0.58 Comments: 

In 2011, this measure includes an increase of $2,000,000 for the New Energy Frontier Initiative which will result quality and climatological parameters. In 2010, an increase of $9,300,000 for the Climate Change Adaptation Ini120,000,000 acres of regional assessments and 3,000,000 acres of treatment monitoring. BLM-Minimum desireacres is achieving proper functioning condition (PFC) and functioning at risk with an upward trend. Desired condachieving Land Health Standards developed by the BLM State offices and approved by the Secretary in accorda4180.2. This measure is cumulative. The denominator change in 2008 from 258M to 256M is the result of land disposal. 

Contributing Programs: 

Land Resources provide 76% of the results for this measure. Other contributors include: Wildlife Management, Management, 8%; Contributed Funds/Reimbursable, 2%; and Other Subactivities, 9%. Cost shown represents tmonitoring needed to determine desired condition. 

Volume of wood products offered consistent with applicable management plans (Public Domain & O&C /MMBF) (SP) 

243 255 292 287 270 260 215 

Total Actual/Projected Cost ($000) $1,423 $1,438 $1,924 $1,951 $1,774 $1,986 $2,027 Actual/Projected Cost per MMBF (in dollars) $5,856 $5,639 $6,588 $6,798 $6,570 $6,920 $7,344 Comments: 

In 2011, this measure reflects a decrease of $5,000,000 in the O&C accounts; which, when combined with the afunding available from the Timber Sale Pipeline fund, results in a decrease in performance in 2011 and beyond. be computed in tons which contributes to biomass and will no longer be included in total board foot volume (MMdecrease in the overall board foot volume target and a corresponding increase in the biomass target, i.e., the puvolume is reduced by 10MMBF for total of 30MMBF. 

Contributing Programs: In 2011, the Public Domain portion of the target is 30 MMBF, the O&C portion is 185 (142 ASQ, 43 Non- ASQ) f

215 MMBF. 

Administrative cost per thousand board feet (MBF) of timber offered for sale [SP] 

$135 $190 $181 $190 $228 $190 $200 
Bureau of Land Management 2011 

Chapter IV – Management of Lands and Resources 

PUBLIC DOMAIN FOREST MANAGEMENT Performance Overview 

Measure 2006 Actual 2007 Actual 2008 Actual 2009 Plan 2009 Actual 2010 Plan 2011 Plan 

Volume of wood products offered (biomass for energy) consistent with applicable management plans. (Bur) (Tons) 

122,000 100,752 109,345 55,000 103,300 120,000 100,000 

Total Actual/Projected Cost ($000) $0 $109 $340 $117 $2,264 $118 $119 Actual/Projected Cost per ton (in dollars) $0 $1 $3 $2 $22 $2 $1 Comments: 

 In 2010, cord wood will be computed in tons which contribute to biomass and will no longer be included in total bThe result is an additional 30,000 tons shown in the 2010 target of 120,000 tons for biomass. No cost data was 

Contributing Programs: Forestry Management provides 57% of the results of this measure. Other contributors include Hazardous fuels, 

Management, 5%; and Forest Ecosystem Health, 2%. 

Number of DOI upland acres 

restored to the condition specified in management plans. (SP/PA) 

807,271 868,577 1,000,156 900,000 950,157 850,000 700,000 

Total Actual/Projected Cost ($000) $104,213 $110,424 $139,580 $114,283 $144,808 $122,316 $134,563 Actual/Projected Cost per Acre (in dollars) $129 $127 $140 $128 $152 $91 $96 Comments: 

 In 2011, this measure includes an increase of $11,241,000 which will result in 49,628 upland acres restored or edevelopment of 28 strategies/activity plans. The increase includes: $5,222,000 for Recreation Management whactivity plans; $2,260,000 for the Climate Change Adaptation Initiative which will result in the development of 8 a26,300 acres of shrub/grass treatments; $1,000,000 for the 21st Century Youth Conservation Corps which will rshrub/grass treatments; $400,000 for the California Desert Conservation Area which will result in 10,000 acres and 960 acres of roads and trails decommissioned; $2,048,000 for Wilderness Management which will result in 4acres of shrub grass projects constructed, and 448 acres of roads and trails decommissioned; $61,000 for NatioNational Conservation Areas which will result in 2,257 acres of weed treatments; and $250,000 for Threatened aManagement which will result in 2,000 acres of shrub/grass treatments, and 10 acres of shrub/grass projects conrestored or enhanced of 401,000 upland acres, and 1,500 seed collection projects. It also included an increase and Careers in Nature Initiative, which resulted in the restoration or enhancement of 45,000 upland acres. Restoacres is a vital step to achieving acres in desired condition. The BLM has 69,922,819 upland acres, and 52,070meeting desired condition in 2008. 
Bureau of Land Management 2011 

Chapter IV – Management of Lands and Resources 

PUBLIC DOMAIN FOREST MANAGEMENT Performance Overview 

Measure 2006 Actual 2007 Actual 2008 Actual 2009 Plan 2009 Actual 2010 Plan 2011 Plan 

Contributing Programs: Public Domain Forest Management provides 3 % of the results of this measure. The funding contribution is app

Public Domain Forest Management appropriation. 

Manage Forest and Woodland Commercial Sales (acres). 2,992 756 3,064 2,080 2,423 1,500 1,500 Restore Forest and Woodlands through Sales (acres). 10,845 11,668 4,427 5,167 7,944 6,000 4,200 Restore Forest and Woodlands through Development (acres). 7,118 3,330 4,059 **1831 3,399 4,000 1,900 Forest Ecosystem Health Restoration Fund (FEHRF) Restore Forest and Woodlands through Sales (acres specific to FEHRF funding on PD lands not included above). 

N/A N/A N/A 9,872 11,990 7,090 3,000 

Restore Forest and Woodlands through Development (acres specific to FEHRF funding on PD lands not included above). 

N/A N/A N/A 5,358 3,167 4,145 2,400 

In 2011, an internal shift of $472,000 from Public Domain Forest Management to back fill behind the NLCS reprogramming will result in 600 fewer acres sales, and 300 fewer acres of restoration through development. In 2009, approximately 2,000 acres of restoration work was transferred from Public DomNational Monuments and National Conservation Areas. In 2006 and 2007, the restore workloads include accomplishments funded by both Public DomaEcosystem Health Restoration Fund (FEHRF). In 2008, FEHRF is shown in a separate table. The FEHRF targets are based on anticipated funding levenot the President's budget. The FEHRF available funding will be reduced 42% in 2010 and 50% in 2011 due to poor lumber markets in 2009. 
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Bureau of Land Management 2011 Budget Justifications 

Chapter IV – Management of Lands and Resources 

Activity: Land Resources 

Subactivity: Riparian Management

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FTE 176 176 0 +2 178 +2

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Major Program IT Investments: 

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Horse and Burro Management subactivity. 

Summary of 2011 Program Changes for Riparian Mgt.

Request Component ($000) FTE 

Program Changes: 

• Reprogramming (Headwaters funding) +325 +2 

• Reduce Base Funding -200 

TOTAL, Program Changes +125 +2 

JUSTIFICATION OF 2011 PROGRAM CHANGES

The FY2011 budget request for the Riparian Management program is $22,632,000, a program 

change of $125,000 and +2 FTE from the FY 2010 enacted level. 

Reprogramming for Headwaters Reduction ($325,000/+2 FTE) – In 2011, the BLM is 

requesting a reprogramming of $325,000 and + 2 FTE from the Public Domain and Forestry 

program for the Headwaters initiative to the Riparian Management program. 

Reduce Base Funding (-$200,000) – The budget reduces funding for lower-priority riparian 

management activities by $200,000. The BLM will continue to maintain core functions in the 

Riparian Management program by focusing on the highest priority work and implementing 

program efficiencies where possible. 

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Chapter IV – Management of Lands and Resources 

Program Performance Change 

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601 767 779 650 650 788 +138 550 

Total 

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$4,715 $7,867 $6,745 $7,429 $7,429 $8,000 +$844 $7,429 

Actual/Projected 

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(in dollars) 

$7,844 $10,257 $9 $13,507 $13,507 $10,152 +$338 $13,507 

Comments: 

In 2011, this measure includes shift in base funding of $250,000 for Wild and Scenic River Management 

which will result in 38 riparian (stream/shoreline) miles restored or enhanced. Restoring and enhancing 

riparian miles is a vital step to achieving miles in desired condition. Results for this measure are based on 

actual projects planned which will vary each year. The complexity of the project has a major impact on 

cost. A treatment could be a relatively inexpensive willow planting, or it could be a very expensive channel 

restoration. 

Number of DOI 

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plans. (Bur/PART) 

11,290 10,156 16,122 11,025 11,025 11,025 +525 11,025 

Total 

Actual/Projected 

Cost ($000)

$13,235 $14,343 $11,396 $14,652 $14,652 $14,816 +$164 $14,652 

Actual/Projected 

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(in dollars) 

$1,172 $1,412 $1 $1,329 $1,329 $1,344 -$47 $1,329 

Comments: 

In 2011, this measure includes $105,000 for the Youth In Natural Resources Initiative, which will result in 

the restoration or enhancement of 525 wetland acres. Restoring and enhancing wetland acres is a vital 

step to achieving acres in desired condition. The BLM has 16,122,000 wetland acres meeting desired 

condition in 2009. 

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Stream/Riparian 

Treatments 

(miles). 

228 393 371 200 200 175 -25 150 

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145 197 177 180 180 175 -5 125 

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12,592 11,447 10,746 11,275 11,275 15,000 +3,725 20,000 

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2,197 2,089 2,382 1,950 1,950 2,750 +800 4,000 

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relationship with diverse groups for project development and funding participation, including: 

• National Fish and Wildlife Foundation grants 

• Local Conservation Districts, Natural Resource Conservation Service, Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Trout Unlimited, The Nature Conservancy, and other Non-governmental 

Organizations 

• Other BLM programs such as Fisheries Management, Soil, Water, and Air Management, 

Rangeland Management, and Public Domain Forest Management 

Demands, Trends and Resources

• Demand for use of the riparian resources in the arid West continues to grow as does the 

litigation challenging BLM decisions relating to this resource. There is good indication 

that the demand will continue to increase in light of changing climate, increased water 

use, public land development for energy and non-renewable resources, invasive 

species, and increasing recreational use. Although the trend in riparian resource 

condition has continued to improve, the need for restoration and protection is growing as 

habitat loss has increased the number of sensitive species and their respective habitat 

requirements. Many of these sensitive species like sage grouse, cutthroat trout, 

bullhead trout, warm water aquatic species, and salmonids, have a critical nexus with 

riparian resources. 

Accomplishments 

• Through the Riparian Program, the BLM is addressing and meeting Land Health 

Standards. 

• The Riparian Performance is measured by the percent of DOI stream/shoreline miles 

and wetland acres that have achieved desired condition. The Riparian program also 

reports on stream/shoreline miles of and wetland acres resorted to the condition 

identified in management plans. Additionally, the Riparian program inventories, 

monitors, and applies treatments to stream/shoreline miles and wetland acres. 

• The Riparian program is the major support for the interagency National Riparian Service 

Team (NRST) which strives for consistency in assessing and monitoring riparian 

resources within the BLM and across multiple Federal and state agencies. The NRST is 

also the primary provider for collaborative stakeholder engagement to address water and 

riparian conflicts in the arid West in an effort to avoid costly litigation. 

2011 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE

Riparian Program work planned in 2011 includes: 

• Inventory on 2,000 acres a decrease of 25 acres from 2010 

• Inventory of 1,000 miles of streams and riparian areas 

• Applying treatments on 175 miles of stream and riparian areas 

• Constructing 175 lake, wetland, stream and riparian projects a decrease of 5 from 2010 

• Monitoring 15,000 acres of lake and wetland habitat an increase of 3,725 from 2010 

• Monitoring 2,750 miles of stream and riparian habitat, an increase of 800 from 2010 

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The BLM will focus funding in 2011 to improve riparian decisions through: 

• Deploy a standard field office geodatabase and begin conversion of legacy PFC data 

• Validate resource condition through interdisciplinary assessments 

• Monitor resources at risk to determine trends 

• Monitor management decisions to evaluate the effectiveness of our decisions 

New program emphasis areas will be: 

• Determine business requirements for PFC and monitoring data 

• Developing a sample framework for monitoring riparian condition 

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RIPARIAN MANAGEMENT Performance Overview

Measure 2006 

Actual

2007 

Actual

2008 

Actual

2009 

Plan

2009 

Actual

2010 

Plan 

2011 

Plan

Changes 

from 

2010 

Plan to 

2011 

Long-term 

Target

2012

Percent of DOI stream/shoreline 

miles that have achieved desired 

conditions where condition is 

known and as specified in 

management plans. (SP/PART) 

90% 

128,829/ 

143,290

90% 

128,310/

143,290

90% 

128,310/ 

143,290

90% 

128,310/ 

143,290

91% 

130,146/ 

143,290

85% 

131,976/ 

154,976

85% 

131,976/ 

154,976

+0%

85% 

131,976/ 

154,976

Total Actual/Projected Cost 

($000) $19,775 $20,738 $21,788 $22,409 $21,018 $22,523 $22,887 +$114 $22,523

Actual/Projected Cost per Mile 

(in dollars) $154 $162 $170 $175 $0 $175 $177 +$0 $173

Comments:

Inventory and monitoring provides information to focus treatments in high priority areas and has allowed the BLM to maintain desired condition 

on 85% of stream/shoreline miles with an increase of 481 miles achieving desired condition over 2006. Results reflect the cumulative effects of 

drought, wildland fire activity and wild horse and burro management areas not meeting objectives. Multi-year interdisciplanary efforts to increase 

land health treatments, the ecoregion assessments for climate change impacts, and the increased capability to gather and remove Wild Horses 

and Burros, will improve results beginning in 2010. BLM-minimum desired condition for riparian areas is achieving proper functioning condition 

(PFC) and functioning at risk with an upward trend. The denominator change in DOI stream/shoreline miles in 2010 is the result of Oregon's 

effort to update and validate stream miles. Most of these miles are in the unknown category for condition rating but in many cases information 

regarding the condition is known but has not been correlated to a stream reach. This situation will be resolved over the next few years. 

Contributing Programs Land Resources provide 47% of the results of this measure. Other contributors include: Wildlife and Fisheries Management, 29%; O&C 

Resources, 12%; Contributed Funds, 7%; Challenge Cost Share, 3%; and Other Subactivities, 2%.

Percent of DOI acres that have 

achieved desired conditions 

where condition is known and as 

specified in management plans. 

(SP/PART)

48% 

123,952,644/ 

258M

52% 

135,410,846/ 

258M

57% 

145,082,806/ 

256M

57% 

147,253,000/ 

256M

58%

147,325,000/

253M

59% 

149,325,000/

253M

59% 

152,192,000/ 

256M

0%

60%

154,192,000/

256M

Total Actual/Projected Cost 

($000) $74,005 $59,709 $55,546 $66,319 $59,222 $75,536 $87,653 +$12,117 $87,653

Actual/Projected Cost per Acre 

(in dollars) $0.60 $0.44 $0.38 $0.42 $0.00 $0.50 $0.58 +$0.08 $0.57

Comments:

In 2011, this measure includes an increase of $2,000,000 for the New Energy Frontier Initiative in the Soil, Water, and Air Management 

subactivity, which will result in the monitoring of 439 air quality and climatological parameters. In 2010, an increase of $9,300,000 for the Climate 

Change Initiative resulted in 120,000,000 acres of regional assessments and 3,000,000 acres of treatment monitoring. BLM-Minimum desired 

condition for wetland acres is achieving proper functioning condition (PFC) and functioning at risk with an upward trend. Desired condition for 

upland acres is achieving Land Health Standards developed by the BLM State offices and approved by the Secretary in accordance with Title 43 

CFR 4180.2. This measure is cumulative. The denominator change in 2008 from 258M to 256M is the result of land conveyance, exchange and 

disposal. The details of these lands actions are listed in the 2008 Public Land Statistics.

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RIPARIAN MANAGEMENT Performance Overview

Measure 2006 

Actual

2007 

Actual

2008 

Actual

2009 

Plan

2009 

Actual

2010 

Plan 

2011 

Plan

Changes 

from 

2010 

Plan to 

2011 

Long-term 

Target

2012

Contributing Programs

Land Resources provide 76% of the results for this measure. Other contributors include: Wildlife Management, 5%; O&C Resources 

Management, 8%; Contributed Funds/Reimbursables, 2%; and Other Subactivities, 9%. Cost shown represents the inventory and monitoring 

needed to determine desired condition.

Number of DOI riparian

(stream/shoreline) miles restored 

to the condition specified in 

management plans. (SP/PART)

770 601 767 500 779 650 788 +138 550

Total Actual/Projected Cost 

($000) $6,989 $4,715 $7,867 $6,585 $6,745 $7,429 $8,000 +$844 $7,429

Actual/Projected Cost per Mile 

(in dollars) $9,076 $7,844 $10,257 $13,169 $9 $13,507 $10,152 +$338 $13,507

Comments:

In 2010, this measure included an increase of $700,000 for the Global Climate Change Adaptation Initiative, which resulted in the restoration or 

enhancement of 200 riparian (stream/shoreline) miles, and an increase of $95,000 for the Youth and Careers in Nature Initiative, which resulted 

in the restoration or enhancement of 25 riparian stream/shoreline miles. Restoring and enhancing riparian miles is a vital step to achieving miles 

in desired condition. Results for this measure are based on actual projects planned which will vary each year. The complexity of the project has 

a major impact on cost. A treatment could be a relatively inexpensive willow planting, or it could be a very expensive channel restoration. 

Contributing Programs: O&C Resources Management contributes 36% of the results of this measure. Other contributors include: Land Resources, 33%; Wildlife 

Management, 21%; Reimbursables, 6%; Challenge Cost Share and Contributed Funds, 3%; and Range Improvements, 1%.

Number of DOI wetland acres 

restored to the condition 

specified in management plans. 

(Bur/PART)

8,366 11,290 10,156 10,500 16,122 11,025 11,025 +525 11,025

Total Actual/Projected Cost 

($000) $11,424 $13,235 $14,343 $14,488 $11,396 $14,652 $14,816 +$164 $14,652

Actual/Projected Cost per Acre 

(in dollars) $1,366 $1,172 $1,412 $1,376 $1 $1,329 $1,344 -$47 $1,329

Comments:

In 2011, this measure includes $105,000 for the Youth In Natural Resources Initiative, which will result in the restoration or enhancement of 525 

wetland acres. Restoring and enhancing wetland acres is a vital step to achieving acres in desired condition. The BLM has 16,122,000 wetland 

acres meeting desired condition in 2009.

Inventory Lakes/Wetland Areas 

(acres) 5,367 5,623 4,736 1,463 3,445 2,000 2,000 0 1,500

Inventory Streams/Riparian 

Areas (miles) 3,867 1,742 1,579 875 1,227 1,000 1,000 0 750

Apply Stream/Riparian 

Treatments (miles). 560 228 393 238 371 200 175 -25 150

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RIPARIAN MANAGEMENT Performance Overview

Measure 2006 

Actual

2007 

Actual

2008 

Actual

2009 

Plan

2009 

Actual

2010 

Plan 

2011 

Plan

Changes 

from 

2010 

Plan to 

2011 

Long-term 

Target

2012

Construct Lake/Wetland/Stream/ 

Riparian Projects (number). 289 145 197 156 177 180 175 -5 125

Monitor Lake/Wetland Habitat 

(acres). 12,035 12,592 11,447 12,067 10,746 11,275 15,000 +3,725 20,000

Monitor Stream/Riparian Habitat 

(miles). 2,623 2,197 2,089 1,711 2,382 1,950 2,750 +800 4,000

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Activity: Land Resources 

Subactivity: Cultural Resources Management

2009 

Actual* 

2010 

Enacted 

2011 Change 

from 2010 

(+/-) 

DOI-wide 

Changes 

(+/-) 

Program 

Changes 

(+/-) 

Budget 

Request 

Cultural Resources Management 

($000) 15,618 16,131 -195 +800 16,736 +605

 

FTE 113 115 0 6 121 +6

Other Major Resources: 

Major Program IT Investments: 

* The 2009 Actual column includes a decrease of $148,000 due to a reprogramming for critical needs into the Wild 

Horse and Burro Management subactivity. 

Summary of 2011 Program Changes for Cultural Resources Mgt.

Request Component ($000) FTE 

Program Changes: 

• Reprogramming (Antiquities Act) +400 +3 

• Program Increase +400 +3 

TOTAL, Program Changes +800 +6 

JUSTIFICATION OF 2011 PROGRAM CHANGES

The 2011 budget request for the Cultural Resources Management is $16,736,000 and 121 FTE, 

a program change of +$800,000 and +6 FTE from the 2010 enacted level. 

Reprogramming for Antiquities Act ($400,000/+3 FTE) – The Bureau proposes a 

reprogramming of $400,000 from the Recreation Resources Management program to the 

Cultural Resources Management program. Since 2007, the BLM has been annually 

reprogramming $400,000 internally from the Recreation Recourses Management program to the 

Cultural Resources Management program to support Antiquities Act work that emphasizes 

collaborating with individual State tourism departments and gateway communities to develop 

and implement heritage tourism activities. In recognition of the importance of continuing the 

Cultural Resources Management work that stems from the Antiquities Act of 1906, the BLM 

proposes to make the change permanent. 

General Program Increase for Highest Priority Work ($400,000/+3 FTE) – In 2011, the BLM 

is proposing a $400,000 increase to do the following: conduct social landscape assessments 

and inventories - that will result in the development of management strategies tailored to 

cultural-social needs and address them through land use changes and on-the-ground projects. 

 

To improve the government-to-government relationship with tribes by continuing to repatriate 

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Native American remains and objects; curate artifacts, and develop reports for Assistant U.S. 

attorneys from the Four Corners Archaeological Resources Protection Act investigation; and 

provide support for specific activities stemming from the Paleontological Resources 

Preservation subtitle of the 2009 Omnibus Public Lands Management Act.

Program Performance Change 

2007 

Actual 

2008 

Actual 

2009 

Actual 

2010 

Plan 

2011 Base 

Budget 

(2010 

Plan + 

Fixed 

Costs) 

2011 Plan 

Program 

Change 

Accruing 

in 2011 

Program 

Change 

Accruing 

in Outyears 

A B=A+C C D 

Percent of 

archaeological 

sites on BLM 

inventory in good 

condition (SP) 

83% 

44,911/ 

54,273 

83% 

47,537/ 

57,273 

83% 

48,980/ 

58,837 

83% 

49,828/ 

60,337 

83% 

49,828/ 

60,337 

83% 

51,123/ 

61,837 

0% 

83% 

53,663/ 

64,837 

Total 

Actual/Projected 

Cost ($000) 

$13,522 $15,269 $17,845 $16,329 $16,329 $21,358 +$5,029 $21,358 

Actual/Projected 

Cost per 

archaeological site 

(in dollars) 

$301 $321 $364 $328 $328 $418 +$90 $398 

Comments: 

In 2011, this measure includes a general program increase of $400,000 from the 2010 Enacted. The 

increase will fund inventory for treasured landscapes; it will also support increasing responsibilities for 

government-to-government tribal consultation, repatriation of Native American remains and objects under 

the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, and on-going investigations and reports 

incompliance with the Archaeological Resources Protection Act; and specific mandates from the 

Paleontological Resources Preservation subtitle of the 2009 Omnibus Public Lands Management Act. 

Cost shown includes archaeological and paleontological workloads. 

Percent of historic 

structures on BLM 

inventory in good 

condition (SP) 

48% 

158/ 326 

50% 

182/ 362 

49% 

187/ 380 

49% 

192/ 390 

49% 

192/ 390 

49% 

197/ 400 0% 49% 202/ 410 

Total 

Actual/Projected 

Cost ($000) 

$3,425 $3,316 $3,814 $3,706 $3,706 $3,835 +$129 $3,835 

Actual/Projected 

Cost per 

archaeological site 

(in dollars) 

$21,676 $18,217 $20,397 $19,301 $19,301 $19,467 +$166 $18,985 

Comments: 

In 2011, approximately 5 historic structures will be improved to good condition from existing inventory. 

Additional historic structures are added to the inventory at the beginning of each year changing the 

numerator and denominator. The overall percentage is directly affected by the number of historic 

structures added to the inventory that are already in good condition. In 2008, 53% of the new inventory 

was in good condition, improving the overall percentage. In 2009, more of the new inventory was in poor 

condition, reducing the overall percentage. 

Restore and 

Protect 

Cultural/Paleontol

ogy Properties 

(number). 

461 1,106 268 285 285 285 0 285 

Monitor Cultural 

Properties and 

Paleontology 

Localities 

(number). 

3,579 3,366 3,274 2,600 2,600 2,600 0 2,600 

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PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Program Components 

The BLM Cultural Resources Management program is responsible for the protection of the 

largest, most diverse, and scientifically important aggregation of cultural, historical, and worldclass paleontological resources on public lands. The program consists of the following 

elements: 

• Protecting, stabilizing, restoring, and interpreting 

important cultural and historical properties, and 

paleontological localities, and maintaining museum 

collections and documentation associated with the 

heritage resources. 

• Conducting tribal consultation concerning the potential effects for traditional tribal 

activities or places of special meaning by proposed actions on the BLM land. The BLM 

consults with Indian tribes and Alaska Native governments on a regular basis, 

concerning proposed actions that may harm or destroy a property of cultural or religious 

significance. 

• Enhancing and developing partnership, volunteer, and youth opportunities to promote 

public investment in management of the Nation’s heritage resources.

Critical Factors 

The BLM’s Cultural Resource Management program has the following challenges and 

opportunities: 

• Native American Graves and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) discoveries. Discoveries of 

Native American human remains on public lands are increasing due to increased use 

and development of public lands as well as increased natural erosional processes due in 

part to effects of climate change. Decisions involving the treatment of these sites and 

remains are very sensitive, and NAGPRA requires full consultation with interested Indian 

tribes. Comprehensive agreements are important tools that promote collaboration 

between the BLM and tribes on these issues. 

• Archaeological Resources Protection Act (ARPA) Enforcement. Continued interdirectorate coordination between the Office of Law Enforcement and Security and the 

Cultural Resource Management program is critical to curbing criminal acts prohibited by 

the ARPA and NAGPRA. Ongoing investigations continue to result in successful 

prosecutions of violators. Respectful and timely return of Native American human 

remains, funerary objects, and sacred objects provides some restitution for the damage 

to Native American burial sites. Curation and interpretation of non-NAGPRA artifacts 

enhances public awareness programs about the protections of sites, while providing 

opportunity for the public to engage with archaeology through volunteer experiences and 

interpreted exhibitions. 

• Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009. With the passage of the 

Paleontological Resources Preservation subtitle of the Omnibus Public Lands 

Management Act, what was once policy are now statutory mandates for on-the-ground 

management related to preservation and protection of paleontological resources, casual 

collecting, permitting, inventory and monitoring, public awareness and education, law 

enforcement (fossil theft and vandalism), and curation of paleontological resources from 

public lands. 

The BLM has inventoried 20.3 

million acres for cultural 

resources, 8 percent of the 

BLM’s surface. 

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• National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) Section 106 casework. Section 106 of the 

NHPA requires the BLM to take into account the effects of its actions on historic 

properties and provide the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation with a reasonable 

opportunity to comment. Annually, BLM specialists review more than 13,000 land use 

undertakings for their potential effect on properties listed on or eligible for the National 

Register of Historic Places. 

• Museum collections. The BLM is responsible for vast museum collections. These 

treasured resources include important early collections resulting from research permitted 

on the public lands prior to the 1970s under authority of the Antiquities Act of 1906. 

Their presence is still being identified in museums. BLM also experiences the ongoing 

steady growth of new BLM collections, as the impacts on cultural sites and 

paleontological localities by proposed land development activities are mitigated.

• Access to partners and volunteers. Volunteers assist the program in site stabilization, 

patrol and monitoring, detailed recordation, excavation, documentary research, 

interpretation, exhibit development, data automation, website development, museum 

cataloging, site mapping, and more. 

• Streamlining and automation. The BLM collaborates with the State Historic Preservation 

Offices (SHPOs) in the western states to streamline NHPA compliance requirements 

and automate cultural resource spatial records. 

Means and Strategies 

The Cultural Resource Management program addresses the priorities of the program in a 

number of significant ways, including: 

• Continuing the BLM’s national Programmatic 

Agreement with the Advisory Council on Historic 

Preservation, and National Conference of State 

Historic Preservation Officers (SHPOs) as the 

primary mechanism for streamlining the NHPA 

Section 106 review process. 

• Continuing and expanding agreements with 

western SHPOs as part of the BLM’s Cultural 

Resources Data Sharing project to automate and 

digitize site records, and analyze and synthesize 

this information for use in long-term planning and 

expedited review of land use undertakings; 

• BLM volunteers and partners make contributions 

(valued at $2 to $3 million annually) and 

supplement the proactive cultural resources work; 

and 

• Using new technologies to input and retrieve 

automated cultural resources site and survey data, 

and provide real time information to SHPOs on 

land use projects to expedite their review and 

approval of the BLM decisions on inventory, 

evaluation, and treatment. 

Use of Performance and Cost 

Integration 

Cost management data from 2004 to 2009 

indicates that the Cultural Resource 

Management program continues to be 

efficient in leveraging dollars with partners 

and using volunteers to maximize 

appropriated funding. Using volunteers 

and partners in addition to program staff 

for four separate actions – conducting 

inventories, recordation, stabilization, and 

monitoring for cultural resources – 

resulted in declining unit costs. For 

example, in 2004, the unit cost for 

heritage resource stabilization was $8,711 

per resource, and in 2008, the unit cost 

was $2,618 per resource even though 

actual costs of supplies and labor 

increased due to inflation. In 2011, a 

significant amount of funding will be lost 

due to the elimination of the Challenge 

Cost Share Program, who contributed a 

2:1 match on federal funding to preserve 

and protect heritage resources. 

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Funding History and Other Funding Sources 

The Cultural Resource Management program receives funds and in-kind funding from partners 

and volunteers. 

Demands, Trends and Resources 

Cultural, historic, and paleontological resources are vulnerable to theft, destruction, and 

vandalism as a result of: 

• Accessibility of once remote public lands at urban interfaces by well-equipped hikers, 

OHV users, and urban and suburban encroachment; and 

• Increased renewable energy and energy exploration and development activities have 

increased demands for the Cultural Resource Management program to provide Section 

106 clearance. 

2011 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE

In 2011, the program will be emphasizing a more effective government-to-government 

relationship with tribes; continuing to repatriate Native American remains and objects, curating 

artifacts, and developing reports for Assistant U.S. attorneys from the Four Corners 

Archaeological Resources Protection Act investigation; and providing support for specific 

mandates stemming from the Paleontological Resources Preservation subtitle of the 2009 

Omnibus Public Land Management Act. 

In 2011, the Cultural Resource Management program will: 

• Conduct geospatial characterization of priority heritage focal areas and inventory within the 

areas of Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico. 

• Continue to inventory, repatriate and transfer custody of Native American Graves Protection 

and Repatriation Act items; 

• Continue to prepare reports for Assistant U.S. Attorneys for multiple grand jury sessions for 

violations under the Archaeological Resources Protection Act and Native American Graves 

Protection and Repatriation Act; 

• Support the curation of the BLM collections recovered from Archaeological Resources 

Protection Act investigations; 

• Continue to account for and protect museum collections in non-Federal repositories, and 

facilitate use for public educational programs and scientific research; 

• Hire two additional permanent positions in Utah and Montana to support the requirements 

of the enactment of the Paleontological Resources Preservation subtitle of the 2009 

Omnibus Public Land Management Act requires BLM to: 

o Inventory and monitor paleontological localities and designate Potential Fossil 

Yield Classification areas in support of casual collecting activities, planning 

efforts, and mitigation assessment for renewable energy projects; 

o Issue paleontological resources use permits for high priority research areas; and, 

o Provide assistance to law enforcement with high priority fossil theft cases. 

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• Protect, inventory, and monitor heritage resources within Owyhee Wilderness lands in Idaho 

recently designated by the 2009 Omnibus Public Land Management Act. In 2010, the 

Cultural Resource Management program is using the $500,000 Appropriations increase to 

protect, inventory, and monitor heritage resources within six states that had wilderness 

lands designated by the 2009 Omnibus Public Land Management Act. In 2011, the Cultural 

Resource Management program will focus $500,000 in base funding in Idaho to coordinate 

with BLM activities in the Wilderness program, which is proposing a $1.3 million increase for 

wilderness lands recently designated and can use that funding for the other wilderness 

areas in other states.

• Inventory, assess, and develop management strategies for treasured social landscapes on 

BLM managed lands;

• Restore and protect 285 cultural/paleontological properties; 

• Monitor 2,600 cultural properties and paleontological properties; 

• Sustain existing volunteer Site Steward programs, and expand Site Steward programs 

across the West in collaboration with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation and 

SHPO; 

• Maintain investment in data sharing programs with SHPOs so that compliance reviews can 

be streamlined, sustained and enhanced; 

• Maintain the 1997 nationwide Programmatic Agreement with the Advisory Council on 

Historic Preservation and SHPOs to streamline procedural requirements; 

• Maintain the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation and BLM liaison to expedite review of 

compliance cases, especially pertaining to renewable energy and tribal consultation; and 

• Continue the partnership with the U.S. Forest Service to recruit volunteers for BLM 

archaeological projects through the Passport in Time (PIT) Clearinghouse. PIT volunteers 

pay to work on archaeological and paleontological projects, and the Forest Service can only 

place about 50 percent of potential recruits. 

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CULTURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT Performance Overview 

 Measure 2006 Actual 2007 Actual 2008 Actual 2009 Plan 2009 Actual 2010 Plan 2011 Plan 

 C

fro

P

Percent of archaeological sites on BLM inventory in good condition (SP) 

82% 

41,860/ 

50,865 

83% 

44,911/ 

54,273 

83% 

47,537/ 

57,273 

83% 

48,559/ 

58,837 

83% 

48,980/ 

58,837 

83% 

49,828/ 

60,337 

83% 

51,123/ 

61,837 

Total Actual/Projected Cost ($000) $13,408 $13,522 $15,269 $16,069 $17,845 $16,329 $21,358 +$Actual/Projected Cost per archaeological site (in dollars) $320 $301 $321 $347 $364 $328 $418 Comments: 

 In 2011, this measure includes a general program increase of $400,000 from the 2010 Enacted. Tinventory for treasured landscapes; it will also support increasing responsibilities for governmentconsultation, repatriation of Native American remains and objects under the Native American GRepatriation Act, and on-going investigations and reports incompliance with the Archaeological Resoand specific mandates from the Paleontological Resources Preservation subtitle of the 2009 OManagement Act. Cost shown includes archaeological and paleontological workloads. Archaeoloto BLM inventory each year which changes the numerator and the denominator.

Percent of historic structures on BLM inventory in good condition (SP) 

new 

measure 

48% 

158/ 326 

50% 

182/ 362 

49% 

187/ 380 

49% 

187/ 380 

49% 

192/ 390 

49% 

197/ 400 

Total Actual/Projected Cost ($000) 0 $3,425 $3,316 $3,577 $3,814 $3,706 $3,835 +Actual/Projected Cost per historic structure (in dollars) $0 $21,676 $18,217 $19,127 $20,397 $19,301 $19,467 +Comments: 

 In 2011, approximately 5 historic structures will be improved to good condition from existing inventostructures are added to the inventory at the beginning of each year changing the numerator anoverall percentage is directly affected by the number of historic structures added to the inventory thacondition. In 2008, 53% of the new inventory was in good condition, improving the overall percentathe new inventory was in poor condition, reducing the overall percentage. 

Percent of collections in DOI inventory in good condition. (i.e., maintained according to DOI museum property management collection standards). (SP) 

100% 

3 / 3 

100% 

3 / 3 

100% 

3 / 3 

100% 

3 / 3 

100% 

3 / 3 

100% 

3 / 3 

100% 

3 / 3 

Total Actual/Projected Cost ($000) $336 $826 $730 $655 $1,222 $657 $659 Actual/Projected Cost per collection (in dollars) $111,911 $275,540 $243,325 $218,437 $407 $219,091 $219,667 +Percent of paleontological localities in DOI inventory in good condition. (SP) 

98% 

14,980/ 

15,351 

97% 

18,652/ 

19,134 

88% 

19,421/ 

22,000 

95% 

19,421/ 

20,337 

96% 

19,421/ 

20,337 

95% 

19,471/ 

20,437 

95% 

19,521/ 

20,537 

Comments: The increase in 2006 actuals is the result of acquisition of additional data from non-Federal repositor

have been adjusted to reflect continued acquisition of data. 
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CULTURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT Performance Overview 

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Inventory Cultural and Paleontological Resources (acres). 47,554 52,735 75,271 50,075 68,503 50,075 50,075 Comments: 

Beginning in 2009, cultural inventories will focus on high risk areas that have a high density of potential for damage. Although the number of acres will decrease, the number of sites inventoried are higher cost, more complex inventories that will provide the BLM with detailed information for stabilize sites at greater risk. 

Restore and Protect Cultural/Paleontology Properties (number). 

315 461 1,106 261 268 285 285 

Monitor Cultural Properties and Paleontology Localities (number). 3,332 3,579 3,366 2,536 3,274 2,600 2,600 
Bureau of Land Management 2011 Budget Justifications 

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Activity: Land Resources 

Subactivity: Wild Horse and Burro Management

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2009 

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2010 

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Wild Horse & Burro ($000) 49,913 63,986 -265 +12,000 75,721 +11,735

 

FTE 147 152 0 +5 157 +5

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SCDF: Adopt-A-Horse Program 

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* The 2009 Actual column includes an increase of $9,300,000 due to a reprogramming for critical needs.

Summary of 2011 Program Changes for Wild Horse and Burro Management 

Request Component ($000) FTE 

Program Changes: 

• Program Increase +12,000 +5 

TOTAL, Program Changes +12,000 +5 

JUSTIFICATION OF 2011 PROGRAM CHANGES

The FY 2011 Wild Horse and Burro (WHB) Management Program budget request is 

$75,721,000 and 157 FTE, a program change of +$12,000,000 and +5 FTE from the FY 2010 

enacted. 

Wild Horse and Burro Management Program Increase (+12,000,000 / +5 FTE Positions) 

The increase will enhance application of fertility control for the reduction of population growth 

rates, which in turn will also reduce the number of animals placed in holding, and to care for 

unadopted animals which are estimated to number 45,955 by the end of FY 2011. Holding costs 

for these unadopted animals in FY 2011 are expected to be approximately $47.8 million. These 

costs will equate to over 63 percent of the program’s budget in FY 2011. The Secretary’s wild 

horse and burro management initiative helps address the increases in holding costs. 

Secretary’s Wild Horse and Burro Initiative 

In keeping with its mandate to manage and protect wild horses and burros, protect the 

rangeland from the impacts of overpopulation, and respond to the findings and 

recommendations of a 2009 Government Accountability Office report (GAO-09-77), all 

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The Secretary’s initiative proposes a more aggressive use of this drug to slow the population 

growth rate in the wild herds currently occupying Western rangelands. Because gathers are 

typically only 80 percent to 90 percent efficient, often times too few animals can be captured to 

both reduce population appropriate management levels and treat and release a significant 

number of mares. To effectively reduce population growth, 70 percent to 90 percent of breeding 

age mares in a herd must be treated. 

In FY 2011 the BLM will begin a program of gathering herds already at or near the appropriate 

management level to apply the drug to wild mares and return them to the range. Thus, BLM will 

gather about 2,500 additional animals under this scenario and apply the fertility control to about 

1,990 mares. The term appropriate management level means the population level where the 

wild horses and burros are in ecological balance with their habitat. In addition to applying 

fertility control, the sex ratios in the herds will be skewed in favor of male horses. Both fertility 

control and sex ratio skewing are strategies to slow population growth. 

In addition, BLM will continue gathering overpopulated herds (not yet at appropriate 

management levels) for removal, to treat as many mares as possible with the fertility control 

drug and then released back on to the range. The following table and chart shows that as the 

BLM implements the Secretary’s initiative, the program will increase its use of the fertility control 

drug and decrease the need for placing additional animals in holding. 

Number of Mares Treated with Fertility Control 

FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011

Gathers to Achieve AML / Slow Population Growth with Fertility Control 588 750 750

* Fertility Control Gathers 0 0 1,240

Total Mares Treated 588 750 1,990

Total Fertility Costs ($000) $769 $981 $4,224

* Fertility control will be applied to Herd Management Areas that have already achieved appropriate management levels. Animals

are gathered, fertility control applied, and the animals released.

In addition to applying fertility control to assist in slowing population growth rates on Western 

public rangelands, the BLM will also implement the following actions: 

o the active management of sex ratios on the range (skewed in favor of stallions to 

reduce the annual number of foal births); 

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o and the introduction of non-reproducing herds of geldings in some of the BLM’s 

existing Herd Management Areas in 10 Western states. The new strategies would 

also include placing more animals into private care. 

Preserves

The Secretary’s initiative also proposes the designation of a new wild horse preserve with the 

acquisition of acres on the productive grasslands in the Midwestern or Eastern areas of the 

country. Given limits on forage and water in the West because of persistent drought and 

catastrophic wildfire, any Midwestern or Eastern lands acquired by the BLM and/or its partners 

would provide an excellent opportunity to showcase these historic animals with the potential for 

boosting eco-tourism in rural communities. The wild horses placed in the preserve would be 

non-reproducing. 

The Secretary is proposing to manage the new preserves either directly by the BLM or through 

cooperative agreements between the BLM and private non-profit organizations or other partners

to reduce the agency’s off-the-range holding costs. BLM-owned preserves will be operated by 

the BLM, or through cooperative agreements between BLM and partners. In addition to the 

$12.0 million request for program increase in FY 2011, the BLM’s Land Acquisition Program 

budget request includes a total of $42.5 million for the acquisition of lands for a wild horse 

preserve. A preserve will differ from a contracted long-term holding facility in that it would be 

managed and operated by the BLM or an agency partner through a cooperative agreement, and 

would be open to the public creating opportunities for viewing, tourism and education. The 

preserve is similar to a contracted long-term holding facility in that both serve as pastures 

providing life-time care for unadopted animals. Currently long-term holding facilities are on 

private ranch lands secured through contracts. 

Treasured Herds

Lastly, the BLM will showcase certain herds on public lands in the West that deserve recognition 

with Secretarial or possibly congressional designations. These designations would highlight the 

special qualities of America’s wild horses while generating eco-tourism for nearby rural 

communities. 

The overall objective of the Secretary’s initiative is to ensure the health of the public lands so 

that the species that depend on them – including wild horses and burros – can thrive. Toward 

that end, the Secretary’s proposals would put the national WHB Management Program on a 

sustainable course. 

The proposed funding will also support the hiring of 5 new FTE’s including 2 specialists in 

Nevada, 2 specialists in Oregon, and 1 specialist in Idaho. These new positions will be 

responsible for herd management activities such as population inventory; fertility control and 

other population management actions that will include conducting removal operations to achieve 

appropriate management levels; administering adoptions and sale of excess animals; and the 

care of animals in holding that are not adopted or sold. 

The BLM’s goal is to achieve appropriate management levels of about 26,600 wild horses and 

burros on public rangelands in the near future. Achieving appropriate management levels, 

along with implementing additional management actions to slow population growth, will enable 

the Bureau to balance the annual number of animals removed from the range with the number 

of animals expected to be adopted annually in future years. 

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The BLM will also make every effort to increase the number of animals placed in good homes 

through the adoption program by increasing the program’s marketing efforts that will offer 

incentives to encourage sales and adoptions; and continue its partnership with the Mustang 

Heritage Foundation. 

Appropriations language is included in the BLM Budget to authorize the purchase of land for 

horse preserves and provide BLM with the authority to manage them. Other aspects of the 

Secretary’s Wild Horse and Burro Initiative will require authorizing legislation. The Secretary’s 

initiative will bring the reproduction and replacement rate of wild horses into closer alignment 

with the number adopted out each year, eliminating the need for any additional holding facilities 

in the near future. 

Protecting and Managing Wild Horses and Burros 

Under the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971, the BLM protects, manages, and 

controls wild horses and burros that roam Western public rangelands. The BLM manages these 

historic animals as part of its overall multiple-use mission. 

When Congress passed the 1971 law, it found that wild horses and burros – designated as 

“living symbols of the historic and pioneer spirit of the West” – were “fast disappearing from the 

American scene” because of their lack of legal protection. Now, nearly 40 years after that 

landmark law was enacted, these special animals are experiencing robust population growth 

under Federal protection. In fact, wild horse and burro herds, which have virtually no natural 

predators, grow at a rate of about 20 percent a year. 

Impacts from Overpopulated Herds

Because herds can double in size about every four years, the BLM must take measures to slow 

population growth rates through fertility control and other strategies. Still thousands of wild 

horses and burros must be removed from the range each year to protect public rangelands from 

the environmental impacts of herd overpopulation and in response to rangeland conditions. 

Currently, the Western rangeland free-roaming population of 37,000 wild horses and burros 

exceeds by about 10,000 the number the BLM has determined can exist in balance with other 

public rangeland resources and uses. It is estimated the current population of wild horses will 

decrease to a population on the range of approximately 29,500 by FY 2011 through BLMs 

planned gathers, a level of almost 20,000 fewer animals than were on the range in FY 2000. 

The graph below reflects the February populations of wild horses and burros that are estimated 

on February 28 of each year, rather than on September 30, which precedes the foaling period in 

horses. 

The need to manage populations is fully recognized by Congress in the 1971 law. Section 1333 

of the law mandates that once the Secretary of the Interior “determines...on the basis of all 

information currently available to him, that an overpopulation exists on a given area of the public 

lands and that action is necessary to remove excess animals, he shall immediately remove 

excess animals from the range so as to achieve appropriate management levels.” It also 

provides for controlling populations by sterilization or other options, thus authorizing the use 

fertility control drugs and sex ratio adjustments. 

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Government Accountability Office Finding: “Critical Crossroads”

When excess horses and burros are removed, the BLM feeds and cares for these animals in 

short-term corrals and long-term pastures while trying to place as many as possible into private 

care through adoptions or sales. Since 1971, the Bureau has adopted out nearly 225,000 wild 

horses and burros. 

 

While the BLM is working hard to boost adoptions, the public’s demand for adoptable wild 

horses has declined sharply in recent years (down from approximately 5,700 in FY 2005 to 

3,500 in FY 2009), leaving more than 39,500 horses and burros in corrals and pastures that 

must be kept operating at an annual cost of $35.9 million as of FY 2010. This figure, which is 

rising as the number of animals in holding increases, resulted in 70 percent of the program’s 

enacted funding level ($40.6 million) in FY 2009. This necessitated a reprogramming of $9.3 

million to the Wild Horse and Burro Management Program, resulting in a 2009 actual spending 

level of $49.9 million. Animals in holding, it should be noted, retain their “wild” status and 

remain under the protection of the BLM, which does not sell or send any horses or burros to 

slaughter. 

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) reviewed BLM’s wild horse and burro program in 

FY 2009 (GAO-09-77). The GAO found that while BLM has made progress toward establishing 

and achieving appropriate management levels, one of the vital challenges BLM faces is the 

limited options for dealing with unadoptable animals. Thus, GAO made 5 recommendations: (1) 

finalize and issue the new Wild Horse and Burro Program Handbook to standardize how 

appropriate management levels is to be established; (2) improve the accuracy of population 

estimates; (3) provide information on the treatment of animals to the public; (4) develop 

alternatives for long-term holding facilities and seek legislative changes if necessary; and (5) 

discuss with Congress ways to comply with provisions of the act that require destruction or sale 

without limitation of unadopted horses. The BLM accepted the recommendations, and has 

implemented all but the first recommendation. The FY 2011 budget increase will provide the 

funding necessary to continue implementation of the GAO’s recommendations. 

Note: The total population numbers are a result from the February census conducted annually.

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Program Performance Change 

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Comments 

In 2011, this measure includes an increase of $12,000,000 which will result in a 5% improvement, or an 

additional 9 Herd Management Areas (HMAs) achieving appropriate management levels. The 2011 

increase allows the Wild Horse & Burro (WHB) Program to apply a greater number of fertility control 

treatments, gather and hold additional horses, and continue adoption events. In 2010, the BLM received 

$63.9 million in direct appropriations for the WHB Program, an increase of $26,528,000 which allowed 

the WHB Program to gather and hold 11,500 additional horses which resulted in a 22% improvement in 

HMAs meeting objectives of FY 2009. The actual performance measure cost includes: direct and 

indirect appropriated funds; work done by reimbursable agreement, and available receipts. The HMA 

number has been reduced from 199 to 180. Smaller HMAs has been combined to facilitate efficiencies 

in management. Note: FY 2010 Budget Justifications state that smaller HMAs in BLM Nevada was 

combined to form larger complexes, and this change would reduce the denominator from 199 to 188 in 

2009. The planned change of 188 was actually reduced to 180 HMAs in 2009. 

Note: Projected costs may not equal program change as these are full costs, which may include funds from other sources and 

(or) use averages. 

Column A: The level of performance and costs expected in 2011 at the 2010 level plus funded fixed costs. Reflects the impact 

of prior year funding changes, management efficiencies, absorption of prior year fixed costs, and trend impacts, but does not 

reflect the proposed program change.

Column D: Out-year performance beyond 2011 addresses lagging performance — those changes occurring as a result of the 

program change (not total budget) requested in 2011. It does not include the impact of receiving the program change again in a 

subsequent out-year. 

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Program Components 

The BLM WHB Management Program is responsible for: 

• Implementing the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971, which requires the 

protection, management, and control of wild free-roaming horses and burros in a manner 

designed to achieve and maintain a thriving natural ecological balance on the public 

lands.

• Maintaining a current inventory of wild free-roaming horses and burros on prescribed 

Herd Management Areas.

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• Establishing appropriate management levels that are in balance with the ecosystem and 

other uses. 

• Managing wild horse and burro populations on the range and monitoring the animals and 

their habitat. 

• Determining whether AML should be achieved by removal or destruction of excess 

animals, or other options such as sterilization or natural controls on population levels. 

• Maintaining healthy herds and healthy rangelands by continually removing excess 

animals and attempting to reduce population growth rates using other options such as 

fertility control. 

• Assisting the United States Forest Service with operational aspects of wild horse and 

burro management on Forest Service Lands. 

Critical Factors 

Factors impacting performance include the following: expenses associated with the reduced 

public demand for horses (sale or adoption) and the costs to provide the animals with lifetime 

holding; fluctuating costs of hay and fuel; and emergency gathers. 

Comparison of Wild Horse and Burro Costs 

Adoptions and sales of wild horses have steadily declined (about 50 percent) from 7,630 

animals placed in FY 2001 to 3,706 placed in FY 2008; adoptions are vital to assisting in 

diminishing the number of animals in holding as horses live approximately 30-years and the 

mortality rate in long-term holding is estimated to be 3 percent annually. 

In FY 2009, the Bureau was able to acquire an additional 7,000 animal capacity in long-term 

holding, and have had a number of inquiries from landowners interested in providing this 

service. Historically, it has been easier for BLM to obtain long-term holding facility contracts 

when cattle prices are low. It is difficult to predict the availability of land for long-term holding 

and the Secretary’s initiative for the purchase of preserves will give the BLM greater flexibility by 

allowing for public access, an increase in educational and marketing opportunities, and the 

potential to increase tourism for nearby communities, and reduce holding costs through 

partnership preserves. The graph below illustrates the total number of animals on the range, 

Note: The majority of program expenses are holding costs. Since 2002, holding costs have increased from 52.5 percent to 67.9 

percent. 

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those removed from the range, the number of animals adopted, and the number of animals in a 

holding facility. 

Note: Funding levels include appropriated funds, reimbursable funds, benefiting subactivities (prior years), and reprogrammings. 

Total High AML means the population level where the wild horses and burros are in ecological balance with their occupied habitat. 

Total Population on the Range is the number of animals after the annual census is conducted in February. 

Funding History and Other Funding Sources 

• In FY 2009 – The population on the range increased to approximately 37,000 animals 

resulting in the need to request a reprogramming of $9.3 million. The total program 

costs for this FY 2009 was $52.4 million. 

• In FY 2010 – The enacted appropriation of $63.986 million will enable BLM to conduct 

gathers and remove animals from the range to holding facilities, maintain the animals in 

holding, aggressively promote adoptions, fund herd management activities on the range 

for progress toward achieving appropriate management levels in the near future, meet 

holding and other fixed costs, and increase the application and implementation of sex 

ratio and fertility control. 

• In FY 2011 – The BLM will care for approximately 45,000 horses in holding facilities at a 

projected cost of $47.8 million. 

• The BLM partners with the United States Forest Service (USFS) to provide expertise 

and operating resources to gather wild horses and burros to meet the strategic goal of 

appropriate management levels. The USFS annually transfers funds to BLM, as 

authorized by Congress, to remove, prepare, hold and adopt excess horses and burros 

from National Forest System lands. 

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2011 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE

A requested increase in funding from the FY 2010 enacted level, including $12.0 million in the 

Wild Horse and Burro Management Program and $42.5 million in the Land Acquisition account 

that performance in the subactivity will still include the following: 

• In partnership with the Humane Society of the United States, reduce population growth 

by increasing fertility control of mares using Porcine Zona Pellucida (PZP) by way of 

gathers, treatments and releases; and adjusting the sex ratio of stallions through 

gathers, gelding and releases. 

• Continue herd management activities, which include accelerating efforts toward 

achieving and maintaining wild horse and burro populations at appropriate management 

levels (AML) by gathering and removing the animals from the range. 

• In February following the fall gather season, estimate the population of wild horses and 

burros on the range. 

• Intensify research to acquire longer acting fertility control agents. 

• Increase adoptions and sales through new policies and expanded partnerships that will 

include special events and showcases, virtual adoptions, and the trainer incentive 

programs. The program will continue working with partners to develop new marketing 

strategies and incentives.

• Initiate the implementation of a portion of the Secretary’s Wild Horse Initiative, which 

involves the purchase of lands and the creation of wild horse preserves on productive 

grasslands of the Midwest or Eastern portion of the United States. Please refer to the 

Land Acquisition subactivity and the General Statement for more information.

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Wild Horse and Burro Management Areas: Cumulative percent of number of Herd Management Areas achieving appropriate management levels. (Bur) 

72% 

145/ 201 

66% 

131/ 199 

55% 

109/ 199 

43% 

85/ 199 

44% 

78/ 180 

66% 

119/ 180 

71% 

128/180 +5

Total Actual/Projected Cost ($000) $44,543 $47,797 $50,660 $52,452 $57,406 $78,980 $91,325 +$12Actual/Projected Cost per Herd Management Area (in dollars) $307,195 $364,861 $464,771 $538,654 $736 $724,587 $652,321 -$72Comment: 

In 2011, this measure includes an increase of $12,000,000 which will result in a 5% improvement, or an Management Areas achieving appropriate management levels. The 2011 increase allows the Wild Horsto gather and hold additional horses, and continue adoption events. In 2010, this measure includes an $26,528,000 which allows the Wild Horse & Burro program to gather and hold 11,500 additional horses 22% improvement in Herd Management Areas meeting objectives of FY 2009. In 2010, the BLM receivdirect appropriations for the WH&B program. The actual performance measure cost includes: direct and appropriated funds; work done by reimbursable agreement, and available receipts. The Herd Managembeen reduced from 199 to 180. Smaller Herd Management Areas have been combined to facilitate efficmanagement. Note: FY 2010 Budget Justifications state that smaller HMAs in BLM Nevada was combined to form largthis change would reduce the denominator from 199 to 188 in 2009. The planned change of 188 was ac180 HMAs in 2009. 

Adopt Wild Horses and Burros (number). 5,790 4,920 3,739 3,325 3,398 3,595 3,500 -Long Term Hold Wild Horses and Burros (number feed days). 

new 

in 2008 

new 

in 2008 7,887,182 8,322,000 7,079,142 8,966,500 10,251,500 +1,28

Prepare/Hold Wild Horses and Burros (short term holding-number feed days). 

9,566,927 10,416,712 3,332,207 3,681,050 3,710,077 3,710,435 5,601,230 +1,89

Comments: In 2008, holding for Wild Horses and Burros is split into two separate targets, long term and short term hGather/Remove Wild Horses and Burros (number) 9,310 6,420 5,221 5,500 5603 11,500 10,500 -1,
Bureau of Land Management 2011 Budget Justifications 

Chapter IV – Management of Lands and Resources 

Activity: Wildlife and Fisheries Management 

 2011 

 DOI-Wide Program Change 

 2009 2010 Changes Changes Budget from 2010 

Subactivity Actual* Enacted (+/ -) (+/ -) Request (+/-) 

 Wildlife Mgt 

 

$ 34,823 36,592 -251 -1,000 35,341 -1,251

FTE 218 225 0 0 225 0

 Fisheries Mgt 

 

$ 13,302 13,765 -124 -125 13,516 -249

FTE 98 98 0 0 98 0

Total Activity 

 

$ 48,125 50,357 -375 -1,125 48,857 -1,500

FTE 316 323 0 0 323 0

* The 2009 Actual column includes a decrease of $364,000 due to a reprogramming for critical needs into the Wild 

Horse and Burro Management subactivity. 

The 2011 budget request for the Wildlife and Fisheries Management activity is $48,857,000 and 

323 FTE, which represents a change of -$1,500,000 from the 2010 enacted level. 

ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION 

The Wildlife and Fisheries Management activity maintains and restores fish and wildlife and 

their habitats by conserving and monitoring habitat conditions, conducting inventories of fish and 

wildlife resources, and developing cooperative management plans, while providing for 

environmentally responsible recreation and commercial uses. Funding for this program supports 

the staff that develops program policy and projects at all levels within the BLM. Management 

actions emphasize on-the ground and in-the-water actions that measurably increase the health 

of fish and wildlife populations and reduce the need to federally list species of fish and wildlife. 

This activity supports the Climate Change Adaptation Initiative and Healthy Landscapes 

program by improving the health of watersheds and sustaining biological communities. The 

overall goal of the fisheries and wildlife programs is to restore and maintain proper functioning 

conditions in aquatic, riparian, wetland and upland systems managed by BLM, with the goal of 

providing suitable conditions for biological communities to flourish. See the text box on next 

page for definition of “proper functioning condition.” 

The BLM manages the largest amount and the greatest diversity of wildlife habitat of any 

Federal agency. The BLM’s management responsibilities encompass a large percentage of 

America’s western landscapes, including major portions of all of the American desert 

ecosystems, which include the sagebrush biome, and portions of the Colorado Plateau. The 

BLM is also responsible for managing 15 million acres of short and mid-grass prairies, and 

nearly 55 million acres of forest and woodland habitats. In addition, the BLM's diverse land base 

includes over 117,000 miles of fishable streams and rivers, over three million acres of lakes and 

reservoirs, and an abundance of wetlands. Because of their isolation, BLM lands include many 

of America’s rarest habitats, which support many rare plant and animal communities. 

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BLM’s Fish and Wildlife Management program personnel play a significant role in BLM’s 

multiple use mission. In-depth knowledge of fish and wildlife resources, combined with 

knowledge and experience in managing habitats, are key functions of the biologists that work for 

the BLM. In addition, their experience and expertise regarding environmental laws and 

regulations is critical to BLM’s ability to effectively manage commercial uses on public lands, 

while minimizing environmental damage to resources. 

Definition Proper Functioning Condition 

Riparian-wetland areas are functioning properly when adequate vegetation, landform, or large 

woody debris is present to dissipate stream energy associated with high water flows, thereby 

reducing erosion and improving water quality; filter sediment, capture bed load, and aid 

floodplain development, improve flood-water retention and groundwater recharge; develop root 

masses that stabilize stream banks against cutting action; develop diverse pond and channel 

characteristics to provide the habitat and the water depth, duration, and temperature necessary 

for fish production, waterfowl breeding, and other uses; and support greater biodiversity. The 

functioning condition of riparian wetland areas is a result of interaction among geology, soil, 

water, and vegetation. 

 

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Activity: Wildlife and Fisheries Management 

Subactivity: Wildlife Management 

 2011 

 

2009 

Actual 

2010 

Enacted 

DOI-wide 

Changes 

(+/-) 

Program 

Changes 

(+/-) 

Budget 

Request 

Change 

from 2010 

(+/-) 

 Wildlife Management ($000) 35,074 36,592 -251 -1,000 35,341 -1,251

 

FTE 218 225 0 0 225 0

Other Major Resources: 

Trust Funds - Sikes Act (7124) 145 204 204 0

Major Program IT Investments: 

 

* The 2009 Actual column includes a decrease of $251,000 due to a reprogramming for critical needs into the 

Wild Horse and Burro Management subactivity. 

Summary of 2011 Program Changes for Wildlife Mgt. 

Request Component ($000) FTE 

Program Changes: 

• Reduce Base Funding -1,000 0 

TOTAL, Program Changes -1,000 0 

JUSTIFICATION OF 2011 PROGRAM CHANGES

The 2010 budget request for the Wildlife Management program is $35,341,000 and 225 FTE, a 

program change of -$1,000,000 from the 2010 enacted level, and a decrease for DOI-wide 

changes of -$251,000 from the 2010 enacted level. 

Reduce Base Funding (-$1,000,000) – The BLM proposes a reduction in lower priority wildlife 

management activities in order to focus on higher priority activities. 

WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Program Components 

Over 3,000 species of wildlife occur on BLM’s 253 million acres, dispersed over some of the 

Nation’s most ecologically diverse and essential wildlife habitat. BLM-managed lands are vital 

to big game, upland game, waterfowl, shorebirds, songbirds, raptors and hundreds of species of 

non-game mammals, reptiles, and amphibians. 

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The BLM Wildlife Program is responsible for maintaining, restoring, and conserving wildlife 

habitat as an integral part of BLM’s multiple use mission and priorities which includes: 

• Implementing and maintaining habitat improvement projects. 

• Implementing conservation actions in support of sensitive species and their habitats. 

• Monitoring to ensure the effectiveness of habitat management actions. 

• Collecting inventory data to provide a solid foundation to support Land Use Planning and 

ensure Land Use Plan implementation. 

• Implementing on-the-ground habitat conservation and restoration treatments on a 

landscape scale in priority focal areas under the Healthy Landscapes program.. 

Critical Factors 

• Wildlife habitat loss and fragmentation, due to both anthropogenic (e.g. urban 

expansion, energy development) and non-anthropogenic (drought, disease) factors, and 

exacerbated by the effects of climate change, are seemingly outpacing habitat 

restoration and enhancement activities, resulting in significant declines for some wildlife 

species. 

• Authorization of land uses impacting wildlife habitat may significantly increase in 

conjunction with new energy initiatives. 

Means and Strategies 

• In 2009 and 2010, the BLM has undertaken several rapid ecoregional assessments to 

better address the management of wildlife and habitat resources at a scale equivalent to 

the intensified broad-scale land use pressures and associated stressors, including 

catastrophic wild fire and associated degradation and conversion of native vegetation 

communities, disease as well as the compounding effect of climate change. 

• BLM is working to standardize and integrate data across landscapes and jurisdictions to 

gain a fuller understanding of changes to wildlife populations across geographic regions, 

and better coordinate actions to mitigate species decline. 

• Once completed, rapid ecoregional assessments aid in identification of the highest 

priority areas for wildlife habitat protection and enhancement at an ecoregional scale 

consistent with the range and distribution of many wildlife species, transcending 

currently defined administrative boundaries. 

• In 2010, the BLM identified the highest priority wildlife-related data layers needed. The 

first data layer initiated was a range-wide greater sage-grouse “key habitat” map, in 

coordination with State fish and wildlife agencies. While all BLM State Offices have 

identified “key” sage-grouse habitat, there is not consistency in the definition of “key 

habitat” or in the methodologies utilized to identify “key habitat”. The sage-grouse “key 

habitat” map will be based upon a standardized methodology (adopted by the State fish 

and wildlife agencies) for identifying the highest priority areas for sage-grouse habitat 

protection that are necessary to ensure sustainable sage-grouse populations. 

• The majority of species and habitats present on BLM lands do not occur exclusively on 

lands administered by the BLM. Additionally, BLM land ownership is not spatially 

contiguous, both at the regional and site scales. Therefore, BLM works closely with its 

partners across jurisdictional boundaries so that wildlife conservation measures applied 

on BLM lands are effective. The BLM currently has Memoranda of Understanding in 

place with the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (for sagebrush habitat 

management), the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (for coordination of energy 

and wildlife issues) as well as MOUs pledging BLM support in the North American Bird 

Conservation Initiative, Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation and the North 

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American Pollinator Protection Campaign. For example, as a result of the 

aforementioned MOUs, the BLM has: 

o Developed standardized regionally-specific habitat management guidelines for 

reptile and amphibian habitats that have been distributed to all BLM Field offices 

o Supported development and implementation of standardized avian monitoring 

protocols to ascertain population trends across jurisdictional boundaries 

o Established better coordination and collaboration with important partner 

organizations including Federal, State, and non-governmental organizations. 

• Consistent with BLM policy direction, the BLM works closely with state fish and wildlife 

agencies on wildlife resource issues, in particular in support and implementation of State 

Wildlife Action Plans, which establish broader-scale wildlife priorities and identifies the 

species of greatest conservation need as well as the habitats necessary for their 

protection. 

Funding History and Other Funding Sources 

• Annually the Wildlife Program expends approximately 75 percent of received funding on 

“on-the-ground” vegetation treatments, habitat enhancement projects, and associated 

monitoring to restore wildlife habitat, and to confirm the effectiveness of management 

actions undertaken. The remaining 25% of received funding is spent primarily on 

inventory and planning activities. 

• Much of the Wildlife Program work is accomplished through leveraging of additional 

dollars, equipment, and labor from Federal and non-Federal partners with shared 

wildlife-related objectives. 

Demands, Trends and Resources 

Anthropogenic (e.g. urban expansion, energy development) and non anthropogenic (drought, 

disease) driven landscape level changes on the public lands are seemingly out-pacing habitat 

restoration and enhancement activities. 

2011 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE

• In 2009, just 50 percent of the fish, wildlife, and plant species, designated by BLM State 

Office Directors as species of management concern, were meeting established 

population or habitat objectives. 

• BLM is providing policies and instructions to clarify the direction of the program, which 

aims to increase the number of species of management concern meeting or exceeding 

established objectives by at least one percent across the BLM in 2010 and 2011??. 

• During 2010 and 2011 and in partnership with State fish and wildlife agencies, BLM will 

develop wildlife indicators that more accurately reflect the variety and condition of wildlife 

species and habitat across the system of public lands. 

• BLM will Initiate compilation of existing wildlife data to regional-scale geospatial data 

layers (through data aggregation, edge mapping, etc.) such that data layers reflect the 

distribution and range of wildlife species, not resource area boundaries, promoting more 

effective wildlife habitat management within the context of other mandated land uses. 

 

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PLANT CONSERVATION PROGRAM

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Program Components 

There are number of widely varying ecologies within the Bureau’s 253 million acres of public 

land. These ecologies contain a diversity of native plant communities that provide the 

foundation for fish, wildlife and pollinator habitats that humans ultimately depend upon. 

The BLM Plant Conservation Program is responsible for protecting, maintaining and restoring 

Western native plant communities on public lands. The program consists of the following 

elements: 

• Identifying, evaluating, and protecting rare plants on public lands, including NLCS units. 

• Understanding the effects of climate change on native plant species and native plant 

communities on public land. 

• Developing genetically appropriate native plant materials for restoring and maintaining 

habitat for wildlife, fisheries, pollinators and endangered species 

• Providing leadership and infrastructure on native plant materials development by 

coordinating with all BLM programs to ensure native plant material needs are met. 

• Seed collection and curation. 

• Seed storage. 

• Developing seed transfer zones and guidelines. 

• Establishing interagency ecoregional native plant materials coordinating teams. 

• Monitoring to ensure effectiveness of native plant materials that have been developed. 

• Implementing on-the-ground habitat conservation and restoration treatments on a 

landscape scale in priority focal areas. 

• Enhancing partnerships and volunteer opportunities for plant conservation. 

Critical Factors 

• The effects of global climate change, drought, disease, catastrophic wildfire, and urban 

growth and development are altering native plant communities across the West. As 

rainfall and temperatures change, native plant species (and native plant communities) 

may not adapt as fast as the environment changes, thus affecting wildlife and other 

species’ ability to survive. 

• Native plant materials, like agronomic crops, take an average of 10-20 years to develop 

as consistent, reliable commercially available species. 

Demands Trends and Resources

• BLM purchased over 11 million pounds of native seed between 2004 and 2008, an 

average of 2.2 million pounds per year. Over that span, BLM has also purchased over 

6.6 million pounds of non-native seed because native seed is not available in the 

quantity and quality that the BLM needs to meet its multiple-use mandate. 

 Accomplishments Since 2001 

• First program to coordinate native plant materials development on a national scale. 

• Made over 9,000 collections of native seed since program’s inception. 

• Evaluated more than 3,327 taxa of forbs, grasses and shrubs. 

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• Coordinated 65 seed collecting teams across BLM and other Federal agency lands 

(FWS, ARS, DOD, FS, NPS, BOR), as well as private and non-federal lands. 

• Utah, Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona - Established a Native Plant Materials 

Development Coordinating Office for the Colorado Plateau to develop an Interagency 

Colorado Plateau Native Plant Materials Strategy. 

• Pacific Northwest- Cooperate with the USDA Forest Service Seed Extractory in Bend, 

OR to clean, test and distribute native seed collections. 

• Nationwide- Development of protocols for movement of native plant materials. 

• Collaborate with 10 western NRCS Plant Materials Centers. 

• Idaho- Continue developing native seed through the Great Basin Native Plant Selection 

and Increase Project with over 25 partners covering 7 states. 

• Support the Intertribal Nursery Council to ensure Native American participation in native 

plant materials development. 

• Developed four training courses in native plant materials (seed collecting, seed 

processing, selecting native plants, and electronic field notes), held 32 sessions and 

trained over 1,700 people. 

• Maintained and enhanced the Seeds of Success website (www.nps.gov/plants/sos) and 

database to manage and make available the information on native plant materials 

development, including collecting protocol, collection records, seed images, and 

germination protocols that have been developed for 1000 BLM species. 

2011 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE

In 2010, BLM will: increase seed storage capacity to 2.3 million pounds, including 225,000 

pounds of cold storage, expand seed collection and curation by 2,500 collections, develop seed 

transfer zones for 50 species, establish eco-regional native plant materials development 

programs in Southern California and Wyoming Basin, continue to support the Great Basin, 

Colorado Plateau and Northern New Mexico Native Plant Materials Development Offices, and 

coordinate 70 nationwide wildland seed collection teams with BLM offices, other Federal and 

State agencies and botanic gardens across the country through Seeds of Success. 

In 2011, BLM’s Plant Conservation Program will continue to develop predictions of where rare 

plant species would move due to climatological changes using current locality information and 

various climate models. These predictions are critical as BLM plans for the conservation and 

maintenance of rare plant species under various climate scenarios. 

The Plant Conservation Program will also continue to work with NatureServe in developing 

“vulnerability indices” for native plant species targeted for restoration use on public land. As 

climates change, some species will expand their ranges while others will contract. The 

challenge is predicting which species will expand and which will contract. Assessing priority 

restoration species will provide a means of dividing species into groups of relative risk to climate 

change, which will assist BLM in prioritizing native seed collections. 

 

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WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT Performance Overview 

 Measure 2006 Actual 2007 Actual 2008 Actual 2009 Planned 2009 Actual 2010 Plan 2011 Plan 

 Ch

from 

Pl

2

Percent of populations of species of management concern that are managed to desired condition. (SP) 

new 

measure 

39% 

177/ 453 

54% 

281/ 519 

51% 

306/ 595 

51% 

306/ 595 

52% 

310/ 595 

52% 

312/ 595 

Total Actual/Projected Cost ($000) $0 $43,303 $50,340 $50,791 $39,842 $51,049 $51,307 +$Actual/Projected Cost per population (in dollars) $0 $244,652 $179,147 $165,984 $130,204 $164,674 $164,446 -$Comment: 

The BLM continues to focus base funding to improve performance directly related to ESA listed species. species of management concern to desired condition require multi-year efforts that may show res“Species of management concern” refers to invasive (harmful and non-native to the environment) condition would be accomplished by the eradication or reduction to a manageable level of invasive speci

Program Contributors: 

Wildlife and Threatened and Endangered Species Management provides 68% of the results for contributors include: O&C Resources, 11%; Challenge Cost Share, 9%; Reimbursable and ContribuResources, 2%; and Other Resources, 4%. 

Number of acres of habitat restored or enhanced that directly support ESA listed and Bureau sensitive species conservation or recovery. (SP/PART) 

118,047 217,608 324,113 250,000 284,261 250,000 250,000 

Comment: 

Restoring and enhancing acres of habitat is a vital step to achieving acres in desired condition. As Resource Management program assessment, the BLM will continue to increase performance that directand Bureau sensitive species conservation and recovery. Acres of habitat restored or enhanced is baplanned which will vary each year. 

Program Contributors: The Wildlife program provides 90% of the results for this measure. Other contributors include: Fisheries

Management, 9%; and O&C Wildlife Management, .5%. 

Inventory Wildlife/Plant Habitat (acres). 9,490,879 8,492,223 5,317,172 4,798,104 4,789,748 4,700,000 4,700,000 Apply Shrub/Grassland Vegetation Treatments (acres). 73,857 195,666 280,112 252,071 188,467 252,000 210,000 -42Construct Shrub, Grassland, Woodland, Forest Projects (number). 201 180 160 149 206 150 160 +Maintain Shrub, Grassland, Woodland, Forest Projects (number). 1,444 1,512 1,586 1,598 1,622 1,500 1,500 Implement Species Recovery/ Conservation Actions (number). 33 45 79 54 63 54 65 +Monitor Terrestrial Habitat (acres). 12,552,630 7,310,338 5,884,516 5,503,045 5,978,944 5,500,000 5,500,000 
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 Measure 2006 Actual 2007 Actual 2008 Actual 2009 Planned 2009 Actual 2010 Plan 2011 Plan 

 Ch

from 

Pl

2

Monitor Species Populations (number). 2,821 2,950 3,625 3,288 4,024 3,200 4,000 +Monitor Shrub/Grassland Vegetation Treatments (acres). 33,909 113,379 96,219 104,688 110,512 104,000 110,000 +6
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Activity: Wildlife and Fisheries Management 

Subactivity: Fisheries Management

 2011 

 

2009 

Actual 

2010 

Enacted 

DOI-wide 

Changes 

(+/-) 

Program 

Changes 

(+/-) 

Budget 

Request 

Change 

from 2010 

(+/-) 

 Fisheries Management ($000) 13,415 13,765 -124 -125 13,516 -249

 

FTE 98 98 0 0 98 0

Other Major Resources: 

Major Program IT Investments: 

* The 2009 Actual column includes a decrease of $113,000 due to a reprogramming for critical needs into the 

Wild Horse and Burro Management subactivity. 

Summary of 2011 Program Changes for Fisheries Mgt. 

Request Component ($000) FTE 

Program Changes: 

• Reduce Base Funding -125 0 

TOTAL, Program Changes -125 0 

JUSTIFICATION OF 2011 PROGRAM CHANGES

The 2011 budget request for the Fisheries Management program is $13,516,000 and 98 FTE, a 

program change of -$125,000 and -1 FTE, and a DOI-wide changes decrease of -$124,000 

from the 2010 enacted level. 

Reduce Base Funding (-$125,000): The BLM will decrease funding for lower-priority Fisheries 

Management activities and will continue to maintain core functions in the Fisheries program by 

focusing on the highest priority work, while implementing program efficiencies where possible. 

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Program Components 

The BLM manages lands that directly affect over 117,000 miles of fish-bearing streams and 

almost three million acres of reservoirs and natural lakes. BLM’s rivers, lakes, and streams are 

of national ecological, cultural, and recreational importance. These fish-bearing waters support 

diverse habitat for hundreds of native fish species, support subsistence fisheries that sustain 

traditional Native American cultural practices, and provide exceptional recreational opportunities 

for the public. 

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The BLM Fisheries Management Program is responsible for: 

• Maintaining, restoring, and conserving aquatic-related species and habitats consistent 

with BLM’s multiple use mission and priorities. 

• Implementing lake, wetland, stream, and riparian treatments and projects. 

• Assisting in the design of other BLM program activities to ensure mitigation of actions 

affecting fish, other aquatic species, and their habitat are appropriate. 

• Monitoring to ensure the effectiveness of management actions, including subsistence 

actions on BLM land in Alaska through the Federal Subsistence Management Program. 

• Participating in angler activities with State fish and game agencies through various 

Memoranda of Understanding and Memoranda of Agreement. This activity generates 

cooperation among federal, state, and local levels for planning and implementing 

mutually beneficial activities related to hunting, fishing, and shooting sports conducted 

on federal lands. 

• Implementing stream and wetland conservation and restoration treatments in focused 

areas under the Healthy Landscapes program such as the Northern Great Basin. 

Critical Factors 

The following represent the primary challenges facing the Fisheries program: 

• Climate change is quickly emerging as a key threat to fish and fish habitat as it forces 

changes to the aquatic habitat on BLM lands. Specifically drought, changes in runoff and 

flow patterns, and the increasing risk of catastrophic wildfire individually and collectively 

impact aquatic resources. The effects of climate change place higher stress upon 

aquatic ecosystems in the arid west, and a greater focus on the conservation of these 

habitats will be essential for their long term persistence. 

• The priority for development of renewable energy (hydropower, wind, solar, and 

geothermal) will place increasing demands on the fisheries workforce to ensure sites of 

high potential for development, and the transmission corridors linking these sites to the 

energy grid, are developed in a responsible manner consistent with the needs of aquatic 

resources. 

• The licensing and relicensing of hydropower projects creates a significant opportunity to 

direct the development of license conditions to conserve fisheries resources so that 

federal trust responsibilities are met for the next 30-50 years. 

• Addressing the need for fish-passable culvert replacements. Culvert upgrades result in 

the reconnection of high quality habitat for numerous aquatic species. Culvert 

restorations are extremely efficient in that they result in the restoration of a large amount 

of habitat, while only resulting in a small construction footprint. Culvert fish passage 

projects have the ability to return fish to mature, functioning riparian and in-stream 

habitats. 

• Addressing threats from failure of non-system roads. Catastrophic sediment inputs can 

result where historic, poorly planned roads made of soft fill material cannot pass the 

required amount of water downstream. Ponding occurs as the standing water upstream 

of the road overtops the road prism resulting in mass wasting, or catastrophic, erosion 

filling the downstream fish habitat with sediment. 

• The Fisheries program is continuing to address increasing threats from aquatic invasive 

species such as the quagga mussel, New Zealand mudsnail, and the zebra mussel. 

Aquatic invasive species are a threat to the viability and longevity of the native fish 

communities. They transform entire foodwebs and clog water pipes by out-competing 

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the native fauna and have the potential to become the dominant member of the 

community offering little or no nutritional value to fishes. In addition, these aquatic 

invasive have the potential to clog reservoir water pipes that reduces needed 

downstream flow to communities and fowl recreational water craft through attachment to 

hulls and power equipment. 

Means and Strategies 

The following represent the primary means by which the Fisheries program plans to meet its 

current and future challenges: 

• The Fisheries program engages recreational users, private groups, local communities, 

government agencies, and other stakeholders in the process of conservation. For 

example, the active participation in the National Fish Habitat Action Plan helps the 

Fisheries Program to better achieve its goal of improving, protecting and restoring 

aquatic resources for fish preservation and the experiences and opportunities the the 

public enjoys. 

• The BLM Assessment, Inventory, and Monitoring Strategy (AIM) allows the program to 

be more efficient in collecting, analyzing, and reporting data measuring aquatic 

conditions across BLM lands. AIM work is conducted to support BLM’s ability to make 

and implement decisions, and to determine the effectiveness of those decisions for 

plans, permits, projects, and in the allocation of resources. 

• Ongoing support of BLM’s Aquatic Monitoring Lab, a cooperative program with Utah 

State University, which provides field offices with baseline information needed to assess 

the condition and evaluate the performance of various land management decisions and 

projects. 

• Fisheries personnel at the national and state levels are working with counterparts in 

state and other federal agencies to develop strategies and programs to minimize the 

spread of aquatic invasive species. The spread of invasive species is largely due to 

recreational use (boating, fishing gear, waders, etc.), water development projects, for 

example transwatershed diversions (piped water transfer from one drainage to another), 

and through fire suppression activities. These actions could result in the use of infected 

water in clean watersheds. The Fisheries program has recently become a member of the 

interagency Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force. Membership will better assist 

program coordination because the BLM shares management authority of aquatic 

resources throughout the west, and because is a partner in the “Stop Aquatic 

Hitchhikers!” 

Funding History and Other Funding Sources 

• Approximately 34 percent of Fisheries funding ($4.5 million) supports priority proactive 

fish habitat conservation in support of the National Fish Habitat Action Plan. 

2011 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE

Since 2004, the BLM has redesigned its national program framework to fit within the broader 

fisheries/water Joint Ventures Initiative “National Fish Habitat Action Plan” (or NFHAP). 2011 

will mark the first year in which the performance of each BLM State Fisheries Program will be 

evaluated against the NFHAP. The NFHAP is a key component in the Fisheries Program five 

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year Strategic Plan and will closely guide the program particularly with our aquatic habitat 

improvement program. 

• Lake and wetland treatments will remain constant in 2011 from 2010 levels, with 1,429 

acres treated. 

• Fewer fisheries populations were monitored as a result of refining the technical 

definition of what constitutes a population to provide a more accurate picture of what is 

happening on the ground (this change does not affect the number of species monitored, 

or the actual number of fish monitored, but only how the monitoring data is aggregated 

to the population level). 

• Acres of habitat monitored (1,303), and species populations monitored (403) will 

decrease slightly from 2010.

• The percent of populations of species of management concern managed to desired 

condition will increase slightly (+1%) in 2011.

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FISHERIES MANAGEMENT Performance Overview 

 Measure 2006 Actual 2007 Actual 2008 Actual 2009 Plan 2009 Actual 2010 Plan 2011 Plan 

 C

Percent of populations of species of management concern that are managed to desired condition. (SP) 

new 

measure 

39% 

177/ 453 

54% 

281/ 519 

51% 

306/ 595 

51% 

306/ 595 

52% 

310/ 595 

52% 

312/ 595 

Total Actual/Projected Cost ($000) N/A $43,303 $50,340 $50,791 $39,842 $51,049 $51,307 Actual/Projected Cost per Population (in dollars) N/A $244,652 $179,147 $165,984 $130,204 $164,674 $164,446 Program Contributors: 

Fisheries Management provides 7% of the results of this measure or the equivalent of 21 out management concern managed to desired condition in 2010. The funding contribution is appFisheries Management appropriation. Other contributors are listed in the Goal Performance Table. 

Number of (stream/shoreline) miles of habitat restored or enhanced that directly support ESA listed and Bureau sensitive species conservation or recovery. (SP/) 

159 214 253 225 314 250 225 

Comment: Restoring and enhancing miles of habitat is a vital step to achieving acres in desired condition. M

or enhanced is based on actual projects planned which will vary between years. 

Contributing Programs: The Fisheries program provides 89% of the results for this measure. Other contributors include: 

5%; and Threatened and Endangered Species Management, 6%; and Western Oregon Wildlife Ma

Apply Lake/Wetland Treatments (acres). 1,142 1,058 1,765 3,572 3,652 1,429 1,429 Apply Stream/Riparian Treatments (miles). 159 214 208 244 249 250 250 Construct Lake/Wetland/Stream/ Riparian Projects (number). 91 110 98 106 100 94 94 Maintain Lake/Wetland/Stream/ Riparian Projects (number). 250 254 256 281 257 275 275 Implement Species Recovery/Conservation Actions (number). 25 51 68 67 96 62 62 Monitor Stream/Riparian Habitat (miles). 1,498 1,114 1,422 1,184 2,216 1,355 1,303 Monitor Species Populations (number). * 460 444 496 525 926 421 403 

*This measure was modified in 2010 to change what constitutes a population to provide a more accurate picture of what is happening on the gro

not affect the number of species monitored, or the actual number of fish monitored, but only how the monitoring data is aggregated to the populati
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Activity: Threatened and Endangered Species 

Management 

 

2009 

Actual* 

2010 

Enacted 

2011 

Change 

from 

2010 

 (+/-) 

DOI-wide 

Changes 

(+/-) 

Program 

Changes 

(+/-) 

Budget 

Request 

Threatened & Endangered Species 

($000) 21,574 22,612 -207 -385 22,020 -592

 

FTE 155 155 0 1 156 +1

Other Major Resources: 

Major Program IT Investments: 

* The 2009 Actual column includes a decrease of $139,000 due to a reprogramming for critical needs into the Wild 

Horse and Burro Management subactivity. 

Summary of 2011 Program Changes for Threatened & Endangered Species Mgt. 

Request Component ($000) FTE 

Program Changes: 

• Reprogramming (Headwaters funding) +115 +1 

• Reduce Base Funding -200 0 

• Eliminate Red Band Trout and Salmon Earmark -300 0 

TOTAL, Program Changes -385 +1 

JUSTIFICATION OF 2011 PROGRAM CHANGES

The 2011 budget request for the Threatened and Endangered Species Management program is 

$22,020,000 and 156 FTE, a program change of -$385,000 and +1 FTE, and an absorption of 

DOI-wide changes of -$207,000 from the 2010 enacted level. 

Reprogramming (Headwaters Funding) (+$115,000, +1 FTE) – In 2011, BLM is proposing to 

permanently reprogram some Public Domain Forestry program funds to the Threatened and 

Endangered Species Management program. The reprogrammed funds would be used to fund 

work at the Headwaters NM/NCA that meet Threatened and Endangered Species program 

priorities. 

Reduce Base Funding (-$200,000) –The BLM proposes a $200,000 base program reduction in 

lower priority T&E work. BLM also will promote efficiencies where possible. 

Elimination of the Red Band Trout and Salmon Earmark (-$300,000) – In 2010, Congress 

provided an additional $300,000 to fund red band trout and salmon habitat assessment and 

restoration work in Nevada with Trout Unlimited. The 2011 budget proposes eliminating this 

earmark in order to address higher priorities. 

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PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Program Components 

BLM-administered lands provide important habitat for 245 federally listed threatened or 

endangered species. Additionally, there are 30 federal candidate species, and more than 700 

rare plant species found on BLM lands, 400 of which are found only on BLM lands. 

BLM’s successful conservation of these species requires implementation of the following tasks: 

• Cooperative planning with other stakeholders in the preparation of recovery plans or 

conservation strategies for targeted species. 

• Implementing actions identified in species conservation plans. 

• Monitoring species populations to determine if objectives identified in species 

conservation plans are being met. 

Critical Factors 

The following represent the primary challenges facing the Threatened and Endangered Species 

program: 

• It is anticipated that a number of listed species currently found on BLM lands will be 

extirpated in the next several decades due to the effects of habitat loss and habitat 

fragmentation. 

• Effective species management requires management at the population or 

metapopulation scale, regardless of administrative jurisdiction lines. For a variety of 

historical reasons, the land base administered by the BLM is often contained in scattered 

parcels in certain areas. This increases the need for BLM to work in partnership with 

other organizations. However, while partner involvement provides opportunities for 

leveraging of funding and expertise to achieve species recovery, it also substantially 

increases the complexity of program implementation. 

Means and Strategies 

The following are strategies used by the BLM to manage the Threatened and Endangered 

Species program: 

• The Climate Change Adaptation Initiative and the BLM’s Healthy Landscapes program 

will help the BLM to manage resources at a broad scale. 

• The BLM focuses its efforts on those species for which BLM lands provide a substantial 

amount of suitable habitat. The populations of over 400 rare species are contained 

entirely on BLM lands. 

• The range of most of the listed species found on BLM lands includes lands and waters 

not administered by the agency. Extensive collaboration and cooperation with a number 

of partners is therefore an integral element of the Threatened and Endangered Species 

Program. This collaboration begins with development of recovery plans, which are 

typically developed under the leadership of the Fish and Wildlife Service or the National 

Marine Fisheries Service. Implementation of recovery actions identified in plans typically 

involves collaboration with such partners as state fish and game agencies, other federal 

agencies, and non-governmental agencies. 

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Funding History and Other Funding Sources 

• The Threatened and Endangered Species Program’s goal is to expend at least 65% of 

received funding for “on-the-ground” species recovery planning and action, and 

monitoring of species status and trends. Remaining program funding is spent primarily 

on inventory, general planning, and some law enforcement activities. 

• Some efforts of the T & E Program are supplemented through leveraging of additional 

dollars, equipment and labor from government, and non-governmental partners who 

share federally protected species recovery objectives. 

Demands, Trends and Resources 

Urban expansion, energy development, fire, drought, and disease are all external drives of 

landscape level changes on public lands. 

2011 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE

In 2011, the Threatened and Endangered Species program will continue to focus on the primary 

functions of planning for species recovery, implementing actions to achieve species recovery 

and monitoring effects of recovery actions and status of listed species on BLM lands. Due to 

continued emphasis on implementation of actions designed to foster species recovery, a slight 

increase is expected in the number of conservation actions undertaken to support species 

recovery. In addition, in 2009, BLM initiated a process to permit the agency to track its recovery 

actions using the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) recovery tracking database. Implementation 

of the system began in 2010. Using the FWS tracking database significantly improves 

accountability for tracking of BLM accomplishments toward species recovery, as well as 

provides the FWS with important information on BLM recovery actions.

Planned Performance 

The primary goal of the BLM Threatened and Endangered Species Program is to recover listed 

species found on BLM-administered lands. The approach for species recovery is generally 

detailed in recovery plans, which have been completed for nearly 85 percent of listed species. 

The recovery tasks are wide-ranging in cost and scope, and include such actions as habitat 

restoration, research, and re-establishment of experimental populations to name a few. BLM will 

continue to emphasize completion of recovery tasks as one of the most important measures of 

accomplishment within the Threatened and Endangered Species Program. For this reason, a 

slight annual increase in accomplishments under this performance measure is projected in 

targeted program elements. 

 

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THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES MANAGEMENT Performance Overview 

 Measure 2006 Actual 2007 Actual 2008 Actual 2009 Plan 2009 Actual 2010 Plan 2011 Plan C

fro

t

Percent of populations of species of management concern that are managed to desired condition. (SP) 

new 

measure 

39% 

177/ 453 

54% 

281/ 519 

51% 

306/ 595 

51% 

306/ 595 

52% 

310/ 595 

52% 

312/ 595 

Total Actual/Projected Cost ($000) $0 $43,303 $50,340 $50,791 $39,842 $51,049 $51,307 Actual/Projected Cost per Population (in dollars) $0 $244,652 $179,147 $165,984 $130,204 $164,674 $164,446 Program Contributors: 

Threatened and Endangered Species Management provides 26% of the results of this measure or the of the 310 species of management concern managed to desired condition in 2010. The funding contrapproximately 60% of the Threatened and Endangered Species Management appropriation. Other cothe Goal Performance Table. 

Number of conservation actions implemented from recovery plans for ESA-listed species. (Bur/PART) 

New 

Measure 1,254 1,737 1,750 1,976 1,800 1,920 

Total Actual/Projected Cost ($000) 0 $43,896 $12,351 $12,328 $7,900 $12,558 $12,833 Actual/Projected Cost per Conservation Action (in dollars) $0 $32,754 $7,110 $7,044 $3,998 $6,976 $7,051 Comment: 

In 2011, this measure includes an increase of $150,000 for Threatened and Endangered Species whiconservation actions implemented from recovery plans for ESA listed species. Implementing conservrecovery plans is vital to improving conditions for ESA listed species. As a result of the 2006 Resourcprogram assessment, the BLM continues to focus base funding internally to improve performance direlisted species. 

Contributing Programs: 

The Threatened and Endangered Species program provides 82% of the results for this measure. Othinclude Wildlife Management, 10%; Fisheries Management, 3%; O&C Wildlife Management, 2%; and Share, 3%. SNPLMA funding for multi species plans accounts for 34 million of the cost in 2007. 

Prepare T&E Species Recovery Plans (number). 27 46 41 40 36 40 40 Apply Shrub/Grassland Vegetation Treatments (acres). 38,198 13,883 25,542 30,707 17,052 30,000 30,000 Implement Species Recovery/Conservation Actions (number). 

1,706 1,208 1,452 1,472 1,377 1,500 1,500 

Monitor Terrestrial Habitat (acres). 2,623,994 2,476,545 3,999,705 2,239,821 2,885,916 2,000,000 2,000,000 Monitor Species Populations (number). 4,942 4,046 4,355 4,490 5,377 4,500 4,500 
Bureau of Land Management 2011 Budget Justifications 

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Activity: Recreation Management

 2011 

 DOI-Wide Program Change 

 2009 2010 Changes Changes Budget from 2010 

Subactivity Actual Enacted (+/ -) (+/ -) Request (+/-) 

 Wilderness Mgt $ 17,759 18,421 -201 1,300 19,520 1,099

FTE 141 141 0 +7 148 +7

 Recreation 

Resource Mgt 

$ 45,356 49,971 -498 -848 48,625 -1,346

FTE 374 374 0 0 374 0

Total Activity $ 63,115 68,392 -699 +452 68,145 -247

FTE 515 515 0 +7 522 +7

* The 2009 Actual column includes a decrease of $623,000 due to a reprogramming for critical needs into the Wild 

Horse and Burro Management subactivity. 

The FY 2011 budget request for the Recreation Management activity is $68,145,000 and 522 

FTE, which represents a net change of -$247,000 and +7 FTE from the 2010 enacted level. 

ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION

The Recreation Management activity supports and funds the Bureau of Land Management’s 

(BLM) role in: 

• Providing resource-related recreational opportunities for a wide range of activities; 

• Furnishing quality visitor services; 

• Providing a diversity of recreation facilities, visitor centers, and competitive activities; 

• Identifying and protecting wilderness values; 

• Assuring that the public receives fair market value for any commercial ventures 

conducted on public lands; and 

• Collecting recreation use and entrance fees in the best interest of the general public. 

These responsibilities are all encompassed by BLM’s strategic goal to provide opportunities for 

environmentally responsible recreation. 

The Recreation Management activity provides: 

• Recreation planning and visitor use monitoring; 

• Trails, access, and rivers management including off-highway vehicle (OHV), public 

access, and comprehensive travel and transportation management; 

• Visitor services, information, interpretation and stewardship education; 

• Visitor health, safety, and accessibility for persons with disabilities; 

• Recreation facility design, operation, and maintenance including visitor centers; 

• Recreation and community support partnerships including tourism and marketing; 

• Wilderness Management in the Nation Landscape Conservation System; and

• Supporting partnerships, volunteers, and youth programs.

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Areas that Promote Public Land Recreation Resource Opportunities 

16 National Monuments 4,813,650 acres

AZ - Agua Fria 70,900 acres 

 - Grand Canyon-Parashant 808,727 acres 

 - Ironwood Forest 128,398 acres 

 - Sonoran Desert 486,600 acres 

 - Vermilion Cliffs 279,568 acres 

CA - California Coastal

 883 acres along 840 miles of coastline 

 - Carrizo Plain 204,107 acres 

 - Santa Rosa-San Jacinto Mtns. 86,400 acres 

CO - Canyons of the Ancients 165,900 acres 

ID - Craters of the Moon 273,468 acres 

MT - Pompeys Pillar 51 acres 

 - Upper Missouri River Breaks 374,976 acres 

NM - Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks 4,645 acres 

-Prehistoric Trackways 5,280 acres

OR - Cascade-Siskiyou 52,947 acres 

UT - Grand Staircase-Escalante 1,870,800 acres

21 National Conservation Areas and 

Similar Designations 4,110,116 acres 

AK - Steese NCA 1,208,624 acres 

AZ - Gila Box Riparian NCA 22,905 acres 

 - Las Cienegas NCA 41,972 acres 

 - San Pedro Riparian NCA 56,400 acres 

CA - King Range NCA 58,151 acres 

- Headwaters Forest Reserve 7,472 acres 

- Piedras Blancas Historic Light Station 

Outstanding Natural Area (ONA) 18 acres 

CO - McInnis Canyon NCA 122,929 acres 

 - Gunnison Gorge NCA 62,844 acres 

 - Dominguez-Escalante NCA 209,610 acres 

FL - Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse ONA 63 acres 

ID -Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey NCA 

 485,604 acres 

NM - Fort Stanton-Snowy River Cave NCA 

 24,950 acres 

NV - Black Rock Desert High Rock Canyon 

Emigrant Trails NCA 799,165 acres 

 - Red Rock Canyon NCA 197,382 acres 

 - Sloan Canyon NCA 48,438 acres 

NM - El Malpais NCA 227,100 acres 

OR - Steens Mountain Cooperative Management 

and Protection Area 428,181 acres 

-Yaquina Head ONA 95 acres 

UT - Red Cliffs NCA 44,725 acres 

-Beaver Dam Wash NCA 63,488 acres 

223 Wilderness Areas 8,662,214 acres 

545 Wilderness Study Areas 12,986,497 acres

69 Wild and Scenic Rivers 2,416 miles 

1,164,894 acres (20% of the national system)

11 National Historic Trails 5,343 miles 

California 1,493 miles 

El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro 60 miles 

Iditarod 418 miles 

Lewis and Clark 369 miles 

Mormon Pioneer 498 miles 

Nez Perce 70 miles 

Oregon 848 miles 

Pony Express 596 miles 

San Juan Bautista De Anza 103 miles 

Old Spanish 887 miles 

Washington Rochambeau Rev. Route 1 mile 

5 National Scenic Trails 667 miles 

Arizona 31 miles 

Continental Divide 389 miles 

Pacific Crest 233 miles 

Pacific Northwest 12 miles 

Potomac Heritage 2 miles

Other Congressional Designations 

1 California Desert 10,671,080 acres 

5 World Heritage Sites in Chacoan Outliers, NM 

3 Biosphere Reserves in the California Desert 

2 Globally Important Bird Areas 56,500 acres 

897 Recorded Caves and Cave Resource Systems 

154 Archaeologic or Historic Public Use Sites 

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Activity: Recreation Management 

Subactivity: Wilderness Management

 

2009 

Actual* 

2010 

Enacted 

2011 

Change 

from 2010 

(+/-) 

 

DOI-wide 

Changes 

(+/-) 

Program 

Changes 

(+/-) 

Budget 

Request 

Wilderness Management ($000) 17,759 18,421 -201 +1,300 19,520 +1,099

 

FTE 141 141 0 7 148 +7

Other Major Resources: 

Major Program IT Investments: 

* The 2009 Actual column includes a decrease of $122,000 due to a reprogramming for critical needs into the Wild 

Horse and Burro Management subactivity. 

Summary of 2011 Program Changes for Wilderness Mgt. 

Request Component ($000) FTE 

Program Changes: 

• Increase Base Funding +1,300 +7 

TOTAL, Program Changes +1,300 +7 

JUSTIFICATION OF 2011 PROGRAM CHANGES 

The 2011 budget request for the Wilderness Management program is $19,520,000 and 148 

FTEs, a net change of +1,300,000 and +7 FTE from the 2010 enacted level. 

Increase Base Funding (+$1,300,000/+7 FTE Positions) – The BLM requests $1,300,000 to 

implement the wilderness portion of the Omnibus Public Lands Management Act. The 

legislation designated over 900 thousand acres of new Wilderness Areas in eight states, a 10 

percent increase to BLM’s wilderness acreage. BLM is charged with administering and 

managing the thirty-seven new Wilderness Areas resulting from the passage of the Omnibus 

Public Lands Management Act to protect their wilderness character. This includes locating, 

signing and securing wilderness boundaries, protective field monitoring to maintain the 

wilderness resource and establish baseline conditions, preparing congressionally required maps 

and legal descriptions, completing boundary surveys, conducting public communication 

activities and establishing partnerships with affected stake holders, training employees 

regarding new wilderness stewardship responsibilities under the Wilderness Act, and preparing 

wilderness management plans. 

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Program Performance Change 

2007 

Actual 

2008 

Actual 

2009 

Actual 

2010 

Plan 

2011 Base 

Budget 

(2010 

Plan + 

Fixed 

Costs) 

2011 Plan 

Program 

Change 

Accruing 

in 2011 

Program 

Change 

Accruing 

in Outyears 

A B=A+C C D 

Percent of acres 

of Wilderness 

Areas and other 

Special 

Management 

Areas under DOI 

management 

meeting their 

heritage resource 

objectives under 

the authorizing 

legislation. (SP) 

78% 67% 62% 67% 67% 76% +11% 78% 

Total 

Actual/Projected 

Cost ($000) 

$8,750 $13,830 $13,528 $13,157 $13,157 $17,641 +$4,484 $13,157 

Actual/Projected 

Cost Per... $0.22 $0.40 $0.43 $0.38 $0.38 $0.46 +$0.08 $0.33 

Comments 

In 2011, this measure includes an increase of $1,300,000 for Wilderness Management which will result in 

900,000 acres of wilderness monitoring, and the completion of 10 Wilderness Activity Plans. Legislation 

converts some Wilderness Study Areas to Wilderness and releases other Wilderness Study Areas from 

consideration. The result in 2011 is 704,072 fewer acres of Wilderness and Wilderness Study Areas. 

Long term efforts in managing Wilderness Areas show that 98%, or 21,023,455 out of 21,452,505 acres 

will be meeting heritage resource objectives in 2011. For the Wild Horse and Burro Herd Management 

areas, 61%, or 17,544,602 out of 28,999,341 acres are meeting heritage resource objectives. The 

combined totals make up the 76% shown in 2011. The cost shown represents the inventory and 

monitoring associated with determining condition of Wilderness Areas. 

Note: Projected costs may not equal program change as these are full costs, which may include funds from other sources and 

(or) use averages. 

Column A: The level of performance and costs expected in 2011 at the 2010 level plus funded fixed costs. Reflects the impact 

of prior year funding changes, management efficiencies, absorption of prior year fixed costs, and trend impacts, but does not 

reflect the proposed program change. 

Column D: Outyear performance beyond 2011 addresses lagging performance — those changes occurring as a result of the 

program change (not total budget) requested in 2011. It does not include the impact of receiving the program change again in 

a subsequent out-year. 

PROGRAM OVERVIEW 

Program Components 

The Wilderness Management program consists of some of BLM’s most pristine lands and is the 

largest component of the BLM’s National Landscape Conservation System (NLCS) in terms of 

acres (21.7 million) and numbers of units (768). Wilderness Areas are undeveloped Federal 

lands designated by Congress to be managed to protect their wilderness characteristics. 

Wilderness characteristics are defined by the Wilderness Act of 1964 and include natural and 

undeveloped landscapes, outstanding opportunities for solitude or primitive and unconfined 

types of recreation, and large size. Wilderness Study Areas (WSAs) are roadless areas that 

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were found, upon inventory, to contain these wilderness characteristics, were submitted in a 

wilderness study to Congress, and are protected to maintain those characteristics until 

Congress designates them as Wilderness or releases them for non-Wilderness uses. 

Program responsibilities for the 223 Wilderness Areas (totaling over 8.7 million acres) and the 

545 Wilderness Study Areas (totaling 13 million acres) within the BLM Wilderness program 

include: 

• Protecting wilderness character; 

• Managing use and encouraging appropriate wilderness uses; 

• Monitoring and managing for noxious weed infestations, trespass activities, and 

recreation; and 

• Restoring areas such as trampled vegetative and eroded soil caused by unauthorized 

off-highway vehicles travelling cross-country. 

Critical Factors 

The Wilderness Management program frequently addresses challenges associated with 

unauthorized uses, such as illegal off-highway vehicle use, which are resulting in the 

degradation of wilderness character. 

Means and Strategies 

The Wilderness Management program uses a variety of means to conduct its work: 

• Field offices rely on volunteers to assist with monitoring to protect wilderness 

characteristics. 

• Partnerships enable more effective management of Wilderness Areas while raising the 

community profile of the BLM in a positive way. 

• Improved, higher-resolution satellite imagery and aerial photography is an aid in 

monitoring Wilderness Areas and WSAs. This imagery is less expensive than complete 

reliance on ground patrols, and maximizes the effectiveness of appropriated funds to 

manage these areas. 

• Responsibilities for managing the wilderness resource change over time. After a 

Wilderness Area is designated, the BLM typically spends the first three years marking 

and mapping the boundary, and providing visitor services such as maps and other public 

information. Subsequent management includes acquiring in-holdings from willing sellers 

using private donations, restoring wilderness character where needed, engaging in land 

use planning and monitoring, implementing Wilderness Management Plans, and 

continuing to provide visitor services. An emerging wilderness activity outside of 

Wilderness Areas and WSAs is to keep the BLM’s inventory current for lands with 

wilderness characteristics, so that the wilderness character of public land parcels can be 

considered prior to decisions for activities that may affect these parcels. 

Funding History and Other Funding Sources 

The program benefits greatly from volunteers who provide thousands of hours of monitoring, as 

well as material and transportation for specific projects; and the program also benefits from 

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several crosscutting BLM budget lines. For example, the programs that manage fire, weeds, 

and rangeland resources routinely fund projects that benefit wilderness such as restoration. 

Demands, Trends and Resources 

The following demands, trends and resources are impacting the Wilderness Management 

program: 

• BLM forecasts an increase in visitation in the future. An increase in visitation will 

increase the damage to wilderness areas, which will further enhance the challenge of 

maintaining wilderness characteristics; 

• Invasive and noxious weeds, as well as other invasive species, will continue to be a 

challenge as a trend of expansion may occur from the cumulative effect of prolonged 

drought, changing fire regimes and other ecological factors; 

• Off-highway vehicle use on public lands continues to rise; 

• Wilderness inventory information needs to be updated periodically; 

• Public education and outreach continues to be an important tool for promoting 

appreciation of the wilderness resource, as well as public health and safety in remote 

areas; and 

• Access to scientific research continues to increase as new research opportunities such 

as the effect of a changing climate on species and habitat are identified. 

Accomplishments 

The Wilderness Management program is continuing to make progress in achieving key 

performance goals. Monitoring is often performed with vehicles outside the boundary, nonmotorized ground inspection inside boundaries, and aerial imagery and mapping. In 2010, BLM 

plans to monitor 19.81 million acres of Wilderness and WSA, compared to 19.16 million acres in 

2009. 

Plans are written for Wilderness Areas to guide long term management and protection of 

wilderness characteristics and involve interdisciplinary effort associated with land use planning; 

In 2010, the BLM plans to prepare seven Wilderness Management Plans; in comparison to five 

in 2009. 

The BLM inventories needs to be periodically updated to determine current condition. The 

following are planned in 2010: 

• Inventory 10,000 acres for presence of invasive plants or noxious weeds, with 

anticipated expenditures at $19,000 annually, compared to 9,770 in 2009. 

• Ensure 98 percent of Wilderness Areas and Wilderness Study Areas meet heritage 

resource objectives and maintain wilderness characteristics in the Wilderness 

Management subactivity (The combined totals of 98% for Wilderness Management and 

61% for Wild Horse and Burro Management make up the 76% shown in 2011.) FY 2010 

and 2011 performance will continue to be tracked with these measures, and will also 

include inventory for wilderness character, which is an emerging issue. 

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2011 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE 

In 2011, the BLM requests an increase of $1,300,000 to accomplish the following in the 

Wilderness Management program: 

• California – Administer four new Wilderness Areas and seven wilderness additions 

totaling 138,355 acres. Establish and sign boundaries, establish baseline conditions, 

and provide protective monitoring - $ 50,000. Conduct restoration and protection 

activities utilizing public partnerships - $ 20,000. Complete two wilderness management 

plans describing protective management to assure compliance with the Wilderness Act - 

$144,000. 

• Colorado – Administer one new Wilderness Area totaling 66,280 acres. Establish and 

sign boundaries, establish baseline conditions, and provide protective monitoring - 

$20,000. Conduct restoration and protection activities utilizing public partnerships - 

$10,000. Complete a wilderness management plan describing protective management 

to assure compliance with the Wilderness Act - $72,000. 

• Idaho – Administer six new Wilderness Areas totaling 516,995 acres. Establish and sign 

boundaries, establish baseline conditions, and provide protective monitoring - $163,000. 

Conduct restoration and protection activities utilizing public partnerships - $60,000. 

Complete two wilderness management plans describing protective management to 

assure compliance with the Wilderness Act - $144,000. 

• New Mexico – Administer one new Wilderness Area totaling 16,030 acres. Establish 

and sign boundaries, establish baseline conditions, and provide protective monitoring - 

$13,000. Conduct restoration and protection activities utilizing public partnerships - 

$3,000. Complete a wilderness management plan for the newly designated wilderness 

describing protective management to assure compliance with the Wilderness Act - 

$72,000. 

• Oregon – Administer four new Wilderness Areas totaling 60,852 acres. Establish and 

sign boundaries, establish baseline conditions, and provide protective monitoring - 

$50,000. Conduct restoration and protection activities utilizing public partnerships - 

$11,000. Complete a wilderness management plan describing protective management 

to assure compliance with the Wilderness Act - $72,000. 

• Utah – Administer 14 new Wilderness Areas totaling 129,289 acres. Establish and sign 

boundaries, establish baseline conditions, and provide protective monitoring - $160,000. 

Conduct restoration and protection activities utilizing public partnerships - $20,000. 

Complete wilderness management plans for three of the 14 newly designated wilderness 

describing protective management to assure compliance with the Wilderness Act - 

$216,000. 

In 2011, the Wilderness Management program will continue to protect the wilderness 

characteristic; manage use and encourage appropriate wilderness uses; monitor and manage 

noxious weed infestations, trespass activities and recreation; and restore damaged areas. 

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WILDERNESS MANAGEMENT Performance Overview 

 Measure 2006 Actual 2007 Actual 2008 Actual 2009 Plan 2009 Actual 2010 Plan 2011 Plan C

Percent of acres of Wilderness Areas and other Special Management Areas under DOI management meeting their heritage resource objectives under the authorizing legislation. (SP) 

new 

measure 

78% 

39,657,668/ 

50,721,819 

67% 

34,457,861/ 

51,201,821 

65% 

33,107,897/ 

51,155,198 

62% 

31,759,077/ 

51,155,198 

67% 

34,457,861/ 

51,201,821 

76% 

38,568,057/ 

50,451,846 

Total Actual/Projected Cost $0 $8,750 $13,830 $12,954 $13,528 $13,157 $17,641 +Actual/Projected Cost per Acre (in dollars) $0.00 $0.22 $0.40 $0.39 $0.43 $0.38 $0.46 Comment: 

In 2011, this measure includes an increase of $1,300,000 for Wilderness Management which will result in wilderness monitoring, and the completion of 10 Wilderness Activity Plans. Legislation converts some Wito Wilderness and releases other Wilderness Study Areas from consideration. The result in 2011 is 704,0Wilderness and Wilderness Study Areas. Long term efforts in managing Wilderness Areas show that 98%21,452,505 acres will be meeting heritage resource objectives in 2011. For the Wild Horse and Burro He61%, or 17,544,602 out of 28,999,341 acres are meeting heritage resource objectives. The combined totashown in 2011. The cost shown represents the inventory and monitoring associated with determining conAreas. 

Prepare Wilderness/WSR/NSHT/ Cultural Activity Plans (number). 1 5 7 6 5 7 10 Process and Manage Non Commercial Special Recreation Permits (number). 

5,340 4,497 6,676 5,000 5,304 5,000 5,000 

Monitor Wilderness and Wilderness Study Areas (acres). 19,231,964 19,947,216 19,576,051 18,857,692 19,163,766 19,811,692 19,107,620 -Inventory for Presence of Invasive Plants and/or Noxious Weeds (acres). 

85,999 15,265 61,377 9,770 9,928 10,000 10,000 
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Activity: Recreation Management 

Subactivity: Recreation Resources Management

2009 

Actual* 

2010 

Enacted 

2011 

Change 

from 2010 

(+/-) 

DOI-wide 

Changes 

(+/-) 

Program 

Changes 

(+/-) 

Budget 

Request 

Recreation ($000) 45,356 49,971 -498 -848 48,625 -1,346

 

FTE 374 374 0 0 374 0

Other Major Resources: 

POF: Recreation Fee (1232) 17,540 19,000 19,500 +500

SCDF: Rec Cost Recovery (5105) 840 1,000 1,000 0

Trust Fund: CA Off-Highway 

(7123) 2,032 7,266 7,266 0

Major Program IT Investments: 

RMIS: 010-04-01-04-02-0424-00 260 255 268 +13

* The 2009 Actual column includes a decrease of $501,000 due to a reprogramming for critical needs into the Wild 

Horse & Burro Management subactivity. 

Summary of 2011 Program Changes for Recreation Mgt. 

Request Component ($000) FTE 

Program Changes: 

• Reprogramming (Headwaters funding) +52 0 

• Reprogramming (Travel Mgt. to Antiquities Act) -400 0 

• Reduce Base Funding -500 0 

TOTAL, Program Changes -848 0 

JUSTIFICATION OF 2011 PROGRAM CHANGES

The FY 2011 budget request for the Recreation Resources Management subactivity is 

$48,625,000 and 374 FTE, a net program change of -$848,000. 

Reprogramming (Headwaters Funding) (+$52,000) – In 2011, BLM is proposing to 

permanently reprogram funds to the Recreation Management program from the Headwaters 

NM/NCA in California. The reprogrammed funds will be used to fund work at the Headwaters 

NM/NCA that meet Recreation program priorities. 

Reprogramming for Antiquities Act (-$400,000) - The Bureau proposes a reprogramming of 

$400,000 from the Recreation Resources Management program, (for travel management 

program element and activities) to the Cultural Resources Management program. Since 2007, 

the BLM has been annually reprogramming $400,000 internally from the Recreation Resources 

Management program to the Cultural Resources Management program to support Antiquities 

Act work that emphasizes collaborating with individual State tourism departments and gateway 

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communities to develop and implement heritage tourism activities. In recognition of the 

importance of continuing the Cultural Resources Management work that stems from the 

Antiquities Act of 1906, the BLM proposes to make the change permanent. 

Reduce Base Funding (-$500,000) – The BLM proposes to reduce funding for lower-priority 

activities by $500,000 in order to focus on higher priorities. BLM continues to fund core 

activities in the recreation resources program. 

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Program Components 

Public lands managed by the BLM provide the most diverse range of recreation opportunities in 

the Western United States of any of the federal agencies. The Bureau’s recreation and visitor 

services program oversees a broad and complex set of recreation related and social 

management activities and programs. 

The Recreation and Visitor Services Program’s primary components are: 

• Trails and Public Access – Managing trails and public access routes, including 

establishing designations and restrictions for off-highway vehicles, travel networks, and 

planning transportation systems as well as designating areas and trails for other 

transportation uses. 

• Recreation Planning – Preparing and implementing Recreation Area Management Plans 

for designated special recreation management areas and evaluating, assessing, and 

managing a wide range of social, economic and recreational uses of public lands. 

• Facility Management – Providing daily operation and routine maintenance of over 3,650 

recreation sites and 380 Special Recreation Management Areas including campgrounds, 

picnic and day use areas, visitor centers, waysides and kiosks, watchable wildlife sites, 

historic buildings and lighthouses, trailhead access points and thousands of miles of 

rivers and trails. 

• River Management – Managing over 500 segments and about 9,000 miles of 

floatable/boatable rivers and lakes along with associated issues related to water quality, 

permitting, education and interpretation, visitor safety, enforcement patrols, and resource 

management. 

• Youth – Overseeing components of BLM’s Youth in Nature initiative, which is part of the 

Secretary’s Youth in Natural Resources Initiative. The recreation program also provides 

oversight of BLM’s Take It Outside program to promote outdoor activities for kids. BLM 

will continue to promote healthy and active lifestyles and better engage the next 

generation as public land stewards for natural resource conservation. 

• Accessibility – Ensuring facilities and programs meet accessibility standards for persons 

with disabilities. 

• Visual Resources – Analyzing, managing and ensuring protection of visual resources to 

maintain valued landscape aesthetic character. 

• Recreation Permits – Reviewing, implementing, and monitoring over 3,200 special 

commercial and competitive recreation permits and over 800,000 individual use 

authorizations for special areas each year. 

• Recreation Fees - Providing oversight and accountability for the $18.1 million recreation, 

commercial and concession fee programs. 

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• Public Outreach and Stewardship – Promoting and supporting partnerships, 

volunteerism and stewardship to enhance recreational and educational experiences for 

visitors and public land users. 

• Visitor Information – Providing visitor information and services including maps, websites, 

interpretation and environmental education. 

• Cave Management – Overseeing cave and karst (an irregular limestone region with 

sinkholes, underground streams, and caverns) resource management policies and 

program. 

Critical Factors 

The primary critical factors impacting the Recreation Program are: 

• Urban Growth – As communities near public lands grow in the West, visitation and 

demands for new trails and visitor service facilities increase each year. Over 4,000 

communities (23 million people) live within 30 miles of public lands, and 40-percent of 

the public lands are within a day’s drive of 16 major urban areas with a population of 

more than 40 million. 

• Public Demand – Visitation to public lands has increased from 51 million visitors in 2001 

to almost 57 million in 2009. 

• Public Access Conflict – Off-highway vehicle (OHV) use on public lands continues to 

increase. In response, BLM is implementing a comprehensive and interdisciplinary 

approach in developing travel management plans and implementing actions to address 

the demand for public services, ensure public health and safety, protect natural and 

cultural resources, and reduce use conflicts. The BLM addresses travel and 

transportation planning as well as OHV management and restoration needs through 

Travel Management Plans and the Resource Management Planning process. 

• Public Safety and Resource Protection – Increasing visitation and motorized activities 

have resulted in law enforcement personnel spending significant resources on OHV, 

urban interface, and border-related enforcement activities. 

Means and Strategies 

The means and strategies utilized in the Recreation Resources Management subactivity are: 

• Visitor Data – Improving baseline visitor and resource data by conducting inventories 

and implementing visitor use monitoring systems. 

• Travel and Public Access Management – Balancing OHV access and use with resource 

protection and public access needs by updating and implementing comprehensive travel 

management plans; 

• Visitor Information and Education – Expanding visitor information delivery and quality by 

improving signs and websites, and developing travel maps. 

• Visitor Health, Safety and Accessibility – Ensuring and enhancing visitor health and 

safety and improving access for the disabled by conducting recreation facility condition 

assessments and fixing problems or hazards. 

• Permits and Use Authorizations – Regulating uses by issuing and monitoring recreation 

use permits and allocating use for commercial, competitive, organized, and individual 

uses within specially designated areas. 

• Accountability and Transparency – Improving accountability and effectiveness by 

conducting recreation special permit; fee program and fee site business practice 

assessments, audits and program evaluations. 

• Visitor Use Monitoring – Protecting resources, improving services and enhancing the 

quality of recreational experiences by monitoring visitor use and satisfaction as well as 

monitoring vehicular use and their impacts on resources. 

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• Partnerships and Public Service – Increasing public service by reducing operational 

costs, emphasizing the use of volunteers, and providing extensive public service 

opportunities. The recreation program has been particularly successful in engaging 

volunteers, accounting for nearly half of the entire Bureau’s volunteer hours and 

doubling the seasonal recreation workforce to serve visitors, maintain facilities and 

restore resources. 

Funding History and Other Funding Sources 

The Recreation Resources Management subactivity has been highly successful in sustaining 

partnerships and leveraging appropriated resources. Other funding sources include: 

• Promoting Partnerships – Building on a history of innovation, creativity, and partnership 

success. Partnerships for visitor facilities and services function as a tool to meet 

community growth demands placed on public lands with limited resources. 

• Sharing Visitor Service Delivery – Engaging corporate, business and local support from 

surrounding communities to collaboratively manage recreation resources. 

• Partnership Leader – The recreation program accounts for a majority of the Bureau’s 

partnerships, leveraging a significant amount of non-federal resources to accomplish 

shared goals.

• Visitor Fees and Concessions – All recreation fees collected at specific recreation sites 

provide additional support for visitor services at those sites such as law enforcement, 

information, habitat or cultural resources restoration, and other recreation site 

expenditures. In 2009, recreation fee collections were $17,540. The BLM anticipates 

collecting $19,000,000 in 2010 and $19,500,000 in 2011 under its recreation fee 

collection authorities. The use of Recreation fee collections is described in the 

Permanent Operating Funds section. 

Demands, Trends and Resources 

• BLM forecasts a continued 2-4 percent increase in visitation. BLM will continue to 

provide quality recreation experiences, adequately maintaining recreation sites, 

ensuring visitor health and safety, minimizing resource effects, and addressing urban 

growth related conflicts; 

• Off-highway vehicle use on public lands continues to rise and land use conflicts 

challenge our management strategies; 

• Public education and outreach continues to be an important tool for promoting multiple 

use strategies to emphasize public health and safety. 

Accomplishments 

• Continues to process hundreds of thousands of commercial, competitive and individual 

recreation use permits and special recreation permits each year. Thousands of 

recreational related businesses and the economic diversity of hundreds of western 

communities rely on the continued availability of public land recreation opportunities and 

BLM managed recreational facilities and settings. 

• Continues to score above the 90% range in customer satisfaction in providing recreation 

program visitor services and facilities to its customers; 

• Continues to initiate, maintain, and leverage partnerships with non-government 

resources and funds to achieve its stated goals and to continue to create jobs in the 

private sector. 

• Leads the agency in the number of partnerships supported, the amount of leveraged 

external resources and funding received, and volunteer hours generated in support of 

program operations and services. 

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2011 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE

BLM will improve outdoor recreation opportunities on public lands through the following: 

• Support Renewable Energy – Assist in the analysis of renewable energy projects and 

provide improved Visual Resource Management guidance. 

• Youth Programs –oversee the continued implementation of BLM’s Youth and Careers in 

Nature initiative, a part of the Secretary’s Youth in Natural Resources Initiative. 

• Recreation Permits and Fee Implementation – Enhance dispersed recreation 

management. Recreation revenues will continue to be returned to recreation sites to 

improve facilities and services to enhance recreation opportunities. 

• Enhancing Partnerships and Promoting Stewardship – Ongoing partnerships with 

recreation groups, non-profit organizations and local communities have enhanced BLM’s 

ability to leverage resources and manage resources at the National, State and Field 

level. In addition, the BLM will work with partners to improve delivery of real time 

information through the internet and provide stewardship ethics information to visitors of 

the public lands. 

• Improve Recreation Management – Implement new policies and emphasize training that 

accelerates BLM's transition to a business-oriented, ecosystem services-based 

management framework. 

• Ensuring Public Health, Safety and Accessibility - Provide for the daily and routine operations 

and maintenance of over 3,500 facilities including campgrounds, picnic areas, major 

interpretive center facilities and thousands of miles of trails. The BLM must ensure that 

facilities are in good condition, attractive, accessible and safe. 

• Conducting Customer/Visitor Service Satisfaction Surveys – This annual survey 

measures performance success in providing quality visitor services. 

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RECREATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT Performance Overview 

 Measure 2006 Actual 2007 Actual 2008 Actual 2009 Plan 2009 Actual 2010 Plan 2011 Plan Chang

from 20

to 201

Percent of visitors satisfied with the quality of their experience (SP/PART) 

97% 

97/ 100 

93% 

93/ 100 

92% 

92/ 100 

92% 

92/ 100 

94% 

94/ 100 

92% 

92/ 100 

92% 

92/ 100 +0% 

Total Actual/Projected Cost ($000) $20,764 $18,774 $21,915 $22,202 $22,269 $22,300 $25,926 +$3,62Actual/Projected Cost per Percent of Visitors Satisfied (in dollars) 

$214,059 $201,874 $238,208 $241,328 $236,909 $242,391 $278,774 +$36,3

Comments: 

Inventory and evaluation of objectives provides valuable information on the availability and condition of resourcto visitor satisfaction. Customer surveys have a variance of +/- 6%. BLM hosted over 57 million visitors in 200570,000 visitors. 

Percent of physical facilities in Special Recreation Management Areas (SMRA) in good or fair condition. (Bur/PART) 

90% 92% 94% 365/388 94% 365/388 94% 365/388 94% 365/388 94% 365/ 388 0% 

Comments: 

This measure reflects the number of administratively designated Special Recreation Management Areas (SRMmanagement plans in place. These units include areas with significant recreation infrastructure development, hand more intensive recreation management needs. About 15% of BLM lands have been designated as SRMA

Percent of recreation units with current management plan (SP) 

new 

measure 

55% 

199/ 362 

58% 

210/362 

61% 

220/ 362 

61% 

220/ 362 

64% 

230/ 362 

66% 

240/ 362 +2% 

Total Actual/Projected Cost ($000) $0 $1,757 $2,441 $2,478 $2,043 $2,485 $2,492 +$7 Actual/Projected Cost per Unit (in dollars) $0 $8,829 $11,623 $11,261 $9,288 $10,806 $10,383 -$423 Percent of priority recreation facilities that meet applicable accessibility standards (SP/PART) 

8% 

39/ 512 

8% 

41 / 512 

8% 

43/ 512 

8% 

45/ 512 

9% 

45/ 512 

8% 

47/ 512 

10% 

49/ 512 +1% 
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 Measure 2006 Actual 2007 Actual 2008 Actual 2009 Plan 2009 Actual 2010 Plan 2011 Plan Chang

from 20

to 201

Comments: 

Performance will remain constant for this measure with a minimum of 2 additional recreation facilities meeting accessibility standards each year. The percentage increase is due to the cumulative nature of the measure. T(over 80%) of BLM recreation sites incorporate accessible elements such as rest rooms, parking lots, visitor ceand allow reasonable access to persons with disabilities. Virtually all visitor centers meet basic ADA access reHowever, only 9% of all facilities are fully and completely accessible and include virtually all visitor use elemencampground, toilet, trail, etc) that have been determined to be accessible. 

Percent satisfaction among visitors served by facilitated programs (SP/PART) 

91% 81% 81/ 100 94% 94/ 100 93% 93/ 100 96% 96/ 100 94% 94/ 100 94% 94/ 100 0% 

Total Actual/Projected Cost ($000) $0 $45,461 $32,563 $32,775 $27,408 $35,708 $36,210 +$50Actual/Projected Cost per percent of visitors satisfied (in dollars) 

$0 $561,251 $346,412 $352,419 $285,504 $360,591 $385,213 +$24,6

Comments: 

In 2010, this measure included an increase of $2,500,000 for the Youth and Careers in Nature Initiative, which programs and interpretive products and a 1% increase in satisfaction among visitors. Facilitated programs incdeliverable interpretive products and include a wide range of signs, kiosks, interpretive displays, websites, and programs, which may reach thousands of individual visitors. In 2009, the target of 93% is an adjustment to the 2008. 

Overall condition of trails and campgrounds as determined by the Facilities Condition Index. (SP) 

new 

measure 

0.9 

14,670/ 

16,724 

0.9 

12,709/ 

14,712 

0.9 

12,709/ 

14,712 

0.0572 

3,876,955/ 

67,791,316 

0.9 

12,709/ 

14,712 

0.9 

12,709/ 

14,712 

0.0 

Comments: 

 In 2009, the actual FCI is reported per clarification of the measure definition. The denominator represents the all trails. 

Percent of visitors satisfied with services provided by commercial recreational operations. (SP) 

new 

measure 

No 

report 

No 

report 

Establish 

Baseline 

91% 

91/ 100 

91% 

91/ 100 

91% 

91/ 100 0% 

Total Actual/Projected Cost ($000) $0 $0 $0 $8,226 $7,483 $8,246 $8,328 +$82 
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 Measure 2006 Actual 2007 Actual 2008 Actual 2009 Plan 2009 Actual 2010 Plan 2011 Plan Chang

from 20

to 201

Actual/Projected Cost per percent of Visitors Satisfied (in dollars) 

$0 $0 $0 $0 $82,237 $90,615 $91,516 +$90

Comments: A customer satisfaction survey was developed in 2008. First data will be reported in 2009. Percent of customers satisfied with the value for fee paid (SP) 

86% 

86/ 100 

86% 

86/ 100 

80% 

80/ 100 

80% 

80/ 100 

82% 

82/ 100 

81% 

81/ 100 

81% 

81/ 100 0% 

Total Actual/Projected Cost ($000) $1,118 $515 $751 $756 $1,225 $757 $757 $0 Actual/Projected Cost per percent of Satisfied Customers (in dollars) 

$13 $5,988 $9,390 $9,450 $15 $9,356 $9,346 -$10 

Percent of recreation fee program receipts spent on fee collection (SP) 

15% 3% 3/ 100 3% 3/ 100 3% 3/ 100 2% 2/ 100 3% 3/ 100 3% 3/ 100 +0% 

Cost per visitor at developed recreational fee sites. (Bur/PART) 

$1.44 $1.14 $1.50 $1.50 $1.50 $1.50 $1.50 $0.00 

Percent of DOI public lands management units where travel management plans or equivalent regulatory or policy documents are completed. (SP) 

new 

measure 

39% 

61/ 155 

46% 

71/ 155 

47% 

73/ 155 

48% 

74/ 155 

48% 

75/ 155 

53% 

81/ 155 +5% 

Comments: Travel management plans and OHV area use designations are completed through BLM's Resource Managem

(RMP) process. Over 83% of BLM lands have been designated limited to roads or trails or closed to motorized 

Provide Outreach Through Interpretation and Environmental Education (number) 

5,577 5,811 9,659 6,725 6,946 8,189 8,200 +11 

Inventory Recreation Resources (acres). 21,107,796 8,985,480 8,651,633 9,336,681 9,258,534 9,400,000 10,800,000 +1,400,
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from 20

to 201

Assess Linear Recreation Resources (miles). 16,261 17,320 16,507 13,457 20,851 13,700 17,323 +3,62Evaluate Recreation Areas (acres). 8,238,004 6,924,093 7,057,965 7,901,319 8,227,803 8,000,000 8,000,000 0 
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Activity: Energy and Minerals Management

2011 

Change 

2009 2010 

DOI-Wide 

Changes 

Program 

Changes Budget 

from 

2010 

Subactivity Actual* Enacted (+/ -) (+/ -) Request (+/-) 

Oil and Gas Mgt $ 78,151 69,336 -674 -13,000 55,662 -13,674

FTE 524 580 -40 540 -40

Oil and Gas APD Processing 

Fund $ 36,400 45,500 45,500 

FTE 390 390 390 

Offsetting APD Fees 

Collections $ -21,221 -45,500 -45,500 

Oil and Gas Inspection Fees $ 10,000 10,000 10,000

FTE 40 40 40

Offsetting Inspection Fee 

Collections $ -10,000 -10,000 -10,000

Coal Mgt $ 9,461 9,739 -85 9,654 -85

FTE 68 68 68 

Other Mineral Resources $ 10,325 10,614 -99 10,515 -99

FTE 87 87 87 

Total Activity $ 113,116 89,689 -858 -13,000 75,831 -13,858

FTE 155 155 1,085 930

* The 2009 Actual column includes a decrease of $1,476,000 due to a reprogramming for critical needs into the 

Wild Horse and Burro Management subactivity. 

ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION

Energy and mineral resources generate the highest revenue values of any uses of the public 

lands from royalties, rents, bonuses, sales, and fees. In 2009, onshore Federal lands produced 

42 percent of the Nation’s coal, 15 percent of the natural gas and six percent of domestically 

produced oil. Other important mineral resources produced from public lands include uranium, 

gold, silver, gypsum, sodium, potassium, phosphate, building stone, sand and gravel. 

The BLM oil and gas management program is one of the most important mineral leasing 

programs in the Federal government. The oil and gas management program goal is to provide 

access to oil and gas and geothermal resources, where appropriate, and to manage exploration 

and development activities in an environmentally sound way. In 2009, the BLM administered 

over 53,000 oil and gas leases, of which over 22,500 oil and gas leases are producing. These 

leases cover over 45 million acres in 35 states. 

The BLM has the delegated authority for leasing 249 million acres of Federal lands (including 

just over 100 million acres of National Forest lands) with geothermal potential. The BLM 

presently manages 630 geothermal leases, with 58 leases in producing status. These projects 

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generate approximately 1,300 megawatts of energy, or almost one-third of geothermal energy 

capacity in the United States. 

Federal coal provides approximately 42 percent of the nation’s coal production. Coal is used to 

generate approximately 50 percent of the nation’s electricity. The electric power sector (electric 

utilities and independent power producers) accounts for about 92 percent of all coal consumed 

in the U.S. and is the driving force for the nation’s coal consumption. Coal is used in the 

nation’s industrial sector to generate power, while in the manufacturing sectors it is used to 

produce foods, primary metals, chemicals, papers, beverages, and fabricated metals. Coal is 

also used directly to heat residential structures and commercial facilities. 

The BLM provides other minerals needed to support local infrastructure and other economic 

development needs. Demand is increasing worldwide for non-energy solid minerals such as 

potassium, phosphate, sodium and potash which are used in fertilizers, feed additives, oil and 

gas drilling fluids, soaps and detergents. The program processes sales and permits for mineral 

materials, such as sand, gravel, stone, and clays. These common materials are essential to 

maintenance and construction of roads and buildings, including those used by BLM to fulfill its 

land management objectives. Mineral materials are also essential for building and maintaining 

energy development and production infrastructure and facilities. 

 

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Activity: Energy and Minerals Management 

Subactivity: Oil and Gas Management

2011 

2009 

Actual* 

2010 

Enacted 

DOI-wide 

Changes 

(+/-) 

Program 

Changes 

(+/-) 

Budget 

Request 

Change 

from 

2010 (+/-

) 

Oil & Gas Management ($000) 78,151 69,336 -674 -13,000 55,662 -13,674

FTE 524 580 -40 540 -40

Other Major Resources: 

APD Fees 36,400 45,500 45,500 

APD Fee Offsetting Collections -21,221 -45,500 -45,500 

FTE 390 390 390 

Inspection Fee +10,000 10,000 +10,000

Inspection Fee Offsetting Collections -10,000 -10,000 -10,000

FTE +40 40 +40

POF: Energy Act Permit Processing 

Fund (9141) 21,931 21,000 21,000 

SCDF: Cost Recoveries (5104) 2,498 1,800 1,800

Major Program IT Investments: 

LSS: 010-04-01-03-02-0444-00 280 290 305 +15

RDAWP: 010-04-01-03-02-0445-00 511 501 526 +25

AFMSS: 010-04-01-03-01-0417-00 1,599 1,655 1,738 +83

* The 2009 Actual column includes a decrease of $1,327,000 due to a reprogramming for critical needs into the Wild 

Horse and Burro Management subactivity. 

Summary of 2011 Program Changes for Oil & Gas Management 

Request Component ($000) FTE

Program Changes: 

• Eliminate EPCA Study Funding -3,000 

• Reduce Appropriated Funding (fully offset by new inspection fees) -10,000 -40

TOTAL, Program Changes -13,000 -40

 

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JUSTIFICATION OF 2011 PROGRAM CHANGES

The 2011 budget request for Oil and Gas Management is $55,662,000 and 540 FTE, a program 

change of -$13,000,000. 

Oil and Gas Management Base Funding (-$10,000,000) - The 2011 budget proposes a 

decrease of $10,000,000 in appropriation funding that will be fully offset by the Administration’s 

proposal to create an oil and gas inspection fee that will generate collections of $10,000,000. 

Inspection Fee (+$10,000,000) - The 2011 budget proposes to establish an inspection fee to 

help defray costs. The inspection fee is expected to generate $10,000,000 per year. The 

Budget proposes the same inspection fee collection authority as Congress imposed through 

appropriations language in 2010 for the Minerals Management Service. The proposed 

inspection fee would partially offset the cost of conducting inspections. 

Eliminate Energy Policy and Conservation Act Funding (-$3,000,000) – The 2011 budget 

proposes a reduction of $3.0 million that is made possible because the Energy Policy and 

Conservation Act of 2000 (EPCA) studies have been completed. 

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Program Components 

The BLM Oil and Gas Management Program is responsible for providing access to energy 

resources in an environmentally responsible manner. The primary program components are: 

• Conducting oil and gas lease sales. 

• Administering existing oil and gas leases. 

• Processing oil and gas Applications for Permit to Drill (APD) and subsequent modifications. 

• Inspecting existing oil and gas authorizations. 

• Inspecting producing oil and gas wells and ensuring proper reporting of production. 

• Taking enforcement actions to ensure compliance with terms and conditions of leases, 

APDs and other authorizations. 

• Approving reservoir management agreements to provide for orderly development of oil and 

gas fields. 

• Evaluating oil and gas fields for drainage, and taking administrative actions, if necessary, to 

protect federal mineral interests. 

• Protecting the environment by plugging and reclaiming orphan oil and gas wells drilled by 

previously existing oil and gas companies and Alaska Legacy Wells originally drilled by the 

Federal Government (United States Navy and United States Geological Survey). 

• Carrying out trust responsibilities by managing operational activities on approximately 3,700 

oil and gas leases for Indian Tribes and individual Indian allottees. 

• Providing advice on leasing and operational matters to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Indian 

Tribes, and Indian mineral owners. 

 

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Secretary’s Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing Reform 

The Department of the Interior announced on January 6, 2010 the Bureau will undertake a 

number of reforms to improve certainty and order in oil and gas leasing, by bringing clarity, 

consistency, and public engagement into the leasing process while balancing the resource 

values the agency is entrusted with protecting. These reforms will help reduce potential 

conflicts that can lead to costly and time-consuming protests and litigation of leases. Under the 

reformed oil and gas leasing policy, the Bureau will provide: 

• Comprehensive lease sale reviews of parcels being nominated for leasing. Parcels will 

undergo increased interdisciplinary review of available information, confirmation of 

Resource Management Plan conformance, internal and external coordination and public 

participation, as well as site visits to parcels when necessary to confirm the presence or 

absence of important natural resource values; 

• Leadership in identifying areas where new oil and gas leasing and development will 

occur. The Bureau will continue to accept industry expressions of interest for oil and gas 

leases, but will emphasize more focused planning for environmentally sound leasing and 

development in new areas. The BLM will initiate Master Leasing and Development 

Plans for unleased and undeveloped areas where major new oil and gas development is 

anticipated so that other important natural resource values can be fully considered prior 

to making an irreversible commitment to develop an area. Resource Management Plans 

will continue to provide programmatic-level guidance, but the new Master Leasing and 

Development Plans will provide a finer level of detail and analysis than is possible in the 

land use plans. 

• The Bureau will also issue guidance regarding the use of categorical exclusions (CX), 

established by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and that allow the bureau to approve some 

oil and gas development activities based on existing environmental or planning analysis. 

Under the new policy, in accordance with White House Council on Environmental Quality 

guidelines, the Bureau will not use these CXs in cases involving “extraordinary 

circumstances” such as impacts to protected species, historic or cultural resources, or 

human health and safety. The Bureau will rely less on the use of CXs and will instead 

focus more on the use of new and existing NEPA environmental analyses. 

Secretary Salazar also issued a Secretarial Order establishing an Energy Reform Team within 

the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management that will identify and 

oversee implementation of energy reforms. 

Critical Factors 

The primary critical factors impacting the program are: 

• BLM must analyze complex impacts and mitigation for APDs in associated 

environmental documents for areas with increasingly complex environmental issues. 

• Costs for processing APDs have risen due to the increasing level of difficulty in 

mitigating environmental impacts. 

• Costs for offering lease sales have risen due to the increasing level of protests and 

appeals. 

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• BLM must analyze complex environmental issues in environmental documents prior to 

oil, gas and geothermal lease sales. 

• As production activity increases, the BLM must increase the number of oil, gas and 

geothermal inspections and increase efforts to ensure appropriate accountability of 

production volumes. 

• BLM is experiencing problems with employee retention due to retirements and higher 

salaries offered by private industry. 

Funding History and Other Funding Sources 

The recent program funding history includes: 

• Prior to 2006, the oil and gas management program was completely funded by one 

funding source, the Oil and Gas Management subactivity. 

• In 2006, the Energy Policy Act of 2005 provided three additional funding sources: 

o A new Permit Processing Improvement Fund for seven pilot offices to establish 

integrated, multi-agency offices to streamline permitting of oil and gas wells. This 

funding source was authorized for a period of ten years. 

o A new Geothermal Steam Act Implementation Fund to process geothermal 

leases and geothermal use authorizations. This funding source was authorized 

for a period of five years. This funding was terminated by Congress one year 

early in the 2010 Interior Appropriations Act. 

o A new revenue account to manage National Petroleum Reserve Number 2 (NPR2). This funding source was authorized for a period of three years. 

• In 2007, funding for non-pilot offices was increased by $9.2 million. 

• In 2008, the 2008 Consolidated Appropriations Act provided for a one-time APD 

processing fee of $4,000 to be submitted with each APD. The Oil and Gas APD 

Processing Fund (APD fees), was offset by a reduction in the Oil and Gas Management 

subactivity funding (no net change in total program funding). The 2009 Omnibus 

Appropriation Act provided for continuation of the $4,000 APD processing fee. The 2010 

Interior Appropriations Act raised the APD processing fee to $6,500 per APD. The 

anticipated increase in fee collections was fully offset by a reduction in appropriations for 

the Oil and Gas Management program. 

 

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Accomplishments 

Inspection and Enforcement 

The BLM performs several different types of oil and gas inspections each year. In accordance 

with GAO Report GAO-08-893R recommendation 1, the table below shows a breakout of 

inspections completed, planned and required in 2011 compared to previous years and the 

following paragraph explains how the BLM plans on meeting its goal for required inspections. 

The BLM performed 29,600 oil and gas inspections in 2009. The numbers of inspections, 

inspectors, and total annual costs have risen over the previous eight years. However the 

increasing number of inspections over the previous eight years has dropped the average cost 

per inspection from about $1,700 to $1,500. 

 

0

20,000

40,000

60,000

80,000

100,000

120,000

140,000

160,000

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Dollars ($000s)

Oil, Gas and Geothermal Funding History

9641 ‐ Petroleum Reserve Number 2 (NPR‐2)

9141 ‐ Energy Policy Act Funds ‐ Permit Processing (Pilot Offices)

9131 ‐ Energy Policy Act Funds ‐ Geothermal Fund

1313 ‐ Inspection Fee

1311 ‐ APD Processing Fee

1310 ‐ Oil and Gas Management

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Inspections Completed and Planned

2008 

Completed 

2009 BLM 

Required* 

2009 

Completed 

2010 

Planned 

2011 

Estimated 

Production Inspections (PI) 

1. High Production /1 377 842 648 886 886

2. Other Production /2 5,009 8,550 6,371 7,338 7,400

PI Total 5,386 9,392 7,019 8,224 8,286

Other Inspections (OI) 

1. Drilling Inspections 2,681 3,122 1,587 2,169 2,150

2. Abandonment Inspections 967 1,022 878 1,101 1,100

3.Workover inspections 218 0 346 293 200

4. Environmental Inspections 14,684 10,064 16,498 16,679 16,700

5. Record Verification 

Inspections 

1,615 0 2,907 1,735 2,000

6. Undesirable Event 

Inspections /3 

316 0 363 387 250

7. Alleged Theft /3 3 0 2 0 0

OI Total 20,484 14,208 22,581 22,364 22,400

Total Inspections 25,870 23,600 29,600 30,588 30,686

* BLM required inspections are those inspections required by either regulation or policy. 

/1 High Production inspections are those inspections required, by regulation, to be inspected at least once a year. 

/2 Other Production inspections are all production inspections that do not meet High Production requirements and are set by 

BLM policy. 

/3 These inspections are on an as-needed basis. 

BLM did not achieve the required number of production inspections for high production leases 

and agreements in 2009, although records verification inspections were conducted on all high 

production leases. By policy, some of the high production leases and agreements where there 

have been no violations for several years only had a records verification (of production) 

inspection performed. The BLM completed drilling inspections for all wells drilled in 2009. 

However, the BLM overestimated the number of wells to be drilled and associated drilling 

inspections in 2009, due to an unexpected decline in drilling during 2009. 

The BLM again did not meet its policy goal of inspecting a third of the other producing (do not 

meet high production level) leases and agreements in 2009. The BLM continues to have 

problems retaining certified inspectors in remote field offices. This has hampered the BLM in 

being able to meet its inspection requirements and goals. The BLM continues to search for 

ways to retain these inspectors. The BLM will continue to use qualified natural resource 

specialists to assist in environmental inspections to allow the certified petroleum engineering 

technicians to concentrate on production verification inspections. 

During 2010, the BLM will evaluate its methodology of developing the yearly strategy for 

performing inspections. An improved inspection strategy will help the BLM to maximize the use 

of limited inspection staff to better meet the inspection goals and requirements in the future. 

The BLM will continue to train new inspectors so that the BLM will be able to meet its minimum 

inspection requirements going forward and more effectively target inspection resources to meet 

other inspection goals established by BLM policy. 

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Processing of Applications for Permit to Drill 

Between 1996 and 2006, the number of new APDs received rose dramatically. The BLM 

expanded its capability to process APDs to handle the increasing demand. The number of 

APDs received dropped in 2007 and 2008, but still remained relatively high. The number 

dropped further in 2009, but the complexity of processing these declining numbers of APDs has 

grown, as has the unit cost for processing them. The BLM projects that it will receive 7,000 

APDs per year in 2010 and 2011. Approval times have increased or remained high due to the 

increased complexity of resource issues analyzed in environmental documents. As shown on 

the table below, the number of APDs awaiting approval is projected to decline in 2009 through 

2011. 

2007 

Actual

2008 

Actual

2009 

Actual

2010 

Planned 

2011 

Estimate

Total APDs pending at start of year 5,641 5,381 5,419 5,370 4,520

New APDs received 8,370 7,884 5,257 7,000 7,000

APDs approved 7,561 6,908 4,571 6,746 6,230

Total APDs processed 8,964 7,846 5,306 7,850 7,250

APDs pending at year end 5,381 5,419 5,370 4,520 4,270

Legislative Changes 

Inspection Fee - The 2011 budget proposes to establish a new inspection fee. The budget 

proposes the same inspection fee collection authority as Congress imposed through 

appropriations language in 2010 for the Minerals Management Service. The proposed 

inspection fee would partially offset the cost of conducting inspections. Proposed appropriations 

language to implement the fee is included in the General Provisions for the Department of the 

Interior: 

SEC. 111. (a) In fiscal year 2011, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) shall collect a nonrefundable inspection fee, which shall be deposited in the "Management of Lands and 

Resources" account, from the designated operator of each Federal and Indian lease or 

agreement subject to inspection by BLM under 30 U.S.C. 1718(b) that is in place at the start of 

fiscal year 2011. 

(b) Fees for 2011 shall be: 

(1) $150 for each lease or agreement with no active or inactive wells, but with surface use, 

disturbance or reclamation; 

(2) $300 for each lease or agreement with one to ten wells, with any combination of active or 

inactive wells; 

(3) $750 for each lease or agreement with 11 to 50 wells, with any combination of active or 

inactive wells; and 

(4) $1,500 for each lease or agreement with more than 50 wells, with any combination of active or 

inactive wells. 

(c) BLM will bill designated operators within 60 days of enactment of this Act, with payment 

required within 30 days of billing. 

 

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Nonproducing Lease Fee - The Administration will submit legislation to impose a fee on new 

nonproducing oil and gas leases as part of an Administration initiative to encourage energy 

development on lands and waters leased for development. A $4.00 per acre fee on nonproducing Federal leases on lands and waters would provide a financial incentive for oil and gas 

companies to either get their leases into production or relinquish them so that the tracts can be 

re-leased to and developed by new parties. The proposed fee would apply to all new leases and 

would be indexed annually. In October 2008, the Government Accountability Office issued a 

report critical of past efforts by Interior to ensure that companies diligently develop their Federal 

leases. Although the GAO report focused on administrative actions that the Department could 

undertake, this proposal requires legislative action. This proposal is similar to other nonproducing fee proposals considered by the Congress in the last several years. The proposal is 

projected to result in savings to the Treasury of $760.0 million over ten years, of which $340 

million would come from onshore leases managed by BLM. 

Repeal Geothermal Payments to Counties - The Administration will submit legislation to 

repeal Section 224(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Prior to passage of this legislation, 

geothermal lease payments were split 50-50 between the Federal government and States, with 

50 percent directed to States, 40 percent to the Reclamation Fund, and 10 percent to the 

General Fund. The Energy Policy Act changed this distribution beginning in 2006 to direct 50 

percent to States, 25 percent to counties, and 25 percent to the Geothermal Steam Act 

Implementation Fund. Authorization for the Geothermal Steam Act Implementation Fund was 

set to expire in 2010, and Congress, through the 2010 Interior Appropriations Act, already 

repealed the last year of funding for this program, as well as the 2010 payments to counties. 

The repeal of Section 224(b) will permanently discontinue payments to counties and restore the 

disposition of the geothermal revenue to the historical formula of 50 percent to the States and 

50 percent to the Treasury. This is projected to result in savings to the Treasury of $80.0 million 

over ten years. 

Repeal Permit Processing Improvement Fund and Prohibition on Oil and Gas Cost 

Recovery - The Administration will submit legislation to repeal portions of Section 365 of the 

Energy Policy Act, beginning in 2012. Section 365 diverted mineral leasing receipts from the 

Treasury to a BLM Permit Processing Improvement Fund and also prohibited BLM from 

establishing cost recovery fees for processing applications for oil and gas permits to drill. 

Congress has effectively overridden the fee prohibition and implemented permit fees through 

appropriations language for the last several years. The budget proposes to continue the permit 

fees through appropriations language in 2011. Upon elimination of the fee prohibition, BLM will 

promulgate regulations to establish fees for applications for permits to drill administratively, 

starting in 2012. In combination with normal discretionary appropriations, these fees will then 

replace the mandatory permit funds, which would also be repealed starting in 2012. Savings 

from terminating this mandatory funding are estimated at $20.0 million in 2012 and $84.0 million 

over five years. 

Administrative Changes 

Onshore Oil and Gas Royalty Revenues - The Administration believes that American 

taxpayers should get a fair return on the development of energy resources on their public lands. 

A 2008 Government Accountability Office report suggests that taxpayers could be getting a 

better return from Federal oil and gas resources, at least in some areas. In 2010, DOI will take 

steps to implement reforms, including the completion of a rulemaking to adjust onshore royalty 

rates. The budget assumes these reforms will increase Federal oil and gas revenues by $1.0 

billion over the next ten years. 

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ALASKA OIL AND GAS MANAGEMENT FUNDING

2011 Change 

2009 2010 President's from 2010 

Oil and Gas ($000) Enacted Enacted Budget (+/-) 

National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska 8,564 8,564 8,564 0

Alaska Legacy Wells* 5,600 1,000 1,000 0

North Slope Science Initiative 1,000 1,000 1,000 0

* Amounts only reflect funding from the Oil and Gas Management subactivity. Alaska Legacy Well 

remediation has also been funded by other sources. In 2009, $5.6 million was spent on Atigaru site 

remediation. Also in 2009, a Secretarial Section 102 transfer provided an additional $8.9 million for 

the Atigaru site remediation. Of funding provided in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 

2009, $23.6 million has been allocated for the Drew Point site remediation to be completed in 2009 

and 2010. 

2011 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE

The following performance measures are indicative of the proposed performance changes in the 

Oil and Gas Management program. 

Percent of fluid mineral leases with approved applications for permits to drill: The 

percentage of leases with approved APDs is expected to increase slightly due to an overall 

decrease in the number of active leases. As the price of oil and gas decreases, operators tend 

to focus more of their drilling activities adjacent to existing production (since these are lower risk 

wells) and allow more undeveloped leases to expire. 

Percent of fluid mineral permit and lease applications processed (APDs): The percentage 

of APDs processed is expected to increase since the numbers of APDs pending is expected to 

decrease. 

Percent of required fluid mineral inspections and enforcement reviews completed: The 

percentage of required inspections completed is expected to remain the same as in 2010. 

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OIL AND GAS MANAGEMENT Performance Overview 

 Measure 2006 Actual 2007 Actual 2008 Actual 2009 Plan 2009 Actual 2010 Plan 2011 Plan 

Percent of fluid mineral leases with approved applications for permits to drill. [SP] 

47% 

22,859/ 

48,423 

44% 

21,612/ 

49,152 

42% 

23,289/ 

55,546 

42% 

23,439/ 

56,436 

42% 

22,476/ 

53,930 

41% 

23,589/ 

57,326 

43% 

22,852/ 

52,798 

Total Actual/Projected Cost ($000) $15,250 $16,666 $20,026 $19,884 $20,795 $17,384 $17,537 Actual/Projected Cost per lease (in dollars) $667 $737 $860 $848 $925 $737 $767 Comments: 

This measure counts the number of leases that have a well drilled that is producible. The numerator will chaleases begin production. The lease is counted one time regardless of how many APD's are approved for the was an increase in the number of leases (growth in the denominator for this measure) but the leases in effecnumerator) has not kept pace with this growth because firms sometimes acquire leases for future drilling withwell for several years. 

Average acreage disturbed per permitted energy exploration or development activity. (SP) 

2.3 

acres 

13,442/ 

5,798 

2.1 acres 

10,059/ 

4,685 

2.1 

10,258/ 

4,884 

2.1 

10,258/ 

4,884 

2.1 

6,751/ 

3,162 

2.1 

10,127/ 

4,822 

2.1 

10,062/ 

4,791 

The average full cost of processing applications for (fluid energy) Permit to Drill Applications (APDs). (Bur/PA) 

$3,712 

$5,091 

$45,631,397/

8,964 

$6,329 

$49,656,365/ 

7,846 

$6,370 

$49,660,000/ 

7,796 

NR 

$6,327 

$49,665,000/ 

7,850 

$6,850 

$49,665,000/ 

7,250 

Percent of fluid minerals permit and lease applications processed. (SP/PA) 

62% 

8,776/ 

14,131 

107% 

8,964/ 

8,370 

59% 

7,846/ 

13,225 

59% 

7,796/ 

13,306 

NR 

59% 

7,850/ 

13,371 

63% 

7,250/ 

11,520 

Total Actual/Projected Cost ($000) $47,098 $69,594 $69,242 $71,142 NR $72,842 $74,542 Actual/Projected Cost per APD (in dollars) $5,367 $7,804 $8,825 $9,125 NR $9,279 $10,282 Comments: 

Denominator shown in 2007, does not include pending APDs. Including pending APDs, the correct percenta62% (10,555/ 16,844). Cost shown includes APDs, Sundry Notices, and Geophysical Permits. NR = Not Rewas not reported due to anomalous data. BLM is evaluating the anomalous data to determine the cause. 

Fluid Minerals: Percent of acres reclaimed to appropriate final land condition. (SP ) 

new 

measure 

25% 

2,473/ 

10,059 

25% 

2,580/ 

10,258 

25% 

2,580/ 

10,258 

25% 

1,678/ 

6,751 

25% 

2,580/ 

10,258 

25% 

2,525/ 

10,062 
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OIL AND GAS MANAGEMENT Performance Overview 

 Measure 2006 Actual 2007 Actual 2008 Actual 2009 Plan 2009 Actual 2010 Plan 2011 Plan 

Number of pending cases of 

permits that are in backlog status 

for fluid energy minerals (APDs) 

(Bur/PART) 

2,310 1,932 1,759 1,763 1,823 1,700 1,660 

Percent of required fluid mineral inspections and enforcement reviews completed. (SP/PA) 

84% 

19,405/ 

22,979 

81% 

23,798/ 

29,353 

97% 

25,444/ 

26,249 

97% 

25,444/ 

26,249 

125% 

29,600/ 

23,600 

109% 

30,588/ 

28,100 

106% 

30,686/ 

29,000 

Total Actual/Projected Cost ($000) $34,980 $37,560 $41,296 $41,896 $42,615 $44,996 $45,596 Actual/Projected Cost per inspection (in dollars) $1,803 $1,578 $1,623 $1,647 $1,442 $1,685 $1,708 Comments: 

In 2010, a $2,500,000 program increase was received for oil and gas production accountability workload whicmeasure. The number of inspections completed will increase by 981. The number of required inspections, hprojected to increase by 1851, or 7%. Because the required inspections are increasing faster than the inspecresult is a decrease in overall percentage completed of 2%. The BLM continues to hire and train new inspecrequired inspections. The number of required inspections is subject to changes in BLM policies, economic codecisions of operators and other factors that determine the number of new wells and the continuing operation associated facilities. 

Percent of fluid minerals safety violations (incidents of noncompliance) corrected by operators with first notice. (SP/PA) 

95.6% 

2,633/ 

2,754 

96% 

3,693/ 

3,843 

92% 

3,468/ 

3,757 

92% 

3,468/ 

3,757 

96% 

5,344/ 

5,568 

93% 

3,494/ 

3,757 

93% 

3,450/ 

3,670 

Develop and Issue Fluid Mineral Leases. (number) 3,050 3,498 2,619 2,889 2,788 2,500 2,200 Process Fluid Minerals Applications for Permit to Drill. (number) 

7,585 8,964 7,846 7,796 5,306 7,850 7,250 

Process Oil and Gas Reservoir Management Agreements. (number) 

1,967 1,960 2,033 1,615 1,988 1,615 1,500 

Process Sundry Notices. (number) 45,564 59,904 50,401 40,499 51,932 41,000 41,000 Conduct Fluid Mineral Inspection and Enforcement. (number) 19,567 23,438 25,870 26,304 29,600 30,588 30,686 Resolve Fluid Mineral Drainage Cases. (number) 879 851 1,028 893 1,215 893 880 
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Chapter IV – Management of Lands and Resources 

Activity: Energy and Minerals Management 

Subactivity: Coal Management

2011 

2009 

Actual* 

2010 

President's 

Budget 

DOI-wide 

Changes (+/-

) 

Program 

Changes 

(+/-) 

Budget 

Request 

Change 

from 2010 

(+/-) 

($000) 9,461 9,739 -85 9,654 -85

FTE 68 68 68 

Other Major Resources: 

Major Program IT 

Investments: 

* The 2009 Actual column includes a decrease of $72,000 due to a reprogramming for critical needs into the Wild 

Horse and Burro Management subactivity. 

JUSTIFICATION OF 2011 PROGRAM CHANGES

The 2011 budget request for Coal Management is $9,654,000 and 68 FTE, with no program 

change from the 2010 Enacted level. 

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Program Components 

The BLM has responsibility for coal leasing on approximately 570 million acres where the coal 

mineral estate is owned by the Federal Government. Federal coal provides approximately 42 

percent of the nation’s coal production. Coal is used to generate approximately 50 percent of 

the nation’s electricity. 

The BLM currently manages a coal program that consists of: 

• 299 Federal coal leases. 

• Approximately 464,380 acres under lease. 

Federal coal leases in 2000 – 2009: 

• Approximately 4.5 billion tons of coal produced. 

• Valued at $44.15 billion. 

• Generated $4.8 billion in royalties. 

Federal coal lease sales offered in 2000 – 2009: 

• Held 45 lease sales. 

• Leased approximately 89,667 acres. 

• Leased approximately 4.08 billion tons of minable coal. 

• Lease bonuses totaled $2.78 billion. 

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The BLM Coal Management program is responsible for: 

• Conducting competitive coal lease sales and ensuring the public receives fair market 

value. 

• Administering existing coal leases and providing additional approvals required to ensure 

compliance with the terms and conditions of the lease. 

• Processing coal exploration licenses and monitoring operations for compliance. 

• Processing coal resource recovery and protection plans and modifications to protect the 

public’s resources from waste and ensure maximum economic recovery. 

• Inspecting Federal and Indian coal use authorizations to ensure compliance with the 

authorization’s terms and conditions. 

• Independently verifying reported coal production from Federal and Indian coal leases. 

• Taking enforcement actions to ensure compliance with terms and conditions of leases 

and authorizations. 

• Providing prelease evaluations of mineral tracts when requested by BIA for Indian Tribes 

and Indian mineral owners. 

Critical Factors 

• One very important factor that continues to affect the Coal Management program is the 

availability of qualified Coal Management Specialists. Over 40 percent of the BLM’s 

Engineers, Geologists, and Land Law Adjudicators will be eligible for retirement in 2010. 

The best way to prepare new employees to successfully accomplish coal workloads is to 

ensure they complete the minimum safety training provided to new mine employees, 

attend certification courses that provide handbooks, manuals, regulations, and guidance 

in regards to maintaining office plans, performing inspections and recommending 

approvals of resource recovery and protection plans and modifications. 

• Surface coal leasing requires the consent of surface owners prior to holding a lease 

sale. The BLM encourages these surface owners to participate in the land use planning 

process and encourages lease applicants to acquire surface owner consent prior to 

submitting the lease application to the BLM. 

• The BLM continues to work with the Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service, the 

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, and other Federal and State 

agencies to streamline multiple agency processes to minimize the time necessary to 

process applications to explore for and produce Federal coal resources. 

• The BLM and the Department of Labor have developed a Memorandum of 

Understanding delineating roles and responsibilities and action plans necessary to 

provide underground employees a safer workplace to develop Federal coal. 

• The BLM is adopting the recommendations for production accountability improvements 

developed in the Report to the Royalty Policy Committee, Mineral Revenue Collection 

from Federal and Indian Lands and the Outer Continental Shelf. Examples of 

recommendations include the development of new guidance regarding inspection and 

enforcement and production verification, as well as providing training courses focused 

on safety and accomplishing inspector’s duties. 

• Ensuring environmental protection and maximum recovery of coal resources continues 

to be a priority for BLM. 

 

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Funding History and Other Funding Sources 

The coal management program is primarily funded through this subactivity. The other funding 

sources are service charges collected from coal lease document processing. These fees 

include case-by-case processing fees for competitive coal lease applications, lease modification 

applications, logical mining unit or modification applications, and royalty rate reduction 

applications. The Department of Energy has predicted the future level of coal activity will rise in 

areas with Federal coal resources. 

Accomplishments 

In 2000 - 2009, the BLM held 45 successful coal lease sales generating $2.78 billion in 

accepted bonus bids for approximately 4.08 billion tons of mineable coal on approximately 

89,6667 federal acres. –Over the same period, approximately 4.5 billion tons of Federal coal 

was produced with a gross value of $44.15 billion, generating $4.8 billion in Federal royalties. 

2011 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE

The following performance measures are indicative of the proposed performance changes in the 

Coal Management program. 

Number of onshore federal acres under lease for coal development: The number of acres 

under lease is expected to remain at approximately the same level in 2010 and 2011. The 

projected number of lease sales in 2010 and 2011 should increase slightly in Wyoming. 

However, due to an anticipated softening coal market, these increases in acres are expected to 

be offset with acres relinquished from marginally economic operation. Reduced demand has 

resulted in the delay of two coal lease sales from 2009 until 2010 in Wyoming. Future sales 

may also be delayed. 

Percent of coal lease applications processed: The percentage of coal lease applications 

processed is expected to remain at approximately the same level in 2011 as that planned for 

2010. Processing coal lease applications requires multiple years to complete and the consent 

to lease from other surface management agencies and qualified surface owners once a 

comprehensive environmental analysis is completed. The percent of coal lease applications 

processed is dependent upon the number of applications received, number of leases 

backlogged and being processed, and the number of leases issued, or applications rejected or 

withdrawn during the year. 

Percent of required coal inspections and enforcement reviews completed: Performance 

is expected to remain constant from 2010 to 2011. 

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COAL MANAGEMENT Performance Overview 

 Measure 2006 Actual 2007 Actual 2008 Actual 2009 Plan 2009 Actual 2010 Plan 2011 Plan 

C

Number of onshore federal acres under lease for coal development. [SP] 

466,652 466,943 472,337 472,337 474,334 470,700 470,700 

Total Actual/Projected Cost ($000) $3,607 $3,977 $4,381 $4,346 $4,216 $4,437 $4,528 Actual/Projected Cost per acre (in dollars) $8 $9 $9 $9 $9 $9 $10 Comments: 

Major leasing efforts occurred in 2004 and 2005 but relinquishments offset the gains. No significant chathe coal leasing program through 2013. A process is being developed in Wyoming to approve multiple ltime but this effort is being offset by lower market demands and mergers. The new process will be imple

Percent of coal lease applications processed. (SP/PART) 

20% 

9/ 44 

14% 

5/ 35 

10% 

4 / 40 

19% 

8/ 43 

5% 

2/ 38 

19% 

8/ 42 

19% 

8/ 42 

Comments: 

The percentage of coal lease applications processed remains relatively low because of the multi-year prprocess is being developed in Wyoming to approve multiple leases at the same time but this effort is beidown turn in the market for coal. This downturn has resulted in 2 lease sales being delayed until 2010 wdelayed due to the NEPA analysis requiring an EIS instead of an EA. 

Percent of required coal inspection and enforcement reviews completed. (SP/PART) 

109% 

2,253/ 

2,074 

103% 

2,636/ 

2,552 

111% 

2,823/ 

2,552 

100% 

2,799/ 

2,799 

101% 

2,828/ 

2,799 

100% 

2,799/ 

2,799 

100% 

2,799/ 

2,799 

Total Actual/Projected Cost ($000) $2,084 $2,110 $2,474 $2,495 $2,151 $2,548 $2,802 Actual/Projected Cost per inspection (in dollars) $925 $801 $877 $891 $761 $910 $1,001 Number of coal post leasing actions approved for energy minerals. (Bur) 356 348 297 312 319 312 312 Total Actual/Projected Cost ($000) $1,859 $2,392 $2,799 $2,609 $3,379 $2,664 $2,690 Actual/Projected Cost per inspection (in dollars) $5,222 $6,874 $9,424 $8,363 $10,594 $8,537 $8,622 Improve customer satisfaction rating with energy resources permitting process. (Bur/PART) 

52% 

52/ 100 

No Survey 

Measured 

Biennially 

53% 

53/ 100 

No Survey 

Measured 

Biennially 

No Survey 

Measured 

Biennially 

53% 

53/ 100 

No Survey 

Measured 

Biennially 

Process Coal Leases and Exploration Licenses. 44 33 35 32 22 34 34 Process Coal Post Lease Actions. 356 342 285 305 302 305 305 Inspect and Verify Production at Coal Sites 2,253 2,636 2,823 2,789 2,828 2,790 2,734 
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Chapter IV – Management of Lands and Resources 

Activity: Energy and Minerals Management 

Subactivity: Other Minerals Resources

2011 

2009 

Actual* 

2010 

Enacted 

DOI-wide 

Changes (+/-

) 

Program 

Changes 

(+/-) 

Budget 

Request 

Change 

from 2010 

(+/-) 

($000) 10,325 10,614 -99 10,515 -99

FTE 87 87 87 

Other Major Resources: 

Major Program IT 

Investments: 

* The 2009 Actual column includes a decrease of $77,000 due to a reprogramming for critical needs into the Wild 

Horse and Burro Management subactivity. 

JUSTIFICATION OF 2011 PROGRAM CHANGES

The 2011 budget request for Other Minerals Resources is $10,515,000 and 83 FTE, with no 

program change from the 2010 Enacted level. 

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Program Components 

The Other Minerals Resources Program is composed of two programs: 

• Non-Energy Solid Leasable Minerals program includes potassium, phosphorus, sodium, 

potash, lead and zinc. 

o Used for fertilizers, feed additives, road de-icers, tires, batteries, rust inhibitors, 

glass and papermaking, oil well drilling, water treatment, soaps, detergents, 

baked goods, medicines, and many chemicals. 

• Mineral Materials program includes clay, sand, gravel, and building stone. 

o Used for construction of roads, foundations and buildings. 

The Non-Energy Solid Leasable Minerals program is responsible for: 

• Conducting lease sales. 

• Administering existing leases. 

• Processing leasable exploration and mining authorizations. 

• Inspecting and monitoring existing authorizations. 

• Inspecting producing operations to ensure proper reporting of production. 

• Taking enforcement actions to ensure compliance with terms and conditions of leases 

and authorizations. 

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• Carrying out trust responsibilities by managing post-leasing and production activities for 

Indian Tribes and individual Indian mineral owners. 

The Mineral Materials program is responsible for: 

• Conducting sales. 

• Administering existing contracts and collecting revenue. 

• Processing free use permits for State and local governments and non-profit 

organizations 

• Processing exploration and mining authorizations. 

• Inspecting existing mineral materials authorizations. 

• Inspecting sites to ensure proper reporting of production. 

• Taking enforcement actions to ensure compliance with terms and conditions of contracts 

and authorizations. 

• Investigating and taking enforcement actions on unauthorized removal of mineral 

materials from Federal mineral estate. 

Long-Term Goals 

The public lands are the source of important non-energy solid leasable mineral resources and 

mineral materials for the Nation. These minerals are vital components of basic industry and life 

in the United States. The Other Minerals Resources Program goal is to provide the minerals 

needed to support local infrastructure and other economic development needs. Demand is 

increasing worldwide for some products, such as fertilizers generated from non-energy solid 

leasable minerals, which are used in producing food and alternative energy resources like 

biofuels, and gilsonite, which is used in drilling fluids for energy exploration. The program 

processes sales and permits for mineral materials, such as sand, gravel, stone, and clays. 

These common materials are essential for maintenance and construction of the access that is 

needed to provide basic land management. Mineral materials are essential for building and 

maintaining energy development and production infrastructure and facilities. 

Critical Factors 

The primary critical factors impacting the program are: 

• Increasing number and size of exploration and mining authorizations, including analysis 

of complex technical issues. 

• Analyzing complex environmental issues in environmental documents prior to NonEnergy Solid Leasable Minerals lease sales and Mineral Materials sales. 

• Increasing public controversy with proposed operations as urban growth continues in 

cities near BLM administered land. 

• Conducting inspections of authorized and unauthorized operations. 

• As urban development increases and private sources of mineral materials become 

limited and restricted by zoning, the public and private sectors in the West increasingly 

look to BLM lands for these resources. There are often no other viable substitutes for 

federal mineral materials in the local area. Increases in mineral materials trespass are 

expected, particularly on split-estate lands. 

• Government agencies continue to demand increasing amounts of materials while 

developing and maintaining the infrastructure for communities. The BLM provides sand, 

gravel and other mineral materials to State and local governments and nonprofit 

organizations at no cost. 

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Funding History and Other Funding Sources 

The Other Minerals Resources Program is primarily funded through appropriations in this 

subactivity. Other funding sources include: 

• Cost recovery fees for processing mineral disposal actions such as mineral material 

competitive sales on a case-by-case basis. BLM will continue to look for opportunities to 

increase program capabilities to meet industry demand by charging users appropriate 

cost recovery fees according to regulation. 

• Costs of material sales for the pipeline system in Alaska are reimbursed under Public 

Law 93-153, Section 101, which made amendments to Section 28 of the Mineral Leasing 

Act of 1920. 

• Funds collected from trespass recovery settlements are used for rehabilitation of 

damaged property at the trespass site and other sites damaged by past mineral 

materials operations, pursuant to Public Law 94-579, as amended, and Public Law 93-

153. 

Accomplishments 

The minerals materials workload for the Other Minerals Resources Program increased 

substantially for three years from 2005 through 2007, and then declined in 2008 through 2009 

due to the economic downturn. Demand appears to have stabilized and is expected to increase 

as recovery from the economic downturn progresses in the second half of 2010. The average 

case size increased, resulting in a reduction in the number of cases processed. The average 

case size increased due to contractors in metropolitan areas applying for larger quantities to 

purchase to provide more secure sources of sand and gravel for construction projects. The 

average case size also increased due to the BLM increasing efficiency by combining multiple 

noncompetitive sand and gravel sales into one larger competitive sale and completing one 

NEPA document for that sale. The number of inspections has remained at a similar level over 

the past three years. The number of trespass resolutions declined in 2009. Demand for 

nonenergy solid leasable minerals (especially potash and phosphate) has increased 

substantially for several years, and this workload is expected to continue. 

 

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2011 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE

The following performance measures are indicative of the proposed performance changes in the 

Other Minerals Resources Program. 

Number of onshore federal acres under lease or contract for non-energy mineral 

exploration and development [non-energy leasable minerals and mineral materials]: The 

number of acres under lease or contract is expected to remain the same in 2011 as in 2010. 

Percent of pending cases of permits and lease applications that are processed for nonenergy minerals: The percentage of pending cases of permits and lease applications 

processed is expected to remain the same in 2011 as in 2010. 

Mineral Materials disposals, inspections and trespass protection costs divided by 3 year 

rolling average annual cubic yards disposed: The cost of disposals, inspections and lease 

applications processed per year varies due to the size and complexity of the disposals, 

trespasses and lease applications. The cost of disposals and lease applications processed per 

year has risen due to the increasing level of complexity in environmental impacts and mitigation. 

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OTHER MINERALS MANAGEMENT Performance Overview 

 Measure 2006 Actual 2007 Actual 2008 Actual 2009 Plan 2009 Actual 2010 Plan 2011 Plan 

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fro

P

Number of onshore federal acres under lease or contract for non-energy mineral exploration and development (leasable and saleable minerals). [SP] 

new 

measure 520,291 752,706 752,706 776,221 752,706 752,706 

Number of acres reclaimed to appropriate land condition and water quality standards. [SP] 

4,151 3,750 7,375 3,750 8,315 3,750 3,500 

Comments: When the demand for mineral materials, locatable minerals and non-energy leasable minerals is high, f

closed and reclaimed. Out-year targets have been adjusted to reflect this demand. 

Percent of pending cases of permits and lease applications that are processed for non-energy minerals. (Bur/PART) 

101.7% 

713/ 701 

77% 

707/ 922 

39% 

783/2022 

39% 

780/ 2000 

46% 

948/ 

2,081 

48% 

967/2000 

48% 

938/1950 

Total Actual/Projected Cost ($000) $9,432 $8,572 $8,219 $7,429 $7,134 $7,570 $7,645 Actual/Projected Cost per case (in dollars) $13,227 $12,125 $10,497 $9,525 $7,525 $9,705 $9,801 Comments: 

The program reported that 101.7% of the new cases received were completed in 2006, thus eliminating backlog of pending cases. In 2008, the BLM was able to increase the number of applications processeincreased the number of pending applications by over 200%. 

Percent of non-compliance and trespass actions that are resolved for non-energy minerals. (Bur/PART) 

41% 

46/112 

46% 

39/ 85 

31% 

59/ 188 

23% 

40/ 180 

27% 

44 / 163 

22% 

40/ 180 

25% 

45/ 180 

Total Actual/Projected Cost ($000) $2,983 $2,863 $3,242 $3,235 $3,553 $3,300 $3,333 Actual/Projected Cost per acre 

(in dollars) $64,838 $73,403 $54,943 $80,871 $82,500 $74,067 -

Average 3 year rolling costs of Mineral Materials disposals, inspections and trespass protection divided by the cubic yards disposed. (Bur/PART) 

$188 $119 $157 $228 $276 $228 $224 

Comments: Large disposals in a single year will tend to lower the overall cost even when using the 3 year average. 

large disposals. Out year targets reflect a more average year. 
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OTHER MINERALS MANAGEMENT Performance Overview 

 Measure 2006 Actual 2007 Actual 2008 Actual 2009 Plan 2009 Actual 2010 Plan 2011 Plan 

 C

fro

P

Number of non-energy pre and post lease actions processed (Bur) 

new 

measure 

207 218 220 209 220 223 

Improve customer satisfaction rating with the non-energy mineral permitting process. (Bur/PART) 

92% 

No 

Survey 

Measured 

Biannually 

72% 

72/ 100 

No Survey 

Measured 

Biannually 

No 

Survey 

Measured 

Biannually 

73% 

72/ 100 

No Survey 

Measured 

Biannually 

Process Non-Energy Mineral Licenses, Permits or Leases. 15 15 58 110 129 110 100 Process Non-Energy Mineral Post Lease Actions. 235 195 201 250 197 250 200 Process Mineral Material Disposals. 4,790 4,401 3,798 3,767 3,701 3,800 3,700 Inspect and Verify Production at Solid Leasable Mineral Sites-Non Energy. 1,344 1,516 1,435 1,165 1,240 1,200 1,200 Inspect and Verify Mineral Materials Production. 3,188 3,238 3,250 2,904 3,161 2,900 3,100 
Bureau of Land Management 2011 Budget Justifications 

Chapter IV – Management of Lands and Resources 

Activity: Realty and Ownership Management 

Subactivity 2009 

Actual* 

2010 

Enacted 

2011 

Change 

from 2010 

(+/-) 

DOI-Wide 

Changes 

(+/ -) 

Program 

Changes 

(+/ -) 

Budget 

Request 

Alaska Conveyance $ 33,382 34,109 -236 -13,000 20,873 -13,236

FTE 257 240 0 -36 204 -36

Cadastral Survey $ 12,778 12,863 -158 -400 12,305 -558

FTE 87 87 0 0 87 0

Land and Realty 

Management 

$ 44,229 50,660 -575 +3,000 53,085 +2,425

FTE 318 350 0 +25 375 +25

Total Activity $ 90,389 97,632 -969 -10,400 86,263 -11,369

FTE 405 677 0 -11 666 -11

* The 2009 Actual column includes a decrease of $676,000 due to a reprogramming for critical needs into the Wild 

Horse and Burro Management subactivity and an increase of $11,000,000 due to a reprogramming for critical 

needs into the Land and Realty Management subactivity. 

ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION

The Realty and Ownership Management activity has three programs that are focused on the 

use of lands and transfer of BLM-managed lands. The Land and Realty Management program 

authorizes uses of the land for purposes such as for rights-of-way, commercial filming, and 

communications sites. The Land and Realty Management program also implements changes to 

land ownership to consolidate public lands, by exchanging and purchasing lands, and by selling 

lands no longer needed for Federal purposes. The Cadastral Survey program provides 

cadastral survey services that are an important component to managing both Federal and 

private lands. The Alaska Conveyance program transfers BLM lands in Alaska to other 

ownership pursuant to a number of laws. 

Rights-of-Way

The BLM administers approximately 100,000 rights-of-way on the public lands. A significant 

number of energy and other companies apply to the BLM each year to obtain right-of-way 

grants to use the public lands for roads, pipelines, transmission lines, and communication sites. 

Energy-related rights-of-way play an essential part in the transportation of energy sources, from 

either oil or gas production areas or electricity that has been generated from a variety of 

sources, such as hydro-power, coal or gas-fired generators, and geothermal, to areas where the 

energy is used, such as at large communities or in industrial sites. Rights-of-way for 

communication sites are required to install equipment necessary for the transmission of 

television broadcasts and the cellular phone network. Rights-of-way provide for the basic 

infrastructure by meeting the access, power, and communication needs of cities, towns, and 

rural communities. The Lands and Realty Management program issues and amends these 

right-of-way authorizations, conducts on-the-ground inspections to ensure compliance with 

terms and conditions of the authorization, and conducts studies to determine the suitability of 

future right-of-way locations and uses. 

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Activity: Realty and Ownership Management

Subactivity: Alaska Conveyance

2009

Actual

2010 

Enacted

2011

Change 

from 2010 

(+/-)

DOI-wide 

Changes 

(+/-)

Program 

Changes 

(+/-)

Budget 

Request

Alaska Conveyance ($000) 33,382 34,109 -236 -13,000 20,873 -13,236

FTE 257 240 0 -36 204 -36

Other Major Resources:

Major Program IT 

Investments:

Summary of 2011 Program Changes for Alaska Conveyance

Request Component ($000) FTE

Program Changes:

• Reduce Base Funding -13,000 -36

TOTAL, Program Changes -13,000 -36

JUSTIFICATION OF 2011 PROGRAM CHANGES

The 2011 budget request for the Alaska Conveyance program is $20,873,000 and 204 FTE, a 

program change of -$13,000,000 and -36 FTE from the 2010 appropriation.

Reduce Base Funding (-$13,000,000 / -36 FTE Positions): The BLM is reducing funding for 

this program. Conveyance work has been ongoing since the 1960’s and the 2004 Alaska Land 

Transfer Acceleration Act has allowed BLM to streamline the conveyance program and reduce 

program costs. The Department and BLM will explore opportunities to further streamline the 

program. The BLM will focus resources on completing the goal of transferring title to 150 million 

acres the agency is required to convey. The BLM has already issued final or interim 

conveyance on most of these acres, but now needs a strategy to complete final transfers. 

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Program Performance Change 

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2011 Base 

Budget 

(2010 Plan + 

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2011 Plan 

Program 

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Accruing in 

2011 

A B=A+C C 

Alaska Land Conveyances: Percent of land patented to the State and Alaskan Native Corporations as required by statute. (Bur/PART) 

50% 

74,611,810/ 

150,497,040 

55% 

82,245,500/ 

150,497,040 

56% 

84,011,156/ 

150,497,040 

57% 

85,011,156/ 

150,147,007 

57% 

86,011,156/ 

150,147,007 

57% 

85,511,156/ 

150,147,007 

0% 

-500,000/ 

150,147,007 

Total Actual/Projected Cost ($000) 

$1,046 $1,226 $1,053 $3,038 $3,038 $3,088 $3,038 

Actual/Projected Cost per Acre (in dollars) 

$0.23 $0.15 $0.01 $0.82 $0.82 $1.24 $0.82 

Comments 

In 2011, this measure includes a decrease of $13,000,000 which will result in 500,000 acres of land patented. The i

performance beginning in 2007 is a result of the Alaska Land Transfer Acceleration Act (ALTAA) which provided too

Alaska Native Allotment Act, the Alaska Statehood Act, and the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, could be work

order to facilitate additional transfer of land. The smaller increases in planned performance beginning in 2011 are a 

proposed $13.0 million program reduction. The denominator in this measure is subject to change as estimates of en

acreages are replaced with actual sizes following cadastral survey. 

Note: Projected costs may not equal program change as these are full costs, which may include funds from other sources and (or) use avera

Column A: The level of performance and costs expected in 2011 at the 2010 level plus funded fixed costs. Reflects the impact of prior year fumanagement efficiencies, absorption of prior year fixed costs, and trend impacts, but does not reflect the proposed program change. 

Column D: Outyear performance beyond 2011 addresses lagging performance — those changes occurring as a result of the program changbudget) requested in 2011. It does not include the impact of receiving the program change again in a 

subsequent out-year. 
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Chapter IV – Management of Lands and Resources 

PROGRAM OVERVIEW 

Program Components 

The Alaska Conveyance program transfers land title from the Federal government to individual 

Alaska Natives, Alaska Native corporations, and the State of Alaska pursuant to the 1906 Native 

Allotment Act, the Alaska Native Veterans Allotment Act of 1998, the Alaska Native Claims 

Settlement Act of 1971 (ANCSA) and the Alaska Statehood Act of 1959 (Statehood Act). 

Conveyance work has been ongoing since the 1960s. In 2004, the Alaska Land Transfer 

Acceleration Act (Acceleration Act) resolved the conflicts between these laws and established 

deadlines for Alaska Native corporations and the State of Alaska to file final selection priorities. 

The Alaska Conveyance program performs adjudication, cadastral survey, easement 

identification, land examination and land record review to complete the land patent process. 

• Adjudication: Adjudication is used to determine the legal sufficiency of a land title 

application for the purpose of passing right, title and interest of the Federal government 

to public lands. The BLM provides extensive outreach to Native corporations, including 

face-to-face meetings with corporate boards in local communities, and to the State of 

Alaska to obtain final conveyance priorities. 

• Cadastral Survey: The cadastral survey component of the Alaska Conveyance program: 

o Prepares supplemental plats from existing survey plats and other information 

when possible, 

o Makes administrative title navigability determinations to facilitate conveyance, 

o Makes administrative determinations of emerged island title claims , 

o Issues recordable Disclaimers of Interest of Title for the beds of navigable rivers 

and other waterways, 

o Performs responsibilities as trustee for Alaska Native townsites created under the 

Alaska Native Townsite Act, 

o Provides assistance in determining maps of boundaries and performs surveys for 

Village corporation re-conveyances required under Section 14(c) of the ANCSA, 

o Collects Geographic Coordinate Data Base (GCDB) data to distribute through the 

web-based Spatial Data Management System (SDMS), and 

o Maintains up-to-date digital copies of all survey records to distribute through the 

SDMS. 

• Easement Identification: Easement identification must be completed pursuant to Section 

17(b) of the ANCSA for approximately 1.1 million acres (6 percent) of Native corporation 

selections that have not been transferred. This process involves participation by the 

public, the State of Alaska and the corporations themselves. 

• Land Examination: On the ground land examinations are conducted to resolve conflicts 

between Native allotment claims and to settle use and occupancy matters, including 

trespass and the presence of hazardous materials. 

• Land Record Review: In 2004, the Acceleration Act established deadlines for ANCSA 

corporations and the state to file priorities. Throughout Alaska, millions of the same 

acres were applied for by village corporations, regional corporations and the state. As 

part of the conveyance process, the BLM reviews selections to identify conflicts and 

ensure correct depiction in land records. 

Critical Factors 

Provisions in the ANCSA and the Statehood Act allow transfers of title to unsurveyed lands 

through Interim Conveyance for Native corporation selections and Tentative Approval for state 

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By the end of 2009, the BLM had surveyed and patented 84 million acres, or 56 percent, of the 

original 150 million acres. Approximately 66 million acres, or 44 percent, of the acres are under 

some form of tentative conveyance but have not been surveyed. Additionally, about 6 million 

acres, or less than 4 percent, of the lands need to be both surveyed and conveyed. 

Progress in Conveying 45.4 Million Acres to Alaska Native Corporations 

Progress in Conveying 104.5 Million Acres to the State of Alaska 

Lands surveyed and 

patented to Alaska 

Native corporations 

(58.1%)

Lands conveyed by 

Interim Conveyance but 

not yet surveyed 

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Lands not yet conveyed 

or surveyed (4.4%)

Lands surveyed and 

patented to the State of 

Alaska (55.1%)

Lands conveyed by 

Tentative Approval but 

not yet surveyed 

(41.2%)

Lands not yet conveyed 

or surveyed (3.7%)

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2011 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE

The Alaska Conveyance program will approve 1,990 miles of prior cadastral field survey and 

complete 540 miles of new field survey. Most new cadastral field survey work will be contracted 

under the provisions of The Indian Self Determination and Education Assistance Act. The BLM 

will also process 50 Native allotment applications, close 20 claims, and patent acreage 

surveyed and platted in previous years. Approximately 250,000 acres of Native corporation 

entitlements and 250,000 acres of the State of Alaska entitlement will be patented. Transfer of 

title through Interim Conveyance or Tentative Approval will be completed only as required by 

Native corporations and the State of Alaska in 2011. 

The BLM will examine opportunities for additional program reforms and efficiencies to complete 

final transfers in a timely manner. 

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ALASKA CONVEYANCE AND LANDS PERFORMANCE Overview 

 Measure 2006 Actual 2007 Actual 2008 Actual 2009 Plan 2009 Actual 2010 Plan 2011 Plan 

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Alaska Land Conveyances: Percent of land patented to the State and Alaskan Native Corporations as required by statute. (Bur/PART) 

45% 

68,396,441/ 

150,113,591 

50% 

74,611,810/ 

150,497,040 

55% 

82,245,500/ 

150,497,040 

55% 

82,995,500/ 

150,497,040 

56% 

84,011,156/ 

150,497,040 

57% 

85,011,156/ 

150,147,007 

57% 

85,511,156/ 

150,147,007 

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Total Actual/Projected Cost ($000) $1,070 $1,046 $1,226 $3,046 $1,053 $3,038 $3,088 +Actual/Projected Cost per Acre 

(in dollars) $0.70 $0.23 $0.15 $4.06 $0.01 $0.82 $1.24 +$

Comments: 

In 2011, this measure includes a decrease of $13,000,000 which will result in 500,000 acres of land patented. The 

performance beginning in 2007 is a result of the Alaska Land Transfer Acceleration Act (ALTAA) which provided to

Alaska Native Allotment Act, the Alaska Statehood Act, and the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, could be wo

order to facilitate additional transfer of land. The smaller increases in planned performance beginning in 2011 are proposed $13.0 million program reduction. The denominator in this measure is subject to change as estimates of 

are replaced with actual sizes following cadastral survey. 

Percent of land processed under IC, TA, relinquishments and rejections to the State and Alaskan Native Corporations. (Bur) 

5% 

3,450,882/ 

71,550,000 

23% 

16,359,196/ 

71,550,000 

32% 

23,038,496/ 

71,550,000 

42% 

30,188,496/ 

71,550,000 

52% 

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71,550,000 

55% 

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71,550,000 

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Total Actual/Projected Cost ($000) $12,074 $12,288 $10,589 $8,769 $8,807 $9,021 $9,238 +$Actual/Projected Cost per Acre 

(in dollars) $3 $1 $9 $1 $0 $5 $5 +

Comments: Results for this measure require multi-year efforts which may provide results in the current year regardless of a chApprove Cadastral Survey (miles). 6,328 12,481 5,957 3,000 2,446 1,600 1,990 +Complete Cadastral Field Survey (miles). 3,340 1,091 1,523 850 717 1,450 540 -9Collect Digital Cadastral Data 510 495 597 430 572 500 170 -3Manage Public Land Records 10,445 13,766 13,464 13,500 12,414 11,000 6,500 -4
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ALASKA CONVEYANCE AND LANDS PERFORMANCE Overview 

 Measure 2006 Actual 2007 Actual 2008 Actual 2009 Plan 2009 Actual 2010 Plan 2011 Plan 

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Process Alaska Native Allotment Conveyances (number). 351 482 228 200 214 40 20 -2Patent Alaska State Conveyances (acres). 903,830 4,765,000 5,912,303 250,000 1,725,090 500,000 250,000 -250Patent Alaska Native Corporation Conveyances (acres). 674,956 1,458,214 1,721,387 500,000 733,630 500,000 250,000 -250Process Alaska Native Allotment Selections (parcels approved, processed but not approved). 

1,145 3,161 1,362 1,000 1,107 400 50 -3

Convey Alaska State Selections (acres tentative approved, acres rejected, and acres relinquished). 

1,645,709 2,407,615 2,094,680 3,750,000 3,532,481 1,000,000 0 -1,00

Process Alaska Native Corp Selections (acres interim conveyed, acres rejected, and acres relinquished). 

1,804,028 10,500,699 4,584,620 3,400,000 10,443,578 1,000,000 0 -1,00

Alaska Conveyance and Lands is responsible for reporting data for the following measures: A) Boundary/Survey: Percent of cadastral survey projects oTrust lands that are funded; B) Boundary/Survey: Percent of Surveys approved within eighteen (18) months of the funding date. These measures are lisSurveys (BLM Subactivity 1420), but are not shown above because they are not Alaska specific measures. The performance for each of these measurecompiling data submitted by all BLM state offices. The measures shown above for Alaska are reported as a performance follow-up action to the 2004 Reprogram assessment. 
Bureau of Land Management 2011 Budget Justifications 

Chapter IV – Management of Lands and Resources 

Activity: Realty and Ownership Management 

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Actual* 

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2011 

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GLO: 010-04-01-03-02-0416-04 40 40 41 +1

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Summary of 2011 Program Changes for Cadastral Survey 

Request Component ($000) FTE 

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• Reduce Base Funding -100 0 

• Eliminate Utah Rural Government GIS Assistance Earmark -300 0 

TOTAL, Program Changes -400 0 

JUSTIFICATION OF 2011 PROGRAM CHANGES

The 2011 budget request for the Cadastral Survey program is $12,305,000 and 93 FTE, a 

program change of -$400,000 and 0 FTE from the 2010 appropriation. 

Reduce Base Funding (-$100,000 / 0 FTE Positions): The BLM will reduce lower priority 

work in the Cadastral survey program by $100,000 and will implement program efficiencies 

where possible. 

Eliminate Utah Rural Government GIS Assistance Earmark (-$300,000 / 0 FTE Positions): 

The 2010 appropriation provided a $300,000 increase for the Utah Rural Government GIS 

Assistance program. Funding for this one-time earmark is eliminated in the 2011 budget 

request. 

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Chapter IV – Management of Lands and Resources 

Means and Strategies 

Providing cadastral services in support of BLM’s pressing challenges in the most efficient 

manner possible has required the program to refine its business model. Key strategies include: 

• Using cost recovery to fund project requests, 

• Avoiding costly field surveys whenever feasible by substituting less costly officegenerated products and services described in previous sections, and 

• Proactively coordinating with other BLM programs, and other Federal land management 

agencies to address land boundary concerns in efforts to prevent loss of natural 

resources, minimize trespass and avoid costly litigation. 

The General Land Office (GLO) Automated Records System, located at the Eastern States 

Office, is responsible for making land tenure records available on the Internet via the BLM GLO 

Records website (http://www.glorecords.blm.gov). BLM staff members scan, index and verify 

cadastral survey plats and field notes (both old and new) that reside with the other historical 

land records on the website. Since 2006, the BLM has annually updated an inventory of 

cadastral service needs. 

Funding History and Other Funding Sources 

Approximately 75 percent of all work completed by the program is funded by other benefitting 

BLM subactivities and other benefitting agencies. In addition, GCDB activities are supported 

partially through partnerships with states, counties, and municipalities. In the past, these 

partnerships have allowed the program to leverage resources while benefitting all parties to the 

agreement. Data sharing agreements have also been utilized. 

Demands, Trends and Resources 

The demand for cadastral services to support energy development activities is increasing. 

Review of survey plats is a necessary step in processing Applications for Permits to Drill 

(APDs). Cadastral Survey program staff members review the plats to ensure that the 

construction of access roads, well pads, and well bottom drilling targets do not infringe on other 

property or mineral rights. Chain of survey and legal description reviews also help to determine 

whether land ownership and boundary locations are legally defensible prior to development. 

There is greater demand for GCDB data to provide accurate digital graphic portrayal of the 

Public Land Survey System. Minerals management and the energy pilot office staff members 

use the GCDB to display all stipulations and current leases in an automated format. This 

facilitates more efficient energy development and enables public land managers to make more 

informed decisions. 

2011 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE

In 2011, the Cadastral Survey program will continue to perform the core functions of overseeing 

and approving surveys, addressing public inquires, consulting with staff members from other 

programs to advise on boundary issues, providing guidance and oversight for field surveys paid 

for by other entities, and managing the GCDB. 

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Chapter IV – Management of Lands and Resources 

CADASTRAL SURVEY PERFORMANCE Overview 

 Measure 2006 Actual 2007 Actual 2008 Actual 2009 Plan 2009 Actual 2010 Plan 2011 Plan 

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Percent of survey projects of Federal and Indian Trust lands that are funded (Bur) 

11% 

151/ 1,432 

14% 

314/ 2,176 

25% 

360/ 1,464 

17% 

249/ 1,435 

23% 

336/ 1,435 

20% 

264/ 1,304 

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264/ 1,304 

Total Actual/Projected Cost ($000) $54,811,981 $49,137,299 $51,321 $49,071 $51,682 $49,222 $50,432 +Actual/Projected Cost per Project (in dollars) $362,993 $156,488 $142,558 $197,072 $153,815 $197,677 $200,925 +Comments: Results for this measure are based on actual projects planned and will vary between years. Plans are ba

BLM State Offices. 

Percent of cadastral surveys approved within eighteen months of the funding date. (Bur) 

1st data 

2007 

63% 

389/ 615 

54% 

350/ 645 

53% 

340/ 636 

83% 

530/ 636 

67% 

408/ 611 

67% 

408/ 611 

Comments: Results for this measure are based on actual projects planned and will vary between years. Approve Cadastral Surveys (miles) 1,402 1,172 1,002 896 1,977 896 810 Complete Cadastral Field Surveys (miles) 1,179 936 768 450 864 450 400 Collect Digital Cadastral Data (GCDB) (number of townships) 579 1,406 346 250 244 200 65 Update Digital Cadastral Data (GCDB) (number of townships) 2,111 2,954 562 375 991 650 350 Percent of survey projects of Federal and Indian Trust lands that are funded; and Percent of cadastral surveys approved within eighteen months oReporting for these measures involves compiling reporting data from all twelve state offices. Although cadastral survey accomplishments in Alasthe Alaska Conveyance and Lands Program, these accomplishments are reflected in the above performance measures. See note at bottom of Aand Lands performance summary for BLM Alaska's reporting responsibilities for these measures. 
Bureau of Land Management 2011 Budget Justifications 

Chapter IV – Management of Lands and Resources 

Activity: Realty and Ownership Management 

Subactivity: Land and Realty Management

 

2009 

Actual* 

2010 

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($000) 44,229 50,660 -575 +3,000 53,085 +2,425

 

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* The 2009 Actual column includes a decrease of $550,000 due to a reprogramming for critical needs into the Wild 

Horse and Burro Management subactivity and an increase of $11,000,000 due to a reprogramming for critical 

needs into this subactivity.

Summary of 2011 Program Changes for Land and Realty Management 

Request Component ($000) FTE

Program Changes: 

• Renewable Energy Environmental Studies +3,000 +25

TOTAL, Program Changes +3,000 +25

JUSTIFICATION OF 2011 PROGRAM CHANGES

The 2011 budget request for the Land and Realty Management program is $53,085,000 and 

375 FTE, a program change of +$3,000,000 and +25 FTE from the 2010 Enacted budget. 

Renewable Energy Environmental Studies (+$3,000,000 / +25 FTE Positions): The 2011 

budget request proposes a $3,000,000 increase for the Land and Realty Management program 

to prepare regional Environmental Impact Statements (EISs) for potential wind energy zones in 

Nevada and Oregon and site-specific National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) studies for 

potential solar energy sites in Nevada. These studies will be completed in addition to those 

being supported with base funds in Arizona, New Mexico, and California and will help the 

Bureau propose future renewable energy zones in the respective states while furthering the 

strategy to target areas of high resource concentration and avoiding areas with potential conflict. 

The results of these studies may also lead to the identification of additional fast track projects 

when these new renewable energy zones are designated. 

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In addition, the EISs for Nevada and Oregon will allow the BLM to update the Wind 

Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) completed in 2005. The changes made 

to the PEIS will take into account additional planned transmission not previously included, and 

will update the previous cumulative analysis section to address a greater level of wind energy 

development in these states to further streamline the environmental review of site-specific wind 

projects in these states. The site-specific NEPA studies in Nevada are proposed as follow-ups 

to ecological assessments conducted using American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) 

funds and will allow the Bureau to address pending applications within specific regions of 

interest as well as provide opportunities to consolidate applications into larger projects and 

coordinate siting in relation to planned transmission capabilities. 

Program Performance Change 

2007 

Actual 

2008 

Actual 

2009 

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2010 

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24% 

3,816/ 

15,361 

27% 

4,182/ 

15,361 

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unk $4,026 $86 $5,010 $5,040 $5,227 +187 $0 

Comments 

In 2011, this measure includes an increase of $3,000,000 for Lands and Realty Management which 

sustains 2009 and 2010 efforts to establish Renewable Energy Coordination Offices and facilitate and 

streamline the review and approval of renewable energy projects. In 2011, the result is a 1% decrease 

of pending applications which includes 40 fewer solar and wind energy pending applications. 

In 2010, this measure included an increase of $16,100,000 for renewable energy rights-of-way which 

results in a reduction of 55%, or 240 backlogged renewable energy rights-of-way by 2013. These 

projections are based on receiving 25 additional renewable energy rights-of-way applications per year 

from 2010 forward. 

Note: Projected costs may not equal program change as these are full costs, which may include funds from other sources and 

(or) use averages. 

Column A: The level of performance and costs expected in 2011 at the 2010 level plus funded fixed costs. Reflects the impact of

prior year funding changes, management efficiencies, absorption of prior year fixed costs, and trend impacts, but does not 

reflect the proposed program change. 

Column D: Outyear performance beyond 2011 addresses lagging performance — those changes occurring as a result of the 

program change (not total budget) requested in 2011. It does not include the impact of receiving the program change again in a 

subsequent out-year. 

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PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Program Components 

The Land and Realty Management program grants rights-of-way (ROW) and other use 

authorizations for public lands and conducts public land sales, exchanges and withdrawals. 

Rights-of-way are granted for many purposes, including renewable energy development and 

testing, electricity transmission, roads, and water pipelines. Other use authorizations are 

granted for commercial filming, public facilities, and similar short and long-term purposes as 

allowed by law. The BLM provides the terms and conditions for all of these uses, and monitors 

users to ensure compliance. 

Renewable Energy Permitting

The BLM’s overall ROW program is designed to handle applications one-by-one as stand-alone 

projects in the order in which they are received. The costs specific to the processing of 

individual applications are paid by the Bureau and 75 percent of the costs are reimbursed by 

applicants under a cost recovery system. While this approach works well for most situations, in 

the context of renewable energy development and electricity transmission lines, it could lead to 

fragmented, limited-scope planning and analysis efforts. Therefore, the BLM is changing the 

way it handles right-of-way applications for these projects. 

While pending applications will be evaluated and processed using the guidelines and 

procedures that were in place at the time of their submission, the BLM is beginning to 

implement a revised process for consideration of wind, solar and transmission ROW 

applications. The BLM is currently conducting environmental analyses with the goal of being 

able to select appropriate sites in areas that have been determined in advance to be optimal for 

wind and solar energy production. The Bureau will then offer these specific parcels to potential 

applicants through a competitive process and be able to approve ROW applications in an 

expedited fashion, due to the upfront analysis. 

Although this process change requires appropriated funding to support the proactive analyses, 

the goal is to reduce the total number of applications and encourage future applicants to focus 

on large capacity projects on lands close to existing or planned transmission capability. Costs 

for wind, solar and transmission ROWs will be recovered on a 50-50 cost recovery basis. 

The Department has established a Renewable Energy High Priority Performance Goal (HPPG) 

to increase approved capacity for production of renewable (solar, wind, and geothermal) energy 

resources on DOI-managed lands, while ensuring full environmental reviews, by at least 9,000 

megawatts by the end of 2011. In 2010, the BLM, using both American Recovery and 

Reinvestment Act and appropriated funds, will identify areas for future large utility-scale solar 

energy development. The BLM will also process applications for 27 fast-track projects (seven 

wind, 14 solar and six geothermal). In 2011, the BLM will build on the momentum in solar 

development and will continue the emphasis on identifying and processing applications for solar 

energy development projects. The BLM will utilize the $3.0 million funding increase in 2011 to 

identify opportunities for additional wind energy development and to resolve wind-related 

planning and resource conflict issues. By the end of 2011, the BLM expects to have issued 

decisions on a total of 45 currently pending wind, solar and geothermal energy development 

project proposals with a combined estimated capacity of more than 9,250 megawatts and 

successfully meet the Renewable Energy High Priority Performance Goal. 

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Land Tenure Adjustments

The Land and Realty Management program also conducts land sales, exchanges and 

withdrawals to ensure efficient and effective management of the public lands. A percentage of 

proceeds from public land sales under the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act can be 

used to acquire privately owned lands with exceptional resource values within applicable areas 

managed by the BLM, the Forest Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the National 

Park Service. In addition, land exchanges and withdrawals can be useful land management 

tools under the proper circumstances. The BLM authorizes, reviews, and revokes land 

withdrawals to ensure the most appropriate uses and works closely with the Department of 

Defense to coordinate withdrawals for military purposes, resolve issues with over-flights, and 

coordinate management of adjacent military and public lands. 

Critical Factors 

With the President and the Secretary’s goals to increase renewable energy development on the 

public lands and with many states enacting renewable energy portfolio standards that require 

utility companies to increase renewable energy supplies as part of their electricity capacity, 

renewable energy right-of-way processing workload for BLM has increased dramatically. Also, 

because much of this work is customer and market driven, it is difficult to predict the number of 

applications that will be filed for the various authorizations with a high level of certainty. 

The land exchange program has undergone significant improvement. Material weaknesses and 

lack of management oversight issues have been identified and corrected. The BLM increased 

management oversight for all land exchanges, issued new program guidance and redesigned 

training to incorporate improvements. Based on the many challenges and opportunities 

presented by the fragmented nature of the public land holdings, land exchanges will remain an 

important land management tool. However, the BLM anticipates fewer exchanges in 2010 and 

2011 due to the increased emphasis on renewable energy development and the use of land 

sale authorities to achieve BLM land tenure goals. 

The Land and Realty Management program includes a substantial number of employees that 

are rapidly approaching retirement eligibility. There are approximately 275 Realty Specialist 

(GS 1170 series) positions throughout the BLM. Within the next five years, approximately 55 

percent of their incumbents will be retirement eligible. The senior personnel in these positions 

have accumulated a lifetime of complex realty skills. Retirements within the group will require a 

sustained focus on training new recruits. The BLM estimates that it takes replacements at least 

three years to operate at the full competency level for the positions being filled. 

Funding History and Other Funding Sources

The BLM is authorized to charge applicants for the costs associated with processing their rightof-way grant applications in some situations. In 2009, the program generated over $20.0 million 

in cost recovery processing and monitoring fees. In addition, BLM-issued rights-of-way 

generated over $20.5 million in rental receipts for the U.S. Treasury. 

In 2009, the BLM spent approximately $635,000 in base funding to process wind, solar and 

transmission ROWs as part of the general ROW processing program, and collected 

approximately $5.7 million in cost recovery fees. In 2009, the BLM also conducted a one-time 

reprogramming of funds specifically for the processing of wind, solar and transmission ROWs as 

part of the Department’s New Energy Frontier initiative. The following table shows this 

reprogrammed funding, funding provided under ARRA, and subsequent base funding increases 

specifically targeted to wind, solar and transmission ROWs. 

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Wind, Solar and Transmission Rights-of-Way Funding Increases 

Source Amount

($000) Description 

2009 One-Time 

Reprogramming 11,000 

Wind, solar and transmission ROW processing 

by Renewable Energy Coordination Offices 

(RECOs) and Teams 

American Recovery and 

Reinvestment Act (ARRA) 41,000 Environmental Impact Studies (EISs) for 

designation of Renewable Energy Zones 

2010 Appropriation 16,100 

Wind, solar and transmission ROW processing 

by RECOs and Teams ($11.1 million); 

National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 

studies for ROW projects ($5.0 million) 

2011 Request 19,100 

Wind, solar and transmission ROW processing 

by RECOs and Teams ($11.1 million); NEPA 

studies ($5.0 million); additional NEPA study 

and EISs for ROW projects ($3.0 million) 

The Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act (FLTFA) became law in July 2000. It provides for 

the use of a percentage of revenues from the sale or exchange of public lands identified for 

disposal under land use plans in effect as of the date of enactment to acquire inholdings within 

certain federally designated areas, or lands adjacent to those areas, which contain exceptional 

resources, and to administer the sale program. Of the funds used for acquisition, 80 percent 

must be expended in the same state in which the funds were generated, but 20 percent may be 

expended for acquisition in any of the 11 other Western states. Up to 20 percent of revenues 

from disposals may be used for administration costs and other expenses. By the end of 2009, 

the BLM had received over $120.0 million in receipts from land sales and exchanges under 

FLTFA. FLTFA is set to expire in 2010. The Budget proposes to reauthorize FLTFA. The 

proposal includes eliminating the Act’s July 2010 sunset date and allowing lands identified as 

suitable for disposal in recent land use plans to be sold using the FLTFA authority. FLTFA 

sales revenues would continue to be used to fund the acquisition of environmentally sensitive 

lands and the administrative costs associated with conducting sales. 

The Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 (SNPLMA) became law in October 

1998. It allows the BLM to sell public lands within a specific boundary around Las Vegas, NV. 

The revenue derived from these land sales is split between the State of Nevada General 

Education Fund (5 percent), the Southern Nevada Water Authority (10 percent), and a special 

account (85 percent) available to the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture for use 

throughout Nevada for parks, trails and natural areas; capital improvements; conservation 

initiatives; multi-species habitat conservation plans; environmentally sensitive land acquisition; 

and Lake Tahoe restoration projects. Other provisions in SNPLMA direct certain land sale and 

acquisition procedures and provide for the sale of land for affordable housing. 

Demands, Trends and Resources 

The demand for additional energy and power capacity is expected to increase the Land and 

Realty Management program’s workload by as much as 20 percent in the next five years. 

Although the BLM is authorized to use cost recovery to process some right-of-way applications, 

others, such as those requested by state and local governments, are not subject to cost 

recovery. As a result, these processing expenses are incurred directly by the Land and Realty 

Management program, and are expected to increase in the future. The high priority of 

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encouraging responsible renewable energy development also creates a significant opportunity 

to direct the development of license conditions to conserve fisheries resources during the 

licensing and relicensing of hydropower projects so that federal trust responsibilities are met for 

the next 30 to 50 years. Failure to engage could result in lost opportunities and could increase 

the threat to these aquatic resources. 

2011 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE

The Land and Realty Management program will concentrate on issuing rights-of-way for 

renewable energy projects, conducting public land sales, revoking public land withdrawals and 

facilitating military base closures. The BLM will process an increasing number of applications 

for rights-of-way to allow wind energy site testing and monitoring, wind energy development, 

and solar energy development. It will also use the allowable percentage of proceeds from land 

sales under FLTFA to acquire private inholdings within areas managed by the Bureau. The 

BLM will review public land withdrawals and anticipates revoking withdrawals for 95,000 acres. 

The BLM anticipates an increased workload over the next few years to process relinquishments 

resulting from military base closures, with an estimated cost of $100,000 in 2011. 

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LANDS AND REALTY MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE SUMMARY 

 Measure 2006 Actual 2007 Actual 2008 Actual 2009 Plan 2009 Actual 2010 Plan 2011 Plan 

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Number of megawatts of installed capacity authorized on public land for renewable energy development. (SP) 

new 

measure 458 595 700 700 750 4,789 +

Number of megawatts of installed capacity authorized on public land for renewable energy development funded by the Recovery Act. (SP) 

NA NA NA NA 0 0 4,400 +

Number of megawatts of installed capacity authorized on public land for renewable energy development for all available funding. (SP) 

NA NA 595 700 700 750 9,189 +

Comment: 

BLM is currently processing 14 "fast-track" solar energy projects, 7 "fast-track" wind energy projects, a

geothermal projects that will add significant megawatt capacity to the current capacity on BLM public 

have been identified and are currently being processed to meet December 2010 DOE and Treasury gprograms under ARRA. Starting in 2011, performance resulting from Recovery Act funding accrues aenvironmental studies conducted in 2009 and 2010. 

Percent of wind farms incorporating best management practices for protecting raptors, and other birds and bats. [SP] 

28% 

35/ 125 

59% 

93/ 158 

79% 

143/ 182 

80% 

163/ 202 

81% 

163/ 202 

82% 

183/ 222 

88% 

213/ 242 

Comment: 

All wind energy development rights-of-way grants on public land, approved after 11/2005, will incorpo

management practices for protecting raptors and other birds and bats. Approximately 20 new wind engrants are approved each year. In addition, beginning in 2009, approximately 10 existing wind farm egrants are scheduled for renewal each year and will need to incorporate best management practices 

renewed. 

Increase the acreage of land disposals and conveyances completed outside Alaska. (Bur/PA) 

121,788 84,363 77,296 27,000 44,948 30,000 45,893 +

Total Actual/Projected Cost ($000) $5,166 $5,139 $13,843 $8,072 $5,971 $8,178 $9,141 +Actual/Projected Cost per Acre (in dollars) $42 $61 $179 $299 $133 272 199 
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 Measure 2006 Actual 2007 Actual 2008 Actual 2009 Plan 2009 Actual 2010 Plan 2011 Plan 

 C

fro

P

Increase the number and acreage of land exchanges and acquisitions to improve land tenure distribution. (Bur/PA) 

72,887 46,560 52,990 13,000 17,098 37,960 50,679 +

Total Actual/Projected Cost ($000) $80,069 $141,973 $893,901 $130,000 $69,315 $130,000 $137,450 +Actual/Projected Cost per Acre 

(in dollars) $1 $3 $16,869 $10,000 $3,235 $7,238 $7,822 +

Comment: 

The number of acres planned for land acquisition is based on actual projects planned and will show a 

acres acquired each year. In 2011, this measure includes a base funding increase of $13,121,000 wh

total increase of 12,719 acres from 2010. It does not include acreage associated with the increase of acquire lands for a National Wild Horse Preserve. Beginning in 2009, this measure no longer include

2008, $844,501,412 is directly related to the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act. 

Percentage of total acreage of land sales offered by competitive or modified competitive means. (Bur/PA) 

new 

measure 

82% 

9,694/ 

11,849 

80% 

7,871/  9,802 

67% 

7,918/ 

11,849 

28% 

3,296/ 

11,849 

68% 

8,000/ 

11,849 

68% 

8,100/ 

11,849 

Total Actual/Projected Cost ($000) $0 $9,601 $8,688 $10,556 $6,933 $10,578 $10,600 Actual/Projected Cost per 

Acre 

(in dollars) $0 $990 $1,104 $1,333 $2,104 $1,322 $1,309 

Percent of pending cases of right-of-way permits and grant applications in backlog status. (Bur/PA) 

unk unk 

24% 

3,816/ 

15,361 

24% 

3,700/ 

15,361 

27% 

4,182/ 

15,361 

23% 

3,500/ 

15,361 

22% 

3,350/ 

15,361 

Total Actual/Projected Cost ($000) unk unk $46,880 $43,855 $55,769 $59,425 $62,779 -$Actual/Projected Cost per ROW 

(in dollars) unk unk $4,026 $3,760 $86 $5,010 $5,205 

Comment: 

In 2011, this measure includes an increase of $3,000,000 for Lands and Realty Management which s2010 efforts to establish Renewable Energy Coordination Offices and facilitate and streamline the revrenewable energy projects. In 2011, the result is a 1% decrease of pending applications which includ

wind energy pending applications. In 2010, this measure included an increase of $16,100,000 for rene

of-way which results in a reduction of 55%, or 240 backlogged renewable energy rights-of-way by 201are based on receiving 25 additional renewable energy rights-of-way applications per year from 2010 
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 Measure 2006 Actual 2007 Actual 2008 Actual 2009 Plan 2009 Actual 2010 Plan 2011 Plan 

 C

fro

P

Average cost to process a minor category right-of-way permit or grant application (major types of rights-of-way reported separately). (Bur/PA) 

new 

measure $700 $2,036 $2,036 $1,332 $2,036 $2,036 

Comment: In 2007, the average cost was based on an average grade level of specialist accomplishing the work. 

improved processes to report more accurate data using LR2000 and actual labor costs. 

Average length of time required to process a minor category right-of-way permit or grant application. (Bur/PA) 

new 

measure 60 days 60 days 60 days 60 days 60 days 60 days 0 

Process Realty Permits/Licenses/Easements. (number) (does not include geophysical permits) 

797 883 962 507 709 507 650 

Process Right-of-Way Grants. (number) (includes amendments and renewals) 3,365 2,865 1,269 1,619 1,154 1,619 1,700 Process Land Exchanges - Disposals (acres) 28,549 31,247 28,248 20,967 3,920 21,000 21,000 Process Land Exchanges - Acquisitions (acres) 44,770 19,846 27,566 19,469 21,430 20,000 20,000 Conduct Realty Inspections. (number) 3,105 3,052 3,167 2,359 3,123 2,500 2,500 
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Activity: Communication Site Management 

Subactivity: Communication Site Management

 

2009 

Actual 

2010 

Enacted 

2011 Change 

from 

2010 

(+/-) 

DOI-wide 

Changes 

(+/-) 

Program 

Changes 

(+/-) 

Budget 

Request 

Communication Sites ($000) 2,000 2,000 0 0 2,000 0

Communication Sites Offset ($000) -2,000 -2,000 0 0 -2,000 0

FTE 20 20 0 0 20 0

Other Major Resources: 

 

Major Program IT Investments: 

JUSTIFICATION OF 2011 PROGRAM CHANGES

The 2011 budget request for the Communication Site Management program is $2,000,000 and 

20 FTE. 

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Program Components 

The Communication Site Management program processes applications for communications 

sites from commercial, private, and governmental entities under Title V of the Federal Land 

Policy Management Act (FLPMA) and issues right-of-way use authorizations for the 

communication sites that are approved. The program processes requests for new sites, 

inspects and administers existing sites and authorizations, completes site management plans 

and collects rental fees. 

Critical Issues 

A significant challenge facing the BLM is ensuring that holders of communication site leases 

report accurate inventories of uses within their facilities, so that the Bureau can assess and 

collect the appropriate rent for those uses. Based on recent audits by program administrators, it 

is estimated that for every dollar of communication site rent collected, there is at least another 

dollar that is not. In order to better manage the development and use of communications sites 

and the impacts upon surrounding public lands, the BLM has begun developing communication 

site management plans, which guide use and analyze the impacts of the structures on the sites 

on the surrounding lands. These plans allow the BLM to better manage sites, and often result in 

the collection of additional rent revenues. The Bureau’s goal is to develop site management 

plans for all communication sites located on the public lands it manages. To date, the BLM has 

written 195 out of the total 1,485 site management plans needed. 

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Means and Strategies 

When granting and administering authorizations, the Communication Site Management program 

works to protect the natural resources associated with public lands and adjacent lands, whether 

private or administered by government entities. The program tries to prevent unnecessary or 

undue degradation to public lands by promoting the use of communication site rights-of-way and 

leases in common, considering engineering and technological compatibility, national security, 

and land use plans. It also coordinates, to the fullest extent possible, all BLM actions under the 

program with state and local governments, interested individuals, and appropriate quasi-public 

entities.

Funding History and Other Funding Sources 

In addition to appropriated funds, the Communication Site Management program relies on 

processing and monitoring (cost recovery) fees assessed to new applicants that make requests 

to site communication facilities on public lands. State and local governments, however, are 

exempt from these fees. 

Demands, Trends and Resources 

The BLM has authorized over 3,550 separate rights-of-way for communication sites to date. 

Prior to 1996, each user had to have a separate authorization, even when users shared a site. 

In response to the Telecommunications Act of 1996, the BLM implemented new regulations and 

policies that greatly simplified and streamlined the authorization and administration of these 

uses. The BLM now requires only the owners of the towers and facilities to have right-of-way 

authorizations, while other users of the sites can collocate in these facilities, as tenants or 

customers, without further approval from the BLM. 

Accomplishments 

In recent years, the Communication Site Management program has focused on strengthening 

partnerships and improving its suite of BLM, inter-agency and industry sponsored right-of-way 

management courses, including the Wireless Telecommunication Systems Shortcourse, the 

National Lands Training for Line Officers, and the Lands and Realty Academy. In 2010, the 

BLM will reexamine the five-year communication site management plan schedules created in 

2005 by state offices to complete the communication site management plans that still need to 

be developed. 

2011 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE

The BLM will continue to process applications for communications site leases and rights-of-way, 

as well as applications for assignments, amendments, and renewals. The Bureau will also 

continue to emphasize site administration and management. The BLM expects to complete 30 

final communication site management plans; process 65 actions for lease or grant issuances, 

rejections, amendments, and renewals; process 50 actions for assignments, cancellations, 

relinquishments, and other administrative work; and complete 120 site or facility inspections. 

The BLM will train over 60 agency and industry personnel on the sitting and administration of 

communication uses on public land, plus train 75 line managers on their roles and 

responsibilities in the Communication Site Management program. The Bureau estimates it will 

collect $5,700,000 in communication site rental fees in 2011. 

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Activity: Resource Protection and Maintenance

 2011 

 

 2009 2010 

DOI-Wide 

Changes 

Program 

Changes Budget 

Change 

from 2010 

Subactivity Actual* Enacted (+/ -) (+/ -) Request (+/-) 

 Resource Mgt 

Planning $ 47,259 49,961 -375 -8,192 41,394 -8,567

 FTE 302 296 0 -13 283 -13

Abandoned Mine 

Lands 

Management $ [15,929] [15,929] -78 0 15,851 -78

 FTE 0 0 0 24 24 24

 Resource 

Protection & Law 

Enforcement $ 27,389 28,457 -377 -500 27,580 -877

 FTE 150 151 0 0 151 0

 Hazardous 

Materials Mgt $ 16,745 17,159 -217 0 16,942 -217

 FTE 98 98 0 0 98 0

Total Activity $ 91,393 95,577 -1,047 +7,237 101,767 6,190

 FTE 550 545 0 +11 556 11

* The 2009 Actual column includes a decrease of $1,158,000 due to a reprogramming for critical needs into the 

Wild Horse and Burro Management subactivity. 

JUSTIFICATION OF 2011 PROGRAM CHANGES

The FY 2011 budget request for the Resource Protection and Maintenance activity is 

$101,767,000 and 556 FTE, and a program change of +$7,237,000 and +11 FTE from the FY 

2010 enacted level.

ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION

In FY 2010, there were three subactivities within the Resource Protection and Maintenance 

activity. In FY 2011, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes the creation of a new 

subactivity, Abandoned Mine Lands Management, within the Resource Protection and 

Maintenance activity by redirecting funding for this work that is currently included in the Soil, 

Water and Air Management subactivity. The Abandoned Mine Lands Management activities 

were previously conducted in the Soil, Water and Air Management subactivity within the Land 

Resources activity. All four subactivities contribute to the protection and safety of public land 

users and environmentally sensitive resources. 

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• Resource Management Planning – The land use planning function is based on 

collaboration with local communities and State and tribal governments, as well as on 

science-based analysis. 

• Abandoned Mine Lands – The remediation of abandoned mine lands supports core 

programs by restoring degraded water quality and cleaning up mine waste that has been 

contaminated by acid mine drainage and heavy metals (such as zinc, lead, arsenic, 

mercury and cadmium), and other environmental impacts on or affecting public lands, as 

well as mitigate physical safety. 

• Resource Protection and Law Enforcement – The resource protection and law 

enforcement subactivity provides for the protection from criminal and other unlawful 

activities on public lands. 

• Hazardous Materials Management – The hazardous materials provide for the 

prevention, mitigation, and remediation of the effects of hazardous material releases and 

other dangers on the public lands. 

The Resource Protection and Maintenance activity funds land use planning and compliance 

processes which are required by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the Federal 

Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA). 

 

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Activity: Resource Management Protection and 

Maintenance 

Subactivity: Resource Management Planning

 2011 

 

2009 

Actual* 

2010 

Enacted 

DOI-wide 

Changes 

(+/-) 

Program 

Changes 

(+/-) 

Budget 

Request 

Change 

from 2010 

(+/-) 

Resource Mgmt. Planning ($000) 47,259 49,961 -375 -8,192 41,394 -8,567

 

FTE 302 296 0 -13 283 -13

Other Major Resources: 

Major Program IT Investments: 

ePlanning 010-04-01-07-01-0409-00 1,516 714 750 +36

Economic Profile System 010-04-01-

05-02-0460-04 10 55 58 +3

*The 2009 Actual column includes a decrease of $873,000 due to a reprogramming for critical needs into the Wild 

Horse and Burro Management subactivity. 

Summary of 2011 Program Changes for Resource Mgt. Planning 

Request Component ($000) FTE 

Program Changes: 

• Program Reduction -8,192 -13 

TOTAL, Program Changes -8,192 -13 

JUSTIFICATION OF 2011 PROGRAM CHANGES

The 2011 budget request for the Resource Management Planning program is $41,394,000 and 

283 FTE, a program change of -$8,192,000 and -13 FTE from 2010 enacted. 

Program Reduction (-$8,192,000, -13 FTE) – For 2011, the BLM proposes a decrease of 

$8,192,000 and -13 FTE for lower priority resource management planning activities. In 2011, 

BLM will focus on completing ongoing planning efforts. In 2011, there are expected to be 34 

ongoing major planning projects. BLM will evaluate planning schedules for the ongoing planning 

projects in 2011 as well. BLM will also continue developing strategies to improve the efficiency 

of its planning process. 

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Program Performance Change

 

2007 

Actual 

2008 

Actual 

2009 

Actual 

2010 

Plan 

2011 Base 

Budget 

(2010 

Plan + 

Fixed 

Costs) 

2011 Plan 

Program 

Change 

Accruing 

in 2011 

Program 

Change 

Accruing 

in Outyears 

A B=A+C C D 

Prepare Pre- Land 

Use Plan (number) 9 9 2 8 8 0 -8 0 

Total Actual/Projected 

Cost ($000) $180 $180 $40 $160 $160 $0 -$160 $0 

Actual/Projected Cost 

Per Prep Plan $20,000 $20,000 $20,000 $20,000 $20,000 $20,000 $20,000 $20,000 

Comments 

The cost estimates for development of a prep plan in this table are based on an approximated average of 

about 2 work months per prep plan, or about $20,000. Prep plans are the first step in the 4-year 

process of developing or revising a land use plan. The average cost of a completing a revision or 

development effort is approximately $3-4 million, or $750,000-$1,000,000 annually for the four-year 

planning period. 

Percent of plans 

completed within four 

years of start. (Bur) 

45% 

23/ 51 

45% 

27/ 59 

44% 

28 / 63 

48% 

32/ 66 

48% 

32/ 66 

48% 

33/ 69 0% 48% 39/ 80 

Total Actual/Projected 

Cost ($000) $66,541 $69,135 $86,066 $66,842 $66,842 $69,449 +$2,607 $78,000 

Actual/Projected Cost 

Per Plan $5.5M $1.7M $3.1M $3.3M $3.3M $2.0M -$1.3 $2.0M 

Comments 

The 'Total Projected/Actual Cost' figures above represent the total cost of the program's priorty workload. 

This includes the costs associated with plan development and revision, as well as the costs associated 

with completing RMP amendments, land use plan evaluations, and implementation strategies. 

Prepare Final Land 

Use Plan Amendment 

and Record of 

Decision (number) 

1 3 2 7 7 0 -7 0 

Total Actual/Projected 

Cost ($000) $2,408 $1,567 $1,056 $7,700 $7,700 $0 -$7,700 $0 

Actual/Projected Cost 

Per Final Amendment 

and Record of 

Decision 

$2,4M $0.5M $0.5M $1,1M $1.1M $1.1M $1.1M $1.1M 

Comment:: 

Environmental Impact Statement-level land use plan amendments, which maintain newly revised plans 

through the amendment process, may be supported by other programs and/or undertaken if program 

workload allows. Amendments help to lower the long-term planning workload by keeping plans up-todate with the ever-changing on-the-ground condition of BLM lands. 

Note: Projected costs may not equal program change as these are full costs, which may include funds from other sources and 

(or) use averages. 

Column A: The level of performance and costs expected in 2011 at the 2010 level plus funded fixed costs. Reflects the impact of

prior year funding changes, management efficiencies, absorption of prior year fixed costs, and trend impacts, but does not reflect 

the proposed program change. 

Column D: Outyear performance beyond 2011 addresses lagging performance — those changes occurring as a result of the 

program change (not total budget) requested in 2011. It does not include the impact of receiving the program change again in a 

subsequent out-year. 

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PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Program Components 

Resource Management Planning is the foundation of effective public land management. 

Planning and implementation decisions, made in collaboration with the public and other agency 

partners, describe desired on-the-ground resource conditions and how land uses will be 

managed to achieve those conditions across 253 million acres of BLM lands. Planning 

decisions are the basis for every on-the-ground action the BLM takes. Through collaboration 

and partnerships, the planning process helps BLM determine how best to manage public lands 

to meet the needs of both local communities and the Nation as a whole. 

The BLM Resource Management Planning program is responsible for facilitating 

interdisciplinary work to accomplish the entire plan decision-making cycle beginning with plan 

development, and then moving to plan implementation, assessment, inventory, monitoring, 

evaluation, maintenance, and amendment. 

Land Use Plan Revision and Development – Completing the ongoing RMP development and/or 

revision efforts continues to be the highest priority for the program. Delaying plan completion 

reduces the BLM’s on-the-ground effectiveness and also increases the potential for litigation. 

As ongoing RMP’s are completed, the program initiates plans identified as being in need of 

revision to meet changing demands and/or other identified resource issues. The Director’s 10-

Year Schedule outlines a schedule for completing evaluation, revision and/or development of all 

BLM land use plans identified in the 2001 Report to Congress on the Land Use Planning 

program. This schedule projects that all RMP revisions and development projects are to be 

completed by 2018. 

Sustainable Planning and NEPA Infrastructure – Initiated with plan development, this holistic 

and dynamic approach to land use planning continues its cycle through implementation, 

monitoring, evaluation of effectiveness, and assessment of emerging issues, which include 

rapid population growth, changing resource conditions, effects stemming from climate change, 

and other external factors. This cycle allows BLM to sustain its land use plans by addressing 

emerging challenges and changing resource issues as they arise so that plans remain current to 

on-the-ground conditions. With such an infrastructure, the risk of facing another very costly and 

disruptive overhaul of all the BLM’s land use plans is dramatically reduced. 

Land Use Plan Amendments - Land use plan amendments enable the program to address 

significant new information, respond to new, intensified, or changing uses of public land, 

consider a proposal or action that does not conform to the plan, and implement new or revised 

Plan Implementation

Plan Assessment, 

Inventorying, & Monitoring

Plan Evaluation, Maintenance,

& Amendment

Plan Revision / Development

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policy that changes land use plan decisions. Amendments to existing land use plans are 

maintenance actions which provide a timely and cost-effective mechanism to ensure that plans 

remain current while avoiding the need for costly plan revision. Amendments are often funded 

by other BLM programs, whose work benefits from the plan being updated or are undertaken 

when the planning program’s workload allows. 

Critical Factors 

• Climate Change - Impacts of climate change contribute to: the loss of native animal and 

plant communities, as well as habitat for threatened and endangered species, increased 

invasive plant and insect infestations, drought, and wildfires causing loss of habitat and 

vegetation type. Changing conditions require the BLM to evaluate land use plans and 

amend as necessary. Ecoregional assessments and adaptation strategies for mitigating 

impacts of global climate change will also require the BLM to assess whether the 

decisions in the land use plans are still valid or if a land use plan amendment is 

necessary. 

• Energy Demands - Increased demands for both renewable and conventional energy and 

other resource development on public lands challenges the BLM to balance energy and 

other resource development with separate, often-conflicting demands such as 

wilderness experience, recreation, off-highway vehicle use, and the cumulative effects of 

habitat fragmentation. 

• Expanding Populations & Community Growth – These factors contribute to challenges 

associated with wildland fire suppression efforts in the wildland/urban interface, 

increased conflicts between recreation users, and increased demands for surfacedisturbing uses such as roads, distribution lines, communication sites, sand, gravel, 

mineral materials sites, and public facilities. It is necessary for the BLM to understand 

the complex socioeconomic issues associated with the economies in communities 

adjacent to BLM-administered lands.

Means and Strategies 

The Resource Management Planning program addresses program and BLM priorities by: 

• Implementing the “ePlanning” application, an innovative application for project 

management, plan development and public participation. ePlanning utilizes a relational 

database approach to creating, managing, sharing, and reviewing land management and 

NEPA information in accordance with paper and digital publishing requirements. Textual 

and related spatial information is created and shared in a team-based environment using 

the Internet, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology, and dynamic content 

management. The ePlanning application, once fully implemented, is anticipated to bring 

greater efficiencies to the planning program in managing the complex land use planning 

process. Efficiencies are created through the enhanced ability for the public to comment 

on BLM’s NEPA documents; improved ability for the BLM to provide timely responses to 

comments; and improves the organization and structure of administrative record. 

• Creating an “Assessment, Inventory, and Monitoring (AIM) Strategy” to manage the 

integration, collection, storage, and use of information about the resources the agency 

manages. The strategy provides the means for gathering and analyzing this kind of 

information, and such work represents a large percentage of the BLM’s day-to-day 

operations. Implementation of the strategy continues to identify data gaps and 

coordinate the collection and reporting of key performance data, as well as monitor the 

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health of public lands. This information is essential in order to assess the effectiveness 

of the BLM’s planning decisions. 

Funding History and Other Funding Sources 

In 2000, the BLM submitted a report to Congress on Land Use Planning for Sustainable 

Resource Decisions that outlined the state of its planning program. At that time, most of the 

BLM’s land use plans were identified as being in need of revision given the myriad changes in 

the West that had arisen since most of the BLM’s land use plans had been written. Of particular 

concern was the potential that the BLM’s ability to make the types of timely and informed land 

use decisions that its multiple-use mission demands would be compromised by out-of-date 

management plans. In response to the BLM’s report, BLM has been working to improve the 

quality and effectiveness of the BLM’s resource management by revising its land use plans. 

Approximately 70 percent of program funding over the past eight years has been directed to 

fund plan development and revision projects. As a significant number of plan development 

projects were completed, BLM began to incrementally shift funding to support base planning 

and NEPA workloads comprising the “sustainable” side of the land use planning cycle. As 

reflected in the chart below, this shift demonstrates BLM’s commitment to each step of the 

dynamic land use planning cycle, and implements the program’s strategic direction aimed at 

best protecting the large investments made since 2001 to update all land use plans 

$0

$10,000

$20,000

$30,000

$40,000

$50,000

$60,000

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Dollars ($000's)

ResourceManagement Planning Funding History ‐ Incremental Funding Shift to Support

Base Planning and NEPA Workload

Land Use Plan Development and Revision (one‐time)

Base Planning and NEPA Workload (base)

The Resource Management Planning program benefits greatly from the involvement, technical 

expertise, and data provided by cooperating agencies (e.g., local, state, and other federal

agencies) who participate in the land use planning process. However, no funds are provided by 

outside sources for direct support of the planning program. 

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Certain planning actions, especially land use plan amendments, are often funded by other BLM 

programs, whose work benefits from the plan being updated. 

Demands, Trends and Resources 

The BLM’s Resource Management Planning program has made significant progress despite 

numerous challenges that have emerged over the past few years. The following summarizes 

the major demands and trends driving how BLM goals for effective land use planning for 

sustainable resource decisions: 

• Complexity of Issues - Planning areas cover a broad geographic scale (typically one to 

two million acres per plan) and contain multiple natural and heritage resources. With 

such a diversity of resources, the potential for conflict is high among users of BLMmanaged lands, especially given the added complexities from the emergence of climate 

change, increasing demand for energy development on public land, the West’s growing 

population, and other significant drivers of land use change and conflict.

• Protests/Litigation - An outgrowth of the growing conflict over public land use is an 

increasing frequency of litigation over implementation of land use plan decisions. Even 

litigation not directly associated with land use planning may affect the development of a 

land use plan given the broad scope of resource issues included in most plans. There is 

an increasing number of challenges in the Interior Board of Land Appeals (IBLA) and the 

judicial courts of decisions that implement land use plans. 

• Quality Collaboration and Involvement of Cooperating Agencies - The BLM faces an 

increasing demand to provide quality collaboration with interested members of the 

public. The BLM also works with other governmental agencies – various Federal, State, 

Local, County, and Tribal entities – to take advantage of their expertise, to fulfill 

requirements for cooperation under various laws, and to ensure consistency in 

management where BLM lands border those of other government agencies. 

Accomplishments 

Since 2001, the BLM has completed 86 plan revisions and major plan amendments as part of a 

comprehensive effort to improve the quality and effectiveness of BLM’s resource management 

by revising its land use plans. A summary of program workload and accomplishments 

completed through the end of fiscal year 2009 is provided below. 

• 74 percent of land use plans have been revised, amended or in the revision process. 

 86 new or revised land use plans and major amendments completed over the 

past five years 

 34 major planning projects currently in progress 

 42 land use plans are in need of revision or amendment to meet changing 

demands and/or resource issues 

The following accomplishments have been made since the current effort to revise and update 

BLM’s land use plans began in 2001: 

• The planning process has been streamlined in some areas by coordinating and 

combining the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review of multiple plans into 

one NEPA document for units that have similar issues. 

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• The BLM has approximately 42 plans in need of revision to meet changing demands and 

resource conditions. Of the remaining plans, the program anticipates having the capacity 

to initiate 7 new RMP development and/or revision efforts in 2010. In addition, the 

program is also funding the following major planning efforts: Fort Stanton-Snowy River 

Caves National Conservation Area (NCA) Environmental Assessment to amend the 

Roswell RMP; Southeast Oregon Amendment; and Lakeview Amendment. 

Comprehensive management planning for the Red Cliffs NCA and Beaver Dam Wash 

NCA will be included with the planning effort to amend the St. George RMP. 

• In 2011, the Managing for Excellence Data Management Sub-committee (MEDS) will 

continue to sponsor Bureau wide strategies in two focus areas: modernizing business 

practices and ensuring data stewardship and accountability. Efforts such as the 

Geospatial Services Strategic Plan (GSSP) are being coordinated through MEDS to 

provide the geospatial and decision support tools necessary for management of 

renewable energy projects, resource management, assessment, inventory and 

monitoring of resources, and land use planning. 

• The BLM will direct states and field units to increase monitoring activities on land 

treatments and be prepared to report project effectiveness at the local and landscape 

scale. To help enhance our monitoring protocols, the National Monitoring Strategy is 

working toward establishing core indicators and data standards. These indicators and 

standards enable the training of remotely sensed imagery and facilitate the 

understanding of landscape conditions and trends. 

Addressing Renewable Energy Development 

In 2010, BLM identified 27 fast-track renewable energy projects to develop solar, wind, and 

geothermal resources and build the necessary infrastructure. BLM amends individual land use 

plans as necessary to allow for renewable energy development and continues to process rightof-way applications for wind and solar energy development as well as energy transmission 

corridor right-of-ways. BLM also issues leases for geothermal resource as they arise and 

evaluates plans for development. Renewable Energy Coordinating Offices have been 

established to respond to proposals and applications for renewable energy development in 

Arizona, Colorado, California, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and 

Wyoming. BLM continues to support the completion of a Programmatic Environmental Impact 

Statement for solar energy, which will amend approximately 60 existing land use plans to 

accommodate solar energy in Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, and Utah. 

For more information on BLM’s renewable energy program, please refer to the general 

statement. 

2011 PLANNED PERFORMANCE

The following describes the BLM’s planned performance in each critical component of the 

Resource Management Planning program. 

Land Use Plan Revision and Development – In 2011, the Resource Management Planning 

Program will continue to make progress in completing its on-going RMP development and/or 

revision projects. In 2011, at least 34 major plan development and/or revision projects will be 

ongoing. Each project’s funding needs and schedule for completion is established in an 

approved RMP Preparation Plan prior to project initiation. Evaluation of schedules will occur 

with ongoing planning projects in 2011 to determine the needs to complete the planning efforts. 

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Approvals to extend any project schedules will be coordinated through the Assistant Director for 

Renewable Resources and Planning. . 

Land Use Plan Amendments - Three Environmental Impact Statement-level land use plan 

amendments, supporting the program’s goal of maintaining the newly revised plans through the 

amendment process, will be ongoing in 2011 as the program focuses on completing the 

remaining ongoing RMP projects. Targeted amendments to address emerging challenges and 

changing resource issues eliminate the need for complete plan revisions and reduce the 

potential for litigation. 

BLM’s 10 year Planning Schedule can be found at the link below. 

http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/prog/planning/ten_year_planning.html

The program currently has the following four Bureau Performance Measures to monitor program 

accomplishments, effectiveness, and efficiencies in meeting Bureau and program goals. 

• Percent of plans completed within four years of start - This efficiency measure, which 

counts the number of plans completed within four years of plan start, has varied between 

55 percent completion and 45 percent completion in recent years. The fluctuation in 

accomplishment reflects the complex, multi-year resource management plan 

development process, which requires consultation and collaboration with stakeholders, 

cooperating agencies, and the public. 

• Percent of Resource Management Plan evaluations completed – As the BLM has made 

such a significant investment since 2001 in updating Resource Management Plans, the 

plan evaluation process is becoming an important part of ensuring that the planning 

program can identify problems before they become too widespread.

• Percent of Resource Management Plans with an Implementation Strategy - An 

implementation strategy is one mechanism for better integrating implementation, 

monitoring, and evaluation as well as providing the BLM with a logical method to track 

and report performance and effectiveness of land use plans.

• Percent of Resource Management Plans evaluated by the BLM Director as making 

significant progress toward achieving riparian condition goals – This is a new cumulative 

measure in 2010. Each RMP developed or revised after 2001 will be evaluated in the 

next 5 years. Riparian condition is used as an indicator of effectiveness of the planning 

decisions as established in the RMP demonstrated by meeting or making progress 

toward the BLM’s resource goals and objectives. 

 

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Chapter IV – Management of Lands and Resources 

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLANNING Performance Overview 

 Measure 2006 Actual 2007 Actual 2008 Actual 2009 Plan 2009 Actual 2010 Plan 2011 Plan 

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from 

Plan 

20

Percent of Resource Managament Plans evaluated by the BLM Director as making significant progress toward achieving riparian condition goals. (Bur) 

New 

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in 2009 

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in 2009 

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in 2010 

TBD TBD TB

Comment: This measure will only evaluate Resource Management Plans with a Record of Decision signed after 1999. Percent of plans completed within four years of start. (Bur) 

55% 

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45% 

23/ 51 

45% 

27/ 59 

47% 

30/ 63 

44% 

28 / 63 

48% 

32/ 66 

48% 

33/ 69 0% 

Total Actual/Projected Cost ($000) $72,368 $66,541 $69,135 $65,609 $86,066 $66,842 $69,449 +$2,Actual/Projected Cost per Plan (in dollars) 8.5M $5.5M $1.7M $2.2M $3.1M $3.3M $2.0M -$1Comment: 

The 'Total Projected/Actual Cost' figures above represent the total cost of the program's priority workload. Th

associated with plan development and revision, as well as the costs associated with completing RMP amend

plan evaluations, and implementation strategies. 

Percent of Resource Management Plan evaluations completed within 5 years, (Bur) 

16% 

22/ 136 

18% 

24/ 136 

19% 

26/ 136 

24% 

33/ 136 

24% 

33/ 136 

30% 

41/ 136 

38% 

51/ 136 +8

Total Actual/Projected Cost ($000) $1,858 $2,526 $2,524 $1,988 $2,485 $2,025 $2,062 +$Actual/Projected Cost per evaluation (in dollars) $619,355 $1,263,166 $1,262,165 $284,000 $75,299 $253,156 $206,200 -$46Percent of Resource Management Plans with Implementation Strategies (Bur) 

New 

in 2008 

New 

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16% 

22/ 136 

31% 

42/ 136 

29% 

39/ 136 

38% 

52/ 136 

44% 

60/ 136 +6

Comment: Resource Management Plans are required to complete an implementation strategy within 4 months of the Re

As plans are evaluated and updated, the implementation strategy would also be evaluated and updated. 

Percent of open complaints received from property owners concerning DOI actions affecting status of their private property, resolved within one year. (SP) 

new 

measure 

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Prepare Pre- Land Use Plan (number) 8 9 9 3 2 8 0 -8 Resolve Land Use Plan Protest and Prepare Record of Decision (number) 4 6 13 21 12 8 5 -3 
Bureau of Land Management 2011 

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RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLANNING Performance Overview 

 Measure 2006 Actual 2007 Actual 2008 Actual 2009 Plan 2009 Actual 2010 Plan 2011 Plan 

 Cha

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20

Prepare Final Land Use Plan Amendment and Record of Decision (number) 

4 1 3 2 2 7 0 -7 
Bureau of Land Management 2011 Budget Justifications 

Chapter IV – Management of Lands and Resources 

Activity: Resource Protection and Maintenance 

Subactivity: Abandoned Mine Lands

 2011 

 

2009 

Actual* 

2010 

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DOI-wide 

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Abandoned Mine Lands ($000) [15,929] [15,929] -78 0 +15,851 -78 

 

FTE 0 0 0 24 24 +24

Other Major Resources: 

 

Major Program IT Investments: 

Summary of 2011 Program Changes for Abandoned Mine Lands Mgt. 

Request Component ($000) FTE 

Program Changes: 

• Creation of new Subactivity from Soil, Water, Air Subactivity +15,929 +24 

TOTAL, Program Changes +15,929 +24 

JUSTIFICATION OF 2011 PROGRAM CHANGES

The 2011 budget request for the Abandoned Mine Lands (AML) program is $15,929,000 and 24 

FTE. Prior to fiscal year (FY) 2011, the AML program was in the Land Resources activity under 

the Soil, Water, Air (SWA) subactivity. 

Abandoned Mine Land Program Transfer (-$15,929,000/ -24 FTE) – In 2011, the BLM 

requests a transfer of $15,929,000 and -24 FTE from the Land Resources activity, to the newly 

created Abandoned Mine Land subactivity. 

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Chapter IV – Management of Lands and Resources 

Program Performance Change 

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

The BLM maintains an inventory of known abandoned mines located on the public lands. Most 

of the sites are abandoned hard rock mines. While there has never been a comprehensive field 

inventory conducted of all abandoned mines, the BLM is currently reviewing and updating 

available data. 

According to our inventory data as of January, 2010, there are over 65,976 features (such as 

open physical hazards and piles of contaminated material) associated with 25,281sites, of which 

21,075 will require further investigation or remediation. Much of the inventory data comprises 

legacy records that are often incomplete. BLM is updating its national AML inventory database 

continuously as new sites are discovered and further inventories are completed. Currently, 12 

percent of the identified AML sites have been remediated, or are undergoing remediation. 

While it is important to continue to characterize all sites, and add additional sites to the 

inventory, the BLM believes the greatest need is on-the-ground work for those high- priority 

sites already identified. It is also important to emphasize that the sites with the highest potential 

for harm to public health and safety have already been identified by the various Federal, State, 

and Tribal partners and are being addressed. 

The AML prioritization process for environmental AML sites is directed at AML sites that impact 

water quality on a watershed scale and physical safety hazards to protect the public. The 

2007 

Actual 

2008 

Actual 

2009 

Actual 2010 Plan 

2011 Base 

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2011 Plan 

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Actual/Project

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$0 $27,274 $36,006 $77,217 $13,478 $39,397 $39,796 +$399 

Comments 

In 2007, 3,831 acres of Abandoned Mine Lands were identified as in progress of remediation. cost shown represents 

all acres receiving remediation during the reporting period. The result is based on the total number of contaminated 

sites where all remediation has been completed during the reporting period. The percentage increase is due to the 

cumulative nature of the measure. Since 2006, the AML program has discovered many more sites than what is 

currently represented in the table. The program is currently working to remediate those sites as well as what's 

represented in the table. 

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contaminants released from AML sites are associated with the extraction of and production of 

heavy metals from past mining activities. 

The prioritization process is as follows (from the Abandoned Mine Lands Strategic Plan, March 

2006) 

AML National Level Evaluation Criteria: 

1. Water Quality Criteria Score: Up to 10 points for each criterion met. 

• State government priority 

• Partnerships 

• Cost avoidance/cost recovery 

• Impairment of water quality standards 

• Water quality violations 

• Threat to public health or safety 

• Threat to the environment 

• Continuing/expediting an existing on-the-ground project 

• Location and, 

• Cost efficient 

 

2. Physical Safety Hazard Criteria Score: Up to 20 points for each criterion met. 

 

• Death or injury has occurred. A death or injury is known to have occurred at the AML site 

and the site has not already been addressed. 

• Visitation/high use. The AML site is situated on or in immediate proximity to developed 

recreation sites and areas with high visitor use. Areas with High Visitor Use can include 

dry lake beds, sand dunes, high use roads, frequently used special event areas, open 

Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV). 

The Hazardous Materials Removal and Response (HMMR) program differs the AML program in 

that the HMMR program is for responding to Emergency response actions to spills, illegal 

dumping, unexploded ordinance, and petroleum and chemical spills and releases that may 

occur at a variety of site types, but which may include mine sites. 

The Department’s Central HazMat Fund (CHF) is specifically for funding Comprehensive 

Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) projects, for all bureaus in 

the Department. Some include very large scale, Superfund type abandoned mine sites that 

cannot be completed within the budgetary confines of the BLM AML program alone. Many of 

these sites are multi-million dollar clean up actins 

Water Quality 

Many abandoned mines produce contaminants that degrade water quality at a watershed level. 

Watersheds impacted by past mining activities located in the in the West, where the need to 

improve water quality for human and aquatic resource use is critical.

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Idaho South Fork Couer d’Alene (CDA) Basin, CDA Pine Creek Monitoring, 

CDA Mine Water System, CDA Idora Mine, Parrot Mine, Idaho Falls 

District Office (DO) Monitoring, Idaho Falls DO Investigation, 

Evolution Mine Site Stabilization, Owyee Watershed Council 

Partnership, Iron Creek Stockpile, Liberty Gulch Assessment, 

*Bayhorse Mine Closures,*National Historic Trails Closures, Thorium 

Exploration Reclamation, *CDA Safety Closures, *AML Sultan Shaft 

Closure, *Lava Creek Adit Closures

Montana Zortman/Landusky Water Management, Iron Mask, Reclamation 

O&M, South Tobacco Roots and Weeds, Emma Tailings, *Physical 

Safety Hazard Abatement Western Zone

Nevada Tybo Tailings, American Antimony, *Physical Safety Hazards 

New Mexico Abandoned Uranium Mine Sites, Cookes Peak, *Grants Mineral Belt 

& Poison Canyon AUM Partnership 

Oregon Poorman/Balm Creek, Josephine Mill, Yellowhead Mines, Lookout 

Mine, Formosa Site, Umpqua Site, Bretz Mine, Almeda Mine, 

Washington Rock Pit Closure, *Central Oregon Closure Monitoring

Utah La Sal Creek Watershed, Fry Canyon Site Design, United States 

Geological Survey sampling, Browns Hole

Wyoming AML physical hazard closures 

Accomplishments (cont.) 

• The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) provided $29,750,000 for 

additional AML funding in FY 2009 and FY 2010. The AML program will be able to 

complete over 78. Through assistance agreements with the State AML programs 

inventories of mining areas were conducted, physical safety closures, environmental 

analyses and characterizations were conducted, environmental remediation, and 

cadastral surveys will be completed. Approximately $14 million of the ARRA funding 

was directed toward inventory and physical safety hazard closures. 

• A new national assistance agreement (AA) with Bat Conservation International (BCI) 

was initiated. The AA with BCI will provide assistance to field offices for biological 

clearances and training for physical safety hazard closures. 

• In 2010, the AML program participants were involved in updating the AML Program 

Strategic Plan; implementing the AML Manual and Handbook; and supporting 

collaborative efforts with Federal and State partners through the Federal Mining 

Dialogue and the National Association of Abandoned Mine Land Programs (NAAMLP). 

• In 2009 the “Fix A Shaft Today! (FAST!)” 

campaign was included for the first time in the 

2009 BLM Reclamation and Sustainable Mineral 

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Development Awards. The BLM “Fix A Shaft Today!” (“FAST!”) Award recognizes active 

participation in the FAST! Campaign, which is a partnership initiative aimed at 

eradicating unsafe abandoned mine land features, especially open mine shafts. There 

were two 2009 FAST! Award winners: the Nevada Operating Engineers Union Joint 

Apprenticeship Committee for Northern Nevada and the California Department of 

Conservation’s Abandoned Mine Lands Unit. In 2010, BLM will continue to work with 

private and public partners to close shafts and other dangerous mine features through 

this voluntary effort. 

2011 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE

• In 2011, BLM anticipates funding approximately 1,900 acres of improved water quality 

and 60 physical safety hazard closures, continuation of field validation of the AML 

inventory, as well as extensive coordination with partners. 

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ABANDONED MINE LANDS Performance Overview 

 Measure 2006 Actual 2007 Actual 2008 Actual 2009 Plan 2009 Actual 2010 Plan 2011 Plan 

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Percent of sites (acres) reclaimed or mitigated from the effects of degradation from past mining. (Bur) 

UNK 15% 564/ 3,831 26% 996/ 3,831 30% 1,164/ 3,831 58% 2,239/ 3,831 73% 2,813/ 3,831 88% 3,387/ 3,831 +1

Total Actual/Projected Cost ($000) 0 $15,383 $15,555 $23,165 $30,177 $23,402 $23,639 +$Actual/Projected Cost per Acre (in dollars) $0 $27,274 $36,006 $77,217 $13,478 $39,397 $39,796 +$Comments: 

 In 2007, 3,831 acres of Abandoned Mine Lands were identified as in progress of remediation. In 2009, this an increase of $7.5 million, which resulted in the equivalent of an additional 294 sites (acres) where remedicompleted each year beginning in 2010. The cost shown represents all acres receiving remediation during The result is based on the total number of contaminated sites where all remediation has been completed duperiod. The percentage increase is due to the cumulative nature of the measure. Since 2006, the AML promany more sites than what is currently represented in the table. The program is currently working to remedwell as what's represented in the table. 

Inventory Abandoned Mine Land Sites (sites) 150 270 148 108 633 1,437 300 -1,Remediate AML Physical Safety Hazards (number of sites) 

33 62 32 32 50 502 60 -4

Implement abandoned mine land projects to restore water quality (acres). 

1,117 1,534 1,474 1,716 1,320 1,761 1,900 +1

Monitor and Maintain AML, HAZMAT, and NRDAR Sites 

0 220 204 234 246 306 400 +
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Activity: Resource and Protection Maintenance 

Subactivity: Law Enforcement

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Actual* 

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Summary of 2011 Program Changes for Resource Protection & Law Enforcement 

Request Component ($000) FTE 

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• Reduce Base Funding -500 0 

TOTAL, Program Changes -500 0 

JUSTIFICATION OF 2011 PROGRAM CHANGES

The FY 2011 budget request for the Resource Protection and Law Enforcement subactivity is 

$27,580,000 and 151 FTE, a program change of -$500,000 and 0 FTE from the FY 2010 

enacted level. 

Reduce Base Funding – The FY 2011 budget proposes a $500,000 reduction in lower priority 

law enforcement program activities. It is expected that priority core program functions will 

remain unaffected, though some unforeseen impacts may occur depending on reported and 

discovered incidents and activities. 

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Program Components 

The Resource Protection and Law Enforcement subactivity is responsible for implementing the 

law enforcement and resource protection aspects of the BLM’s mission of sustaining the health, 

diversity, and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future 

generations. Protection is achieved through the enforcement of all Federal laws and regulations 

related to the use, management, and development of the public lands and resources. The 

objectives of the subactivity are to ensure that: 

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Means and Strategies 

The Resource Protection and Law Enforcement Program means and strategies to achieve 

performance goals are as follows: 

• Maximize on the ground presence of law enforcement rangers to deter, detect, enforce, 

and investigate incidents of criminal activity related to the public lands and resources. 

• Continue to detail law enforcement rangers for a minimum of 14-days under the National 

Detail Program for special events or high-use recreation areas when the capacity to 

manage events or activities exceeds the law enforcement resources of the local office. 

• Establish service contracts with state and local law enforcement agencies such as the 

County Sheriff to provide additional law enforcement services such as dispatch support, 

patrol in campgrounds or high-use recreation areas, and assistance in the eradication of 

marijuana grown on public lands. 

• Use electronic technology such as cameras, sensors, and tracking devices wherever 

possible to expand the capability of monitoring locations with known illegal activities. 

• Maximize the use of interagency agreements, partnerships, and task forces. 

Demands, Trends and Resources 

Major program issues include marijuana cultivation on public lands, off-highway vehicle use, 

wildland fire investigation and theft, and vandalism and misuse of public land resources. The 

following tables illustrate criminal incidents statistics involving the major program issues. 

 

Long-Term Vision 

The critical areas and long term vision for the Resource Protection and Law Enforcement 

subactivity includes: 

Marijuana Cultivation Activity on Public Lands 

No. of 

Plants 

Seized 

FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 

457,412 408,479 674, 935 

Wildland Fire Activity on Public Lands 

No. of 

Fire 

Related 

Incidents 

FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 

734 607 694 

Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Activity on Public Lands 

FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 

OHV 

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Total 

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OHV 

Incidents 

Total 

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Incidents 

Total 

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 5,561 19,759 6,193 20,447 8,455 26,461 

Theft, Vandalism, and Misuse of Resources 

FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 

Cultural, Paleontological & 

Historical Resources 131 81 85 

Minerals 21 31 15 

Natural Features & Other 

Wildland Resources 84 84 143 

Timber, Forest Products, & 

Native Plant Species 185 138 165 

Wild Horse and Burro 99 95 79 

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• Patrol and enforcement of areas with a high use of off-highway vehicle (OHV) recreation 

to provide for a safe and enjoyable visit to the public lands; 

• Investigate wildland fires to determine origin and cause, identify responsible parties, and 

to seek civil enforcement or criminal prosecution in cases involving negligence or arson; 

• Aggressively investigate marijuana cultivation activities on public lands, and continue to 

eradicate marijuana cultivation sites and increase the capability to clean-up and restore 

these areas; 

• Conduct patrols to deter and detect incidents involving theft and vandalism of cultural, 

historical, and paleontological resources and increase the capacity to investigate and 

prosecute individuals and groups involved in the illegal sale and trafficking of cultural 

artifacts; 

• Enforce laws and investigate violations related to wild horses and burros which includes 

harassment, unlawful removal, unauthorized destruction or sales, inhumane treatment, 

and violations of the Private Maintenance and Care Agreement; 

• Patrol and enforcement of areas near the Southwest Border to respond to the heavy 

resource impacts and public safety issues due to illegal smuggling activities on public 

lands within 100-miles if the Southwest Border; 

• Patrol and enforcement of National Landscape Conservation Systems (NLCS) for the 

protection of these nationally significant areas, and to provide for a safe and enjoyable 

visit to the public lands; 

• Reduce the theft of resources including mineral material, timber, and forest products, 

and native plants through detection, enforcement, and investigation; and 

• Improve production accountability and reduce theft of oil and gas resources. 

Accomplishments

As accomplished in FY 2009, the Resource Protection and Law Enforcement Program 

anticipate the following accomplishments: 

• Support labor, training, and general operations costs associated with the hiring of 10 

new special agents involved with drug enforcement and investigation operations. 

Establish positions to increase the Bureau’s investigative capability in response to the 

continuing rise in large scale marijuana cultivation operations on the National System of 

Public Lands. 

• Complete the expansion of the Phoenix Interagency Law Enforcement Dispatch Center, 

establishing a standard mobile and portable radio system for the law enforcement 

program and includes encryption interoperability with the United States Border Patrol 

along the Southwest Border. 

• Increase special agent staff by one and continue to aggressively investigating wildland 

fires to determine their origin and cause; identify responsible parties, and to seek civil 

enforcement or criminal prosecution in cases involving negligence or arson. 

• The Oil and Gas Special Investigations Group established in FY 2009 continues to focus 

investigative efforts on the theft of oil and gas resources and violations of the Federal Oil 

and Gas Royalties Management Act (FOGRMA). Three major investigations into over 

$6.0 million in unpaid royalties continue. 

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2011 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE

New positions established in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 for drug enforcement and wildland fire 

investigation will be at full performance and completely operational. Though every effort will be 

made in FY 2011 for the Resource Protection and Law Enforcement Program to sustain its 

priority focus areas and accomplish the following listed functions, it may be necessary for the 

program to use lapse dollars from vacancies, complete high costs related projects in FY 2010, 

reevaluating targets of investigation, and reprioritize work to ensure accomplishments are 

completed. 

• ARPA Enforcement in the Four Corners Region – Continue with Cerberus 

investigation and prosecution of suspects; and provide for the proper curation, storage, 

and disposition of recovered artifacts.

• Drug Enforcement – Continue focusing investigative resources on large scale 

marijuana cultivation activities particularly in California and Oregon, and clean-up and 

rehabilitate cultivation sites.

• National Landscape Conservation System (NLCS) – Continue to patrol and offer 

enforcement in the NLCS areas to protect nationally significant resources and provide a 

safe and enjoyable visit. 

• Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Recreation – Continue detailing law enforcement 

resources to high use OHV areas to provide for safe recreational activities. 

• Resource Damage, Loss and Theft – Continue to emphasizing patrol, enforcement, 

and investigation to reduce the amount theft of public land resources including mineral 

materials, timber and forest products, and oil and gas, and reduce the loss of rangeland 

resources due to wildland fire. 

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RESOURCE PROTECTION AND LAW ENFORCEMENT Performance Overview 

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Comments: 

The unpredictable nature of the type, location, and volume of criminal activity is a critical factor that msignificantly higher or lower actual performance than predicted. The measurement is the change in ofPlan shows a change of +4% to show the increase in Part I offenses, but the Actual was an unpredicPer this performance measure, it is often difficult to predict crimes so projections are based on five-ye

Law Enforcement: Percent change in Part II offenses (excluding natural, cultural, and heritage resource crimes) that occur on DOI lands or under DOI jurisdiction.(SP) 

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Comments: 

The unpredictable nature of the type, location, and volume of criminal activity is a critical factor that msignificantly higher or lower actual performance than predicted. The measurement is the change in ofPlan shows a change of 126 to show the increase in Part II offenses, but the Actual number of Part II unpredictable 209. Per this performance measure, it is often difficult to predict crimes so projections a

averages. 

Law Enforcement: Percent change of natural, cultural and heritage resource crimes that occur on DOI lands or under DOI jurisdiction (SP) 

new 

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-7% 

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10,317 

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new 

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59% 

7,596/ 

12,985 

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7,802/ 

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50% 

6,427/ 

12,853 

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8,168/ 

14,692 

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8,168/ 

14,692 

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Total Actual/Projected Cost ($000) $0 $52,559 $43,811 $56,934 $77,004 $57,821 $59,254 +$Actual/Projected Cost per incident closed (in dollars) $0 $6,919 $5,615 $8,859 $9,428 $8,997 $7,695 -$Contributing Programs: Law Enforcement provides 45% of the results of this measure. The funding contribution is 100% of th

appropriation. Other contributors are listed in the Goal Performance Table. 
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RESOURCE PROTECTION AND LAW ENFORCEMENT Performance Overview 

 Measure 2006 Actual 2007 Actual 2008 Actual 2009 Plan 2009 Actual 2010 Plan 2011 Plan 

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Law Enforcement Subactivity 

Conduct Patrol Enforcement Activities (number of incidents reported) 1,922 1,917 1,062 1,834 1,096 1,151 1,208 Conduct Non Drug Investigative Activities (number of cases cleared) 2,024 2,366 1,278 1,482 1,228 1,289 1,354 Conduct Emergency Response Activities (number of incidents resolved) 33 21 148 75 198 208 218 Conduct Security Activities (number of vulnerability assessments) 163 131 0 0 0 0 0 Comments:

Change in the numbers from 163 in 2006 Actual and 131 in 2007 Actual to 0 since FY 2008 reflects tin the definition of this accomplishment/program element; and this work is not performed in 1630, but programs or MLR subactivities. 

Conduct Drug Enforcement Activities (number of seizure incidents) 952 1,113 861 1,000 827 868 912 The unpredictable nature of the type, location, and volume of criminal activity is a critical factor that may result in significantly higher or lower actupredicted. Beginning in 2008, law enforcement performance elements are broken out to show Law Enforcement program targets separate from oprogram targets. All law enforcement activities will continue to be recorded in the LAWNET automated system. The main contributors under “All OWild Horse & Burro, Recreation Resources Management, Land and Realty Management, Wilderness Management, Wildlife Management, CulturaHazardous Materials Management, and Rangeland Management. Increases in the change from FY 2010 to FY 2011 are based on trends over the last 4-years resulting from the filling of vacant law enforcement rahave provided for greater presence on the ground and an increase in discovered and reported incidents.  All Other Programs Conduct Patrol Enforcement Activities (number of incidents) 15,823 15,314 16,592 17,000 19,948 20,950 22,000 +Conduct Non Drug Investigative Activities (number of cases cleared) 8,840 8,982 10,798 11,000 11,738 12,325 12,940 +Conduct Emergency Response Activities (number of incidents resolved) 1,591 1,392 1,305 1,400 1,844 1,940 2,035 Conduct Security Activities (number of vulnerability assessments) 2 0 123 73 0 25 25 Conduct Drug Enforcement Activities (number of seizure incidents) 0 0 118 100 307 325 340 
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Activity: Resource Protection and Maintenance 

Subactivity: Hazardous Materials Management

JUSTIFICATION OF 2011 PROGRAM CHANGES

The 2011 budget request for the Hazardous Materials Management Program is $16,942,000 

and 98 FTEs, no program change from the 2010 enacted level.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Program Components 

The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Hazardous Materials Management Program is 

responsible for the following traditional compliance activities: 

• Minimizing environmental contamination on public lands. 

• Reducing and eliminating risk associated with environmental hazards. 

• Restoring natural and cultural resources adversely impacted by oil discharges and 

hazardous substance releases 

• Correcting environmental compliance problems in a timely fashion. 

• Identifying and managing significant environmental aspects of the BLM’s operations. 

• Reducing the generation of wastes or contaminants at the source, and thereby reducing 

releases to the environment that could pose hazards to public health or the environment. 

• Partnering with the Law Enforcement program to remove illegally dumped material such 

as trash, hazardous materials, abandoned vehicles and other illegally dumped material. 

• Additionally, the Hazardous Materials Management Program will partner with the 

Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Program to clean up hazardous materials and other 

hazards typically located at AML sites. 

2009 

Actual* 

2010 

Enacted 

2011 

Change 

from 2010 

(+/-) 

DOI-wide 

Changes 

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Program 

Changes 

(+/-) 

Budget 

Request 

Hazardous Materials ($000) 16,745 17,159 -217 0 16,942 -217

 

FTE 98 98 0 0 98 0

Other Major Resources: 

Transfer: Central Haz. Mat. 

Fund (26xx) 2,408 2,666 2,666 0

Transfer: Nat. Res. Damage 

Assess (9210/60) 183 329 329 0

Major Program IT 

Investments: 

PRIS: 010-04-01-03-02-0446-

00 40 41 42 +1

* The 2009 Actual column includes a decrease of $149,000 due to a reprogramming for critical needs into the Wild 

Horse and Burro Management subactivity. 

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The Hazardous Materials Management program differs from the Abandoned Mine Lands 

program because hard rock mining required various types of equipment and chemicals for 

mineral extraction and processing, many AML sites contain hazardous materials as well as 

hazards besides AML related physical safety hazards. Examples of hazardous materials and 

other hazards typically addressed at AML sites with 1640 funding but not AML funding include: 

petroleum spills, underground chemical storage tanks, polychlorinated biphenyls or PCBs, and 

other hazardous substances abandoned at ore processing plants. 

Critical Factors

Critical factors that impact BLM’s capability to protect public health and safety include: 

• Supporting maintenance and monitoring demands at previously remediated sites while 

continuing to address cleanups at current and future sites on BLM managed land; 

• The growing population in BLM remote areas, which has experienced increased illegal 

dumping on public lands. 

Means and Strategies 

The BLM uses the following strategies in operating the program: 

• Developing, implementing and maintaining emergency response (i.e., oil and chemical 

spill) contingency planning; 

• Leveraging funding to respond to community needs and concerns; 

• Assessing and maintaining BLM facilities to ensure compliance with environmental laws 

and regulations; 

• Searching for parties responsible for contamination on public lands and either seeking 

their participation in remediating the site or recovering costs; 

• Partnering with other environmental protection related agencies such as the Fish and 

Wildlife Service, Environmental Protection Agency, Army Corps of Engineers, and the 

U.S. Forest Service, as well as several BLM programs: Abandoned Mine Lands 

Program, Law Enforcement program and Recreation program; and 

• Sites within the Hazardous Materials Management Program are identified through 

inventory and discovery, tracked in the Abandoned Mine Site Cleanup Module (AMSCM) 

data base and prioritized based on risk to human health, natural resources and the 

environment. Proposals are reviewed and prioritized by State Office representatives 

through various yearly nomination processes associated with the Special Cleanup Fund 

(SCF), Central Hazmat Fund (CHF) and Natural Resource Damage Assessment and 

Restoration (NRDAR) Fund. These processes ensure priority projects are funded on a 

national basis and key workload targets are met. 

Funding History and Other Funding Sources 

Other funding sources that contribute to activities addressed by the Hazardous Materials 

Management Program include the Department’s Natural Resource Damage Assessment and 

Restoration Fund and the Central Hazardous Materials Fund. 

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Central Hazardous Materials Fund Managed by the Department of the Interior 

.

Central Hazmat Fund Sites are prioritized based on human health and ecological risk, 

regulatory factors and level of Principle Responsible Party involvement. Proposals are reviewed 

and prioritized first by BLM State Office representatives through a yearly nomination processes 

and then by Departmental representatives. 

Precedent Setting Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration Settlement 

Demands, Trends and Resources 

The Hazardous Materials Management Program will focus on managing traditional 

responsibilities including compliance, response and restoration in addition to its newly acquired 

responsibilities such as Greening, Environmental Management Systems and assisting with 

Climate Change Adaption initiatives. Due to increasing encroachment on public lands, the 

program will dedicate its funding to address even more hazardous substances on the BLM 

public lands, including the cleanup of hazardous materials and other hazards. The Hazardous 

Materials Management Program seeks to improve the BLM’s oil discharge and hazardous 

substance release response capability through coordinated training, updating contingency plans 

and providing additional resources with base funding. 

Long Term Vision 

The long-term vision for the program is to protect human health and the environment by 

focusing on the following: 

• Improving accountability by creating effective ways to monitor and track contaminated 

sites; 

• Establishing innovative methods to prevent, as well as reduce, illegal dumping on public 

lands; 

• Developing Environmental Management Systems (EMS) at all appropriate organizational 

levels; 

The BLM has access to funding managed by DOI called the Central Hazardous Materials Fund. This appropriation 

includes funding to conduct response actions, remedial investigations and feasibility studies, and cleanups at sites 

where a release has occurred of hazardous substances (as defined in the Comprehensive Environmental 

Response, Compensation, and Liability Act), for which the Department is the lead agency. Established in 1995, 

this fund: provides a central account for remedial investigation and feasibility studies and cleanup for hazardous 

materials sites; brings greater consistency, direction and coordination; pursues cost recovery action from potential 

responsible parties; and provides “no-year” funding, important for these multi-year projects. Currently, the BLM 

manages 15 Central Hazardous Materials Fund sites. In 2009, the Central Hazardous Materials Fund program 

allocated $2.66 million to BLM sites. These sites are managed separately from the Hazardous Materials 

Management Program and funding is separate from the Hazardous Materials Management Program.

On 12/10/2009, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced that an environmental damage settlement 

had been reached with ASARCO LLC. Of the total amount, the BLM and the Department of Agriculture’s U.S. 

Forest Service are expected to jointly receive $79.5 million for resource restoration at the Bunker Hill 

Superfund Facility in the Coeur d’Alene Basin, Idaho. In addition, $28.5 million will be held by the Successor 

Coeur d’Alene Custodial and Work Trust to be used to perform work selected by the Environmental Protection 

Agency as part of its comprehensive remedy at the Coeur d’Alene Site Natural resource damage assessment 

and restoration activities on the BLM portions of the site will require increased Field Office staffing levels and 

are expected to be ongoing for the next 20-30 years. 

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• Promoting environmentally sustainable operations including, but not limited to, pollution 

prevention, recycling, and environmentally preferable purchasing and contracting; 

• Auditing sites and facilities to ensure compliance; and 

• Developing internal and external partnerships to jointly provide effective solutions to 

environmental issues on BLM public lands. 

• Improving the BLM’s response capability to oil discharges and hazardous releases along 

coastal areas in order to protect endangered species and associated habitats with base 

funding. The BLM’s need for coastal protection and emergency response capability 

improvement was recently identified in the Cosco Buson oil spill incident where oil 

traveled out of the San Francisco Bay and affected California Coastal National 

Monument wildlife up and down the coast. 

Accomplishments 

The Hazardous Materials Management Program projects the following major workload 

accomplishments to be completed in FY 2010. 

• Pollution Prevention –The use of source reduction techniques to increase diversion of 

solid waste as appropriate reduces risk to public health, safety, and the environment. In 

FY 2010, the BLM will continue to practice pollution prevention to reduce waste, save 

energy, and promote environmental thinking. In addition, the BLM will continue to 

develop required policies and guidance, as well as operational procedures, in 

accordance with the approved action plan, and update senior managers on 

programmatic progress. Additionally, the BLM will continue to hold meetings and 

conference calls to coordinate and monitor the BLM's overall Greening performance. 

• Illegal Dumping – In FY 2010, the BLM will launch its National Campaign for preventing 

illegal dumping. The focus of the campaign will be to prevent and reduce the 

occurrence of illegal waste dumping through community outreach, education, and 

involvement, targeted enforcement, the creation of legal alternatives for Illegal dumpers, 

and assessing the nature and extent of risk presented by illegal dumping before and 

after cleanup. 

• Asbestos Inventory – in FY 2010 the BLM will continue to conduct asbestos surveys at 

BLM owned facilities. In FY 2009, the BLM completed 75 asbestos surveys.

• Policy and Guidance - Develop policy to facilitate understanding and consistency in 

approach in program areas such as environmental compliance, Environmental Disposal 

and Liability and delegation of authority. In FY 2009 the Hazardous Materials 

Management program successfully developed multiple guidance documents. Key areas 

included emergency response, Greening, and compliance responsibilities for field 

managers. 

• Munitions and Explosives Concern - Collaborate with the Department of the Interior and 

its Bureaus as well as the Department of Defense to develop a database to prioritize, 

track and monitor munitions and explosives of concern to ensure visitor and employee 

safety. 

• Environmental Management System (EMS) –In FY 2010 the BLM proposes to complete 

implementation at 7 organizational units, begin implementation of EMS at 5 additional 

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organizational units, and conduct external audits of 4 EMSs. An Environmental 

Management Manual will also be published in FY 2010 providing the field with guidance 

on their responsibilities related to Environmental Management Systems and compliance 

trends. 

• Global Climate Change – The BLM will develop new prescriptive specifications for use 

by the BLM engineering and space leasing programs in 2010 for improving energy 

efficiency, renewable energy, and water conservation and reducing greenhouse gas 

emissions. This will be accomplished by developing new policy relating to the 

requirements of the EOs and contracting technical support in the areas of greenhouse 

gas emissions inventory implementation plan, and a Resource Energy Manager (REM) 

who will be tasked to revise the BLM's standard construction and space leasing 

specifications and award an Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC) specifically 

for the construction of renewable energy sources at BLM facilities or on BLM land. 

• Emergency Response - Enhance response capability to oil discharges and hazardous 

substance releases by developing an Emergency Response Contingency Plan for oil 

and hazardous materials responses that integrates the requirements of the National 

Response Framework, the Department of Interior, and BLM Environmental Safeguards 

plans with existing contingency plans required by the National Contingency Plan. 

Special Cleanup Fund - The BLM will continue to use the Special Cleanup Fund to perform 

assessments, sampling, investigations, removal actions and other related hazardous materials 

cleanup activities at the sites listed below. 

2011 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE

The Hazardous Materials Management Program will continue to focus on the following activities: 

• Environmental Management Systems 

• Environmental Compliance 

• Hazardous Substance and other Hazards Remediation and Restoration 

• Illegal Dumping Prevention 

• Pollution Prevention 

• Asbestos Inventory 

• Improving emergency response capability to oil spills and hazardous substance releases 

• Greening 

The BLM will continue to use the Special Cleanup Fund to perform assessments, sampling, 

investigations, removal actions and other related hazardous materials cleanup activities. The 

Special Cleanup Fund has been instrumental in remediating over 45 sites, as well as numerous 

safety hazards. 

The Hazardous Materials Management Program will continue to do the following activities in FY 

2011: 

• Illegal Dumping Prevention –The BLM plans to continue its prevention effort in 2011 by 

targeting cleanups, outreach and monitoring on BLM lands to ensure human safety and to 

mitigate environmental damage. 

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• Complex Contaminated Sites Cleanups – The BLM plans to leverage funding to address 

cleanups at large complex hazardous waste sites that pose an imminent risk to the public. In 

FY 2011 the BLM will continue its cleanup effort at the Red Devil Mine Site, a high priority 

site located in Alaska. 

• Environmental Management System (EMS) –In 2011, the BLM proposes to complete 

implementation at 5 organizational units, begin implementation of the 4 remaining 

organizational units, and conduct external audits of 4 EMSs. Internal audits will be 

conducted to ensure the effectiveness of EMSs that have been implemented. 

• Emergency Response – Continue improving database response capability to oil discharges 

and hazardous substance releases. 

• Global Climate Change – The BLM will continue to develop policy and program activities for 

improving energy efficiency, renewable energy, and water conservation and reducing 

greenhouse gas emissions. This will be accomplished through improvements to the BLMs 

energy and water management processes and by emphasizing the use of EMS as the 

framework for managing the BLM's actions in meeting the Executive Orders' requirements. 

• Special Cleanup Funding - In FY 2011, the Hazardous Materials Management Program will 

continue to fund removal of hazardous materials and other hazards through the Special 

Cleanup Fund. 

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 HAZARD MANAGEMENT AND RESOURCE RESTORATION Performance Overview 

 Measure 2006 Actual 2007 Actual 2008 Actual 2009 Plan 2009 Actual 2010 Plan 2011 Plan 

 Ch

f2

Pl

2

Mitigate Hazards: Percent of physical and chemical hazards mitigated in appropriate time to ensure visitor or public safety (SP] 

90% 

861 / 955 

93% 

436/ 468 

97% 

716/ 739 

91% 

723/ 794 

82% 

917/ 1,114 

91% 

723/ 794 

92% 

740/ 800 +

Total Actual/Projected Cost ($000) $4,508 $4,778 $7,210 $7,528 $5,264 $7,621 $7,714 +Actual/Projected Cost per hazard mitigated (in dollars) $5,235 $10,960 $10,070 $10,411 $5,740 $10,540 $10,424 -$Comments: 

Comment: After the 2009 targets were set, the BLM received an increase of $1,000,000 for the Southwwhich will result in 300 physical and chemical hazards mitigated. Additional performance in 2008 is als

Southwest Border Initiative. In 2005, BLM Field Offices responded to an increased number of emergen

removals. 

Percent of known contaminated sites remediated on DOI managed land. (SP) 

9% 

33/ 358 

6% 

16/ 272 

11% 

30/ 272 

17% 

45/ 272 

17% 

46/ 272 

22% 

60/ 272 

28% 

76/ 272 +

Total Actual/Projected Cost ($000) $24,694 $18,139 $35,005 $16,944 $13,662 $17,231 $17,518 +Actual/Projected Cost per Site 

(in dollars) $748,315 $1,133,713 $2,500,350 $1,129,603 $296,999 $1,148,750 $1,167,866 +$

Comments: Performance targets remain constant for this measure with a minimum of 15 contaminated sites 

remediation each year. The percentage increase is due to the cumulative nature of the measure. 

Assess Hazmat Sites (number) 652 572 384 337 377 360 444 Respond to Hazmat Risk Site (number) 222 203 172 155 187 164 187 Monitor and Maintain HAZMAT & NRDAR Sites (number) 242 115 114 126 157 124 128 Evaluate PRP’s for Cost Avoidance/Recovery (number) 13 13 12 2 10 4 10 Process HAZMAT Cost Avoidance/ Recovery Cases (number) 11 8 6 5 10 6 8 
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Activity: Transportation and Facilities Maintenance 

Subactivity 

 

2009 

Actual 

2010 

Enacted 

2011 

Change 

from 2010 

(+/-) 

DOI-Wide 

Changes 

(+/ -) 

Program 

Changes 

(+/ -) 

Budget 

Request 

 Operations $ 5,939 6,067 -60 0 6,007 -60

 FTE 44 44 0 0 44 0

 Annual 

Maintenance $ 30,987 32,003 -310 0 31,693 -310

 FTE 229 224 0 5 229 5

 Deferred 

Maintenance $ 24,454 35,085 -87 -500 34,498 -587

 FTE 80 80 0 0 80 0

Total Activity $ 61,380 73,155 -457 -500 72,198 -957

 FTE 353 348 0 +5 353 5

* The 2009 Actual column includes a decrease of $1,477,000 due to a reprogramming for critical needs into the 

Wild Horse and Burro Management subactivity and a decrease of $11,000,000 due to a reprogramming for critical 

needs into the Land and Realty Management subactivity. 

ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION

The goals of the Transportation and Facilities Maintenance programs are to protect employee 

and visitor safety, resource values, and public investments, as well as to provide facilities 

management and public lands stewardship. To accomplish this, the BLM focuses these 

programs on: 

• Operating clean, safe, and fully functional facilities at recreation sites. 

• Performing annual maintenance on all facilities. 

• Conducting comprehensive assessments on the physical condition and regulatory 

compliance for all facilities. 

• Implementing the Five-Year Deferred Maintenance and Capital Improvement Plans. 

• Improving capabilities to manage facilities maintenance through development of an 

automated facility asset management system. 

• Implementing property and asset management planning to accurately inventory and 

describe assets, establish appropriate levels of investment, and adopt public or 

commercial benchmarks and best practices. 

There are three subactivities within the Transportation and Facilities Maintenance Activity. All 

three subactivities contribute to the proper stewardship of the BLM’s facilities. 

• Operations: provides for the utilities, janitorial services, and waste management 

needs of the BLM’s recreation areas. 

• Annual Maintenance: provides for emergency repair, preventive maintenance, and 

cyclic maintenance on all facilities. 

• Deferred Maintenance: provides for upkeep, repair or replacement of facilities that 

have lost value or use because annual maintenance was not performed on schedule. 

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Deferred maintenance projects are prioritized per the Department’s guidance on deferred 

maintenance and capital improvements to address critical health and safety issues, critical 

resource protection needs, energy and building sustainability, critical mission, and code 

compliance. Work includes project planning, site layout, architectural and engineering design, 

cost estimating, value engineering, facility condition assessments, seismic evaluations, energy 

conservation studies, professional inspections of dams and bridges, regulatory compliance 

evaluations for all projects, and contract supervision. The types of facilities maintained by the 

BLM are described below: 

• Buildings and Administrative Facilities – Buildings on public lands range from 

complex office buildings and large visitor centers to small restrooms and well 

houses. Administrative facilities include but are not limited to office complexes, fire 

stations, interagency dispatch centers, internal communication sites, equipment 

maintenance shops, and field camps. The BLM maintains and operates 4,870 

buildings and structures and 745 administrative sites. 

• Recreation Sites – The BLM is responsible for maintaining 398 recreation fee sites, 

2,225 non-fee recreation sites, 1,466 campgrounds with approximately 17,510 

campsites, 370 boat ramps, and 79 interpretive centers or contact stations. In 

addition, the BLM is responsible for a portion of the maintenance on numerous 

facilities jointly held with other Federal, State, county, or private entities. 

• Transportation – Lands administered by BLM have 76,000 miles of roads, 17,000 

miles of trails, and 859 bridges. Management emphasis is on maintaining the roads, 

trails, bridges, and major culverts that receive the greatest public use, present the 

greatest threat to public safety, or are contributing to water quality degradation due to 

improper drainage. 

• Dams – The BLM tracks and maintains 590 dams which have been designated with 

a hazard classification. These dams provide recreation, salinity control, and 

watershed protection. The BLM performs regular inspections, inundation studies, 

dam-break analyses for hazard classification, and dam maintenance. Emergency 

Action Plans are prepared for dams classified as “High” and “Significant” hazard 

dams. Plans are in the early formative stages regarding retirement of certain dams. 

 

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Activity: Transportation and Facilities Management 

Subactivity: Operations Maintenance

 

2009 

Actual* 

2010 

Enacted 

2011 

Change 

from 2010 

(+/-) 

 

DOI-wide 

Changes 

(+/-) 

Program 

Changes 

(+/-) 

Budget 

Request 

 Operations Maintenance ($000) 5,939 6,067 -60 0 6,007 -60

 

FTE 44 44 0 0 44 0

Other Major Resources: 

Major Program IT Investments: 

*The 2009 Actual column includes a decrease of $45,000 due to a reprogramming for critical needs into the Wild 

Horse and Burro Management subactivity. 

JUSTIFICATION OF 2011 PROGRAM CHANGES

The 2011 budget request for the Operation Maintenance program is $6,007,000 and 44 FTEs, 

with no program change from the 2010 enacted level. 

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Program Components 

The BLM Operations Maintenance program funds activities that assist in the operations of BLM 

recreation facilities. 

• Operation funds are used to supplement recreation site fees and non-fee sites, where 

collected fees do not meet facility needs, including adequate health and safety 

compliance. 

• Operation funds are also used for: 

o Janitorial services; 

o Cleaning and waste management of comfort stations; 

o Rodent and pest control; 

o Landscape upkeep; and 

o Payment of utilities (such as electricity, water, and sewage, fuel, and pressure 

washing).

Long Term Vision 

The Operations program’s long-term vision is essential to the operation of BLM recreation 

facilities by: 

• Preserving the useful life and condition of facilities; 

• Improving work place and visitor health and safety, and 

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• Increasing visitor satisfaction at BLM facilities through increased efficiencies in 

maintenance and operations. 

Critical Factors 

The BLM’s constructed assets are disbursed throughout BLM administered lands. 

• With the increasing urban interface with BLM lands (57 million visitors), the potential 

exists for more people to be using BLM recreation facilities which could require 

increased efforts to maintain these facilities. 

Funding History and Other Funding Sources 

Funding is supplemented through the collection of fees for the use and entrance at 

approximately 400 recreation sites. 

• In 2010, the program estimated that $350,000 will be used in support of operations from 

fees collected at recreation sites. 

• Fees can only be used in support of the specific site, where the fee was collected. 

2011 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE

In 2011, the Operations program will continue to maintain constructed assets supporting BLM 

recreational needs. In 2009, approximately 2,623 recreation sites and over 20,000 constructed 

assets were reported as Federal Real Property Assets. Many of these sites require janitorial 

services to meet visitor expectations with respect to health and safety. 

 

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OPERATIONS Performance Overview 

Measure 2006

Actual

2007

Actual

2008 

Actual

2009 

Plan

2009 

Actual

2010 

Plan

2011 

Plan

Change 

from 

2010 

Plan to 

2009 

Long-term 

Target

2012

Percent of buildings maintained in 

adequate condition, determined by 

FCI<0.15, at recreation sites. (Bur)

New in 

2009

New in 

2009

New in 

2009

Establish 

Baseline

 

91% 

2,607/2,875

 

91% 

2,607/2,875

 

91% 

2,607/2,875

0%

 

91% 

2,607/2,875

Total Actual/Projected Cost ($000) $0 $0 $0 $28,216 $20,486 $27,893 $28,574 +$681 $28,574

Actual/Projected Cost per Square Foot 

(in dollars) $0 $0 $0 $0 $7,851 $10,699 $10,960 $0 $10,960

Comment: In 2009, the facilities maintenance measures have been changed to better reflect the level of accomplishment as compared 

to the total workload. The total number of buildings at recreation sites, 2,875, will be used as the denominator.

Contributing Programs: Operations Maintenance provides 18% of the funding for this measure. The funding contribution is approximately 80% of the 

Operations Maintenance appropriation. Other contributors are listed in the Goal Performance Table. 

Recreation Site Annual Maintenance 

(number of buildings)

Measure 

change in 

2009

Measure 

change in 

2009

Measure 

change in 

2009

947 2,875 2,875 2,875 0 2,875

Recreation Site Non-Building Annual 

Maintenance (number of sites)

Measure 

change in 

2009

Measure 

change in 

2009

Measure 

change in 

2009

770 2,409 2,409 2,409 0 2,409

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Activity: Transportation and Facilities Management 

Subactivity: Annual Maintenance

 

2009 

Actual* 

2010 

Enacted 

2011 

Change 

from 2010 

(+/-) 

DOI-wide 

Changes 

(+/-) 

Program 

Changes 

(+/-) 

Budget 

Request 

Annual Maintenance ($000) 30,987 32,003 -310 0 31,693 -310

 

FTE 229 224 0 5 229 +5

Other Major Resources: 

POF: Road Maintenance (9120) 629 459 459 0

POF: Quarters Maintenance (9710) 450 450 450 0

Major Program IT Investments: 

 

* The 2009 Actual column includes a decrease of $401,000 due to a reprogramming for critical needs into the Wild 

Horse and Burro Management subactivity. 

Summary of 2011 Program Changes for Annual Maintenance 

Request Component ($000) FTE 

Program Changes: 

• FTE Increase +5 

TOTAL, Program Changes 0 +5 

JUSTIFICATION OF 2011 PROGRAM CHANGES

The 2011 budget request for the Annual Maintenance program is $31,693,000 and 229 FTEs, 

with no program change from the 2010 enacted level. 

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Program Components

The Annual Maintenance program is a critical investment in maintaining the functionality of the 

BLM’s infrastructure, which provides visitor safety on public lands and ensures proper facilities 

management. 

• *Road Maintenance funds provide for the permanent appropriation of money collected 

from commercial road users in lieu of user maintenance. 

• *Quarters Maintenance is funding used to maintain and repair all BLM employeeoccupied quarters from which quarters rental charges are collected. 

• Other functions include emergency, preventive and cyclic maintenance at all BLM 

facilities including: recreation sites, administrative sites, roads, bridges, dams, and trails. 

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Long Term Vision 

The long-term goal of the Annual Maintenance program is to perform sufficient annual 

maintenance on BLM’s constructed assets so that no new deferred maintenance needs will 

accrue. 

Critical Factors 

The BLM’s constructed assets are disbursed throughout BLM administered lands. Critical 

factors that impact BLM’s capability to maintain these assets include: 

• The climatic condition (particularly for road and bridge maintenance.) 

• An increase in visitation could result in an increase in usage and needs for additional 

maintenance. 

Means and Strategies 

The Annual Maintenance program uses the following strategies: 

• In conducting program work, the BLM adheres to the requirements of Executive Order 

13327, "Federal Real Property Asset Management,", which includes using public and 

commercial benchmarks and best practices; employing life-cycle cost-benefit analysis; 

providing appropriate levels of investment; accurately inventorying and describing all 

assets; and providing safe, secure, and productive workplaces. 

• The BLM uses two measures of the Federal Real Property Profile, the Asset Priority 

Index, and the Facilities Condition Index, for identifying the condition of constructed 

assets and target assets that can be disposed or require additional annual maintenance 

or supplemental funding from deferred maintenance. 

Funding History and Other Funding Sources 

• Funding from Fee Collection sites augment the annual maintenance of those sites. 

2011 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE

The Annual Maintenance program will continue to maintain constructed assets supporting BLM 

administrative, recreational, and infrastructure needs, and emphasize areas under greatest 

pressure from community growth. In FY 2010, approximately 4,870 buildings and over 30,000 

structures were reported in the Federal Real Property Profile. These structures consist of dams, 

bridges, communication and electrical and communication system, trails, and roads. 

 

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ANNUAL MAINTENANCE Performance Overview 

 Measure 2006 Actual 2007 Actual 2008 Actual 2009 Planned 2009 Actual 2010 Plan 2011 Plan 

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f2

P

2

Percent of buildings maintained in adequate condition, determined by FCI<0.15, at recreation sites. (Bur) 

New in 

2009 

New in 

2009 

New in 

2009 

Establish 

Baseline 

91% 

2,607/2,875 

 91% 

2,607/2,875 

 91% 

2,607/2,875 

Total Actual/Projected Cost ($000) $0 $0 $0 $27,806 $20,468,131 $27,893 $28,574 +Actual/Projected Cost per building (in dollars) $0 $0 $0 $0 $7,851 $10,699 $10,960 Comment: In 2009, the facilities maintenance measures have been changed to better reflect the level of accomplishm

the total workload. The total number of buildings at recreation sites, 2,875, will be used as the denominato

Contributing Programs Annual Maintenance provides 27% of the results for this measure. The funding contribution is approximate

Maintenance appropriation. Other contributors are listed in the Goal Performance Table. 

Percent of recreation sites maintained in adequate condition, determined by FCI<0.15. (Bur) 

New in 

2009 

New in 

2009 

New in 

2009 

Establish 

Baseline 

 88% 

2,409/2,730 

 88% 

2,409/2,730 

 88% 

2,409/2,730 

Total Actual/Projected Cost ($000) $0 $0 $0 $18,413 $20,272 $18,273 $19,155 +Actual/Projected Cost per site (in dollars) $0 $0 $0 $0 $8,415 $7,585 $7,951 Comment: In 2009, the facilities maintenance measures have been changed to better reflect the level of accomplis

the total workload. The total number of recreation sites, 2,730, will be used as the denominator. 

Contributing Programs Annual Maintenance provides 24% of the results for this measure. The funding contribution is approxima

Maintenance appropriation. Other contributors are listed in the Goal Performance Table. 

Percent of buildings maintained in adequate condition, determined by FCI<0.15, at non-recreation sites. (Bur) 

new 

measure 

new 

measure 

new 

measure 

Establish 

baseline 

84% 

1,783/ 2,112 

84% 

1,783/ 2,112 

84% 

1,783/ 2,112 

Total Actual/Projected Cost ($000) $0 $0 $0 $22,182 $11,891 $21,487 $21,487 Actual/Projected Cost per building (in dollars) $0 $0 $0 $0 $6,669 $12,051 $12,051 Comment: In 2009, the facilities maintenance measures have been changed to better reflect the level of accomplis

the total workload. The total number of buildings at administrative sites is 2,112, and will be used as the de

Contributing Programs: 

Annual Maintenance provides 47% of the results for this measure. The funding contribution is approxima

Maintenance appropriation. Other contributors include: Deferred Maintenance, 42%; Western Oregon F

3%, Quarters Maintenance, 2%; Fire Deferred Maintenance, 2%; and Other subactivities, 4%. 
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Number of lane miles of roads maintained in adequate condition (Bur) 

new 

measure 29,500 35,144 35,000 36,123 35,000 35,000 

Total Actual/Projected Cost ($000) $0 $28,215 $27,741 $28,102 $20,081 $28,708 $29,210 +Actual/Projected Cost per Mile (in dollars) $0 $956 $789 $803 $556 $820 $834 +Contributing Programs: Annual Maintenance provides 36% of the results for this measure. Other contributors include: Deferr

Western Oregon Facilities Management 33%; O&C Roads Maintenance, 9%; and Other subactivities, 7%. 

Recreation Site Building Annual Maintenance (buildings maintained) unk unk 

measure 

change in 

2009 

988 2,607 2,607 2,607 

Trails Annual Maintenance (miles) 2,948 2,889 2,189 1,675 714 1,675 1,675 Bridge Annual Maintenance (bridges maintained) 85 77 64 56 60 88 88 Dam Annual Maintenance (dams maintained) 22 11 10 7 7 10 10 Administrative Site Building Annual Maintenance (buildings maintained) unk unk 

measure 

change in 

2009 

1,000 1,783 1,783 1,783 

Road Annual Maintenance (lane miles) 9,246 9,622 9,973 10,055 10,500 10,500 10,500 Recreation Site Non-Building Annual Maintenance (sites maintained) 

unk unk 

measure 

change in 

2009 

1,781 2,409 2,409 2,409 

Administrative Site Non-Building Annual Maintenance (sites maintained) 

unk unk 

measure 

change in 

2009 

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Subactivity: Deferred Maintenance

2009 

Actual* 

2010 

Enacted 

2011 

Change 

from 2010 

(+/-) 

DOI-wide 

Changes 

(+/-) 

Program 

Changes 

(+/-) 

Budget 

Request 

Deferred Maintenance ($000) 24,454 35,085 -87 -500 34,498 -587

 

FTE 80 80 0 0 80 0

Other Major Resources: 

Transfer: FHWA funding 

(9410/9420/9430/9440) 2,467 1,760 1,760 0

Major Program IT Investments: 

FMS 010-04-01-07-03-0031-04 1,010 1,004 1,046 +42

*The 2009 Actual column includes a decrease of $1,031,000 due to a reprogramming for critical needs into the Wild 

Horse and Burro Management subactivity and a decrease of $11,000,000 due to a reprogramming for critical needs 

into the Land and Realty Management subactivity. 

Summary of 2011 Program Changes for Deferred Maintenance 

Request Component ($000) FTE 

Program Changes: 

• Property Reduction -500 0 

TOTAL, Program Changes -500 0 

JUSTIFICATION OF 2011 PROGRAM CHANGES

The 2011 budget request for the Deferred Maintenance program is $34,498,000 and 80 FTEs, a 

program decrease of $500,000 from the 2010 enacted level. 

Property Reduction Savings (-$500,000) – BLM will continue to dispose of surplus and excess 

Government assets and properties, resulting in an additional savings of $500,000 in the 

Deferred Maintenance program funding. BLM anticipates future savings from disposed assts or 

property that no longer require maintenance needs. BLM utilizes the Asset Business Plan to 

make management decisions affecting the disposal of real property assets, which are reported 

in the Federal Real Property Profile. 

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Program Components 

The components of the Deferred Maintenance program are as follows: 

• Improve the overall physical and functional condition of BLM-owned facilities for public 

safety; 

• Conduct facility condition assessments; 

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• Provide professional engineering services; 

• Manage environmental and structural risks of facilities, and; 

• Inspect dams and bridges for safety.

Long Term Vision 

Sustainability 

The emphasis on energy conservation and sustainability has become a major area of 

importance for all new projects due to the provisions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT 

2005), Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA) and the goals of Executive 

Orders 13123 and 13514. 

Completed deferred maintenance projects will: 

Incorporate the guiding principles of the Sustainable Buildings Implementation Plan (SBIP) 

(January 2010) to achieve: 

• Reduction of the total ownership cost of facilities; 

• Improvement in energy efficiency and water conservation; 

• Safe, healthy, and productive built environments; and 

• Promotion of sustainable buildings environmental stewardship. 

Property Disposal 

Through the asset management planning process, the BLM is identifying real property assets 

that are candidates for disposition. Any asset that is no longer critical to the mission, or that is 

in such poor condition that it is no longer cost effective to maintain, will be identified for possible 

disposal. 

The long-term goal is to attain a portfolio of constructed assets that are in good physical and 

functional condition and that are aligned with current maintenance resources. 

Critical Factors 

The following are some critical factors impacting the program: 

• Population growth in the American West is placing heavy demands on BLM facilities and 

resources. In the lower 48 states, nearly two-thirds of BLM-managed lands are within a 

one-hour drive of urban areas. 

• Many BLM roads that were originally built for managing the public lands are now used 

regularly by the public. This increased usage requires BLM to maintain roads more 

frequently. 

• The climatic condition impacts the timeframe in which maintenance needs can be 

completed, particularly for road and bridge maintenance. 

Means and Strategies 

The following are some of the strategies BLM uses to manage the program: 

• The BLM allows a five-year construction cycle for each project, although there is no time 

restriction on the use of these funds, the Bureau is required to complete 30 percent of a 

project the first year after funding, 70 percent the next year and 95 percent the next year 

with anticipated completion in year 5. 

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• BLM conducts baseline condition assessments of recreation sites and administrative 

sites, including on-site buildings and structures; Maintenance Level 3, 4, and 5 roads; 

bridges; dams; and major trails. 

• Assessment Process: The condition assessment process identifies deferred 

maintenance needs and determines the current replacement value of constructed 

assets. Knowing the estimated cost of deferred maintenance and the replacement value 

of recreation sites and administrative allowed the BLM to use the industry standard 

Facilities Condition Index (FCI) as a method of measuring the condition and change of 

condition of facilities. The FCI is the ratio of accumulated deferred maintenance to the 

current replacement value (Facilities Condition Index = Deferred Maintenance/Current 

Replacement Value). It is an indicator of the depleted value of capital assets. The 

general guideline is that FCI should be below 0.15 for a facility to be considered in 

acceptable condition. The Asset Business Plan uses the FCI and it is the vehicle for 

management decision on the disposal of assets. 

• Project Proposals: Deferred maintenance needs identified in condition assessments and 

other inspections are developed into specific projects and proposed in the Five-Year 

Deferred Maintenance and Capital Improvement Plan. The 2011 Capital Improvement 

Plan is being submitted concurrently with this budget request. 

2011 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE

In 2009 and 2010, the Deferred Maintenance program funded 72 and 59 projects with $26.3 

million and $35 million respectively. 

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) funds will accelerate the 

completion of projects on the BLM’s 5-Year Deferred Maintenance and Capital Improvement 

Plan. As a result, projects ranked lower in the Five-Year Planning process will be completed 

earlier than anticipated through annual federal program appropriations. In 2009, the BLM 

allocated $11 million of ARRA funding in the MLR appropriation for a total of 20 deferred 

maintenance projects. An additional $106 million was allocated in the Construction 

appropriation for 262 deferred maintenance projects. The projects addressed approximately 

$43 million of the existing $270 million backlog of deferred maintenance deficiencies identified 

on the Five-Year Deferred Maintenance and Capital Improvement Plan. The ARRA funding 

resulted in a reduction of 16% of the overall DM/CI backlog. 

In 2011, the planned accomplishments in the Deferred Maintenance program include projects 

that total of $34.5 million including baseline condition assessments on roads in multiple states 

and 51 other facilities projects. The emphasis of the Deferred Maintenance program will 

continue to be the protection of the BLM employees, the visiting public and the protection of our 

nation’s natural resources. 

 

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 Measure 2006 Actual 2007 Actual 2008 Actual 2009 Planned 2009 Actual 2010 Plan 2011 Plan 

 C

f2

P

2

Percent of buildings maintained in adequate condition, determined by FCI<0.15, at recreation sites. (Bur) 

New in 2009 

New in 2009 

New in 2009 

Establish 

Baseline 

91% 

2,607/2,875 

 91% 2,607/2,875 

 91% 

2,607/2,875 

Total Actual/Projected Cost ($000) $0 $0 $0 $27,806 $20,468 $27,893 $28,574 +Actual/Projected Cost per building (in dollars) $0 $0 $0 $0 $7,851 $10,699 $10,960 Comment: In 2009, the facilities maintenance measures have been changed to better reflect the level of accomplishm

total workload. The total number of buildings at recreation sites, 2,875, will be used as the denominator. 

Contributing Programs Deferred Maintenance provides 16% of the results for this measure. The funding contribution is app

Deferred Maintenance appropriation. Other contributors are listed in the Goal Performance Table. 

Percent of recreation sites maintained in adequate condition, determined by FCI<0.15. (Bur) 

New in 2009 

New in 2009 

New in 2009 

Establish 

Baseline 

 88% 

2,409/2,730 

 88% 

2,409/2,730 

 88% 

2,409/2,730 

Total Actual/Projected Cost ($000) $0 $0 $0 $18,413 $20,272 $18,273 $19,155 +Actual/Projected Cost per site (in dollars) $0 $0 $0 $0 $8,415 $7,585 $7,951 Comment: In 2009, the facilities maintenance measures have been changed to better reflect the level of accomplishm

total workload. The total number of recreation sites, 2,730, will be used as the denominator. 

Contributing Programs Deferred Maintenance Provides 23% of the results for this measure. The funding contribution is ap

Deferred Maintenance appropriation. Other contributors are listed in the Goal Performance Table. 

Percent of buildings maintained in adequate condition, determined by FCI<0.15, at non-recreation sites. (Bur) 

new 

measure 

new 

measure 

new 

measure 

Establish 

baseline 

84% 

1,783/ 2,112 

84% 

1,783/ 2,112 

84% 

1,783/ 2,112 

Total Actual/Projected Cost ($000) $0 $0 $0 $22,182 $11,891 $21,487 $21,487 Actual/Projected Cost per building (in dollars) $0 $0 $0 $0 $6,669 $0 $0 Comment: In 2009, the facilities maintenance measures have been changed to better reflect the level of accomplishm

total workload. The total number of buildings at administrative sites is 2,112, and will be used as the deno
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Contributing Programs: Deferred Maintenance provides 42% of the results for this measure. The funding contribution is ap

Deferred Maintenance appropriation. Other contributors are listed in the goal Performance Table. 

Percent of non-recreation sites maintained in adequate condition, determined by FCI<0.15. (Bur) 

new 

measure 

new 

measure 

new 

measure 

Establish 

baseline 

92%689/ 

743 

92%689/ 

743 92%689/ 743 

Total Actual/Projected Cost ($000) $0 $0 $0 $9,533 $3,026 $9,294 $9,294 Actual/Projected Cost per site (in dollars) $0 $0 $0 $0 $4,393 $13,489 $13,489 Comment: In 2009, the facilities maintenance measures have been changed to better reflect the level of accomplishm

total workload. The total number of administrative sites is 743, and will be used as the denominator. 

Contributing Programs: Deferred Maintenance provides 65% of the results for this measure. The funding contribution is 

Maintenance Appropriation. Other contributors are listed in the Goal Performance Table. 

Recreation Sites Deferred Maintenance and Construction (number of projects) 

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measure 

change in 

2009 

30 34 50 50 

Trails Deferred Maintenanc and Construction (number of projects) unk unk 

measure 

change in 

2009 

11 4 40 40 

Bridge Deferred Maintenance and Construction (number of projects) 1 1 1 5 2 11 11 Dam Deferred Maintenance and construction (number of projects) 11 7 6 3 1 4 4 Administrative Site Deferred Maintenance and Construction (number of projects) 

unk unk 

measure 

change in 

2009 

28 5 40 40 

Road Deferred Maintenance and Construction (number of projects) unk unk 

measure 

change in 

2009 

15 2 15 15 

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Chapter IV – Management of Lands and Resources 

National Landscape Conservation System

On March 30, 2009 the President signed into law the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 

2009 (P.L. 111-11). The Act legislatively established the Bureau of Land Management’s NLCS 

which was created administratively in 2000 by Secretary Bruce Babbitt. FY 2010 marks the 10th

anniversary of the NLCS. This System provides a framework for managing BLM’s specially 

designated conservation areas as part of the BLM’s multiple use mission. The goal of the NLCS 

is to conserve, protect and restore nationally significant landscapes recognized for their 

outstanding cultural, ecological and scientific values. 

The National Landscape Conservation System (NLCS) is comprised of specific geographic 

areas of BLM-administered public lands (totaling more than 27 million acres) which are 

designated by Acts of Congress or Presidential proclamations to be specially managed to 

enhance their conservation values, while allowing for appropriate multiple uses. NLCS areas 

(or units) encompass the following general components: 

• National Monuments & National Conservation Areas (NM and NCA) 

• Wilderness Areas 

• Wilderness Study Areas (cross-cutting) 

• Wild & Scenic Rivers (cross-cutting) 

• National Scenic & Historic Trails (cross-cutting) 

The Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 also adds portions of the California Desert 

Conservation Area (CDCA) to the NLCS and removes the White Mountains National Recreation 

Area in Alaska. The Omnibus Public Land Management Act also designated new areas across 

the nation including wilderness in California, Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico, Oregon, and Utah; 

four new NCAs in Colorado, New Mexico and Utah; one new National Monument in New 

Mexico; and new Wild & Scenic River designations in Idaho, California, and Utah. 

In 2009, BLM created new NM and NCA subactivity budget lines in the MLR and O&C accounts. 

This subactivity funds base operations in NM, NCA and other similar Congressional 

conservation designations. BLM also provides funding for one-time projects in these areas from 

other subactivities. Funding amounts for these one-time projects vary annually as a result of 

project selection in priority areas and individual state requests. 

The other three components of the NLCS are Wilderness (see Recreation Activity, Section III), 

Wild and Scenic Rivers (WSR), and National Scenic and Historic Trails (NSHT), and the CDCA. 

Funding Sources for the NLCS Units 

NLCS Component Funding Source(s) 

National 

Monuments/National 

Conservation Areas 

Two National Monument and National Conservation Area 

subactivities provide base funding (one subactivity in Management of 

Lands and Resources and one in the Oregon & California Grant 

Lands appropriation). 

A composite of the BLM’s subactivities provide additional, one-time 

funding for specific projects and short term programs. These funds 

fluctuate from year to year and supplement the base funding. 

Wilderness/Wilderness 

Study Areas Existing Wilderness Management subactivity. 

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National Scenic and 

Historic Trails A composite of existing subactivities. 

Wild and Scenic Rivers A composite of existing subactivities. 

California Desert 

Conservation Area 

A protocol for reporting funding for this NLCS unit will continue to be 

evaluated in 2010 and will be structured so as to avoid double 

counting allocations for pre-existing NLCS areas contained within its 

boundaries. 

The following table is a display of the amounts of funding allocated to the NLCS units. These 

amounts represent recurring base funding only; they do not include one-time funds that may 

vary significantly from year-to-year. 

Table 1: Summary of NLCS Funding Allocations 

Program a 2009 

Enacted 

Allocations 

2010 

Enacted 

2011 

Budget 

Request 

Change 

from 2010 

Enacted to 

2011 

Request 

National Monuments & National Conservation Areas 

(MLR Subactivity) 28,196 b 31,301 b 31,517 b [+216] 

National Monuments & National Conservation Areas 

(O&C Appropriation) 820 833 828 [-5] 

Wilderness Management (MLR Subactivity) 17,881 18,421 19,520 [+1,099] 

National Scenic & Historic Trails d 6,230 c 7,431 7,431 [0] 

National Wild & Scenic Rivers d 7,398 c 9,014 9,014 [0] 

TOTAL 60,525 67,000 68,310 [+1,310]

 Footnotes— 

a. In 2008, as a result of creating the National Monuments and National Conservation Areas functional area subactivity line, BLM

began to recalculate funding allocations to the NLCS. The effort is on-going in 2009 as BLM continues to collect and refine data 

related to crosscutting funding in the geographic boundaries of NLCS units. As a result of this exercise, BLM has minimized 

double counting of allocations for overlapping NLCS units and has also identified new funding not previously reported. 

b. The National Monuments & National Conservation Areas subactivity also receives funds from other programs for Bureauwide 

priority projects. Funding amounts vary annually as a result of project selection in priority areas and individual state requests. 

Additional one-time funding includes $4.2 mil in 2009, $11.7 mil in 2010 and $8.2 mil in 2011. 

c. Initial FY 2009 allocations. 

d. These programs are funded out of various subactivities.

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Areas that Promote Public Land Recreation Resource Opportunities 

The following table displays the individual units, by component area included in BLM’s National Landscape 

Conservation System. The NLCS includes National Monuments, National Conservation Areas and Similar 

Designations, Wilderness Areas, Wilderness Study Areas, Wild and Scenic Rivers, National Historic Trails, National 

Scenic Trails and Other Congressional Designations. 

16 National Monuments 4,813,650 acres

AZ - Agua Fria 70,900 acres 

 - Grand Canyon-Parashant 808,727 acres 

 - Ironwood Forest 128,398 acres 

 - Sonoran Desert 486,600 acres 

 - Vermilion Cliffs 279,568 acres 

CA - California Coastal

 883 acres along 840 miles of coastline 

 - Carrizo Plain 204,107 acres 

 - Santa Rosa-San Jacinto Mtns. 86,400 acres 

CO - Canyons of the Ancients 165,900 acres 

ID - Craters of the Moon 273,468 acres 

MT - Pompeys Pillar 51 acres 

 - Upper Missouri River Breaks 374,976 acres 

NM - Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks 4,645 acres 

-Prehistoric Trackways 5,280 acres

OR - Cascade-Siskiyou 52,947 acres 

UT - Grand Staircase-Escalante 1,870,800 acres

21 National Conservation Areas and 

Similar Designations 4,110,116 acres 

AK - Steese NCA 1,208,624 acres 

AZ - Gila Box Riparian NCA 22,905 acres 

 - Las Cienegas NCA 41,972 acres 

 - San Pedro Riparian NCA 56,400 acres 

CA - King Range NCA 58,151 acres 

- Headwaters Forest Reserve 7,472 acres 

- Piedras Blancas Historic Light Station 

Outstanding Natural Area (ONA) 18 acres 

CO - McInnis Canyon NCA 122,929 acres 

 - Gunnison Gorge NCA 62,844 acres 

 - Dominguez-Escalante NCA 209,610 acres 

FL - Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse ONA 63 acres 

ID -Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey NCA 

 485,604 acres 

NM - Fort Stanton-Snowy River Cave NCA 

 24,950 acres 

NV - Black Rock Desert High Rock Canyon 

Emigrant Trails NCA 799,165 acres 

 - Red Rock Canyon NCA 197,382 acres 

 - Sloan Canyon NCA 48,438 acres 

NM - El Malpais NCA 227,100 acres 

OR - Steens Mountain Cooperative Management 

and Protection Area 428,181 acres 

-Yaquina Head ONA 95 acres 

UT - Red Cliffs NCA 44,725 acres 

-Beaver Dam Wash NCA 63,488 acres 

223 Wilderness Areas 8,662,214 acres 

545 Wilderness Study Areas 12,986,497 acres

69 Wild and Scenic Rivers 2,416 miles 

1,164,894 acres (20% of the national system)

11 National Historic Trails 5,343 miles 

California 1,493 miles 

El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro 60 miles 

Iditarod 418 miles 

Lewis and Clark 369 miles 

Mormon Pioneer 498 miles 

Nez Perce 70 miles 

Oregon 848 miles 

Pony Express 596 miles 

San Juan Bautista De Anza 103 miles 

Old Spanish 887 miles 

Washington Rochambeau Rev. Route 1 mile 

5 National Scenic Trails 667 miles 

Arizona 31 miles 

Continental Divide 389 miles 

Pacific Crest 233 miles 

Pacific Northwest 12 miles 

Potomac Heritage 2 miles

Other Congressional Designations 

1 California Desert 10,671,080 acres 

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NLCS: Wild and Scenic Rivers 

Cross-cutting Program 

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Program Components 

The Wild and Scenic Rivers (WSR) program in the National Landscape Conservation System 

includes 2,416 miles of rivers totaling approximately 1,165,000 acres. The three classes of 

protected rivers: Wild, Scenic, and Recreational, are classified by the level of development. As 

a result of the enactment of the Omnibus Public Lands Management Act of 2009, the WSR 

program in the NLCS grew from 38 rivers in 5 states to 69 rivers in 7 states, increasing the 

number of rivers in BLM’s program by 45 percent. 

Program responsibilities include: 

• Managing the outstandingly remarkable values of WSR and eligible and suitable river 

segments to maintain their outstandingly remarkable values for possible WSR 

designation. 

• Monitoring WSR and eligible and suitable river segments for noxious weed infestations, 

trespass activities, and the impacts from commercial and non-commercial recreation 

activities. 

• Encouraging and assisting volunteer citizen involvement and interagency coordination in 

river study, planning, operation, development, maintenance, and restoration. 

• Providing visitor services and public information and interpretation through publications, 

wayside exhibits, and river-related visitor centers. 

• Managing recreation and installing informational signs to encourage appropriate use of 

WSR and eligible and suitable river segments. 

• Restoring riparian habitats to healthy and functioning condition by removing or modifying 

activities creating unacceptable impacts along rivers. 

Long-Term Vision 

• Manage rivers to conserve, protect, and restore their outstanding scenic, recreational, 

geologic, fish, wildlife, historic, cultural, and other values and to preserve the rivers in 

their free-flowing condition so that present and future generations of Americans may 

enjoy them. 

Critical Factors 

• Invasive and noxious weeds as well as other invasive species continue to be a growing 

challenge as the cumulative effect of prolonged drought, changing fire regimes and other 

ecological factors are changing watersheds and river hydrology. 

• Unauthorized uses occurring within WSR corridors, e.g. suction dredging, firewood 

removal, motorized use causing erosion in no-wake zones, off-highway vehicle use, lack 

of human waste carry-out, etc. are resulting in degradation of river values in some areas. 

• The WSR program benefits from in-kind contributions of volunteers, including monitoring 

work, contributions of materials, and transportation for projects. 

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Means and Strategies 

 

The WSR program is focused on providing or supporting the NLCS priority to conserve, protect, 

and restore these nationally significant resources. Each WSR is managed to insure protection 

and enhancement of the unique values and resources for which it was designated. The WSR 

program uses a variety of means to conduct its work. Creative use of partnerships, volunteers, 

science research, networking, and outreach provide the means to accomplish much of the work 

pertaining to management of the BLM’s WSR system. Implementation of comprehensive WSR 

management plans and implementing protective management for eligible and suitable rivers will 

continue to remain a priority. 

Funding History and Other Funding Sources 

• The BLM has been highly successful in using and leveraging resources. The BLM 

cooperates with the National Park Service and the U.S. Forest Service where river areas 

are co-managed. Donations of labor and contributed funds from river and other 

partnership organizations greatly increase BLM’s capability and improve outcomes. 

• The program also benefits from several crosscutting BLM programs such as recreation, 

cultural, weeds, riparian, wildlife, and fisheries that routinely fund projects that benefit 

WSR’s such as restoration. 

Table 2: Summary of Wild & Scenic Rivers Funding 

Note: The Wild & Scenic Rivers program is a crosscutting program funded by multiple 

subactivities. Included in the table above are base funds and additional one-time projects 

funded from multiple subactivities. 

* The 2009 Enacted, displayed on Table 1, is the original allocation distributed at the 

beginning of FY 2009. Managers have the discretion to spend more than the enacted 

based on the need at their particular unit. The table above displays the expenditures. 

NLCS: Wild & Scenic Rivers 

($000) 

State 2009 

Spent* 

2010 

Enacted 

2011 

Request 

Base 

AK 1,921 2,017 2,017 

CA 135 305 305 

ID 42 398 398 

MT 892 1,275 1,275 

NM 1,170 1,633 1,633 

OR/WA 3,723 3,386 3,386 

UT 25 0 0 

SubtotalBase 7,908 9,014 9,014 

One-Time 3,123 1,615 0 

TOTAL $11,031 $10,629 $9,014 

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Demands, Trends and Resources 

• BLM to manages uses associated with demand, visitation, and proposed energy and 

water resource projects within and adjacent to designated WSR and those candidate 

river segments found suitable for designation while maintaining outstandingly 

remarkable values. 

Accomplishments 

• 100 percent of the miles (2,416) in the WSR program met their resource management 

objectives under the WSR Act in 2009 and will meet the objectives in 2010. 

• 66 percent of miles of WSR’s in 2009 met their heritage resource management 

objectives under the WSR Act (figure includes NSHT’s and other linear special 

management areas under BLM management). The program also plans to meet this 

objective in 2010. 

2011 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE 

In FY 2011, the NLCS WSR Program will accomplish the following: 

• Active and effective stewardship of WSR’s. 

• Strengthen existing partnerships and establish new partnerships which will enhance 

BLM’s capacity to accomplish WSR work. 

• Work with partners to gain scientific understanding of WSR resources and ‘outstandingly 

remarkable values’, as mandated by the WSR act. 

• Provide sustainable forms of WSR related recreation and visitor services that offer 

enjoyment, learning, exploration and discovery. 

• Help resources adapt to effects of climate change by targeting activities and projects in 

WSR corridors. 

• Continue to seek opportunities to use WSR’s for research and support projects that 

address BLM needs and priorities. 

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NLCS: National Scenic and Historic Trails 

Cross-cutting Program

PROGRAM OVERVIEW 

Program Components 

National Scenic and Historic Trails (NSHT) are Treasured Landscapes in the BLM’s National 

Landscape Conservation System (NLCS). The system includes 16 national scenic and historic 

trails (five scenic and 11 historic trails) crossing approximately 6,000 miles of public lands. On 

March 30, 2009, the Omnibus Public Lands Management Act of March 30, 2009 (P.L.111-11) 

added three new trails and 40 miles to the NLCS. The new trails include the Arizona National 

Scenic Trail, Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail, and the Washington Rochambeau 

Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail. 

Under the authorities of the National Trails System Act (NTSA), the BLM promotes the 

preservation of, access to, travel within, and enjoyment and appreciation of these trails. For the 

national historic trails, the BLM identifies and protects the original trails and routes of national 

significance, remnants, and artifacts, focusing on high potential route segments and high 

potential historic sites. Along national scenic trails, the agency maximizes outdoor recreation 

potential and conserves the nationally significant scenic, historic, natural, and cultural qualities 

of the areas through which the trails pass. 

The BLM also administers three trails and supports five national trail-related visitor centers to 

foster visitor enjoyment, appreciation, and learning. About sixteen national nonprofit trail 

organizations assist the BLM in planning, development, maintenance, and management through 

volunteerism under NTSA provisions. 

For FY 2011, the BLM will focus on the following priorities: 

• Work with trail volunteers, including youth (ages 18-25), to complete trail projects 

through youth placement programs. 

• Continue development of a new manual series for the program 

• Work with energy development projects to avoid or mitigate impacts 

• Inventory trail resources 

• Monitor trail resources 

• Continue planning at the Comprehensive Management Plan (CMP), Resource 

Management Plan (RMP), and State-wide level 

• Complete lands actions that improve protection and access to trails 

• Continue to mark and provide interpretive information 

Long-Term Vision 

The long-term vision of the BLM’s NSHT program is to administer and manage trails to 

conserve, protect and restore trail resources for the enjoyment, appreciation, and learning 

opportunities for future generations.

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Means and Strategies 

• Implement the new national scenic and historic trail manual series. The manual series 

will give the field direction on implementing RMPs and placing emphasis on trail 

locations that coincide with energy development locations. Included in the manual 

series are the NSHT Management Manual, the NSHT Planning Manual, the NSHT 

Settings and Mitigation Manual and the NSHT Identification, Documentation, and 

Evaluation Manual.

• Continue accelerated work in identifying, assessing, and avoiding or mitigating impacts 

to trail resources and qualities in high priority traditional and renewable energy 

development areas. 

• Inventory national scenic and historic trails, providing baseline data for land use 

planning, protecting trail resources and qualities, and accommodating compatible public 

land uses. The BLM received $2.2 million in Recovery Act funding to do trail inventory in 

6 states. 

• Define national trail corridors and the associated recreational and historic trail settings. 

• Select trail rights-of way for the protection of trail resources. 

• Monitor trail resources and trail qualities for activities that may substantially interfere with 

the nature and purpose of each trail. 

• Implement local trail protection projects to improve visitor services and information 

products and trail resource protection projects such as mapping, condition assessment, 

trail marking, maintenance, easements, restoration, and noxious weed eradication. 

• Provide assistance to the management and operation of national trail-related visitor 

centers such as the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center in Casper, Wyoming; 

National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center in Baker, Oregon; and the California 

National Historic Trail Interpretive Center in Elko, Nevada. 

NSHT Strategy and Work Plans 

• The BLM NSHT Strategy and Work Plan (2006) details strategic program direction 

through 2016. The purposes include improving administrative oversight, enhancing 

visitor services and recreation management, providing consistent direction for the 

protection and development of trail resources, and advancing trail partnerships. 

• Policy development as part of the strategy concerning how the Bureau plans, develops, 

maintains, and manages trail resources is underway. 

Funding History and Other Funding Sources 

• About eighteen BLM subactivities support work on national scenic and historic trails. 

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Table 3: Summary of National Scenic & Historic Trails Funding 

NLCS: National Scenic & Historic Trails 

($000)

State 2009 

Spent* 

2010 

Enacted 

2011 

Request 2010 

ARRA 

Base 

AK 423 632 632 400 

AZ 70 170 170 226 

CA 154 170 170 631 

CO 20 82 82 105 

ES 8 16 16 0 

ID 365 507 507 299 

MT 482 559 559 1,084 

NM 569 894 894 270 

NV 259 609 609 950 

OR/WA 1,559 1,992 1,992 205 

UT 185 297 297 0 

WY 1,041 1,257 1,257 1,331 

WO 20 228 228 0 

SubtotalBase 5,155 7,431 7,431 5,501 

One-time 2,242 248 0

TOTAL $7,397 $7,661 $7,431 $5,501 

Note: The National Scenic & Historic Trails program is a crosscutting program funded by 

multiple subactivities. Included in the table above are base funds and additional one-time 

projects funded from multiple subactivities. 

* The 2009 Enacted, displayed on Table 1, is the original allocation distributed at the 

beginning of FY 2009. Managers have the discretion to spend more than the enacted 

based on the need at their particular unit. The table above displays the expenditures. 

Demands, Trends and Resources 

National trails offer exceptional opportunities for recreation and the protection of scenic, historic, 

natural and cultural resources. Public land activities also impact trail resources, such as wind, 

geothermal, and geothermal energy development; effects of climate change; increased visitation 

due to the growth of communities in the West; noxious weeds; drought; unmanaged off-highway 

vehicle recreation; demands for new trails and related visitor services. The BLM will continue to 

work with other Federal, State, tribal, private groups, nonprofit groups, private land owners, and 

individuals in effecting sound multiple-use management. The BLM must balance many 

resource demands in accordance with its multi-use mission. 

Accomplishments 

In 2010, the NSHT program plans to accomplish the following: 

• Active stewardship in protecting and maintaining national trails with administering 

agencies and over 16 trail partner organizations. 

• Successful commemoration events for the Pony Express and Iditarod National Historic 

Trails. 

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• Completion of the California National Historic Trail Interpretive Center, start-up 

operations, and grand opening. 

• Completion of national trail American Recovery and Reinvestment Act projects, including 

8 combined trail viewshed and trail condition assessment projects across 6 states. 

• Implement local visitor service and resource protection projects to promote trail 

preservation, access, travel, enjoyment and appreciation. 

2011 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE 

In FY 2011, the NLCS and NSHT program will: 

• Implement cooperative projects with trail volunteers, including youth, focusing on 

inventory, monitoring, trail marking, and protection-related projects. 

• Continue implementation of the 2006 NSHT Strategy and Work Plan, focusing on the 

development of a new manual series for the program. 

• Inventory trail resources to identify, verify, document and assess condition, and 

complete a viewshed analysis at inventory observation points. 

• Monitor trail resources to determine substantial interference with the trail nature and 

purposes. 

• Complete planning at the CMP, RMP, and Statewide level to trail standards. 

• Acquire lands and easements in priority areas. 

• Mark trails and develop interpretive materials, programming, and wayside exhibits. 

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Activity: National Landscape Conservation System

 2011 

 2009 DOI-Wide Program Change 

 2009 Recovery 2010 Changes Changes Budget 

from 

2010 

Subactivity Actual Act Enacted (+/ -) (+/ -) Request (+/-) 

National Monuments 

and National 

Conservation Areas $ 28,196 31,301 -198 +414 31,517 +216

 FTE 259 269 0 +2 271 +2

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

The National Landscape Conservation System (NLCS) includes 886 areas of BLM-administered 

public lands (totaling almost 27 million acres). These lands have been designated by Congress 

or Presidential proclamation to be specially managed to enhance their conservation values, 

while allowing for continuation of multiple uses. The mission of the NLCS is to conserve, protect 

and restore for present and future generations the nationally significant landscapes that have 

been recognized for their outstanding archaeological, geological, cultural, ecological, 

wilderness, recreation and scientific values. 

Means and Strategies 

The NLCS is focused on four priorities: 1) conservation, protection, and restoration; 2) 

communities and partnerships; 3) science; and 4) recreation, education, and visitor services. 

These priority areas are central to everything the NLCS does. Partnerships, public outreach, 

education, and research provide the means through which much work is accomplished in the 

NLCS. To this end, the BLM has begun proactively integrating the needs of the NLCS into land 

use planning and plan implementation strategies. This integration of planning and 

implementation provides opportunities for collaboration with our partners, fosters communication 

and public engagement in plan implementation, and enables the NLCS activity to better target 

program resources. 

The NLCS supports the Bureau’s resource protection and recreation goals through projects and 

programs that improve, restore, and maintain the health of watersheds and landscapes, sustain 

biological communities, and protect cultural and natural heritage resources. In addition, each 

unit is also managed to ensure protection of the unique values and resources for which it was 

designated. 

The NLCS provides recreational opportunities on NLCS lands that offer visitors a unique 

experience of visiting and enjoying unparalleled aesthetic landscapes. 

For many visitors, NLCS landscapes are places to hunt, fish, boat, hike, sightsee, play, 

recreate, or simply become immersed in nature. These are lands where people can explore, 

seek adventure, discover and appreciate for themselves a “sense of place” of our vast natural 

and cultural heritage. 

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Within the NLCS program, cross-cutting themes include the following actions: 

• Implement Resource Managements Plans (RMPs); 

• Conduct critical inventory and monitoring programs; and 

• Manage resources and uses. 

Critical Factors 

• Ecological changes occurring in the West including impacts from climate changes effects 

like prolonged drought, catastrophic wildland fires, invasive species, and noxious weeds; 

• Meeting the variety of visitor interests and needs; 

• Availability of commercial services for visitors to NLCS units; 

• Continued improvement in tracking allocated funding for NLCS units. 

Demands, Trends and Resources 

• Recreation - As communities continue to grow in the West, demands for new trails and 

visitor services has increased. The NLCS units offer some exceptional recreational 

opportunities to meet the demand. 

• Climate Change - In response to climate change, BLM will work with State, Federal, 

Tribal and nongovernmental partners to assess changes to maintain habitat connectivity. 

In 2010, approximately $7.5 million of BLM’s Climate Change Adaptation Impacts 

Initiative funding is being targeted to climate related projects and activities 

encompassing NLCS units, such as broad scale eco-region assessments, or projects 

and activities within NLCS units such as on-the-ground data collection, restoration, 

conservation, and research. 

• Invasive Weeds - Invasive species and noxious weeds continue to be a challenge. 

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Activity: National Landscape Conservation System 

Subactivity: National Monuments and National 

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• Increase Base Funding +414 +2 

TOTAL, Program Changes +414 +2 

JUSTIFICATION OF 2011 PROGRAM CHANGES

The 2011 budget request for the National Monuments and National Conservation Areas (NM 

and NCA) program is $31,517,000 and 271 FTEs, a net program change of +$414,000 and +2 

FTEs from the 2010 enacted level. 

Increase Base Funding (+$414,000/2 FTE) – Establish the base funding level needed for the 

five national monuments and national conservation areas designated in the Omnibus Public 

Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-11): Prehistoric Trackways National Monument 

(New Mexico); Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area (Colorado); Fort StantonSnowy River Cave National Conservation Area (New Mexico); Red Cliffs National Conservation 

Area (Utah); and Beaver Dam Wash National Conservation Area (Utah). 

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

The National Monument (NM) and National Conservation Area (NCA) program is a part of the 

BLM’s NLCS and consists of 37 national monuments, national conservation areas and similar 

designations encompassing 8.9 million acres. These treasured lands provide untrammeled 

escapes for Americans to explore their scenic, natural, cultural and historic heritage: 

• The San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area in Arizona’s southern desert 

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• Law Enforcement Presence and Visibility — In many areas, law enforcement is a key 

factor in ensuring visitor safety and protecting fragile geologic, archeological, 

paleontological, and biological treasures. Threats include vandalism of natural features, 

archeological sites, and facilities, theft of priceless archeological and paleontological 

resources, and increasing violence in borderland units. In addition to law enforcement 

officers, the program employs non-law enforcement park rangers to provide improved 

visitor safety, interpretation and resource protection support. 

• Critical Inventories and Monitoring Programs — Inventories for baseline information 

define the critical resource values representative of the uniqueness for each NM and 

NCA and the information they provide is essential to the development and 

implementation of land use plans. 

• Restoration — The BLM’s NMs and NCAs are home to a variety of ecosystems, from 

cactus deserts and redwood groves to coastal zones and arctic tundra. They offer 

outstanding possibilities for wildlife conservation and give the BLM an opportunity to 

actively and collaboratively manage species such as sage grouse to prevent the need to 

list them under the Endangered Species Act. Continued protection and restoration of 

native plant and animal communities including riparian habitats, corridors, and migration 

routes in NMs and NCAs is needed to sustain and conserve public land resources 

affected by climate change, altered fire regimes, and invasive species. 

• Comprehensive Travel and Transportation Management — Public access, OHV, and 

transportation management are a priority for the BLM. Increases in unmanaged 

recreation use has resulted in increased impacts to resources in NMs and NCAs, 

damage to cultural sites, increased erosion, vegetative damage, increased spread of 

weeds and invasive plants, and impacts to wildlife habitat. Travel Management Plans 

designate routes and address maintenance, signing, trails, monitoring protocols, and 

rehabilitation. 

• High Quality Visitor and Community Education — Interpretation and environmental 

education improve our visitors’ experience by providing information about the cultural, 

ecological, and scientific values of NMs and NCAs and about the BLM’s multiple use 

mission. The result is a greater connection with the public, a heightened sensitivity for 

conservation of these areas, and fostering of citizen stewardship. 

• Maintenance and Operations of Recreation Facilities — This program supports a 

number of education and visitor centers along with other, more rustic facilities to 

enhance the visitor experience in the natural setting. Increased attention and visitation 

to NMs and NCAs has created a growing need to operate and maintain facilities and to 

address critical visitor health, safety and resource management issues. 

Means and Strategies 

Similar to other agencies, the BLM’s NM and NCA program protects treasured lands of the 

American West. However, the BLM’s NMs and NCAs are managed under the principle of 

multiple use. This approach honors the essential role these areas have had in molding the 

West’s peoples, cultures, and economies for generations. Traditional activities such as Native 

American cultural and religious uses, hunting, and livestock grazing continue. Oil and gas 

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renewable resources are still key components of the Western economy, tourism and a high 

quality of life are now equally essential. 

The BLM has a long tradition of collaborative partnerships. This is demonstrated in the NM and 

NCA program, where working with volunteers, partners, and communities is a cornerstone of 

the BLM’s management approach. The BLM works closely with the public to ensure that 

recreation in the NMs and NCAs meets the needs of user groups while remaining compatible 

with the values for which each unit was designated. Instead, the BLM works with local 

communities to provide needed visitor services, including visitor centers, within those 

communities. 

• In a 2007 study by Utah State University’s Institute for Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, 

91% of the visitors to the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument stopped in 

neighboring Kane and Garfield counties, spending $20.6 million at 21 different kinds of 

businesses. $5 million from these visitors went to support more than 430 full time jobs. 

To fulfill the goals of the NM and NCA program, the BLM will use the following means and 

strategies: 

• Manage NMs and NCAs in a manner that conserves, protects, and restores the values 

for which they were designated. Management shall be guided by each unit’s enabling 

legislation or proclamation. 

• Effectively manage valid existing rights and compatible uses. 

• Support and encourage scientific study and research, while ensuring that research 

methodologies conserve and protect resources. 

• Develop and maintain partnerships with local, state, federal, and tribal government 

agencies, as well as scientists, local communities, public land users, non-governmental 

organizations, and the public. 

• Recognize gateway communities as vital links to NMs and NCAs and locate developed 

recreation and interpretive facilities within communities adjacent to NLCS. 

The NM and NCA program benefits greatly from in-kind contributions of volunteers. Thousands 

of hours of monitoring, contribution of materials, and transportation for specific projects all add 

to the efforts of BLM staff in these endeavors. 

Funding History and Other Funding Sources 

• Two new subactivities were created in 2009 to better track funding and performance for 

NMs and NCAs, one in the MLR appropriation and the other in the Oregon and 

California Grant Lands appropriation. 

Demands, Trends and Resources 

• As communities near public lands grow in the West, visitation and demands for new 

trails and visitor service facilities has increased each year. Over 4,000 communities (23 

million people) live within 30 miles of public lands, and 40 percent of the public lands are 

within a day’s drive of 16 major urban areas with a population of more than 40 million. 

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Visitation to BLM public lands has increased from 51 million visitors in 2001 to almost 57 

million in 2009, as displayed in BLM’s Volunteer Annual Report. 

• BLM is experiencing increased visitation and motorized activities, so BLM law 

enforcement personnel now spend more resources on off-highway vehicle, urban and 

border-related enforcement activities than previously. 

• Increased renewable energy and transmission corridor development present 

complexities and challenges for NMs and NCAs such as right-of-way corridor siting and 

visual resources management. 

• Invasive species continue to be a challenge, as watersheds and river hydrology are 

affected. 

• The eco-regional assessments to be conducted during 2010 and 2011 and the 

management strategies developed from these assessments will identify specific focal 

areas for conservation and restoration and priorities for project development and 

implementation. NMs and NCAs will play an important role in the BLM’s strategy for 

providing long term reserves for vulnerable native plant and animal populations. 

Accomplishments 

In 2009, the NM and NCA program completed the following: 

• 2,319 education and outreach products, programs and events; 2,307 planned in 2010. 

• 1,719 law enforcement patrol activities; 774 planned in 2010. 

• 13 activity level plans; 12 planned in 2010. 

• 14,152 acres of heritage resource inventories; 22,759 planned in 2010. 

• 135 grazing allotments monitored; 153 planned in 2010. 

• 15 riparian/stream treatment projects; 17 planned in 2010. 

• 6,647 acres of weed treatments; 8,195 planned in 2010. 

• 63 heritage resources stabilized, managed and protected; 82 planned in 2010. 

• 59,960 acres of upland vegetation treatments; 24,225 planned in 2010 and 

• 185,895 acres of wildlife habitat inventory completed; 67,340 planned in 2010. 

2011 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE

Funding in 2011 will be used to: 

• Implement Resource Management Plans; 

• Provide for safety and security on public lands by increasing law enforcement patrols; 

• Conserve, protect, and restore landscapes and watersheds - inventory and conduct 

vegetative treatments to remove non-native, invasive, or noxious weeds, rehabilitate 

decommissioned roads, and restore healthy ecosystem function by replanting native 

plants and reintroducing species; 

• Conduct critical assessments, inventories, and monitoring to address the effects of 

climate change, catastrophic fire and invasive species, and monitor land health; 

• Implement conservation strategies and restoration actions resulting from completed 

ecoregional and subregional assessments; 

• Provide public information, education, and interpretation; 

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• Maintain and/or expand visitor services; 

• Develop science program policy, support research, and increase support for geospatial 

projects; 

• Facilitate partnerships and collaboration with other federal agencies, tribes, states, and 

local communities; 

• Participate in the Secretary’s Youth in Natural Resources initiative; and 

• Use NMs and NCAs as adaptation locations to study management responses to climate 

change and to re-establish habitat connections. 

 

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NATIONAL MONUMENT & NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE Overvie

Measure 2006 Actual 2007 Actual 2008 Actual 2009 Plan 2009 Actual 2010 Plan* 2011 Plan Heritage Resources Education and Outreach (Products Delivered) 0 0 0 218 326 259 275 Consultations with Indian Tribes and Alaska Native Corp (Number of Consultations) 0 0 0 47 80 71 75 Inventory, Repatriate and Transfer Custody of NAGPRA Items (Number) 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 Public Outreach Through Interpretation & Envir Educ (Programs/Events Deliv) 0 0 0 554 1,993 2,048 2,250 Recreation Resources Inventoried/Assessed (Acres) 0 0 0 1,488,890 1,481,754 2,131,920 1,488,890 Acres of Heritage Resource Inventories (Acres) 0 0 0 21,121 14,152 22,759 25,000 Heritage Collections, Accessioned, Inventoried or Upgraded in non-BLM Facil (Accessions Catalogued) 0 0 0 5 2 3 3 Assess Hazmat Sites (Number) 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 Other Hazard Sites Assessed (Number) 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 Update Digital Cadastral Data (GCDB) (Number of Townships) 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 Inventory Water Resources (Number of Inventory Stations) 0 0 0 1,283 656 846 850 Watersheds Assessed (Acres) 0 0 0 98,485 57,845 3,000 3,000 Complete Ecological Site Inventory (Acres Completed) 0 10,172 10,000 10,000 Inventory Shrub, Grassland/ PJ Vegetation (Acres) 0 0 0 15,500 25,000 2,975 25,000 Inventory for Presence Invasive Plants and/or Noxious Weed (Acres) 0 0 0 188,114 179,694 104,537 180,000 Inventory Forest/Woodland Vegetation (Acres) 0 0 0 13,500 46,824 3,050 3,000 Inventory Lakes/Wetland Areas (Acres) 0 0 0 5 19 15 15 Inventory Streams/Riparian Areas (Miles) 0 0 0 97 153 209 100 Museum Collections Accessioned, Inventoried or Upgraded in BLM Facilities (Number) 0 0 0 10 35 30 30 Inventory Linear Recreation Resources (Miles) 0 0 0 2,679 483 510 500 Inventory Designated Wild and Scenic Rivers (Miles) 0 62 0 31 
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NATIONAL MONUMENT & NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE Overvie

Measure 2006 Actual 2007 Actual 2008 Actual 2009 Plan 2009 Actual 2010 Plan* 2011 Plan Inventory Wildlife/Plant Habitat (Acres) 0 0 0 201,550 185,895 67,340 100,000 Inventory Designated National Scenic and Historic Trails (Miles) NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW 57 50 Prepare and Revise Recreation Activity Plans (Number) 0 0 0 18 4 6 5 Plan for Commercial Activities (Number) 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Prepare Wilderness/WSR/NSHT/Cultural Activity Plans (Number) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Plan for Interdisciplinary Activities (Number) 0 0 0 14 13 6 10 Plan for Threatened & Endangered Recovery (Number) 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 Review Other Bureau Proposed Actions (Reviews Conducted) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Process SRP's for Commercial Users & Groups (Number of active permits) 0 0 0 0 275 384 384 Issue & Manage Recreation Use Permits (Number Issued) 0 0 0 133,511 46,753 334,813 335,000 Process Water Rights Actions (Number) 0 0 0 9 28 25 25 Transfer Grazing Preferences (Number) 0 0 0 33 22 21 22 Issue Grazing Permits/Leases (Number) 0 0 0 47 38 38 38 Issue Grazing Bills (Number) 0 0 0 543 325 424 424 Prepare Vegetative Permits/Contracts (Number) 0 0 0 600 418 490 490 Process Mineral Material Disposal Through Sales (Number of Contracts, Permits Issued) 0 0 0 0 25 20 20 Process FLPMA Leases, Permits, Licenses, and Easements(Actions Processed) 0 0 0 0 5 4 4 Process Rights-of-Way Grants (Number of Actions) 0 0 0 26 6 10 5 Process Recreation & Public Purpose Leases (Acres Leased) 0 0 0 138 0 0 0 Process Land Sales (Acres Disposed Of) 0 0 0 943 0 0 0 Permits Issued Authorizing Heritage Resource Investigations (Number) 0 0 0 0 4 10 10 
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NATIONAL MONUMENT & NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE Overvie

Measure 2006 Actual 2007 Actual 2008 Actual 2009 Plan 2009 Actual 2010 Plan* 2011 Plan Heritage Resources Intensively Recorded, Evaluated and Studied (Number) 0 0 0 79 65 63 63 Process , Manage SRP's for Non Commercial (Number of Permits Issued/Monitored) 0 0 0 0 8,324 8,149 8,200 Process Land Exchanges/Acquisitions (Acres Acquired in Exchanges) 0 0 0 0 0 233 0 Process Right-of-Way Actions Other than Grants(Actions Processed) 0 0 0 0 10 4 0 Process Land Disposals Other than Sales (Acres Disposed) 0 0 0 2,564 0 0 0  Manage Fee Collection Program for RUPs, SRPs (Number of fee sites managed) 0 0 0 0 56 96 96 Administer the Recreation Fee Program (Number of Fee Sites Managed) 0 0 0 0 59 20 20 Administrative Site Non-Building Condition Assessment (Administrative Sites Assessed) 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 Recreation Site Non-Building Condition Assessment (Recreation Sites Assessed) 0 0 0 0 11 35 35 Trail Condition Assessment (Miles) 10 95 100 Biomass Utilization (Tons of Biomass Offered) 0 0 0 0 400 300 0 Heritage Resources Stabilized, Managed and Protected (Number) 0 0 0 45 63 82 90 Process Land Purchase/Donation (Number of Acres Purchased or Donated) 0 0 0 0 640 3,173 11,206 Respond to Hazmat Risk Site (Actions) 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 Remediate AML Physical Safety Hazards (Sites) 0 0 0 0 8 1 0 Mitigate Other Hazards (Number) 0 0 0 0 7 8 5 Recreation Site Building Annual Maintenance (Number of Buildings) 0 0 0 126 222 137 137 Recreation Site Deferred Maintenance and Construction (Number of Projects) 0 0 0 2 4 10 2 Trail Annual Maintenance (Miles) 0 0 0 256 361 384 384 
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NATIONAL MONUMENT & NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE Overvie

Measure 2006 Actual 2007 Actual 2008 Actual 2009 Plan 2009 Actual 2010 Plan* 2011 Plan Trails Deferred Maintenance and Construction (Number of Projects) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 Bridge Annual Maintenance (Bridges Maintained) 0 0 0 0 15 10 10 Administrative Site Annual Maintenance (Number of Buildings) 0 0 0 0 26 35 35 Administrative Site Deferred Maintenance and Construction (Number of Projects) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0  Road Annual Maintenance (Lane Miles Maintained) 0 0 0 0 267 429 430 Recreation Site Non-Building Annual Maintenance (Sites Maintained) 0 0 0 145 205 317 317 Admin Site Non-Building Annual Maintenance (Number of Sites) 0 0 0 0 11 12 12 Apply Shrub/Grass Vegetation Treatments (Acres) 0 0 0 42,238 56,960 24,225 50,000 Construct Shrub/Grass/PJ/Forest Projects (Number) 0 0 0 7 23 35 25 Maintain Shrub/Grass/PJ/Forest Projects (Number) 0 0 0 149 105 147 150 Apply Weed Treatments (Acres) 0 0 0 5,606 6,647 8,195 7,000 Restore Forest and Woodland Through Sales (Acres) 0 0 0 50 230 0 100 Apply Lake/Wetland Treatments (Acres) 0 0 0 37 40 3 10 Apply Stream/Riparian Treatments (Miles) 0 0 0 12 15 17 17 Construct Lake/Wetland/Stream/ Riparian Projects (Number of Projects) 0 0 0 10 67 15 15 Maintain Lake/Wetland/Stream/ Riparian Projects (Number of Projects) 0 0 0 60 67 39 67 Restore Forest and Woodlands through Development (Acres) 0 0 0 1400 315 350 300 Implement Threatened and Endangered Species Recovery Actions (Number) 0 0 0 51 112 157 160 Decommission and Rehabilitate Roads and Trails (Miles) 0 0 0 6 10 10 15 Native Plant Materials Collection (Number of Collections) 0 0 0 0 74 15 20 
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NATIONAL MONUMENT & NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE Overvie

Measure 2006 Actual 2007 Actual 2008 Actual 2009 Plan 2009 Actual 2010 Plan* 2011 Plan Process Land Disposals and Land Purchase, Donation, or Exchange (Acres Processed) 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 Implement Conservation Actions for Non-ESA Species and Communities NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW 23 25 Monitor Designated National Scenic and Historic Trails (Miles) NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW 45 50 Monitor Recreation Areas (Acres) 0 0 0 1,780,258 2,794,872 1,561,506 830,000 Evaluate Forest/Woodland Treatments (Acres) 0 0 0 2,000 2,320 1,850 2,000 Monitor Designated Wild and Scenic Rivers (Miles) 0 0 0 883 103 93 100 Monitor and Maintain HAZMAT and NRDAR Sites (Number of sites) 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 Monitor Air Quality and Climatic Conditions (Parameters Collected) 0 0 0 20 25 49 25 Evaluate Land Health (Allotments Evaluated) 0 0 0 16 24 33 10 Evaluate Weed Treatments (Acres) 0 0 0 4,203 18,999 7,485 5,000 Monitor Grazing Allotments (Number) 0 0 0 115 135 153 153 Monitor Lake/Wetland Habitat (Acres Evaluated) 0 0 0 155 105 135 135 Monitor Streams/Riparian Habitat (Miles) 0 0 0 406 413 292 400 Monitor Terrestrial Habitat (Acres) 0 0 0 454,888 591,292 1,124,305 600,000 Monitor Species Populations (Number) 0 0 0 7,864 9,406 692 700 Monitor Water Resources (Number) 0 0 0 120 131 215 215 Monitor Linear Recreation Management Objectives (Miles) 0 0 0 411 1,188 952 952 Monitor Shrub/Grass Vegetation Treatments (Acres) 0 0 0 9,510 32,090 13,850 20,000 Heritage Resources Monitored (Number) 0 0 0 464 576 590 600 Inspect Allotments for Grazing Authorization Compliance (Number) 0 0 0 161 313 299 300 Inspect, and Verify Production at Mineral Material Site (Number) 0 0 0 0 35 26 26 Conduct Realty/Geophysical Compliance Inspections (Number) 0 0 0 0 30 22 22 
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Measure 2006 Actual 2007 Actual 2008 Actual 2009 Plan 2009 Actual 2010 Plan* 2011 Plan Process Trespass/Unauthorized Occupancy Cases (Cases Processed) 0 0 0 2 8 5 5 Evaluate PRPs for Cost Avoidance/Recovery (Number) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Conduct Patrol Enforcement Activities (Number of Incidents) 0 0 0 0 1,719 774 800 Conduct Investigative Activities (Incidents Closed) 0 0 0 0 1,457 228 300 Conduct Emergency Response Activities (Number of Incidents Resolved) 0 0 0 0 227 54 50 Conduct Security Activities (Number of Vulnerability Assessments) 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 Conduct Drug Enforcement Activities (Number of Seizure Incidents) 0 0 0 0 305 28 25 
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National Monuments & National Conservation Areas Funding History 

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Conservation Areasa State 

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Steese NCA AK 306 345 345

White Mountains NRAb AK 572 522 0

State Officec AK 49 49 50

Alaska AK 927 916 395

Agua Fria NM AZ 689 534 534

Gila Box Riparian NCA AZ 617 418 418

Grand Canyon - Parashant NM AZ 984 638 638

Ironwood Forest NM AZ 293 372 372

Las Cienegas NCA AZ 684 712 712

San Pedro Riparian NCA AZ 1,049 682 682

Sonoran Desert NM AZ 631 514 514

Vermilion Cliffs NM AZ 474 459 459

State Officec AZ 309 1,480 1,480

Arizona AZ 5,730 5,809 5,809

California Coastal NM CA 200 217 217

Carrizo Plain NM CA 970 938 938

Headwaters Forest Reserve CA 1,205 1,089 1,089

Piedras Blancas Historic Light Station 

ONA CA 0 120 120

King Range NCA CA 582 610 610

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto 

Mountains NM CA 1,049 926 926

State Officec CA 385 571 571

California CA 4,391 4,471 4,471

Canyons of the Ancients NM CO 949 1,285 1,285

Gunnison Gorge NCA CO 425 472 472

McInnis Canyons NCA CO 429 493 493

Dominguez-Escalante NCA CO 0 212 376

State Officec CO 932 321 321

Colorado CO 2,735 2,783 2,947

Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse ONA ES 120 120 120

State Officec ES 3 3

Eastern States ES 120 123 123

Craters of the Moon NM ID 783 808 808

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National Monuments & National 

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Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of 

Prey NCA ID 1,149 1,236 1,236

State Officec ID 98 0 0

Idaho ID 2,030 2,044 2,044

Pompeys Pillar NM MT 207 297 297

Upper Missouri River Breaks NM MT 636 991 991

State Officec MT 475 54 54

Montana MT 1,318 1,342 1,342

El Malpais NCA NM 234 234 234

Fort Stanton - Snowy River Cave NCA NM 0 100 150

Kasha - Katuwe Tent Rocks NM NM 170 204 204

Prehistoric Trackways NM NM 0 150 200

State Officec NM 423 148 148

New Mexico NM 827 836 936

Black Rock Desert HRCET NCA NV 439 390 390

Red Rock Canyon NCA NV 145 151 151

Sloan Canyon NCAd NV 

State Officec NV 111 163 163

Nevada NV 695 704 704

Cascade-Siskiyou NMe OR 0 119 119

Steens Mountain CMPA OR 683 585 585

Yaquina Head ONAe OR 258 154 154

State Officec OR 222 320 320

Oregon OR 1,163 1,178 1,178

Grand Staircase-Escalante NM UT 4,925 4,635 4,635

Beaver Dam Wash NCA UT 0 195 270

Red Cliffs NCA UT 0 175 250

State Officec UT 406 440 440

Utah UT 5,331 5,445 5,595

Washington Office, National 

Operations Center and Bureau-Wide 

Admin Support WO 2,930 3,882 3,149

Funds Yet to be Allocatedf 0 1,768 2,500

Total 28,196 31,301 31,193

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Footnotes: 

a. This table displays the funds provided to each NM, NCA and similar designation from this 

subactivity. Additional funding from other programs, which varies by unit and from year to 

year, may be provided to these areas for one time purposes and specific projects. To improve 

budget transparency and to enable year-to-year comparisons of appropriations in this program, 

these variable additional amounts are not included in this unit funding table. 

b. The White Mountains NRA was removed from the NLCS under the Omnibus Public Land 

Management Act of 2009. 

c. These funds are allocated to BLM State Offices for project specific distribution to individual 

units within the State via the BLM's standard funding allocation process. These allocations are 

generally made subsequent to the publishing of the President's Budget Request. These funds 

are also used by the State Offices to manage other indirect costs.

d. The Sloan Canyon and Red Rock Canyon NCAs operate with combined budgets. However, 

almost all of the funding for operation of the Sloan Canyon NCA comes from the Southern 

Nevada Public Lands Management Act of 1998 account.

e. The Cascade-Siskiyou NM and the Yaquina Head ONA also receive funding from the NM and 

NCA subactivity in the O & C Appropriation. The funding amounts for these units from that 

subactivity are, for 2010 and 2011 respectively: $596,000 and $556,000 for the CascadeSiskiyou NM and $104,000 for both years for the Yaquina Head ONA. 

f. The BLM is completing a national evaluation of its NM and NCA program in FY 2010. The 

results of this evaluation will be used to target base funding needs in specific units in FY 2011, 

based on the objective management factors assessed in the evaluation. 

g. FY 2009 was the first year of execution for this subactivity. In addition, the BLM instituted a 

new financial system that same year. These factors must be considered when assessing the 

trend in funding for each unit from FY 2009 to 2010. The FY2009 amounts reflect the original 

planned allocation in this program for each unit when this subactivity was created, before 

taking into account the need to provide funding to support fixed organizational costs. Every 

BLM program contributes a portion of its funding to sustaining the organization.

h. The 2010 and 2011 totals for each unit include only base funding (i.e., annual, recurring funds). 

Additional one time funds from are allocated to units for specific projects (see footnote f).

i. The 2011 base funding amounts shown in this table for individual units will further increase 

once the $2.5 million in unallocated funds are distributed in 2011 (see footnote f). The 2011 

Request total reflects the net effect of a $414,000 base increase. 

 

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Activity: Land and Resource Information Systems 

Subactivity: Land and Resource Information Systems

 2011 

 

2009 

Actual* 

2010 

Enacted 

DOI-wide 

Changes 

(+/-) 

Program 

Changes 

(+/-) 

Budget 

Request 

Change 

from 2010 

(+/-) 

Land & Resource Info 

Systems ($000) 16,233 16,754 -123 0 16,631 -123

 

FTE 84 84 0 0 84 0

Other Major Resources: 

Major Program IT 

Investments: 

NILS: 010-04-01-02-01-

0404-04 2,943 3,254 3,417 +163

RTSS: 010-04-01-02-02-

0432-04 90 93 98 +5

Data Quality Tool: 010-04-

01-07-02-0464-04 100 100 100 0

Land & Resources Project 

Office Public 

Helpdesk Support: 010-04-

01-02-02-0447-04 90 94 99 +5

*The 2009 Actual column includes a decrease of $348,000 due to a reprogramming for critical needs into the Wild 

Horse and Burro Management subactivity. 

JUSTIFICATION OF 2011 PROGRAM CHANGES

The FY 2011 budget request for the Land and Resource Information Systems Program is 

$16,631,000 and 84 FTE, with no program change from the FY 2010 enacted level. 

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Program Components 

Funding provided through the Land and Resource Information Systems Program supports the 

following efforts: 

• Bureau Enterprise Architecture (BEA) – The BEA effort documents the Bureau of Land 

Management’s (BLM) business processes and related Information Technology (IT) 

projects to create a cost-effective, customer-oriented business enterprise to support 

BLM’s strategic mission. This has required improving business processes and designing 

technological solutions to maximize the return on investments. 

• Data Management and Administration – The bureauwide Data Resources Management 

and Administration programs are critically important to ensure that the information BLM 

uses in decision making is accurate, timely, useful, and free of bias. The BLM is 

continuing its implementation of the data quality obligations under the Paperwork 

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Reduction Act, the Government Performance and Results Act, and the Data Quality Act 

by implementing performance measures and monitoring and assessing the quality of its 

data. The BLM’s Data Management program is working with the business community to 

ensure that BLM collects and manages data using a standard format that can be 

accessed and shared with other Federal, Tribal, State and local governments and 

disseminated to the public. It is actively collaborating with BLM’s resources and lands 

and minerals program to standardize and define the data needed and to use the 

appropriate tools to document data quality. 

• National Applications – The National Applications program manages BLM’s national 

applications / systems throughout the life cycle of the investment and ensures successful 

service delivery through all phases - concept, design, construction, data management, 

operation, support and maintenance in order to meet the business owner/program needs 

while ensuring system data integrity. 

• IT Security – The IT Security program provides a number of necessary services to meet 

the Bureau’s Land and Resource strategic goals. This program administers the Bureau 

IT Security Program and is responsible for developing IT security-related policies, 

procedures, and guidance; providing technical assistance for securing major applications 

and general support systems; overseeing security compliance efforts; maintaining an 

inventory of systems and their security Certification and Accreditation status coordinating 

IT Security Education and Awareness efforts; and developing IT security performance 

measures and reports. Overall, The IT Security program is responsible for developing 

risk based strategic solutions to security issues which mitigate the likelihood and impact 

of reported weaknesses while supporting the Land and Resource mission. 

Critical Factors 

The BLM’s primary challenge as it works to achieve the goal of ensuring quality and effective IT 

systems are its linkage with business strategies, capabilities, and Enterprise Architecture. Such 

linkage is critical to being able to effectively model business strategies, derive higher quality 

business requirements, and sustain significant investment in the recommendations of the BLM 

Enterprise Architecture Program. 

Means and Strategies 

The following means and strategies are being pursued to achieve performance goals: 

• A Bureau Project Management Office (PMO) has been established that will provide 

policy and procedures for Enterprise Architecture project oversight. The goal of this 

initiative is to move the agency from a condition where a project’s success depends on 

individual effort/competence to a condition where success is repeatable and predictable. 

• Policies and procedures are being developed to facilitate information sharing and 

increasing cross-agency collaboration. 

• The BLM is currently developing an Application Modernization Strategy to document and 

transform BLM’s technical and operational environments. By modernizing the 

Application Architecture, redundant systems will be aggregated and BLM will realize a 

significant enhancement in information sharing, data standardization, information quality 

and integrity, and system accessibility. The BLM will initiate a standardized set of IT 

architecture applied to publically accessed systems to achieve greater management, 

visibility, and protection. 

• Ensure all IT systems remain in accordance with security standards. 

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Funding History and Other Funding Sources 

The Bureau’s IT program is funded from a matrix of sources. The Bureau’s IT Program is also 

supported by Centrally Funded Initiatives (CFI). For example, the IT Security Program receives 

funding to support the Certification and Accreditation of Bureau IT systems. The IT 

Infrastructure efforts are augmented by the Enterprise Messaging (ENTM) funding in support of 

the Bureau’s transition to a Microsoft Exchange environment. Funding to support the 

purchase/renewal of hardware and software equipment and licenses is provided by way of the 

Hardware/Software Maintenance and Licensing (HSMA) central fund. The IT Business 

Alignment Program is augmented by the Enterprise Architecture and the Business Architecture 

funding. The BLM continues to provide, and improve upon, Data Management, Enterprise 

Architecture and IT Security support to our Land and Resource Information Systems. 

Demands, Trends and Resources 

• IT security landscape, players, and major attack methods are extremely dynamic and 

have changed substantially in the past three to five years, prompting security managers 

to respond and proactively work to address a number of challenges. 

• The BLM is also working to centralize IT security mission and capability. This effort will 

provide visibility and transparency to BLM’s network. 

Long Term Vision 

The long term vision for the Land and Resource Information Systems Operations Program is to 

continue to enhance IT processes to achieve operational efficiencies and cost savings. The 

program will seek collaborative ways to improve upon the methodologies used to provide the 

resources necessary to most effectively and efficiently manage 253 million acres of public lands 

for multiple uses.

The scope of the information needed to support the Department of Interior (DOI) and BLM’s 

mission is vast and the systems to manage this information have grown increasingly complex. 

The BLM information systems collect data on land health, water quality, restored ecosystems, 

hazardous fuels reduction, land contamination, habitat protection, cultural and natural heritage 

resources, oil and gas leases and permits, lease applications, minerals grazing permits, timber 

sales, recreation, and financial transactions. A few of the long term goals of this program are to: 

• Provide strategic direction toward services that offer more flexibility, less duplication, and 

less isolation of information. 

• Improve service levels and functionality. 

• Reduce the total cost of ownership of IT investments through the elimination of duplicate 

infrastructure. The BLM information and services will be better able to quickly respond 

to users/stakeholders changing expectations. 

• Ensure information is protected to the level required both internally and externally. 

• Increase transparency in support of Open Government while producing innovative 

solutions to our customers. 

• Implement best business practices. 

• Ensure performance and cost-management information will be used more in developing 

funding allocations within the Bureau. 

Accomplishments 

As accomplished in FY 2009, the Land and Resource Information Systems Program will expect 

to also accomplish the following in FY 2010: 

• Develop long range data management, technology architecture and strategy, and apply 

to all phases of the enterprise’s operations. 

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• Establish an office entitled Project and Program Management that is responsible for 

providing policy and oversee to Systems Development Life-Cycle initiatives. The use of 

standardized Systems Development Life-Cycle processes will ensure the completion of 

standardized artifacts necessary for implementing systems that are robust and conform 

to BLM management, operational, and technical requirements. 

• Comply with all Enterprise major elements, and provide substantial support for 

consolidating IT and business initiatives for multi-, DOI-wide or multi-agency 

implementations. 

• Maintain 100 percent training compliance for the following courses: Security Awareness 

and Role Based Security. 

• Reduce agency inefficiencies with existing Anti-Virus infrastructure by decreasing 

vendors. 

2011 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE

The health of the Land and Resource Information Systems Program is measured in part by the 

following factors: 

• Meet all Bureau specific actions and associated milestones in the Federal Enterprise 

Architecture (FEA) goals and requirements. 

• Ensure annual completion (seven in FY 2011) of all required Certification and 

Accreditation packages. 

• Maintain 100 percent completion and compliance rate for IT Security Awareness 

Training and Role Based Security Training courses. 

• Patch vulnerabilities in the BLM network in sufficient time to minimize risk to the Bureau. 

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Activity: Challenge Cost Share 

Subactivity: Challenge Cost Share

2009 

Actual* 

2010 

Enacted 

2011 

Change 

from 2010 

(+/-) 

DOI-wide 

Changes 

(+/-) 

Program 

Changes 

(+/-) 

Budget 

Request 

Challenge Cost Share ($000) 9,488 9,500 0 -9,500 0 -9,500

 

FTE 29 22 0 -22 0 -22

Other Major Resources: 

CCS Partners (estimate) 19,000 19,000 0 -19,000

Major Program IT Investments:                  

                    

* The 2009 Actual column includes a decrease of $12,000 due to a reprogramming for critical needs into the Wild 

Horse and Burro Management subactivity.

Summary of 2011 Program Changes for Challenge Cost Share 

Request Component ($000) FTE 

Program Changes: 

• Termination of Program -9,500 -22 

TOTAL, Program Changes -9,500 -22 

JUSTIFICATION OF 2011 PROGRAM CHANGES

The 2011 budget request for the Challenge Cost Share program is $0 and 0 FTE, a decrease of 

$9,500,000 and -22 FTE from the 2010 enacted level, which eliminates the program. 

Termination of Program (-$9,500,000) – The budget eliminates funding for the Challenge Cost 

Share (CCS) program in FY 2011. A recent Inspector General report concluded that the 

Department has not demonstrated effective program management on oversight of non-Federal 

contributions to the CCS program. As a result, CCS program procedures are under review. 

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Program Performance Change 

2007 

Actual 

2008 

Actual 

2009 

Actual 

2010 

Plan 

2011 Base 

Budget 

(2010 

Plan + 

Fixed 

Costs) 

2011 Plan 

Program 

Change 

Accruing 

in 2011 

Program 

Change 

Accruing 

in Outyears 

A B=A+C C D 

Percent of 

populations of 

species of 

management 

concern that are 

managed to 

desired condition. 

(SP) 

39% 54% 51% 52% 52% 0 -52% 0 

Total 

Actual/Projected 

Cost ($000) 

$43,303 $50,340 $39,842 $51,049 $51,049 $0 -$51,049 $0 

Actual/Projected 

Cost Per... $244,652 $179,147 $130,204 $164,674 $164,674 $0 -$164,674 $0 

Comments 

The BLM continues to focus base funding internally to improve performance directly related to ESA listed 

species. Results for managing species of management concern to desired condition require multi-year 

efforts that may show results from prior years regardless of a current year change in funding. 

Performance is variable from year to year as the Challenge Cost Share program is one contributor to 

many workload measures. In 2011, the BLM proposes to eliminate funding for the Challenge Cost Share 

program. 

Contributing 

Programs 

Endangered Species Management provides 68% of the results for this measure. Other contributors 

include: O&C Resources, 11%; Challenge Cost Share, 9%; Reimbursable and Contributed Funds, 6%; 

Land Resources, 2%; and Other Resources, 4%. 

Note: Projected costs may not equal program change as these are full costs, which may include funds from other sources and 

(or) use averages. 

Column A: The level of performance and costs expected in 2011 at the 2010 level plus funded fixed costs. Reflects the impact 

of prior year funding changes, management efficiencies, absorption of prior year fixed costs, and trend impacts, but does not 

reflect the proposed program change. 

Column D: Outyear performance beyond 2011 addresses lagging performance — those changes occurring as a result of the 

program change (not total budget) requested in 2011. It does not include the impact of receiving the program change again in 

a subsequent out-year. 

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Program Components 

The following are components of the BLM’s CCS program in FY 2009 and 2010: 

• The CCS program works through partnerships to accomplish high-priority habitat, 

recreation and cultural resource work “on-the-ground.”

• The BLM uses CCS funds by matching them with partners’ resources and other external 

funding. 

• Projects Include: 

• Survey, monitor and inventory resources; 

• Restore public land health; 

• Support threatened and endangered species management; 

• Enhance recreational experiences; 

• Manage off-highway-vehicle use; 

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• Conduct public outreach and education projects for adults and youths; 

• Support emerging partnership development; and 

• Increase the capacity of partners to secure more resources and accomplish more 

on-the-ground work and build positive network relationships. 

Project Selection – CCS program projects are prioritized and selected by an interdisciplinary 

group of state and field office personnel. Selection criteria include: 

• The ability to provide multiple program benefits; 

• Consistency with Bureau, Departmental and Administration priorities

• The ability to produce on-the-ground accomplishments which restore or sustain public 

land health (focusing on important habitats);

• The ability to protect cultural and heritage resources, ability to meet public demand for 

diverse recreational opportunities, and 

• The ability to sustain valued and beneficial partnerships.

Means & Strategies 

• The CCS program is the only program within the BLM that leverages funds for a 

partnership match to accomplish extensive on-the-ground project work. 

• The program leverages funds with partners to support priority work that benefits cultural, 

wildlife and recreation resources on public lands. 

Accomplishments 

In 2010, over 600 projects were submitted by the field amounting to a request of over $26 

million and the potential involvement and support of partners including: federal, state and 

municipal agencies; school districts, universities and recreational and social interests; non-profit 

organizations, special interest groups and national advocacy groups; industry, private 

corporations and local businesses; and Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts or America. The following 

table illustrates how many CCS projects will be funded in 2010: 

Summary of 2010 CCS Program 

Information 

State # of Projects % of Total 

AK 18 3.84%

AZ 30 6.40%

CA 104 22.17%

CO 25 5.33%

ES 1 0.21%

ID 52 11.09%

MT 50 10.66%

NM 34 7.25%

NV 18 3.84%

OR 69 14.71%

UT 36 7.68%

WY 28 5.97%

WO 4 0.85%

Total 469 100%

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2011 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE

Program Performance 

In FY 2011, the program will be eliminated. 

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CHALLENGE COST SHARE PERFORMANCE Overview 

 Measure 2006 Actual 2007 Actual 2008 Actual 2009 Plan 2009 Actual 2010 Plan 2011 Plan 

 C

fro

P

Percent of populations of species of management concern that are managed to desired condition. (SP) 

new 

measure 

39% 

177/ 453 

54% 

281/ 519 

51% 

306/ 595 

51% 

306/ 595 

52% 

310/ 595 

52% 

312/ 595 

Total Actual/Projected Cost ($000) $0 $43,303 $50,340 $50,791 $39,842 $51,049 $51,307 Actual/Projected Cost per Population (in dollars) $0 $244,652 $179,147 $165,984 $130,204 $164,674 $164,446 Comments: 

The BLM continues to focus base funding internally to improve performance directly related to ESA listed managing species of management concern to desired condition require multi-year efforts that may show reregardless of a current year change in funding. Performance is variable from year to year as the Challenge one contributor to many workload measures. In 2011, the BLM proposes to eliminate funding for the Challenge 

Contributing Programs Endangered Species Management provides 68% of the results for this measure. Other contributors include: 

Challenge Cost Share, 9%; Reimbursable and Contributed Funds, 6%; Land Resources, 2%; and Other Resou

Wildlife/Plant Habitat Inventoried (Acres) 652,795 1,767,800 3,173,514 3,229,704 3,207,104 3,470,600 0 -3Monitor Terrestrial Habitat (Acres) 804,761 947,836 666,803 1,220,605 1,172,432 1,242,508 0 -1Species Populations Monitored (Number) 

1,094 2,755 2,631 1,149 1,324 1,486 0 

Shrub and Grassland Vegetation Treatments Applied (Acres) 

11,903 5,890 3,827 14,762 16,132 13,256 0 -

Weed Treatments Applied (Acres) 

43,422 15,503 11,279 9,386 10,455 9,198 0 

Shrub and Grassland Vegetation Treatments Monitored/Evaluated (Acres) 

8,622 13,900 16,100 51,400 51,585 42,560 0 -

Non-Section 106 Cultural and Paleo Data Processed (Number) 

198 322 120 57 95 76 0 

Outreach Through Interpretation and Environmental Education (Number) 

648 789 1,293 979 1,103 968 0 
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Activity: Workforce and Organizational Support

Subactivity 2009 

Actual* 

2010 

Enacted 

2011 

Change 

from 2010 

(+/-) 

DOI-Wide 

Changes 

(+/ -) 

Program 

Changes 

(+/ -) 

Budget 

Request 

 Information 

Systems 

Operations 

$ 14,969 15,406 -84 0 15,322 -84

FTE 57 57 0 0 57 0

 Administrative 

Support $ 48,784 51,377 -833 -562 49,982 -1,395

FTE 421 421 0 0 421 0

 Bureauwide Fixed 

Costs $ 89,572 91,277 -562 -397 90,318 -959

FTE 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total Activity $ 153,325 158,060 -1,479 -959 155,622 -2,438

FTE 478 478 0 0 478 0

* The 2009 Actual column includes a decrease of $1,569,000 due to a reprogramming for critical needs into the 

Wild Horse and Burro Management subactivity. 

JUSTIFICATION OF 2011 PROGRAM CHANGES

The FY 2011 budget request for the Workforce and Organizational Support activity is 

$155,622,000 and 478 FTE, a program change of -$959,000 from the FY 2010 enacted level. 

ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION

The Workforce and Organizational Support activity funds services related to general-use 

automated systems and specified business practices, such as human resources management, 

equal employment opportunity, financial management, and property and acquisition 

management. The program covers managerial and specified administrative support service 

costs that cannot be directly tied to a specific program output. The Bureau of Land 

Management’s (BLM) goal is to provide these critical support and business services efficiently 

and effectively in order to support the overall BLM mission. In FY 2011 the BLM will focus on 

the following: 

• Consolidating information technology (IT) systems and software solutions to speed up 

the flow of work, improve accuracy, and share information with customers, the general 

public, and agency partners. Molding business practices by integrating and redefining 

organizational work processes, as well as using cost efficiencies, evaluation, and 

customer satisfaction survey data to improve all service areas is also important. 

• Strengthening the composition and skill level of the workforce by enhancing 

communication, providing training and ensuring that career-enhancing opportunities are 

available and are aligned with the BLM mission and needs. 

• Considering ways to consolidate the information available in the existing systems both to 

better understand the condition of the land BLM manages, and to forecast what the 

impacts of certain actions might be. The BLM’s goal of maintaining the health of the 

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land is greatly enhanced by the ability of computer models to forecast how certain 

activities will impact the land and entire ecosystem. 

• Improving business processes, through IT technology, by reducing the time it takes to 

procure equipment and supplies and recruit personnel to ensure the resources are there 

when needed. The BLM’s strategy is to use best practices, such as the Information 

Technology Investment Management Maturity Models developed by the Government 

Accountability Office, to move toward a refined information infrastructure that can assist 

the resource manager in making better decisions and can provide the public with better 

services. 

BUDGETING FOR BLM WORKFORCE AND ORGANIZATION SUPPORT COSTS (SECTION 405) 

The 2010 Department of the Interior (DOI), Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations 

Act includes the following requirement for disclosure of overhead, administrative and other types 

of spending: 

Public Law No. 111-88, Title I – Department of the Interior, HR 2996-53, Disclosure of 

Administrative Expenses SEC.405. Estimated overhead charges, deductions, reserves or 

holdbacks from programs, projects, activities and subactivities to support government-wide, 

departmental, agency or bureau administrative functions or headquarters, regional or central 

operations shall be presented in annual budget justifications and subject to approval by the 

Committees on Appropriations. Changes to such estimates shall be presented to the 

Committees on Appropriations for approval.

The BLM funds the costs described in Section 405 through a combination of direct 

appropriations in the Workforce and Organizational Support Budget Activity and program 

assessments. For FY 2011, BLM estimates these requirements will be $275.6 million. 

Workforce & 

Organizational 

Support 

2009 

Enacted 

2010 

Enacted 

Budgeted 

Uncontrollables 

Change 

Budgeted 

Program 

Change 

2011 

President’s 

Budget 

Direct Appropriations 154,894 158,060 -2,438 0 155,622

Information Systems 

Operations 15,204 15,406 -84 0 15,322

Administrative Support 50,118 51,377 -1,395 0 49,982

Bureauwide Fixed Costs 89,572 91,277 -959 0 90,318

Program Assessments 115,607 115,607 0 0 120,000

National Program 

Support (CFI) 30,607 30,607 0 0 35,000

Regional/State Program 

Support (0777) 85,000 85,000 0 0 85,000

Total Workforce & 

Organizational Support 270,501 273,667 -2,438 0 275,622

Direct Appropriations 

In FY 2011, the BLM requests $155.6 million in direct appropriations for activities described in 

Section 405. Appropriations are requested in three programs: Information Systems Operations, 

Administrative Support, and Bureauwide Fixed Costs. The annual appropriation for these 

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activities provides approximately 58-percent of the actual required administrative costs needed 

to maintain these functions. 

• Information Systems Operations – Funds information resources management needs, 

such as computer, data, telecommunication, and support services. This includes 

providing expertise for BLM Information Technology initiatives and providing technical 

assistance and support to field office personnel. 

• Administrative Support – Funds are used for indirect functions that support 

management decision-making and other direct program outputs. Indirect functions 

include communications, legislative affairs, public affairs, regulatory affairs, 

environmental education and volunteer programs; budget development and execution; 

enterprise architecture; information and financial management; property and acquisition 

management; management systems; personnel and organizational management; safety; 

and equal employment opportunity. 

• Bureauwide Fixed Costs – The Departmental Working Capital Fund (WCF) funds fixed 

costs such as General Services Administration rents, the Federal Building Fund, 

unemployment insurance, workers compensation, postage, and telecommunications 

functions. 

Program Assessments 

In addition to direct appropriations, and in order to provide the level of funding needed for the 

Information Systems, Administrative Support and Bureauwide Fixed Costs, the Bureau 

assesses its programs at both the National and State levels according to a prorated share of 

prior year full-time equivalent use. These assessments provide about 45-percent of the 

agency’s total Section 405 costs. The estimated program assessments in FY 2011 are $120.0 

million. These program assessments are under the oversight and administrative management 

of the BLM’s Budget Strategy Team, Information Technology Board, Administrative Assistant 

Directors, the BLM Director, and the Executive Leadership Team. These executives chart the 

course of the BLM based upon the BLM Strategic Plan, the President’s Management Agenda, 

Congressional directives, and the Department of the Interior’s (DOI) mandates. 

• National Program Assessments – The BLM assesses programs at the National level 

for centrally funded initiatives to pay for administrative support, Information Technology 

programs, and Bureauwide program activities many of which are mandated and/or 

uncontrollable assessments to the Department through the Working Capital Fund. 

These initiatives are centrally funded because the initiatives benefit all programs or all 

employees, and cannot be identified as benefiting any one program, such as the Federal 

Personnel Payroll System (FPPS). The WCF itemizes costs to the Bureau for services 

provided by the Department, through both the Centralized Bill and the Direct Bill, which 

are displayed in the table on the pages that follow. National program assessments for 

centrally funded initiatives are based upon historical Activity Based Costs, FTE usage of 

information systems operations, administrative support, and Bureauwide fixed costs to 

program areas and are prorated. These assessments include over $1.0 million dollars 

for the Bureau’s Priority Fund, which is used to assist field offices and programs with 

high priority unplanned and unfunded needs which arise during the fiscal year.

Explanation of the Increase in Funding for Centrally Funded Initiatives – Centrally 

Funded Initiatives (CFI) are projects identified for funding because they are critical to the 

BLM’s success, benefit the entire Bureau, and are funded by reductions to all nonproject specific subactivities throughout BLM. The CFIs are projects that cannot be 

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readily funded by other means but are of significant importance to warrant priority 

funding attention. 

In FY 2011, CFI funding is expected to increase due to one-time efforts to help fully fund 

some critical operations of the BLM National Operations Center (NOC). In FY 2008, 

BLM undertook efforts to streamline and centralize several administrative functions, e.g. 

information technology, human resources, and procurement and contracting. The NOC 

combined several centers into one, including the former National Business Center. The 

increased CFI funding will help support continued implementation of the NOC, after 

which it is anticipated that BLM will begin to see savings across the Bureau through the 

streamlined and centralized efforts. 

• Regional/State Program Assessments – The BLM’s State Offices also assess 

programs for costs at the State level that are not identifiable to a specific program 

output. In this way, for example, all programs within a state fund support services staff 

salaries. These costs also are assessed on a prorated basis using FTE and data from 

the Financial and Business Management System. 

Working Capital Fund 

The DOI manages a Departmental WCF and provides services to the BLM and other Interior 

agencies. These services include: payroll, personnel, rent, computer systems, lease space, and 

other specified services as needed. The BLM utilizes the Program Assessments completed by 

the National, Regional, and States Offices to pay the Departmental WCF for services that 

benefit the entire organization and support the DOI Strategic Plan, the BLM focus areas, and 

the DOI’s requirements. Many of these services are standard and reoccur on an annual basis, 

while others are fee-for-service based. The DOI and BLM have reimbursable service 

agreements for these services. The detailed tables that follow show the proposed Departmental 

WCF fees for services, both centrally billed and direct billed, for FY 2011. 

 

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Activity: Workforce and Organizational Support 

Subactivity: Information Systems Operations

2009 

Actual* 

2010 

Enacted 

2011 

Change 

from 2010 

(+/-) 

DOI-wide 

Changes 

(+/-) 

Program 

Changes 

(+/-) 

Budget 

Request 

Information Systems Operations 

($000) 14,969 15,406 -84 0 15,322 -84

 

FTE 57 57 0 0 57 0

Other Major Resources: 

Major Program IT Investments: 

Corporate Metadata Repository: 

010-04-01-07-02-0418-04 99 310 104 -206

Electronic Records Mgmt.: 010-04-

01-07-02-0473-04 0 250 263 +13

*The 2009 Actual column includes a decrease of $235,000 due to a reprogramming for critical needs into the Wild 

Horse and Burro Management subactivity.

JUSTIFICATION OF 2011 PROGRAM CHANGES

The FY 2011 budget request for the Information Systems Operations subactivity is $15,322,000 

and 57 FTE, with no program change from the FY 2010 enacted level. 

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Program Components 

The BLM Information Systems Operations subactivity is responsible for: 

• Planning, directing, coordinating, and evaluating Information Technology (IT) programs, 

policies and procedures and providing guidance for the effective use of IT resources in 

support of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) programs and services. 

• Maintaining the BLM’s strategic goals through effective management of information and 

the use of IT to support re-engineered business processes. As a result, it directly and 

indirectly supports many resource management programs and the achievement of their 

goals. 

• Managing and providing oversight of the Capital Planning and Investment Control 

Program for the IT investment portfolio ensuring that IT investments are managed and 

integrated into the BLM’s strategic goals and objectives. 

• Providing business solutions to future development of Federal e-government and 

homeland security initiatives. 

• Providing IT Security systems oversight, which includes network monitoring, Certification 

and Accreditation assessments, Security Tests and Evaluations, developing and 

implementing IT Security Risk Management and Contingency programs, and providing 

Contingency, Disaster Recovery, and Continuity of Operations Plans for the BLM. 

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• Managing the BLM’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and the Privacy Act and 

ensuring the BLM is in compliance with Indian Trust mandates and Section 508 of the 

Americans with Disabilities Act. 

• Managing the BLM’s Records Management Program, ensuring the BLM is in compliance 

with National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) regulations. 

• Providing efficient and effective internal operational support to stakeholders. 

Critical Factors 

The mission of the Information Systems Operations subactivity is to facilitate effective use of 

technology to collect, store, process, and utilize information critical to successfully executing 

BLM’s legally mandated missions; and continually maintain both economic and organizational 

discipline while seeking better ways to enable the integration of new and evolving technological 

approaches across the varied missions of the organization. The success of BLM’s Information 

Systems Operations is dependent on the following: 

• The management of information and the use of IT that involve numerous stakeholders 

both within and outside the BLM. Reconciling these competing interests is necessary for 

an efficient and effective IT program. 

• Process improvements for managing the IT Portfolio requires an integrated governance 

process to ensure strategic integration with the business and technology alignment and 

IT Security compliance. 

• Increased public scrutiny requires innovative efforts to increase transparency. 

• Increased public involvement and the continuing threat of cyber crimes require the 

Bureau to intensify its efforts to safeguard personally identifiable information (PII).

Means and Strategies 

The BLM remains a leader across the Department of the Interior (DOI) in supporting 

Congressional and Executive Branch information systems policy initiatives. The BLM has 

achieved success in lowering the overall costs of managing information systems by 

implementing dynamic approaches to respond to national priorities. This momentum will 

continue in FY 2011 with the following means and strategies to achieve performance goals: 

Capital Planning and Investment Control – Use project management principles and 

practices to monitor and evaluate IT acquisitions bureau-wide; implement acquisition best 

practices for each stage of the IT acquisition life cycle to establish cost and quality 

baselines. Provide oversight of the IT investment portfolio through capital planning and 

investment control, including monitoring and evaluating the strength of the investments. 

Information Resource Management (IRM) Governance – Investigate the use of new 

technologies to process, gather, review, revise, and release BLM records. Continue the use 

of video telecommunications to maintain staff awareness across the Bureau in areas of 

FOIA, Records, Privacy and Section 508 compliance. Initiate assessments on FOIA, 

Records, and Configuration Management activities across the Bureau for compliance to 

existing policies. Engage State and National center representatives during the development 

of IRM Governance policies and procedures to gain stakeholder buy-in and to reduce the 

necessity of rewrite policies. 

Business Alignment – Manage Enterprise Architecture (EA) with focus on collaboration, 

agility, efficiency, transparency, integration and security. Support enterprise infrastructure 

strategy as it applies to consolidating IT and business initiatives for multiple Departmentwide or multiple agency enterprise operations. 

IT Security – Initiate a standardized set of IT architecture to apply to publically accessed 

systems to achieve greater visibility and protection. Define, procure, and deploy a set of 

tools and technologies that enable a comprehensive end-to-end IT security capability 

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beyond existing anti-virus and scanning capability. Clarify roles of Bureau Center/State IT 

Security Managers in executing the centrally mandated IT security programs that utilize 

centrally selected, deployed, and managed tools and techniques. 

IT Infrastructure – Implement IT Service Management/IT Information Library best practices 

and principles to facilitate reduced Service Delivery/Service Support costs through 

process/procedure standardization and streamlining. Implement Wide Area Network (WAN) 

Optimization Technology to facilitate centralization of infrastructure, thereby reducing costs 

required to sustain Centers/States. 

Funding History and Other Funding Sources 

Total IT spending across the Bureau is funded from several programs. Major IT investments in 

the Bureau’s IT Portfolio are funded by those programs receiving support from the investments, 

while the IT infrastructure investments are funded proportionately from all programs. 

Demands, Trends and Resources 

• Network security incidents and the threat of such incidents are prompting the Federal 

government to develop more information security and privacy policies. Adhering to such 

policies is increasingly challenging amid shifting privacy priorities, and given existing 

network security obligations. 

• Organized crime, terrorist organizations, and other State-sponsored groups are 

becoming more active in network penetrations. Attack methods continually adjust to 

penetrate improved network and system security. 

• More complex Freedom of Information Act requests necessitate further training for BLM 

employees on handling such requests. 

• The BLM is continuing to develop its mandated breach response procedures as part of 

its Bureau Identify Theft Task Force. 

Long Term Vision 

The vision for the Information Systems Operations subactivity is to continue the enhancement of 

IT processes, and to realize operational efficiencies and cost savings without compromising the 

mission of the Bureau. Through the use of appropriate technologies and process improvements 

behind the scenes, information policy enhancements will provide the guidance and unify 

direction on conserving and protecting the nation’s natural resources, and will significantly 

enhance relations and communication with other land management agencies and the public. A 

few of the long term goals of this program are to: 

• Increase transparency in support of Open Government while producing innovative 

solutions to customers; 

• Create a reliable IT Infrastructure that aligns with Department objectives and milestones; 

• Reduce redundancies of IT systems across the Bureau; 

• Ensure availability of BLM policies to all stakeholders and the general public; 

• Implement a defined and integrated architecture across the DOI mission areas; 

• Establish an interactive platform to improve intra-bureau communication and 

engagement of the public; and 

• Embrace collaboration technologies for idea and information exchange, while capturing 

vanishing institutional knowledge.

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2011 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE

The Information Systems Operations program will perform the following activities in FY 2011: 

• Complete annual Certification and Accreditation packages of active IT systems. 

• Patch vulnerabilities that will minimize risks to the Bureau. 

• Execute the Department’s Freedom of Information Act Improvement Plan (Executive 

Order 13392). 

• Implement the OMB IT Infrastructure Optimization Line of Business Metrics (cost per 

seat, cost per user, response time, etc.). 

• Monitor major IT investments for progress against projected cost, schedule, and 

performance goals. 

• Prepare recommendations for the continuation, modification, or cancellation of funding 

for investments, and create an IT investment vitality report. 

• Conduct a policy gap analysis to identify areas in which privacy policy is not in full 

compliance with federal legislation, guidance and Department policies. 

• Standardize the following IT Asset Classes: Server, Desktop, Laptop, Storage, Printer / 

Plotter, and Network. 

• Centralize and optimize server and data storage capabilities to facilitate cost reductions 

in data management and improve quality in data delivery. 

• Develop an Internal IT Infrastructure Scorecard. 

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Activity: Workforce and Organizational Support 

Subactivity: Administrative Support

2009 

Actual* 

2010 

Enacted 

2011 Change 

from 

2010 

(+/-) 

DOI-wide 

Changes 

(+/-) 

Program 

Changes 

(+/-) 

Budget 

Request 

Administrative Support ($000) 48,784 51,377 -833 -562 49,982 -1,395

 

FTE 421 421 0 0 421 0

Other Major Resources: 

Major Program IT Investments: 

Auto Direct Mgt.: 010-04-01-07-02-

0000-00 30 0 0 0

Auto Fleet Mgt.: 010-04-01-07-02-

0405-00 20 0 0 0

Federal Financial Systems: 010-04-

01-01-03-0002-04 290 0 0 0

Human Capital Mgmt. System: 010-

04-01-07-02-0471-04 60 59 62 +3

Electronic Official Personnel Folder: 

010-04-01-07-02-0474-04 342 355 352 -3

GLO: 010-04-01-03-02-0416-04 564 579 581 +2

Data Quality Tool: 010-04-01-07-02-

0464-04 115 183 145 -38

* The 2009 Actual column includes a decrease of $1,334,000 due to a reprogramming for critical needs into the Wild 

Horse and Burro Management subactivity.

Summary of 2011 Program Changes for Administrative Support 

Request Component ($000) FTE 

Program Changes: 

• Reduce Base Funding -562 0 

TOTAL, Program Changes -562 0 

JUSTIFICATION OF 2011 PROGRAM CHANGES

The FY 2011 budget request for the Administrative Support subactivity is $49,982,000 and 421 

FTE, a program decrease of -$562,000 from the FY 2010 enacted level. 

Competitive Sourcing Study Savings (-$562,000 / 0 FTE) – The FY 2011 budget proposes to 

reduce by $562,000 the budget for BLM comparable to the amount that was identified for 

competitive sourcing. The primary use of these funds was related to contract support to help 

design and conduct the studies. With completion of competitive sourcing studies and 

implementation of the results, a funding decrease of $562,000 is proposed for this activity in FY 

2011.

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PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Program Components 

The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Administrative Support subactivity supports the 

following functions: 

• Executive and Management Decisions 

• Communications (includes Legislative 

Affairs, Public Affairs, Regulatory 

Affairs) 

• Budget Development and Execution 

• Financial Management 

• Property and Acquisition Management 

• Management Systems 

• Personnel and Organizational 

Management 

• Service First

• Environmental Education 

• Volunteers 

• Equal Employment Opportunity 

• Freedom of Information 

• Records Management 

• Privacy 

• Safety 

Means and Strategies 

The Administrative Support subactivity uses a combination of business process engineering and 

workforce planning strategies as the means to improve and accomplish customer service and 

effectiveness across the BLM. 

New methods of technology to process, gather, review and revise BLM records are also being 

utilized to obtain maximum efficiencies in the program. State and National Center 

representatives are engaged in the development of Information Resource Management 

Governance policies and procedures to gain stakeholder buy-in and to reduce the necessity of 

rewriting policies that are not easily implemented in their unique environment. Video 

telecommunications are utilized to efficiently inform and maintain staff awareness across the 

Bureau in areas of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Records, Privacy and Section 508 

compliance. 

Funding History and Other Funding Sources 

The Administrative Support subactivity manages a number of vital programs that contribute to 

multiple BLM activities. The programs (i.e., Equal Employment Opportunity, Service First, 

Environmental Education, Volunteers, etc.) are financially supported by many benefiting 

subactivities department- and bureau-wide. For example, the BLM records program is 

supported by funds from various programs to support the management of Bureau records in the 

National Archives and Records Administration’s (NARA) Federal Records Centers (FRC). 

Funds are also provided from benefiting subactivities for a department-wide Freedom of 

Information Act (FOIA) tracking application. 

Long-Term Vision

The long-term vision of the Administrative Support subactivity is to: 

• Improve its ability to provide timely and accurate information; 

• Improve quality business services to the organization; 

• Provide business and administrative tools to employees that add value and help them 

‘get the job done’; 

• Ensure performance and cost management information will be used to a greater extent 

in developing funding allocations within the Bureau; 

• Maximize performance and efficiency of programs and organizations; 

• Emphasize improving customer service; 

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• Implement best business practices; and 

• Ensure sound financial systems and accountability.

2011 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE

In FY 2011, BOM will emphasize and assure: 

• Adequate internal controls on BLM financial systems; 

• Compliance with accounting standards; 

• Accountability for undelivered order funds; 

• Compliance with fiscal laws and regulations; 

• Proper accounting, management, and maintenance of capital assets; 

• Complete quarterly financial statements, including intra-governmental eliminations; 

• Improve electronic data processing; and 

• Financial accountability at all levels of the organization. 

The Administrative Support subactivity will focus on the following operations to the Bureau: 

Financial Management – The BLM will continue to operate National Centers and related 

facilities that offer support services to a variety of critical programs that include fire support, 

uniforms, property, accounting, contracting, acquisition, space leasing, treasury investments, 

and the development and operation of financial, procurement, and property systems. In FY 

2011, BLM will participate in Deployment 5 of the Financial Business Management System 

(FBMS) implementation. This implementation will include the real estate module designed to 

collect more accurate information on the real cost of leasing, operating and maintaining the 

agency’s real property inventory. 

Improved Financial Performance – The BLM will continue to maintain unqualified (clean) 

financial audit opinion, and make available to all employees through the FBMS timely and 

accurate financial information. The ability to link budget and performance through cost 

management, and to access financial data in real time has fostered a Bureauwide ethic of fiscal 

accountability. The Bureau has also met or exceeded its goals to reduce or eliminate erroneous 

payments. 

Cost Management – The BLM will continue its use and development of the Collections and 

Billing System (CBS) and its interaction with the FBMS system. The FBMS system includes 

electronic links that integrate multiple business applications that will minimize data entry and 

maximize efficiencies through the reuse of data. This web-based system is a single collections 

and billings system that is easy for users to access and use. The BLM will continue to refine its 

cost management system that provides important information for tracking its spending, as well 

as utilizing the Treasury’s Intra-Governmental Payment and Collection system to expedite 

Federal reconciliations and improve the government’s precision in tracking funds moving from 

agency to agency. 

Performance Improvement – The BLM will continue to use the cost management information 

systems along with other management information tools to evaluate program effectiveness, and 

help allocate budgetary resources across the organization to maximize performance and cost 

effectiveness. 

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Road Maintenance – The BLM will continue to use cost management tools to evaluate 

equipment utilization and equipment replacement to determine if contracting these activities will 

be more cost effective. 

Disposal of Personal Property – The BLM will continue to dispose of excess personal 

property to other Federal and State agencies, the donation of computers and other electronics 

to local schools when possible, and to sell working capital fund vehicles and heavy equipment 

on EBay’s auction web site. These activities have reduced overhead costs, increased visibility, 

improved revenue, and created fast sales and the transfer of monies to BLM. Proceeds from 

the sale of vehicles are returned to the working capital fund to augment the cost of replacement 

vehicles. 

Information Resources Management (IRM) Governance – The BLM will focus on specific 

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Offices where heavy backlog and problems exist to help 

facilitate methods for improving the process of reducing backlog and problems. The BLM will 

also work to improve customer relations and provide timely, accurate and user-friendly 

information in the FOIA, Records, and Section 508 programs. In addition, the Bureau will 

conduct at least four program assessments to ensure compliance with existing IRM policies. 

Workforce Planning – The BLM will redefine its workforce planning process to ensure the 

agency has the appropriate skills at the right time and place and to incorporate findings from the 

2009 Government Accountability Office Report on Workforce Planning at the Department of the 

Interior. As a result of workforce planning, the BLM will place more emphasis on entry-level 

recruiting, career development, and diversification. For example, the Bureau is using the 

Presidential Management Fellow, Federal Career Intern, and Student Career Experience 

Programs as viable tools for recruiting and filling entry-level positions and for meeting its future 

skill requirements. 

Environmental Education – The BLM field offices across the nation offer more than 400 

environmental education programs and reach an average of 400,000 people annually. This is a 

measure of data collected from field offices who track the number of participants per event. The 

BLM education programs are aimed at teaching our nation’s youth, providing programs to get 

kids active outdoors, fostering conservation and stewardship ethics among public lands visitors, 

and nurturing the ‘next generation’ of resource professionals. Education programs, including 30 

programs linked to the interagency Hands on the Land network, encourage citizen stewardship 

and help BLM to forge community connections. 

Volunteers – This engages thousands of citizens nationwide each year, routinely providing a 

return of almost 20:1 on agency funds invested in program management, which includes 

volunteer recruitment, training and recognition, as well as staff training and fulfillment of legal 

requirements (e.g., volunteer background checks, bonding). This information is based on the 

annual volunteer report, which calculates the value of volunteer hours served on behalf of the 

Bureau and provides the data on volunteer program costs. In FY 2008, the rate of return was 

$19.85 for every $1 spent. National Public Lands Day alone annually produces public lands 

enhancements valued at more than $1.0 million. The principal beneficiaries of the work 

performed by BLM volunteers are the public lands resources managed by BLM’s Recreation, 

Cultural Resources, Wild Horse and Burros, Wildlife, and Range programs. 

Service First initiative – The BLM will continue its partnership with the United States Forest 

Service (USFS), the National Park Service (NPS), and the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). 

The Bureau will work to improve customer service and seek additional cost savings and 

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productivity improvements. The BLM currently shares 61 sites with other agencies. The BLM, 

FWS and USFS continue to merge budget funding allocations to field offices for the sharing of 

operations and services, where available or existing. This includes staff and services provided 

by the BLM, FWS and USFS to its customers and communities. For more information on 

Service First, see the Appendix. 

 

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Activity: Workforce and Organizational Support 

Subactivity: Bureauwide Fixed Costs

2009 

Actual* 

2010 

Enacted 

2011 

Change 

from 2010 

(+/-) 

 

DOI-wide 

Changes 

(+/-) 

Program 

Changes 

(+/-) 

Budget 

Request 

Bureauwide Fixed Costs ($000) 89,572 91,277 -562 -397 90,318 -959

 

FTE 0 0 0 0 0 0

Other Major Resources: 

Major Program IT Investments: 

Summary of 2011 Program Changes for Bureauwide Fixed Costs 

Request Component ($000) FTE 

Program Changes: 

• Reduce Base Funding -391 

• Program Reduction due to lower DOI WCF bill -6 0 

TOTAL, Program Changes -397 0 

JUSTIFICATION OF 2011 PROGRAM CHANGES 

The 2011 budget request for the Bureauwide Fixed Cost subactivity is $90,318,000 with a 

program decrease of $397,000 below the 2010 enacted level. 

Reduction due to Energy Savings (-$391,000/0 FTE) – Over 210 BLM-owned buildings, 

located in six states, have been retrofitted with energy conservation measures using an Energy 

Savings Performance Contract (ESPC). As a result of these energy efficiencies, the BLM will 

realize savings annually. 

Program Reduction due to lower DOI WCF bill (-$6,000/0 FTE) – Due to a recalculation of 

the Department’s Working Capital Fund bill, the BLM is being reduced by $6,000 to support its 

portion of the bill.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW 

Program Components 

The Bureauwide Fixed Costs program subactivity funds the following: 

• The Departmental Working Capital Fund (WCF) fixed costs are billed by the Department 

of Interior’s (DOI) Office of the Secretary and the DOI’s National Business Center, and 

categorized as two separate bills: 

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1. Central Bill – Mandatory services provided by the DOI Office of the Secretary 

and the DOI National Business Center. 

2. Direct Bill – Primarily a fee for service bill. These are services provided under 

reimbursable agreements between the BLM and DOI. 

• The Space Management program focuses primarily on general purpose and warehouse 

space acquired through acquisition, lease, and construction, and General Services 

Administration (GSA) provided space in federally owned or leased buildings. There are 

approximately 400 owned, leased and GSA provided and other agency provided field 

office, district office, state office and center facilities. 

• The National Land Radio (LMR) program was recently placed under the direction of the 

Fire and Aviation Directorate. This LMR program is distinct from the DOI radio program. 

It provides two-way radio voice services in the 13 western states, including Alaska, and 

the Eastern States. The primary customers are wildland fire, law enforcement, and 

resources staff. The radio systems are used jointly with other federal, state, and local 

agencies in support of wildland fire and law enforcement operations. The LMR program 

is working to join the radio network nationally among partners, cooperators, and other 

stakeholders to build a homogenous and holistic architecture. 

• The Telecommunications program manages the Federal Telecommunications System 

(FTS) 2001 Intercity Service costs including long distance voice circuit, interoffice data 

service, video, and electronic mail service. These costs are based on the type of 

service, bandwidth, volume, and length of each call. The FTS 2001, provided by the 

MCI Corporation, is the inter-city carrier for the BLM. Data communications service is 

based upon the number of connections, type of service, bandwidth, and carrier point of 

presence and length of circuits. Local carriers, other than MCI’s FTS 2001, are used for 

intra-late data communications service in many locations as a cost savings measure. 

These costs are designated as non-FTS costs and services and are provided by the 

local tariff service provider. All other telecommunications services, including local basic 

commercial telephone, General Services Administration (GSA) consolidated services, 

cellular services (which are funded from individual State/National Center operating 

funds), and Enterprise Services Network, are included in the Department’s WCF. 

• The Federal Personnel Payroll System (FPPS) monitors the costs of using and 

maintaining BLM’s personnel management systems. 

• The Mail and Postal Costs component of this program assesses and monitors BLM’s 

mail and postal service utilization, which includes base metered postage machines, next 

day postage, and other express mail services. 

• The Unemployment Insurance Costs are based upon historical data, paid through the 

Department's Federal Employees Compensation Account of the Unemployment Trust 

Fund to the Department of Labor, pursuant to the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 

1980. 

• The Workers Compensation amount requested for 2011 covers costs for a 12-month 

period and is paid to the Department of Labor through the Department's Employee 

Compensation Fund, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 8147(b) as amended by Public Law 94-273. 

Some of these funds are explicitly provided in the 2010 Interior Appropriations Act as fixed 

costs. 

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Long Term Vision 

The primary goal for the Bureauwide Fixed Costs program subactivity is to provide funding for 

fixed costs, including long-term facility leases, corporate level interagency agreements, 

telecommunications services, and systems maintenance for FPPS, Mail and Postal costs, and 

unemployment insurance and worker’s compensation. The long-term goal of the Space 

Management program is to facilitate consolidations and collocations of BLM Offices with other 

DOI Bureaus and other Federal land management agencies, wherever possible. This ongoing 

strategy will not only achieve space reduction but achieve a decrease in the expansion of real 

estate costs, improve delivery of services to customers, increase employee productivity, and 

attain a healthy, safe, and integrated workplace environment. 

Critical Factors 

The critical factors in the Bureauwide Fixed Costs program: 

• The Space Management program promotes and encourages sustainability. All new BLM 

facilities comply with BLM Sustainable Building Implementation Plans, while addressing 

current and emerging needs. 

Means and Strategies 

The BLM developed a utilization strategy to manage the space program. The utilization strategy 

requires constructed, leased, and owned assets to have space allocations based on: 

• Office space, 200 useable square feet per person for each headquarter, center, state, 

district, and field offices. 

• No less than 50-percent space is unoccupied for warehouse space to be determined 

fully utilized. 

Typically, State Asset Managers are responsible for identifying space requirements and for 

developing a multi-year space plan as part of the Asset Business Plan and Asset Management 

Plan requirements. The Asset Business Plan enables BLM managers to make investment 

decisions on how their space portfolio contributes to achieving BLM’s mission, strategic goals, 

and how the acquisition, assignment, allocation, and utilization of those constructed leased and 

owned facilities will occur at the Center/State/District/Field levels. The multi-year plans are 

consolidated into a Five-Year Space Management Plan and submitted to Department of the 

Interior (DOI) with the Exhibit 54, Space Budget Justification for funding space allocation. 

2011 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE

In 2011, the BLM will continue to manage the National Land Radio program, 

telecommunications, the Federal Personnel Payroll System, unemployment costs, mail and 

postal costs, the Employee Compensation Fund, and office space leasing, which is the largest 

expense of BLM’s fixed costs. The rental of general-purpose office space and associated 

facilities is classified in two ways: 

1. GSA Rental Space – Includes GSA's rent and related utility and security charges for 

rental of office, warehouse, storage, and other facilities occupied by the BLM. 

2. BLM Leased Space – Space controlled by the BLM, which includes rental costs for 

space leases that were transferred from the GSA to the BLM on October 1, 1987, plus the 

transfer of new leases every year from the GSA. These leases are for facilities occupied by 

BLM personnel as well as the United State Forest Service (USFS) and other DOI personnel. 

The BLM leased space also includes utility costs that have been systematically removed 

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from leases to reduce energy consumption. The DOI controlled space funding is included 

under the Working Capital Fund. Location sharing with the DOI and other Federal agencies, 

such as the USFS, will be regarded by field office managers as the first option to consider 

for new space requests. The BLM will continue conserving space in this manner to reduce 

space costs and improve service to customers by joining with other land management 

agencies to provide more efficient and effective services. 

2011 BUREAUWIDE FIXED COSTS

2010 2010 2011 2011

Budget 

Justifications

Planned 

Revised 

Final Planned

Change

 (+/-)

Total Funding 91,277 91,133 92,364 1,231

Space rental - GSA 21,020 21,020 21,707 687

Space rental - BLM 32,924 32,524 32,924 400

General Purpose 

Telecommunications 5,808 5,056 5,056 0

Radio 

Telecommunications 842 842 842 0

Mail & Postal Services 1,969 1,969 2,000 31

Injured Employee 

Compensation 8,372 8,372 8,734 362

Unemployment 

Compensation 7,356 7,356 7,079 -277

GSA Consumer 

Information 15 15 15 0

subtotal Dept WCF (1830 Only) 13,813 13,979 13,973 -6

Dept WCF FPPS 0 540 540 0

Dept WCF FBMS 1,237 639 639 0

Dept WCF General 12,576 12,800 12,794 -6

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Activity: Mining Law Administration 

2011 

2009 

Actual 

2010 

Enacted 

DOI-wide 

Changes 

(+/-) 

Program 

Changes 

(+/-) 

Budget 

Request 

Change 

from 2010 

(+/-) 

($000) 34,696 36,696 36,696 

Offsetting Receipts -34,696 -36,696 -36,696 

FTE 286 296 296 

Other Major Resources: 

Major Program IT Investments: 

JUSTIFICATION OF 2011 PROGRAM CHANGES

The 2011 budget request for Mining Law Administration is $36,696,000 and 296 FTE, with no 

program changes from the 2010 Enacted level. 

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Program Components 

The BLM Mining Law Administration Program (Locatable Minerals) is responsible for providing 

access to mineral resources in an environmentally responsible manner. The primary program 

components are: 

• Administering mining claims and collecting location and annual maintenance fees. 

• On September 1, 2009 the mining claim holding and location fees were adjusted 

according to the legislative language establishing them. 

• Processing notices for exploration and plans of operations for exploration and 

production. 

• Processing use and occupancy proposals. 

• Evaluating reclamation plans and ensuring adequate financial guarantees through the 

posting of reclamation bonds. 

• Inspecting existing notices and plans of operation. 

• Taking enforcement actions to ensure compliance with terms and conditions of notices, 

plans of operations and use and occupancy authorizations. 

• Conducting mineral examinations to determine valid existing rights under the mining 

laws. 

 

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Critical Factors 

A number of key factors impact the program’s workload: 

• Over the past few years, the number of active mining claims has risen dramatically. The 

BLM expects the level of locatable minerals activity to continue to rise, primarily due to 

increases in world commodity prices. The demand for new mining claims is largely a 

reflection of recent increases in gold, copper and uranium prices. 

• There has been interest in location of mining claims for minerals associated with the 

development of alternative energy systems, for example lithium which may be used in 

batteries for plug-in hybrid vehicles. 

• New uranium mining claim locations have increased over the past few years due to the 

increase in the price of uranium oxide (yellow cake). Processed uranium is used for the 

production of approximately 20 percent of the electrical energy in nuclear power plants in 

the U.S. The BLM is experiencing a substantial increase in the total number of mining 

claims in the states of Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. These states 

contain the known uranium districts from which production has previously occurred. 

In 2011, the BLM will continue the following activities: 

• Providing access to locatable mineral resources while ensuring environmental 

protection. 

• Implementing new training for managing uranium exploration and mining due to the 

dramatic increase in new uranium mining claims, exploration notices, and mining plans 

of operations over the past few years. 

• Coordinating with other federal agencies with primary responsibility for approval of 

uranium milling activities. 

• Working with State agencies to streamline multiple agency processes to minimize the 

time necessary to authorize exploration and development activities. 

• Maintaining on the ground capability as a result of increased retirements by hiring and 

training of new employees. 

The General Mining Law of 1872 

The program is responsible for managing exploration and 

development of locatable minerals available on public lands 

under the General Mining Law of 1872, and the Federal Land 

Policy and Management Act of 1976. 

Since 1993, claimants have been required to pay an annual 

maintenance fee for each mining claim and site in lieu of 

performing assessment work as previously required under the 

General Mining Law of 1872. 

Congress also added a one-time location fee in 1993. The 

maintenance fee is currently $140 per claim and the location fee 

is currently $34 per claim. 

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The figure below shows the recent history of mining claims and mining claim revenue starting 

with 2002. 

0

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30

40

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100

150

200

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350

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2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Revenues - Millions

Mining Claims - Thousands

Year

Mining Claims and Revenues 

New Mining Claims Total Mining Claims Revenue in Millions ($) 

Funding History and Other Funding Sources 

The Mining Law Administration program is primarily funded through this subactivity. Other 

funding sources include: 

• Under the authorities of 43 U.S.C. 1474 and 1734(a), the BLM retains the processing 

fees it collects from mining claim recordation actions and mineral patent adjudication to 

recover the full cost of processing these documents. A new fee schedule was 

promulgated in November 2005. The processing fees for recording a new mining claim, 

annual filings, transfers of interest, amendments to previously recorded documents, 

deferments of assessment, and protests were increased. Mineral patent applicants (if 

the moratorium is rescinded) will pay a fixed processing fee of $2,520 (>10 claims) or 

$1,260 (10 or fewer claims). 

• In addition, the BLM will charge a processing fee, on a case by case basis, for proposed 

mining plans of operations requiring an environmental impact statement. A processing 

fee is also applicable to validity or common variety examinations and associated reports 

performed in connection with a patent application, 43 CFR 3809.100 (withdrawn lands) 

or 43 CFR 3809.101 (common variety determinations) on a case-by case basis. 

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Accomplishments 

In 2009, the BLM processed 129 new plans of operations or modifications, processed 544 

mining notices and performed 3,897 mining law administration inspections. 

2011 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE

The following performance measures are indicative of the proposed performance changes in the 

Mining Law Administration program. 

Average Time to Approve Plans of Operations: The average time to approve plans of 

operations declined from 17 months in 2006 to 11 months in 2009 (actual). The planned 

average time for 2011 is expected to be the same as the 2010 planned level, which was 14 

months. 

Percent of Notices and Plans of Operations Inspected: The percentage of notices and 

plans of operations inspected was expected to increase in 2010 over the actual in 2009. This 

increase is expected to level out in 2011. In combination with a reduction in the number of 

operations requiring inspection, the percent of operations inspected has increased from 41 

percent in 2007 to 46 percent in 2009 and is on a trajectory to reach 47 percent in 2010 and will 

carry forward at the same levels into 2011. The focus of the inspection program is on the active 

operations. Operations with reclamation earthwork completed and waiting for revegetation 

success are a lower priority for inspection. 

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MINING LAW ADMINISTRATION PERFORMANCE Overview 

 Measures: 2006 Actual 2007 Actual 2008 Actual 2009 Plan 2009 Actual 2010 Plan 2011 Plan 

Average time for processing plans of operation for locatable minerals.

(SP/PART) 

 17 mo 14 mo 11 mo 14 mo 11 mo 14 mo 14 mo 

Total Actual/Projected Cost ($000) $7,906 $7,352 $9,392 $9,756 $10,907 $10,283 $10,683 Actual/Projected Cost per plan (in dollars) $465,073 $525,125 $853,829 $696,834 $991,528 $734,530 $763,071 Comment: Although plans of operation are completed in less time, the continuous start of new plans does not allow the funding levePercent of Reclamation Bond Adequacy (Bur/PART) 

new 

measure 

95% 

958,808,534/ 

1,010,130,079 

101% 

1,170,579,653/ 

1,160,075,979 

98% 

1,145,500,979/ 

1,164,149,866 

95% 

1,323,887,069/ 

1,392,917,134 

98% 

1,145,500,979/ 

1,164,149,866 

99% 

1,152,508,367/

1,164,149,866 

Comment: The Bond adequacy reporting system was implemented mid 2006. Percent of Mining Law incidents of Non-compliance corrected with first notice. (Bur/PART) 

17% 

13/ 76 

9% 

3/ 32 

9% 

3 / 35 

23% 

11/ 47 

21% 

4 /19 

26% 

12/ 47 

31% 

14/ 45 

Percent of Notices and Plans of Operations Inspected (Bur/PART) 

27% 

1,185/ 

4,403 

41% 

1,158/ 2,841 

55% 

1,321/ 2,385 

75% 

1,665/ 2,216 

46% 

1,347 / 2,924 

47% 

1,400/ 3,000 

47% 

1,450/ 3,050 

Total Actual/Projected Cost ($000) $8,898 $8,847 $9,467 $9,101 $8,405 $9,617 $9,833 Actual/Projected Cost per plan (in dollars) $7,509 $7,640 $7,167 $5,466 $6,240 $6,869 $6,781 Comment: In 2007, the denominator changes because a significant number of expired Notices were eliminated in 2006. Process Mining Plans of Operation (plans processed). 

139 122 160 143 129 148 148 

Process Mining Notices (notices processed) 720 837 643 508 544 537 537 Inspect Locatable Mineral Sites for Surface Management Compliance (inspections). 

3,351 3,344 3,607 3,071 3,897 3,456 3,600 
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Budget Schedules

Account Symbol and Title

14X1109

Management of Lands and Resources

Line 2009 Act 2010 CY 2011 BY

Program and Financing (P) ($ in Millions)

Obligations by program activity:

 Land resources 0011 221 226 226

 Wildlife and fisheries 0012 49 50 50

 Threatened and endangered species 0013 21 27 27

 Recreation management 0014 63 70 80

 Energy and minerals 0015 107 111 116

 Realty and ownership management 0016 86 96 96

 Resource protection 0017 94 98 98

 Transportation and facilities maintenance 0018 59 80 85

 Land and resource information systems 0019 17 18 17

 Workforce and organizational support 0020 150 155 155

 Challenge Cost Share 0026 9 10 10

 Recovery Act activities 0029 26 99 0

 National Monuments & NCA 0030 28 30 30

 Reimbursable program 0901 56 61 61

 Communication site rental fees 0902 2 2 2

 Mining law administration 0903 36 36 36

 APD Fees 0904 36 46 46

 Total new obligations 1000 1060 1215 1135

Budgetary resources available for obligation:

 Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year 2140 178 287 197

 New budget authority (gross) 2200 1143 1099 1074

 Resources available from recoveries of prior year 

obligations

2210 26 26 26

 Total budgetary resources available for obligation 2390 1347 1412 1297

 Total new obligations 2395 -1060 -1215 -1135

 Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year 2440 287 197 162

New budget authority (gross), detail:

 Discretionary:

 Appropriation 4000 1030 960 924

 Unobligated balance permanently reduced 4036 0 -1 0

 Transferred from other accounts 4200 3 0 0

 Transferred from other accounts 4200 1 0 0

 Transferred from other accounts 4200 1 0 0

 Transferred from other accounts 4200 4 0 0

 Appropriation (total discretionary) 4300 1039 959 924

 Appropriation - Control Totals 4300-10 0 0 0

 Appropriation - Computed Totals 4300-20 1039 959 924

 Discretionary, Appropriations Committee

 Appropriation [Regular] **OL Rates** 4300-40 913 943 908

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Account Symbol and Title

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Line 2009 Act 2010 CY 2011 BY

 Baseline Non-Pay 4300-50 359 363

 Baseline Civilian Pay 4300-50 584 610

 Policy Outlays:

 New Authority 4300-61 860 731 704

 Balances (excl of EOY PY Bal) 4300-62 100 0 174

 End of PY Balances 4300-63 198 38

 Subtotal, outlays 4300-64 960 929 916

 Baseline Outlays:

 New Authority 4300-81 731 754

 Balances (excl of EOY PY Bal) 4300-82 0 174

 End of PY Balances 4300-83 198 38

 Subtotal, outlays 4300-84 929 967

 Appropriation [Protected:Conserving Fish and 

Wildlife - Climate Change] **OL Rates**

4300-40 0 15 15

 Baseline Non-Pay 4300-50 13 13

 Baseline Civilian Pay 4300-50 2 2

 Policy Outlays:

 New Authority 4300-61 0 12 12

 Balances (excl of EOY PY Bal) 4300-62 0 0 3

 End of PY Balances 4300-63 0 0

 Subtotal, outlays 4300-64 0 12 14

 Baseline Outlays:

 New Authority 4300-81 12 12

 Balances (excl of EOY PY Bal) 4300-82 0 3

 End of PY Balances 4300-83 0 0

 Subtotal, outlays 4300-84 12 15

 Discretionary, Homeland Security, Appropriations Committee

 Appropriation [Homeland Security] **OL Rates** 4300-40 1 1 1

 Baseline Non-Pay 4300-50 0 0

 Baseline Civilian Pay 4300-50 1 1

 Policy Outlays:

 New Authority 4300-61 0 1 1

 Balances (excl of EOY PY Bal) 4300-62 0 0 0

 End of PY Balances 4300-63 0 0

 Subtotal, outlays 4300-64 0 1 1

 Baseline Outlays:

 New Authority 4300-81 1 1

 Balances (excl of EOY PY Bal) 4300-82 0 0

 End of PY Balances 4300-83 0 0

 Subtotal, outlays 4300-84 1 1

 Discretionary, Emergency Appropriation for Economic Recovery, Appropriations 

Committee

 Appropriation [ARRA] **OL Rates** 4300-40 125 0 0

 Baseline Non-Pay 4300-50 0 0

 Baseline Civilian Pay 4300-50 0 0

 Policy Outlays:

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Account Symbol and Title

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Line 2009 Act 2010 CY 2011 BY

 New Authority 4300-61 2 0 0

 Balances (excl of EOY PY Bal) 4300-62 0 0 0

 End of PY Balances 4300-63 88 35

 Subtotal, outlays 4300-64 2 88 35

 Baseline Outlays:

 New Authority 4300-81 0 0

 Balances (excl of EOY PY Bal) 4300-82 0 0

 End of PY Balances 4300-83 88 35

 Subtotal, outlays 4300-84 88 35

 Spending authority from offsetting collections:

 Offsetting collections (Mining law and Comm Sites) 5800 37 39 39

 Offsetting collections (Economy Act) 5800 58 55 55

 Offsetting collections (APD fees) 5800 36 46 46

 Offsetting collections (inspection fees) 5800 0 0 10

 Change in uncollected customer payments from 

Federal sources (unexpired)

5810 -27 0 0

 Spending authority from offsetting collections (total 

discretionary)

5890 104 140 150

 Spending authority from offsetting collections -

Control Totals

5890-10 0 0 0

 Spending authority from offsetting collections -

Computed Totals

5890-20 104 140 150

 Discretionary, Appropriations Committee

 Policy Program [Mining Law, Telecomm Fees, 

and Permits to Drill] **OL Rates**

5890-40 56 83 84

 Baseline Program [Text] 5890-50 83 84

 Policy Outlays:

 New Authority 5890-61 0 83 84

 Balances (excl of EOY PY Bal) 5890-62 0 0 0

 End of PY Balances 5890-63 0 0

 Subtotal, outlays 5890-64 0 83 84

 Baseline Outlays:

 New Authority 5890-81 83 84

 Balances (excl of EOY PY Bal) 5890-82 0 0

 End of PY Balances 5890-83 0 0

 Subtotal, outlays 5890-84 83 84

 Policy Program [Economy Act] **OL Rates** 5890-40 48 57 56

 Baseline Program [Text] 5890-50 57 58

 Policy Outlays:

 New Authority 5890-61 48 29 28

 Balances (excl of EOY PY Bal) 5890-62 0 0 29

 End of PY Balances 5890-63 29 0

 Subtotal, outlays 5890-64 48 58 57

 Baseline Outlays:

 New Authority 5890-81 29 29

 Balances (excl of EOY PY Bal) 5890-82 0 29

 End of PY Balances 5890-83 29 0

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 Subtotal, outlays 5890-84 58 57

 Policy Program [User Fee: inspection fees] **OL 

Rates**

5890-40 0 0 10

 Baseline Program [Text] 5890-50 0 0

 Policy Outlays:

 New Authority 5890-61 0 0 10

 Balances (excl of EOY PY Bal) 5890-62 0 0 0

 End of PY Balances 5890-63 0 0

 Subtotal, outlays 5890-64 0 0 10

 Baseline Outlays:

 New Authority 5890-81 0 0

 Balances (excl of EOY PY Bal) 5890-82 0 0

 End of PY Balances 5890-83 0 0

 Subtotal, outlays 5890-84 0 0

 Total new budget authority (gross) 7000 1143 1099 1074

Change in obligated balances:

 Obligated balance, start of year 7240 116 167 185

 Total new obligations 7310 1060 1215 1135

 Total outlays (gross) 7320 -1010 -1171 -1118

 Recoveries of prior year obligations 7345 -26 -26 -26

 Change in uncollected customer payments from 

Federal sources (unexpired)

7400 27 0 0

 Obligated balance, end of year 7440 167 185 176

Outlays (gross), detail:

 Outlays from new discretionary authority 8690 910 856 839

 Outlays from discretionary balances 8693 100 315 279

 Total outlays (gross) 8700 1010 1171 1118

Offsets:

 Against gross budget authority and outlays:

 Offsetting collections (cash) from:

 Federal sources 8800 72 57 57

 Federal sources (total) 8800-10 72 57 57

 Discretionary, Appropriations Committee

 Policy Program [Economy Act] 8800-41 72 57 57

 Baseline Program [Economy Act 

Reimbursements]

8800-71 57 58

 Non-Federal sources 8840 59 83 83

 Non-Federal sources 8840 0 0 10

 Non-Federal sources (total) 8840-10 59 83 93

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Account Symbol and Title

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Line 2009 Act 2010 CY 2011 BY

 Discretionary, Appropriations Committee

 Policy Program [Mining Law, Comm Sites, APD 

Fees]

8840-41 59 83 83

 Baseline Program [Mining Law, Comm Sites, 

APD Fees]

8840-71 83 84

 Policy Program [inspection fees] 8840-41 0 0 10

 Total, offsetting collections (cash) 8890 131 140 150

 Against gross budget authority only:

 Change in uncollected customer payments from 

Federal sources (unexpired)

8895 -27 0 0

 Discretionary, Appropriations Committee

 Policy Program [Text] 8895-41 -27 0 0

Net budget authority and outlays:

 Budget authority 8900 1039 959 924

 Outlays 9000 879 1031 968

Unpaid obligation, end of year 9502 316

Object Classification (O) ($ in Millions)

Direct obligations:

 Personnel compensation:

 Full-time permanent 1111 343 347 347

 Other than full-time permanent 1113 21 23 23

 Other personnel compensation 1115 17 17 17

 Total personnel compensation 1119 381 387 387

 Civilian personnel benefits 1121 117 118 118

 Travel and transportation of persons 1210 19 19 17

 Transportation of things 1220 9 18 17

 Rental payments to GSA 1231 23 29 27

 Rental payments to others 1232 32 35 32

 Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous 

charges

1233 21 23 22

 Printing and reproduction 1240 3 3 3

 Advisory and assistance services 1251 18 25 20

 Other services 1252 172 235 188

 Other purchases of goods and services from 

Government accounts

1253 15 45 30

 Operation and maintenance of facilities 1254 8 12 12

 Research and development contracts 1255 2 2 1

 Operation and maintenance of equipment 1257 15 17 15

 Supplies and materials 1260 24 30 28

 Equipment 1310 17 19 19

 Land and structures 1320 11 12 12

 Grants, subsidies, and contributions 1410 44 44 44

 Insurance claims and indemnities 1420 0 1 1

 Subtotal, obligations, Direct obligations 1990 931 1074 993

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Reimbursable obligations:

 Personnel compensation:

 Full-time permanent 2111 57 58 58

 Other than full-time permanent 2113 3 3 3

 Other personnel compensation 2115 3 3 3

 Total personnel compensation 2119 63 64 64

 Civilian personnel benefits 2121 18 19 19

 Travel and transportation of persons 2210 3 4 4

 Transportation of things 2220 1 1 1

 Rental payments to others 2232 3 3 3

 Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous 

charges

2233 1 1 1

 Advisory and assistance services 2251 1 2 2

 Other services 2252 13 17 18

 Other purchases of goods and services from 

Government accounts

2253 14 17 17

 Operation and maintenance of facilities 2254 1 1 1

 Supplies and materials 2260 2 2 2

 Equipment 2310 1 1 1

 Land and structures 2320 3 4 4

 Grants, subsidies, and contributions 2410 5 5 5

 Subtotal, obligations, Reimbursable obligations 2990 129 141 142

 Total new obligations 9999 1060 1215 1135

Character Classification (C) ($ in Millions)

INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES:

 Conduct of research and development:

 Applied research:

 Direct Federal programs:

 Budget Authority 1422-01 8 8 8

 Outlays 1422-02 8 8 8

NON-INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES:

 Direct Federal programs:

 Budget Authority 2004-01 1031 952 916

 Outlays 2004-02 871 1023 961

Employment Summary (Q)

Direct:

 Civilian full-time equivalent employment 1001 5455 5540 5518

Reimbursable:

 Civilian full-time equivalent employment 2001 975 985 985

Allocation account:

 Civilian full-time equivalent employment 3001 2635 2813 2630

Appropriations Requests in Thousands of Dollars (T)

Budget year budgetary resources 1000 923559

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APPROPRIATION: CONSTRUCTION

 

APPROPRIATION LANGUAGE SHEET

For construction of buildings, recreation facilities, roads, trails, and appurtenant 

facilities, [$8,626,000] $3,590,000, to remain available until expended 

(Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations 

Act, 2010.) 
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AUTHORIZATIONS

The Federal Land Policy 

and Management Act of 

1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701, et 

seq.) 

Authorizes the management of the public lands on a 

multiple-use basis. 

43 U.S.C. 1762 Provides for the acquisition, construction, and maintenance of 

roads within and near public lands that will permit economic 

timber harvesting and at the same time meet the 

requirements for protection, development, and management 

utilization of other resources. 

 
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Summary of Requirements ($000)

2011 

Change 

from 2010 

(+/-) 

Comparison 

by Activity/ 

Subactivity 

2009 

Actual 

2009 

Recovery Act* 

2010 

Enacted 

DOI-Wide 

Changes 

(+/-) 

Program 

Changes 

(+/-) 

Budget 

Request 

FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount 

Construction 23 6,590 0 180,000 33 8,626 0 0 -10 -5,036 23 3,590 -10 -5,036 

Transfer -753 

Construction 23 5,837 0 180,000 33 8,626 0 0 -10 -5,036 23 3,590 -10 -5,036 

*Recovery Act funding allocations can be found in the Appendix. 

 
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Activity: Construction 

Subactivity: Construction 

 2011 

 

2009 

Actual* 

2010 

Enacted 

DOI-wide 

Changes 

(+/-) 

Program 

Changes 

(+/-) 

Budget 

Request 

Change 

from 2010 

(+/-) 

Construction ($000) 6,590 8,626 0 -5,036 3,590 -5,036

Transfer -753 

FTE 23 33 0 -10 23 -10

Other Major Resources: 

 

Major Program IT Investments: 

* The 2009 Actual column includes a decrease of $753,000 due to a Sec. 102 Transfer to the Management of Lands 

and Resources appropriation for a critical need. 

Summary of 2011 Program Changes for Construction 

Request Component ($000) FTE 

Program Changes: 

• Reduce Base Funding -5,036 -10 

TOTAL, Program Changes -5,036 -10 

JUSTIFICATION OF 2011 PROGRAM CHANGES

The 2011 budget request for the Construction program is $3,590,000 and 23 FTE, a program 

decrease of $5,036,000 and -10 FTE from the 2010 enacted level. 

Reduction in Base Funding (-$5,036,000/-10 FTE) – The BLM proposes a program decrease 

of $5,036,000 in the Construction program. The American Recovery and Restoration Act 

(ARRA) provided $180 million for construction projects within BLM. Individual projects are 

selected using merit-based criteria, including accepted industry ranking standards and the 

Department of the Interior’s approved ranking criteria, and documented within a comprehensive 

5-year priority list. The FY 2011 Line-Item Construction list includes the most critical 

Life/Health/Safety and emergency projects. The BLM will continue to maintain core functions in 

the Construction program by focusing on the highest priority work and implementing program 

efficiencies where possible.

 
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PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Program Components 

The Bureau of Land Management’s Construction program provides funds for developing 

facilities and building safe facilities for visitors and employees that are in compliance with 

Federal requirements. The highest priority is given to critical health or safety work, critical 

resource protection, energy and building sustainability, code compliance and mission criticality 

per the Department’s guidance. The emphasis areas for the Construction program include: 

• Replacing and reconstructing existing roads, trails, bridges, recreation and 

administrative facilities, and buildings; 

• Protecting both the visiting public and the environment on BLM-managed lands. 

• Prioritizing projects in the 5-Year Deferred Maintenance and Capital Improvement Plan 

based on health and safety needs and the needs of resource protection. 

Long Term Vision 

The emphasis on energy conservation and sustainability has become a major area of 

importance for all new facilities. The program follows the applicable provisions of the Energy 

Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT 2005), Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA) and 

the goals of Executive Orders 13123 and 13514. 

Completed Construction projects will: 

• Incorporate sustainability and energy conservation criteria. 

• Be facilities that are better for the environment and are less expensive to operate. 

• Improve the working environment for the BLM employees. 

• Save the BLM operational funds in the future, allowing the BLM to spend the needed 

funds on operational activities. 

• Be in compliance with the Federal disability standards for the disabled. 

Critical Factors 

• Many of the planned out-year Construction projects are important to the local 

communities and rural economies. Rapid population growth in the west is placing 

increasing demands on BLM resources. In the lower 48 states, nearly two-thirds of 

BLM-managed lands are within a one-hour drive of urban areas. 

• The weather continues to have impacts in many BLM areas, specifically Alaska and 

higher elevation areas, leaving a short construction window in which to finish projects. 

 
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Means and Strategies 

The BLM continues to develop processes and use existing requirements to assist in managing 

an expanding asset inventory. The following are strategies used by BLM: 

• Managing Assets: The BLM manages assets through measures of the Federal Real 

Property Profile, the Asset Priority Index, and the Facilities Condition Index, for 

identifying the condition of constructed assets and target assets that can be disposed or 

require additional annual maintenance or supplemental funding from deferred 

maintenance. 

• Asset Management Plan: The ongoing development of the BLM’s Asset Management 

Plan (AMP) and State Asset Business Plan (ABP) will help to establish a system that will 

identify Bureau assets, determining how much they will cost to operate, and their 

importance to the Bureau mission. The AMP and ABP will help prioritize the distribution 

of funding to the highest priority assets and assist with planning for the disposal of 

unneeded assets. 

• Annual Project Planning: The BLM continues to update the Five Year Deferred 

Maintenance and Capital Improvement Plans annually. 

o Projects are prioritized based on critical health and safety needs, resource 

protection needs, energy building sustainability, mission criticality and code 

compliance. 

o The planning for each project has been expanded to include how much the new 

project will impact BLM’s total budget. 

o Project submissions will include the estimated operation expenses, energy cost 

saving and sustainability actions, and improved Facilities Cost Index calculation 

for all projects. 

o Projects include capital improvement work, and can include deferred 

maintenance work, as long as the deferred maintenance work comprises a 

smaller portion of the project. 

Project Ranking Process 

Projects are ranked using a weighting process based on the percentage of the work (total project 

amount) that falls in each of the categories. The weighting factor for each area is shown. 

o Critical Health and Safety Deferred Maintenance (CHSdm); 10 

o Critical Health and Safety Capital Improvement (CHSci); 9 

o Critical Resource Protection Deferred Maintenance (CRPdm); 7 

o Critical Resource Protection Capital Improvement (CRPci); 6 

o Energy Policy, High Performance, Sustainable Buildings CI (EPHPBSci); 5 

o Critical Mission Deferred Maintenance (CMdm); 4 

o Other Deferred Maintenance (Odm); 3 

o Code Compliance Capital Improvement (CCci); 3 

o Other Capital Improvements (Oci); 1 

The percentages must add to 100%. The formula places the highest priority on facility-related 

Critical Health and Safety and Critical Resource Protection construction and deferred maintenance 

needs.

 
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2011 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE

In 2011, the planned accomplishments in the Construction program include eleven projects in 

six states for a total of $3,590,000. The following table lists the construction projects that will be 

funded in 2011. Project data sheets for these projects are attached and arranged by project title 

in priority ranking order for 2011. 

 

Rank Total 

Score State Project Title Total $ 

1 895 UT Little Sahara Air Med Helipads 120,000 

2 845 AK Swede Lake Trailhead Sanitary Improvement 106,000 

3 810 CO Radium Boat Ramp 424,000 

4 705 ID Burnt Creek Road Renovation 102,000 

5 630 CA King Range NCA Water Storage 193,000 

6 630 UT Desilt Pond Improvements Phase I 190,000 

7 620 AZ Empire Ranch Historic Buildings Complex Fire 

Protection System 311,000 

8 620 AZ Fairbank Historic Town Site Bldg. Complex Fire 

Prot. System Phase I 68,000 

9 595 CA South Spit Development 368,000 

10 590 ID Lucile Recreation Site Turn Lanes and 

Infrastructure 1,338,000 

11 585 CA Ridgecrest Wild Horse and Burro Shelter 172,000 

12 WO Architectural and Engineering Services - FY 2012 

Projects 198,000 

 TOTAL 3,590,000 

 
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DEFERRED MAINTENANCE AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN 

FY 2011 - 2015

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT 

Project Data Sheet

Total Project Score/Ranking: 895 / #1 of 12 

Programmed Funding FY: 2011 

Funding Source: CI - Capital Improvement 

Project Identification

Project Title: LITTLE SAHARA AIR MED HELIPADS 

Project No.: Unit/Facility Name: Little Sahara Recreation Area 

Region/Area/District: FILLMORE FIELD OFFICE Congressional District: 1 State: UT 

Project Justification

DOI Asset Code: Real Property Unique 

Identifier: API: FCI-Before: FCI-Projected: 

40120300 N/A 87 N/A 0 

Project Description:

This project will construct two helipads for Air Med helicopters at the Little Sahara Recreation Site. One helipad would be next 

to the Visitor Center and the other would be placed in a centralized location to serve each of the four campgrounds. 

The Fillmore Field Office contracts with University of Utah Air Med on major holiday weekends to transport injured people to 

the hospital. Since the recreation site is approximately 2 hours away from any major hospitals or trauma centers, the most 

logical method of transportation is by air. Currently the helicopters are having to land in the dirt or sand, which poses a 

problem when trying to get the injured people on board. Air Med Staff has also mentioned that they would appreciate having a 

location where they could tie down their aircraft, charge their batteries, and have approach lighting if new pilots were coming

to the area. 

Each of the two proposed sites would consist of a 50 ft x50 ft concrete pad, approximately 200 ft of concrete walkway, site 

lighting, wind sock, and 120V electrical service. 

Project Need/Benefit:

100% CHSCI 

The Little Sahara Recreation Area receives thousands of visitors each year, most of which come during the three major holidays 

of the year, Easter, Memorial Day, and Labor Day. The site will have approximately 40,000 visitors on Easter weekend alone. 

What makes this site unique and the reason BLM has Air Med on site during major weekends is the fact that we have tens of 

thousands of visitors in one central location all of which are riding four-wheelers, dirt bikes, or sand rails. History has shown that 

several major accidents (some fatal) will happen at this very popular recreation area on any given major weekend. Due to the type

of recreation that goes on at Little Sahara, there are numerous injuries reported and assisted with each weekend. Many of the 

injuries are not significant enough to warrant the use of Air Med, but lives have been saved through the use of this aircraft. The 

current method of transporting injured people is to have them hauled by ambulance to a location where air med can easily land, 

and then carried by gurney to the aircraft. By constructing these two helipads, we can greatly improve the efficiency of 

transporting these people, possibly saving more lives, and the safety of government employees will be enhanced. The University 

of Utah will also benefit in that they will have improved locations for landing that will be visible at night, a place to tie down 

their aircraft while waiting for calls, and a power source to charge batteries and important life saving equipment on board. The 

improvements will allow the Field Office to provide better facilities for staff on-site, and better service to the Public. 

Ranking Categories:

 % Critical Health or Safety Deferred Maintenance (10) % Energy Policy, High Performance Bldg CI (5) 

100 % Critical Health or Safety Capital Improvement (9) % Critical Mission Deferred Maintenance (4) 

 % Critical Resource Protection Deferred Maintenance (7) % Code Compliance Capital Improvement (4) 

 % Critical Resource Protection Capital Improvement (6) % Other Deferred Maintenance (3) 

 % Other Capital Improvement (1) 

Capital Asset Planning Required? (Y or N): No 

VE Required (Y or N) Type: Scheduled (YY): Completed (YY): Total Project Score: 895 

No 
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Project Costs and Status

Project Cost Estimate $'s % 

(this PDS): 

Deferred Maintenance Work: 0.00 0 

Capital Improvement Work: 120,000.00 100 

Total: 120,000.00 100 % 

Project Funding History (entire project): $'s 

Appropriated to Date: 0.00 

Requested in FY 2011 Budget: 120,000.00 

Future Funding to Complete 

Project: 0.00 

Total: 120,000.00 

Class of Estimate: B 

Estimate Escalated To FY: 12 (yy)

 

Planning and Design Funds:

Planning Funds Received in FY: NA $ 

Design Funds Received in FY: NA $ 

Dates: Sch'd 

Construction Award/Start:(QTR/YY) 2 / 11 

Project Complete: (QTR/YY) 4 / 11 

Project Data Sheet : 

Prepared/Last Updated: 04/09 

 (mm/yy)

DOI Approved? 

X Yes No 

 

Annual Operations & Maintenance Costs ($'s)

Current: 0.00 Projected: 2,200.00 Net Change: +2,200.00 

 
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Project Data Sheet

Total Project Score/Ranking: 845 / #2 of 12 

Programmed Funding FY: 2011 

Funding Source: CI - Capital Improvement 

Project Identification

Project Title: Swede Lake Trailhead Sanitary Improvement 

Project No.: Unit/Facility Name: Swede Lake Trailhead 

Region/Area/District: ANCHORAGE DISTRICT 

OFFICE Congressional District: 1 State: AK 

Project Justification

DOI Asset Code: Real Property Unique 

Identifier: API: FCI-Before: FCI-Projected: 

35802200 New 68 NA 0 

Project Description: 

Construction of a single vault toilet at Swede Lake Trailhead. Construction will be the standard design for the district, stick

built structure on a concrete slab over a steel tank. 

Project Need/Benefit:

Trailhead improvements made in FY 2005 significantly added to the volume of use that this trailhead receives. No outhouse 

was included within that plan and the trailhead is now experiencing significant human waste issues within the parking area 

and surrounding landscape. The annual visitor use rate for this trailhead over the past 5 years has averaged over 2300 visitors

between the months of June and September. Use in between these periods is significantly lower; however use is present on a 

year round basis. The outhouse would serve as a public benefit to trail users and Denali highway travelers. It is estimated that 

an outhouse within this location would virtually eliminate the human waste issues. Maintenance and upkeep can be performed 

with staff labor and annual pumping can be combined with a current contract for campground pumping near the area. 

Ranking Categories:

 % Critical Health or Safety Deferred Maintenance (10) % Energy Policy, High Performance Bldg CI (5) 

100 % Critical Health or Safety Capital Improvement (9) % Critical Mission Deferred Maintenance (4) 

 % Critical Resource Protection Deferred Maintenance (7) % Code Compliance Capital Improvement (4) 

 % Critical Resource Protection Capital Improvement (6) % Other Deferred Maintenance (3) 

 % Other Capital Improvement (1) 

Capital Asset Planning Required? (Y or N): No 

VE Required (Y or N) Type: Scheduled (YY): Completed (YY): Total Project Score: 845 

No 

Project Costs and Status

Project Cost Estimate $'s % 

(this PDS): 

Deferred Maintenance Work: 0.00 0 

Capital Improvement Work: 106,000.00 100 

Total: 106,000.00 100 % 

Project Funding History (entire project): $'s 

Appropriated to Date: 0.00 

Requested in FY 2011 Budget: 106,000.00 

Future Funding to Complete 

Project: 0.00 

Total: 106,000.00 

Class of Estimate: D 

Estimate Escalated To FY: 11 (yy)

 

Planning and Design Funds:

Planning Funds Received in FY: NA $ 

Design Funds Received in FY: NA $ 

Dates: Sch'd 

Construction Award/Start:(QTR/YY) 2 / 11 

Project Complete: (QTR/YY) 4 / 11 

Project Data Sheet : 

Prepared/Last Updated: 04/09 

 (mm/yy)

DOI Approved? 

X Yes No 

 
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Annual Operations & Maintenance Costs ($'s)

Current: 0.00 Projected: $400.00 Net Change: +$400.00 

 
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Project Data Sheet

Total Project Score/Ranking: 810 / #3 of 12 

Programmed Funding FY: 2011 

Funding Source: CI - Capital Improvement 

Project Identification

Project Title: Radium Boat Ramp 

Project No.: Unit/Facility Name: Radium Recreation Site 

Region/Area/District: KREMMLING FIELD OFFICE Congressional District: 2 State: CO 

Project Justification

DOI Asset Code: Real Property Unique 

Identifier: API: FCI-Before: FCI-Projected: 

40130500 N/A 64 N/A 0 

40660100 N/A 67 N/A 0 

40801500 N/A 44 N/A 0 

35802200 N/A 65 N/A 0 

40760121 N/A 90 N/A 0 

Project Description: Construction of 3 concrete boat ramps, 20,000 SF of aggregate parking, 500 FT of access road, 2 double 

vault toilets, and a kiosk. 

Project Need/Benefit:

The Radium site is in the Upper Colorado Special Recreation Management Area (SRMA). The SRMA has 60,000 river users 

annually, with over 90 percent of the use between Memorial Day and Labor Day. Over 75 percent of the river users put in 

upriver from Radium at the Pumphouse Recreation Site and take-out at the Radium site. The Radium site is also used as a put-in 

for floaters going downstream to private boat launches at either Rancho del Rio or State Bridge. The Pumphouse Recreation. 

site has three separate launch locations with five boat ramps total. Within approximately a two hour span at peak launch times at 

Pumphouse, as many as 30 rafts with up to 240 people launch per hour from the 5 ramps. The Radium Recreation site only has 

one launch site with one boat ramp. The disparity of boat launch and ramp capacity between the two sites has resulted in 

congestion and safety issues at the Radium boat launch. Most of the trips that launch from Pumphouse arrive at Radium near the 

same time, so there is a situation where all the groups that launched from the five boat ramps at Pumphouse are trying to take 

out at the one boat ramp at Radium. The addition of trips trying to launch from Radium at the same time only compounds the 

problem. The congestion has resulted in vehicle accidents, flared tempers, near misses between vehicles and pedestrians, and 

compromised search and rescue operations. 

Rafts and kayaks unable to take out at Radium due to lack of available ramp space risk being swept past the ramp and are forced

to contend with several Class 3 rapids in order to get to the next available takeout. 

The new launch site would help separate floaters that are using the site to take off the river from those using the site to put on 

the river. 

95% CH&Sci - Construct 3 concrete boat ramps, aggregate parking, aggregate access road, and install 2 vault toilets. 

5% Oci - Installation of 1 kiosk. 

Ranking Categories:

 % Critical Health or Safety Deferred Maintenance (10) % Energy Policy, High Performance Bldg CI (5) 

95 % Critical Health or Safety Capital Improvement (9) % Critical Mission Deferred Maintenance (4) 

 % Critical Resource Protection Deferred Maintenance (7) % Code Compliance Capital Improvement (4) 

 % Critical Resource Protection Capital Improvement (6) % Other Deferred Maintenance (3) 

 5 % Other Capital Improvement (1) 
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Capital Asset Planning Required? (Y or N): No 

VE Required (Y or N) Type: Scheduled (YY): Completed (YY): Total Project Score: 810 

No 

Project Costs and Status

Project Cost Estimate $'s % 

(this PDS): 

Deferred Maintenance Work: 0.00 0 

Capital Improvement Work: 424,000.00 100 

Total: 424,000.00 100 % 

Project Funding History (entire project): $'s 

Appropriated to Date: 0.00 

Requested in FY 2011 Budget: 424,000.00 

Future Funding to Complete 

Project: 0.00 

Total: 424,000.00 

Class of Estimate: C 

Estimate Escalated To FY: 14 (yy)

 

Planning and Design Funds:

Planning Funds Received in FY: NA $ 

Design Funds Received in FY: NA $ 

Dates: Sch'd 

Construction Award/Start:(QTR/YY) 4 / 11 

Project Complete: (QTR/YY) 3 / 12 

Project Data Sheet : 

Prepared/Last Updated: 04/09 

 (mm/yy)

DOI Approved? 

X Yes No 

 

Annual Operations & Maintenance Costs ($'s)

Current: 0.00 Projected: $2,022.45 Net Change: +$2,022.45 

 
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Project Data Sheet

Total Project Score/Ranking: 705 / #4 of 12 

Programmed Funding FY: 2011 

Funding Source: CI - Capital Improvement 

Project Identification

Project Title: Burnt Creek Road Renovation 

Project No.: Unit/Facility Name: Burnt Creek Road 

Region/Area/District: CHALLIS FIELD OFFICE Congressional District: 2 State: ID 

Project Justification

DOI Asset Code: Real Property Unique 

Identifier: API: FCI-Before: FCI-Projected: 

40760122 25348 89 0.00191 0 

Project Description:

Reconstruct portions of Burnt Creek Rd #1921 using a 'floating road base' along a 1/2 mile stretch. Work to include: 

1. Re-grade & reconstruct the roadbed with pit run. 

2. Install culverts, geotextile, confinement grid and aggregate surfacing. 

Project Need/Benefit:

The Burnt Creek Road is a 'cherry stemmed' route following Burnt Creek into the Burnt Creek Wilderness Study Area (WSA) 

ID-45-12 and terminating on USFS lands. One side of the road forms the WSA boundary, while the other side is bounded by 

Burnt Creek and a riparian area. Approximately 1/2 mile of road becomes intermittently saturated by the creek and riparian area, 

forcing drivers around the bogs and into the WSA. Relocating the road away from the riparian area and into the WSA would 

constitute a new and permanent surface disturbance which would be considered an 'impairment' per the Interim Management 

Policy for Lands Under Wilderness Review and can therefore not be authorized or allowed. Current road conditions contribute 

sediment to Burnt Creek and the associated riparian area, which is occupied year round by bull trout and is essential to bull trout 

spawning and rearing. Bull trout are listed under the Endangered Species Act as a Threatened Species. This road provides the 

only vehicle access into the Burnt Creek drainage and to USFS lands further up the drainage. 

40% CRPdm: Reconstruct the road in its existing location using pit run material, preserving the WSA boundary and associated 

wilderness values. 

60%CRPci: Construct a 'floating road' by installing culverts, geotextile and grids, and surfacing with aggregate. This will 

stabilize the road, preserve the required boundary, and improve water quality by reducing sedimentation into a critical bull trout 

spawning stream. 

 

Ranking Categories:

 % Critical Health or Safety Deferred Maintenance (10) % Energy Policy, High Performance Bldg CI (5) 

 % Critical Health or Safety Capital Improvement (9) % Critical Mission Deferred Maintenance (4) 

40 % Critical Resource Protection Deferred Maintenance (7) % Code Compliance Capital Improvement (4) 

60 % Critical Resource Protection Capital Improvement (6) % Other Deferred Maintenance (3) 

 % Other Capital Improvement (1) 

Capital Asset Planning Required? (Y or N): No 

VE Required (Y or N) Type: Scheduled (YY): Completed (YY): Total Project Score: 705 

No 

Project Costs and Status

Project Cost Estimate $'s % 

(this PDS): 

Deferred Maintenance Work: 41,000.00 40 

Capital Improvement Work: 61,000.00 60 

Total: 102,000.00 100 % 

Project Funding History (entire project): $'s 

Appropriated to Date: 0.00 

Requested in FY 2011 Budget: 102,000.00 

Future Funding to Complete 

Project: 0.00 

Total: 102,000.00 
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Project Data Sheet

Total Project Score/Ranking: 630 / #5 of 12 

Programmed Funding FY: 2011 

Funding Source: CI-Construction 

Project Identification

Project Title: King Range NCA Water Storage

Project No.: Unit/Facility Name: King Range NCA Project Office

Region/Area/District: NorCal/Arcata Congressional District: 1 State: CA 

Project Justification

DOI Asset Code: Real Property Unique Identifier: API: FCI-Before: FCI-Projected: 

40710400 1810257 72 0.01 0.0 

Project Description: This project entails purchase and erection of a 50,000 gallon water storage tank for the BLM’s King Range 

Project Office. This storage tank would allow the BLM’s facility to cease pumping water from Bridge Creek during periods when 

flow is very low and water diversion adversely affects Threatened & Endangered anadromous fish species. This tank is to be part 

of an already existing potable water system at the King Range. This water system uses a Myox water purification system and no 

other system components are being added. 

Project Need/Benefit: 

100% CRPCI - The facility relies upon Bridge Ck as a water supply, which is a tributary to the Mattole River and important 

habitat for endangered populations of Coho salmon and steelhead. Diversions of water from Bridge Ck in the late summer 

exacerbate critically low flow conditions in the river. Numerous local residents with assistance from three non-profit environmental 

groups have installed similar tanks in a cooperative effort to maintain some flow in the river, which is essential habitat for Coho 

salmon and steelhead. 

Ranking Categories: Identify the percent of the project that is in the following categories of need. 

___ % Critical Health or Safety Deferred Maintenance (10) ___ % Energy Policy, High Performance Sustain Bldg CI (5) 

___ % Critical Health or Safety Capital Improvement (9) ___ % Critical Mission Deferred Maintenance (4) 

___ % Critical Resource Protection Deferred Maintenance(7) ___ % Code Compliance Capital Improvement (4) 

100 % Critical Resource Protection Capital Improvement (6) ___ % Other Deferred Maintenance (3) 

 % Other Capital Improvement (1)

Capital Asset Planning Required? (Y or N): 

VE Required (Y or N): Type: Scheduled (YY): Completed (YY): Total Project Score: 630

Project Costs and Status

Project Cost Estimate (This PDS): $’s % 

Deferred Maintenance Work: ___________ ____ 

Capital Improvement Work: 193,000 100

Total: 193,000 100% 

Project Funding History (Entire Project): $’s 

Appropriated to Date: _________ 

Requested in FY11 Budget: 193,000 

Future Funding to Complete Project: _________ 

Total: 193,000 

Class of Estimate: D 

Estimate Escalated To FY: 11 (yy) 

Planning and Design Funds

Planning Funds Received in FY______ $_______ 

Design Funds Received in FY______ $_______ 

Dates: Sch’d 

Construction Start/Award: (QTR/YY) ___4__/_11__ 

Project Complete: (QTR/YY) ___4__/_12__ 

Project Data Sheet

Prepared/Last Updated: _03/09__ 

 mm/yy 

DOI Approved: 

X YES NO 

Annual Operation & Maintenance Costs ($s) 

Current: $35,000 Projected: : $35,000 Net Change: 0 

 
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Project Data Sheet 

Total Project Score/Ranking: 630 / #6 of 12 

Programmed Funding FY: 2011 

Funding Source: CI-Construction 

Project Identification

Project Title: Desilt Pond Improvements Phase I

Project No.: Unit/Facility Name: Green River District 

Region/Area/District: Vernal Field Office Congressional District: 3 State: UT 

Project Justification

DOI Asset Code: Real Property Unique Identifier: API: FCI-Before: FCI-Projected: 

 40160320 1837514 72 0.05 0.05 

Project Description:

This project will consist of raising an existing dam approximately 5 feet in elevation for the length of the dam crest. 

The project will be accomplished in two phases. 

The estimated cost for phase I is $190,000.Phase I will include survey and design for the Desilt Pond Improvements. 

This would include surveying, geotechnical reports, hydrology reports, designs and specifications required to complete 

the proposed project. 

Project Need/Benefit:

100% CRPci: Pariette Wetlands is a 9,033 acre wetland/upland complex which consists of 23 ponds managed for 

numerous aquatic and upland wildlife species. Pariette Wetlands provides habitat for resting, feeding, and/or nesting 

waterfowl and shorebirds. In addition the wetlands provides habitat for Federally listed Threatened and Endangered 

species and Utah state listed sensitive species which include: bald eagle, yellow-billed cuckoo, American white 

pelican, common yellow-throat, blue grosbeak, and northern river otter to name a few. 

The Desilt Pond greatly reduces sediment entering the production ponds downstream and ultimately the Green River. 

The Green River is Critical habitat for 4 endangered fish species: the humpback chub, bonytail, Colorado pikeminnow, 

and razorback sucker are affected by high salinity, which is associated with local sediments, in the Green River. 

Pariette also provides additional recreational opportunities for hiking, bird watching and waterfowl hunting. Without 

the Desilt pond, the ponds and diversions downstream would fill with silt and become overgrown with emergent 

vegetation, thus reducing the production capabilities of Pariette. 

This project would ensure continued entrapment of silt flowing down the Castle Peak and Pariette Draw drainages. If 

the BLM does not raise the level of the Desilt Pond, the BLM would be losing/or greatly reducing the effectiveness of 

a $2 million+ (1980 $) project. The continued functioning of the Desilt Pond will ensure the usefulness of Pariette as a 

migratory stop-over for migrating waterfowl, shore birds, fish, mammal and/or federal and state sensitive species. 

The basis of this project is for resource protection and will not affect the FCI for the dam. Utah is working on 

completing deferred maintenance work orders under other funding sources. 

Ranking Categories: Identify the percent of the project that is in the following categories of need. 

___ % Critical Health or Safety Deferred Maintenance (10) ___ % Energy Policy, High Performance Sustain Bldg CI (5) 

___ % Critical Health or Safety Capital Improvement (9) ___ % Critical Mission Deferred Maintenance (4) 

___ % Critical Resource Protection Deferred Maintenance(7) ___ % Code Compliance Capital Improvement (4) 

100 % Critical Resource Protection Capital Improvement (6) ___ % Other Deferred Maintenance (3) 

 % Other Capital Improvement (1)

Capital Asset Planning Required? (Y or N): 

VE Required (Y or N): Y Type: VA Scheduled (YY): 10 Completed (YY): 11 Total Project Score: 630 

Project Costs and Status
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Project Cost Estimate (This PDS): $’s % 

Deferred Maintenance Work: _____________ ____ 

Capital Improvement Work: $190,000 100

Total: $190,000 100% 

Project Funding History (Entire Project): $’s 

Appropriated to Date: _____________ 

Requested in FY 11 Budget: $ 190,000 

Future Funding to Complete Project: $1,072,000

Total: $1,262,000 

Class of Estimate: C 

Estimate Escalated To FY: 12 (yy) 

Planning and Design Funds

Planning Funds Received in FY______ $_______ 

Design Funds Received in FY 2011 $ 190,000 

Dates: Sch’d 

Construction Start/Award: (QTR/YY) Q4/11 

Project Complete: (QTR/YY) Q4/12 

Project Data Sheet

Prepared/Last Updated: 06/09 

 mm/yy 

DOI Approved: 

YES 

Annual Operation & Maintenance Costs ($s) 

Current: $1250 Projected: $1250 Net Change: 0 

 
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Project Data Sheet

Total Project Score/Ranking: 620 / #7 of 12 

Programmed Funding FY: 2011 

Funding Source: CI-Capital Improvement 

Project Identification

Project Title: Historic Empire Ranch Building Complex Fire Protection System

Project No.: Unit/Facility Name: Historic Empire Ranch Complex

Region/Area/District: Gila DO / Tucson FO / LCNCA Congressional District: 8 State: AZ

Project Justification

DOI Asset Code: Real Property Unique Identifier: API: FCI-Before: FCI-Projected: 

1._ 40710400_ 

2._40400100_ 

3._40720100_ 

1835048 

1835050 

N/A 

64 

53 

N/A 

N/A 

N/A 

N/A 

0.0 

0.0 

0.0 

Project Description:

Install a 50,000 gallon storage tank and 5,280 feet of 8” PVC water line to 3 fire hydrants. This will provide a fire 

protection system for the Empire Ranch Building Complex which includes the Vail House, Huachuca House, Field 

Station House, Barn, and out buildings. 

Project Need/Benefit:

There is a high risk and serious impact of damage to the Empire Ranch Historic Buildings Complex. Installation of a new fire 

protection system will provide protection to the structures and will provide for the safety and health of our employees and the

public. The Empire Ranch is a working ranch and regularly invites the public to participate in local events such as Public Lands 

and Appreciation Days, roundups and other events throughout the year. The public is allowed access to the building complex 

area including the barn (where hay is stored) and which does not have a fire protection system. This system will strategically 

place 3 fire hydrants in the complex area to help protect the Public and Employees as well as the large investment the Bureau 

has in the existing structures. 

This project will strategically place 3 fire hydrants in the complex area, Water Line/ Sprinklers/ Fire Protection System and fire 

alarm system. Alarm system will be tied into the fire department and Tucson Field Office. This will help protect the public and

employees as well as the administrative site. Empire Ranch House (Vail House) is listed on the National Register of Historic 

Places. The remaining buildings are eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. Empire Ranch Headquarters

has significant interpretive and public benefit. This remarkable complex is an outstanding and valuable example of early 

ranching life, construction and methods used in southwestern Arizona. 

Ranking Categories: Identify the percent of the project that is in the following categories of need. 

 % Critical Health or Safety Deferred Maintenance (10) ___ % Energy Policy, High Performance Sustain Bldg CI (5) 

 % Critical Health or Safety Capital Improvement (9) ___ % Critical Mission Deferred Maintenance (4) 

 % Critical Resource Protection Deferred Maintenance(7) ___ % Code Compliance Capital Improvement (4) 

100 % Critical Resource Protection Capital Improvement (6) ___ % Other Deferred Maintenance (3) 

___ % Other Capital Improvement (1) 

Capital Asset Planning Required? (Y or N): 

VE Required (Y or N): Type: N Scheduled (YY): Completed (YY): Total Project Score: 620

Project Costs and Status

Project Cost Estimate (This PDS): $’s % 

Deferred Maintenance Work: - 

Capital Improvement Work: 311,000 100

Total: 311,000 100% 

Project Funding History (Entire Project): $’s 

Appropriated to Date: _________ 

Requested in FY11 Budget: 311,000

Future Funding to Complete Project: ________ 

Total: 311,000 

Class of Estimate: C 

Estimate Escalated To FY: 12 (yy) 

Planning and Design Funds

Planning Funds Received in FY______ $_______ 

Design Funds Received in FY 11 $65,000 
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Dates: Sch’d 

Construction Start/Award: (QTR/YY) 04/11 

Project Complete: (QTR/YY) 04/14 

Project Data Sheet

Prepared/Last Updated: _06_/_2009_ 

 mm/yy 

DOI Approved: 

X YES NO 

Annual Operation & Maintenance Costs ($s) 

Current: $8,605 Projected: $9,482 Net Change: +$877 

 
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Project Data Sheet

Total Project Score/Ranking: 620 / #8 of 12 

Programmed Funding FY: 2011 

Funding Source: CI-Capital Improvement 

Project Identification

Project Title: Fairbank Historic Townsite Building Complex Fire Protection System

Project No.: Unit/Facility Name: Fairbank Historic Town Site 

Region/Area/District: Gila DO / Tucson FO / SPRNCA Congressional District: 8 State: AZ 

Project Justification

DOI Asset Code: Real Property Unique Identifier: API: FCI-Before: FCI-Projected: 

1. 40720100 

2. 40400100 

3. 40710400 

1834689 

1834685 

1813260 

64 

53 

53 

N/A 

N/A 

N/A 

0.00 

0.00 

0.00 

Project Description:

Install a 35,000 gallon storage tank and 1,880 feet of 8” PVC water line to 2 fire hydrants and a new fire alarm system. This will 

provide a fire protection system for the Fairbank Historic Town Site Building Complex which includes the Mercantile 

(Commercial) Building, Small House, School House, Frame House, Fire Cache/ Garage, Two-Seat Outhouse, Stable and Corral. 

Phase I: A&E Design - $65,000 

Project Need/Benefit:

100% CRPci 

There is a high risk and serious impact of damage to the Fairbank Historic Town Site Building Complex. Installation of a new fire 

protection system will provide protection to the structures and will provide for the safety and health of our employees and the

public. Fairbank Historic Town Site attracts thousands of visitors every year, is a visitor contact station and will be used as an 

administrative site. All seven buildings are eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. The project will be 

completed using A&E procured design and specifications followed by installation of the fire protection system. 

Ranking Categories: Identify the percent of the project that is in the following categories of need. 

___ % Critical Health or Safety Deferred Maintenance (10) ___ % Energy Policy, High Performance Sustain Bldg CI (5) 

___ % Critical Health or Safety Capital Improvement (9) ___ % Critical Mission Deferred Maintenance (4) 

___ % Critical Resource Protection Deferred Maintenance(7) ___ % Code Compliance Capital Improvement (4) 

100 % Critical Resource Protection Capital Improvement (6) ___ % Other Deferred Maintenance (3) 

 % Other Capital Improvement (1)

Capital Asset Planning Required? (Y or N): 

VE Required (Y or N): N Type: N Scheduled (YY): Completed (YY): Total Project Score: 620 

Project Costs and Status

Project Cost Estimate (This PDS): $’s % 

Deferred Maintenance Work: _____________ ____ 

Capital Improvement Work: 68,000 100

Total: 68,000 100% 

Project Funding History (Entire Project): $’s 

Appropriated to Date: ____________ 

Requested in FY11_ Budget: 68,000 .

Future Funding to Complete Project: 273,000 . 

Total: 341,000 

Class of Estimate: C 

Estimate Escalated To FY 11 (yy) 

Planning and Design Funds

Planning Funds Received in FY______ $_______ 

Design Funds Received in FY 11 $68,000 

Dates: Sch’d 

Construction Start/Award: (QTR/YY) ____04/11_____ 

Project Complete: (QTR/YY) ____04/12_____ 

Project Data Sheet

Prepared/Last Updated: 06/09 

 mm/yy 

DOI Approved: 

X YES NO 

Annual Operation & Maintenance Costs ($s) 

Current: 0 Projected: 0 Net Change: 0 

 
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Project Data Sheet

Total Project Score/Ranking: 595 / #9 of 12 

Programmed Funding FY: 2011 

Funding Source: CI-Construction 

Project Identification

Project Title: South Spit Development

Project No.: Unit/Facility Name: South Spit Cooperative Management Area

Region/Area/District: NorCal/Arcata/CA-330 Congressional District: 1 State: CA 

Project Justification

DOI Asset Code: Real Property Unique Identifier: API: FCI-Before: FCI-Projected: 

40760100 

40760100 

1826891 

1826940 

72 

72 

0.01 

0.01 

0.0 

0.0 

Project Description: This project will pave approximately 0.5 miles of South Jetty Road, install a new entrance gate, install 

barriers to prevent off-road driving, install new tsunami warning signage, and construct a new garage at Lighthouse Ranch. The 

South Spit provides important habitat for the endangered western snowy plover and several endangered plants which are harmed by

unauthorized off-road travel. The vehicle gate, most of the fencing and barriers are strictly being installed at the site entrance to 

prevent homeless communities from developing and creating a dangerous vagrant community. The remaining vehicle barriers are 

being placed at the far end of the site where the road is being extended and developed to protect the Threatened and Endangered

species habitat. Other tasks will include an assessment of the existing structures for asbestos and lead-based paint and limited 

abatement, if necessary. 

Project Need/Benefit:

CHSci 30%): A new entrance gate, fencing, and vehicle barriers will be constructed to control access to this day-use-only area. In 

the recent past, South Jetty has been the site of a murder, a homeless encampment, unauthorized off-road driving, and illegal 

hazardous waste disposal. 

CHSdm 10%:0: Peeling lead-based paint and asbestos-containing materials on the existing Lighthouse Ranch structures must be 

assessed and abated. 

CRPci 30%: The last 0.5 miles of South Jetty Road are unpaved and require very frequent heavy maintenance. Paving this road 

and placing barriers to prevent off-road driving will reduce maintenance costs, improve public access to the South Jetty (a National 

Engineering Landmark), and prevent disturbance of Native American gravesites and endangered species habitat. 

Oci 30%: There is currently no serviceable equipment storage at Lighthouse Ranch and this project will construct a new 

equipment storage building. 

Ranking Categories: Identify the percent of the project that is in the following categories of need. 

10 % Critical Health or Safety Deferred Maintenance (10) ___ % Energy Policy, High Performance Sustain Bldg CI (5) 

30 % Critical Health or Safety Capital Improvement (9) ___ % Critical Mission Deferred Maintenance (4) 

___% Critical Resource Protection Deferred Maintenance(7) ___ % Code Compliance Capital Improvement (4) 

30 % Critical Resource Protection Capital Improvement (6) ___ % Other Deferred Maintenance (3) 

 30 % Other Capital Improvement (1)

Capital Asset Planning Required? (Y or N): 

VE Required (Y or N): Type: Scheduled (YY): Completed (YY): Total Project Score: 595

Project Costs and Status

Project Cost Estimate (This PDS): $’s % 

Deferred Maintenance Work: 37,000 10 

Capital Improvement Work: 331,000 90

Total: 368,000 100% 

Project Funding History (Entire Project): $’s 

Appropriated to Date: _________ 

Requested in FY11 Budget: 368,000

Future Funding to Complete Project: 315,000

Total: 683,000 

Class of Estimate: C 

Estimate Escalated To FY: 12 (yy) 

Planning and Design Funds

Planning Funds Received in FY______ $_______ 

Design Funds Received in FY 11 $40,000 
Bureau of Land Management 2011 Budget Justifications 

Chapter V – Construction Page V - 23 

Dates: Sch’d 

Construction Start/Award: (QTR/YY) 4/11 

Project Complete: (QTR/YY) 11/11 

Project Data Sheet

Prepared/Last Updated: _06_/_2009_ 

 mm/yy 

DOI Approved: 

X YES NO 

Annual Operation & Maintenance Costs ($s) 

Current: $35,000 Projected: $20,000 Net Change: -$15,000 

 
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Chapter V – Construction Page V - 24 

DEFERRED MAINTENANCE AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN

FY 2011 – 2015

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Project Data Sheet

Total Project Score/Ranking: 590/ #10 of 12 

Programmed Funding FY: 2011 

Funding Source: CI-Construction 

Project Identification

Project Title: Lucile Recreation Site Turn Lanes & Infrastructure

Project No.: Unit/Facility Name: Lucile Recreation Site 

Region/Area/District: Cottonwood Field Office Congressional District: 1 State: ID 

Project Justification

DOI Asset Code: Real Property Unique Identifier: API: FCI-Before: FCI-Projected: 

1. 40760110 

2. 40710400 

3. 40800500

N/A 

N/A 

N/A 

92 

65 

60 

N/A 

N/A 

N/A 

0 

0 

0 

Project Description:

This project will: 

1. Construct approach turn lanes for a newly constructed Boat Launch Facility. 

2. Complete landscaping & irrigation 

Project Need/Benefit:

60% CHSci: Acceleration and Deceleration turn lanes are required by the Idaho Department of Transportation as part of our 

restricted access permit, for traffic turning off US Highway 95 into the recreation site in terms of safety for the through traffic. The 

District is working with the Idaho Department of Transportation, to develop interim processes to alleviate the problem in the short 

term. 

40% Oci: Completing the project by installing landscaping, irrigation lines. 

Ranking Categories: Identify the percent of the project that is in the following categories of need. 

___ % Critical Health or Safety Deferred Maintenance (10) ___ % Energy Policy, High Performance Sustain Bldg CI (5) 

 60 % Critical Health or Safety Capital Improvement (9) ___ % Critical Mission Deferred Maintenance (4) 

___ % Critical Resource Protection Deferred Maintenance(7) ___ % Code Compliance Capital Improvement (4) 

___ % Critical Resource Protection Capital Improvement (6) ___ % Other Deferred Maintenance (3) 

 40 % Other Capital Improvement (1)

Capital Asset Planning Required? (Y or N): 

VE Required (Y or N): Y Type: D Scheduled (YY): 11 Completed (YY): Total Project Score: 590 

Project Costs and Status

Project Cost Estimate (This PDS): $’s % 

Deferred Maintenance Work: _________ ____ 

Capital Improvement Work: 1,338,000 100

Total: 1,338,000 100% 

Project Funding History (Entire Project): $’s 

Appropriated to Date: ____________ 

Requested in FY 11 Budget: 1,338,000

Future Funding to Complete Project: ____________ 

Total: 1,338,000 

Class of Estimate (circle one): A B C D 

Estimate Escalated To FY: 11 (yy) 

Planning and Design Funds

Planning Funds Received in FY N A $_______ 

Design Funds Received in FY 11 $75,000 

Dates: Sch’d 

Construction Start/Award: (QTR/YY) 02/11 

Project Complete: (QTR/YY) 01/12 

Project Data Sheet

Prepared/Last Updated: 06/09 

 mm/yy 

DOI Approved: 

X YES NO 

Annual Operation & Maintenance Costs ($s) 

Current: $14,500 Projected: $14,540 Net Change: +$40 

 
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Chapter V – Construction Page V - 25 

DEFERRED MAINTENANCE AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN

FY 2011 – 2015

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT 

Project Data Sheet

Total Project Score/Ranking: 585/ #11 of 12 

Programmed Funding FY: 2011 

Funding Source: CI-Construction 

Project Identification

Project Title: Ridgecrest Wild Horse and Burro Shelter

Project No.: Unit/Facility Name: Ridgecrest Regional Wild Horse & Burro Facility

Region/Area/District: Ridgecrest FO, CDD Congressional District: 25 State: CA

Project Justification

DOI Asset Code: Real Property Unique Identifier: API: FCI-Before: FCI-Projected: 

N/A N/A N/A N/A 0.0 

Project Description: 

New Construction of a three-sided metal shelter (30 feet deep by 65 feet wide and 12 feet high) to cover horse and burro corral and 

working area. The structure is to be mounted on footings. 

Project Need/Benefit: 

100% CRPci: Ridgecrest facility holds and cares for up to 1,000 wild horses and burros at any one time. BLM requires proper 

shelter be given to these animals to protect them from excessive sun, heat, and inclement weather to help maintain, healthy 

adoptable animals. When these animals are sick or injured, they require additional protection from inclement weather to promote 

recovery. When in the wild these animals would find shade when they need to, but cannot in captivity unless it is provided. 

Ranking Categories: Identify the percent of the project that is in the following categories of need. 

___ % Critical Health or Safety Deferred Maintenance (10) ___ % Energy Policy, High Performance Sustain Bldg CI (5) 

___ % Critical Health or Safety Capital Improvement (9) ___ % Critical Mission Deferred Maintenance (4) 

___ % Critical Resource Protection Deferred Maintenance(7) ___ % Code Compliance Capital Improvement (4) 

100 % Critical Resource Protection Capital Improvement (6) ___ % Other Deferred Maintenance (3) 

 % Other Capital Improvement (1)

Capital Asset Planning Required? (Y or N): 

VE Required (Y or N): Type: Scheduled (YY): Completed (YY): Total Project Score: 585

Project Costs and Status

Project Cost Estimate (This PDS): $’s % 

Deferred Maintenance Work: ___________ ____ 

Capital Improvement Work: 172,000 100

Total: 172,000 100% 

Project Funding History (Entire Project): $’s 

Appropriated to Date: _______ 

Requested in FY11 Budget: 172,000

Future Funding to Complete Project: _________ 

Total: 172,000

Class of Estimate: C 

Estimate Escalated To FY: 11(yy) 

Planning and Design Funds

Planning Funds Received in FY______ $_______ 

Design Funds Received in FY______ $_______ 

Dates: Sch’d 

Construction Start/Award: (QTR/YY) 4/11 

Project Complete: (QTR/YY) 4/12 

Project Data Sheet

Prepared/Last Updated: 06/09 

 mm/yy 

DOI Approved: 

X YES NO 

Annual Operation & Maintenance Costs ($s) 

Current: $10,000 Projected: $5,000 Net Change: -$5,000 
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Chapter V – Construction Page V - 26 

DEFERRED MAINTENANCE AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN

FY 2011 – 2015

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT 

Project Data Sheet

Total Project Score/Ranking: #12 of 12 

Programmed Funding FY: 2011 

Funding Source: CI-Capital Improvement 

Project Identification

Project Title: Architectural and Engineering Services for 2012

Project No.: Unit/Facility Name: A & E Advances for FY12 

Region/Area/District: All Field Offices Congressional District: State: WO 

Project Justification

DOI Asset Code: Real Property Unique Identifier: API: FCI-Before: FCI-Projected: 

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 

Project Description:

Architectural and Engineering (A&E) work is required for most of the construction projects scheduled for funding year 2012. In

general, it takes a year to complete A&E survey and design work, including contract preparation, solicitation, business clearances, 

and construction contract award. If this work is performed the year a project is funded, it will take a minimum of two fiscal years to 

complete the project - the first year for design and the second year for construction. A&E funding will also be directed to BLM's 

A&E Services group at the National Science & Technology Center so that specialists can assist the field with project development, 

cost estimating, and capital asset planning for future 5-Year Plan projects. 

Project Need/Benefit:

Providing funding for engineering and design work will help ensure that construction contracts are awarded early in the fiscal year. 

Funds will be obligated in a timelier manner, there will be less carryover, and projects will be completed sooner. A&E funding is 

also needed so BLM's in-house architects and engineers can assist the field in developing quality projects, accurately estimating 

costs, and complying with DOI and OMB capital asset planning requirements. 

Ranking Categories: Identify the percent of the project that is in the following categories of need. 

___ % Critical Health or Safety Deferred Maintenance (10) ___ % Energy Policy, High Performance Sustain Bldg CI (5) 

___ % Critical Health or Safety Capital Improvement (9) ___ % Critical Mission Deferred Maintenance (4) 

___ % Critical Resource Protection Deferred Maintenance(7) ___ % Code Compliance Capital Improvement (4) 

___ % Critical Resource Protection Capital Improvement (6) ___ % Other Deferred Maintenance (3) 

 % Other Capital Improvement (1)

Capital Asset Planning Required? (Y or N): 

VE Required (Y or N): Type: Scheduled (YY): Completed (YY): Total Project Score: 

Project Costs and Status

Project Cost Estimate (This PDS): $’s % 

Deferred Maintenance Work: _____________ ____ 

Capital Improvement Work: 198,000 100

Total: 198,000 100% 

Project Funding History (Entire Project): $’s 

Appropriated to Date: _________ 

Requested in FY 11 Budget: 198,000

Future Funding to Complete Project: _________ 

Total: 198,000 

Class of Estimate (circle one): A B C D 

Estimate Escalated To FY: 12 (yy) 

Planning and Design Funds

Planning Funds Received in FY______ $_______ 

Design Funds Received in FY______ $_______ 

Dates: Sch’d 

Construction Start/Award: (QTR/YY) ______/_____ 

Project Complete: (QTR/YY) ______/_____ 

Project Data Sheet

Prepared/Last Updated: 06/09 

 mm/yy 

DOI Approved: 

X YES NO 

Annual Operation & Maintenance Costs ($s) 

Current: Projected: Net Change: 

 
Bureau of Land Management 2011 

Chapter V – Construction 

CONSTRUCTION Performance Overview 

 Measure 2006 Actual 2007 Actual 2008 Actual 2009 Plan 2009 Actual 2010 Plan 2011 Plan 

 Ch

from 

Pl

2

Percent of projects completed annually at recreation sites. (includes deferred maintenance and construction projects, i.e., trails, roads, etc) (Bur) 

New in 

2009 

New in 

2009 

New in 

2009 

90% 

171/190 

148% 

281/ 190 

91% 

173/190 

92% 

175/190 +

Total Actual/Projected Cost ($000) $0 $0 $0 $165,043 $32,117 $165,043 $165,343 $Actual/Projected Cost per project (in dollars) $0 $0 $0 $965,163 $114,295 $954,006 $944,817 -$Comment: In 2009, the facilities maintenance measures were changed to better reflect the level of accomplishme

the total workload. 

Contributing Programs: 

The Construction Account provides 39% of the funding for this measure. Other contributors include: R

Management, 27%; Recreation Pipeline Fund, 14%; Western Oregon Resources, 6%; Challenge CosReimbursable accounts, 3% and Other Subactivities, 3%. 

Percent of projects completed annually at non-recreation sites. (Includes deferred maintenance and construction projects, i.e. roads, bridges, admin sites etc) (Bur) 

new 

measure 

new 

measure 

new 

measure 

90% 

86/ 96 

108% 

104/ 96 

90% 

86/ 96 

90% 

86/ 96 

Total Actual/Projected Cost ($000) $0 $0 $0 $14,000 $54,946 $13,914 $14,053 +Actual/Projected Cost per Asset (in dollars) $0 $0 $0 $162,791 $528,329 $161,790 $163,407 +Comment: In 2009, the facilities maintenance measures were changed to better reflect the level of accomplishme

the total workload. 

Contributing Programs: 

The Construction Account provides 60% of the funding for this measure. Other contributors include: 

Maintenance, 24%, Deferred Maintenance, 6%, Western Oregon Facilities Management, 6%; Reimbu

3%, and Other Subactivities, 3%. 

Recreation Sites Deferred Maintenance and Construct (number of projects) 

0 30 0 4 8 3 3 

Trail Deferred Maintenance and Construction (number of projects) 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 Bridge Deferred Maintenance and Construction (bridges maintained) 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 Administrative Site Deferred Maintenance and Construction (number of projects) 

0 0 0 3 4 0 0 

Road Deferred Maintenance and Construction (number of projects) 4 30 0 16 2 1 1 
Bureau of Land Management 2011 Budget Justifications 

Chapter V – Construction Page V - 28 

Budget Schedules 

Account Symbol and Title 

14X1110 

Construction 

Line 2009 Act 2010 CY 2011 BY 

Program and Financing (P) ($ in Millions) 

Obligations by program activity: 

 Direct program activity 0001 7 8 8

 Recovery Act activities 0002 40 140 0

 Total new obligations 1000 47 148 8

Budgetary resources available for obligation: 

 Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year 2140 11 150 11

 New budget authority (gross) 2200 186 9 4

 Total budgetary resources available for obligation 2390 197 159 15

 Total new obligations 2395 -47 -148 -8

 Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year 2440 150 11 7

New budget authority (gross), detail: 

 Discretionary: 

 Appropriation 4000 187 9 4

 Transferred to other accounts [14-1109] 4100 -1 0 0

 Appropriation (total discretionary) 4300 186 9 4

 Appropriation - Control Totals 4300-10 0 0 0

 Appropriation - Computed Totals 4300-20 186 9 4

 Discretionary, Appropriations Committee 

 Appropriation [Regular] **OL Rates** 4300-40 6 9 4

 Baseline Non-Pay 4300-50 8 8

 Baseline Civilian Pay 4300-50 1 1

 Policy Outlays: 

 New Authority 4300-61 1 3 1

 Balances (excl of EOY PY Bal) 4300-62 10 0 5

 End of PY Balances 4300-63 8 5

 Subtotal, outlays 4300-64 11 11 11

 Baseline Outlays: 

 New Authority 4300-81 3 3

 Balances (excl of EOY PY Bal) 4300-82 0 5

 End of PY Balances 4300-83 8 5

 Subtotal, outlays 4300-84 11 12

 Discretionary, Emergency Appropriation for Economic Recovery, Appropriations 

Committee 

 Appropriation [Recovery Act] **OL Rates** 4300-40 180 0 0

 Baseline Non-Pay 4300-50 0 0

 Baseline Civilian Pay 4300-50 0 0

 Policy Outlays: 

 New Authority 4300-61 2 0 0

 Balances (excl of EOY PY Bal) 4300-62 0 0 0
Bureau of Land Management 2011 Budget Justifications 

Chapter V – Construction Page V - 29 

Account Symbol and Title 

14X1110 

Construction 

Line 2009 Act 2010 CY 2011 BY 

 End of PY Balances 4300-63 69 79

 Subtotal, outlays 4300-64 2 69 79

 Baseline Outlays: 

 New Authority 4300-81 0 0

 Balances (excl of EOY PY Bal) 4300-82 0 0

 End of PY Balances 4300-83 69 79

 Subtotal, outlays 4300-84 69 79

 

Change in obligated balances: 

 Obligated balance, start of year 7240 10 44 112

 Total new obligations 7310 47 148 8

 Total outlays (gross) 7320 -13 -80 -90

 Obligated balance, end of year 7440 44 112 30

 

Outlays (gross), detail: 

 Outlays from new discretionary authority 8690 3 3 1

 Outlays from discretionary balances 8693 10 77 89

 Total outlays (gross) 8700 13 80 90

 

Net budget authority and outlays: 

 Budget authority 8900 186 9 4

 Outlays 9000 13 80 90

Unpaid obligation, end of year 9502 44 

 

Object Classification (O) ($ in Millions) 

Direct obligations: 

Personnel compensation: 

 Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent 1111 2 2 2

 Advisory and assistance services 1251 1 3 0

 Other services 1252 24 43 4

 Operation and maintenance of facilities 1254 3 5 0

 Supplies and materials 1260 2 10 0

 Land and structures 1320 12 80 0

 Grants, subsidies, and contributions 1410 3 5 2

 Total new obligations 9999 47 148 8

 

Character Classification (C) ($ in Millions) 

INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES: 

 Physical assets: 

 Other construction and rehabilitation: 

 Direct federal programs: 

 Budget Authority 1314-01 187 7 4

 Outlays 1314-02 15 79 90

 

Employment Summary (Q) 

Direct: 

 Civilian full-time equivalent employment 1001 33 33 23

 
Bureau of Land Management 2011 Budget Justifications 

Chapter V – Construction Page V - 30 

Account Symbol and Title 

14X1110 

Construction 

Line 2009 Act 2010 CY 2011 BY 

Appropriations Requests in Thousands of Dollars (T) 

Budget year budgetary resources 1000 3590
Bureau of Land Management 2011 Budget Justifications 

Chapter VI – Land Acquisition Page VI - 1 

APPROPRIATION: LAND ACQUISITION

APPROPRIATION LANGUAGE SHEET

For expenses necessary to carry out sections 205, 206, and 318(d) of Public Law 94-579, 

including administrative expenses and acquisition of lands or waters, or interests therein, 

[$29,650,000] $83,650,000, to be derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund and to 

remain available until expended: Provided, That[, notwithstanding the joint explanatory 

statement of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives accompanying 

Public Law 111-8 (123 Stat. 524), the amount of $2,000,000 made available for the Henry's 

Lake ACEC in the State of Idaho (as described in the table entitled “Congressionally Designated 

Spending” contained in section 430 of that joint explanatory statement) shall be made available 

for the Upper Snake/South Fork River ACEC/SRMA in the State of Idaho] funds are available 

for acquisition of land or interests in land to establish wild horse preserves to provide for the 

humane care and maintenance of excess animals: Provided further, That such preserves may 

be established in locations to be determined at the discretion of the Secretary. (Department of 

the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010.) 

Appropriation Explanation 

This appropriation allows the BLM to acquire lands with funds from the Land and Water 

Conservation Fund. 

Reasons for Changes 

Deletion: “, notwithstanding the joint explanatory statement of the Committee on Appropriations 

of the House of Representatives accompanying Public Law 111-8 (123 Stat. 524), the amount 

of $2,000,000 made available for the Henry's Lake ACEC in the State of Idaho (as described in 

the table entitled “Congressionally Designated Spending” contained in section 430 of that joint 

explanatory statement) shall be made available for the Upper Snake/South Fork River 

ACEC/SRMA in the State of Idaho” 

This language is no longer necessary for the 2011 appropriation. 

Addition: “funds are available for acquisition of land or interests in land to establish wild horse 

preserves to provide for the humane care and maintenance of excess animals: Provided further, 

That such preserves may be established in locations to be determined at the discretion of the 

Secretary” 

This language allows the BLM to acquire lands to establish National Wild Horse Preserves as 

proposed by the Secretary of the Interior, which would not be possible under existing law. 
Bureau of Land Management 2011 Budget Justifications 

Chapter VI – Land Acquisition Page VI - 2 

APPROPRIATION LANGUAGE CITATIONS AND AUTHORIZATIONS

Federal Land Policy and 

Management Act of 1976 

(FLPMA) (Pub. L. 94-579, 

Sec. 101 et seq.; 43 

U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) 

Provides authority for acquisition (Pub. L. 94-579, Sec. 205, 

206; 43 U.S.C., 1715, 1716) of lands or interests in lands by 

purchase, exchange, donation, or eminent domain, when it is 

consistent with the mission of the Department and with land 

use plans (Pub. L. 94-579, Sec. 205(b); 43 U.S.C., 1715(b)); in 

exercising this authority, appropriations from the Land and 

Water Conservation Fund may be used to purchase lands 

which are primarily of value for outdoor recreation purposes 

(Pub. L. 94-579, Sec. 318(d); 43 U.S.C., 1748(d)). 

Federal Land Transaction 

Facilitation Act of 2000 

(FLTFA) (Public Law 106-

248) 

Provides authority for the use of receipts from disposal actions 

by the BLM to purchase inholdings and lands adjacent to 

federally designated areas containing exceptional resources, 

as defined in FLTFA, from willing sellers with acceptable titles, 

at fair market value, to “promote consolidation of the ownership 

of public and private lands in a manner that would allow for 

better overall resource management administrative efficiency, 

or resource allocation.” 

Land and Water 

Conservation Fund Act of 

1965, as amended (16 

U.S.C. 460l-4 et seq.) 

Authorizes planning, acquisition, and development of needed 

land and water areas and facilities; in exercising this authority, 

appropriated funds from the LWCF may be used for such 

acquisition to assist in preserving, developing, and assuring 

accessibility for the benefit of present and future citizens. 

Wild and Scenic Rivers 

Act of 1968, as amended 

(16 U.S.C. 1271 et seq.) 

Authorizes the Secretary to exchange or dispose of suitable 

Federally-owned property for non-Federal property within the 

authorized boundaries of any Federally-administered 

component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, 

1277(d). Similar exchange authority is contained in The 

National Trails System Act of 1968, as amended 16 U.S.C. 

1241et seq.). 

Wilderness Act of 1964 

(16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) 

Authorizes the Secretary to acquire privately owned property 

within the boundary of any area designated as a component of 

the National Wilderness Preservation System. 

 

National Trails System 

Act of 1968, as amended 

(16 U.S.C. 1241-1249) 

Authorizes the Secretary to acquire lands or interests in lands 

included in the right-of-way selected for a National Historic, 

National Recreation, or National Scenic Trail; by written 

cooperative agreement, donation, purchase (with donated or 

appropriated funds), or exchange. 

Other Other acts such as, the King Range National Conservation 

Area Act of 1970, as amended (16 U.S.C. 460y); San Pedro 

Riparian National Conservation Area Act, in Arizona (16 U.S.C. 

460xx); Arkansas-Idaho Land Exchange Act of 1992 (P.L. 102-

584); Utah School Lands Act (P.L. 103-93); Steens Mountain 

Cooperative Management and Protection Act of 2000 (16 

U.S.C. 460nnn, P.L. 106-399; and California Desert Protection 

Act of 1994 (P.L. 103-433), authorize the Secretary of the 

Interior to enter into acquisitions, including purchase, donation, 

land exchange. 
Bureau of Land Management 2011 Budget Justifications 

Chapter VI – Land Acquisition Page VI - 3 

 

Summary of Requirements ($000)

 

Comparison 

by Activity/ 

Subactivity 

2011 

Change 

from 2010 

(+/-) 2009 

Actual 

2009 

Recovery Act 

2010 

Enacted 

DOI-Wide 

 Changes 

(+/-) 

Program 

Changes 

(+/-) 

Budget 

Request 

FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount 

Land 

Acquisition 13 13,648 0 0 13 29,650 0 0 +2 +54,000 15 83,650 +2 +54,000 

Transfer -1,127 

Land 

Acquisition 

0 11,425 0 0 0 24,650 0 0 0 +55,121 0 79,771 0 +55,121 

Emergencies 

& Hardships 

0 1,500 0 0 0 3,000 0 0 0 -1,500 0 1,500 0 -1,500 

Exchange 

Equalization 

Payments 

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Acquisition 

Mgt. 13 1,850 0 0 13 2,000 0 0 +2 +379 15 2,379 +2 +379 
Bureau of Land Management 2011 Budget Justifications 

Chapter VI – Land Acquisition Page VI - 4 

Justification of Fixed Costs and Related Changes 

(dollars in thousands)

 Land Acquisition 

2010 

Budget 

2010 

Revised 

2011 Fixed 

Costs 

Change 

 

Additional Operational Costs from 2010 and 2011 January Pay 

Raises 

1. 2010 Pay Raise, 3 Quarters in 2010 Budget +30 +30 NA

 Amount of pay raise absorbed [0] NA NA

 

2. 2010 Pay Raise, 1 Quarter (Enacted 2.0%) NA +6

 

3. 2011 Pay Raise (Assumed 1.4%) NA +12

 

These adjustments are for an additional amount needed to fund estimated pay raises for Federal employees. 

Line 1 is the 2010 Revised column is an update of 2010 budget estimates based upon the 2010 Enacted and the 

enacted 2.0% versus the 2.09% request. 

Line 2 is the amount needed in 2010 to fund the enacted 2.0% January 2010 pay raise from October through 

December 2010. 

Line 3 is the amount needed in 2011 to fund the estimated 1.4% January 2011 pay raise from January through 

September 2011. 

 

2009 

Budget 

2009 

Revised 

2010 Fixed 

Costs 

Change 

 Other Fixed Cost Changes 

 One Less Pay Day NA NA +0

 Employer Share of Federal Health Benefit Plans +6

 

This adjustment is for changes in the Federal government's share of the cost of health insurance coverage for Federal 

employees. For 2011, the increase is estimated at 7.0%, the estimated increase for 2010. 

 Worker's Compensation Payments NA

 Unemployment Compensation Payments NA

 Rental Payments NA

 Departmental Working Capital Fund NA

 Other Related Changes/ 0 0 0

 

 Total Fixed Costs Increase Absorbed [0] [0] [24]

 
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Subactivity 2009 

Actual* 

2010 

Enacted 

2011 

Change 

from 2010 

(+/-) 

DOI-Wide 

Changes 

(+/ -) 

Program 

Changes 

(+/ -) 

Budget 

Request 

Land Acquisition $ 11,425 24,650 0 +55,121 79,771 +55,121

FTE 0 0 0 0 0 0

Acquisition 

Management 

$ 1,850 2,000 0 +379 2,379 +379

FTE 13 13 0 +2 15 +2

Inholding, 

Emergency 

and Hardship 

$ 1,500 3,000 0 -1,500 1,500 -1,500

FTE 0 0 0 0 0 0

Exchange 

Equalization 

Payments 

$ 0 0 0 0 0 0

FTE 0 0 0 0 0 0

Sec. 102 Transfer $ -1,127

Total 

Appropriated 

$ 13,648 29,650 0 +54,000 83,650 +54,000

FTE 13 13 0 +2 15 +2

* The 2009 Actual column includes a decrease of $1,127,000 due to a Sec. 102 Transfer to the Management of 

Lands and Resources appropriation for a critical need. 

The 2011 BLM budget proposes to fund the BLM’s Land Acquisition program with an 

appropriation from the Land and Water Conservation Fund at a total level of $83,650,000 and 

15 FTE positions. The budget includes a request of $79,771,000 for Land Acquisition, 

$1,500,000 for Inholding, Emergency and Hardship acquisitions, and $2,379,000 for the BLM’s 

Acquisition Management costs. 

ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION

 

The BLM is authorized to acquire intermingled and adjacent non-Federal lands through 

purchase, exchange, and donation for specified public benefits. Consolidation of the public 

lands through land acquisition increases management efficiency in pursuing land management 

goals such as maintaining open space, providing opportunities for environmentally responsible 

recreation, preserving natural and cultural heritage resources, restoring at-risk botanical, 

fisheries and wildlife resources, and maintaining functioning ecosystems. The BLM’s Land 

Acquisition program utilizes Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) monies for the 

following activities: 

• Land Acquisition, 

• Inholding, Emergency and Hardship, and 

• Acquisition Management. 

Activity: Land Acquisition 
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Activity: Land Acquisition 

Subactivity: Land Acquisition

 

2009 

Actual* 

2010 

Enacted 

2011 

Change 

from 2010 

(+/-) 

 

DOI-wide 

Changes 

(+/-) 

Program 

Changes 

(+/-) 

Budget 

Request 

Land Acquisition ($000) 11,425 24,650 0 +55,121 79,771 +55,121

Sec. 102 Transfer ($000) -1,127 

 

FTE 0 0 0 0 0 0

Other Major Resources: 

Major Program IT Investments: 

* The 2009 Actual column includes a decrease of $1,127,000 due to a Sec. 102 Transfer to Management of Lands 

and Resources for a critical need. 

Summary of 2011 Program Changes for Land Acquisition 

Request Component ($000) FTE 

Program Changes: 

• Acquire Lands for National Wild Horse Preserve +42,000 0 

• Increase Base Funding +13,121 0 

TOTAL, Program Changes +55,121 0 

JUSTIFICATION OF 2011 PROGRAM CHANGES

The 2011 budget request for the Land Acquisition program is $79,771,000 and 0 FTE, a 

program change of +$55,121,000 and 0 FTE from the 2010 appropriation. 

Acquire Lands for National Wild Horse Preserve (+$42,000,000 / 0 FTE Positions): The 

2011 budget request proposes a $42,000,000 increase in the Land Acquisition program to 

acquire lands for the establishment of a National Wild Horse Preserve. Additional details on the 

National Wild Horse Preserve can be found in the General Statement. 

Increase Base Funding (+$13,121,000 / 0 FTE Positions): The 2011 budget request 

proposes a $13,121,000 base program increase in the Land Acquisition program to complete 

high-priority, line-item land acquisition projects. 

 
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Program Performance Change 

2007 

Actual 

2008 

Actual 

2009 

Actual 

2010 

Plan 

2011 Base 

Budget 

(2010 

Plan + 

Fixed 

Costs) 

2011 Plan 

Program 

Change 

Accruing 

in 2011 

Program 

Change 

Accruing 

in Outyears 

A B=A+C C D 

Increase the number 

and acreage of land 

acquisitions to 

improve land tenure 

distribution (Bur) 

46,560 52,990 17,098 17,960 17,960 30,679 +12,719 0 

Total 

Actual/Projected 

Cost ($000) 

$141,973 $893,901 $69,316 $130,000 $130,000 $137,450 +$7,450 $0 

Actual/Projected 

Cost Per Acre 

(in dollars)

$3,049 $16,869 $3,235 $7,238 $7,238 $7,822 +$584 $0 

Comments 

The number of acres planned for land acquisition is based on actual projects planned and will show a 

wide variance in acres acquired each year. In 2011, this measure includes a base funding increase of 

$13,121,000 which will result in a total increase of 12,719 acres from 2010. It does not include acreage 

associated with the increase of $42,000,000 to acquire lands for a National Wild Horse Preserve. 

Beginning in 2009, this measure no longer includes land exchanges. In 2008, $844,501,412 is directly 

related to the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act. 

Note: Projected costs may not equal program change as these are full costs, which may include funds from other sources and 

(or) use averages. 

Column A: The level of performance and costs expected in 2011 at the 2010 level plus funded fixed costs. Reflects the impact of

prior year funding changes, management efficiencies, absorption of prior year fixed costs, and trend impacts, but does not 

reflect the proposed program change. 

Column D: Outyear performance beyond 2011 addresses lagging performance — those changes occurring as a result of the 

program change (not total budget) requested in 2011. It does not include the impact of receiving the program change again in a 

subsequent out-year. 

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Program Components 

• The Land Acquisition program promotes the conservation of natural landscapes and 

resources by consolidating public lands through purchase and donation to increase 

management efficiency and preserve areas of natural, cultural, and recreational 

importance. 

• Acquisition projects occur within or adjacent to nationally-designated management units, 

including National Monuments, National Conservation Areas, Wilderness, National Wild 

and Scenic Rivers, National Scenic Trails, and National Historic Trails, as well as in 

BLM-designated Areas of Critical Environmental Concern and Special Recreation 

Management Areas. 

• In 2011, a special project will be completed to acquire lands for the establishment of a 

National Wild Horse Preserve. 

• The program improves river and riparian conservation and restoration, conserves and 

protects wildlife habitat, preserves natural and cultural heritage resources, provides 
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opportunities for environmentally responsible recreation, restores at-risk resources and 

maintains functioning ecosystems through land acquisition. 

• Communication, cooperation, and consultation with local communities and interested 

parties are key elements of the Land Acquisition program. Funds for the Land 

Acquisition program are derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). 

Critical Factors 

Critical factors that impact the BLM’s ability to complete land acquisitions include: 

• Fatal flaws in title, 

• Threats to property from hazardous materials contamination, 

• Appraised property values that do not reach landowner expectations, 

• Lack of consensus among landowner family members, 

• Sudden death of landowners, and 

• Expired, non-renewable, third-party options. 

Means and Strategies 

The BLM prioritizes its land acquisition efforts through an annual national ranking process. In 

2011, the BLM also used DOI-wide criteria in project selection. Many of the priority landscapes 

in the West were historically divided into multiple landownerships and management. The BLM 

works with Department bureaus, other Departments, and multiple State, Tribal, local and nongovernmental partners in determining and selecting the most critical lands to purchase. For 

2011, the BLM focused on projects that would, at a landscape or ecosystem level, improve river 

and riparian conservation and restoration; conserve or protect wildlife habitat; preserve open 

spaces; provide for historic and cultural preservation; and create opportunities for public 

recreation. 

Each year, the Land Acquisition program requests qualifying land acquisition project proposals 

from field offices. Qualifying proposals must further National priorities and be within or adjacent 

to a unit of the National Landscape Conservation System, an Area of Critical Environmental 

Concern or a Special Recreation Management Area. Proposals are ranked based on 

responses to a national questionnaire that addresses biological, cultural, management, realty, 

and recreation conditions, project goals and objectives. Ranking also evaluates descriptive 

documents, maps and photos, level of community, local government and other support, recent 

land acquisition accomplishments and successes, the status of prior year appropriations 

(unobligated balances), coordination with third parties and the likelihood of accomplishment. 

In 2011, the Secretary of the Interior required the Department to develop an updated, 

department-wide list of criteria and a ranking process related to an integrated effort to prioritize 

land acquisition among DOI bureaus. The process, for 2011, began with the bureaus supplying 

prioritized lists, according to their own approval processes. An overlay, based on the 

Secretary’s criteria, was applied to those bureau-ranked listings. The department-wide project 

types were to target landscape level conservation, especially river and riparian conservation and 

restoration, and conservation of wildlife and their habitat, as well as recreational opportunities in 

urban landscapes, and cultural and historical preservation of significant events, i.e., civil war, 

civil rights, westward settlement. Additional criteria for these projects included: 

• Leveraging – matching funds and donations that non-Federal partners contribute, 

• Partnerships – number, diversity, and relevance of partners in advancing/supporting 

project, 

• DOI Integration – degree to which projects involve other DOI bureaus, and 

• Urgency – for project completion. 
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After implementing the BLM’s national ranking process and considering the DOI criteria, the 

BLM developed the attached ranked project list. 

Funding History and Other Funding Sources 

BLM has several other funding sources for land acquisition to increase the BLM’s Land and 

Water Conservation Fund capabilities. 

• The BLM accepts the support of federal, tribal, state, and local governments, interested 

individuals, and third-party organizations. These partners, in compliance with approved 

agency land use plans, obtain options on properties or purchase properties offered for 

sale by willing sellers, for potential sale or resale to the BLM. Some partners provide 

long-term property management assistance, especially when purchases of critical 

habitat for threatened and endangered species is involved. This reduces BLM’s 

management costs while achieving the same desired results. 

• Other land acquisition funding sources include: 

o Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act (FLTFA) funds, 

o Funds from land sales under other public lands laws, such as the Southern 

Nevada Public Land Management Act (SNPLMA), 

o Third-party leveraged funds (i.e., wildlife mitigation funds, foundation grants, and 

landowner “bargain sales”), and 

o Donations. 

• While not a funding source, land exchange also makes a significant contribution to the 

BLM’s land acquisition program. 

2011 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE

The BLM has plans for 20 acquisition projects in nine states, plus acquiring lands for a National 

Wild Horse Preserve. These acquisitions will strengthen the BLM’s efforts to preserve wildlife 

habitat and wilderness, conserve and protect cultural and historic resources, retain open space, 

and enhance public recreation opportunities in the western U.S. in perpetuity. The BLM will 

utilize innovative methods to acquire lands, including conservation easements, leveraged 

purchases, and the purchase of development rights where these methods meet management 

objectives and landowner needs. Planned acquisitions for 2011 are listed in the attached table, 

shown on the attached map and explained in the attached project descriptions. 
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Chapter VI – Land Acquisition 

LAND ACQUISITION PERFORMANCE Overview 

 Measure 2006 Actual 2007 Actual 2008 Actual 2009 Plan 2009 Actual 2010 Plan 2011 Plan 

2

Increase the number and acreage of land acquisitions to improve land tenure distribution (Bur) 

72,887 46,560 52,990 13,000 17,098 17,960 30,679 

Total Actual/Projected Cost ($000) $80,069 $141,973 $893,901 $130,000 $69,316 $130,000 $137,450 Actual/Projected Cost 

per Acre 

(in dollars) $1,099 $3,049 $16,869 $10,000 $3,235 $7,238 $7,822 Comments 

The number of acres planned for land acquisition is based on actual projects planned and will show a wacquired each year. In 2011, this measure includes a base funding increase of $13,121,000 which will rof 12,719 acres from 2010. It does not include acreage associated with the increase of $42,000,000 to National Wild Horse Preserve. Beginning in 2009, this measure no longer includes land exchanges. In directly related to the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act. 

Process Land Purchase/Donation (number of acres) 9,704 4,446 7,386 10,592 8,003 17,960 30,679 
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Bureau of Land Management 

Land and Water Conservation Fund 

2011 National Project Priorities 

 Rank State Project Amount 

 1 CA ......... Trinity National Wild and Scenic River ........................................ 1,800,000 

 2 CA ......... Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument ..... 500,000 

 3 ID ........... Upper Snake/South Fork Snake River ACEC/SRMA .................. 3,000,000 

 4 NM ......... Lesser Prairie Chicken Habitat Preservation ACEC .................... 1,750,000 

 5 OR ......... Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument ........................................ 7,500,000 

 6 UT ......... Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument ......................... 700,000 

 7 WY ........ North Platte River SRMA ............................................................. 3,000,000 

 8 CA ......... Upper Sacramento River ACEC .................................................. 3,000,000 

 9 OR ......... Sandy River ACEC/Oregon National Historic Trail ...................... 1,500,000 

 10 CA ......... Carrizo Plain National Monument ................................................ 2,200,000 

 11 AZ .......... Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument ........................... 1,600,000 

 12 CO ......... Canyons of the Ancients National Monument ............................. 2,521,000 

 13 CA ......... California Wilderness ................................................................... 1,800,000 

 14 MT ......... Chain-of-Lakes Recreation Management Area/Lewis and Clark 1,000,000 

 National Historic Trail. 

 15 MT ......... Upper Madison River SRMA ....................................................... 1,100,000 

 16 ID ........... Snake River Rim Recreation Area/Oregon National Historic Trail. 400,000 

 17 CA ......... Big Morongo Canyon ACEC ........................................................ 1,700,000 

 18 OR ......... Crooked National Wild and Scenic River ..................................... 1,200,000 

 19 AZ .......... Arizona Wilderness ...................................................................... 700,000 

 20 OR ......... Owyhee National Wild and Scenic River ..................................... 800,000 

 N/A* ............... National Wild Horse Preserve ..................................................... 42,000,000 

 Subtotal, Line Item Projects ................................................ 79,771,000 

 Inholdings, Emergencies and Hardships ..................................... 1,500,000 

 Acquisition Management ............................................................. 1,879,000 

 Acquisition Management – National Wild Horse Preserve .......... 500,000 

 Total, BLM Land Acquisition ............................................... 83,650,000 

* This project was not ranked with the criteria utilized for the other 20 projects. The BLM is developing a separate set 

of resource criteria relevant to the use of lands for a National Wild Horse Preserve. 

Acronyms: ACEC = Area of Critical Environmental Concern, SRMA = Special Recreation Management Area 
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Bureau of Land Management 

Land and Water Conservation Fund 

2011 National Project Priorities 
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Trinity National Wild and Scenic River 

CALIFORNIA Trinity County Congressional District: 2 

Member: Wally Herger 

Location Northern California, approximately 20 

miles west of Redding. 

Acquired to Date 

Method Acres* Cost ($) 

 Purchase 11 70,000

Purpose Conserve and enhance significant 

scenic, recreational, and wildlife 

resources within the Trinity National 

Wild and Scenic River corridor. 

Exchange 193 450,000

Donation 0 0

Other 0 0

Partners 16,636 9,100,000

Proposed for FY2011 

 Method Acres* Cost ($) 

Purchase 

Opportunities 

Parcels within the Trinity National Wild 

and Scenic River corridor, especially 

those with river frontage, are highly 

marketable for rural residential 

development. 

Purchase 450 1,800,000

Pending Future Action 

Method Acres* Cost ($) 

Pending 2,000 8,000,000

*The acquisition s could occur in two phases. 

Partner Sierra Pacific Holding Company. 

Cooperators Trinity River Restoration Program/Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, California Department of Fish and Game, Trinity County, U.S. Forest Service, 

The Wilderness Society, Western Rivers Conservancy. 

Project 

Description 

Encompassed by the Klamath region, the acquisition parcels are included in the 

landscape system of the 43-mile Trinity National Wild and Scenic River (NWSR) 

corridor and Grass Valley Watershed (GVW). Within these landscape systems 

extensive watershed and forest restoration treatments have occurred and continue to 

occur, through partnerships, to support the habitat and management of threatened and 

endangered fish and wildlife species, promote forest health, and protect communities 

while providing and promoting a mix of recreational opportunities from hiking to whitewater rafting. These restoration efforts are aimed at healing a landscape damaged by 

historic mining and extensive dredging activity within the river corridor. 

The Trinity NWSR corridor and GVW provides and serves as habitat for such listed 

species as Southern Oregon-Northern California coho salmon and Northern spotted 

owl as well as habitat for other sensitive species such as Chinook and Steelhead 

salmon, bald eagle, Pacific fisher, western pond turtle, and many others. In order to 

effectively implement the goals of the Trinity River Basin Fish and Wildlife Restoration 

Act of 1984 and the Grass Valley Creek Watershed Management Plan dated March 

1995, BLM has partnered with Sierra Pacific Industries, Bureau of Reclamation-Trinity 

River Restoration Program, Trinity County Resource Conservation District, California 

Department of Fish and Game, Western Rivers Conservancy, and many others. It is 

through these partnerships the BLM Redding Field Office has been able to acquire 

lands which have lead to the protection and active restoration of the Trinity River and 

its associated watersheds. 

O&M Cost Estimated “start up” costs: $10,000. Estimated annual maintenance: $5,000. 

DOI Goal Provide for a quality recreation experience, including access, and enjoyment of natural 

and cultural resources on DOI managed and partnered lands and waters. 
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Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument 

CALIFORNIA Riverside County Congressional District: 44 

Member: Mary Bono Mack 

Location Southern California, directly west of 

Palm Springs. 

Acquired to Date 

Method Acres* Cost ($) 

Purchase 17,800 15,100,000

Purpose Conserve significant scenic, 

recreational, and wilderness resources 

within the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto 

Mountains National Monument. 

Increase recreational access/public use.

Exchange 3,700 2,223,000

Donation 1,300 1,600,000

Other 0 0

Partners 47,000 48,700,000

Proposed for FY2011 

Method Acres* Cost ($) 

Purchase 

Opportunities 

Multiple properties facing immediate 

threat from high-density suburban/urban 

residential development and 

incompatible recreational use and 

demands. 

Purchase 160 500,000

Pending Future Action 

Method Acres* Cost ($) 

Pending 24,080 26,800,000

*Includes fee and conservation easement interest 

Partner Friends of the Desert Mountains. 

Cooperators U.S. Forest Service, California Department of Fish and Game, Cities of Palm Desert, 

Palm Springs, Cathedral City, City of Rancho Mirage, Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla 

Indians, Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy, The Nature Conservancy. 

Project 

Description 

Providing a rugged backdrop to the gateway communities of Palm Springs, Palm 

Desert and La Quinta, the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument 

(NM) hosted approximately 1,500,000 visitors in 2008. However, rapid urbanization, 

immediately adjacent to the Monument, ironically is threatening the tremendous scenic 

and wildlife resource values, which helped to establish these resort communities in the 

early 1900’s. 

Encompassing 272,000 acres, the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains NM is a 

series of steep escarpments, ranging from sea level to nearly 11,000 feet in elevation. 

This undeveloped “island” is home to over 600 animal and plant species, residing 

within several distinct climatic zones. Numerous threatened and endangered species, 

including one of the nation’s largest herds of Peninsular bighorn sheep, the least Bell’s 

vireo, populations of desert tortoise and desert slender salamander, and unique fan 

palm oases, are found among the area’s perennial streams, springs and seeps. The 

Monument is within the Coachella Valley Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan. 

The Monument is co-administered by the BLM and Forest Service (64,400 acres of the 

Monument lie within the San Bernardino National Forest). Three Wilderness areas, the 

94,989-acre Santa Rosa Mountain Wilderness, administered by BLM, and the 19,695-

acre Santa Rosa Wilderness and a portion of the 33,177-acre San Jacinto Wilderness, 

administered by the Forest Service are imbedded within the Monument boundary. The 

2,683-mile Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail passes through the Monument. 

O&M Cost Estimated “start up” cost: $10,000. Estimated “annual” maintenance: $1,000. 

DOI Goal Provide for a quality recreation experience, including access, and enjoyment of natural 

and cultural resources on DOI managed and partnered lands and waters. 
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Upper Snake/South Fork Snake River 

Area of Critical Environmental Concern/ 

Special Recreation Management Area 

IDAHO Bonneville, Fremont, Jefferson, and Madison Counties Congressional District 2 

Member: Mike Simpson 

Location Southeast Idaho, 20 miles northeast of 

Idaho Falls. 

Acquired to Date 

Method Acres* Cost ($) 

Purchase 7,412 20,719,947

Purpose Conserve and enhance significant 

scenic, recreational and wildlife 

resources within the Snake River 

corridors, predominately through the 

acquisition of conservation easements. 

Exchange 40 40,000

Donation N/A 3,683,450

Other 1,561 4,578,000

Partners 10,233 17,644,862

Proposed for FY2011 

Method Acres* Cost ($) 

Purchase 

Opportunities 

Multiple properties facing immediate 

threat from rural residential and resort 

development. Sustaining historic family 

farming/ranching operations is a priority.

Purchase 895 3,000,000

Pending Future Action 

Method Acres* Cost ($) 

Pending 4,000 10,000,000

*Includes fee and conservation easement interest 

Partner(s) The Conservation Fund, Teton Regional Land Trust, The Nature Conservancy. 

Cooperator(s) Local county and municipal support, Idaho Department of Fish and Game, ShoshoneBannock Tribes, Ducks Unlimited, Trout Unlimited, Greater Yellowstone Coalition, 

Henrys Fork Foundation. 

Project 

Description 

Born of snowmelt and springs among high ridges of Yellowstone country, the 42,900-

acre Upper Snake/South Fork Snake River project is an area like no other in the West. 

Gliding through mountains, canyons, and meadows, and the vast farmlands of the 

Snake River plains; a 1980 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service evaluation rated this area 

the most valuable, biodiverse, and unique ecosystem in Idaho. The riparian corridor, 

lined with commanding cottonwood galleries and a lush shrub understory, sustains a 

broad variety of plants, fish, birds, and wildlife populations. It is the only home for the 

Federally-threatened Ute ladies’-tresses orchid in Idaho, supports a Federallyendangered snail, and is a world famous, blue ribbon fishery, supporting the largest 

wild Yellowstone cutthroat trout population outside of Yellowstone National Park. The 

first World Fly Fishing Championship in North America took place on the South Fork in 

1997. The area provides crucial habitat for 126 bird species (the majority of them 

neotropical migrants), including the majority of Idaho’s bald eagle production (with 26 

nesting territories) and has been designated as a Nationally Important Bird Area. 

Diverse recreational opportunities account for 335,000 recreational visits per year. 

The scope of the project increased dramatically as a result of enormous public support 

and the residual impact from the 1997 100-year flood event. The project shares a 

contiguous boundary with the Caribou-Targhee National Forest, administered by the 

Forest Service, and serves as a national model for land conservation, strategically 

utilizing conservation easements in an effort to preserve the unique values of this area. 

O&M Cost Estimated “start up” cost: $1,000 Estimated “annual” maintenance: $5,000 

DOI Goal Provide for a quality recreation experience, including access, and enjoyment of natural 

and cultural resources on DOI managed and partnered lands and waters. 
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Lesser Prairie Chicken Habitat Preservation 

Area of Critical Environmental Concern 

NEW MEXICO Chaves County Congressional District: 2 

Member: Harry Teague 

Location Southeast New Mexico, approximately 

35 miles east of Roswell. 

Acquired to Date 

Method Acres* Cost ($) 

 Purchase 0 0

Purpose Conserve and enhance critical habitat 

for the Lesser Prairie chicken and the 

Sand Dune lizard, both Federal 

candidate species. 

Exchange 9,350 1,589,000

Donation 0 0

Other 0 0

Partners 0 0

Proposed for FY2011 

 Method Acres* Cost ($) 

Purchase 

Opportunities 

Partner 

Negotiations are well underway with a 

second willing seller landowner. 

The Conservation Fund. 

Purchase 7,440 1,750,000

Pending Future Action 

Method Acres* Cost ($) 

Pending 1,440 450,000

*Includes fee and conservation easement interest 

Cooperators The Governor of New Mexico, The New Mexico State Land Office, Congressman 

Bingaman, The Trust for Public Land, The Audubon Society. 

Project 

Description 

Located in the transition zone between the southern Great Plains and the Chihuahuan 

Desert, the 58,000-acre Lesser Prairie-Chicken Habitat Preservation Area of Critical 

Environmental Concern (ACEC) is prime habitat for both the Lesser Prairie chicken 

and the Sand Dune lizard. This area of sand dunes and tall bluestem grasses provides 

ideal habitat for these species, both candidates for threatened or endangered listing. 

While it may appear both species use the same habitat, the chicken and lizard occupy 

separate forms within this habitat. The Lesser Prairie chicken lives in the sand 

bluestem and little bluestem grasses covering the sand dunes. The Sand Dune lizard 

lives in the open sandy blowouts on the sides of the dunes. Together with the other 

native species, they make up one the most diverse and interesting ecosystems in the 

Southwest. 

Acquiring private property within the ACEC presents an opportunity not only to 

consolidate public land within the ACEC for consolidated management, but represents 

the best attempt to prevent the necessity of listing either species as threatened or 

endangered. The ACEC contains 16 active mating grounds or leks, representing 32% 

of the occupied Lesser Prairie chicken breeding habitat in southeast New Mexico. 

Depending on the amount of rainfall between five and 30 male chickens gather every 

year at the leks to perform the mating dance to attract females. Surrounding the leks is 

the nesting and brood rearing habitat necessary for a viable chicken population. 

Recent habitat monitoring indicates the ACEC to be in good to excellent condition. A 

national audience of bird watchers travels here every Spring to witness the mating 

ritual. 

O&M Cost Estimated “start up” cost: $1,000. Estimated “annual” maintenance: $10,000. 

DOI Goal Provide for a quality recreation experience, including access, and enjoyment of natural 

and cultural resources on DOI managed and partnered lands and waters. 
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Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument 

OREGON Jackson County Congressional District: 2 

Member: Greg Walden 

Location Southwest Oregon, 11 miles southeast 

of Ashland. 

Acquired to Date 

Method Acres* Cost ($) 

 Purchase 891 1,095,000

Purpose Conserve and restore native and 

endemic plants and habitats within the 

greater Klamath-Cascade eco-region. 

Exchange 0 0

Donation 0 0

Other 0 0

Partners 0 0

Proposed for FY2011 

 Method Acres* Cost ($) 

Purchase 

Opportunities 

Acquisition of key lands from willing 

sellers is a priority for the BLM in order 

to increase the connectivity of protected 

monument lands and biological, 

geological, and hydrological resources. 

Purchase 5,400 7,500,000

Pending Future Action 

Method Acres* Cost ($) 

Pending 3,656 5,500,000

*Includes fee and conservation easement interest 

Partner The Pacific Forest Trust. 

Cooperators Soda Mountain Wilderness Council, Friends of the Cascade-Siskiyou National 

Monument, Pacific Crest Trail Association. 

Project 

Description 

Fir forests, oak groves, wildflower meadows and steep canyons make the 53,000-acre 

Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument (CSNM) an ecological wonder, with biological 

diversity unmatched in the Cascade Range. A tremendous variety of plants and 

animals make homes amidst the towering forests, sunlit groves, wildflower-strewn 

meadows, and steep canyons. The Monument is a bird haven, with more than 200 

species identified, including the Northern Spotted Owl, the Great Gray Owl, the 

Peregrine Falcon and the Willow Flycatcher. 

The targeted properties include a mix of Douglas-fir, ponderosa pine, other conifers 

and oak species. They also contain alpine meadows supporting wildflowers including 

the rare Greene’s Mariposa Lily. The parcels are bordered by BLM-identified Old 

Growth Emphasis and Diversity Emphasis Areas and provide important connectivity 

within the Monument’s ecosystem. Multiple properties include cold-water springs 

containing rare and endemic snails. The CSNM provides habitat for three endemic 

bureau sensitive fish species: Jenny Creek suckers, the speckled dace and a longisolated stock of redband trout. The lands support populations of white-headed 

woodpecker, western pond turtle and beaver. Several tracts include, abut, or are within 

the viewshed of a popular section of the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail. 

O&M Cost Estimated “start up” cost: $3,000. Estimated “annual” maintenance: $25,000. 

DOI Goal Provide for a quality recreation experience, including access, enjoyment of natural and 

cultural resources on DOI managed and partnered lands and waters. 
Bureau of Land Management 2011 Budget Justifications 

Chapter VI – Land Acquisition Page VI - 18 

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument 

UTAH Garfield County Congressional District: 2 

Member: Jim Matheson 

Location Southeast Utah, 14 miles east of 

Escalante. 

Acquired to Date 

Method Acres* Cost ($) 

Purchase 282 259,537

Purpose Acquire property within the Grand 

Staircase-Escalante National 

Monument to prevent incompatible rural 

residential development and provide 

public access to two trailheads. 

Exchange 200,833 18,500,000

Donation 0 0

Other** 52,824 19,500,000

Partners 0 0

Proposed for FY2011 

Method Acres* Cost ($) 

Purchase 

Opportunities 

Eight contiguous parcels totaling 48 

acres and comprising much of the Calf 

Creek subdivision at the confluence of 

Calf Creek and the Escalante River. 

Purchase 48 700,000

Pending Future Action 

Method Acres* Cost ($) 

Pending 13,960 13,000,000

*Includes fee and conservation easement interest 

** FY2000 Utah Mining Rights appropriation 

V (acquisition of Federal mineral lease) 

Partner Grand Canyon Trust. 

Cooperators The Wilderness Society, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Grand StaircaseEscalante Partners, National Conservation System Foundation, Conservation System 

Alliance, Brigham Young University/Department of Anthropology, Hopi Tribe, Paiute 

Bands. 

Project 

Description 

The 1,900,000-acre Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, created in 1996, 

is a vast and austere landscape embracing a spectacular array of scientific and historic 

resources. This high, rugged, and remote region, where bold plateaus and multi-hued 

cliffs run for distances that defy human perspective, was the last place in the 

continental United States to be mapped. Even today, this unspoiled natural area 

remains a frontier, a quality that greatly enhances the Monument’s value for scientific 

study. From its spectacular “grand staircase” of cliffs and terraces, across the rugged 

Kaiparowits Plateau, to the wonders of the Escalante River Canyons, the Monument’s 

size, resources, and remote character provide extraordinary opportunities for 

geologists, paleontologists, archeologists, historians, and biologists in scientific 

research, education, and exploration. 

The Calf Creek-Escalante River area is a popular hiking area in the summer months, 

with trails located along the Escalante River and Calf Creek. The tracts targeted for 

acquisition were slated to be developed into a private resort and multiple home sites. 

The eight parcels are contiguous and are adjacent to Calf Creek, the Escalante River 

and scenic Highway SR12 and are very near designated parking areas for the two 

popular hiking trail heads. A Bureau camping area is located within two miles of the 

tracts. Highway SR 12 is a Scenic Byway and was Utah’s first All-American Road. 

O&M Cost Estimated “start up” cost: $20,000. Estimated “annual” maintenance: $10,000. 

DOI Goal Provide for a quality recreation experience, including access, and enjoyment of natural 

and cultural resources on DOI managed and partnered lands and waters. 
Bureau of Land Management 2011 Budget Justifications 

Chapter VI – Land Acquisition Page VI - 19 

North Platte River Special Recreation Management Area 

WYOMING Natrona County Congressional District: 1 

Member: Barbara Cubin 

Location Central Wyoming, up to 50 miles 

southwest of Casper. 

Acquired to Date 

Method Acres* Cost ($) 

Purchase 634 3,846,000

Purpose Enhance public recreation opportunities 

and preserve riparian/wetland and 

endangered species habitat along the 

North Platte River. 

Exchange 0 0

Donation 275 165,000

Other 0 0

Partners 275 130,000

Proposed for FY2011 

Method Acres* Cost ($) 

Purchase 

Opportunities 

Multiple riverfront properties, facing 

threats from commercial and rural 

residential development, are 

immediately available. 

Purchase 377 3,000,000

Pending Future Action 

Method Acres* Cost ($) 

Pending 1,958 15,400,000

*Includes fee and conservation easement interest 

Partner(s) The Conservation Fund. 

Cooperator(s) Wyoming Game and Fish Department, Platte River Parkway Trust, Wyoming Fly 

Casters, North Platte Walleyes Unlimited. 

Project 

Description 

Weaving a fragile thread of green through the high plains of central Wyoming, the 

vegetative corridor hugging the banks of the North Platte River represents the rarest of 

Western ecosystems, only 1% of land in Wyoming constitutes riparian/wetland habitat. 

The 4,600-acre North Platte River Special Recreation Management Area (SRMA) 

includes a 45-mile segment of the North Platte, between Pathfinder National Wildlife 

Refuge (administered by the Fish and Wildlife Service) and the City of Casper. While 

the flow of the North Platte is regulated, the river remains lightly impacted by 

agriculture, mining, and rural residential subdivision. Native cottonwood stands along 

the river are critical to a wintering bald eagle population. The Oregon, California, 

Mormon Pioneer, and Pony Express National Historic Trails, diverging from and 

interpreted at Casper’s National Historic Trails Interpretive Center followed the natural 

contour of the North Platte River valley more than a century ago. 

An intermingled land ownership pattern along the North Platte stymies public access to 

and use of the river. Minutes away from and highly visible to Casper’s 50,000 

residents, local outdoor enthusiasts and area visitors have turned to the BLM to 

address their growing demand for recreational river access. The popularity of the Platte 

River Parkway, Casper’s highly successful urban “greenway” project initiated in 1982, 

and public fishing access easements purchased by the Wyoming Game and Fish 

Department (WGFD) along the North Platte are indicators of public use. The North 

Platte is regarded by the WGFD as a "Blue Ribbon/Class I" trout fishery. 

O&M Cost Estimated “start up” cost: $50,000 Estimated “annual” maintenance: $15,000 

DOI Goal Provide for a quality recreation experience, including access, and enjoyment of natural 

and cultural resources on DOI managed and partnered lands and waters. 
Bureau of Land Management 2011 Budget Justifications 

Chapter VI – Land Acquisition Page VI - 20 

Upper Sacramento River Area of Critical Environmental Concern 

CALIFORNIA Tehama County Congressional District: 2 

Member: Wally Herger 

Location Northern California, 30 miles south of 

Redding. 

Acquired to Date 

Method Acres* Cost ($) 

Purchase 3,500 9,600,000

Purpose Purchase multiple private inholdings 

within the boundary of the Upper 

Sacramento River Area of Critical 

Environmental Concern. 

Exchange 7,200 8,600,000

Donation 42 230,000

Other 0 0

Partners 0 0

Proposed for FY2011 

Method Acres* Cost ($) 

Purchase 

Opportunities 

Parcels within the Sacramento River 

ACEC, especially with river frontage, 

are highly sought after for rural 

residential development. 

Purchase 147 3,000,000

Pending Future Action 

Method Acres* Cost ($) 

Pending 6,073 18,000,000

*Includes fee and conservation easement interest 

Partners American Land Conservancy, Western Rivers Conservancy. 

Cooperators U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, California Department of Fish and Game, Wildlife 

Conservation Board, The Nature Conservancy. 

Project 

Description 

The Upper Sacramento Area of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC) contains 

approximately 52 miles of Sacramento River frontage as well as portions of Battle 

Creek, a tributary of the Sacramento River. The Sacramento River winds through 

forested bluffs and canyons and makes three sweeping oxbow bends within the ACEC. 

The lower reaches of Battle Creek are home to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s 

Coleman National Fish Hatchery, the largest salmon hatchery in the U.S., established 

in 1942 to mitigate the loss of natural Chinook and Steelhead salmon spawning 

grounds as a result of the construction of Shasta and Keswick Dams. The California 

Department of Fish and Game manages the 895-acre Battle Creek Wildlife Area 

downstream from the hatchery and within the ACEC. Recreational opportunities in the 

form of boating, fishing, hiking and horseback riding are very popular. Annual visitation 

within the ACEC is 39,000, and increasing at approximately 5-10 percent per year. 

The ACEC is located within the Pacific migratory flyway and the numerous wetlands, 

riparian zones, and vernal ponds within the ACEC support migratory birds, threatened 

and endangered species, and a variety of wildlife populations. The region is becoming 

more urbanized and available open space continues to be threatened by development. 

Action is needed to preserve riparian and other wetland habitats, upland natural and 

cultural values, and provide habitat connectivity, 

O&M Cost Estimated “start up” cost: $8,000. Estimated “annual” maintenance: $5,000. 

DOI Goal Provide for a quality recreation experience, including access, and enjoyment of natural 

and cultural resources on DOI managed and partnered lands and waters. 
Bureau of Land Management 2011 Budget Justifications 

Chapter VI – Land Acquisition Page VI - 21 

Sandy River Area of Critical Environmental Concern

Oregon National Historic Trail

OREGON Clackamas and Multnomah Counties Congressional District: 3/5 

Member: Blumenauer/Schrader 

Location Northwest Oregon, 20 miles southeast 

of Portland. 

Acquired to Date 

Method Acres* Cost ($) 

 Purchase 2,432 11,235,000

Purpose Preservation of the Sandy/Salmon River 

gorge and interwoven Oregon National 

Historic Trail corridor, providing for the 

protection of open space, scenic, 

recreation, fisheries, and wildlife values. 

Exchange 3,548 15,761,730

Donation 0 0

Other 0 0

Partners 1,500 6,660,115

Proposed for FY2011 

 Method Acres* Cost ($) 

Purchase 

Opportunities 

Multiple properties facing immediate 

threat from commercial and rural 

residential development and 

subdivision, and degrading land use 

practices. 

Purchase 245 1,500,000

Pending Future Action 

Method Acres* Cost ($) 

Pending 1,005 8,000,000

*Includes fee and conservation easement interest 

Partner Western Rivers Conservancy. 

Cooperators U.S. Forest Service, State of Oregon, Clackamas and Multnomah Counties, METRO 

(regional government body), Cities of Portland and Sandy, Portland General Electric 

(PGE), The Nature Conservancy, Northwest Steelheaders, Oregon Trout, Sandy River 

Watershed Council. 

Project 

Description 

A breath-taking scenic corridor immediately east of metropolitan Portland, the Sandy 

and Salmon Rivers descend from the forested slopes of Mount Hood, harboring a rich 

diversity of animal and plant populations, within secluded riparian and wetland areas. 

Multiple threatened salmonid species, including Lower Columbia Chinook and Coho 

salmon and Steelhead use these turbulent waters for spawning and rearing their young 

before returning to the Pacific Ocean via the Columbia River. Old growth stands of 

Douglas fir contain prime habitat for the threatened northern spotted owl. 

The Sandy River Area of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC) project offers 

exceptional recreational opportunities for fishing, hiking, wildlife viewing, nature study, 

and non-motorized boating or floating. The project is easily accessible from the 

Portland Metro area, the northwest's second largest population center. 

The 29,000-acre Sandy River ACEC project contains the route of the historic Barlow 

Road, the western segment of the Oregon National Historic Trail and shares a 

common boundary with the Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness, administered by the U.S. 

Forest Service. 

PGE recently completed removal of their Bull Run hydroelectric project, including dams 

on both the Sandy and Little Sandy Rivers. Dam removal has restored the free flowing 

character of the Sandy River and will result in the eventual transfer of up to 1,272 

acres of PGE lands within the Sandy River project area into Federal ownership. 

O&M Cost Estimated “start up” cost: $5,000. Estimated “annual” maintenance: $1,500. 

DOI Goal Provide for a quality recreation experience, including access, and enjoyment of natural 

and cultural resources on DOI managed and partnered lands and waters. 
Bureau of Land Management 2011 Budget Justifications 

Chapter VI – Land Acquisition Page VI - 22 

Carrizo Plain National Monument 

CALIFORNIA Kern and San Luis Obispo Counties Congressional District: 22 

Member: Kevin McCarthy 

Location Southern California, 60 miles west of 

Bakersfield. 

Acquired to Date 

Method Acres Cost ($) 

Purchase 91,150 20,385,000

Purpose Acquire private inholdings within the 

Carrizo Plain National Monument to 

protect outstanding biological and 

cultural values. 

Exchange 20,400 3,225,000

Donation 775 255,000

Other 0 0

Partners 9,870 1,934,000

Proposed for FY2011 

Method Acres Cost ($) 

Purchase 

Opportunities 

Multiple properties facing immediate 

threat from commercial, industrial, rural 

residential, and suburban development, 

and unregulated OHV use. 

Purchase 2,853 2,200,000

Pending Future Action 

Method Acres Cost ($) 

Pending 26,000 14,800,000

Partner Sequoia Riverlands Trust. 

Cooperators Resources Legacy Fund Foundation, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Bureau of 

Reclamation, The Nature Conservancy, California Department of Fish and Game, 

Friends of the Carrizo Plain, Southern Sierra Archaeological Society, Carrizo Plain 

Native American Advisory Committee. 

Project 

Description 

The Carrizo Plain National Monument is a majestic 250,000-acre grassland and scenic 

mountainous preserve that contains the last remaining undeveloped remnant of the 

San Joaquin Valley ecosystem. As a result, it provides critical contiguous habitat for 

one of the largest assemblages of threatened and endangered species surviving on 

public lands in the United States, including the blunt-nosed leopard lizard, San Joaquin 

kit fox, giant kangaroo rat, Kern primrose sphinx moth, longhorn fairy shrimp, vernal 

pool fairy shrimp, California jewelflower, San Joaquin wooly threads, and the San 

Joaquin antelope squirrel. Within the vast expanse of the Carrizo PIain lies Painted 

Rock, an important ceremonial site of the Chumash that rises majestically from the 

surrounding grassland. In addition, the Monument contains other world-class 

archaeological sites, which are part of a current nomination as a National Historic 

Landmark. Soda Lake, a glistening bed of white salt in the dry summer and the largest 

alkali wetland remaining in Southern California, provides important habitat for migratory 

birds during the winter. Those interested in geology can see one of the most 

spectacular sections of the 800-mile long San Andreas Fault with its complex 

corrugated topography along the edge of the Plain. 

The Monument’s diversity and proximity to over 20 million people living in Southern 

and Central California attracts over 75,000 visitors annually who come to enjoy a 

variety of recreational activities. Those stopping at the Goodwin Education Center or 

taking guided tours to Painted Rock or the San Andreas Fault can share in the rich 

history of the Carrizo Plain and learn about its unique plant and animal life. 

O&M Cost Estimated “start up” cost: $5,000. Estimated “annual” maintenance: $1,000. 

DOI Goal Provide for a quality recreation experience, including access, and enjoyment of natural 

and cultural resources on DOI managed and partnered lands and waters. 
Bureau of Land Management 2011 Budget Justifications 

Chapter VI – Land Acquisition Page VI - 23 

Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument 

ARIZONA Mohave County Congressional District: 2 

Member: Trent Franks 

Location Northwest Arizona, 30 miles 

southwest of St. George, Utah. 

Acquired to Date 

Method Acres* Cost ($) 

 Purchase 0 0

Purpose Enhance management efficiency and 

preservation of Monument values, 

including open space, cultural 

resources, and recreation 

opportunities. 

Exchange 0 0

Donation 240 200,000

Other 0 0

Partners 0 0

Proposed for FY2011 

 Method Acres* Cost ($) 

Purchase 

Opportunities 

The parcel faces threat from rural 

residential development and 

vegetation modification (tree 

removal). 

Purchase 1,920 1,600,000

Pending Future Action 

Method Acres* Cost ($) 

Pending 160 (Surface) 

49,807 (Minerals) 

160,000

1,000,000

*Includes fee and conservation easement interest 

Partner The Conservation Fund. 

Cooperators Arizona Wilderness Coalition, The Wilderness Society, The Sierra Club, Grand Canyon 

Wildlands Council, Grand Canyon Trust, Friends of Gold Butte, The Conservation 

System Alliance. 

Project 

Description 

The Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument is under joint management of the 

BLM and the National Park Service. Covering more than 1 million acres of remote and 

unspoiled public lands, the monument contains many of the same values that have 

long been protected in Grand Canyon National Park. Deep canyons, mountains, and 

buttes depict the geological forces of the region and provide colorful vistas. 

The monument encompasses the lower portion of the Shivwits Plateau, an important 

watershed for the Colorado River and the Grand Canyon. Beyond the phenomenal 

geological resources, the monument also contains countless biological and historical 

values. Many prehistoric sites on the monument are largely unknown because only five 

percent of the monument has ever been surveyed. For those people willing to make 

the long, remote drive, this monument offers spectacular scenery. Vegetation ranges 

from Mohave Desert flora to ponderosa pine forest. A variety of wildlife lives in the 

monument, including mule deer, bighorn sheep, wild turkey, and four species of 

rattlesnakes. This is one of the premier areas for mule deer hunting in the country. 

Scenic four-wheel-drive travel, hiking, horseback riding, wildlife and plant viewing, 

birdwatching, hunting, archeological and historic sites, and geologic sightseeing are 

among the attractions. 

O&M Cost Estimated “start-up” cost: $500. Estimated “annual” maintenance: $500. 

DOI Goal Provide for a quality recreation experience, including access, and enjoyment of natural 

and cultural resources on DOI managed and partnered lands and waters. 
Bureau of Land Management 2011 Budget Justifications 

Chapter VI – Land Acquisition Page VI - 24 

Canyons of the Ancients National Monument 

COLORADO Montezuma County Congressional District: 3 

Member: John Salazar 

Location Southwest Colorado, 20 miles west and 

northwest of Cortez. 

Acquired to Date 

Method Acres* Cost ($) 

Purchase 5,349 4,223,108

Purpose Purchase private inholdings and 

edgeholdings to protect significant 

cultural, scenic, recreation, and wildlife 

values. 

Exchange 1,080 760,000

Donation 0 0

Other 520 520,000

Partners 0 0

Proposed for FY2011 

Method Acres* Cost ($) 

Purchase 

Opportunities 

Multiple properties facing immediate 

threats from rural residential 

development, vandalism, and degrading 

land use practices. 

Purchase 1,800 2,521,000

Pending Future Action 

Method Acres* Cost ($) 

Pending 10,000 10,000,000

*Includes fee and conservation easement interest 

Partner The Conservation Fund. 

Cooperators National Trust for Historic Preservation, The Archaeological Conservancy, Colorado 

Preservation, Inc., Crow Canyon Archaeological Center, San Juan Mountains 

Association, San Juan Citizen’s Alliance, Colorado Division of Wildlife, Colorado 

Archaeological Society-Hisaatsinom Chapter, McElmo Canyon residents. 

Project 

Description 

The Canyons of the Ancients National Monument was established to protect cultural 

and natural resources on a landscape scale. The complex 170,850-acre landscape 

and remarkable cultural resources have been a focal point of explorers and 

researchers for 130 years. The Monument contains the highest density of cultural 

resource sites in the nation with more than 100 sites/square mile; 6,000 sites are 

documented and a total of 20,000-30,000 predicted. Site types include cliff dwellings, 

villages, great kivas, shrines, agricultural fields, check dams, petroglyphs and 

pictographs, and pottery kilns. Many sites have standing walls. Eight sites and one 

District, including 167 sites, are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. 

Lowry Pueblo is a National Historic Landmark. Native Americans maintain close ties to 

the landscape and to the sites occupied by their ancestors. The BLM staff regularly 

involves tribal consultants in interpretation and education projects. Canyons of the 

Ancients offers an unparalleled opportunity to observe, study, and experience how 

cultures lived and adapted over time in the American Southwest. 

Monument resources include spectacular land forms with deeply incised canyons, 

sheer sandstone cliffs, and panoramic vistas; riparian areas with habitat for the 

threatened and endangered Southwestern Willow flycatcher; and unique herpetological 

species such as the Longnose Leopard lizard and the Desert Spiny lizard, both on the 

State Director’s Sensitive Species List. Wildlife includes deer, elk, mountain lions, 

bears, coyotes, foxes, wild turkeys, falcons and eagles. The Monument includes three 

Wilderness Study Areas and surrounds three units of Hovenweep National Monument, 

managed by the National Park Service. About 45,000 annual visitors take advantage of 

opportunities for visiting cultural resource sites, camping, hiking, horseback riding, 

mountain biking and ATVs (on existing roads), hunting, and wildlife viewing. 

O&M Cost Estimated “start up” cost: $30,000. Estimated “annual” maintenance: $5,000. 

DOI Goal Provide for a quality recreation experience, including access, and enjoyment of natural 

and cultural resources on DOI managed and partnered lands and waters. 
Bureau of Land Management 2011 Budget Justifications 

Chapter VI – Land Acquisition Page VI - 25 

 

California Wilderness

South Fork Eel River Wilderness

CALIFORNIA Mendocino County Congressional District: 1 

Member: Mike Thompson 

Location Northern California, approximately 15 

miles north of Garberville. 

Acquired to Date 

Method Acres* Cost ($) 

Purchase 100,000 18,500,000

Purpose Consolidate public ownership within 

designated wilderness to preserve 

wilderness character, protect unique 

botanical habitats, and ease public 

access to primitive recreation 

opportunities. 

Exchange 105,000 19,500,000

Donation 80,000 14,800,000

Other 0 0

Partners 0 0

Proposed for FY2011 

Method Acres* Cost ($) 

Purchase 

Opportunities 

This property faces threats from 

commercial timber development and 

unregulated motorized access. The 

owner has expressed a willingness to 

sell. 

Purchase 595 1,800,000

Pending Future Action 

Method Acres* Cost ($) 

Pending 325,000 200,000,000

*Includes fee and conservation easement interest 

Partner The Wilderness Land Trust. 

Cooperators The Wilderness Society, The California Wilderness Coalition, Save-the-Redwoods 

League, California Native Plant Society. 

Project 

Description 

There are 88 designated Wilderness units encompassing over 3.9 million acres of 

public land in California. The first 69 Wilderness units were designated in southern 

California with the passage of the California Desert Protection Act of 1994. 

Subsequently the Otay Mountain Wilderness Act, Big Sur Wilderness and 

Conservation Act of 2002, Northern California Coastal Wild Heritage Act of 2006, and 

most recently the Omnibus Public Lands Management Act of 2009 have designated 19 

additional Wilderness units on BLM lands in California. These Wilderness units stretch 

from the north coast of California to the peaks of the Sierra Nevada to lands along the 

Mexican border. 

Over 37 million people are now living in California. These Wilderness units offer places 

of solitude where people can experience freedom from our fast-paced industrialized 

society. They are places where people can renew the human spirit through association 

with the natural world and offer a respite from the pressure of an ever increasing urban 

lifestyle. 

More than half of the South Fork Eel River Wilderness is characterized by reddish soil. 

This unusual soil has resulted in a unique vegetation cover with several Federally and 

State protected botanical species, including endangered, candidate, and BLM sensitive 

species. The Red Mountain and Cedar Creek drainages dominate the Wilderness and 

are tributaries to the South Fork Eel River. 

O&M Cost Estimated “start up” cost: $5,000. Estimated “annual” maintenance: $1,000. 

DOI Goal Provide for a quality recreation experience, including access, and enjoyment of natural 

and cultural resources on DOI managed and partnered lands and waters. 
Bureau of Land Management 2011 Budget Justifications 

Chapter VI – Land Acquisition Page VI - 26 

Chain-of-Lakes Recreation Management Area 

Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail 

MONTANA Broadwater and Lewis and Clark Counties Congressional District 1 

Rep: Denny Rehberg 

Location Southwest Montana, south and east of 

Helena. 

Acquired to Date 

Method Acres* Cost ($) 

 Purchase 9,129 8,518,062

Purpose Acquisition of multiple parcels within the 

Chain-of-Lakes Recreation 

Management Area/Lewis and Clark 

National Historic Trail. 

Exchange 1,673 2,590,063

Donation 2,395 2,789,678

Other 0 0

Partners 0 0

Proposed for FY2011 

 Acres* Cost ($) 

Purchase 

Opportunities 

Multiple properties facing immediate 

threats from commercial and residential 

development, and degrading land use 

practices. 

Purchase 1,165 1,000,000

Pending Future Action 

Method Acres* Cost ($) 

Pending 1,500 1,800,000

*Includes fee and conservation easement interest 

Partner The Conservation Fund. 

Cooperators U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Montana Department of Fish, 

Wildlife and Parks, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Montana Army National Guard, 

Pennsylvania Power and Light-Montana, Broadwater County, Lewis and Clark County, 

Prickly Pear Land Trust. 

Project 

Description 

The Chain-of-Lakes Recreation Management Area (RMA), derives its name from a 

series of impounded reservoirs (Canyon Ferry, Hauser, Holter) along this 80-mile 

stretch of the Missouri River. Exceeding 1,000,000 annual visitors, the area has the 

distinction of being the highest recreation use area in Montana, growth has increased 

7% per year since 1993. Most private lakeshore lands (especially on the western side 

of Hauser Lake) have been subdivided, given the proximity to Helena and popular 

recreational amenities. Recent accomplishments provided for development of the 43-

unit Devil’s Elbow campground; completion of the Ward Ranch and McMasters 

acquisitions would place the entire eastern and much of the western shore of Hauser 

Lake into public ownership, connecting the Missouri River to the Lewis and Clark 

National Forest. 

The Chain-of-Lakes RMA corridor provides habitat for many animal and plant species, 

including habitat for three Threatened and Endangered species. Big game species, 

waterfowl, and native and introduced recreational fisheries are critically dependant on 

undeveloped shoreline to maintain healthy populations. 

The Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail follows the course of the Missouri River 

through the area. Though impounded, remnant landscapes (including Crimson Bluffs, 

recently brought into public ownership) and 1804-1806 journal-entry sites remain. 

O&M Cost Estimated “start up” cost: $10,000. Estimated “annual” Maintenance: $5,000. 

DOI Goal Provide for a quality recreation experience, including access, and enjoyment of natural 

and cultural resources on DOI managed and partnered lands and waters. 
Bureau of Land Management 2011 Budget Justifications 

Chapter VI – Land Acquisition Page VI - 27 

Upper Madison River Special Recreation Management Area 

MONTANA Madison County Congressional District: 1 

Member: Denny Rehberg 

Location Southwest Montana, approximately 54 

miles southwest of Bozeman. 

Acquired to Date 

Method Acres* Cost ($) 

Purchase 0 0

Purpose Enhance and improve recreational 

access within the Madison River 

Special Recreation Management 

corridor. 

Exchange 373 931,000

Donation 0 0

Other 0 0

Partners 0 0

Proposed for FY2011 

Method Acres* Cost ($) 

Purchase 

Opportunities 

The Nature Conservancy and a private 

partner each own 50% of the property. 

Both are willing sellers. TNC is 

facilitating the acquisition. 

Purchase 320 1,100,000

Pending Future Action 

Method Acres* Cost ($) 

Pending 250 1,000,000

*Includes fee and conservation easement interest 

Partner The Nature Conservancy. 

Cooperators Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks (MDFWP), American Wildlands, 

Greater Yellowstone Coalition, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Madison River 

Foundation. 

Project 

Description 

The Upper Madison River Special Recreation Management Area (SRMA) 

encompasses a 45-mile stretch of the Madison River extending from (and including) 

Ennis Lake south to the junction of Highways 287 and 87. Much of the land in the river 

corridor has been subdivided into rural residential homesites and is in private 

ownership. The remaining undeveloped land is at significant risk of being subdivided 

and sold for additional rural residential development. Approximately 35% of the private 

land in the valley on both sides of the river is preserved by numerous conservation 

easements as many of the landowners treasure the scenic beauty of the valley. 

This stretch of the Madison River is a "Blue Ribbon Trout River” popular with over 

200,000 annual “catch and release” fly fishing anglers. It is the most heavily fished 

stretch of the Madison and has become an internationally renowned destination. Each 

year the BLM issues over 180 fishing and guiding permits to local outfitters to serve a 

growing public demand for their services. Other recreational activities include river 

rafting and floating, wildlife watching, and big game hunting. 

The Madison River SRMA is contiguous to the Wall Creek State Wildlife Management 

Area and provides critical elk winter range. Elk meander across the Madison River in 

this area and utilize BLM lands adjacent to this parcel as well as this property. The 

MDFWP strongly supports BLM acquiring the parcel. 

O&M Cost Estimated “start up” cost: $5,000. Estimated “annual” maintenance: $1,000. 

DOI Goal Provide for a quality recreation experience, including access, and enjoyment of natural 

and cultural resources on DOI managed and partnered lands and waters. 
Bureau of Land Management 2011 Budget Justifications 

Chapter VI – Land Acquisition Page VI - 28 

Snake River Rim Recreation Area/Oregon National Historic Trail 

IDAHO Jerome County Congressional District: 2 

Member: Mike Simpson 

Location South central Idaho, 5 miles northeast 

of Twin Falls. 

Acquired to Date 

Method Acres* Cost ($) 

Purchase 0 0

Purpose Protect key properties to conserve open 

space, allow public recreational access, 

preserve an existing trail corridor and 

provide environmental education 

opportunities. 

Exchange 0 0

Donation 0 0

Other 0 0

Partners 0 0

Proposed for FY2011 

Method Acres* Cost ($) 

Purchase 

Opportunities 

Multiple properties facing immediate 

threats from aqua-culture, hydropower, 

and rural residential development. 

Purchase 497 400,000

Pending Future Action 

Method Acres* Cost ($) 

Pending 1,743 12,330,000

*Includes fee and conservation easement interest 

Partner(s) The Conservation Fund. 

Cooperator(s) State of Idaho, Jerome City and County, Twin Falls City and County, College of 

Southern Idaho, Southern Idaho Tourism. 

Project 

Description 

Sixty miles north of the 10,000-acre Snake River Rim Recreation Area an aquifer is fed 

by rivers and streams sinking into the porous Snake River Plain. These waters cool to 

a constant 58°F and slowly seep southward, 150 miles over 90 years, emerging from 

the depths of the earth along the steep, vertical walls of the Snake River Canyon, 

forming rare and unique wetlands. These cool water springs and seeps are rich in 

history. To the north, a broad swath created by the Oregon National Historic Trail 

(NHT) remains. In the mid-1800’s the springs provided a rare source of water in the 

desert landscape to emigrating pioneers and later became an outlaw hideout. 

The first of a three-phase transaction, the proposal would acquire the largest of three 

parcels. The parcel has frontage along the north rim of the Snake River Canyon. In 

addition to premium canyon rim frontage, the parcel is crossed by a section of the 

Oregon NHT. Historically the parcel has not had significant grazing and has had limited 

access due to fencing, subsequently the portion of the Trail crossing this parcel is in 

good condition. 

A sweeping view shed from Trail vantage points includes Twin Falls in the near 

foreground. The city has developed several parks and trails on the opposite south 

canyon rim, accommodating 500,000 annual tourists enjoying the Snake River Canyon 

and Shoshone Falls State Park. Acquisition of project inholdings on the North Rim 

would protect the municipal water supply from septic system and fish hatchery effluent 

contamination. Twin Falls growing population is spreading to outlying areas, 

threatening the wide open spaces available for recreation and solitude experiences. 

O&M Cost Estimated “start up” cost: $10,000 Estimated “annual” maintenance: $5,000 

DOI Goal Provide for a quality recreation experience, including access, and enjoyment of natural 

and cultural resources on DOI managed and partnered lands and waters. 
Bureau of Land Management 2011 Budget Justifications 

Chapter VI – Land Acquisition Page VI - 29 

Big Morongo Canyon Area of Critical Environmental Concern 

CALIFORNIA Riverside and San Bernardino Counties Congressional District: 41 

Member: Jerry Lewis 

Location Southern California, 20 miles northeast 

of Palm Springs. 

Acquired to Date 

Method Acres* Cost ($) 

 Purchase 5,850 1,750,000

Purpose Protect and preserve a desert riparian 

ecosystem which provides habitat for 

endangered species, a key wildlife 

corridor, and ecological processes. 

Consolidate federal ownership, and 

increase recreational access/public use.

Exchange 0 0

Donation 2,350 700,000

Other 0 0

Partners 0 0

Proposed for FY2011 

 Method Acres* Cost ($) 

Purchase 

Opportunities 

Multiple private landowners within Big 

Morongo Canyon Area of Critical 

Environmental Concern have indicated 

a willingness to sell. Appraisals and 

negotiations are underway. 

Purchase 496 1,700,000

Pending Future Action 

Method Acres* Cost ($) 

Pending 2,300 2,000,000

*Includes fee and conservation easement interest 

Partner Friends of the Desert Mountains. 

Cooperators National Park Service, Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy, California 

Department of Fish and Game, San Bernardino County Parks, City of Desert Hot 

Springs. 

Project 

Description 

The 31,000-acre Big Morongo Canyon Area of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC) 

is a biologically rich area within the Little San Bernardino Mountains. Located just east 

of Highway 62 and north or Interstate 10, it is noted for its high species diversity, birdwatching opportunities, and recreational trails. Annual visitation is approximately 

60,000 persons per year. 

Big Morongo Canyon, in the heart of the ACEC, includes a lush desert oasis and one 

of the largest cottonwood-willow riparian and marsh habitats in the California desert. 

The proposed acquisitions would conserve significant habitat for rare and endangered 

species, ecological processes, and a key wildlife corridor between the Little San 

Bernardino and San Bernardino Mountains. Species include the threatened desert 

tortoise, endangered triple-ribbed milkvetch and the BLM sensitive Little San 

Bernardino Mountains linanthus. The ACEC serves as a lambing and watering area for 

the desert bighorn sheep – the wildlife corridor is an annual migration route. 

This acquisition is part of a larger initiative by the Coachella Valley Conservation 

Commission and others to acquire a number of parcels in and around the ACEC to 

meet important Coachella Valley Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan goals. 

O&M Cost Estimated “start up” cost: $10,000. Estimated “annual” maintenance: $5,000. 

DOI Goal Provide for a quality recreation experience, including access, and enjoyment of natural 

and cultural resources on DOI managed and partnered lands and waters. 

 
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Crooked National Wild and Scenic River 

OREGON Jefferson County Congressional District: 2 

Member: Greg Walden 

Location Central Oregon, approximately 40 miles 

northwest of Bend. 

Acquired to Date 

Method Acres* Cost ($) 

Purchase 0 0

Purpose Acquisition of important cultural and 

resource value within the Crooked 

National Wild and Scenic River corridor. 

Acquisition would provide opportunity to 

improve public access. 

Exchange 0 0

Donation 0 0

Other 0 0

Partners 0 0

Proposed for FY2011 

Method Acres* Cost ($) 

Purchase 

Opportunities 

Parcels within the Crooked National 

Wild and Scenic River corridor, 

especially with river frontage, are highly 

sought after for rural residential 

development. 

Purchase 101 1,200,000

Pending Future Action 

Method Acres* Cost ($) 

Pending 0 0

*Includes fee and conservation easement interest 

Partner The Trust for Public Land. 

Cooperators American Rivers, American Whitewater. 

Project 

Description 

The Crooked National Wild and Scenic River cuts a dramatic 800-foot canyon deep 

into the basalt plateau of Central Oregon. This scenic river canyon borders the 

Crooked River Ranch Subdivision with a growing population of 4,500 residents. 

Access to the canyon is extremely limited and the parcel proposed for acquisition 

offers the best trail into the canyon. 

The parcel provides excellent habitat for several sensitive fish species including 

Summer Steelhead, Spring Chinook and Red Band Trout. Raptors found in the canyon 

include golden eagles, red tail hawks and prairie falcon. Beaver and river otter are 

present and the California Floater Mussel, a candidate species, has been recently 

discovered in the river. 

 

This stretch of river contains a unique hydrologic system with significant spring flows 

that add 1,200 cubic feet per second (CFS) to the flow in a distance of 7 miles. This 

ground water inflow can constitute over 95% of the rivers flow during the summer low 

flows. 

The canyons and surrounding plateaus are rich in historic homesteads and prehistoric 

pictographs. Historic artifacts related to a hydro ram pumping system and associated 

ladders that lifted water from the river to the rim are present on the parcel. The parcel 

proposed for acquisition contains some of the area’s best pictograph sites. The 

Crooked River offers outstanding primitive recreation opportunities, solitude, and a 

high degree of physical challenge. Opportunities include world-class whitewater 

kayaking, fishing, bird watching, hiking, sight-seeing, and nature photography. 

O&M $1,000 Estimated “start up” cost: $2,000. Estimated “annual” maintenance: $1,000. 

DOI Goal Provide for a quality recreation experience, including access, and enjoyment of natural 

and cultural resources on DOI managed and partnered lands and waters. 
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Arizona Wilderness 

Mount Tipton Wilderness 

ARIZONA Mohave County Congressional District: 2 

Member: Trent Franks 

Location Northwest Arizona, 25 miles northwest 

of Kingman. 

Acquired to Date 

Method Acres* Cost ($) 

 Purchase 6,822 4,440,000

Purpose Conserve and enhance significant 

scenic, recreational, and wildlife 

resources within the four units of 

Arizona Wilderness which still contain 

private property inholdings. 

Exchange 135,728 4,000,000

Donation 360 72,500

Other 0 0

Partners 1,640 625,000

Proposed for FY2011 

 Method Acres* Cost ($) 

Purchase 

Opportunities 

Seven parcels facing threat from rural 

residential development within the 

Mount Tipton Wilderness. 

Purchase 450 700,000

Pending Future Action 

Method Acres* Cost ($) 

Pending 400 550,000

*Includes fee and conservation easement interest 

Partner The Wilderness Land Trust. 

Cooperators The Wilderness Society, Arizona Game and Fish Department, Arizona Wilderness 

Coalition. 

Project 

Description 

With the passage of the Arizona Wilderness Act of 1984 and the Arizona Desert 

Wilderness Act of 1990, 1,400,000 acres in Arizona were set aside by Congress to be 

preserved as Wilderness for their unique scenic, recreation, wildlife, and scientific 

values. The 47 BLM-administered wilderness areas in Arizona, stretch from the forests 

of the Colorado Plateau, to the Sonoran, Mohave, and Chihuahuan deserts near the 

Colorado River and Mexico. Approximately 19,000 acres within these 47 Wilderness 

units were originally in private and State ownership. 

The 30,760-acre Mount Tipton Wilderness includes the entire northern half of the 

imposing Cerbat Mountains. Although Mount Tipton Peak, at 7,100 feet, dominates the 

wilderness, the true centerpiece and main scenic attraction is the Cerbat Pinnacles, 

standing tall above open, desert valleys. Large and topographically complex, the 

Mount Tipton Wilderness provides a wide range of hiking, backpacking, photography, 

and horseback riding opportunities. Visitors capable of making the climb to the top of 

Mount Tipton can examine a remnant stand of large ponderosa pine located below the 

peak, and will enjoy unsurpassed views in all directions. 

The growth of Las Vegas is expanding to the south into Arizona and development 

pressures are moving toward the wilderness boundaries. Rural ranchette development 

continues to be a large driving market force in northwest Arizona. The Wilderness Land 

Trust is currently active in protecting the integrity of the wilderness area by negotiating 

the acquisition of Mount Tipton wilderness-quality inholdings for the BLM. 

O&M Cost Estimated “start-up” cost: $1,000. Estimated “annual” maintenance: $500. 

DOI Goal Provide for a quality recreation experience, including access, and enjoyment of natural 

and cultural resources on DOI managed and partnered lands and waters. 
Bureau of Land Management 2011 Budget Justifications 

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Owyhee National Wild and Scenic River 

OREGON Malheur County Congressional District: 2 

Member: Greg Walden 

Location Eastern Oregon, 75 miles southwest of 

Boise, Idaho. 

Acquired to Date 

Method Acres* Cost ($) 

Purchase 2,075 2,478,000

Purpose Acquisition of important cultural and 

resource values inside a BLMdesignated national wild and scenic 

river. Consolidate ownership. 

Exchange 0 0

Donation 360 430,200

Other 0 0

Partners 0 0

Proposed for FY2011 

Method Acres* Cost ($) 

Purchase 

Opportunities 

Parcels within the Owyhee National 

Wild and Scenic River corridor, 

especially with river frontage, are highly 

sought after for rural residential 

development. 

Purchase 320 800,000

Pending Future Action 

Method Acres* Cost ($) 

Pending 1,356 3,390,000

*Includes fee and conservation easement interest 

Partner The Conservation Fund. 

Cooperators American Rivers, American Whitewater, Oregon Natural Desert Association. 

Project 

Description 

The Owyhee River cuts a dramatic 1,000-foot canyon deep into the high plateau of the 

Owyhee Uplands of southeast Oregon. This isolated and scenic area has been 

characterized as the most remote and untraveled in the lower 48 States. The area 

provides excellent habitat for many species of wildlife including elk, bighorn sheep, 

mule deer, antelope, mountain lion, bobcat, beaver, and river otter. Raptors found here 

include golden eagles, peregrine falcons, prairie falcons, and wintering bald eagles. 

The canyon serves as a migration corridor to over 40 neotropical bird species. It also 

hosts rare populations of redband trout, warm water fish species, snails, and aquatic 

insects. Seven plant species known to be located in the Owhyee Canyonlands are 

classified as Bureau sensitive species. 

The canyons and surrounding plateaus are rich in historic homesteads and prehistoric 

petroglyphs and rock shelters. Many of the parcels proposed for acquisition contain 

such resources. The Owyhee River system offers outstanding primitive recreation 

opportunities, unsurpassed solitude and a high degree of physical challenge. 

Opportunities include world-class whitewater rafting and kayaking, fishing, hunting, 

rock climbing, bird watching, hiking, camping, rockhounding, sight-seeing, and nature 

photography. 

The project area has received numerous Congressional and administrative special 

designations including; Owyhee National Wild and Scenic River, North Fork Owyhee 

National Wild and Scenic River, Owyhee River Area of Critical Environmental Concern, 

Owyhee Canyon Wilderness Study Area, Lower Owyhee Canyon Wilderness Study 

Area, and Owyhee Breaks Wilderness Study Area. 

O&M Cost Estimated “start up” cost: $10,000. Estimated “annual” maintenance: $10,000. 

DOI Goal Provide for a quality recreation experience, including access, and enjoyment of natural 

and cultural resources on DOI managed and partnered lands and waters. 
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2009 

Actual 

2010 

Enacted 

2011 

Change 

from 2010 

(+/-) 

 

DOI-wide 

Changes 

(+/-) 

Program 

Changes 

(+/-) 

Budget 

Request 

Inholding, Emergency and 

Hardship ($000) 1,500 3,000 0 -1,500 1,500 -1,500

 

FTE 0 0 0 0 0 0

Other Major Resources: 

Major Program IT 

Investments: 

Summary of 2011 Program Changes for Inholding, Emergency and Hardship 

Request Component ($000) FTE 

Program Changes: 

• Reduce Base Funding -1,500 0 

TOTAL, Program Changes -1500 0 

JUSTIFICATION OF 2011 PROGRAM CHANGES

The 2011 budget request for the Inholding, Emergency and Hardship land acquisition program 

is $1,500,000 and 0 FTE positions, a change of -$1,500,000 and 0 FTE positions from the 2010 

appropriation. 

Reduce Base Funding (-$1,500,000 / 0 FTE Positions): The 2011 budget restores funding to 

the 2010 budget request level for Inholding, Emergency and Hardship projects in the Land 

Acquisition program. The BLM will maintain the core Inholding, Emergency and Hardship 

functions of the Land Acquisition program by focusing on the highest priority Inholding, 

Emergency and Hardship acquisitions as they arise. 

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Program Components 

The Inholding, Emergency and Hardship land acquisition program allows the BLM to promote 

conservation of natural landscapes and resources by consolidating privately owned land with 

publicly owned land when properties become available on short notice and would not remain 

available unless immediate action is taken. The availability of funds for Emergency, Inholding, 

and Hardship purchases permits timely actions to alleviate hardships and prevent adverse land 

use that may conflict with management objectives for adjacent public lands. The BLM’s parcels 

targeted for purchase with these funds, although typically small and generally inexpensive, 

conserve and protect cultural and historic resources, permit retention of increasingly limited 

Activity: Land Acquisition 

Subactivity: Inholding, Emergency and Hardship
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open spaces, preserve wildlife habitat and wilderness, enhance public recreation opportunities, 

and are strongly supported for Federal acquisition by local communities. 

Methods for acquiring lands, critical factors, and long-term goals of the program are described in 

the Land Acquisition chapter. 

Accomplishments 

In 2009, the Land Acquisition program made significant progress by completing both line-item 

and Inholding, Emergency and Hardship projects. Some recent accomplishments of the Land 

Acquisition program using Inholding, Emergency and Hardship funds include: 

• Purchase of a 158-acre inholding threatened by non-conforming development within 

California’s Carrizo Plain National Monument. The acquisition linked BLM-managed 

public lands in the Monument with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Bittercreek 

National Wildlife Refuge. The parcel was acquired for $80,000; $46,000 of BLM national 

LWCF Inholding, Emergency and Hardship funds and $34,000 of grant funding from the 

Sequoia Riverlands Trust. 

• Purchase of a 17-acre inholding threatened by rural residential subdivision within 

California’s King Range National Conservation Area. The acquisition links public lands 

along Bear Creek and eliminates non-conforming development. Bear Creek is 

biologically important, supporting high-quality spawning habitat for Coho and Chinook 

salmon and steelhead trout. The parcel was acquired for $200,000 from Sanctuary 

Forest. 

• Purchase of a 200-acre inholding threatened by rural residential subdivision within 

California’s Domelands Wilderness. The parcel was one of two remaining private 

inholdings within the BLM-managed portion of the Wilderness. The parcel was engulfed 

by the Manter wildfire in 2000, destroying the residence. Acquisition will preclude 

redevelopment of the property. The parcel was acquired for a discounted price of 

$300,000 with assistance from The Wilderness Land Trust. 

In 2010, a total of 10 tentative Inholding, Emergency and Hardship projects have been identified 

in seven states. 

2011 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE

The BLM will respond to field requests for Inholding, Emergency and Hardship funding as they 

are submitted for consideration on a case-by-case basis. The Bureau will continue to focus on 

Inholding, Emergency and Hardship land acquisitions that conserve and protect cultural and 

historic resources, retain open space, preserve wildlife habitat and wilderness, and enhance 

public recreation opportunities in the western U.S. in perpetuity. 

 
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Activity: Land Acquisition 

Subactivity: Acquisition Management

 

2009 

Actual 

2010 

Enacted 

2011 

Change 

from 2010 

(+/-) 

 

DOI-wide 

Changes 

(+/-) 

Program 

Changes 

(+/-) 

Budget 

Request 

Acquisition Management ($000) 1,850 2,000 0 +379 2,379 +379

 

FTE 13 13 0 2 15 +2

Other Major Resources: 

Major Program IT Investments: 

Summary of 2011 Program Changes for Acquisition Management 

Request Component ($000) FTE 

Program Changes: 

• Manage Land Acquisition for National Wild Horse Preserve +379 +2 

TOTAL, Program Changes +379 +2 

JUSTIFICATION OF 2011 PROGRAM CHANGES

The 2011 budget request for the Acquisition Management program is $2,379,000 and 15 FTE, a 

program change of +$379,000 and +2 FTE from the 2010 Enacted budget. 

Manage Land Acquisition for National Wild Horse Preserve (+$379,000 / +2 FTE 

Positions): The 2011 budget request proposes $500,000 for Acquisition Management program 

costs associated with obtaining interests in lands for a National Wild Horse Preserve. Of this 

total, $379,000 is a requested increase, and $121,000 will be directed from base Acquisition 

Management funds. Additional details on the National Wild Horse Preserve can be found in the 

General Statement. 

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Program Components 

The Acquisition Management program completes the administrative tasks necessary for the 

Land Acquisition program to acquire land funded through the Land and Water Conservation 

Fund. Acquisition Management program funds are used for title research, appraisal, appraisal 

review, project planning, boundary surveys, relocation, taxes, escrow, closing, coordination with 

BLM multi-resource programs, and coordination with local governments and private parties. 

Critical Factors 

The BLM closely monitors Land Acquisition and Acquisition Management program funds spent 

for processing costs associated with the purchase of land and interests in land. Processing 

costs can vary widely for each purchase (from $50,000 to $100,000 in 2008) depending on the 
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complexity of title searches and appraisals, boundary surveys, the number of parcels contained 

in each purchase, costs associated with the purchase of conservation easements, and other 

factors. Close communication with field offices and close monitoring of funds spent, allows the 

BLM to allocate the appropriate amount of funding to each office. 

Funding History and Other Funding Sources 

The Acquisition Management program receives assistance from dozens of third-party partners 

like the Audubon Society, the Conservation Fund, the Nature Conservancy, the Trust for Public 

Land and the Wilderness Land Trust. These partners continually assist local communities and 

the BLM in supporting the acquisition and management of specific properties for cultural, 

recreational and wildlife values and to preserve open space. While the majority of these 

partners support acquisition of lands through grassroots political advocacy and long-term 

conservation management, some regional and national partners directly assist the BLM by 

becoming “transactionally” involved in the purchase of fee and conservation easement property 

interests. Approximately 80 percent of BLM purchase transactions are completed with the 

assistance of these third party conservation partners. This assistance is a major cost savings 

for the BLM. 

2011 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE 

In 2011, the Acquisition Management program will complete the administrative tasks necessary 

to acquire fee or easement interests in lands designated for purchase under the Land 

Acquisition program. 
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Chapter VI – Land Acquisition Page VI - 37 

Budget Schedules 

Account Symbol and Title 

14X5033 

Land Acquisition 

Line 2009 Act 2010 CY 2011 BY 

Program and Financing (P) ($ in Millions) 

Obligations by program activity: 

 Land acquisition 0001 7 30 83

 Acquisition management 0002 1 1 2

 Total new obligations 1000 8 31 85

Budgetary resources available for obligation: 

 Unobligated balance carried forward, start of 

year 

2140 11 18 17

 New budget authority (gross) 2200 14 30 84

 Resources available from recoveries of prior 

year obligations 

2210 1 0 0

 Total budgetary resources available for 

obligation 

2390 26 48 101

 Total new obligations 2395 -8 -31 -85

 Unobligated balance carried forward, end of 

year 

2440 18 17 16

New budget authority (gross), detail: 

 Discretionary: 

 Appropriation (special fund) [14-5005-0-302-N0502-01] 4020 15 30 84

 Transferred to other accounts [14-1109] 4100 -1 0 0

 Appropriation (total discretionary) 4300 14 30 84

 Appropriation - Control Totals 4300-10 0 0 0

 Appropriation - Computed Totals 4300-20 14 30 84

 Discretionary, Appropriations Committee 

 Appropriation [Protected Conserving New 

Lands-LWCF] **OL Rates** 

4300-40 14 30 84

 Baseline Non-Pay 4300-50 26 26

 Baseline Civilian Pay 4300-50 4 4

 Policy Outlays: 

 New Authority 4300-61 0 8 21

 Balances (excl of EOY PY Bal) 4300-62 12 0 15

 End of PY Balances 4300-63 11 0

 Subtotal, outlays 4300-64 12 19 36

 Baseline Outlays: 

 New Authority 4300-81 8 8

 Balances (excl of EOY PY Bal) 4300-82 0 15

 End of PY Balances 4300-83 11 0

 Subtotal, outlays 4300-84 19 23

Change in obligated balances: 

 Obligated balance, start of year 7240 4 -1 11
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Account Symbol and Title 

14X5033 

Land Acquisition 

Line 2009 Act 2010 CY 2011 BY 

 Total new obligations 7310 8 31 85

 Total outlays (gross) 7320 -12 -19 -36

 Recoveries of prior year obligations 7345 -1 0 0

 Obligated balance, end of year 7440 -1 11 60

Outlays (gross), detail: 

 Outlays from new discretionary authority 8690 0 8 21

 Outlays from discretionary balances 8693 12 11 15

 Total outlays (gross) 8700 12 19 36

Net budget authority and outlays: 

 Budget authority 8900 14 30 84

 Outlays 9000 12 19 36

Unpaid obligation, end of year 9502 0 

Object Classification (O) ($ in Millions) 

Direct obligations: 

Personnel compensation: 

 Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent 1111 1 1 1

 Other services 1252 0 1 2

 Land and structures 1320 7 29 82

 Total new obligations 9999 8 31 85

Character Classification (C) ($ in Millions) 

INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES: 

 Physical assets: 

 Major equipment: 

 Purchases and sales of land and structures for Federal use: 

 Direct Federal programs: 

 Budget Authority 1340-01 14 30 84

 Outlays 1340-02 12 19 36

Employment Summary (Q) 

Direct: 

 Civilian full-time equivalent employment 1001 13 13 15

Appropriations Requests in Thousands of Dollars (T) 

Budget year budgetary resources 1000 83650
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Chapter VII – Oregon and California Grant Lands Page VII - 1

APPROPRIATION: OREGON AND 

CALIFORNIA GRANT LANDS 

APPROPRIATION LANGUAGE SHEET

For expenses necessary for management, protection, and development of resources and for 

construction, operation, and maintenance of access roads, reforestation, and other 

improvements on the revested Oregon and California Railroad grant lands, on other Federal 

lands in the Oregon and California land-grant counties of Oregon, and on adjacent rights-ofway; and acquisition of lands or interests therein, including existing connecting roads on or 

adjacent to such grant lands; [$111,557,000]$105,573,000, to remain available until expended: 

Provided, That 25 percent of the aggregate of all receipts during the current fiscal year from the 

revested Oregon and California Railroad grant lands is hereby made a charge against the 

Oregon and California land-grant fund and shall be transferred to the General Fund in the 

Treasury in accordance with the second paragraph of subsection (b) of title II of the Act of 

August 28, 1937 (50 Stat. 876). (Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies 

Appropriations Act, 2010.)
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APPROPRIATION LANGUAGE CITATIONS AND AUTHORIZATIONS

The Oregon and California Grant Lands Act of 1937 (43 U.S.C. 1181) provides for 

conservation, management, permanent forest production, and sale of timber from revested

Oregon and California grant lands and reconveyed Coos Bay Wagon Road grant lands located 

in western Oregon.

The Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq., as 

amended, provides for the public lands to be generally retained in Federal ownership; for 

periodic and systematic inventory of the public lands and their resources; for a review of existing 

withdrawals and classifications; for establishing comprehensive rules and regulations for 

administering public land statutes; for multiple use management on a sustained yield basis; for 

protection of scientific, scenic, historical, ecological, environmental, air and atmospheric, water 

resource, and archaeological values; for receiving fair market value for the use of the public 

lands and their resources; for establishing uniform procedures for any disposal, acquisition, or 

exchange; for protecting areas of critical environmental concern; and for recognizing the 

Nation's need for domestic sources of minerals, food, timber, and fiber from the public lands, 

including implementation of the Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970.

The Federal Land Policy and Management Act applies to all public lands that include the 

O&C grant lands by definition (Sec. 103(e)). However, Sec. 701(b) of FLPMA (43 U.S.C. 1701

note) provides that if any provision of FLPMA is in conflict with or inconsistent with the O&C Act

and Coos Bay Wagon Road Act, insofar as they relate to management of timber resources and 

disposition of revenue from lands and resources, the latter Acts will prevail. In addition, many 

other Federal statutes regarding natural resource management and protection apply to the 

management of the O&C and CBWR grant lands in western Oregon.

The Act of May 24, 1939 (53 Stat. 753) relates to the disposition of funds from the CBWR grant 

lands located in western Oregon. 

The Timber Protection Act of 1922 (16 U.S.C. 594) provides for the protection of timber from 

fire, insects, and disease.

The Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (P.L. 106-393)

authorizes stabilized payments to O&C and CBWR Counties for 2001 through 2006. Each 

county that received at least one payment during the eligibility period (1986-1999) received an 

amount equal to the average of the three highest 50-percent payments and safety net payments 

made for the years of the eligibility period. The payments were adjusted to reflect changes in 

the Consumer Price Index. The Act expired in 2006. The final payments for 2006 were made in 

2007, consistent with the Act.

P.L. 110-28 provided one additional year of payments to O&C grant lands and Coos Bay 

Wagon Road counties.

Sec. 601. of P.L. 110-343 Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination 

Program provided an extension and ramping down of payments to the O&C grant lands and the

Coos Bay Wagon Road counties through fiscal year 2011.

Public Land Order 5490, dated February 12, 1975, reserved all public lands in and west of 

Range 8 East of the Willamette Meridian and all lands within that area which hereinafter 
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become public lands for multiple use management, including sustained yield of forest resources 

in connection with intermingled revested Oregon and California Railroad Grant Lands and 

reconveyed Coos Bay Wagon Road Grant Lands. 

Healthy Forest Restoration Act (P.L. 108-148) authorizes the BLM and the U.S. Forest 

Service to conduct hazardous fuel reduction projects on federal land in wildland-urban interface 

(WUI) areas and on certain other federal lands using expedited procedures.

Forest Counties Payments Committee Term Extension (P.L. 108-319) extends the term of 

the advisory committee on the forest counties payments until September 30, 2007.

Land Conveyance to Douglas County, Oregon, (P.L. 108-206) authorized conveyance to 

Douglas County, Oregon, of approximately 68.8 acres of BLM-managed land in Douglas County 

in order to improve management of and recreational access to the Oregon Dunes National 

Recreation Area. 
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Summary of Requirements ($000)

2011

Change

from 2010

(+/-)

Comparison

by Activity/

Subactivity

2009

Actual

2009

Recovery Act

2010

Enacted

DOI-Wide 

Changes

(+/-)

Program 

Changes

(+/-)

Budget

Request

FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount

Oregon and 

California 

Grant Lands

703 109,949 0 0 3 111,557 0 -616 -25 -6,496 678 105,573 -25 -5,984

Western Oregon 

Construction 

and Acquisition

3 313 0 0 3 317 0 -4 0 -1,496 3 313 0 -4

Construction 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Acquisition 3 313 0 0 3 317 0 -4 0 0 3 313 0 -4

Western Oregon 

Transportation 

and Facilities 

Maintenance

80 11,053 0 0 80 11,202 0 -101 0 0 80 11,100 0 -102

Operations 21 2,103 0 0 21 2,129 0 -18 0 0 21 2,111 0 -18

Annual 

Maintenance 55 7,908 0 0 55 8,031 0 -83 0 0 55 7,948 0 -83

Deferred 

Maintenance 4 1,042 0 0 4 1,042 0 -1 0 0 4 1,041 0 -1

Western Oregon 

Resources 

Management

613 95,611 0 0 613 97,052 0 -469 -25 -5,000 588 91,216 -25 -5,836

Forest 

Management 221 31,079 0 0 221 31,584 0 -289 -10 -2,000 211 29,295 -10 -2,289

Reforestation 

& Forest 

Development

122 23,859 0 0 122 24,155 0 -180 0 0 122 23,975 0 -180

Other Forest 

Resources 245 36,997 0 0 245 37,544 0 -336 -15 -3,000 230 34,208 -15 -3,336

Resource 

Management 

Planning

25 3,676 0 0 25 3,769 0 -31 0 0 25 3,738 0 -31

Western Oregon 

Information & 

Data Systems

2 2,152 0 0 2 2,153 0 -37 0 0 2 2,116 0 -37

Information 

Systems 

Operation & 

Maintenance

2 2,152 0 0 2 2,153 0 -37 0 0 2 2,116 0 -37

Nat'l Landscape 

Conservation 

System

5 820 0 0 5 833 0 -5 0 0 5 828 0 -5

Nat'l 

Monuments & 

Nat'l Cons. 

Areas

5 820 0 0 5 833 0 -5 0 0 5 828 0 -5

Jobs-in-theWoods 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Justification of Fixed Costs and Related Changes

(dollars in thousands)

O&C

2010 

Budget

2010 

Revised

2011 Fixed 

Costs 

Change

Additional Operational Costs from 2010 and 2011 January Pay 

Raises

1. 2010 Pay Raise, 3 Quarters in 2010 Budget +1,489 +1,489 NA

Amount of pay raise absorbed [0] NA NA

2. 2010 Pay Raise, 1 Quarter (Enacted 2.0%) NA +319

3. 2010 Pay Raise (Assumed 1.4%) NA +670

These adjustments are for an additional amount needed to fund estimated pay raises for Federal employees. 

Line 1 is the 2010 Revised column is an update of 2010 budget estimates based upon the 2010 Enacted and the 

enacted 2.0% versus the 2.09% request. 

Line 2 is the amount needed in 2010 to fund the enacted 2.0% January 2010 pay raise from October through 

December 2010. 

Line 3 is the amount needed in 2011 to fund the estimated 1.4% January 2011 pay raise from January through 

September 2011.

2010 

Budget

2010 

Revised

2011 Fixed 

Costs 

Change

Other Fixed Cost Changes

One Less Pay Day NA NA +0

Employer Share of Federal Health Benefit Plans +323

This adjustment is for changes in the Federal government's share of the cost of health insurance coverage for Federal 

employees. For 2011, the increase is estimated at 7.0%, the estimated increase for 2010.

Worker's Compensation Payments NA

Unemployment Compensation Payments NA

Rental Payments NA

Departmental Working Capital Fund NA

Other Related Changes/ 0 0 0

Total Fixed Costs Increase Absorbed [0] [0] [1,312]
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Chapter VII – Oregon and California Grant Lands Page VII - 6

APPROPRIATION DESCRIPTION

The Oregon and California (O&C) grant lands appropriation provides for management of the 

revested O&C Railroad grant lands and the reconveyed Coos Bay Wagon Road (CBWR) grant 

lands. BLM manages these lands for forest diversity and sustainability while providing an array 

of multiple-use benefits and services to local communities and the public (see discussion under 

each activity and subactivity). As mandated by the O&C Act of 1937 (43 U.S.C. 1181), these 

lands are managed for timber production under the principle of sustained yield. Activities focus 

on forest management including commodity production; watershed health and productivity 

including soil and water restoration projects; wildlife and fisheries habitat improvement; 

recreation opportunities; cultural resources protection; and infrastructure maintenance.

O&C grant lands, CBWR lands, and 

intermingled public domain lands comprise 2.4

million acres that are managed with this 

appropriation. Resources on public domain 

land (10 percent of the area) are managed 

under the provisions of the Federal Land Policy 

and Management Act of 1976. Programs 

conducted on certain O&C grant lands within

National Forests are under the jurisdiction of 

the U.S. Forest Service and managed with U.S. 

Forest Service funds. Receipts generated from 

U.S. Forest Service activities on these lands, 

however, are returned to the BLM. The O&C 

appropriation has four major budget activities 

that are summarized below. These budget 

activities funds the implementation of the BLM’s resource management plans (RMP’s) and 

support resource activities on the O&C and CBWR grant lands under the BLM’s jurisdiction.

Western Oregon Construction and Acquisition - Provides for the acquisition of 

easements, road-use agreements for timber site access, and the design of access roads 

for general resource management purposes. 

Western Oregon Transportation and Facilities Maintenance - Provides for 

maintenance activities for the transportation system, office buildings, warehouse and 

storage structures, shops, greenhouses, and recreation sites. Efforts are focused on 

maintaining the transportation system that is necessary for effective implementation of 

the district’s RMP’s. Road maintenance activities help to reduce or eliminate negative 

impacts of poor road conditions on aquatic and fisheries resources, including Pacific 

salmon and other resident and anadromous fish populations in the Northwest. Funding 

will continue to be directed toward the highest-priority deferred maintenance projects, 

consistent with the BLM’s 5-Year Deferred Maintenance and Capital Improvement Plan.

Western Oregon Resources Management – Provides for preparing, offering, 

administering and monitoring timber sales; maintaining the sustainability of forest 

resources and timber harvest through reforestation and restoration techniques; 

managing wildlife habitat; and maintaining or improving water and air quality. 

BLM LANDS IN WESTERN OREGON

(ACRES)

BLM-managed Lands 

 O&C Grant Lands 2,084,800

 CBWR Lands 74,500

 Public Domain Lands 239,500

 Subtotal 2,398,800

U.S. Forest Service-managed Lands 

 Converted O&C Lands 462,700

 Special O&C Lands 29,700

 Subtotal 492,400
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Western Oregon Information and Resource Data Systems - Provides for the 

acquisition, operation, and maintenance of the automated data support systems required 

for the management of the O&C grant lands. The focus of this program is to make data 

operational for monitoring and adaptive management; and for developing activity plans, 

such as timber sales and habitat management plans.

Western Oregon National Monuments and National Conservation Areas – Provides 

for the management of National Monuments and National Conservation Areas and other 

similar Congressionally designated areas in Western Oregon. 

MANAGEMENT OF OREGON AND CALIFORNIA LANDS

The Northwest Forest Plan - Since 1994, the BLM has worked to implement the goals of the

Northwest Forest Plan (NWFP) in western Oregon and northern California. The timber targets 

and accomplishments displayed in the tables below are for BLM-managed lands in both western 

Oregon and northern California, even though timber activities in northern California are funded 

by other appropriations. 

The long-term annual timber target or allowable sale quantity (ASQ) of the NWFP is 203 MMBF. 

Additional volume from the reserve land use allocations does not count towards the ASQ target 

but will contribute to the Bureau target of timber volume sold in each fiscal year.

0

50

100

150

200

250

MMBF

O&C Volume Offered for Sale 2001-2009 
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BLM NWFP AREA TIMBER VOLUME TARGETS 

Year

Allowable Sale 

Quantity Target

1997-2009

Total Volume 

Offered

MMBF

OR CA Total OR CA Total

1995 118 15 133 127.3 22.8 150.1

1996 180 2.5 182.5 189.7 5.8 195.5

1997 211 2.5 213.5 212.0 10.2 222.2

1998 211 2.5 213.5 257.5 0.4 257.9

1999 203 2.5 205.5 61.7 3.1 64.8

2000 203 2.5 205.5 69.2 0.7 69.9

2001 203 1.0 204 56.4 0.1 56.5

2002 203 1.0 204 162.5 0.4 162.9

2003 203 1.0 204 162.7 0.0 162.7

2004 203 1.0 204 140.0 0.1 140.1

2005 203 1.0 204 198.2 7.7 205.9

2006 203 1.0 204 200.6 0.6 201.2

2007 203 1.0 204 195.6 3.2 198.8

2008 203 1.0 204 236.0 0.8 236.8

2009 203 1.0 204 202.0 0.8 202.8

2010

est.*

203 1.0 204 230.0 0.8 230.8

2011

est.*

203 1.0 204 185.0 0.8 185.8

Note: Timber volumes are displayed for BLM-lands in California 

that are managed within the area of the NWFP, even though 

these activities are funded by BLM appropriations other than 

O&C funds. *FY 2009 Volume offered is reduced due to District 

Court ruling that overturned biological opinions from USFSW.

**2010 & 2011 volume estimates include 170 and 142 MMBF of 

ASQ volume respectively. Additional volume harvested within 

the Late-Successional and Riparian Reserve land-use 

allocations The ASQ and total target is reduced in 2011 due to 

a $5 million dollar decrease in the funding request for O&C and 

the effects of an adverse ruling in the Survey and Manage 

lawsuit against BLM and US Forest Service in December of 

2009.
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Chapter VII – Oregon and California Grant Lands Page VII - 9

O&C REVENUES AND RECEIPTS

O&C timber receipts are derived from the harvest of timber on the O&C grant lands, the CBWR 

grant lands, and intermingled public domain and O&C grant lands under the jurisdiction of the 

U.S. Forest Service. Since 1998, the BLM has deposited the proceeds from timber sales of 

Section 2001(k) of the 1995 Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Assistance and 

Rescissions Act (P.L. 104-134), and corresponding replacement volumes, into the Timber Sale 

Pipeline Restoration Fund. 

The severe economic downturn in the construction industry in the United States has reduced 

the demand for wood products and caused financial hardship for many timber purchasers. In 

October of 2009 the Secretary of the Interior directed the BLM to extend a limited-time offer to

negotiate cancellation of certain existing timber sale contracts to avoid purchaser default and 

subsequent loss of industry infrastructure. Conversely, because there is a severe shortage of 

new timber offered for sale from other Federal, state, and private lands in the Pacific Northwest, 

FY 2009 and early FY 2010 sales are highly sought out by the industry and many begin 

operations immediately following award of the contract. Since the bid price for these sales are 

based on current market conditions, purchasers are able to operate on them and thus maintain 

their logging and sawmilling infrastructure in the region. The BLM intends to repackage as 

many of the sales returned to Government and reoffer them at competitive bidding. In the short 

term, this will help alleviate the shortage of available timber on the market in western Oregon.

 

TIMBER RECEIPTS FROM O&C and CBWR LANDS (Million $)

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 est. 2011 est.

O&C Grant Lands

 Regular Sales 11.7 15.8 13.0 14.2 23.4 25.9

 Salvage Sales 4.4 4.5 4.3 5.5 2.7 2.7

 Subtotal 16.1 20.3 17.3 19.7 26.1 28.6

CBWR Lands

 Regular Sales 0.5 0.7 .3 .2 1.0 1.1

 Salvage Sales 0.2 0.0 0 0 .1 .1

 Subtotal 0.7 0.7 .3 0.2 1.1 1.2

Timber Sale Pipeline Restoration Fund

PD, O&C, and 

CBWR 12.7 10.9 10.4 4.0 4.3 3.8

Stewardship Contract Excess Proceeds

PD, O&C, and 

CBWR 0 .1 0 .1 .1 .1

Total Receipts 22.6 29.5 32.0 24.0 31.6 33.7

Timber Sale Pipeline Restoration Fund

The Timber Sale Pipeline Restoration Fund (the Pipeline Fund) was established under Section 

327 of the Omnibus Consolidated Rescissions and Appropriations Act of 1996. The Act 

established separate funds for the U.S. Forest Service and the BLM, using revenues generated 

by timber sales released under Section 2001(k) of the 1995 Supplemental Appropriations for 

Disaster Assistance and Rescissions Act, which directs that 75 percent of the Pipeline Fund be 

used to fill each agency’s timber sale ―pipeline‖ and that 25 percent of the Pipeline Fund be 

used to address the maintenance backlog for recreation projects on BLM and U.S. Forest 
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Service lands after statutory payments are made to State and local governments and the U.S. 

Treasury.

At the end of 2009, the balance has declined to $14.7 million from a 2008 balance of $26.2 

million. A spend-down plan has been implemented to bring the fund balance down to 

approximately $6 million by the end of fiscal year 2010. This carryover balance offsets irregular 

yearly deposits caused by fluctuations in timber market conditions. In so doing, this helps to 

stabilize annual spending in the account to meet the objectives of rebuilding the timber sale 

pipeline. Receipts, deposits and cumulative expenditures are described in the Permanent 

Operating Funds chapter.

The end-of-year balance in the fund is projected to be $4.3 million in FY 2010 and $3.8 million in 

FY 2011.

PAYMENT TO WESTERN OREGON COUNTIES 

(MILLION $)

Year O&C 

Lands

CBWR

Lands

Total 

Payment

1994 $78.6 $0.6 $79.2

1995 75.8 0.6 76.4

1996 73.0 0.6 73.6

1997 70.3 0.6 70.9

1998 67.5 0.5 68.0

1999 64.7 0.5 65.2

2000 61.9 0.5 62.4

2001 0 0 0

2002 108.7 1.0 109.7

2003 109.6 1.0 110.6

2004 110.9 1.0 111.9

2005 112.3 1.0 113.3

2006 114.9 1.0 115.9

2007 116.3 1.0 117.3

2008 115.9 1.0 116.9

2009 104.5 0.9 105.4

2010* 94.0 0.8 94.8

2011* 84.8 0.7 85.5

2012* 51.0 0.6 51.6

2013** 20.0 est. 0.5 est. 20.5 est.

* The estimated payments in 2010 through 2012 are

based on P.L. 106-303 as amended by P.L. 110-

343. The estimated payment in 2013 is based on 

the 50% share of receipts to counties under the O&C 

Act.
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Chapter VII – Oregon and California Grant Lands Page VII - 11

Payments to the O&C Counties

Timber harvest levels have dropped significantly from the historical levels of the late 1980s and 

early 1990s. The traditional payment formulas defined in Title II of the Oregon and California 

Grant Lands Act of 1937, U.S.C. 43 1181f, (50 Stat. 876, Title II) were modified to account for 

these declines and provide fiscal predictability to the O&C counties.

Under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (P.L. 106-393), 

the annual payments to the 18 O&C counties were derived from any revenues, fees, penalties, 

or miscellaneous receipts (exclusive of deposits to any relevant trust fund, or permanent 

operating funds such as the Timber Sale Pipeline Restoration or the Forest Ecosystem Health 

and Recovery funds) received by the Federal government from activities by the BLM on O&C 

lands, and to the extent of any shortfall, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise 

appropriated. The Secure Rural Schools Act, P.L. 106-393, provided that for 2001-2006, each 

payment to eligible counties would be an amount equal to the average of the three highest 

payments made during fiscal years 1986-1999. For each payment made by the BLM under the 

law, the full payment amount would be adjusted for inflation. Under the Act, the BLM worked 

collaboratively with the five western Oregon Resource Advisory Committees, which reviewed 

over 1,024 restoration projects and recommended 591 projects for implementation worth 

approximately $42.8 million. 

Receipts from public domain lands within the O&C grant lands are distributed to the State of 

Oregon (4 percent), the General Fund of the U.S. Treasury (20 percent), and the Reclamation 

Fund (76 percent), except those generated through projects funded by the Forest Ecosystem 

Healthy Recovery Fund and Timber Sale Pipeline Fund, which are deposited into those 

accounts. Public Law 106-393 expired in 2006 and final payments for 2006 were made in 2007, 

consistent with the Act. Public Law 110-28 provided payments for one additional year. 

Sec. 601 of Public Law 110-343, the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination 

Program, provided an extension of payments to the O&C grant lands and the Coos Bay Wagon 

Road counties through fiscal year 2011. In 2009 through 2011, Secure Rural Schools payments 

are a declining percentage of the payments made in 2006; the payment in 2009 is 90 percent of 

the amount paid in 2006, 2010 is 81 percent, and 2011 is 73 percent. The Act, as amended, is 

structured to phase out these payments. In 2012, a new payment formula uses multiple factors 

including acres of Oregon and California grant land within a county, the average 3 highest 50-

percent adjusted share and safety net payments made to each county for the eligibility period, 

and an income adjustment based on the per capita personal income for each county. In 2013, 

the receipts to counties reverts back to the 50percent share to O&C counties, as authorized in 

the original O&C Act and subsequent legislation.
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Chapter VII – Oregon and California Grant Lands Page VII - 12

Activity: Western Oregon Acquisition 

2011

DOI-Wide Program Change

2009 2010 Changes Changes Budget from 2010

Subactivity Actual Enacted (+/ -) (+/ -) Request (+/-)

Acquisition $ 313 317 -4 0 313 -4

FTE 3 3 0 0 3 0

Total Activity $ 313 317 -4 0 313 -4

FTE 3 3 0 0 3 0

ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION

Funding in the Acquisition program is used to acquire and protect federal access rights to public 

lands in western Oregon. The primary objective for the O&C acquisition program is to provide 

legal access to BLM timber sales. Access is the legal right to cross non-federal land to reach 

public lands. It is estimated that there are nearly 5,000 separate tracts of land administered by 

the BLM in the O&C area which require some form of access for proper management and 

protection. Access is obtained by the BLM through negotiated purchase of perpetual 

easements or by acquisition (fee purchase) or condemnation. Acquisition funding is also used 

to acquire lands or interests in lands needed for infrastructure development, including recreation 

sites, administrative sites, and transportation facilities. 
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Chapter VII – Oregon and California Grant Lands Page VII - 13

O&C ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE Overview

Measure 2006 

Actual

2007 

Actual

2008 

Actual

2009 

Plan

2009 

Actual

2010 

Plan 

2011 

Plan

Change 

from 2010 

Plan to 

2009 

Long-term 

Target

2012

Increase the number and acreage 

of land acquisitions to improve 

land tenure distribution (Bur)

72,887 46,560 52,990 13,000 17,098 17,960 30,679 +12,719 30,679

Total Actual/Projected Cost 

($000) 80,069 141,973 893,901 130,000 69,316 $130,000 137,450 +$7,450 137,450

Actual/Projected Cost per Acre 

(in dollars) $1 $3 $16,869 $10,000 $3,235 $7,238 $7,822 +$586 $7,822

Comments:

The number of acres planned for land acquisition is based on actual projects planned and will show a wide variance in acres acquired each year. 

In 2011, this measure includes a base funding increase of $13,121,000 which will result in a total increase of 12,719 acres from 2010. It does not 

include acreage associated with the increase of $42,000,000 to acquire lands for a National Wild Horse Preserve. Beginning in 2009, this 

measure no longer includes land exchanges. In 2008, $844,501,412 is directly related to the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act.

Process Land Purchase/Donation 

(number of acres) 4 5 7 8 175 269 175 -94 8
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Chapter VII – Oregon and California Grant Lands Page VII - 14

Activity: Western Oregon Transportation and 

Facilities Maintenance 

2011

DOI-Wide Program Change

2009 2010 Changes Changes Budget from 2010

Subactivity Actual Enacted (+/ -) (+/ -) Request (+/-)

Operations $ 2,103 2,129 -18 0 2,111 -18

FTE 21 21 0 0 21 0

Annual Maintenance $ 7,908 8,031 -83 0 7,948 -83

FTE 55 55 0 0 55 0

Deferred Maintenance $ 1,042 1,042 -1 0 1,041 -1

FTE 4 4 0 0 4 0

Total Activity $ 11,053 11,202 -102 0 11,100 -102

FTE 80 80 0 +0 80 0

ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION

BLM facilities in western Oregon include administrative sites, large visitor centers, radio 

repeater buildings, restrooms, warehouses, storage structures, maintenance shops, 

greenhouses, recreation sites, as well as roads, and bridges. The increase in public land use 

over the last decade has required the BLM to relocate and upgrade many of its facilities in order 

to reduce health and safety risks, meet environmental requirements, or comply with building 

codes and standards. 

The Western Oregon Transportation and Facilities Maintenance program improves the condition 

of facilities and the transportation system by performing preventative and corrective 

maintenance to a standard that protects resource values, meets public health and safety 

standards, and protects the public’s investment. The BLM will continue to conduct condition 

assessments on facilities and transportation systems to identify annual and deferred 

maintenance needs.

The types of facilities maintained by the BLM in western Oregon include the following:

• Buildings and Administrative Facilities - In western Oregon, the BLM maintains 65

administrative sites and 425 BLM-owned buildings, including office buildings, greenhouses, 

small radio repeater buildings, and well houses. Included in these facilities are 71 water 

systems, 113 sewer systems, and 46 electrical distribution systems.
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• Recreation Sites - The principal goal of recreation site maintenance is to protect visitor 

safety and resource values at 129 recreation sites in western Oregon. In 2011, the program 

will continue to provide garbage disposal, service sanitation facilities, safe drinking water, as 

well as repair and maintain facilities, and mitigate hazards. The BLM has 11 recreation sites 

in western Oregon participating in the Recreation Fee program. It is estimated that 

$400,000 from fee collections will be returned to these sites in 2011 to address critical 

maintenance needs.

• Transportation - The western Oregon transportation system consists of 14,200 miles of 

roads (4,000 miles of timber hauling roads involve reciprocal maintenance agreements with 

private parties including 131 miles designated as Back Country Byways), 324 miles of trails, 

and two airstrips, along with related structures, including 353 bridges, 488 major culverts, 2 

dams, and multiple retaining walls and subsurface drainage systems.

• Maintenance work is completed on high-priority roads, trails, and bridges that are essential 

to ensure an acceptable level of public safety, management access for fire protection and 

the ability to carry out management objectives. Most system roads, trails, and airstrips used 

by the public are maintained using appropriated funds. Timber haul roads, or ―fee roads,‖ 

are maintained using road maintenance fees that are collected from commercial users and 

deposited into a permanent operating fund for road maintenance.
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Chapter VII – Oregon and California Grant Lands Page VII - 16

2011

2009 

Actual

2010 

Enacted

DOI-wide 

Changes 

(+/-)

Program 

Changes 

(+/-)

Budget 

Request

Change 

from 2010 

(+/-)

Operations ($000) 2,103 2,129 -18 0 2,111 -18

FTE 21 21 0 0 21 0

Other Major Resources:

POF: Road Maintenance (9110) 3,071 2,241 2,241 0

Major Program IT Investments:

JUSTIFICATION OF 2011 PROGRAM CHANGES

The 2011 budget request for Western Oregon Transportation and Facilities Management 

Operations program is $2,111,000 and 21 FTE, with no program change from the 2010 Enacted 

level. 

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Program Components

The Western Oregon Transportation and Facilities 

Maintenance program provides for the maintenance 

of 129 recreational facilities within the O&C lands of 

western Oregon. Operational activities include 

functional utilities (electricity, water and sewer), fuel, 

janitorial services, window cleaning, rodent and pest 

control, grounds upkeep, and waste management, 

including personnel to perform these activities. Fully 

operational, clean, and pleasant appearance of 

recreational facilities is important to the public. 

Developed recreation sites utilize hosts and volunteers to assist maintenance personnel in fee 

collection, security, maintaining restrooms, trails, and campgrounds during high seasonal use 

periods (May – September). Recreational areas including dispersed ones that are open yearround are maintained to a lesser degree during low use periods due to weather conditions such 

as seasonal rain, wind, or snow. Eleven of the 129 recreation sites participate in the Recreation 

Fee program. 

Activity: Western Oregon Transportation and Facilities 

Management

Subactivity: Operations

Program Process Improvements

Annual reviews are performed between 

maintenance organizations and each district 

to assure the maintenance work performed 

meets or exceeds district expectations and is 

within established budgets. The OR/WA 

maintenance database provides reports to 

track annual maintenance costs on an ongoing basis and can be compared against a 

monthly report prepared by the OR/WA state 

office budget analyst. The database is 

reviewed annually and modified as needed to 

provide appropriate tracking of costs and 

accomplishments.
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Other Funding Sources

Most system roads, trails, and airstrips used by the public are maintained using appropriated 

funds. Timber haul roads, or ―fee roads,‖ are maintained using road maintenance fees that are 

collected from commercial users and deposited into a permanent operating fund for road 

maintenance.

2011 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE

The Operations program will be performing the following:

Operational maintenance on approximately 299 recreational and other administrative 

buildings in five O&C Districts.

Conduct 35 miles of annual trail maintenance within five O&C Districts.

Operational maintenance of 153 recreation site non-building assets that are components 

of grounds upkeep for landscaping, camping and picnic sites, shelters, interpretive 

displays, wells, and waste stations.
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O&C OPERATIONS Performance Overview

Measure 2006 

Actual

2007 

Actual

2008 

Actual

2009 

Plan

2009 

Actual

2010 

Plan 

2011 

Plan

Change 

from 2010 

Plan to 

2011 

Long-term 

Target

2012

Percent of buildings maintained in 

adequate condition, determined by 

FCI<0.15, at recreation sites. (Bur)

New

in 2009

New

in 2009

New

in 2009

Establish 

Baseline

 91% 

2,607/2,875

91% 

2,607/2,875

91% 

2,607/2,875 0% 91% 2,607/2,875

Total Actual/Projected Cost ($000) $0 $0 $0 $27,806 $20,468 $27,893 $28,574 +$681 $28,574

Actual/Projected Cost per Square Foot (in 

dollars) $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

Comments: In 2009, the facilities maintenance measures were changed to better reflect the level of accomplishment as compared to the total 

workload. The total number of buildings at recreation sites is 2,818 and will be used as the denominator.

Contributing Programs: O&C Operations provides 5% of the funding for this measure. The funding contribution is 66% of the O&C Operations appropriation.

Percent of recreation sites maintained in 

adequate condition, determined by 

FCI<0.15. (Bur)

New

in 2009

New

in 2009

New

in 2009

Establish 

Baseline

88% 

2,409/2,730

88% 

2,409/2,730

88% 

2,409/2,730 0% 88% 2,409/2,730

Total Actual/Projected Cost ($000) $0 $0 $0 $18,336 $20,273 $18,273 $19,155 +$882 $19,155

Actual/Projected Cost per Asset 

(in dollars) $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

Comments: In 2009, the facilities maintenance measures were changed to better reflect the level of accomplishment as compared to the total 

workload. The total number of recreation sites, 2,730, will be used as the denominator.

Contributing Programs: O&C Operations provides 3% of the funding for this measure. The funding contribution is 30% of the O&C Operations appropriation.

Recreation Site Building Annual 

Maintenance (number of buildings.) 

Measure 

change in 

2009

Measure 

change in 

2009

Measure 

change in 

2009

117 113 14 14 0 105

Recreation Site Non-Building Annual 

Maintenance (number of sites). 

Measure 

change in 

2009

Measure 

change in 

2009

Measure 

change in 

2009

162 144 81 81 0 146
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Activity: Western Oregon Transportation and 

Facilities Management

Subactivity: Annual Maintenance 

2011

2009 

Actual

2010 

Enacted

DOI-wide 

Changes 

(+/-)

Program 

Changes 

(+/-)

Budget 

Request

Change 

from 2010 

(+/-)

Annual Maintenance ($000) 7,908 8,031 -83 0 7,948 -83

FTE 55 55 0 0 55 0

Other Major Resources:

Major Program IT Investments:

JUSTIFICATION OF 2011 PROGRAM CHANGES

The 2011 budget request for the Western Oregon Transportation and Facilities Management 

Annual Maintenance program is $7,948,000 and 55 FTE, with no program change from the 

2010 Enacted level.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Program Components

Annual maintenance activities help maintain the BLM’s investment in the transportation network, 

assure the roads function as designed, preserve public safety, and minimize environmental 

impacts especially relating to water quality and soil erosion. BLM manages approximately 

14,200 miles of BLM road in western Oregon; 2,100 miles are maintained on an annual cycle;

4,800 miles are inspected on an annual basis and maintained as necessary; 6,100 miles are 

maintained on a three year cycle; and 1,200 miles are closed and require no periodic 

maintenance. Annual maintenance activities focus on facilities, access roads, and bridges that 

receive the greatest public and commercial use; roads needed for administrative purposes; 

roads having the potential to cause environmental damage due to excess sedimentation; and 

roads with changing use patterns. Sharing of equipment and resources between the Districts 

has produced program efficiencies for accomplishing maintenance targets. 

Western Oregon’s annual maintenance program’s first priority is to perform maintenance on 

major access roads, roads with active Federal, State or private timber haul, and access to 

developed recreation sites and other administrative complexes. 
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Critical Factors

The following factors can impact program performance:

Heavy rains during the winter season can cause maintenance priorities to change, 

sometimes requiring a change from the original planned program of work. 

Performance trends show that public use of recreational facilities is increasing while 

the need to maintain roads for active hauling on existing roads is increasing due to 

the drop in receipts deposited into the BLM’s permanent operating fund for road 

maintenance. Maintenance fees from BLM timber sales derive from a cost per 

thousand board foot basis. In the last two decades, the annual volume of timber sold 

in western Oregon has gone from approximately 1.2 billion board feet to 

approximately 230 million board feet.

Means and Strategies

The OR/WA Maintenance Organization (MO) has combined all maintenance functions for roads, 

recreation, and facilities into one centralized organization. Maintenance priorities are 

established at the district and field office level annually using a Maintenance Operation Plan 

(MOP). This prioritization is based on a ranking of the projects, those roads that are key to the 

transportation network and have the highest impact on the health and safety of the travelling 

public generally receive the highest ranking each fiscal year. The MO then schedules their work 

based on the workforce and equipment needed to perform the prioritized tasks. Emergency 

repair work that is identified by the district is completed as high priority work as soon as the MO 

is notified. The centralized organization encourages sharing of equipment and personnel 

between districts to accomplish high priority work where additional workforce or equipment are 

needed. Partnerships consisting of maintenance agreements with counties or other local 

organizations are utilized as needed.

Other Funding Sources

Most system roads, trails, and airstrips used by the public are maintained using appropriated 

funds. Timber haul roads, or ―fee roads,‖ are maintained using road maintenance fees that are 

collected from commercial users and deposited into a permanent operating fund for road 

maintenance. Recreation facility maintenance activities are partially funded by the O&C 

Recreation management program.

2011 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE

Complete routine annual maintenance of 156 buildings at recreation sites.

Complete annual maintenance on 87 bridges.

Complete routine annual maintenance of 165 buildings at BLM administrative sites.

Perform quality road maintenance on 2,400 miles of roads.

Complete routine annual maintenance on 44 other non-building assets.
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O&C ANNUAL MAINTENANCE Performance Overview

Measure 2006 

Actual

2007 

Actual

2008 

Actual

2009 

Plan

2009 

Actual

2010 

Plan 

2011 

Plan

Change 

from 2010 

Plan to 

2011 

Long-term 

Target

2012

Percent of recreation sites maintained in 

adequate condition, determined by 

FCI<0.15. (Bur)

New

in 2009

New

in 2009

New

in 2009

Establish 

Baseline

 

88% 

2,409/2,730

 

88% 

2,409/2,730

 

88% 

2,409/2,730

0%

 

88% 

2,409/2,730

Total Actual/Projected Cost ($000) $0 $0 $0 $18,336 $20,273 $18,273 $19,155 +$882 $19,155

Actual/Projected Cost per Asset 

(in dollars) $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

Comments: In 2009, the facilities maintenance measures have been changed to better reflect the level of accomplishment as compared to the total 

workload. The total number of recreation sites, 2,730, will be used as the denominator.

Contributing Programs: O&C Annual Maintenance provides 12% of the funding for this measure. The funding contribution is 35% of the O&C Operations 

appropriation.

Maintenance: Number of lane miles of 

roads maintained in adequate condition. 

(Bur)

new 

measure

29,500 35,144 35,000 36,123 35,000 35,000 0 35,000

Total Actual/Projected Cost ($000) $0 $28,215 $27,741 $28,102 $20,081 $28,708 +$29,210 +$502 +$29,210

Actual/Projected Cost per Mile 

(in dollars) $0 $956 $789 $803 $556 $820 $834 +$17 $834

Comments: O&C Annual Maintenance provides 20% of the funding for this measure. The funding contribution is 72% of the O&C Annual Maintenance 

appropriation. 

Recreation Site Building Annual 

Maintenance (number of buildings) 

Measure 

change in 

2009

Measure 

change in 

2009

Measure 

change in 

2009

156 114 49 156 +107 140

Bridge Annual Maintenance (number of 

sites). 139 116 97 87 87 88 87 -1 78

Administrative Site Building Annual 

Maintenance (number of buildings).

Measure 

change in 

2009

Measure 

change in 

2009

Measure 

change in 

2009

180 171 140 165 +25 162

Road Annual Maintenance (lane miles). 2,338 2,575 2,508 1,960 2,395 1,412 2,400 +988 1,850

Administrative Site Non-Building Annual 

Maintenance (number of sites). 

Measure 

change in 

2009

Measure 

change in 

2009

Measure 

change in 

2009

49 44 30 44 +14 44
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Activity: Western Oregon Transportation and 

Facilities Management

Subactivity: Deferred Maintenance 

2011

2009 

Actual*

2010 

Enacted

DOI-wide 

Changes 

(+/-)

Program 

Changes 

(+/-)

Budget 

Request

Change from 

2010 

(+/-)

Deferred Maintenance ($000) 1,042 1,042 -1 0 1,041 -1

FTE 4 4 0 0 4 0

Other Major Resources:

Major Program IT Investments:

JUSTIFICATION OF 2011 PROGRAM CHANGES

The 2011 budget request for the Western Oregon Transportation and Facilities Management 

Deferred Maintenance program is $1,041,000 and 4 FTE, with no program changes from the 

2010 enacted level.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Program Components

The program prioritizes and directs funding maintenance not addressed by annual efforts. The 

Five-Year Capital Improvement and Deferred Maintenance Plan directs funding first to the work 

deemed as a critical health and safety issue and then to resource protection maintenance 

projects. Maintenance that is solely mission-related is a lower priority. In order to allocate 

funding equitably, the process is supported using an Asset Priority Index in conjunction with the 

FCI in addition to procedures focusing on life-cycle operation and maintenance costs.

The program supports the transportation network and recreation sites throughout Western 

Oregon. The road system is critical not only for forest management access, but for current 

biomass operations and potential coal-bed methane development currently being explored.

Dispersed recreation not only requires a maintained transportation system, but the water and 

wastewater system improvements also funded by this program are necessary to provide and 

protect safe public water supplies and protect public health at Bureau recreation and 

administrative sites. Deferred maintenance funding is also used to repair roadway creek 

crossings that benefit anadromous fisheries and to maintain facilities that protect critical natural 

or cultural resource sites.
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Critical Factors 

Heavy Coastal and Cascade mountain winter rains can impact performance by suddenly shifting 

maintenance priorities from original targets.

Means and Strategies

Projects are identified through condition assessments and the use of facility cost indexing (FCI). 

The program systematically funds the highest priority needs identified by the field offices based 

on the ranking criteria of the Bureau’s Five-Year Capital Improvement and Deferred 

Maintenance Plan, and the judgment of the BLM Engineering Advisory Team.

2011 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE

In 2011, the BLM plans to address the highest priority 

deferred maintenance sites, facilities, and 

transportation systems in western Oregon. Key 

intermediate outcome measures of performance 

include:

Increasing the percentage of BLM 

organizational facility units rated in good 

safety, health, and environmental condition. 

(Bureau Measure)

Increasing the number of sites, buildings and 

assets maintained in adequate condition. 

(Bureau Measure) 

Tyee Access Road and Chip Seal in 

Roseburg District (Phase One - $200,000)

Paved Road Surface Repair – Smith River 

Drainage in Coos Bay District ($360,000)

Horning Seed Orchard Roof Replacement in the Salem District ($20,000)

Congdon/Ferguson Road Renovation Phase 1 in the Eugene District ($460,000)

Bridge approach work is a typical ongoing 

maintenance need for Western Oregon roadways. 

Ditch clearing needs and culvert replacements are 

also in constant demand.
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O&C DEFERRED MAINTENANCE Performance Overview

Measure 2006 

Actual

2007 

Actual

2008 

Actual

2009 

Plan

2009 

Actual

2010 

Plan

2011 

Plan

Change 

from 2010 

Plan to 

2011 

Long-term 

Target

2012

Maintenance: Number of lane miles of 

roads maintained in adequate condition. 

(Bur)

new 

measure

29,500 35,144 35,000 36,123 35,000 35,000 0 35,000

Total Actual/Projected Cost ($000) $0 $28,215 $27,741 $28,102 $20,081 $28,708 +$29,210 +$502 +$29,210

Actual/Projected Cost per Mile 

(in dollars) $0 $956 $789 $803 $556 $820 $834 +$17 $834

Contributing Programs: O&C Deferred Maintenance provides 3% of the funding for this measure. The funding contribution was approximately 40% of the O&C 

Deferred Maintenance appropriation in 2010.

Road Deferred Maintenance and 

Construction. (number of projects).

Measure 

change in 

2009

Measure 

change in 

2009

0 3 20 2 3 +1 3

Targets for deferred maintenance projects are based on actual projects planned which will vary between years. Deferred Maintenance projects are multi-year with results counted the 

final year of the project.
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Activity: Western Oregon Resources Management 

2011

DOI-Wide Program Change

2009 2010 Changes Changes Budget from 2010

Subactivity Actual Enacted (+/ -) (+/ -) Request (+/-)

Forest Management $ 31,079 31,584 -289 -2,000 29,295 -2,289

FTE 221 221 0 -10 211 -10

Reforestation & Forest 

Development $ 23,859 24,155 -180 0 23,975 -180

FTE 122 122 0 0 122 0

Other Forest Resources $ 36,997 37,544 -336 -3,000 34,208 -3,336

FTE 245 245 0 -15 230 -15

Resource Management 

Planning $ 3,676 3,769 -31 0 3,738 -31

FTE 25 25 0 0 25 0

Total Activity $ 95,611 97,052 -836 -5,000 91,216 -5,836

FTE 613 613 0 -25 588 -25

ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION

The Western Oregon Resources Management program provides for the management of 2.4 

million acres of O&C and Coos Bay Wagon Road grant lands, and intermingled Public Domain 

lands. This program is focused on providing a sustainable supply of timber products; restoring 

and maintaining the ecological health of forested watersheds and aquatic resources; and to 

provide a well-distributed system of large blocks of late-successional and old-growth forest 

habitat for the benefit of Bureau sensitive and Federally listed species that depend on an older 

forest conditions. 
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2011

2009 

Actual*

2010 

Enacted

DOI-wide 

Changes 

(+/-)

Program 

Changes 

(+/-)

Budget 

Request

Change 

from 2010 

(+/-)

Forest Management ($000) 31,079 31,584 -289 -2,000 29,295 -2,289

FTE 221 221 0 -10 211 -10

Other Major Resources:

POF: Timber Pipeline Restoration 

(58xx) 9,824 12,120 12,120 0

POF: Forest Ecosystem Health & 

Recy (5900) 2,182 2,182 2,182 0

Major Program IT Investments:

Summary of 2011 Program Changes for Forest Management

Request Component ($000) FTE

Program Changes:

• Reduce Base Funding -2,000 -10

TOTAL, Program Changes -2,000 -10

JUSTIFICATION OF 2011 PROGRAM CHANGES

The 2011 budget request for Western Oregon Forest Management program is $29,295,000 and 

211 FTE, with a $2,000,000 program reduction from the 2010 level. 

Program Decrease (-$2,000,000 / -10 FTE): The 2011 budget request includes a program 

reduction of $2,000,000 in lower priority Western Oregon Forest Management program

activities. The BLM will focus on the highest priority work and implement program efficiencies 

where possible.

Activity: Western Oregon Resources Management

Subactivity: Forest Management
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Program Performance Change

2007

Actual

2008

Actual

2009

Actual

2010

Plan

2011 

Base 

Budget 

(2010

Plan + 

Fixed 

Costs)

2011 Plan

Program 

Change 

Accruing 

in 2011

Program 

Change 

Accruing 

in Outyears

A B=A+C C D

Number of DOI 

upland acres 

restored to the 

condition specified 

in management 

plans. (SP/PART)

868,577 1,000,15

6

900,000 950,157 780,000 700,000 -80,000 700,000

Total 

Actual/Projected 

Cost ($000)

$110,424 $139,580 $114,283 $144,808 $122,316 $134,563 +$12,247 $134,563 

Actual/Projected 

Cost per Acre 

(in dollars)

$127 $140 $128 $152 $91 $96 +$5 $96 

Comments

In 2011, this measure includes a decrease of $2,000,000 in this subactivity, as well as a $5,000,000 

reduction in spending from the Timber Sale Pipeline and Restoration Funds and a $3,000,000 reduction 

in the Western Oregon Other Forest Resources Management. Completion of the western Oregon RMPs 

established the ASQ at 502 million board feet which is reflected in the targets for 2009 and 2010. On 

July 16, 2009, the RMP Records of Decision were withdrawn which reverted the management of western 

Oregon BLM back to the 1995 RMPs with an ASQ of 203 million board feet, which is now reflected in the

2011 target. 

Volume of wood 

products offered 

consistent with 

applicable 

management plans 

(Public Domain & 

O&C/MMBF) [SP]

255 292 287 270 260 215 -45 215

Total 

Actual/Projected 

Cost ($000)

$1,438 $1,924 $1,961 $1,773 $1,986 $2,027 +41 $2,027

Actual/Projected 

Cost Per...

$5,639 $6,588 $6,834 $6,570 $6,920 $7,344 +424 $7,344

Comments See comments above

Note: Projected costs may not equal program change as these are full costs, which may include funds from other sources and 

(or) use averages.

Column A: The level of performance and costs expected in 2011 at the 2010 level plus funded fixed costs. Reflects the impact of 

prior year funding changes, management efficiencies, absorption of prior year fixed costs, and trend impacts, but does not 

reflect the proposed program change. 

Column D: Outyear performance beyond 2011 addresses lagging performance — those changes occurring as a result of the 

program change (not total budget) requested in 2011. It does not include the impact of receiving the program change again in a 

subsequent out-year.
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PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Program Components

The Western Oregon Forest Management program includes all costs associated with 

management, maintenance, and enhancement of forests and woodlands on the Public Lands, 

including the O&C Grant lands, the Coos Bay Wagon Road lands, and Public Domain in 

western Oregon, except for activities directly related to reforestation and forest development. 

The Western Oregon Forest Management program includes:

Forest landscape planning;

Forest inventory,

Trespass prevention and investigation,

Maintenance of existing right-of-way agreements,

Restoration of late-sucessional and old-growth forest structure,

The sale of timber and other forest and vegetative products including such products as 

fuel wood and biomass, ornamentals, medicinal plants, and edibles such as fruits and 

fungi.

In addition to appropriated funding, two 

permanent operating funds, the Forest 

Ecosystem Health and Recovery Fund and the 

Timber Sale Pipeline Restoration Fund, provide 

additional support for the program as specified 

in the authorizing legislation.

The O&C Forest Management program is 

discussed in this chapter, reforestation and 

forest development are discussed in a 

subsequent section, and the two permanent 

operating funds are discussed in the 

Collections and Permanent Operating Funds 

Section of the Budget Justification.

The Western Oregon Forest Management 

program also pursues other activities, such as

implementation of stewardship contracts where

appropriate, forest products sales and the 

offering of fuelwood and biomass. In addition, 

BLM continues to manage its long-standing 

reciprocal right-of-way agreement program in 

western Oregon, providing access to the 

geographically intermingled owners of private timberland while securing access for BLM 

management and the public to the O&C lands.
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Long-Term Vision

In 2010, the Western Oregon Forest Management program plans to focus on the

implementation of the Northwest Forest Plan with a timber sale targets of 170 MMBF 

from lands designated for timber management and an additional 60 million board foot 

annual harvest from the reserves.

The BLM’s lands and realty program will remain a priority in western Oregon, including 

administration of logging road right-of-way permits and reciprocal right-of-way 

agreements, communication site management, land sales and exchanges, realty 

compliance inspection, and trespass abatement.

2011 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE

In 2011, due to the decreases in O&C Forest Management and Other Resources Management 

($5 million combined) and a projected $5 million decrease in the allocation from the Timber Sale 

Pipeline Restoration fund, the FY 2011 sale target will be reduced by 45 MMBF from the 

planned 2010 AWP target. 

Offer 185 MMBF of timber for sale.

Inventory 18,155 acres of forest and woodland vegetation.

Improve forest health on approximately 2000 acres with restoration sales; a decrease of 

over 1,600 acres from the 2010 planned accomplishment level.

Harvest 170 MMBF of volume under contract from the current and previous years (normal 3-

year contracts).

Program performance in 2011 could be affected as a result of a recent decision in the District 

Court of Western Washington. On December 17, 2009, an adverse ruling was issued in the 

lawsuit Conservation Northwest et al. v. Mark E. Rey et al. regarding the 2007 Record of 

Decision to eliminate the Survey and Manage standards and guidelines requirements within the 

area managed under the NWFP. The BLM is evaluating the impacts of this ruling.
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O&C FOREST MANAGEMENT Performance Overview

Measure 2006 

Actual

2007 

Actual

2008 

Actual

2009 

Plan

2009 

Actual

2010 

Plan

2011 

Plan

Change 

from 2010 

Plan to 

2011 

Long-term 

Target

2012

Number of DOI upland acres restored 

to the condition specified in 

management plans. (SP/PART)

807,271 868,577 1,000,156 900,000 950,157 850,000 700,000 -150,000 700,000

Total Actual/Projected Cost ($000) $104,213 $110,424 $139,580 $114,283 $144,808 $122,316 $134,563 +$12,247 $134,563 

Actual/Projected Cost per Acre (in 

dollars) $129 $127 $140 $128 $152 $91 $96 +$5 $96 

Comments:

The Climate Change Adaptation work will result in the development of 8 adaptive strategies, and 26,300 acres of shrub/grass treatments. In 

2010, this measure included an increase of $5,000,000 for the Climate Change Adaptation, which resulted in the restoration or enhancement 

of 401,000 upland acres, and 1,500 seed collection projects. It also included an increase of $2,300,000 for the Youth in Natural Resources, 

which resulted in the restoration or enhancement of 45,000 upland acres. Restoring and enhancing upland acres is a vital step to achieving 

acres in desired condition. The BLM has 69,922,819 upland acres, and 52,070,000 forestland acres meeting desired condition in 2008.

Contributing Programs: O&C Forest Management provides 3% of the results for this measure. The funding contribution is approximately 12% of the O&C Forest 

Management appropriation.

Percent of allowable sale quantity 

timber offered for sale consistent with 

applicable resource management 

plans. (O&C) [SP]

80% 

162/ 203

68%

139/ 203

86% 

174/ 203

84% 

170/ 203

31%

155/ 502

84% 

170/ 203

70% 

142/ 203 -14% 80% 162/ 203

Total Actual/Projected Cost ($000) $28,180 $31,910 $38,405 $36,440 $51,907 $37,037 $37,634 +$597 $37,634

Actual/Projected Cost per MMBF 

(in dollars) $173,949 $229,567 $220,716 $214,352 $334,887 $217,867 221,376 +$3,509 221,376

Comments:

In 2011, this measure includes a decrease of $2,000,000 as well as a $5,000,000 reduction in spending from the Timber Sale Pipeline and 

Restoration Funds and a $3,000,000 reduction in the Western Oregon Other Forest Resources Management. Completion of the western 

Oregon RMPs established the ASQ at 502 million board feet which is reflected in the targets for 2009 and 2010. On July 16, 2009, the RMP 

Records of Decision were withdrawn which reverted the management of Western Oregon BLM back to the 1995 RMPs with ASQ at 203 

million board feet which is now reflected in the 2011 target. Increased litigation and the loss of several critical biological opinions and the 

Survey and Manage lawsuit also contribute to a loss in ability to meet this performance measure. 

Contributing Programs: O&C Forest Management provides 48% of the funding for this measure. The Western Oregon Other Forest Resources Management, the 

O&C Reforestation and Forest Development, and the Timber Sale Pipeline and Restoration Funds also provide support for this program.

Volume of wood products offered 

consistent with applicable 

management plans (Public Domain & 

O&C/MMBF) [SP]

243 255 292 287 270 260 215 -45 215

Total Actual/Projected Cost ($000) $1,423 $1,438 $1,924 $1,961 $1,773 $1,986 $2,027 +41 $2,027
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O&C FOREST MANAGEMENT Performance Overview

Measure 2006 

Actual

2007 

Actual

2008 

Actual

2009 

Plan

2009 

Actual

2010 

Plan

2011 

Plan

Change 

from 2010 

Plan to 

2011 

Long-term 

Target

2012

Actual/Projected Cost per MMBF 

( in dollars) $5,856 $5,639 $6,588 $6,834 $6,570 $6,920 $7,344 +424 $7,344

Comments:

In 2011, cord wood will be computed in tons which contributes to biomass and will no longer be included in total board foot volume (MMBF). 

The result is a decrease in the overall board foot volume target and an increase in the biomass target, i.e., the public domain board foot 

volume is reduced by 10MMBF for total of 30MMBF. In 2007, increased litigation and the loss of several critical biological opinions required 

the BLM to remove approximately 25% of the timber sale plan which when offered is the basis for this performance measure. 

Contributing Programs: In 2011, the Public Domain portion of the target is 30 MMBF, the O&C portion is 185 (142 ASQ, 43 Non- ASQ) for a total Bureau-wide of 215 

MMBF.

Administrative cost per thousand 

board feet (MBF) of timber offered for 

sale [SP] 

$135 $190 $181 $190 $228 $190 $225 +$35 $220 

Comments:

Several court orders in 2005, 2006, and 2007 resulted in the need for additional species survey work which increased the cost per thousand 

board feet of timber offered for sale. 

Contributing Programs: The Bureau's Public Domain Forestry and O&C Forest Management programs contribute to this performance measure. 

Inventory Forest/Woodland Vegetation 

(acres)**. 157,290 44,806 344,732 402,760 315,775 18,155 18,000 -155 100,000

Manage Forest and Woodland 

Commercial Sales (acres). 5,267 3,882 4,121 3,567 4,278 4,174 2,500 -1,674 3,000

Restore Forest and Woodlands 

through sales (acres). 7,028 5,001 7,633 4,510 8,329 5,016 2,000 -3,016 3,000

Comments: Starting with the 2011 Justification, the performance targets and accomplishments expressed in acres are combined for all sources of funding on the O&C lands.

**O&C timber inventory has two components: (1) Routine stand exams for timber sale planning that runs about 5,000 acres per year; and (2) Current Vegetation Survey (CVS) plot 

re-measurement (extensive forest inventory) that occurs every three years with accomplishments lapsing over into the next FY. For this reason, the acreage target for inventory acres 

fluctuates from year to year. 
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Activity: Western Oregon Resources Management

Subactivity: Reforestation and Forest Development

2011

2009 

Actual

2010 

Enacted

DOI-wide 

Changes 

(+/-)

Program 

Changes 

(+/-)

Budget 

Request

Change 

from 2010 

(+/-)

Reforestation & Forest Development 

($000) 23,859 24,155 -180 0 23,975 -180

FTE 122 122 0 0 122 0

Other Major Resources:

Major Program IT Investments:

JUSTIFICATION OF 2011 PROGRAM CHANGES

The 2011 budget request for the Western Oregon Reforestation and Forest Development

program is $23,975,000 and 122 FTE, with no program change from the 2010 enacted level.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Western Oregon Reforestation & Forest Development program includes all costs associated 

with reforestation and forest development on the Public Lands (O&C, CBWR, and PD) in 

Western Oregon. This includes reforestation related tasks as well as those associated with 

intensive management of pre-commercial stands. This program sustains forest management 

and forest restoration through silvicultural treatments to achieve healthy and productive 

watersheds. 

Program Components

The focus areas for the Western Oregon Reforestation and Forest Development program, 

include;

Forest regeneration and restoration activities on commercial and non-commercial forest

lands that result in the establishment of young stands including habitat restoration 

activities in riparian and other reserve areas;

Intermediate stand management activities that promote forest growth, health, value 

enhancement, risk reduction and structure development to provide for future timber 

harvest and habitat requirements;
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Forest monitoring and adaptive management assessments that document the success 

of active management in achieving stand objectives while providing for the sustainable 

harvest of timber;

Support for non-native and noxious weed management and other programs including 

timber harvest, biomass recovery, and fuels management;

Forest inventory, data acquisition, and coordination with other programs to create an 

integrated data retrieval system;

Cooperative science support in conjunction with other resource management 

organizations and universities to support research on developing technologies and 

management activities; and, 

Coordination of technology transfer and training programs that provide direct support for 

the Silviculture program.

In addition to appropriated funding the Forest Ecosystem Health and Recovery Fund, a

permanent operating funds, provides additional support for the program as specified in the 

authorizing legislation.

Long Term Vision

In 2010 and 2011, the Western Oregon Reforestation and Forest Development program will 

continue to emphasize implementation of the Northwest Forest Plan timber sale targets and the 

associated reforestation and other forest development activities that support a sustained harvest 

of commercial products and the restoration of forest habitats for terrestrial and aquatic species. 

Climate Change

The Western Oregon Reforestation and Forest Development program are addressing the 

effects of Climate Change Adaptation Initiative through change management planning and 

carbon sequestration. The Oregon/Washington BLM participates with the Task Force on 

Adapting Forests to Climate Change, a cooperative project that addresses how forest managers 

will modify seed zones in response to future climate conditions. The management of O&C lands 

naturally involves the sequestration of carbon as part of forest stand growth. The Reforestation 

and Forest Development program increases forest growth through intensive management of 

forest stands, thereby creating a corresponding increase in carbon sequestration on western 

Oregon O&C timberlands.

Means and Strategies

The BLM continues to adopt and develop techniques and processes that will help manage the 

forest resource. The Western Oregon Reforestation and Forest Development program uses 

active management strategies to produce healthy and productive forests capable of meeting

long-term timber and habitat goals while preserving future management options. 
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2011 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE

18,000 acres of matrix forest treatments to assure adequate growth

8,000 acres of forest reserve treatments to assure growth and habitat development

50,000 acres of treatment monitoring completed

25,000 acres of inventory for the presence of invasive and/or noxious weeds

135,000 acres of continuous forest inventory completed

5,000 acres of noxious / invasive weed treatments

10,000 tons of biomass offered for sale
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O & C REFORESTATION AND FOREST DEVELOPMENT Overview

Measure 2006 

Actual

2007 

Actual

2008 

Actual

2009 

Plan

2009 

Actual

2010 

Plan

2011 

Plan

Change 

from 2010 

Plan to 2011 

Long-term 

Target

2012

Number of DOI upland acres restored 

to the condition specified in 

management plans. (SP/PART)

807,271 868,577 1,000,156 900,000 950,157 850,000 700,000 -150,000 700,000

Total Actual/Projected Cost ($000) $104,213 $110,424 $139,580 $114,283 $144,808 $122,316 $134,563 +$12,247 $134,563 

Actual/Projected Cost per Acre (in 

dollars) $129 $127 $140 $128 $152 $91 $96 +$5 $96 

Comments:

The Climate Change Adaptation work will result in the development of 8 adaptive strategies, and 26,300 acres of shrub/grass treatments. In 

2010, this measure included an increase of $5,000,000 for the Climate Change Adaptation, which resulted in the restoration or enhancement 

of 401,000 upland acres, and 1,500 seed collection projects. It also included an increase of $2,300,000 for the Youth and Careers in Nature 

Initiative, which resulted in the restoration or enhancement of 45,000 upland acres. Restoring and enhancing upland acres is a vital step to 

achieving acres in desired condition. The BLM has 69,922,819 upland acres, and 52,070,000 forestland acres meeting desired condition in 

2008.

Contributing Programs: O&C Reforestation provides 5% of the results for this measure. The funding contribution is approximately 28% of the O&C Reforestation 

appropriation.

Percent of forestry improvements 

(acres) completed as planned. [SP]

112% 

32,510/ 

28,919

112% 

29,846/ 

26,700

82% 

22,629/ 

27,564 

85% 

21,845/ 

25,700

85%

21,929/

25,700

85% 

21,845/ 

25,700

85% 

21,845/ 

25,700

0%

85% 

21,845/ 

25,700

Total Actual/Projected Cost ($000) $13,173 $13,224 $12,874,167 $13,263 $14,975 $13,457 $13,591 +$134 $13,591 

Actual/Projected Cost per acre 

(in dollars) $405 $443 $569 $607 $683 $616 $622 +$6 $622 

Comments:

Results for this measure are based on actual projects planned and will vary between years. A larger number of small projects or a smaller 

number of larger projects may be funded in any given year. The O&C Reforestation program provided 20,629 acres of forestry 

improvements in 2008.

Contributing Programs: Public Domain Forestry, 10%, O&C Forestry Management and the fuels programs, 90%. The funding contribution is approximately 50% of 

the O&C Reforestation appropriation.

Apply Commercial Forest and 

Woodland Management Treatments 

(acres)***

22,400 21,501 15,426 13,057 14,898 13,984 18,000 +4,016 21,000

Forest and Woodland Restoration 

Treatments (acres) ** 6,993 9,700 8,403 7,527 8,176 5,516 8,000 +2,484 9,000
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O & C REFORESTATION AND FOREST DEVELOPMENT Overview

Measure 2006 

Actual

2007 

Actual

2008 

Actual

2009 

Plan

2009 

Actual

2010 

Plan

2011 

Plan

Change 

from 2010 

Plan to 2011 

Long-term 

Target

2012

Evaluate Forest/Woodland Treatments 

(acres)** 60,052 67,063 54,352 49,728 54,855 29,811 50,000 +20,189 50,000

Inventory for Presence of Invasive 

and/or Noxious Weeds (acres)*** 38,593 28,233 21,158 10,672 23,537 26,325 25,000 -1,325 25,000

Inventory Forest/Woodland Vegetation 

(acres)* 79,119 38,513 111,571 113,588 90,507 12,711 135,000 +122,289 115,000

Apply Weed Treatments (acres)*** 3,097 3,202 3,673 3,697 4,999 4,947 5,000 +53 5,000

Note: Not all measures have the same cost/acre and individual treatment costs may vary widely on an a per acre basis. As such, performance from year to year may be based on a 

mix of various types of projects with different cost/acre between treatments, different costs related to access to treatment sites, and seasonal timing limits. 

* Restoration work in the areas burned in 2002 and 2003 in southwest Oregon will continue to be deferred and add to the backlog of untreated stands. This backlog is approaching 

60,000 acres. A portion of this backlog will be reduced through the economic stimulus funding.

** Forest development shares funding responsibility for the weed management program with other subactivities. The increase in acres is due to more inventory for Sudden Oak Death. 
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2011

2009 

Actual

2010 

Enacted

DOI-wide 

Changes 

(+/-)

Program 

Changes 

(+/-)

Budget 

Request

Change 

from 2010 

(+/-)

Other Forest Resources ($000) 36,997 37,544 -336 -3,000 34,208 -3,336

FTE 245 245 0 -15 230 -15

Other Major Resources:

Major Program IT Investments:

Summary of 2011 Program Changes for Other Forest 

Resources

Request Component ($000) FTE

Program Changes:

• Reduce Base Funding -3,000 -15

TOTAL, Program Changes -3,000 -15

JUSTIFICATION OF 2011 PROGRAM CHANGES

The 2011 budget request for the Western Oregon Other Forest Resources Management

program is $34,208,000 and 230 FTE, a programmatic reduction of $3,000,000 and -15 FTE 

from 2010. 

Program Decrease (-$3,000,000 / -15 FTE): The 2011 budget request includes a program 

reduction of $3,000,000 in lower priority activities BLM will continue to focus on the highest 

priority work and implement program efficiencies where possible.

Activity: Western Oregon Resources Management

Subactivity: Other Forest Resources Management 
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Program Performance Change

2007

Actual

2008

Actual

2009

Actual

2010

Plan

2011 Base 

Budget 

(2010

Plan + 

Fixed 

Costs)

2011 Plan

Program 

Change 

Accruing 

in 2011

Program 

Change 

Accruing 

in Outyears

A B=A+C C D

Issue and Manage 

Recreation Use 

Permits (number).

33,872 25,241 26,245 50,222 49,808 24,300 -25,508 24,000

Total 

Actual/Projected 

Cost ($000)

$1,757 $2,441 $2,484 $2,043 $2,485 $2,492 +$7 $2,492

Actual/Projected 

Cost Per... $8,829 $11,623 $11,292 $9,288 $10,806 $10,383 -$423 $9,968

Comments

A $3 million reduction in the Other Forest Resources Management programs will reduce work on lower 

priority activities, such as a reduction of biological support to the timber sale program and a reduction in 

services to the public in the O&C grazing and recreation program subactivities, as well as reduced 

monitoring, program support, environmental assessment and clearances, and other project activities in 

the soil, air and water and wildlife programs.

Evaluate 

Recreation Areas 

(acres).

33,872 25,241 26,245 50,222 49,808 24,300 -25,508 24,000

Total 

Actual/Projected 

Cost ($000)

$1,757 $2,441 $2,484 $2,043 $2,485 $2,492 +$7 $2,492

Actual/Projected 

Cost Per...

14,260 24,472 14,260 14,372 15,092 12,600 -2,492 14,000

Comments See comments above 

Note: Projected costs may not equal program change as these are full costs, which may include funds from other sources and 

(or) use averages.

Column A: The level of performance and costs expected in 2011 at the 2010 level plus funded fixed costs. Reflects the impact of 

prior year funding changes, management efficiencies, absorption of prior year fixed costs, and trend impacts, but does not 

reflect the proposed program change. 

Column D: Outyear performance beyond 2011 addresses lagging performance — those changes occurring as a result of the 

program change (not total budget) requested in 2011. It does not include the impact of receiving the program change again in a 

subsequent out-year.
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PROGRAM OVERVIEW 

Program Components

The Western Oregon Resources Management, Other Forest Resource Management subactivity

includes funding for four programs in Western Oregon that are critical to effective multiple-use 

management across the BLM lands in western Oregon. They are Rangeland Management; 

Recreation Management; Soil, Water and Air Management; and Wildlife and Fish Habitat 

Management.

BLM helps address the public demand for recreation in general, and fish and wildlife-related 

recreational opportunities in particular. BLM also provides some support services necessary for 

fish and wildlife environmental clearances related to the management of the BLM forestlands in 

western Oregon. This program supports species and habitat management and associated data 

collection as well as the timber sale program in the form of surveys, clearances, interdisciplinary 

team participation, and environmental assessment preparation. In turn the Forest Management 

program supports habitat management within the reserve land use allocations to the long-term 

benefit of fish wildlife species.

Means and Strategies

The Western Oregon Other Forest Resources 

Management program uses cooperative 

conservation principles by engaging commodity 

users, private groups, local communities, 

government agencies, and other stakeholders in 

conservation. For example, the BLM works with 

the U.S. Forest Service to implement an 

interagency Special Status Species Program and 

for Clean Water Act compliance activities that 

extend across differing administrative boundaries. 

Applying the concept of ―Service First‖ and sharing 

skills accommodates an interagency approach 

toward resource conservation. The BLM also 

partners with The Nature Conservancy and Nature 

Serve, to share data and planning strategies that 

extend across private, state, and federal 

jurisdictions.

Partnering improves administrative 

efficiencies, and decreases the cost of program administration. In the Soil, Water, and 

Air program, key partnerships with the U.S. Forest Service, the Environmental Protection 

Agency and the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality have contributed toward 

administrative streamlining, water quality modeling data collection evaluation, and review 

and water quality standards development, all of which contribute to BLM’s role as a 

Designated Management Agency under the Clean Water Act.

Management of invasive species benefits through the coordination with other 

landowners and land management agencies to control the spread of noxious weeds in 

high-priority habitats that include sensitive species. Eradication efforts focus on rapid 

White water rafting on the Rogue River.
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detection and an early response and prevention including seeking approval for the use 

of additional and more effective herbicides.

2011 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE

Rangeland Management - The Rangeland program consists of 95 grazing allotments (52 

active and 43 vacant) covering about 352,000 acres of the Medford District, and 11 allotments 

covering about 14,400 acres in the Klamath Resource Area, Lakeview District. Nine allotments 

in the Medford District that provide 2,714 Animal Unit Months of forage are partially or 

completely within the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument (CSNM). 

In 2011, the Medford District in Western Oregon proposes to;

Issue 8 grazing allotment permits/leases, a decrease of 2 permits/leases;

Maintain 50 grazing use authorizations, a decrease of 12 use authorizations; 

3 shrub, grassland, woodland and forest projects related to range management; 

monitor 5 grazing allotments, a decrease of 3 allotments, and; 

inspect 20 grazing allotments for compliance, a decrease of 13 allotments.
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O&C RANGE MANAGEMENT Performance Overview

Measure 2006 

Actual

2007 

Actual

2008 

Actual

2009 

Plan

2009 

Actual

2010 

Plan

2011 

Plan

Change 

from 2010 

Plan to 

2011 

Long-term 

Target

2012

Percent of grazing permits and leases 

processed as planned consistent with 

applicable resource management plans. 

[SP]

103% 

2,565/ 

2,479 

79% 

2058/ 

2,600

84% 

2177/ 

2,600

35% 

2,015/ 

5,835

44%

2,554/

5,835

43% 

2,206/ 

5,106

47% 

2,506/ 

5,383

+4% 

'+300/

'+ 277 

56%

2,506/

4,466

Total Actual/Projected Cost ($000) $21,027 $23,792 $28,234 $26,117 $28,606 $26,691 $30,004 +$3,313 $30,004

Actual/Projected Cost per permit or lease 

(in dollars) $8,198 $11,560 $12,969 $12,961 $11,200 $12,099 $11,972 -$127 $11,972

Comments:

In 2011, this measure includes an increase of $3,000,000 which will result in 300 additional grazing permits issued. The denominator in 

2009 includes a "spike" in expiring permits as well as unprocessed permits from previous years. This measure does not include grazing 

permits and leases issued under the appropriations rider language. A customer service standard was implemented in 2007 to reduce 

the permits in backlog status. 

Issue Grazing Allotment Permits/Leases 

(number). 25 2 12 22 8 6 8 -2 18

Issue Grazing Use Authorizations 

(number). 67 67 65 67 57 62 50 -12 67

Maintain Shrub, Grassland, Woodland, 

Forest Projects (number). 21 29 26 20 0 0 3 -3 20

Monitor Grazing Allotments (number). 6 11 14 4 6 2 5 -3 10

Inspect Grazing Allotments for Compliance 

(number). 23 23 22 7 16 7 20 -13 22
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Recreation Management – An overall Oregon/Washington recreation strategy will be 

developed through coordination between BLM managers and planners, partners and 

cooperators. This will identify Oregon’s special niche for a wide array of recreation programs 

and move districts toward benefits-based management.

 

Developed sites planning, monitoring and deferred maintenance issues will continue as high 

priorities. Interpretation and tourism incentives will develop in consultation with cooperating 

partners to benefit local and non-resident recreationists. Rivers and trails will be managed to 

protect the natural resources, minimize user conflicts, promote a quality recreational experience 

in a preferred setting, and to promote the public safety.

Permits will be issued at campgrounds, day-use areas, and for special events across the 

districts O&C wide, meeting the public user demand within the state. Tens of thousands of 

volunteer project hours will be managed along with long-term recreation partnerships between 

BLM and user constituencies. Use monitoring and impacts to key resources of these recreation 

programs will be documented and brought to the appropriate management attention.

Inventory, monitoring, and evaluation of recreation resources and areas will be maintained at 

current-year levels.

In 2011, the O&C Recreation Management program proposes to;

Inventory Recreation Resources (16,200 acres) Assess Linear Recreation Resources 

(180 miles).

Prepare Recreation Activity Plans (1 number).

Process Commercial and Group Special Recreation Permits (144 number).

Issue and Manage Recreation Use Permits (24,300 number)

Evaluate Recreation Areas (12,600 acres) Monitor Wilderness and Wilderness Study 

Areas (70 acres).
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O&C RECREATION MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE Overview

Measure 2006 

Actual

2007 

Actual

2008 

Actual

2009 

Plan

2009 

Actual

2010 

Plan

2011 

Plan

Change 

from 2010 

Plan to 

2011 

Long-term 

Target

2012

*Percent of visitors satisfied with the quality 

of their experience (SP/PART)

97%

97/ 100

93% 

93/ 100

92% 

92/ 100

92% 

92/ 100

94% 

94/ 100

92% 

92/ 100

92% 

92/ 100 0% 93% 93/ 100

Total Actual/Projected Cost ($000) $20,764 $18,774 $21,915 $22,391 $22,269 $22,300 $25,926 +$3,626 $25,926 

Actual/Projected Cost per Percent of Visitors 

Satisfied (in dollars) $214,059 $201,874 $238,208 $243,385 $236,909 $242,391 $278,774 +$36,383 $278,774 

Comments:

Inventory and evaluation of objectives provides valuable information on the availability and condition of resources that contribute to 

visitor satisfaction. Customer surveys have a variance of +/- 6%. BLM hosted over 57 million visitors in 2009, and 1% equals 570,000 

visitors. 

*Percent of recreation units with current 

management plan (SP)

new 

measure

55% 

199/ 362

58% 

210/362

61% 

220/ 362

61% 

220/ 362

64% 

230/ 362

66% 

240/ 362 +2% 69% 250/ 362

Total Actual/Projected Cost ($000) $0 $1,757 $2,441 $2,484 $2,043 $2,485 $2,492 +$7 $2,492

Actual/Projected Cost per Unit 

(in dollars) $0 $8,829 $11,623 $11,292 $9,288 $10,806 $10,383 -$423 $9,968

**Inventory Recreation Resources (acres). 6,080 17,107 49,117 18,832 18,832 3,232 16,200 +12,968 18,000

**Assess Linear Recreation Resources 

(miles). 632 196 202 190 205 379 180 -199 188

**Assess Nationally Designated Rivers and 

Trails (number). 55 98 55 0 8 0 0 0 0

Prepare Recreation Activity Plans (number). 4 2 1 1 1 4 1 -3 0

Process Commercial and Group Special 

Recreation Permits (number). +172 148 161 160 166 166 144 -22 160

Issue and Manage Recreation Use Permits 

(number). 24,742 33,872 25,241 26,245 50,222 49,808 24,300 -25,508 24,000

Evaluate Recreation Areas (acres). 11,300 14,260 24,472 14,260 14,372 15,092 12,600 -2,492 14,000

Monitor Wilderness and Wilderness Study 

Areas (acres). 5947 81 5,881 81 81 0 70 +70 78

*The Strategic Plan Performance Measures shown in this table represent national totals which include O&C 6332, and Recreation 1220 values

**Results for O&C Recreation Management are based on actual projects planned and will vary between years.
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Soil, Water, and Air Management - The Soil, Water, and Air program is focused on priority 

sub-basins and waters included on the State of Oregon’s 303(d) list of waters not meeting 

designated use standards. Program objectives emphasize the potential to restore water quality, 

restore listed salmonid fisheries, improve aquatic and riparian habitat, and to incorporate 

stakeholder input and involvement in development of program priorities. The program involves 

long-term coordination with the fisheries and riparian management programs and includes

upland habitat concerns relating to noxious weed and other invasive species management, soil

stabilization, upland forest and rangeland health, habitat for sensitive species, and the Bureau’s 

wild and scenic rivers.

Much of the work involves monitoring and restoring watersheds to comply with the Clean Water 

Act and to develop monitoring and restoration activities defined within the context of water 

quality restoration plans that support total maximum daily load implementation. Additionally, the 

program supports studies necessary to establish in-stream flows required to support wild and 

scenic river outstandingly remarkable values; work to obtain or maintain Federal reserve water 

rights, and inter-agency agreements with the United States Geological Service to develop flow 

and water quality monitoring data necessary for developing National Environmental Policy Act

planning documents.

The program supports the National Energy Policy Act of 2005 through involvement in the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission re-licensing process. In 2011 the Soil, Water, and Air 

program proposes to 

inventory 245 water resources, 

monitor air resources/climatic conditions at 6 sites, and 

monitor 80 water resources.

Wildlife and Fish Habitat Management – The Western Oregon Wildlife and Fish Habitat 

program combines habitat management and habitat restoration actions for fish, wildlife and 

botany with inventory and monitoring for key species of management concern. Management for 

and monitoring of, specific habitat conditions to meet the requirements of the NWFP and the 

Settlement Agreement are critical elements of the program. Incumbent in the program is 

responsibility under the NWFP, the Federal Endangered Species Act and Bureau policies to

inventory, monitor, and manage habitat for 68 federally endangered or threatened species and 

632 Bureau sensitive fish, wildlife and plant species.

Specific wildlife emphasis includes a partnership with the United States Forest Service to 

monitor northern spotted owl populations and increasing old-growth forest characteristics within 

the Late-Successional Reserve. Fisheries management emphasis is on continued cooperation 

with the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board, watershed councils and the National Marine 

Fisheries Service to improve habitat for Pacific salmon species. 

In 2011, the Wildlife and Fish Habitat Management program proposes to 

inventory 90 miles of streams and riparian areas, 

inventory 35,000 acres of wildlife and plant habitat, 

implement 18 species recovery and conservation actions, 

monitor 90 acres of lake and wetland habitat, 

monitor 2,340,000 acres of terrestrial habitat, and 

monitor 600 species populations.
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O&C SOIL, WATER & AIR MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE Overview

Measure 2006 

Actual

2007 

Actual

2008 

Actual

2009 

Plan

2009 

Actual

2010 

Plan

2011 

Plan

Change 

from 2010 

Plan to 

2011 

Long-term 

Target

2012

Percent of surface waters acres managed 

by DOI that meet State EPA Approved 

Water Quality Standards. (SP)

87% 

282,966/ 

324,628

87% 

283,616/ 

324,628

87% 

283,616/ 

324,628

87% 

283,616/ 

324,628

87% 

283,616/ 

324,628

87% 

283,616/ 

324,628

87% 

283,616/ 

324,628

0%

87% 

283,616/ 

324,628

Total Actual/Projected Cost ($000) $4,742 $5,332 $4,973 $5,129 $4,388 $5,191 $5,253 +$62 $5,253

Actual/Projected Cost per Acre 

(in dollars) $17 $19 $18 $18 $15 $18 $19 +$1 $19

Comments: State Environmental Protection Agency reports are used to provide results for this measure. The reports are showing no % change.

Inventory water resources (number). 71 108 382 273 315 324 245 -79 240

Complete watershed assessments (acres). 58,000 17,045 6,461 0 0 0 0 0 0

Process water rights actions (number). 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Monitor air resources/climatic conditions 

(number). 4 5 7 7 7 2 6 4 5

Monitor water resources (number). 311 151 69 89 91 112 80 -32 70

The BLM shifted the reporting of water resources monitored to reflect USGS maintained stream gages. The Strategic Plan Performance Measures shown in this table represent 

national totals which include O&C 6333, AML 1010, and Hazardous Materials 1640.
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O&C WILDLIFE HABITAT MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE Overview

Measure 2006 

Actual

2007 

Actual

2008 

Actual

2009 

Plan

2009 

Actual

2010 

Plan

2011 

Plan

Change 

from 2010 

Plan to 

2011 

Long-term 

Target

2012

Number of conservation actions 

implemented from recovery plans for 

ESA-listed species. (Bur/PART) 

New 

Measure 1,254 1,737 1,750 1,976 1,900 1,920 +20 1,940

Total Actual/Projected Cost ($000) 0 $43,896 $12,351 $12,328 $7,900 $12,558 $12,833 +$275 $12,833 

Actual/Projected Cost per 

Conservation Action (in dollars) $0 $32,754 $7,110 $7,044 $3,998 $6,976 $7,051 +$75 $7,051 

Comments:

In 2011, this measure includes an increase of $150,000 for Threatened and Endangered Species which will result in 20 conservation actions 

implemented from recovery plans for ESA listed species. Implementing conservation actions from recovery plans is vital to improving 

conditions for ESA listed species. 

Contributing Programs: In 2011, O&C Wildlife Management provides 1% of the results for this measure, which is (2011 target) 18 conservation actions implemented. 

Other contributors are listed in the Goal Performance Table.

Streams/Riparian Areas Inventory 

(Miles) 163 183 135 75 170 102 90 -12 65

Inventory Wildlife/Plant Habitat (acres). 94,801 92,299 78,809 40,054 49,997 18,987 35,000 +16,013 3,500

Implement Species Recovery/ 

Conservation Actions (number). 35 31 32 23 24 2 18 +16 18

Lake and Wetland Habitat Monitored 

(Acres) 106 100 2 102 102 52 10 -42 80

Monitor Terrestrial Habitat (acres). 2,588,955 2,497,021 2,508,922 2,508,922 194,141 69,008 2,340,000 +2,270,992 200,000

Monitor Species Populations (number). 828 873 787 686 954 517 600 +83 615
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2011

2009 

Actual

2010 

Enacted

DOI-wide 

Changes 

(+/-)

Program 

Changes 

(+/-)

Budget 

Request

Change 

from 

2010 (+/-)

Resource Management Planning 

($000) 3,676 3,769 -31 0 3,738 -31

FTE 25 25 0 0 25 0

Other Major Resources:

Major Program IT Investments:

JUSTIFICATION OF 2011 PROGRAM CHANGES

The 2011 budget request for the Western Oregon Resource Management Planning program is 

$3,738,000 and 25 FTE, with no program change from the 2010 enacted level. 

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

The Western Oregon Resource Management Planning program emphasizes the development, 

implementation, and maintenance of Resource Management Plans (RMPs) for BLM-managed 

lands in western Oregon. 

Program Components

The major components of the program are:

Assuring compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and policies, including, but not 

limited to, the O&C Act, the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Federal Land 

Policy and Management Act, the Endangered Species Act, and the Clean Water Act;

Completing environmental assessments, categorical exclusions, and determinations of 

NEPA adequacy as appropriate for project implementation;

Responding to appeals and lawsuits associated with projects and NEPA documents; and

Deploying and implementing e-planning.

Support for NEPA Compliance– A major component of the Western Oregon Resource 

Management Planning program supports implementation of the National Environmental Policy 

Act by providing a network of planning experts who provide oversight, extensive advice, and 

review of the various NEPA documents. High quality NEPA documentation is a critical step in 

agency decision making and project implementation. In the implementation of project 

Activity: Western Oregon Resources Management

Subactivity: Resource Management Planning
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environmental assessments, the BLM anticipates some streamlining in project development and

implementation.

2011 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE

Issue implementation guidance, as needed, at both the regional and district levels.

Continue the ongoing planning activities and support for implementation of applicable 

resource management plans.

Incorporate recommendations of the Western Oregon Task Force, appointed by the 

Secretary to advise the BLM and US Fish and Wildlife Service directors on future 

planning efforts for the western Oregon O&C timberlands, into future planning efforts

As requested by the USFWS, provide data information, technical expertise and analysis 

support in the development of a revised recovery plan for the northern spotted owl.
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O & C RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLANNING PERFORMANCE Overview

Measure 2006

Actual

2007

Actual

2008 

Actual

2009 

Plan

2009 

Actual

2010 

Plan

2011 

Plan

Change 

from 2010 

Plan to 

2011 

Long-term 

Target

2012

Percent of Resource Management Plans 

with Implementation Strategies (Bur)

New

in 2008

New

in 2008

16% 

22/ 136

31% 

42/ 136

29%

39/ 136

38% 

52/ 136

44% 

60/ 136 +6% 52%68/136

Comment: O&C Resource Management Planning will provide 30% of the results of this measure in 2011.

Prepare Draft Land Use Plans (number). 0 6 0 NA* NA NA NA NA NA

Prepare Proposed Land Use Plan and Final 

EIS (number). 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

Resolve Land Use Plan Protests and 

Prepare ROD (number). 0 0 1 6 6 0 0 0 0

Prepare Final Land Use Plan Amendment 

and ROD (number). 0 6 0 NA* NA NA NA NA NA

Complete RMP Implementation Strategies 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0
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Activity: Western Oregon Information and Resource 

Data System

2011

DOI-Wide Program Change

2009 2010 Changes Changes Budget from 2010

Subactivity Actual Enacted (+/ -) (+/ -) Request (+/-)

Information 

Systems Operation 

& Maintenance $ 2,152 2,153 -37 0 2,116 -37

FTE 2 2 0 0 2 0
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Activity: Western Oregon Information and Data 

Systems 

Subactivity: Western Oregon Information Systems 

Operation and Maintenance

2011

2009 

Actual

2010 

Enacted

DOI-wide 

Changes 

(+/-)

Program 

Changes 

(+/-)

Budget 

Request

Change 

from 2010 

(+/-)

Information Systems Operation & 

Maint. ($000) 2,152 2,153 -37 0 2,116 -37

FTE 2 2 0 0 2 0

Other Major Resources:

Major Program IT Investments:

JUSTIFICATION OF 2011 PROGRAM CHANGES

The 2011 budget request for the Western Oregon Information Systems Operation and 

Maintenance program is $2,116,000 and 2 FTE, with no program change from the 2010 enacted 

level.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Program Components

This program provides infrastructure support for information systems in western Oregon. This 

activity enables resources data to be available to specialists in their day-to-day activities and 

encourages and supports development of data standards and data stewardship. This program 

develops and deploys basic, cross-cutting datasets and implements hardware and software 

infrastructures necessary to deliver information to the user’s desktop. Integral to this function is 

the examination and evaluation of emerging technologies and their role in resource 

management (such as mobile GIS and internet mapping services). The Information Systems 

Operations and Maintenance program also continues to improve on responsive service to all 

BLM’s offices in Oregon and Washington. This service includes:

 Management of IT and telecommunications infrastructure (including desktops, laptops, 

networks, and software applications), and the skills base necessary to support BLM

employees. Integration of the IT infrastructure to resource specialists and management 

of the Web services for the region; 

 Providing the public with faster, more affordable and flexible information concerning the 

management of lands and resources;
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 Ensuring that the systems BLM manages are secure, and the information collected and 

used in the management of lands and resources is reliable through a complete 

certification and accreditation process approved by the BLM Washington Office and the 

Department of the Interior.

Critical Factors

Western Oregon BLM benefits from its proactive management of resources, partnering with 

other agencies and reengineering the IT infrastructure to operate more efficiently. The trend is 

toward a more centralized managing of IT and GIS resources, while the demand grows for 

these services. BLM is responding by instituting corporate spatial data standards to ensure 

integrity of GIS data and facilitate integration with the US Forest Service and other partners. 

Web-based collaboration and mapping tools will be implemented to enhance access and 

communication both within the agency and with our partners.

Means and Strategies

In 2011 the IT support functions will continue to be consolidated by centralizing infrastructure to 

the Oregon State Office. Implementing Web-based collaboration tools will introduce ways to 

enhance efficiencies in communication. Citrix technology will be used to centralize the GIS 

infrastructure and facilitate the management of corporate spatial data. Corporate standards for 

spatial data will continue to be established and implemented reducing redundancy and 

strengthening the integrity of GIS data. Shared Service First positions and products with the 

Forest Service reduce costs while facilitating knowledge transfer and standardization of data, 

products and procedures between the agencies. Efforts will continue to more closely align the 

GIS functions of both agencies.

Other Funding Sources

Oregon/Washington BLM has several on-going projects with other agencies. The Forest 

Service is working with BLM to more closely align the agencies’ GIS programs. The BLM is also 

collaborating with the Forest Service and USGS to build a single hydrography data set for 

common use in the Pacific Northwest. Partnering with the Oregon LiDAR Consortium pools 

money from state, county and federal agencies to collect state-of-the art remote sensing data. 

2011 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE

In 2011, this program will continue to support data standardization and consolidation. 
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2011

2009 

Actual

2010 

Enacted

DOI-wide 

Changes 

(+/-)

Program 

Changes 

(+/-)

Budget 

Request

Change 

from 

2010 

(+/-)

Nat'l Monu & Nat'l Cons Areas ($000) 820 833 -5 0 828 -5

FTE 5 5 0 0 5 0

Other Major Resources:

Major Program IT Investments:

JUSTIFICATION OF 2011 PROGRAM CHANGES

The 2011 budget request for the Western Oregon National Monuments & National Conservation 

Areas program is $828,000 and 5 FTE. 

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Program Components

The National Monuments and National Conservation Areas are components of the BLM’s 

National Landscape Conservation System (NLCS). Two new subactivities were established in 

2009, one each in the MLR and O&C. Funding for this subactivity is defined as the historic 

annually recurring costs for personnel and operations at each unit.

The two NLCS units funded under this subactivity are the Cascade Siskiyou National Monument

in southwestern Oregon and the Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area located in the central

coast near Newport, Oregon.

2011 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE

Overall the program performance in 2011 will be similar to the 2010 planned performance level. 

Activity: Western Oregon National Landscape 

Conservation System

Subactivity: National Monuments & National 

Conservation Areas
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Chapter VII – Oregon and California Grant Lands Page VII - 54

WESTERN OREGON RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

NATIONAL MONUMENT & NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE Overview

Measure

2005 

Actual

2006 

Actual

2007 

Actual

2008 

Actual

2009 

Plan

2009 

Actual

2010 

Plan

2011 

Plan

Change 

from 

2010 

Plan to 

2011 

Longterm 

Target

2012

AL

Public Outreach Through Interpretation & Envir Educ 

(Programs/Events Delivered) N/A N/A N/A N/A 104 33 4 50 46 60

BR

Inventory Shrub, Grassland/ PJ Vegetation (acres)

N/A N/A N/A N/A 3,600 0 0 0 0 100

BV

Inventory Streams/Riparian Areas (Miles)

N/A N/A N/A N/A 38 0 0 5 5 5

BZ

Assess Designated Rivers and Trails (miles)

N/A N/A N/A N/A 43 19 19 19 0 19

DA

Prepare and Revise Recreation Activity Plans (Number)

N/A N/A N/A N/A 2 0 0 1 1 1

DR

Resolve Protest/Prepare Record of Decision (Number 

Completed) N/A N/A N/A N/A 9 1 0 0 0 0

EA

Process SRP's for Commercial Users & Groups (number of 

active permits) N/A N/A N/A N/A 2 2 2 2 0 4

EB

Issue & Manage Recreation Use Permits (Number Issued)

N/A N/A N/A N/A 2,500 3,100 2,800 2,900 100 3,000

EE Issue Grazing Permits/Leases (Number) N/A N/A N/A N/A 9 0 1 1 0 0

FO

Process Land Exchanges-Acquisitions(acres acquired in 

exchanges) N/A N/A N/A N/A 0 860 800 1000 200 1000

FU

Manage Fee Collection Program for RUPs & SRPs (Fee Sites 

Managed) N/A N/A N/A N/A 1 1 1 1 0 1

FV

Administer the Recreation Fee Program (Fee Sites Managed)

N/A N/A N/A N/A 1 1 1 1 0 1

GY Trail Condition Assessment (Miles) N/A N/A N/A N/A 0 96 96 96 96 96

IB Recreation Site Building Deferred Maintenance and Construction N/A N/A N/A N/A 0 1 1 1 0 0

ID Trail Annual Maintenance (miles) N/A N/A N/A N/A 4 19 19 19 0 19

IE

Trail Deferred Maintenance and Construction (number of 

projects) N/A N/A N/A N/A 49 5 5 6 1 0
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Chapter VII – Oregon and California Grant Lands Page VII - 55

WESTERN OREGON RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

NATIONAL MONUMENT & NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE Overview

Measure

2005 

Actual

2006 

Actual

2007 

Actual

2008 

Actual

2009 

Plan

2009 

Actual

2010 

Plan

2011 

Plan

Change 

from 

2010 

Plan to 

2011 

Longterm 

Target

2012

IN

Administrative Site Building Deferred Maintenance and 

construction (number of projects) N/A N/A N/A N/A 8 8 -8 8

IQ

Road Deferred Maintenance and Construction (number of 

projects) N/A N/A N/A N/A 51 51 51 51 0 51

IU Recreation Site Non-Building Annual Maintenance N/A N/A N/A N/A 50 50 50 50 0 50

JA

Apply Shrub/Grass Vegetation Treatments (Acres)

N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,000 2 0 250 250 250

JC

Maintain Shrub/Grass/PJ/Forest Projects (Number)

N/A N/A N/A N/A 107 0 0 31 31 0

JX Decommission and Rehabilitate Roads and Trails (miles) N/A N/A N/A N/A 0 10 0 5 0 5

JD Apply Weed Treatments (Acres) N/A N/A N/A N/A 9 976 1000 1000 0 1000

MA Monitor Recreation Areas (acres) N/A N/A N/A N/A 720 720 720 720 0 720

MD

Monitor Wilderness and Wilderness Study Areas (acres)

N/A N/A N/A N/A 5640 24100 24100 24100 0 24100

MF Monitor Designated Rivers N/A N/A N/A N/A 0 19 19 19 0 19

MK Evaluate Weed Treatments (Acres) N/A N/A N/A N/A 0 225 250 250 0 0

ML Monitor Grazing Allotments (Number) N/A N/A N/A N/A 2 1 1 1 0 1

MR Monitor Species Populations (Number) N/A N/A N/A N/A 0 27 27 27 0 27

MU Monitor Water Resources (Number) N/A N/A N/A N/A 15 15 15 15 0 15

NA

Inspect Allotments for Grazing Authorization Compliance 

(Number) N/A N/A N/A N/A 3 0 0 0 0 0
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Chapter VII – Oregon and California Grant Lands Page VII - 56

Budget Schedules

Account Symbol and Title14X1116

Oregon and California Grant Lands Line 2009 Act 2010 CY 2011 BY

Program and Financing (P) ($ in Millions)

Obligations by program activity:

 Western Oregon Operations 0001 2 3 3

 Western Oregon Maintenance 0002 12 13 13

 Western Oregon Resource Management 0004 97 96 86

 Western Oregon Data Systems Operation & 

Management 0005 2 3 4

 Total new obligations 1000 113 115 106

Budgetary resources available for obligation:

 Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year 2140 5 5 2

 New budget authority (gross) 2200 110 112 106

 Resources available from recoveries of prior year 

obligations 2210 3 0 0

 Total budgetary resources available for obligation 2390 118 117 108

 Total new obligations 2395 -113 -115 -106

 Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year 2440 5 2 2

New budget authority (gross), detail:

 Discretionary:

 Appropriation 4000 110 112 106

 Appropriation (total discretionary) 4300 110 112 106

 Appropriation - Control Totals 4300-10 0 0 0

 Appropriation - Computed Totals 4300-20 110 112 106

 Discretionary, Appropriations Committee

 Appropriation [Text] **OL Rates** 4300-40 110 112 106

 Baseline Non-Pay 4300-50 37 37

 Baseline Civilian Pay 4300-50 75 78

 Policy Outlays:

 New Authority 4300-61 104 83 78

 Balances (excl of EOY PY Bal) 4300-62 0 0 25

 End of PY Balances 4300-63 30 11

 Subtotal, outlays 4300-64 104 113 114

 Baseline Outlays:

 New Authority 4300-81 83 86

 Balances (excl of EOY PY Bal) 4300-82 0 25

 End of PY Balances 4300-83 30 11

 Subtotal, outlays 4300-84 113 121

Change in obligated balances:

 Obligated balance, start of year 7240 30 36 38

 Total new obligations 7310 113 115 106

 Total outlays (gross) 7320 -104 -113 -114
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Chapter VII – Oregon and California Grant Lands Page VII - 57

Account Symbol and Title14X1116

Oregon and California Grant Lands Line 2009 Act 2010 CY 2011 BY

 Recoveries of prior year obligations 7345 -3 0 0

 Obligated balance, end of year 7440 36 38 30

Outlays (gross), detail:

 Outlays from new discretionary authority 8690 104 83 78

 Outlays from discretionary balances 8693 0 30 36

 Total outlays (gross) 8700 104 113 114

Net budget authority and outlays:

 Budget authority 8900 110 112 106

 Outlays 9000 104 113 114

Unpaid obligation, end of year 9502 36

Object Classification (O) ($ in Millions)

Direct obligations:

 Personnel compensation:

 Full-time permanent 1111 47 48 47

 Other than full-time permanent 1113 5 5 4

 Other personnel compensation 1115 2 2 2

 Total personnel compensation 1119 54 55 53

 Civilian personnel benefits 1121 16 15 15

 Travel and transportation of persons 1210 2 1 1

 Transportation of things 1220 3 3 3

 Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges 1233 2 2 2

 Advisory and assistance services 1251 2 6 5

 Other services 1252 19 18 13

 Other purchases of goods and services from 

Government accounts 1253 2 3 4

 Operation and maintenance of facilities 1254 1 1 1

 Operation and maintenance of equipment 1257 2 2 1

 Supplies and materials 1260 3 4 4

 Equipment 1310 5 4 3

 Grants, subsidies, and contributions 1410 2 1 1

 Total new obligations 9999 113 115 106

Character Classification (C) ($ in Millions)

NON-INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES:

 Direct Federal programs:

 Budget Authority 2004-01 110 112 106

 Outlays 2004-02 104 113 114

Employment Summary (Q)

Direct:

 Civilian full-time equivalent employment 1001 703 703 678

Appropriations Requests in Thousands of Dollars (T)

Budget year budgetary resources 1000 105573
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Chapter VIII – Range Improvements Page VIII - 1 

APPROPRIATION: RANGE 

IMPROVEMENTS

APPROPRIATION LANGUAGE SHEET

For rehabilitation, protection, and acquisition of lands and interests therein, and improvement of 

Federal rangelands pursuant to section 401 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 

1976 (43 U. S. C. 1701), notwithstanding any other Act, sums equal to 50 percent of all moneys 

received during the prior fiscal year under sections 3 and 15 of the Taylor Grazing Act (43 U. S. 

C. 315 et seq.) and the amount designated for range improvements from grazing fees and 

mineral leasing receipts from Bankhead-Jones lands transferred to the Department of the 

Interior pursuant to law, but not less than $10,000,000, to remain available until expended: 

Provided, That not to exceed $600,000 shall be available for administrative expenses. 

(Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010.) 
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Chapter VIII – Range Improvements Page VIII - 2 

APPROPRIATIONS LANGUAGE CITATIONS AND AUTHORIZATIONS

Section 401 of FLPMA (43 U.S.C. 1751), as amended by the Public Rangelands 

Improvement Act of 1978 (43 U.S.C. 1901-1905), provides that 50 percent of all moneys 

received by the U.S. as fees for grazing domestic livestock on public land under the Taylor 

Grazing Act (43 U.S.C. 315) and the Act of August 28, 1937 (43 U.S.C. 1181d) shall be credited 

to a separate account in the Treasury and made available for the purpose of on-the-ground 

range rehabilitation, protection, and improvements, including, but not limited to, seeding and 

reseeding, fence construction, weed control, water development, and fish and wildlife habitat 

enhancement. 

Taylor Grazing Act of 1934 (43 U.S.C 315) as, amended by the Act of August 28, 1937 (43 

U.S.C. 1181d), authorizes the establishment of grazing districts, regulation, and administration 

of grazing on the public lands, and improvement of the public rangelands. It also authorizes the 

Secretary to accept contributions for the administration, protection, and improvement of grazing 

lands, and establishment of a trust fund to be used for these purposes. 

7 U.S.C. 1010 (the Bankhead Jones Farm Tenant Act of 1937), provides that the Secretary of 

Agriculture is authorized and directed to develop a program of land conservation and utilization 

in order to correct maladjustments in land use, and thus assist in controlling soil erosion, 

conducting reforestation, preserving natural resources, protecting fish and wildlife, developing 

and protecting recreational facilities, mitigating floods, preventing impairment of dams and 

reservoirs, conserving surface and subsurface moisture, protecting the watersheds of navigable 

streams, and protecting the public land, health, safety, and welfare; but not to build industrial 

parks or establish private industrial or commercial enterprises. 

Executive Orders 10046, et al., provide that land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of 

Agriculture under the provision of §32 of the Bankhead Jones Farm Tenant Act is transferred 

from the Department of Agriculture to the Department of the Interior for use, administration, or 

exchange under the applicable provisions of the Taylor Grazing Act.

30 U.S.C. 355, provides that all mineral leasing receipts derived from leases issued under the 

authority of the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands of 1947 shall be paid into the same 

funds or accounts in the Treasury and shall be distributed in the same manner as prescribed for 

other receipts from the lands affected by the lease. The intention is that this act shall not affect 

the distribution of receipts pursuant to legislation applicable to such lands. 

Federal Noxious Weed Act of 1974, as amended (7 U.S.C. 2814), provides for the 

designation of a lead office and person trained in the management of undesirable plants; 

establishes and funds an undesirable plant management program; completes and implements 

cooperative agreements with State agencies; and establishes integrated management systems 

to control undesirable plant species. 

The Annual Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Acts, provide 

that a minimum amount is appropriated, that the appropriation shall remain available until 

expended, and that a maximum of $600,000 is available from this appropriation for BLM 

administrative expenses. 

Under the provisions of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 

and the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990, this account is classified as a current, mandatory 

account. 
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Chapter VIII – Range Improvements Page VIII - 3 

Summary of Requirements ($000)

 

Comparison 

by Activity/ 

Subactivity 

 

2009 

Actual 

 

2009 

Recovery Act 

 

2010 

Enacted 

2011 

Change 

from 2010 

(+/-) 

DOI-Wide 

Changes 

(+/-) 

Program 

Changes 

(+/-) 

Budget 

Request 

FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount 

 Range 

Improvements 43 10,000 0 0 43 10,000 0 0 0 0 43 10,000 0 0 

 

Public Lands 

Improvement* 31 7,873 0 0 31 7,873 0 0 0 0 31 7,873 0 0 

 

 Farm Tenant 

Act Lands 

Improvement* 

12 1,527 0 0 12 1,527 0 0 0 0 12 1,527 0 0 

Administrative 

Expenses 

0 600 0 0 0 600 0 0 0 0 0 600 0 0 
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Chapter VIII – Range Improvements Page VIII - 4 

Appropriation: Range Improvements 

 2011 

 DOI-Wide Program Change 

 2009 2010 Changes Changes Budget from 2010 

Subactivity Actual Enacted (+/ -) (+/ -) Request (+/-) 

 Public Lands 

Improvement* $ 7,873 7,873 0 0 7,873 0 

 FTE 31 31 0 0 31 0 

 Farm Tenant Act 

Lands 

Improvement* $ 1,527 1,527 0 0 1,527 0 

 FTE 12 12 0 0 12 0 

 Administrative 

Expenses $ 600 600 0 0 600 0 

 FTE 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Total Activity $ 10,000 10,000 0 0 10,000 0 

 FTE 43 43 0 0 43 0 

JUSTIFICATION OF 2011 PROGRAM CHANGES

The 2011 budget request for the Range Improvement Activity is $10,000,000 and 43 FTE. 

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Program Components 

The Range Improvements program functions as the primary support program for Rangeland 

Management and is used to construct on-the-ground projects, such as: 

• Vegetation Management treatments; 

• Fencing; and 

• Wildlife-livestock water developments. 

These funds are used to improve land health and resource conditions. Areas identified through 

land health evaluations, which are currently not achieving one or more of the rangeland health 

standards due to livestock grazing are prioritized at the district level, by field office for funding. 

Examples of areas not achieving standards could be riparian areas functioning at risk with a 

downward trend, areas invaded by noxious weeds, or areas with unnaturally high amounts of 

exposed soil that would be subject to accelerated erosion. The range improvement program is 

also used to modify or reconstruct existing projects that are no longer functioning as intended. 
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Chapter VIII – Range Improvements Page VIII - 5 

Means and Strategies 

• The BLM accepts contributions from permittees and other groups. The amount of funding 

BLM is able to leverage from partners and stakeholders is a factor used to prioritize projects 

for funding. 

• Other workload priorities such as wildfire, droughts, floods, or litigation can affect the BLM’s 

ability to complete range improvement projects. 

• Prioritizing projects is also based on resource issues, such as, the need to protect sensitive 

species like sage-grouse habitat, reducing the risk of catastrophic wildfire through the 

management of fuel loads, or coordinating with post fire rehabilitation efforts to help manage 

the spread of invasive or noxious weeds. 

Funding for the Range Improvement Appropriations 

Fifty percent of the grazing fees collected on public lands, or $10 million, whichever is greater, is 

appropriated annually into the Range Improvement Account. Funding is distributed to the 

grazing Districts within BLM, according to where the receipts were collected. This funding 

remains available until spent and is to be used for on-the-ground projects, principally for 

improving public lands not achieving land health standards. 

Please refer to the collections chapter for information on grazing fees collected on public lands. 

Grazing Fees 

Grazing fees are set each year under the authority of the Federal Land Policy & Management 

Act (FLPMA) and the Public Range Improvement Act (PRIA). The fee for the FY 2009 was 

$1.35 per Animal Unit Month (AUM), which is valid until February 28th, 2010. The new fee will be 

announced March 1, 2010 for FY 2010. 

Accomplishments 

In 2009, funds were used to accomplish 16,917 acres of vegetation treatments, construction 

382 new projects, maintenance 319 existing projects, and treat invasive plant species on an 

additional 38,612 acres. 

2011 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE

In 2011, the Range Improvement Program focus and priorities will remain as described above. 

It is estimated that approximately 18,000 acres would receive vegetation treatment, 300 new 

structural projects would be constructed, 220 existing projects would be reconstructed/maintained and 50,000 acres of weed treatment would be completed. 

 
Bureau of Land Management 2011 

Chapter VIII – Range Improvements 

RANGE IMPROVEMENTS PERFORMANCE Overview 

 Measure 2006 Actual 2007 Actual 2008 Actual 2009 Plan 2009 Actual 2010 Plan 2011 Plan C

fro

Number of DOI upland acres restored 

to the condition specified in management plans. (SP) 

807,271 868,577 1,000,156 900,000 950,157 780,000 700,000 -

Total Actual/Projected Cost ($000) $104,213 $110,424 $139,580 $114,283 $144,808 $122,316 $134,563 +Actual/Projected Cost per Acre (in dollars) $129 $127 $140 $128 $152 $91 $96 Comment

 In 2010, this measure included an increase of $5,000,000 for the Global Climate Change Initiative

restoration or enhancement of 401,000 upland acres, and 1,500 seed collection projects. It also in$2,300,000 for the Youth and Careers in Nature Initiative, which resulted in the restoration or enhanceacres. Restoring and enhancing upland acres is a vital step to achieving acres in desired cond

69,922,819 upland acres, and 52,070,000 forestland acres meeting desired condition in 2008. 

Apply Shrub/Grass Vegetation Treatments (acres) 68,720 36,882 21,600 18,000 16,917 17,000 18,000 Construct Shrub/Grass/PJ/Forest Projects (number) 464 403 226 200 382 300 300 Maintain Shrub/Grass/PJ/Forest Projects (number) 360 515 147 140 319 220 220 Apply Weed Treatments (acres) 27,772 69,782 54,000 60,000 38,612 46,000 50,000 Construct Lake/Wetland/Stream/Riparian Projects (number of projects) 

41 29 28 25 22 25 25 

Maintain Lake/Wetland/Stream/Riparian Projects (number of projects) 

252 218 92 90 202 150 150 
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Chapter VIII – Range Improvements Page VIII - 7 

Budget Schedules 

Account Symbol and Title 

14X5132 

Range Improvements 

Line 2009 Act 2010 CY 2011 BY 

 

Program and Financing (P) ($ in Millions) 

Obligations by program activity: 

 Improvements to public lands 0001 6 8 8 

 Farm Tenant Act lands 0002 3 3 3 

 Total new obligations 1000 9 11 11 

 

Budgetary resources available for obligation: 

 Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year 2140 2 3 2 

 New budget authority (gross) 2200 10 10 10 

 Total budgetary resources available for obligation 2390 12 13 12 

 Total new obligations 2395 -9 -11 -11 

 Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year 2440 3 2 1 

 

New budget authority (gross), detail: 

 

 Mandatory: 

 Appropriation (General Fund) 6000 0 3 3 

 Appropriation (special fund) [14-5132-0-302-N-0500-

01] 

6020 10 7 7 

 Appropriation (total mandatory) 6250 10 10 10 

 Appropriation - Control Totals 6250-10 0 0 0 

 Appropriation - Computed Totals 6250-20 10 10 10 

 

 Mandatory, Appropriations Committee 

 Appropriation [Indefinite] **OL Rates** 6250-40 0 0 3 

 Baseline Civilian Pay 6250-50 0 3 

 Policy Outlays: 

 New Authority 6250-61 0 0 2 

 Balances (excl of EOY PY Bal) 6250-62 1 0 0 

 End of PY Balances 6250-63 3 0 

 Subtotal, outlays 6250-64 1 3 2 

 Baseline Outlays: 

 New Authority 6250-81 0 2 

 Balances (excl of EOY PY Bal) 6250-82 0 0 

 End of PY Balances 6250-83 3 0 

 Subtotal, outlays 6250-84 3 2 

 Appropriation [Special Fund, Indefinite] **OL 

Rates** 

6250-40 10 10 7 

 Baseline Non-Pay 6250-50 10 7 

 Policy Outlays: 

 New Authority 6250-61 0 7 5 

 Balances (excl of EOY PY Bal) 6250-62 10 0 3 

 End of PY Balances 6250-63 1 0 

 Subtotal, outlays 6250-64 10 8 8 

 Baseline Outlays: 
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Chapter VIII – Range Improvements Page VIII - 8 

Account Symbol and Title 

14X5132 

Range Improvements 

Line 2009 Act 2010 CY 2011 BY 

 New Authority 6250-81 7 5 

 Balances (excl of EOY PY Bal) 6250-82 0 3 

 End of PY Balances 6250-83 1 0 

 Subtotal, outlays 6250-84 8 8 

 

Change in obligated balances: 

 Obligated balance, start of year 7240 7 5 5 

 Total new obligations 7310 9 11 11 

 Total outlays (gross) 7320 -11 -11 -10 

 Obligated balance, end of year 7440 5 5 6 

 

Outlays (gross), detail: 

 Outlays from new mandatory authority 8697 0 7 7 

 Outlays from mandatory balances 8698 11 4 3 

 Total outlays (gross) 8700 11 11 10 

 

Net budget authority and outlays: 

 Budget authority 8900 10 10 10 

 Outlays 9000 11 11 10 

Unpaid obligation, end of year 9502 4 

 

Special and Trust Fund Receipts (N) 

 Balance, start of year 0100 7 0 3 

 

Adjustments: 

 Adjustment to correct miscoding in previous budget 0190 -7 0 0 

 Balance, start of year 0199 0 0 3 

 

Receipts: 

 Grazing Fees for Range Improvements, Taylor Grazing 

Act, As Amended [14-513200-0-302-R-200403-01] 

0220 10 10 10 

 Total receipts and collections 0299 10 10 10 

 Total: Balances and collections 0400 10 10 13 

 

Appropriations: 

 Range Improvements [14-5132-0-302-P-6020-01] 0500 -10 -7 -7 

 Total appropriations 0599 -10 -7 -7 

 Balance, end of year 0799 0 3 6 

 

Object Classification (O) ($ in Millions) 

Direct obligations: 

Personnel compensation: 

 Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent 1111 2 2 2 

 Civilian personnel benefits 1121 1 1 1 

 Other services 1252 1 2 2 

 Other purchases of goods and services from 

Government accounts 

1253 1 1 1 

 Supplies and materials 1260 1 2 2 

 Land and structures 1320 2 2 2 
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Chapter VIII – Range Improvements Page VIII - 9 

Account Symbol and Title 

14X5132 

Range Improvements 

Line 2009 Act 2010 CY 2011 BY 

 Grants, subsidies, and contributions 1410 1 1 1 

 Total new obligations 9999 9 11 11 

 

Character Classification (C) ($ in Millions) 

INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES: 

 Physical assets: 

 Major equipment: 

 Other physical assets: 

 Direct Federal programs: 

 Budget Authority 1352-01 10 10 10 

 Outlays 1352-02 11 11 10 

 

Employment Summary (Q) 

Direct: 

 Civilian full-time equivalent employment 1001 43 43 43 

Appropriations Requests in Thousands of Dollars (T) 

Budget year budgetary resources 1000 100 
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Chapter IX – Service Charges, Deposits, and Forfeitures Page IX - 1 

SERVICE CHARGES, DEPOSITS, AND 

FORFEITURES

APPROPRIATION LANGUAGE SHEET

For administrative expenses and other costs related to processing application documents and 

other authorizations for use and disposal of public lands and resources, for costs of providing 

copies of official public land documents, for monitoring construction, operation, and termination 

of facilities in conjunction with use authorizations, and for rehabilitation of damaged property, 

such amounts as may be collected under Public Law 94-579, as amended, and Public Law 93-

153, to remain available until expended: Provided, That, notwithstanding any provision to the 

contrary of section 305(a) of Public Law 94-579 (43 U. S. C. 1735(a)), any moneys that have 

been or will be received pursuant to that section, whether as a result of forfeiture, compromise, 

or settlement, if not appropriate for refund pursuant to section 305(c) of that Act (43 U. S. C. 

1735(c)), shall be available and may be expended under the authority of this Act by the 

Secretary to improve, protect, or rehabilitate any public lands administered through the Bureau 

of Land Management which have been damaged by the action of a resource developer, 

purchaser, permittee, or any unauthorized person, without regard to whether all moneys 

collected from each such action are used on the exact lands damaged which led to the action: 

Provided further, That any such moneys that are in excess of amounts needed to repair damage 

to the exact land for which funds were collected may be used to repair other damaged public 

lands. (Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 

2010.) 
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Chapter IX – Service Charges, Deposits, and Forfeitures Page IX - 2 

APPROPRIATION LANGUAGE CITATIONS AND AUTHORIZATIONS

Federal Land Policy and 

Management Act of 1976, as 

amended (43 U.S.C. 1735) 

Authorizes the BLM to receive deposits and forfeitures. 

The Mineral Leasing Act of 

1920, as amended by the 

Trans-Alaska Pipeline Act of 

1973, §101 (Public Law 93-

153) (30 U.S.C. 185)

Authorizes rights-of-way for oil, gas, and other fuels. It further 

authorizes the Secretary to issue Rights-Of-Way and other land 

use authorizations related to the Trans-Alaska Pipeline. Rightsof-way applicants and permittees are to reimburse the U.S. for all 

costs associated with processing applications and monitoring 

pipeline construction and operations. 

The Alaska Natural Gas 

Transportation Act of 1976 

(15 U.S.C. 719)

Authorizes the granting of certificates, rights-of-way permits, and 

leases. 

The National Environmental 

Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 

4321, 4331-4335, 4341-4347)

Requires the preparation of environmental impact statements for 

Federal projects that may have a significant effect on the 

environment. 

The Wild Free Roaming 

Horse and Burro Act of 

1971, as amended by the 

Public Rangelands 

Improvement Act of 1978 (16 

U.S.C. 1331-1340)

Authorizes adoption of wild horses and burros by private 

individuals under cooperative agreements with the Government. 

The Public Rangelands 

Improvement Act of 1978 (43 

U.S.C. 1901-1908)

Establishes the policy of improving Federal rangeland conditions 

and facilitates the humane adoption or disposal of excess wild 

free-roaming horses and burros. 

Omnibus Public Land 

Management Act, 2009 (P.L. 

111-11) 

Among numerous other things, authorizes the disposal of certain 

lands in the Boise District of the Bureau of Land Management, in 

Washington County, Utah, and in Carson City, Nevada. It 

authorizes BLM to retain and spend most of the proceeds of 

these sales to acquire lands in wilderness and other areas and 

for other purposes, and to pay a portion to the states in which the 

sold land was located. 
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Summary of Requirements ($000)

 2011 

Change 

from 2010 

(+/ -) Comparison 

by Activity/ 

Subactivity 

2009 

Enacted 

2009 

Recovery Act 

2010 

Estimate 

DOI-Wide 

Changes 

(+/-) 

Program 

Changes 

(+/ -) 

Budget 

Request 

FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount 

Service 

Charges, 

Deposits, & 

Forfeitures 

182 24,016 0 0 182 33,300 0 0 0 0 182 33,300 0 0 

Section 102 

Transfer to 

MRL 

0 -3,800 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Offsets 182 20,216 0 0 182 33,300 0 0 0 0 182 33,300 0 0 

Right-Of-Way 

Processing 

[5101, 5102 & 

5103] 

91 14,318 0 0 91 14,600 0 0 0 0 91 16,400 0 0 

Energy and 

Minerals Cost 

Recovery 

[5110 & 5104] 

32 2,498 0 0 32 2,600 0 0 0 0 32 2,600 0 0 

Adopt-A-Horse 

Program 

[5200 thru 

5220] 

0 433 0 0 0 500 0 0 0 0 0 500 0 0 

Repair of 

Damaged 

Lands 

[5330, 5310, & 

5320] 

14 77 0 0 14 5,600 0 0 0 0 14 5,600 0 0 

Cost 

Recoverable 

Realty Cases 

[5410 thru 

5440] 

7 870 0 0 7 900 0 0 0 0 7 900 0 0 

Timber 

Contract 

Expenses 

[5500 & 5600] 

0 79 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 

Commercial 

Film & 

Photography 

Fees [5441] 

2 161 0 0 2 200 0 0 0 0 2 200 0 0 

Recreation 

Cost Recovery 

[5105] 

3 840 0 0 3 1,000 0 0 0 0 3 1,000 0 0 

Trans Alaska 

Pipeline [5109] 26 3,645 0 0 26 4,000 0 0 0 0 26 4000 0 0 

Copy Fee 

Account [5700] 7 1,095 0 0 7 2,000 0 0 0 7 2,000 0 0 
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Chapter IX – Service Charges, Deposits, and Forfeitures Page IX - 4 

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Rights-Of-Way Processing and Energy and Minerals Cost Recovery – The BLM recovers 

its costs of processing documents related to rights-of-way, and energy and minerals 

authorizations. These funds are deposited in the Service Charges, Deposits, and Forfeitures 

account and used by Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for labor and other expenses of 

processing these documents. More detail for each type of cost recovery is described below. 

Rights-Of-Way Processing – Rights-Of-Way (ROW) processing is funded through a 

combination of applicant deposits made into this indefinite appropriation and a direct 

appropriation of funds in the Management of Lands and Resources (MLR) appropriation – Land 

and Realty Management subactivity. 

BLM recovers costs for the processing ROW applications pursuant to the Mineral Leasing Act 

(MLA) and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA). Processing fees are 

determined by a fee schedule for minor category ROWs (those which require fewer than 50 

federal work hours). Processing fees for major category ROWs (those which require greater 

than 50 federal work hours) are based on reasonable costs (FLPMA) or actual costs (MLA). In 

2009, BLM’s average cost to process a right-of-way application was $15,038. Major category 

ROW projects are usually for oil and gas pipelines, electric transmission lines, wind and solar 

energy development sites, or other projects associated with energy development. Twenty 

percent of BLM’s rights-of-way applications are for these types of projects. BLM estimates that it 

will recover 80 percent of the reasonable or actual processing costs of the larger scale project 

types of applications. 

At least 80 percent of the ROW projects are minor category which usually consists of short 

roads, well gathering pipelines, and electric distribution lines. Minor category ROW applications 

cost an average of $600 each to process in 2004. For these projects, the BLM recovers 50 

percent of the actual costs of each rights-of-way application for smaller scale projects. 

Only those costs directly associated with processing an application or issuing a ROW grant are 

charged to an individual project. Costs of land use planning or studies to determine placement 

of ROW corridors, and other general costs that are not specific to a ROW application, cannot be 

charged to the individual ROW cost recovery account. These costs are funded entirely from the 

MLR appropriation. In addition, certain types of ROW applicants are exempted, by law, from 

cost recovery. These applicants include Rural Electric Cooperatives and local governments. 

The BLM currently maintains more than 100,000 ROW authorizations. The Bureau will continue 

to expedite the granting of ROWs by processing applications, issuing grants, and monitoring 

construction involved with the operation and termination of ROWs on the public land as 

authorized by the FLPMA and the MLA. 

Energy and Minerals Cost-Recovery - The BLM issued a final rule effective November 7, 

2005 to amend its mineral resources regulations to increase certain fees and to impose new 

fees to cover BLM’s costs of processing documents relating to its minerals programs. The new 

fees include costs of actions such as environmental studies performed by BLM, lease 

Appropriation: Service Charges, Deposits, and 

Forfeitures (Indefinite) 
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applications, name changes, corporate mergers, lease consolidations and reinstatements, and 

other processing-related costs. BLM charges the fees pursuant to authorities under the 

Independent Offices Appropriation Act, as amended, 31 U.S.C. 9701 (IOAA); Section 304(a) of 

FLPMA; and OMB Circular A-25; DOI Manual 346 DM 1.2 A; and case law (also see the 

preamble to the proposed rule at 70 FR 41533 and Solicitor's Opinion M-36987 (December 5, 

1996)). 

The Administration will re-propose legislation to repeal beginning in 2012, the provisions in 

Section 365 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 that divert leasing rental receipts from the 

Treasury to the BLM oil and gas program and prohibit BLM from implementing fees for 

processing applications for permits to drill. Following adoption of the legislative proposal, the 

Administration will promulgate a new energy cost recovery rulemaking to impose Application for 

Permit to Drill (APD) processing fees. The cost recovery fee will replace the legislative permit 

fee that is currently provided in the annual appropriations language. The rulemaking will provide 

for a phase-in of full cost recovery on APDs, beginning with a fee amount in 2012 that will 

generate an estimated $45.5 million in revenue. The proposed increased reliance on cost 

recoveries is consistent with the findings of previous Inspector General reports and the 2005 

Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) review of this program, which found that the program 

does not adequately charge identifiable users for costs incurred on their behalf. The funds 

collected from this cost recovery regulation will be deposited in the Service Charges, Deposits 

and Forfeitures account. 

The energy and mineral cost recovery revenues will be expended by the BLM for labor and 

other costs to process these leases and permits. 

Recreation Cost Recovery – BLM recovers its costs associated with authorizing and 

administering certain recreation activities or events. BLM uses Special Recreation Permits to 

authorize events such as off-highway vehicle areas, shooting ranges, and specialized trail 

systems; or to authorize group activities or recreation events. This subactivity covers revenues 

and expenditures associated with any Special Recreation Permit that has been determined to 

be cost recoverable by BLM personnel as outlined in 43 CFR 2930-1 Permits for Recreation on 

Public Lands and H-2930-1, Recreation Permit Administration Handbook. Primary work in this 

program involves processing the application and administering the permit, which includes 

environmental analysis and monitoring. 

Adopt-a-Horse Program – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) conducts adoptions of wild 

horses and burros gathered from its public lands multiple times throughout the year. In FY 

2011, the BLM anticipates making at least 3,500 animals available for adoption to qualified 

applicants. The BLM administers animal adoptions primarily through a competitive bidding 

process, receiving a minimum of $125 per horse or burro to offset veterinary, transportation, and 

animal maintenance costs. 

Repair of Damaged Lands - Under the FLPMA, the BLM is authorized to collect for land 

damaged by users who have not fulfilled the requirements of contracts or bonds. If a funding 

excess exists after repair has been made to the exact land for which funds were collected or 

forfeited, then BLM may use these funds to improve, protect, or rehabilitate any damaged public 

land.

Cost-Recoverable Realty Cases - The BLM performs certain types of realty work on a costrecoverable basis. Regulations promulgated pursuant to the FLPMA allow the BLM to collect 

from applicants the costs of processing applications for realty work, as described below. 
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• Conveyance of Federally Owned Mineral Interests – The BLM collects costs from 

applicants to cover administrative costs, including the costs of conducting an exploratory 

program to determine the type and amount of mineral deposits, establishing the fair market 

value of the mineral interests to be conveyed, and preparing conveyance documents. 

• Recordable Disclaimers of Interest – The BLM collects costs from applicants to cover 

administrative costs, including the costs to determine if the U.S. has an interest in the 

property or boundary definitions, as well as preparing the riparian specialist’s report or 

preparing and issuing the document of disclaimer.

• Leases, Permits, and Easements – The BLM collects costs from applicants to cover 

administrative costs, including the cost of processing applications, monitoring construction, 

operating and maintaining authorized facilities, and monitoring rehabilitation and restoration 

of the land. 

Applicants may deposit money in an approved account for the BLM’s use in completing specific 

realty work. These dollars become immediately available to the BLM without further 

appropriation.

Timber Contract Expenses - Many BLM timber contracts have provisions that allow the 

purchaser to make cash payments to the BLM in lieu of performing specified work directly. The 

BLM uses these funds as required by the contract. This involves performing timber slash 

disposal and reforestation.

Commercial Film and Photography - A permit is required for all commercial filming activities 

on public lands. Commercial filming is defined as the use of motion picture, video taping, sound 

recording, or other moving image or audio recording equipment on public lands that involves the 

advertisement of a product or service, the creation of a product for sale, or the use of actors, 

models, sets, or props, but not including activities associated with broadcasts for new programs. 

Creation of a product for sale includes a film, videotape, television broadcast, or documentary of 

participants in commercial sporting or recreation event created for the purpose of generating 

income. These fees are exclusive of cost recovery fees for processing the permits which are 

collected under leases, permits, and easements. 

Copy Fees – The BLM is the custodian of the official public land records of the United States. 

There are more than 500,000 requests annually from industry, user organizations, and the 

general public, for copies of these official records. The BLM charges a fee for copies of these 

documents (maps, plats, field notes, copies of use authorizations, reservations of easements 

and rights-of-way (ROW), serial register pages, and master title plats). This fee covers the cost 

of research, staff time, and the supplies required for printing. 
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Account Symbol and Title 

14X5017 

Service Charges, Deposits, and Forfeitures 

Line 2009 Act 2010 CY 2011 BY 

Program and Financing (P) ($ in Millions) 

Obligations by program activity: 

 Right-of-Way Processing 0001 11 15 16

 Trans Alaska Pipeline 0002 3 4 4

 Energy and Minerals Cost Recovery 0004 3 5 5

 Repair of Damaged Lands 0006 5 3 3

 Cost recoverable realty 0007 1 1 1

 Recreation Cost Recovery 0008 1 2 2

 Copy Fees 0009 1 3 3

 Total new obligations 1000 25 33 34

Budgetary resources available for obligation: 

 Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year 2140 43 42 42

 New budget authority (gross) 2200 24 33 33

 Total budgetary resources available for obligation 2390 67 75 75

 Total new obligations 2395 -25 -33 -34

 Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year 2440 42 42 41

New budget authority (gross), detail: 

 Discretionary: 

 Appropriation (special fund) [14-5017-0-302-N0500-01] 4020 24 33 33

 Transferred to other accounts [14-1109] 4100 -4 0 0

 Appropriation (total discretionary) 4300 20 33 33

 Appropriation - Control Totals 4300-10 0 0 0

 Appropriation - Computed Totals 4300-20 20 33 33

 Discretionary, Appropriations Committee 

 Appropriation [Text] **OL Rates** 4300-40 20 33 33

 Baseline Non-Pay 4300-50 14 14

 Baseline Civilian Pay 4300-50 19 20

 Policy Outlays: 

 New Authority 4300-61 0 17 17

 Balances (excl of EOY PY Bal) 4300-62 22 0 17

 End of PY Balances 4300-63 17 1

 Subtotal, outlays 4300-64 22 34 34

 Baseline Outlays: 

 New Authority 4300-81 17 17

 Balances (excl of EOY PY Bal) 4300-82 0 17

 End of PY Balances 4300-83 17 1

 Subtotal, outlays 4300-84 34 35

 Spending authority from offsetting collections: 

 Offsetting collections (cash) 5800 1 0 0

 Change in uncollected customer payments from 5810 3 0 0

Budget Schedules 
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Account Symbol and Title 

14X5017 

Service Charges, Deposits, and Forfeitures 

Line 2009 Act 2010 CY 2011 BY 

Federal sources (unexpired) 

 Spending authority from offsetting collections 

(total discretionary) 

5890 4 0 0

 Spending authority from offsetting collections - 

Control Totals 

5890-10 0 0 0

 Spending authority from offsetting collections - 

Computed Totals 

5890-20 4 0 0

 Discretionary, Appropriations Committee 

 Policy Program [Text] **OL Rates** 5890-40 4 0 0

 Baseline Program [Text] 5890-50 0 0

 Policy Outlays: 

 New Authority 5890-61 1 0 0

 Balances (excl of EOY PY Bal) 5890-62 0 0 0

 End of PY Balances 5890-63 0 0

 Subtotal, outlays 5890-64 1 0 0

 Baseline Outlays: 

 New Authority 5890-81 0 0

 Balances (excl of EOY PY Bal) 5890-82 0 0

 End of PY Balances 5890-83 0 0

 Subtotal, outlays 5890-84 0 0

 Total new budget authority (gross) 7000 24 33 33

Change in obligated balances: 

 Obligated balance, start of year 7240 3 2 1

 Total new obligations 7310 25 33 34

 Total outlays (gross) 7320 -23 -34 -35

 Change in uncollected customer payments from 

Federal sources (unexpired) 

7400 -3 0 0

 Obligated balance, end of year 7440 2 1 0

Outlays (gross), detail: 

 Outlays from new discretionary authority 8690 1 17 17

 Outlays from discretionary balances 8693 22 17 18

 Total outlays (gross) 8700 23 34 35

Offsets: 

 Against gross budget authority and outlays: 

 Offsetting collections (cash) from: 

 Non-Federal sources 8840 1 0 0

 Non-Federal sources (total) 8840-10 1 0 0

 Discretionary, Appropriations Committee 

 Policy Program [Text] 8840-41 1 0 0

 Baseline Program [Text] 8840-71 0 0

 

 Against gross budget authority only: 

 Change in uncollected customer payments from 

Federal sources (unexpired) 

8895 3 0 0

 Discretionary, Appropriations Committee 
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Account Symbol and Title 

14X5017 

Service Charges, Deposits, and Forfeitures 

Line 2009 Act 2010 CY 2011 BY 

 Policy Program [Text] 8895-41 3 0 0

 Baseline Program [Text] 8895-71 0 0

Net budget authority and outlays: 

 Budget authority 8900 20 33 33

 Outlays 9000 22 34 35

Unpaid obligation, end of year 9502 6 

Special and Trust Fund Receipts (N) 

 Balance, start of year 0100 0 0 0

 Balance, start of year 0199 0 0 0

Receipts: 

 Service Charges, Deposits, and Forfeitures, BLM 0220 24 33 33

 Total receipts and collections 0299 24 33 33

 Total: Balances and collections 0400 24 33 33

Appropriations: 

 Service Charges, Deposits, and Forfeitures, BLM 0500 -24 -33 -33

 Total appropriations 0599 -24 -33 -33

 Balance, end of year 0799 0 0 0

Object Classification (O) ($ in Millions) 

Direct obligations: 

 Personnel compensation: 

 Full-time permanent 1111 9 10 10

 Other than full-time permanent 1113 1 2 2

 Other personnel compensation 1115 1 0 0

 Total personnel compensation 1119 11 12 12

 Civilian personnel benefits 1121 3 3 3

 Transportation of things 1220 0 1 1

 Other services 1252 3 6 6

 Other purchases of goods and services from 

Government accounts 

1253 2 4 5

 Supplies and materials 1260 2 3 3

 Land and structures 1320 0 2 2

 Grants, subsidies, and contributions 1410 1 2 2

 Subtotal, obligations, Direct obligations 1990 22 33 34

Reimbursable obligations: 

Personnel compensation: 

 Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent 2111 2 0 0

 Civilian personnel benefits 2121 1 0 0

 Subtotal, obligations, Reimbursable obligations 2990 3 0 0

 Total new obligations 9999 25 33 34

Character Classification (C) 

NON-INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES: 

 Direct Federal programs: 
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Account Symbol and Title 

14X5017 

Service Charges, Deposits, and Forfeitures 

Line 2009 Act 2010 CY 2011 BY 

 Budget Authority 2004-01 20 33 33

 Outlays 2004-02 22 34 34

Employment Summary (Q) 

Direct: 

 Civilian full-time equivalent employment 1001 156 182 182

Reimbursable: 

 Civilian full-time equivalent employment 2001 26 0 0

Appropriations Requests in Thousands of Dollars (T) 

Budget year budgetary resources [14-5017] 1000 33300
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Chapter X – Miscellaneous Permanent Payments Page X - 1 

MISCELLANEOUS PERMANENT 

PAYMENTS 

APPROPRIATION LANGUAGE SHEET

No Appropriation Language Sheet 

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

The Permanent Payment Accounts provide for sharing specified receipts collected from the 

sale, lease, or use of the public lands and resources with States and counties. They do not 

require annual appropriations action by the Congress. Amounts are estimated based on 

anticipated collections, or in some cases, upon provisions required by permanent legislation. 

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) distributes these funds in accordance with the provisions of 

the various laws that specify the percentages to be paid to the applicable recipient jurisdictions 

and, in some cases, how the States and counties must use these funds. These payments are 

made subject to the authorities of permanent law, and the amounts are made available by 

operation of permanent laws. The payment amounts showing for each year are the amounts 

paid, or estimated to be paid, in that year. 
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Chapter X – Miscellaneous Permanent Payments Page X - 2 

AUTHORIZATIONS

30 U.S.C. 191, 286; 95 

Stat. 12051 

Mineral leasing receipts are collected from the leasing of 

public land (including bonuses, royalties and rents) for 

exploration of oil and gas, coal, oil shale, and other minerals. 

The amount charged depends on the type of mineral that is 

leased. 

1952 Interior and 

Related Agencies 

Appropriations Act (65 

Stat. 252) 

States are paid 5 percent of the net proceeds (4 percent of 

gross proceeds) from the sale of public land and public land 

products. 

Taylor Grazing Act of 

1934 (43 U.S.C. 315 b, i 

and m) 

States are paid 121⁄2 percent of the grazing fee receipts from 

lands within organized grazing district boundaries; States are 

paid 50 percent of the grazing fee receipts from public land 

outside of organized grazing districts; and States are paid 

specifically determined amounts from grazing fee and mineral 

receipts from miscellaneous lands within grazing districts that 

are administered under certain cooperative agreements which 

stipulate that the fees be retained by the BLM for distribution. 

7 U.S.C. 1012, the 

Bankhead Jones Farm 

Tenant Act of 1937, and 

Executive Orders 

107878 and 10890 

25 percent of the revenues received from the use of these 

land use project lands, including grazing and mineral leasing, 

are paid to the counties in which such lands are located. The 

Act transfers the management of certain Farm Tenant ActLand Utilization Project lands to the jurisdiction of the 

Department of the Interior. 

The Burton-Santini Act 

of 1980 (P.L. 96-586) 

and P.L. 105-263 

Authorizes and directs the sale of up to 700 acres per year of 

certain lands in Clark County, Nevada, and the acquisition of 

environmentally sensitive lands in the Lake Tahoe Basin, with 

85 percent of the proceeds. The remaining 15 percent of 

proceeds from sales are distributed to Nevada and Clark 

county. 
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Southern Nevada Public 

Land Management Act, 

P.L. 105-263, as 

amended by P.L. 107-

282. 

Authorizes the disposal through sale of 27,000 acres in Clark 

County, Nevada, the proceeds of which are distributed as 

follows: (a) 5 percent for use in the general education 

program of the State of Nevada; (b) 10 percent for use by 

Southern Nevada Water Authority for water treatment and 

transmission facility infrastructure in Clark County, Nevada; 

and (c) the remaining 85 percent to be used to acquire 

environmentally sensitive lands in Nevada; to make capital 

improvements to areas administered by NPS, FWS and BLM 

in Clark County, Nevada; to develop a multi-species habitat 

plan in Clark County, Nevada; to develop parks, trails, and 

natural areas in Clark County, Nevada; and to provide 

reimbursements for BLM costs incurred in arranging sales 

and exchanges under this Act. 

The Alaska Native 

Claims Settlement Act 

of 1971 as amended by 

Public Law 94-204 of 

1976 (43 U.S.C. 1611) 

Directs the Secretary to make conveyances to Cook Inlet 

Region, Inc. (CIRI) in accordance with the "Terms and 

Conditions for Land Consolidation and Management in Cook 

Inlet Area.'' 

The Alaska National 

Interest Lands 

Conservation Act of 

1980 (43 U.S.C. 1611) 

Authorizes CIRI to bid on surplus property in accordance with 

the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1940 

(40 U.S.C. 484), and provides for the establishment of a CIRI 

surplus property account by the Secretary of the Treasury. 

The Alaska Railroad 

Transfer Act of 1982 (43 

U.S.C. 1611) 

Expands the account by allowing CIRI to bid on properties 

anywhere in the U.S. 

The 1988 Department of 

Defense Appropriations 

Act (101 Stat. 1329- 318) 

Authorizes CIRI to bid at any public sale of property by any 

agent of the U.S., including the Department of the Defense. 

The 1990 Department of 

Defense Appropriation 

Act (16 U.S.C 396f) 

Appropriated monies to be placed into the CIRI Property 

Account in the U.S. Treasury as permanent budget authority. 

Alaska Land Status 

Technical Corrections 

Act of 1992 (P.L. 102-

415) 

Authorizes payments to the Haida and Gold Creek 

Corporations to reimburse them for claims in earlier land 

settlements. 
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Chapter X – Miscellaneous Permanent Payments Page X - 4 

The Secure Rural 

Schools and 

Community SelfDetermination Act of 

2000 (P.L. 106-393) as 

amended by P.L. 110-

343 

Authorizes stabilized payments to Oregon and California 

(O&C) Grant lands and Coos Bay Wagon Road Counties for 

fiscal years 2001 through 2006. Each county that received a 

payment during the eligibility period (1988-1999) had an 

option to receive an amount equal to the average of the three 

highest 50 percent payments and safety net payments made 

for the fiscal years of the eligibility period. The payments 

were adjusted to reflect 50 percent of the cumulative changes 

in the Consumer Price Index that occur after publication of the 

index for fiscal year 2000. The final payments for 2006 were 

made in 2007, consistent with the Act. Public Law 110–28, 

May 25, 2007 provided payments for additional year. The 

fiscal year 2007 payments under the original act were made in 

October, 2007, that is in FY2008. 

As amended, payments are authorized to be made in 2009 

through 2012 (for 2008 through 2011), however, there are no 

adjustments for inflation. Payments for 2008 are at the level 

paid for 2006 and subsequent payments are reduced each 

year. 

Public Law 110-28 Provided one additional year of payments for 2007 to be 

made in 2008 to O&C Grant Lands and the Coos Bay Wagon 

Road counties 

Clark County 

Conservation of Public 

Land and Natural 

Resources Act of 2002 

(P.L. 107-282) as 

amended by P.L. 108-

447 

Enlarges the area in which the BLM can sell lands under the 

Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act; approves a 

land exchange in the Red Rock Canyon Area; designates 

wilderness; designates certain BLM lands for a new airport for 

Las Vegas; and gives land to the State and City for certain 

purposes. 

Lincoln County 

Conservation, 

Recreation and 

Development Act (PL 

108-424) 

Addresses a wide-range of public lands issues in Lincoln 

County, Nevada, designates as wilderness 768,294 acres of 

BLM-managed lands and releases from wilderness study area 

(WSA) status 251,965 acres of public land. The bill also 

directs the BLM to dispose of up to 90,000 acres of public 

land and divides the proceeds 85 percent to a federal fund 

and 15 percent to state and county entities, establishes utility 

corridors, transfers public lands for state and county parks, 

creates a 260-mile OHV trail and resolves other public lands 

issues. 
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Chapter X – Miscellaneous Permanent Payments Page X - 5 

Public Law 109-432, 

White Pine County Land 

Sales 

Authorizes the disposal through sale of 45,000 acres in White 

Pine County, Nevada, the proceeds of which are distributed 

as follows: (a) 5 percent for use in the general education 

program of the State of Nevada; (b) 10 percent shall be paid 

to the County for use for fire protection, law enforcement, 

education, public safety, housing, social services, 

transportation, and planning; and (c) the remaining 85 percent 

to be used to reimburse the BLM and DOI for certain costs, to 

manage unique archaeological resources, for wilderness and 

endangered species protection, for improving recreational 

opportunities in the County, and for other specified purposes. 

Public Law 111–11, 

State Share, Carson 

City Land Sales 

Authorizes 5 percent of the proceeds from Carson City, 

Nevada land sales to be paid to the state for the general 

education program of the State. 
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Summary of Requirements ($000)

 

Comparison by 

Appropriation

 2011 Change 

from 2010 

(+/ -) 2009 

Enacted 

2009 

Recovery Act 

2010 

Estimate 

DOI-Wide 

Changes 

(+/-) 

Program 

Changes Budget 

Request (+/ -) 

FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount 

Miscellaneous 

Permanent 

Payments 

Appropriation 

5 110,715 0 0 5 100,436 0 0 0 -9,711 5 90,750 0 -9,686 

 

Payments to 

States from 

Proceeds of 

Sales 

0 1,217 0 0 1,536 0 0 0 -472 0 1,064 0 -472 

 

Payments to 

States from 

Grazing Fees, 

etc. on Public 

Lands outside 

Grazing Districts 

0 888 0 0 925 0 0 0 0 0 925 0 0 

 

Payments to 

States from 

Grazing Fees, 

etc. on Public 

Lands within 

Grazing Districts 

0 1,252 0 0 1,275 0 0 0 38 0 1,313 0 38 

 

Payments to 

States from 

Grazing Fees, 

etc. on Public 

Lands within 

Grazing 

Districts, 

Miscellaneous 

0 1,395 0 0 388 0 0 0 0 0 388 0 0 

 

Payments to 

Counties, 

National 

GrassLands 

(Farm Tenant 

Lands) 

0 0 0 0 1,138 0 0 0 12 0 1,150 0 12 

 

Payments to 

Nevada from 

Receipts on 

Land Sales 

(includes 15%) 

0 569 0 0 319 0 0 0 79 0 398 0 79 

 

State Share, 

Carson City 

Land Sales 

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 25 

 

Secure Rural 

Schools 5 105,394 0 0 5 94,855 0 0 0 -9,368 5 85,487 0 -9,368 

Payments to 

O&C Counties, 

Title I/III 

0 95,870 0 0 86,420 0 0 0 -8,452 0 77,968 0 -8,452 

 

Payments to 

Coos Bay 

Wagon Road 

Counties, Title 

I/III 

0 838 0 0 755 0 0 0 -75 0 680 0 -75 

 

Payments to 

O&C and Coos 

Bay Wagon 

Road Counties, 

Title II 

5 8,686 0 0 5 7,680 0 0 0 -841 5 6,839 0 -841 
Bureau of Land Management 2011 Budget Justifications 

Chapter X – Miscellaneous Permanent Payments Page X - 7 

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

The following activities include payments made to States and counties from the sale, lease, or 

use of other public lands or resources under the provisions of permanent legislation and do not 

require annual congressional appropriations. The payment amounts for 2010 and 2011 are 

estimated based on several factors, including the provisions of various laws that specify the 

percentage of receipts to be paid to designated States, counties, or other recipients, and the 

amounts of collections or receipts as authorized by applicable legislation. 

Payments to States from Proceeds of Sales - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 

collects funds from the sale of public lands and materials in the limits of public domain lands 

pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1305. States are paid five percent of the net proceeds of these sales. 

BLM makes these payments annually and payments are used by states either for educational 

purposes or for the construction and improvement of public roads. 

Payments to States from Grazing Receipts, etc., on Public Lands outside Grazing 

Districts – The States are paid 50 percent of the grazing receipts from public lands outside 

grazing districts (43 U.S.C. 315i, 315m). These funds are to be expended by the State for the 

benefit of the counties in which the lands are located. The States will continue to receive 

receipts from public lands outside organized grazing districts. BLM makes these payments 

annually. The actual and estimate payments for 2009, 2010, and 2011 are $888,000, $925,000, 

and $925,000 respectively. 

Payments to States from Grazing Receipts, etc., on Public Lands within Grazing Districts 

–The States are paid 121⁄2 percent of grazing receipts from public lands inside grazing districts 

(43 U.S.C. 315b, 315i). These funds are to be expended by the State for the benefit of the 

counties in which the lands are located. BLM makes the payments annually. Actual and 

estimate payments for 2009, 2010, and 2011 are $1,252,000, $1,275,000, and $1,313,000 

respectively. 

Payments to States from Grazing Fees, etc. on Public Lands within Grazing Districts, 

misc. – Also included are grazing receipts from isolated or disconnected tracts. The States are 

paid specifically determined amounts from grazing receipts derived from miscellaneous lands 

within grazing districts when payment is not feasible on a percentage basis (43 U.S.C. 315m). 

These funds are to be expended by the State for the benefit of the counties in which the lands 

are located. BLM makes these payments annually. Actual and estimate payments for 2009, 

2010, and 2011 are $1,395,000, $388,000, and $388,000 respectively. Payments in 2009 were 

high because of a larger than usual oil and gas royalty collection in 2008 for mineral leasing in 

Wyoming. 

Payments to Counties, National Grasslands (Farm Tenant Act Lands) – Of the revenues 

received from the use of Bankhead-Jones Act lands administered by the BLM, 25 percent is 

paid to the counties in which such lands are situated for schools and roads (7 U.S.C. 1012). 

BLM makes payments annually on a calendar-year basis. Actual and estimate payments for 

2009, 2010, 2011 are $0, $1,138,000 and $1,150,000 respectively. Due to a financial system 

conversion, the 2009 payments will be made in 2010 and are not included in these estimates. 

Appropriation: Miscellaneous Permanent Payments 
Bureau of Land Management 2011 Budget Justifications 

Chapter X – Miscellaneous Permanent Payments Page X - 8 

Payments to Nevada from Receipts on Land Sales – Payments to the state of Nevada are 

authorized by two Acts. The Burton-Santini Act authorizes and directs the Secretary to sell not 

more than 700 acres of public lands per calendar year in and around Las Vegas, Nevada, the 

proceeds of which are to be used to acquire environmentally sensitive land in the Lake Tahoe 

Basin of California and Nevada. Annual revenues are distributed to the State of Nevada (five 

percent) and the county in which the land is located (ten percent). 

The Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act, as amended, authorizes the disposal 

through sale of approximately 50,000 acres in Clark County, Nevada, the proceeds of which are 

to be distributed as follows: (a) 5 percent for use in the general education program of the State 

of Nevada (b) 10 percent for use by Southern Nevada Water Authority for water treatment and 

transmission facility infrastructure in Clark County, Nevada and (c) the remaining 85 percent for 

various uses by BLM and other Federal lands. (For more information, see the Southern Nevada 

Public Land Management Act, P.L. 105-263, as amended by P.L. 107-282.) 

BLM paid the State of Nevada and Southern Nevada Water Authority a total of $569,000 in 

2009. Estimated payments for 2010 and 2011 are $319,000 and $398,000 based on the 

estimates of collections from planned land sales. Sales values for these lands in Clark County 

have stabilized, but collections are still relatively law compared to the past. The BLM collected 

$969,000 in 2009 and estimates 2010 and 2011 collections will be $2,000,000 and $2,500,000 

respectively. Some receipts for sales held in the latter half one fiscal year are not collected in full 

until the next fiscal year because of normal delay in the acceptance of bids. 

Payments to Oregon and California Grant Lands Counties – Under the Oregon and 

California Act of 1937, BLM paid 50 percent of receipts from federal activities on O&C lands 

(mainly from timber sales) to 18 counties in western Oregon. These revenues plummeted since 

the 1980s due to changes in federal timber policies. These payments have been crucial to rural 

education, transportation, and local economies. 

The Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (P.L. 106-393) was 

enacted on October 30, 2000. The Act was designed to provide a predictable payment to 

States and counties, in lieu of funds derived from federal timber harvests. Payments were 

based on historical payments, adjusted for inflation. 

Payments to the 18 O&C counties were derived from: 

1. revenues from federal activities on O&C lands funds in the previous fiscal year that are 

not deposited to permanent operating funds such as the Timber Sale Pipeline Restoration or the 

Forest Ecosystem Health and Recovery, and, 

2. to the extent of any shortfall, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise 

appropriated. 

Under P.L. 106-393, and in the extensions of it, payments were made for a fiscal year in the 

following fiscal year. For example, payments for 2001 were made in 2002. Payments were 

made for 2001 through 2006 in 2002 through 2007. 

Authority for the payments has been extended twice. 
Bureau of Land Management 2011 Budget Justifications 

Chapter X – Miscellaneous Permanent Payments Page X - 9 

The first extension, enacted in P.L. 110-28, was for one year. The payment for 2007 was made 

in 2008. Payments in 2008 were distributed among the countries in the same way as payments 

in 2007. Payments were limited to a total of $525,000,000 for both the BLM and the Forest 

Service, $100,000,000 from receipts and $425,000,000 from the General Fund. BLM’s share 

was $116,865,000. 

The second extension, enacted in P.L. 110-343, extended payments for 2008 through 2011. 

Again the payments are made in the following year with payments to be made in 2009 through 

2012. As amended by P.L. 110-343, payments are a declining percentage of the payments 

made for 2006; the payment in 2009 is 90 percent of the amount paid for 2006, 2010 is 81 

percent, and 2011 is 73 percent. In 2012, a new and very different payment formula will be 

used to calculate payments. The new formula uses multiple factors including acres of O&C 

grant land within a county, the average 3 highest 50-percent adjusted share and safety net 

payments made to each county for the eligibility period, and an income adjustment based on the 

per capita personal income for each county. 

If Secure Rural Schools payments are not extended, payments in 2013 to the 18 counties in 

western Oregon would revert to the 50 percent share of federal receipts from activities on O&C 

lands. 

Secure Rural Schools payments to Coos and Douglas Counties, Oregon – Under current 

law, Secure Rural Schools payments to Coos and Douglas counties follow the same pattern as 

payments to O&C counties. Please see the paragraph above for more information. 

Secure Rural Schools Payments ($ in thousands) 

Payments for 2001 in 2002 O&C CBWR Total 

Amount from Receipts: $15,540 $330 $15,869 

Amount from General Fund: $93,192 $618 $93,811 

Total $108,732 $948 $109,680 

Title I/III $101,085 $875 $101,960 

Title II $7,647 $73 $7,720 

Total $108,732 $948 $109,680 

 

Payments for 2002 in 2003 O&C CBWR Total 

Amount from Receipts: $11,519 $229 $11,748 

Amount from General Fund: $98,083 $727 $98,809 

Total $109,602 $956 $110,558 

Title I/III $101,433 $834 $102,266 

Title II $8,169 $122 $8,291 

Total $109,602 $956 $110,558 

 

Payments for 2003 in 2004 O&C CBWR Total 

Amount from Receipts: $6,199 $51 $6,249 

Amount from General Fund: $104,718 $917 $105,635 

Total $110,917 $967 $111,884 

Title I/III $102,468 $844 $103,312 

Title II $8,449 $124 $8,572 

Total $110,917 $967 $111,884 
Bureau of Land Management 2011 Budget Justifications 

Chapter X – Miscellaneous Permanent Payments Page X - 10 

Payments for 2004 in 2005 O&C CBWR Total 

Amount from Receipts: $11,935 $133 $12,068 

Amount from General Fund: $100,424 $847 $101,271 

Total $112,359 $980 $113,339 

Title I/III $103,595 $936 $104,531 

Title II $8,763 $44 $8,808 

Total $112,359 $980 $113,339 

Payments for 2005 in 2006 O&C CBWR Total 

Amount from Receipts: $11,100 $251 $11,351 

Amount from General Fund: $103,843 $751 $104,594 

Total $114,943 $1,002 $115,946 

Title I/III $106,123 $955 $107,077 

Title II $8,820 $48 $8,868 

Total $114,943 $1,002 $115,946 

Payments for 2006 in 2007 O&C CBWR Total 

Amount from Receipts: $11,720 $530 $12,250 

Amount from General Fund: $104,373 $394 $104,767 

Total $116,093 $924 $117,017 

Title I/III $107,928 $924 $108,852 

Title II $8,165 $88 $8,253 

Total $116,093 $1,013 $117,105 

 

Payments for 2007 in 2008* O&C CBWR Total 

Amount from Receipts: $6,354 $297 $6,652 

Amount from General Fund: $109,500 $713 $110,213 

Total $115,854 $1,010 $116,865 

Title I/III $110,873 $995 $111,868 

Title II $4,982 $15 $4,997 

Total $115,854 $1,010 $116,865 

 

Payments for 2008 in 2009 O&C CBWR Total 

Amount from Receipts: $12,999 $312 $13,311 

Amount from General Fund: $91,484 $599 $92,083 

Total $104,483 $911 $105,394 

Title I/III $95,870 $838 $96,708 

Title II $8,614 $73 $8,686 

Total $104,483 $911 $105,394 

Payments for 2009 in 2010 O&C CBWR Total 

Amount from Receipts: $14,423 $248 $27,733 

Amount from General Fund: $79,812 $573 $67,122 

Total $94,035 $820 $94,855 

Title I/III $86,420 $755 $87,175 

Title II $7,615 $65 $7,680 

Total $94,035 $820 $94,855 
Bureau of Land Management 2011 Budget Justifications 

Chapter X – Miscellaneous Permanent Payments Page X - 11 

Payments for 2010 in 2011 O&C CBWR Total 

Amount from Receipts: $23,443 $680 $24,123 

Amount from General Fund: $61,305 $59 $61,364 

Total $84,748 $739 $85,487 

Title I/III $77,968 $680 $78,648 

Title II $6,780 $59 $6,839 

Total $84,748 $739 $85,487 
Bureau of Land Management 2011 Budget Justifications 

Chapter X – Miscellaneous Permanent Payments Page X - 12 

2009 Total BLM Payments to States and Counties 

TAYLOR GRAZING ACT 

 

a/ 

MINERAL 

LEASING 

ACT 

 SEC. 15 

Outside 

Grazing 

Districts 

 SEC. 3 

Outside 

Grazing 

Districts OTHER 

 PROCEEDS 

OF SALES OTHER 

 TOTAL 

PAYMENTS 

 Alaska 0 0 0 0 15,321 0 15,321 

 Arizona 7 87,294 55,778 0 302,194 0 445,273 

 Arkansas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

 California 0 38,013 13,517 0 77,985 0 129,515 

 Colorado 22,917 38,502 66,129 61,738 47,060 0 236,346 

 Florida 0 0 0 0 6 0 6 

 Idaho 408 19,764 161,845 0 109,595 0 291,612 

 Louisiana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

 Mississippi 0 0 0 0 644 0 644

 Montana 219 96,769 130,047 0 16,341 0 243,376 

 Nebraska 0 892 0 0 0 0 892 

 Nevada 212 12,731 213,930 0 323,942 568,556 b/ 1,119,371 

 New Mexico 104,690 140,745 210,493 14 194,569 0 650,511 

 North 

Dakota 0 7,474 0 0 12 0 7,486 

 Oklahoma 0 65 0 0 0 0 65 

 Oregon 0 26,138 127,087 0 24,049 

c/ 

105,394,636 105,571,910 

 South 

Dakota 0 86,522 22 0 36 0 86,580 

 Tennessee 0 0 0 0 151 0 151 

 Texas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

 Utah 24,767 0 125,668 0 24,436 0 174,871 

 Washington 0 21,741 0 0 37 0 21,778 

 Wisconsin 0 0 0 0 4,520 0 4,520 

 Wyoming 56,719 310,983 147,825 1,333,312 75,712 0 1,924,551 

Total States 209,939 887,633 1,252,341 1,395,064 1,215,966 105,963,192 110,924,779 

a/ These are payments to states of 50 percent of mineral leasing rights-of-way rents. They are not 

reported in the Summary of Requirements table in this chapter because MMS, not BLM, includes 

these payments in accounting reports to Treasury. The Summary of Requirements amounts in the 

BLM Justifications tie to the amounts reported to Treasury by BLM. 

 MMS does not include the mineral leasing rights-of-way payments to states in the MMS Budget 

Justifications. 

b/ Does not include direct payments of land sales under the Southern Nevada Public Land 

Management Act and some calendar year payments to Clark County, Nevada and the State of 

Nevada under the Santini-Burton Act totaled because they were not reported to Treasury in 2008. 

c/ These are Secure Rural Schools and Community-Self-Determination Act payments to 18 counties in 

Western Oregon authorized by P.L. 106-393, as amended by P.L. 110-343. 
Bureau of Land Management 2011 Budget Justifications 

Chapter X – Miscellaneous Permanent Payments Page X - 13 

Budget Schedules 

Account Symbol and Title 

14X9921 

Miscellaneous Permanent Payment Accounts 

Line 2009 Act 2010 CY 2011 BY 

 

Program and Financing (P) ($ in Millions) 

Obligations by program activity: 

 Payments to O&C Counties, Title I/III 5884 0001 96 80 78

 Payments to Coos Bay Wagon Road Counties, Title 

I/III 5898 

0002 1 1 1

 Payment to O&C and CBWR Counties, Title II 5485 0003 3 14 14

 From grazing fees, etc., public lands outside grazing 

districts 5016 

0004 1 1 1

 From grazing fees, etc., public lands within grazing 

districts 5032 

0005 1 1 1

 Grazing Payments Misc 5044 0006 1 1 2

 Payments to State and County from Nevada Land 

sales (15) 5129 

0007 0 1 1

 Proceeds from sales 5133 0009 2 1 1

 Payments to counties from national grasslands 5896 0010 0 1 0

 Total new obligations 1000 105 101 99

 

Budgetary resources available for obligation: 

 Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year 2140 2 8 8

 New budget authority (gross) 2200 111 101 91

 Total budgetary resources available for obligation 2390 113 109 99

 Total new obligations 2395 -105 -101 -99

 Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year 2440 8 8 0

 

New budget authority (gross), detail: 

 

 Discretionary: 

 Appropriation 4000 1 0 0

 Appropriation (total discretionary) 4300 1 0 0

 Appropriation - Control Totals 4300-10 0 0 0

 Appropriation - Computed Totals 4300-20 1 0 0

 

 Discretionary, Appropriations Committee 

 302-Appropriation [SRS payments to western 

Oregon counties] **OL Rates** 

4300-40 1 0 0

 302-Baseline Non-Pay 4300-50 0 0

 Policy Outlays: 

 302-New Authority 4300-61 0 0 0

 302-Balances (excl of EOY PY Bal) 4300-62 0 0 0

 302-End of PY Balances 4300-63 0 0

 302-Subtotal, outlays 4300-64 0 0 0

 Baseline Outlays: 

 302-New Authority 4300-81 0 0

 302-Balances (excl of EOY PY Bal) 4300-82 0 0

 302-End of PY Balances 4300-83 0 0

 302-Subtotal, outlays 4300-84 0 0
Bureau of Land Management 2011 Budget Justifications 

Chapter X – Miscellaneous Permanent Payments Page X - 14 

Account Symbol and Title 

14X9921 

Miscellaneous Permanent Payment Accounts 

Line 2009 Act 2010 CY 2011 BY 

 

 Mandatory: 

 Payments to Native Corporations 6000 0 0 0

 SRS O&C Payments from GF- Title I/III 6000 83 72 55

 SRS Payments from GF-Title II 6000 9 8 7

 SRS CBWR Payments from GF- Title I/III [14-9921-0-

999-N-0500-01] 

6020 1 1 0

 SRS O&C Title I/III Payments from receipts [14-9921-

0-999-N-0501-01] 

6020 13 14 23

 Proceeds of sales-payments to states [14-9921-0-

999-N-0502-01] 

6020 1 2 1

 Payments from grazing fees outside grazing districts 

[14-9921-0-999-N-0503-01] 

6020 1 0 1

 Payments from grazing fees within grazing districts 

[14-9921-0-999-N-0504-01] 

6020 1 1 1

 Payments from Nevada land sales [14-9921-0-999-N0505-01] 6020 1 2 1

 Payments to Counties, National Grasslands, BLM [14-

9921-0-999-N-0506-01] 

6020 0 1 1

 SRS CBWR Payments from receipts [14-9921-0-999-

N-0507-01] 

6020 0 0 1

 Appropriation (total mandatory) 6250 110 101 91

 Appropriation - Control Totals 6250-10 0 0 0

 Appropriation - Computed Totals 6250-20 110 101 91

 

 Mandatory, Authorizing Committee 

 302-Appropriation [Text] **OL Rates** 6250-40 110 101 91

 302-Baseline Non-Pay 6250-50 101 91

 Policy Outlays: 

 302-New Authority 6250-61 0 96 86

 302-Balances (excl of EOY PY Bal) 6250-62 107 0 5

 302-End of PY Balances 6250-63 6 5

 302-Subtotal, outlays 6250-64 107 102 97

 Baseline Outlays: 

 302-New Authority 6250-81 96 86

 302-Balances (excl of EOY PY Bal) 6250-82 0 5

 302-End of PY Balances 6250-83 6 5

 302-Subtotal, outlays 6250-84 102 97

 Total new budget authority (gross) 7000 111 101 91

 

Change in obligated balances: 

 Obligated balance, start of year 7240 8 6 5

 Total new obligations 7310 105 101 99

 Total outlays (gross) 7320 -107 -102 -96

 Obligated balance, end of year 7440 6 5 8

 

Outlays (gross), detail: 

 Outlays from new mandatory authority 8697 0 96 86

 Outlays from mandatory balances 8698 107 6 10

 Total outlays (gross) 8700 107 102 96
Bureau of Land Management 2011 Budget Justifications 

Chapter X – Miscellaneous Permanent Payments Page X - 15 

Account Symbol and Title 

14X9921 

Miscellaneous Permanent Payment Accounts 

Line 2009 Act 2010 CY 2011 BY 

 

Net budget authority and outlays: 

 Budget authority 8900 111 101 91

 Outlays 9000 107 102 96

Unpaid obligation, end of year 9502 6 

 

Special and Trust Fund Receipts (N) 

 Balance, start of year 0100 157 46 45

 

Adjustments: 

 Adj. for change in Gen. Fund account treatment 0190 -107 0 0

 Balance, start of year 0199 50 46 45

 

Receipts: 

 Receipts from Grazing, Etc., Public Lands outside 

Grazing Districts [14-501600-0-302-R-200403-01] 

0220 1 2 2

 Receipts from Grazing, Etc., Public Lands within 

Grazing Districts [14-503200-0-302-R-200403-01] 

0221 0 2 2

 Payments to States and Counties from Land Sales [14-

512910-0-302-R-200403-01] 

0222 2 2 1

 Sale of Public Lands and Materials [14-588100-0-302-

R-200403-01] 

0223 -3 0 0

 Oregon and California Land-grant Fund [14-588200-0-

302-R-200403-01] 

0224 1 0 0

 Deposits, Oregon and California Grant Lands [14-

588410-0-302-R-133003-01] 

0225 13 14 23

 Funds Reserved, Coos Bay Wagon Road Grant Lands 

[14-589810-0-302-R-133003-01] 

0226 0 0 1

 Total receipts and collections 0299 14 20 29

 Total: Balances and collections 0400 64 66 74

 

Appropriations: 

 Miscellaneous Permanent Payment Accounts [14-

9921-0-999-P-6020-01] 

0500 -1 -1 0

 Miscellaneous Permanent Payment Accounts [14-

9921-0-999-P-6020-02] 

0501 -13 -14 -23

 Miscellaneous Permanent Payment Accounts [14-

9921-0-999-P-6020-03] 

0502 -1 -2 -1

 Miscellaneous Permanent Payment Accounts [14-

9921-0-999-P-6020-04] 

0503 -1 0 -1

 Miscellaneous Permanent Payment Accounts [14-

9921-0-999-P-6020-05] 

0504 -1 -1 -1

 Miscellaneous Permanent Payment Accounts [14-

9921-0-999-P-6020-06] 

0505 -1 -2 -1

 Miscellaneous Permanent Payment Accounts [14-

9921-0-999-P-6020-07] 

0506 0 -1 -1

 Miscellaneous Permanent Payment Accounts [14-

9921-0-999-P-6020-08] 

0507 0 0 -1

 Total appropriations 0599 -18 -21 -29

 Balance, end of year 0799 46 45 45

 
Bureau of Land Management 2011 Budget Justifications 

Chapter X – Miscellaneous Permanent Payments Page X - 16 

Account Symbol and Title 

14X9921 

Miscellaneous Permanent Payment Accounts 

Line 2009 Act 2010 CY 2011 BY 

Object Classification (O) ($ in Millions) 

Direct obligations: 

Personnel compensation: 

 Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent 1111 0 1 1

 Other services 1252 1 3 3

 Grants, subsidies, and contributions 1410 104 97 95

 Total new obligations 9999 105 101 99

 

Character Classification (C) ($ in Millions) 

NON-INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES: 

 Grants to State and local govts: 

 302-Other than shared revenues 

 302-Discretionary, Appropriations Committee 

 302-Outlays 2001-02 0 0 0

 302-Mandatory, Authorizing Committee 

 302-Budget Authority 2001-01 110 101 91

 302-Outlays 2001-02 108 102 96

 

Employment Summary (Q) 

Direct: 

 Civilian full-time equivalent employment 1001 5 5 5

 

Appropriations Requests in Thousands of Dollars (T) 

Budget year budgetary resources 1000 0
Bureau of Land Management 2011 Budget Justifications 

Chapter XI – Permanent Operating Funds Page XI - 1 

 

PERMANENT OPERATING FUNDS

 

APPROPRIATION LANGUAGE SHEET

[Forest Ecosystem Health and Recovery Fund]

[(Revolving Fund, Special Account)]

[In addition to the purposes authorized in Public Law 102-381, funds made available in the 

Forest Ecosystem Health and Recovery Fund can be used for the purpose of planning, 

preparing, implementing and monitoring salvage timber sales and forest ecosystem health and 

recovery activities, such as release from competing vegetation and density control treatments. 

The Federal share of receipts (defined as the portion of salvage timber receipts not paid to the 

counties under 43 U.S.C. 1181f and 43 U.S.C. 1181f-1 et seq., and Public Law 106-393) 

derived from treatments funded by this account shall be deposited through fiscal year 2015 into 

the Forest Ecosystem Health and Recovery Fund.] 

APPROPRIATION EXPLANATION 

The Permanent Operating Funds Appropriation contains funds available for use by the BLM for 

the purposes specified in permanent laws and do not require annual appropriation action by 

Congress. The activities authorized by the appropriations are funded through various receipts 

received from the sale, lease or use of the public lands and resources. Amounts shown for 

2010 and 2011 are estimates based on anticipated collections. 
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Chapter XI – Permanent Operating Funds Page XI - 2 

 

AUTHORIZATIONS

Forest Ecosystem 

Health & Recovery Fund 

(P.L. 102-381) 

The initial purpose of this fund was to allow quick response to 

fire and reforestation of forests damaged by insects, disease, 

and fire. Expanded authorization in the 1998 Interior and 

Related Agencies Appropriations Act allows activities 

designed to reduce the risk of catastrophic damage to forests 

in addition to responding to damage events. Funds in this 

account are derived from the Federal share (defined as the 

portion of receipts not paid to the counties under 43 U.S.C. 

1181f and 43 U.S.C. 1181-1 et seq., and P.L. 106-393) of 

receipts from all BLM timber salvage sales and all BLM forest 

health restoration treatments funded by this account. 

Omnibus Consolidated 

Appropriations Act of 

1996, section 327 

This act established the Timber Sale Pipeline Restoration 

Fund, using revenues generated by timber sales released 

under Section 2001(k) of the 1995 Supplemental 

Appropriations for Disaster Assistance and Rescissions Act, 

which directs that 75 percent of the Pipeline Fund be used to 

fill each agency’s timber sale “pipeline” and that 25 percent of 

the Pipeline Fund be used to address the maintenance 

backlog for recreation projects on BLM and U.S. Forest 

Service lands after statutory payments are made to State and 

local governments and the U.S. Treasury. 

1985 Interior and 

Related Agencies, 

Appropriations Act (P.L. 

98-473), Section 320 

Established a permanent account in each bureau for the 

operation and maintenance of quarters, starting with 1985 and 

each fiscal year thereafter. 

75th Congress, 1st 

Session – Ch. 876 – 

August 28, 1937, 50 

Stat. 874 

An Act Relating to the revested Oregon and California 

Railroad and reconveyed Coos Bay Wagon Road grant lands 

situated in the State of Oregon provides that seventeen 

counties in western Oregon be paid fifty percent of the 

revenues from Oregon and California grant lands. 

76th Congress, 1st 

Session – Ch. 142-144 – 

May 24, 1939, 53 Stat. 

753 

An Act Relating to the disposition of funds derived from the 

Coos Bay Wagon Road grant lands provides that Coos and 

Douglas counties in western Oregon be paid for lost tax 

revenue. 

The Omnibus Budget 

Reconciliation Act of 

1993

Amended the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act and 

further expanded collection of recreation use fees to be 

deposited into a special account established for each agency 

in the Treasury of the U.S. to offset the cost of collecting fees. 

The 1993 Interior and 

Related Agencies 

Appropriations Act

The Federal share of receipts from the disposal of salvage 

timber from lands under the jurisdiction of the BLM is 

deposited in a special fund in the U.S. Treasury. 
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Chapter XI – Permanent Operating Funds Page XI - 3 

 

Section 502(c) of the 

Federal Land Policy and 

Management Act of 

1976 (43 U.S.C. 1762(c))

Provides for the permanent appropriation of money collected 

from commercial road users in lieu of user maintenance. 

Receipts are permanently appropriated to BLM for road 

maintenance. 

Act of October 30, 1998 

(P.L. 105-321)

The legislation provides that BLM will convey property to 

Deschutes County, Oregon, and the amount paid by the 

County pursuant to the Act, may be used by the Secretary of 

the Interior to purchase environmentally sensitive land east of 

Range 9 East of Willamette Meridian, Oregon. 

Lincoln County 

Conservation, 

Recreation and 

Development Act 

(PL 108-424) 

Addresses a wide-range of public lands issues in Lincoln 

County, Nevada, designates as wilderness 768,294 acres of 

BLM-managed lands and releases from wilderness study area 

(WSA) status 251,965 acres of public land. The bill also 

directs the BLM to dispose of up to 90,000 acres of public 

land and divides the proceeds 85 percent to a federal fund 

and 15 percent to state and county entities, establishes utility 

corridors, transfers public lands for state and county parks, 

creates a 260-mile OHV trail and resolves other public lands 

issues. 

Lincoln County Land 

Sales (P.L. 106-298) 

The Lincoln County Land Act of 2000, among other things, 

authorizes the Secretary to dispose of certain lands in Lincoln 

County, Nevada, to distribute the proceeds as follows: 5 

percent to the State of Nevada, 10 percent the County, and 

85 percent to an interest bearing account that is available for 

expenditure without further appropriation. 

White River Oil Shale 

Mine, Utah Property 

Sale Provisions, The 

2001 Interior and 

Related Agencies 

Appropriations Act (P.L. 

106-291) 

The Act authorized the sale of improvements and equipment 

at the White River Oil Shale Mine with the proceeds to be 

available for expenditure without further appropriation to (A) 

first, to reimburse the Administrator for the direct costs of the 

sale; and (B) second, to reimburse the Bureau of Land 

Management Utah State Office for the costs of closing and 

rehabilitating the mine. 

The Federal Land 

Transaction Facilitation 

Act (P.L. 106-248)

The Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act (FLTFA) 

provides that the Administration may conduct sales of lands 

that have been classified as suitable for disposal under 

current resource management plans. This law provides that 

receipts from such sales may be used to acquire non-Federal 

lands with significant resource values that fall within the 

boundaries of areas now managed by the Department. 

FLTFA expires in 2010, and the 2011 Budget proposes to 

reauthorize it. Please refer to the program overview section 

for more information. 
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Southern Nevada Public 

Land Management Act 

(P.L. 105-263). 

Provides for the orderly disposal of certain Federal lands in 

Clark County, Nevada, and to provide for the acquisition of 

environmentally sensitive lands in the State of Nevada. 

Receipts are generated primarily through the sale of public 

lands in the Las Vegas Valley. 

Federal Lands 

Recreation 

Enhancement Act (Title 

VIII of P.L. 108-447) 

Enacted as Title VIII of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 

2005, this act provides authority for 10 years for BLM to 

manage public lands for recreational purposes and to collect 

and spend recreation use fees. The purposes for which the 

collections may be spent are generally for maintenance and 

repair of recreation facilities, visitor services, habitat 

restoration related to recreation, law enforcement related to 

pubic use and recreation, and direct operating and capital 

costs of the recreation fee program. 

Energy Policy Act of 

2005 (P.L. 109-58, 

Sections 224 and 234, 

Section 365, Section 

332, and Section 349) 

Established three permanent appropriations to use a portion 

of onshore mineral leasing receipts to improve oil and gas 

permit processing, facilitate the implementation of the 

Geothermal Steam Act, and clean up environmental 

contamination on the Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 2 

in California. It also authorized the Secretary of the Interior to 

establish standards under which leaseholders may reduce 

payments owed by the reasonable actual costs of 

remediating, reclaiming, and closing orphaned wells. 

Public Law 109-432, 

White Pine County Land 

Sales 

Authorizes the disposal through sale of 45,000 acres in White 

Pine County, Nevada, the proceeds of which are distributed 

as follows: (a) 5 percent for use in the general education 

program of the State of Nevada; (b) 10 percent shall be paid 

to the County for use for fire protection, law enforcement, 

education, public safety, housing, social services, 

transportation, and planning; and (c) the remaining 85 percent 

to be used to the reimburse the Bureau of Land Management 

and the Department of Interior for certain costs, to manage 

unique archaeological resources, for wilderness and 

endangered species protection, for improving recreational 

opportunities in the County, and for other specified purposes. 

Public Law 111-11, 

Omnibus 

Public Land 

Management Act of 

2009 

Among numerous other things, authorizes the disposal of 

certain lands in the Boise District of the Bureau of Land 

Management, in Washington County, Utah, and in Carson 

City, Nevada. It authorizes BLM to retain and spend most of 

the proceeds of sales of those lands to acquire lands in 

wilderness and other areas and for other purposes, and to 

pay a portion to the states in which the sold land was located. 
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Summary of Requirements ($000) 

Comparison 

by Activity/ 

Subactivity

2009 

Actual 

2009 

Recovery Act 

2010 

Enacted 

2011 

Change 

from 2010 

(+/-) 

DOI-Wide 

Changes 

(+/-) 

Program 

Changes 

(+/-) 

Budget 

Request 

FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount 

Permanent 

Operating 

Funds 

635 100,813 0 0 635 80,826 0 +0 0 -610 635 80,216 0 -610 

Operations & 

Maintenance of 

Quarters 

1 621 0 0 1 630 0 +0 0 +30 1 660 0 +30 

Recreation Fee 

Demonstration 123 17,540 0 0 123 19,000 0 +0 0 +500 123 19,500 0 +500 

Forest 

Ecosystem 

Health & 

Recovery 

62 6,998 0 0 62 6,501 0 +0 0 -2,874 62 3,627 0 -2,874 

Timber Sale 

Pipeline 

Restoration 

162 5,162 0 0 162 4,543 0 +0 0 -545 162 3,998 0 -545 

Expenses, Road 

Maintenance 

Deposits 

6 1,723 0 0 6 2,000 0 +0 0 0 6 2,000 0 0 

Southern 

Nevada Public 

Land Sales 

48 9,128 0 0 48 1,700 0 +0 0 +425 48 2,125 0 +425 

Southern 

Nevada 

Earnings on 

Investments 

0 22,033 0 0 0 3,000 0 +0 0 +14,000 0 17,000 0 +14,000 

Lincoln County 

Land Sales 3 0 0 0 3 28 0 +0 0 +36 3 64 0 +36 

Interest, Lincoln 

County Land 

Sales 

0 529 0 0 0 100 0 +0 0 +400 0 500 0 +400 

White Pine Co. 

85% special 

account 

0 0 0 0 0 77 0 +0 0 -13 0 64 0 -13 

Stewardship 

Contract, 

Excess Receipts 

0 161 0 0 0 100 0 +0 0 0 0 100 0 0 

Federal Land 

Disposal 

Account 

9 2,327 0 0 9 19,200 0 +0 0 -14,400 9 4,800 0 -14,400 

Owyhee Land 

Acquisition 

Account 

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Washington 

County, Utah 

Land Acquisition 

Account 

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0 +2,400 0 2,400 0 +2,400 

Silver Saddle 

Endowment 0 0 0 0 0 360 0 +0 0 -360 0 0 0 -360 

Carson City 

Special Account 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0 +475 0 475 0 +475 

NPR-2 Lease 

Revenue 

Account 

4 4 0 0 4 25 0 +0 0 0 4 25 0 0 

Geothermal 

Steam Act 

Implementation 

Fund* 

30 12,656 0 0 30 0 0 +0 0 0 30 0 0 0 

Permit 

Processing 

Fund - BLM 

187 21,931 0 0 187 23,562 0 +0 0 -684 187 22,878 0 -684 

Naval Oil Shale 

Reserve 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

* The 2009 Actual amounts differ from the “Appendix A” table in the 2011 Budget in Brief. This table includes the rescission/reduction of new BA of $12,996,000 in the 

Naval Oil Shale Reserve Fund. The rescission reduced 2009 BA to zero and therefore the fund is not included in the table. 
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PROGRAM OVERVIEW

The following activities account for certain receipts received from the sale, lease, or use of 

public lands or resources. They are available for use by Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for 

the purposes specified in permanent laws and do not require annual appropriation action by 

Congress. Amounts shown for 2010 and 2011 are estimates based on anticipated collections. 

Projected collection amounts consider such factors as market and economic indicators, 

expected public or industry demand levels for services or sales products, fee or collection 

schedules or structures, and certain legislative proposals expected to be enacted into law. 

Operations & Maintenance of Quarters –This account is used to maintain and repair all BLM 

employee-occupied quarters from which quarters rental charges are collected. Agencies are 

required to collect quarter rentals from employees who occupy Government-owned housing and 

quarters. This housing is provided only in isolated areas or when an employee is required to 

live on-site at a Federally-owned facility or reservation. The BLM currently maintains and 

operates 248 housing or housing units in 11 States. 

Recreation Fee Program, BLM – The Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (FLREA) of 

2004, Title VIII of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005, Public Law 108-447, provided a 

comprehensive restatement of Federal authority, including BLM’s, to collect and spend 

recreation use fees. This statute replaced prior authorities enacted in the Land and Water 

Conservation Act, the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, and the Recreational Fee 

Demonstration Program authority enacted in annual appropriation acts since 1996. During 

fiscal 2005, BLM switched to the authorities and arrangements enacted in the FLREA. 

Recreation projects operating under the former Recreational Fee Demonstration program have 

varying fees structures depending upon the day of week, season of use, free use days, and 

standardized entrance fees. Service fees, automated fee collection machines, third-party 

collection contracts, volunteer fee collectors, entrance booths, donations, self-serve pay 

stations, reservation systems, fee collection through the mail for permitted areas, special 

recreation permits for competitive and organized groups, and online Internet reservation 

payment with credit cards are examples of new collection methods the BLM has used as a 

result of the Recreational Fee Demonstration program. The fee structure at each site is 

periodically evaluated to ensure that the fees are comparable to similar sites in the surrounding 

area. These fees, combined with appropriated funds, are used to maintain buildings, shelters, 

water supply systems, fences, parking areas, and landscaping; to pump vault toilets and dump 

stations; to replace or repair broken or non-functioning facilities; to modify facilities to 

accessibility standards; and to collect trash at recreation sites. 

The following table provides the actual collections for 2009 and the estimated revenues 

projected for 2010 and 2011 from BLM recreational fee sites. In addition, the table provides 

information on the number of projects approved, the type of work conducted and the amount of 

revenues spent for all three fiscal years. 

Appropriation: Permanent Operating Funds 
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RECREATION FEE PROJECTS

2009 

Actual 

2010 

Estimated 

2011 

Budget 

Bureau of Land Management 

Recreation Use Fees 16,740 18,200 18,700

America the Beautiful pass 800 800 800

Total Recreation Fee Revenues 17,540 19,000 19,500

Unobligated Balance Brought Forward & Recoveries 11,016 11,063 12,063

Funds Obligated 16,693 17,200 17,500

Unobligated Balance 11,863 13,697 15,466

Total Expenditures (outlays) 16,063 16,018 15,138

Obligations by Type of Project 

Interp. Visitor Services, issue SRP & RUP 5,179 5,600 5,700

Law Enforcement, Recreation 2,827 3,700 3,800

Asset Repair & Maintenance 0

Facilities Deferred Maintenance 696 200 200

Facilities Capital Improvements Health & Safety 11 3,800 3,900

Facilities Routine/Annual Maintenance 3,678 2,100 2,100

Habitat Restoration, Resource Protection 812 100 100

Collection Costs 302 500 500

Fee Mgmt. Agreement & Reservation Services 2,045 1,200 1,200

Pass Administration and Overhead 

Administration, Overhead, Indirect Costs < = 15% 1,143

Total Obligations 16,693 17,200 17,500

The overwhelming majority of 2007 survey respondents, 93 percent, reported favorably on the 

overall quality of their recreation experience at BLM sites, with the highest user satisfaction 

associated with staff services, recreation use management, and physical facilities. 

Respondents believe that entrance fees or fees for services at the site were "about right," with 

an average score of three on a scale of five with one being “far too low” and five being “far too 

high.” When asked about value received for the fee paid on a five-point scale from "strongly 

disagree" to "strongly agree," 85 percent of respondents agreed or strongly agreed that the 

value of their recreation experience at least equaled the fees paid. 
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Use of Fees 

BLM’s Annual Maintenance program maintains assets on recreation sites. In fiscal year 2009, 

BLM maintained 91 percent of buildings and 88 percent of non-building assets in fair conditions. 

An estimated $5 million of recreation fee revenue was used for annual maintenance and 

operations at recreation sites. 

Projects that have been completed or started are quite varied in nature, and include the 

following accomplishments: 

Repair and Maintenance - Recreation fee revenues have been used for maintaining existing 

facilities; repairing roofs; paving and grading roads and bridges; trail maintenance; repairing 

equipment and vehicles; adding communication systems; repairing gates, fences and flood 

damage; and repairing, replacing, installing, and expanding water systems. 

Improving Visitor Services - Recreation fee revenues have been used for retrofitting restrooms 

and providing access to picnic areas for persons with disabilities; repairing existing restrooms or 

constructing new ones; landscaping recreation sites; expanding campgrounds; adding new grills 

and tables; constructing trails and additional tent pads; creating and adding directional signs; 

repairing, replacing, and constructing boat ramps; replacing and constructing boat and fishing 

docks; developing maps; brochures; exhibits and other outreach materials; and designing and 

creating interpretive displays. 

Providing for Fee Collection - Recreation fee revenues have been used for constructing fee 

collection facilities, purchasing and installing lighting for exhibits and kiosks, adding seasonal 

positions, and expanding partnerships. 

Activity: Forest Ecosystem Health and Recovery Fund - Funds in this account are derived 

from the Federal share (defined as the portion of receipts not paid to the counties under 43 

U.S.C. 1181f and 43 U.S.C. 1181-1 et seq., and P.L. 106-393) of receipts from all BLM timber 

salvage sales and all BLM forest health restoration treatments funded by this account. Funds 

from this account are available for planning, preparing, implementing, monitoring, and 

reforesting salvage timber sales and forest health restoration treatments, including those 

designed to release trees from competing vegetation, control tree densities, and treat hazardous 

fuels. Most of these treatments are implemented through service or timber sale contracting. 

BLM projects occur on Oregon and California Grant Lands, Coos Bay Wagon Road Grant 

Lands, and public domain lands. 

The initial purpose of this fund was to allow quick response to fire and reforestation of forests 

damaged by insects, disease, and fire. Expanded authorization in the 1998 Interior and Related 

Agencies Appropriations Act allows activities designed to reduce the risk of catastrophic 

damage to forests in addition to responding to damage events. The Federal share of receipts in 

2009 was $7.0 million. While litigation prevented a number of projects in western Oregon from 

being implemented, a large blow down salvage occurred in Medford Oregon, resulting in 

temporary increased in revenue during a generally down market year. The expected receipts 

for 2010 and 2011 are estimated to be $6.5 million and $3.6 million, respectively. The volume 

of salvage timber harvested in any given year (and associated revenues) may vary significantly, 

depending upon the severity of the wildland fires, weather events such as drought and 
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windstorms, and insect and disease activity. In addition, both the volume and value of harvest 

is directly influenced by the demand for wood products. Current trends indicate that anticipated 

revenues and targeted treatment acres will not be achieved due to the current economic 

downturn in the woods products industry, recent mill closures and the effects of the BLM timber 

sale mutual cancellation policy (IM WO2010-03) currently being implemented. In 2010, the BLM 

intends to treat 13,900 acres, inventory 70,000 acres, and offer 77 million board feet from 

salvage and forest restoration activities with funds from this account. In 2011, the BLM intends 

to treat 5,400 acres and offer 70 million board feet from salvage and forest restoration activities 

with funds from this account. This is a decrease from the 2010 level based on the anticipated 

decline in revenue into this account associated with the current decline in the wood products 

industry. 

Timber Sale Pipeline Restoration Fund – The Pipeline Fund was established under Section 

327 of the Omnibus Consolidated Rescissions and Appropriations Act of 1996. The Act 

established separate funds for the U.S. Forest Service and the BLM, using revenues generated 

by timber sales released under Section 2001(k) of the 1995 Supplemental Appropriations for 

Disaster Assistance and Rescissions Act, which directs that 75 percent of the Pipeline Fund be 

used to fill each agency’s timber sale “pipeline” and that 25 percent of the Pipeline Fund be 

used to address the maintenance backlog for recreation projects on BLM and U.S. Forest 

Service lands after statutory payments are made to State and local governments and the U.S. 

Treasury. 

Receipts in 2009 were $5.2 million and are estimated to be $4.5 million in 2010 and $4.0 in 

2011. In 2010 and 2011, 100 percent of timber sale pipeline receipts from O&C Grant Lands 

will be deposited to the Timber Sales Pipeline Restoration Fund because of the reauthorization 

of Secure Rural Schools payments. That law exempts deposits to permanent operating funds 

such as to the Timber Sales Pipeline Restoration Fund from being used to pay to western 

Oregon counties. 

 

DEPOSITS AND EXPENDITURES, 

TIMBER SALE PIPELINE RESTORATION FUND 

($000)

Year Annual Deposit Cumulative 

Deposit 

Annual 

Expenditure 

Cumulative 

Expenditure 

1998 31,803 31,803 4,474 4,474

1999 3,122 34,925 10,239 14,713

2000 0 34,925 8,454 23,167

2001 6,590 41,515 7,489 30,656

2002 563 42,078 5,615 36,271

2003 2,879 44,957 5,339 41,610

2004 6,993 51,950 2,904 44,514

2005 8,843 60,793 2,887 47,401

2006 12,455 73,248 5,059 52,460

2007 10,922 84,170 8,381 60,841

2008 10,375 94,545 10,340 71,181

2009 5,162 99,707 16,768 87,949

2010 est. 4,543 104,250 12,000 99,949

2011 est. 3,998 108,248 4,500 104,449
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At the end of 2009, the unobligated balance in the fund was $14.7 million. A spend down plan 

has been implemented that will bring the fund balance down to approximately $0.7 million at the 

end of fiscal year 2012. This balance is necessary to permit continued use of the fund annually 

to meet the fund’s objective of rebuilding the timber sale pipeline. 

Recreation Projects – Significant progress has been made in western Oregon to address 

recreation projects using funds from the Timber Sale Pipeline Restoration Fund. Through the 

end of 2009, the BLM completed $19.8 million in backlog maintenance work at 43 recreation 

sites. The principal focus of recreation spending is maintenance of existing facilities, resolving 

critical safety needs, and to meet the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. For 

example, the BLM has spent considerable effort renovating water and sewer systems, replacing 

restrooms, improving parking areas, and adapting existing recreation sites for handicapped 

visitors. In 2011, the BLM level of expenditures for recreation projects is estimated to be $2.0 

million. 

Timber Sales – The other 75 percent of the Pipeline Fund is used specifically to prepare timber 

sales, including all necessary environmental inventories and analyses, sale layout, timber 

cruise, and contract costs. Upon completion of these requirements, a sale is officially prepared 

and placed “on-the-shelf” in anticipation of being offered for sale. Timber sale preparation also 

depends on BLM’s skilled and experienced Forest Management workforce, particularly foresters 

and forest technicians. Today, the average age of this forestry workforce in western Oregon is 

approximately 50 years. The BLM’s focus will be replacing skills needed to prepare and 

administer timber sales. 

In 2011, the BLM will have expended $3.0 million from the Pipeline Fund for the preparation of 

timber sales and offered approximately 30 MMBF of timber for sale. The BLM expects to deposit 

$9.1 million from associated timber sales into this fund in 2009 and 2010. 

Expenses, Road Maintenance Deposits – This activity provides for the permanent 

appropriation of money collected from commercial road users in lieu of user maintenance. The 

receipts are permanently appropriated to the BLM for road maintenance. Users of certain roads 

under the BLM’s jurisdiction make deposits for maintenance purposes. Moneys collected are 

available for needed road maintenance. Moneys collected on Oregon and California Grant 

Lands are available only for those lands (43 U.S.C. 1762(c), 43 U.S.C. 1735(b)). The BLM has 

authority to collect money for road maintenance from commercial users of the public lands and 

the public domain lands transportation system. Most of the funds generated for this account 

come from Oregon and California Grant lands and are available for those lands only, excluding 

$225,000 that is made available for administrative expenses. 

Southern Nevada Public Land Sales – This receipt account allows the BLM to record 

transactions authorized by the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act (SNPLMA) (P.L. 

105-263). The purpose of the Act is to provide for the orderly disposal of certain Federal lands in 

Clark County, Nevada, to meet the demands for community expansion and economic 

development, and to use the proceeds from these sales to address critical environmental and 

educational needs in Clark County and other areas of Nevada. Receipts are generated primarily 

through sale to the public of lands in the Las Vegas valley. Approximately 50,000 acres of public 

land are within the disposal boundary area. 
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Currently, funds collected from the land sales are distributed as follows: 

• Five percent to the State General Education Fund for Nevada’s school children. 

• Ten percent to the Southern Nevada Water Authority to fund the infrastructure needed to 

support the development resulting from land sales under the Act. 

• 85 percent is deposited into a special account and available to be spent by the Secretary of 

the Interior. 

To date, SNPLMA has generated more than $2.8 billion in deposits to the special fund from land 

sales since its enactment in 1998. When SNPLMA was originally passed, proceeds from land 

sales under the bill were estimated at roughly $70 million per year. For more information on 

SNPLMA, see the recent report to Congress, at http://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/snplma.html. 

Earnings on Investments, Southern Nevada Public Land Sales – This account allows the 

BLM to record interest-earning activity on funds that are derived from Southern Nevada land 

sales held by the U.S. Treasury. The SNPLMA, (P.L. 105-263) both directs the sale of specified 

public lands and authorizes the accumulation of interest earnings. Eighty-five percent of gross 

land sales receipts are deposited in a Treasury special account. Funds in the special account 

earn interest in an amount determined by the Secretary of the Treasury and are available for 

expenditure under the provisions of the Act. 

Lincoln County Sales – This receipt account allows the BLM to record transactions authorized 

by the Lincoln County Land Sales Act (P.L. 106-298), which was enacted by Congress in 2000. 

The purpose of the Act is to provide for the disposal of certain Federal lands in Lincoln County, 

Nevada. Funds accumulated in the special account may be used to: 

• Preserve archaeological resources, conserve habitat, and reimburse the BLM Nevada State 

Office for land sale costs related to this act. 

• Process public land use authorizations and rights-of-way stemming from conveyed land. 

• Purchase environmentally sensitive land or interests in land in the State of Nevada, with 

priority given to land outside Clark County. 

• In 2009, there were no receipts. In 2010 small sales are expected to produce $28,000 with 

85 percent deposited to this permanent operating fund. Five percent will be paid to the 

State of Nevada and 10 percent to Lincoln County. In 2011 sales are projected to be 

$64,000 with the same percentage distributions among the operating fund and the State and 

county. 

Earnings on Investments, Lincoln County Land Act – This account allows the BLM to record 

interest-earning activity on funds held by the U.S. Treasury derived from Lincoln County land 

sales. Lincoln County Land Sales Act (P.L. 106-298), both directs the sale of specified public 

lands and authorizes the accumulation of interest earnings. Eighty-five percent of gross land 

sales receipts are deposited in a Treasury special account. Funds in the special account earn 

interest in an amount determined by the Secretary of the Treasury and are available for 

expenditure without further appropriation under the provisions of the Act. 

Stewardship "End Results" Contracting Fund –The 2003 Omnibus Appropriations Act (P.L. 

108-7), Section 323, amended Section 347 of the 1999 Appropriation Omnibus (P.L. 105-277, 

OCT. 21, 1998) that originally granted the U.S. Forest Service pilot stewardship contracting 

authority. Until September 30, 2013, the Forest Service and the BLM, via agreement or contract 

as appropriate, may enter into stewardship contracting projects with private persons or other 
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public or private entities to perform services to achieve land management goals for the national 

forest and the public lands that meet local and rural community needs. 

The Act granted BLM the ability to utilize stewardship contracting as a tool for forest and 

rangeland restoration. The BLM may apply the value of timber or other forest products removed 

as an offset against the cost of services received, and monies from a contract under subsection 

(a) may be retained by the Forest Service and the BLM and shall be available for expenditure 

without further appropriation at the project site from which the monies are collected or at another 

project site. In 2009, the BLM deposited $161,000 into the fund, and expects to deposit 

$100,000 in 2010 and 2011. 

Federal Land Disposal Account – The Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act (FLTFA),

provides that the BLM may conduct sales of lands that have been classified as suitable for 

disposal in land use plans. This law provides that receipts from such sales may be used to 

acquire non-Federal lands with significant resource values that fall within the boundaries of 

certain areas now managed by the Department. Unless reauthorized, FLTFA will sunset on July 

24, 2010. 

The Administration proposes to reauthorize FLTFA. The proposal would eliminate the Act's July 

2010 sunset date and allow lands identified as suitable for disposal in recent land use plans to 

be sold using the FLTFA authority. FLTFA sales revenues would continue to be used to fund 

the acquisition of environmentally sensitive lands and the administrative costs associated with 

conducting sales. Under current law, the BLM is currently limited to selling lands identified for 

disposal in land-use plans that were in effect prior to the enactment of FLTFA, and makes the 

proceeds available for the acquisition of other non-Federal lands within specially-designated 

areas such as National Parks, National Wildlife Refuges, and National Monuments. 

The BLM has disbursed or transferred funds generated from FLTFA receipts for the following 

acquisition projects for 2009. 

2009 Acquisition Projects Approved for Purchase with FLTFA Funding

Agency State Project Year Value Acres

BLM Arizona Hells Canyon Wilderness 2009 $2,910,000   640.00

BLM Idaho Henrys Lake ACEC 2009 $1,200,000   712.00

BLM New Mexico Elk Springs ACEC 2009 $1,825,000   2,280.00

      Total    $5,935,000   3,632.00

FWS Oregon Nestucca Bay National Wildlife Refuge 2009 $800,000   85.25

      Total    $800,000   85.25

NPS Idaho City of Rocks National Preserve 2009 $300,000   160.00

NPS Oregon John Day Fossil Beds National Monument 2009 $200,000   159.00

NPS Utah Zion National Park 2009 $580,000   10.00

      Total    $1,080,000   329.00

USFS California Shasta‐Trinity National Forest 2009 $355,000   160.00

USFS Colorado White River National Forest 2009 $258,000   75.13

USFS Wyoming Bridger‐Teton National Forest 2009 $352,250   40.00

      Total    $965,250   275.13

      Grand Total    $8,780,250   4,321.38
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Owyhee Land Acquisition Account – The Owyhee Land Acquisition Account was established 

under Section 1505 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009. This account 

provides a process for orderly sale of certain public lands in Boise District of the BLM that, as of 

July 25, 2000, has been identified for disposal in an appropriate resource management plans. 

Proceeds from the sale of public land shall be deposited into the “Owyhee Land Acquisition 

Account”. This account authorizes the Secretary to manage the collections accounts and 

without further appropriation, to purchase land or interests in land in, or adjacent to, the 

wilderness areas designated by this subtitle, including land identified as ‘‘Proposed for 

Acquisition’’ on the maps described in section 1503(a)(1). The authority expires on the date that 

is 10 years after the date of enactment of this Act; or the date on which a total of $8,000,000 

from the account is expended. 

Washington County, Utah Land Acquisition Account – This account was established under 

Section 1778 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009. This account provides a 

process for orderly sale of certain public lands in Washington County, Utah, that, as of July 25, 

2000, has been identified for disposal in appropriate resource management plans. Proceeds 

from the sale of public land shall be deposited into the “Washington County, Utah Land 

Acquisitions Account”. Amounts in the account shall be available to the Secretary to purchase 

from willing sellers lands or interest in land within the wilderness areas and National 

Conservation Area established. 

Silver Saddle Endowment Account – This account was established by the Omnibus Public 

Land Management Act of 2009, and authorizes under certain conditions the sale of a 62-acre 

parcel to Carson City, Nevada. Proceeds of the sale are to be used by BLM for the oversight 

and enforcement of a perpetual conservation easement to the land to protect, preserve, and 

enhance the conservation values of the land. 

Carson City Special Account – This account was established by the Omnibus Public Land 

Management Act of 2009, and authorizes the sale of approximately 158 acres described in the 

law. Five percent of the proceeds will be paid directly to the State for use in the general 

education program of the State. The remainder shall be deposited in this account to reimburse 

BLM and the Forest Service for the costs of the sale and appraisals, and to acquire 

environmentally sensitive land or an interest in environmentally sensitive land in the city. 

NPR-2 Lease Revenue Account – Section 331 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, P.L.109–58 

transferred Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 2 from the Department of Energy to the 

Department of Interior and appropriates a portion of revenues from mineral leases on the site to 

remove environmental contamination. The appropriations end when the cleanup is completed. 

Geothermal Steam Act Implementation Fund – Section 224 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, 

P.L.109–58, amended the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970. The amendment provides that fifty 

percent of geothermal bonuses, rents, and royalties will be paid to the State and twenty-five 

percent will be paid to the County within the boundaries of which the leased lands or geothermal 

resources are or were located. Section 234 provided that twenty-five percent be deposited to 

BLM’s Geothermal Steam Act Implementation Fund from 2006 through 2010 for the purpose of 

expediting the development of geothermal steam as an energy source. That authority expired in 

2010 and no deposits will be made in 2011 and in later years. 

Permit Processing Improvement Fund – As authorized by Section 365 of the Energy Policy 

Act of 2005, P.L.109–58, fifty percent of rents from onshore mineral leases for oil and gas, coal, 

and oil-shale on Federal lands were to be deposited into this fund from 2006 through 2015 for 
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the purpose of identifying and implementing improvements and cost efficiencies in processing 

applications for permits to drill and related work. The Administration will submit legislation to 

eliminate this fund in 2012 and to substitute new cost recovery fees that will be put in place 

through an administrative rulemaking. 

Mineral Leasing Naval Oil Shale Reserve - These receipts include revenue derived from the 

bonuses, rents, and royalties from mineral leasing under the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 that 

were collected from the developed lands within the Naval Oil Shale Reserve Numbers 1 and 3 

in Colorado since the enactment of the 1998 National Defense Authorization Act, amended in 

December, 2002. Naval Oil Shale Reserve areas 1 and 3 were transferred to the BLM 

management by the National Defense Authorization Act of 1998. Amendments to the National 

Defense Authorization Act of 1998 appropriated $1,500,000 in 2003 to perform studies to 

estimate the cost to remediate the NOSR 3 site. The act also authorized an appropriation of 

those receipts to do the remediation work 60 days after a report was submitted to Congress. 

BLM completed an Engineering Evaluation and Cost Analysis at Naval Oil Shale Reserve 3 

including an evaluation of various cleanup or removal scenarios at the site. The final 

Engineering Evaluation and Cost Analysis was submitted to the Congress on November 2, 

2005. The report to Congress estimated the cost of the preferred cleanup method at 

$6,300,000, and that amount was warranted in 2006. A further analysis of the site determined 

that an additional $16,219,400 was needed to complete the cleanup and that amount was 

warranted on July 8, 2008. The appropriated balance of $12,996,000 was rescinded in 2009. 

An unappropriated balance of $76,665,506 remains in the funds. The balance will remain 

unless legislation is enacted. 
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Account Symbol and Title 

14X9926 

Permanent Operating Funds 

Line 2009 Act 2010 CY 2011 BY 

Program and Financing (P) ($ in Millions) 

Obligations by program activity: 

 Forest ecosystems health and recovery 0001 6 6 6

 Recreation fee demonstration 0002 17 16 16

 Expenses, road maintenance deposits 0003 2 2 2

 Timber sale pipeline restoration fund 0004 17 14 14

 Southern Nevada public land sales (85) 0005 143 210 210

 Lincoln County Lands Act 0008 1 2 2

 Federal Land Faciliation Transaction Act 0011 27 3 0

 Operation and maintenance of quarters 0013 0 1 1

 Permit Processing Improvement Fund 0014 26 24 24

 Geothermal Steam Act Fund 0015 6 0 0

 NPR-2 lease revenue fund 0016 0 1 1

 Washington County Utah land sales 0017 0 0 1

 Total new obligations 1000 245 279 277

Budgetary resources available for obligation: 

 Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year 2140 995 895 697

 New budget authority (gross) 2200 101 81 75

 Resources available from recoveries of prior year 

obligations 

2210 44 0 0

 Total budgetary resources available for obligation 2390 1140 976 772

 Total new obligations 2395 -245 -279 -277

 Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year 2440 895 697 495

New budget authority (gross), detail: 

 Mandatory: 

 Recreation fee demonstration program [14-9926-

0-302-N-0500-01] 

6020 18 19 20

 Forest ecosystem health and recovery fund [14-

9926-0-302-N-0501-01] 

6020 7 7 4

 Timber sales pipeline restoration fund [14-9926-0-

302-N-0502-01] 

6020 5 5 4

 Expenses, road maintenance deposits [14-9926-0-

302-N-0503-01] 

6020 2 2 2

 S. Nevada public land management [14-9926-0-

302-N-0504-01] 

6020 9 2 2

 S. Nevada public land management-interest 

earned [14-9926-0-302-N-0505-01] 

6020 22 3 17

 Federal land disposal account [14-9926-0-302-N0506-01] 6020 2 19 0

 Lincoln County land sales - interest [14-9926-0-

302-N-0507-01] 

6020 1 0 1

 Permit processing improvement fund [14-9926-0-

302-N-0508-01] 

6020 22 24 23

Budget Schedules 
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Account Symbol and Title 

14X9926 

Permanent Operating Funds 

Line 2009 Act 2010 CY 2011 BY 

 Geothermal Steam Act fund [14-9926-0-302-N0509-01] 6020 13 0 0

 Naval Oil Shale Cleanup [14-9926-0-302-N-0510-

01] 

6020 13 0 0

 NPR-2 lease revenue fund 6020 0 0 0

 Washington County, Utah land sales [14-9926-0-

302-N-0511-01] 

6020 0 0 2

 Unobligated balance permanently reduced 6036 -13 0 0

 Appropriation (total mandatory) 6250 101 81 75

 Appropriation - Control Totals 6250-10 0 0 0

 Appropriation - Computed Totals 6250-20 101 81 75

 Mandatory, Authorizing Committee 

 Appropriation [SNPMA] **OL Rates** 6250-40 31 5 19

 Baseline Non-Pay 6250-50 4 17

 Baseline Civilian Pay 6250-50 1 2

 Policy Outlays: 

 New Authority 6250-61 8 2 7

 Balances (excl of EOY PY Bal) 6250-62 207 0 1

 End of PY Balances 6250-63 117 86

 Subtotal, outlays 6250-64 215 119 94

 Baseline Outlays: 

 New Authority 6250-81 2 7

 Balances (excl of EOY PY Bal) 6250-82 0 1

 End of PY Balances 6250-83 117 86

 Subtotal, outlays 6250-84 119 94

 Appropriation [FLTFA] **OL Rates** 6250-40 2 19 0

 Baseline Non-Pay 6250-50 18 0

 Baseline Civilian Pay 6250-50 1 0

 Policy Outlays: 

 New Authority 6250-61 2 7 0

 Balances (excl of EOY PY Bal) 6250-62 21 0 6

 End of PY Balances 6250-63 20 12

 Subtotal, outlays 6250-64 23 27 18

 Baseline Outlays: 

 New Authority 6250-81 7 0

 Balances (excl of EOY PY Bal) 6250-82 0 6

 End of PY Balances 6250-83 20 12

 Subtotal, outlays 6250-84 27 18

 Appropriation [Other Perm Operating] **OL 

Rates** 

6250-40 68 57 56

 Baseline Non-Pay 6250-50 45 30

 Baseline Civilian Pay 6250-50 12 26

 Policy Outlays: 

 New Authority 6250-61 36 40 39

 Balances (excl of EOY PY Bal) 6250-62 126 0 11

 End of PY Balances 6250-63 57 42

 Subtotal, outlays 6250-64 162 97 93

 Baseline Outlays: 
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Account Symbol and Title 

14X9926 

Permanent Operating Funds 

Line 2009 Act 2010 CY 2011 BY 

 New Authority 6250-81 40 39

 Balances (excl of EOY PY Bal) 6250-82 0 11

 End of PY Balances 6250-83 57 42

 Subtotal, outlays 6250-84 97 93

Change in obligated balances: 

 Obligated balance, start of year 7240 1303 1104 1140

 Total new obligations 7310 245 279 277

 Total outlays (gross) 7320 -400 -243 -204

 Recoveries of prior year obligations 7345 -44 0 0

 Obligated balance, end of year 7440 1104 1140 1213

Outlays (gross), detail: 

 Outlays from new mandatory authority 8697 46 49 46

 Outlays from mandatory balances 8698 354 194 158

 Total outlays (gross) 8700 400 243 204

Net budget authority and outlays: 

 Budget authority 8900 101 81 75

 Outlays 9000 400 243 204

Total investments, start of year: Federal securities: 

Par value 

9201 1942 1661 1505

Total investments, end of year: Federal securities: 

Par value 

9202 1661 1505 1334

Unpaid obligation, end of year 9502 1104 

Special and Trust Fund Receipts (N) 

 Balance, start of year 0100 89 77 78

 Balance, start of year 0199 89 77 78

Receipts: 

 Deposits for Road Maintenance and Reconstruction 

[14-501810-0-302-R-200403-01] 

0220 2 2 2

 Rents and Charges for Quarters, Bureau of Land 

Management, Interior [14-504810-0-302-R-200403-

01] 

0221 1 1 1

 Forest Ecosystem Health and Recovery, Disposal 

of Salvage Timber [14-516510-0-302-R-200403-01] 

0222 7 7 4

 Land Sales, Southern Nevada Public Land 

Management [14-523210-0-302-R-200403-01] 

0223 9 2 2

 Timber Sale Pipeline Restoration Fund [14-524910-

0-306-R-133003-01] 

0224 5 5 4

 Surplus Land Sales, Federal Land Disposal 

Account [14-526010-0-302-R-134003-01] 

0225 2 19 0

 Surplus Land Sales, Federal Land Disposal 

Account - legislative proposal subject to PAYGO [14-

526010-4-302-R-134003-01] 

0226 0 0 5

 Recreation Enhancement Fee, BLM [14-541310-0-

303-R-200403-01] 

0227 18 19 20

 Rent from Mineral Leases, Permit Processing 

Improvement Fund [14-557310-0-302-R-200403-01] 

0228 22 24 23
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Account Symbol and Title 

14X9926 

Permanent Operating Funds 

Line 2009 Act 2010 CY 2011 BY 

 Geothermal Lease Revenues, Department of 

Interior Share [14-557510-0-302-R-200403-01] 

0229 13 0 0

 Earnings on Investments, Southern Nevada Public 

Land Management [14-523220-0-908-R-200403-01] 

0240 22 3 17

 Interest, Lincoln County Land Act Land Sales [14-

546920-0-908-R-200403-01] 

0241 1 0 1

 Total receipts and collections 0299 102 82 79

 Total: Balances and collections 0400 191 159 157

Appropriations: 

 Permanent Operating Funds [14-9926-0-302-P6020-01] 0500 -18 -19 -20

 Permanent Operating Funds [14-9926-0-302-P6020-02] 0501 -7 -7 -4

 Permanent Operating Funds [14-9926-0-302-P6020-03] 0502 -5 -5 -4

 Permanent Operating Funds [14-9926-0-302-P6020-04] 0503 -2 -2 -2

 Permanent Operating Funds [14-9926-0-302-P6020-05] 0504 -9 -2 -2

 Permanent Operating Funds [14-9926-0-302-P6020-06] 0505 -22 -3 -17

 Permanent Operating Funds [14-9926-0-302-P6020-07] 0506 -2 -19 0

 Permanent Operating Funds [14-9926-0-302-P6020-08] 

0507 -1 0 -1

 Permanent Operating Funds [14-9926-0-302-P6020-09] 0508 -22 -24 -23

 Permanent Operating Funds [14-9926-0-302-P6020-10] 0509 -13 0 0

 Permanent Operating Funds [14-9926-0-302-P6020-11] 0510 -13 0 0

 Permanent Operating Funds [14-9926-0-302-P6020-13] 0511 0 0 -2

 Permanent Operating Funds - legislative proposal 

subject to PAYGO [14-9926-4-302-P-6020-01] 

0512 0 0 -5

 Total appropriations 0599 -114 -81 -80

 Balance, end of year 0799 77 78 77

Object Classification (O) ($ in Millions) 

Direct obligations: 

 Personnel compensation: 

 Full-time permanent 1111 32 32 31

 Other than full-time permanent 1113 4 4 4

 Other personnel compensation 1115 2 1 1

 Total personnel compensation 1119 38 37 36

 Civilian personnel benefits 1121 11 8 8

 Travel and transportation of persons 1210 1 1 1

 Transportation of things 1220 1 1 1

 Advisory and assistance services 1251 1 0 0

 Other services 1252 24 28 27
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Account Symbol and Title 

14X9926 

Permanent Operating Funds 

Line 2009 Act 2010 CY 2011 BY 

 Other purchases of goods and services from 

Government accounts 

1253 40 12 5

 Operation and maintenance of facilities 1254 1 2 2

 Research and development contracts 1255 1 0 0

 Operation and maintenance of equipment 1257 1 0 0

 Supplies and materials 1260 2 4 4

 Equipment 1310 1 2 2

 Land and structures 1320 33 57 57

 Grants, subsidies, and contributions 1410 0 16 16

 Subtotal, obligations, Direct obligations 1990 155 168 159

Allocation Account - direct: 

 Personnel compensation: 

 Full-time permanent 3111 11 1 1

 Other personnel compensation 3115 1 0 0

 Total personnel compensation 3119 12 1 1

 Civilian personnel benefits 3121 4 0 0

 Advisory and assistance services 3251 1 0 0

 Other services 3252 14 27 35

 Other purchases of goods and services from 

Government accounts 

3253 32 16 16

 Land and structures 3320 27 2 2

 Grants, subsidies, and contributions 3410 0 65 64

 Subtotal, obligations, Allocation Account - direct 3990 90 111 118

 Total new obligations 9999 245 279 277

Character Classification (C) ($ in Millions) 

NON-INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES: 

 Direct Federal programs: 

 Budget Authority 2004-01 101 81 75

 Outlays 2004-02 400 243 205

Employment Summary (Q) 

Direct: 

 Civilian full-time equivalent employment 1001 635 635 626

Appropriations Requests in Thousands of Dollars (T) 

Budget year budgetary resources 1000 0
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Account Symbol and Title 

14X9926 T-4 

Permanent Operating Funds 

Line 2009 Act 2010 CY 2011 BY 

 

Program and Financing (P) ($ in Millions) 

Obligations by program activity: 

 Federal Land Faciliation Transaction Act 0011 0 0 3

 Total new obligations 1000 0 0 3

 

Budgetary resources available for obligation: 

 New budget authority (gross) 2200 0 0 5

 Total new obligations 2395 0 0 -3

 Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year 2440 0 0 2

 

New budget authority (gross), detail: 

 

 Mandatory: 

 Federal land disposal account [14-9926-4-302-N0512-01] 6020 0 0 5

 Appropriation (Permit Processing Fund) 6020 0 0 0

 Appropriation (total mandatory) 6250 0 0 5

 Appropriation - Computed Totals 6250-20 0 0 0

 

 Mandatory, Authorizing Committee 

 Appropriation [FLTFA] **OL Rates** 6250-40 0 0 0

 Policy Outlays: 

 New Authority 6250-61 0 0 0

 Balances (excl of EOY PY Bal) 6250-62 0 0 0

 End of PY Balances 6250-63 0 0

 Subtotal, outlays 6250-64 0 0 0

 Baseline Outlays: 

 Appropriation [Permit Processing Fund] **OL 

Rates** 

6250-40 0 0 0

 Policy Outlays: 

 New Authority 6250-61 0 0 0

 Balances (excl of EOY PY Bal) 6250-62 0 0 0

 End of PY Balances 6250-63 0 0

 Subtotal, outlays 6250-64 0 0 0

 Baseline Outlays: 

 

Change in obligated balances: 

 Total new obligations 7310 0 0 3

 Total outlays (gross) 7320 0 0 0

 Obligated balance, end of year 7440 0 0 3

 

Net budget authority and outlays: 

 Budget authority 8900 0 0 5

 Outlays 9000 0 0 0

Unpaid obligation, end of year 9502 0 

Budget Schedules 
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Account Symbol and Title 

14X9926 T-4 

Permanent Operating Funds 

Line 2009 Act 2010 CY 2011 BY 

 

 

Object Classification (O) ($ in Millions) 

Direct obligations: 

Personnel compensation: 

 Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent 1111 0 0 1

 Land and structures 1320 0 0 2

 Total new obligations 9999 0 0 3

 

Character Classification (C) ($ in Millions) 

NON-INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES: 

 Direct Federal programs: 

 Budget Authority 2004-01 0 0 5

 Outlays 2004-02 0 0 1

 

Employment Summary (Q) 

Direct: 

 Civilian full-time equivalent employment 1001 0 0 9
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Chapter XII – Miscellaneous Trust Funds Page XII - 1 

MISCELLANEOUS TRUST FUNDS

 

APPROPRIATION LANGUAGE

In addition to amounts authorized to be expended under existing laws, there is hereby 

appropriated such amounts as may be contributed under section 307 of the Act of October 21, 

1976 (43 U. S. C. 1701), and such amounts as may be advanced for administrative costs, 

surveys, appraisals, and costs of making conveyances of omitted lands under section 211(b) of 

that Act, to remain available until expended. (Department of the Interior, Environment, and 

Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010.) 

APPROPRIATION LANGUAGE EXPLANATION

This appropriation authorizes the BLM to expend funds that are contributed to the BLM. The 

contributions cover various operating expenses. The appropriation consists of both current and 

permanent appropriations. The current appropriations are the contributions authorized by the 

Federal Land Policy Management Act (FLPMA) section 307 (c), which allows parties to 

contribute funds to BLM for resource development, protection, and management activities; for 

acquisition and conveyance of public lands; and for cadastral surveys on Federally controlled or 

intermingled lands. 

 
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AUTHORIZATIONS

The Federal Land Policy 

and Management Act of 

1976 (43 U.S.C. 1721, 

1737) 

 Provides for the acceptance of contributed money or services 

for: (1) resource development, protection, and management; (2) 

conveyance or acquisition of public lands (including omitted 

lands or islands) to States, their political subdivisions, or 

individuals; and (3) conducting cadastral surveys. 

Taylor Grazing Act (43 

U.S.C. 315h and 315i) 

 

Provides for the acceptance of contributions for rangeland 

improvements. 

43 U.S.C. 759, 761, and 

31 U.S.C. 1321(a) 

 

Provides for contributions for public surveys. 

Act of March 3, 1891, 

Section 11 

 

Provides for the sale of town lots to non-Native Alaskans. This 

Act was repealed by FLPMA. 

The Comptroller General 

Opinion of November 18, 

1935, and 31 U.S.C. 1321 

 

Authorizes the use of trust funds to provide for survey and deed 

recordation of town lots occupied prior to passage of FLPMA. 

The Sikes Act of 1974, 

as amended (16 U.S.C. 

670 et seq.) 

 

Provides for the conservation, restoration, and management of 

species and their habitats in cooperation with State wildlife 

agencies. 

Omnibus Appropriations 

Act, 2009, Division E—

Department of the 

Interior, Environment, 

and Related Agencies 

Appropriations Act, 

2009, P.L. 111-8, 

March 10, 2009 

 

Provides that projects to be funded pursuant to a written 

commitment by a State government to provide an identified 

amount of money in support of the project may be carried out 

by the Bureau on a reimbursable basis. 

 
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Summary of Requirements ($000) 2011 Change 

from 2010 

(+/-) Comparison 

by Activity/ 

Subactivity 

2009 

Actual 

2009 

Recovery Act 

2010 

Enacted 

DOI-Wide 

Changes 

(+/-) 

Program Changes 

(+/-) 

Budget 

Request 

FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount 

Miscellaneous 

Trust Funds 75 12,704 0 0 75 17,000 0 0 0 0 75 17,000 0 0 

 

Current: 62 10,805 0 0 62 15,200 0 0 0 0 62 15,200 0 0 

 

Conveyance 

of Omitted 

Lands 

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

 

Resource 

Development 

Protection & 

Management 

- FLPMA 

37 8,599 0 0 37 12,096 0 0 0 0 37 12,096 0 0 

 

Resource 

Development 

Protection & 

Management 

- California 

Off-Highway 

23 2,032 0 0 23 2,859 0 0 0 0 23 2,859 0 0 

 

Wildlife & 

Fish 

Conservation 

& 

Rehabilitation 

- Sikes Act 

2 145 0 0 2 204 0 0 0 0 2 204 0 0 

 

Rights-OfWay 0 29 0 0 0 41 0 0 0 0 0 41 0 0 

 

Permanent: 13 1,899 0 0 13 1,800 0 0 0 0 13 1,800 0 0 

 

Resource 

Development 

Protection & 

Management 

- Taylor 

Grazing Act 

5 939 0 0 5 891 0 0 0 0 5 891 0 0 

 

Public Survey 8 960 0 0 8 909 0 0 0 0 8 909 0 0 

 

Trustee 

Funds - 

Alaska 

Townsites 

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
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ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION

The Land and Resource Management Trust Fund provides for resource development, 

protection, and management improvement of the public lands using money and services that 

are contributed to the BLM from non-Federal sources. 

Contributions and donations of money from private individuals, companies, user organizations, 

State government agencies, and other non-Federal entities provide for the performance of 

certain conservation practices. The BLM must receive these monies before work begins, and 

any money remaining after the project is completed is returned to the contributor if they desire. 

Current Appropriations: 

Funds are routinely received for the following purposes: 

• Conveyance of Omitted Lands - This activity accounts for contributed funds for land and 

realty actions from non-Federal sources or applicants as agreed to through an established 

contribution agreement. 

• Resource Development, Protection, and Management--FLMPA - According to FLPMA, 

the BLM can accept contributed money or services for (1) resource development, protection, 

and management; (2) conveyance or acquisition of public lands; and (3) conducting 

cadastral surveys. 

• Resource Development, Protection and Management of California Off-Highway 

Vehicles - Includes contributions from the State of California Off-Highway Vehicle license 

(“Green Sticker”) fund. The BLM uses this fund for the development, maintenance, and 

operation of benefiting projects on BLM-administered public lands in California. 

• Wildlife & Fish Conservation & Rehabilitation--Sikes Act - The Sikes Act authorizes 

State game and fish departments to charge fees for activities such as hunting, fishing, and 

trapping on Federal lands. These funds are shared with the BLM and used by the BLM for 

the conservation, restoration, management and improvement of wildlife species and their 

habitat. 

• Rights-of-Way - This activity accounts for funds contributed by private entities to pay the 

casework costs of processing ROW grants requested by them. 

Permanent Appropriations: 

The following funds are permanently available as Permanent Miscellaneous Trust Funds to the 

Secretary of the Interior for efforts as specified by the authorizing Act: 

• Taylor Grazing Act Contributions - These contributions are permanently appropriated as 

trust funds to the Secretary for rangeland improvement. 

Appropriation: Miscellaneous Trust Funds (Current 

& Permanent) 
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• Public Survey Contributions - These contributions are permanently appropriated as trust 

funds to the Secretary for cadastral survey, as authorized. 

• Trustee Funds, Alaska Townsites - These contributions are provided for the sale of town 

lots to non-Native Alaskans. These trust funds provide for the survey and deed transfer of 

town lots. Purchasers pay the cost of survey and deed transfer plus $25. (Native Alaskans 

are exempt from payment.) Only lots occupied before the passage of FLPMA may be 

deeded to the occupants; all other lots are the property of the municipality. 

 
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Budget Schedules 

Account Symbol and Title 

14X9971 

Miscellaneous Trust Funds 

Line 2009 Act 2010 CY 2011 BY 

Program and Financing (P) ($ in Millions) 

Obligations by program activity: 

 Resource development FLPMA 0001 9 11 14

 Resource development CA OHV 0002 4 6 8

 Resource development Taylor Grazing 0003 1 1 3

 Public survey 0004 1 1 2

 Sikes Act 0005 0 1 2

 Total new obligations 1000 15 20 29

Budgetary resources available for obligation: 

 Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year 2140 32 34 31

 New budget authority (gross) 2200 17 17 17

 Total budgetary resources available for obligation 2390 49 51 48

 Total new obligations 2395 -15 -20 -29

 Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year 2440 34 31 19

New budget authority (gross), detail: 

 Mandatory: 

 Appropriation (trust fund) [14-9971-0-302-N-0500-01] 6026 13 17 17

 Appropriation (total mandatory) 6250 13 17 17

 Appropriation - Control Totals 6250-10 0 0 0

 Appropriation - Computed Totals 6250-20 13 17 17

 Mandatory, Appropriations Committee 

 Appropriation [010-04-9971] **OL Rates** 6250-40 13 17 17

 Baseline Non-Pay 6250-50 11 11

 Baseline Civilian Pay 6250-50 6 6

 Policy Outlays: 

 New Authority 6250-61 0 9 9

 Balances (excl of EOY PY Bal) 6250-62 10 0 9

 End of PY Balances 6250-63 7 4

 Subtotal, outlays 6250-64 10 16 21

 Baseline Outlays: 

 New Authority 6250-81 9 9

 Balances (excl of EOY PY Bal) 6250-82 0 9

 End of PY Balances 6250-83 7 4

 Subtotal, outlays 6250-84 16 21

 Change in uncollected customer payments from 

Federal sources (unexpired) 

6910 4 0 0

 Spending authority from offsetting collections (total 

mandatory) 

6990 4 0 0

 Spending authority from offsetting collections - 

Control Totals 

6990-10 0 0 0

 Spending authority from offsetting collections - 

Computed Totals 

6990-20 4 0 0
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Account Symbol and Title 

14X9971 

Miscellaneous Trust Funds 

Line 2009 Act 2010 CY 2011 BY 

 Mandatory, Appropriations Committee 

 Policy Program [Text] 6990-40 4 0 0

 Baseline Program [Text] 6990-50 0 0

 Policy Outlays: 

 New Authority 6990-61 1 0 0

 Balances (excl of EOY PY Bal) 6990-62 3 0 0

 End of PY Balances 6990-63 0 0

 Subtotal, outlays 6990-64 4 0 0

 Baseline Outlays: 

 New Authority 6990-81 0 0

 Balances (excl of EOY PY Bal) 6990-82 0 0

 End of PY Balances 6990-83 0 0

 Subtotal, outlays 6990-84 0 0

 Total new budget authority (gross) 7000 17 17 17

Change in obligated balances: 

 Obligated balance, start of year 7240 5 2 6

 Total new obligations 7310 15 20 29

 Total outlays (gross) 7320 -14 -16 -22

 Change in uncollected customer payments from 

Federal sources (unexpired) 

7400 -4 0 0

 Obligated balance, end of year 7440 2 6 13

Outlays (gross), detail: 

 Outlays from new mandatory authority 8697 1 9 9

 Outlays from mandatory balances 8698 13 7 13

 Total outlays (gross) 8700 14 16 22

Offsets: 

 Against gross budget authority only: 

 Change in uncollected customer payments from 

Federal sources (unexpired) 

8895 4 0 0

 Mandatory, Appropriations Committee 

 Policy Program [Text] 8895-41 4 0 0

 Baseline Program [Text] 8895-71 0 0

Net budget authority and outlays: 

 Budget authority 8900 13 17 17

 Outlays 9000 14 16 22

Unpaid obligation, end of year 9502 6 

Special and Trust Fund Receipts (N) 

 Balance, start of year 0100 0 0 0

 Balance, start of year 0199 0 0 0

Receipts: 

 Contributions and Deposits, BLM [14-806910-0-302-R- 0220 13 17 17
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Account Symbol and Title 

14X9971 

Miscellaneous Trust Funds 

Line 2009 Act 2010 CY 2011 BY 

200403-01] 

 Total receipts and collections 0299 13 17 17

 Total: Balances and collections 0400 13 17 17

Appropriations: 

 Miscellaneous Trust Funds [14-9971-0-302-P-6026-01] 0500 -13 -17 -17

 Total appropriations 0599 -13 -17 -17

 Balance, end of year 0799 0 0 0

Object Classification (O) ($ in Millions) 

Direct obligations: 

 Personnel compensation: 

 Full-time permanent 1111 3 3 3

 Other than full-time permanent 1113 1 1 1

 Other personnel compensation 1115 0 1 1

 Total personnel compensation 1119 4 5 5

 Civilian personnel benefits 1121 1 1 1

 Other services 1252 3 7 10

 Other purchases of goods and services from 

Government accounts 

1253 1 2 3

 Supplies and materials 1260 1 2 3

 Equipment 1310 0 1 3

 Land and structures 1320 2 1 2

 Grants, subsidies, and contributions 1410 2 1 2

 Subtotal, obligations, Direct obligations 1990 14 20 29

Reimbursable obligations: 

 Grants, subsidies, and contributions 2410 1 0 0

 Subtotal, obligations, Reimbursable obligations 2990 1 0 0

 Total new obligations 9999 15 20 29

Character Classification (C) ($ in Millions) 

NON-INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES: 

 Direct Federal programs: 

 Budget Authority 2004-01 13 17 17

 Outlays 2004-02 14 16 21

Employment Summary (Q) 

Direct: 

 Civilian full-time equivalent employment 1001 75 75 75

Appropriations Requests in Thousands of Dollars (T) 

Budget year budgetary resources 1000 15200
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APPROPRIATION: 

HELIUM FUND AND OPERATIONS

APPROPRIATION LANGUAGE SHEET

No Appropriation Language Sheet 

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

The Helium Act Amendments of 1960, Public Law 86-777 (50 U.S.C. 167), authorized activities 

to provide sufficient helium to meet the current and foreseeable future needs of essential 

government activities. The Helium Privatization Act of 1996, Public Law 104-273, discontinued 

production and sale of refined helium. Regulations have been finalized to facilitate 

administration and implementation of other provisions granted under 50 U.S.C. 167. 

 
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Summary of Requirements ($000)  

 2011 

Comparison 

by Activity/ 

Subactivity 

2009 

Actual 

2009 

Recovery Act 

2010 

Enacted 

DOI-Wide 

Changes 

(+/-) 

Program 

Changes 

(+/-) 

Budget 

Request 

Change from 

2010 

(+/-) 

FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount 

Helium Fund 55 0 0 0 55 +0 0 0 0 0 55 0 0 0 

Helium Fund 55 96,742 0 0 55 103,837 0 0 0 0 55 129,418 0 +25,581 

Offsetting 

Collections -96,742 0 -103,837 0 0 0 -129,418 0 -25,581 

 

Operating 

Programs: 55 96,742 0 0 55 103,837 0 0 0 0 55 129,418 0 +25,581 

Production & 

Sales 18 14,000 0 0 18 16,000 0 0 0 0 18 16,000 0 0 

Transmission & 

Storage 

Operations 

21 2,000 0 0 21 2,000 0 0 0 0 21 2,000 0 0 

Administrative & 

Other Expenses 16 80,742 0 0 16 85,837 0 0 0 0 16 111,418 0 +25,581 

Closure 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

 

Capital 

Investment: 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Land, 

Structures, & 

Equipment 

0 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Carry Forward 

Balance 

0 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

 
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Activity: Helium Fund and Operations 

JUSTIFICATION OF 2011 PROGRAM CHANGES

The 2011 budget request for the Helium Fund and Operations program is $129,418,000 and 55 

FTE, a program change of +$25,581,000 from the 2010 level. The Helium Privatization Act of 

1996, P.L. 104-273 specifies that all monies in the Helium Fund in excess of $2 million be 

returned to Treasury to apply toward repayment of the helium debt once the environmental 

cleanup for closure is completed. 

The amount of the budget request is based on estimated revenue from the sale of open market 

crude, natural gas and liquid gas sales operations of the Crude Helium Enrichment Unit. Sales 

of helium are cyclical. Revenues from helium sales in 2011 are projected to be higher than the 

2010 level. 

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Program Components 

The Helium Act Amendments of 1960, Public Law 86-777 (50 U.S.C. 167), authorized activities 

to provide sufficient helium to meet the current and foreseeable future needs of essential 

government activities. The Helium Privatization Act of 1996, Public Law 104-273, significantly 

changed the objectives and functions of the Helium program. The legislation established 

revised guidelines for the helium program: 

• Discontinue production and sale of refined helium. 

• Continue the storage and transmission of crude helium. 

• Sell the crude helium reserve over an extended period. 

• Oversee production of helium on Federal lands. 

The BLM Helium Operation is currently responsible for: 

• Administering helium extracted from Federal lands. 

• Storing and transmitting of Federal and private crude helium via the helium storage 

system. 

• Administering helium fee and royalty contracts for helium extracted from gas produced 

on Federal lands. 

• Administering the in-kind and open market crude helium gas sale program. 

• Administering the sale of crude helium (coordinated with the private helium industry so 

as not to disrupt the helium market). 

• Conducting helium resource evaluation and reserve tracking to determine the extent of 

helium resources. 

• Completing the disposal of helium refining-related facilities not needed for the storage 

and transmission of crude helium. 

 
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Critical Factors 

The primary program critical factors are: 

• Meet the needs of Federal customers through in-kind crude helium sales to Federal 

helium suppliers and open market sales according to the Helium Privatization Act of 

1996. 

• Decommissioning and environmental cleanup of refining facilities. 

• Disposal of excess property. 

Means and Strategies 

The helium storage system ensures that excess helium produced from natural gas processing 

plants connected to the pipeline network is conserved for future use. Federally owned natural 

gas containing marketable helium reserves will be identified and contracted for sale or royalty to 

enhance conservation of crude helium already in storage. 

The Helium Privatization Act of 1996, Public Law 104-273 has resulted in the reduction of 

personnel from 173 (in 1997) to 55 at the end of 2009, cessation of helium refining functions, 

and the initiation of orderly disposal of excess property. The remaining environmental cleanup 

costs will add to the funds typically required in a normal year. These costs vary, depending on 

the results of environmental assessments of the decommissioned production facilities. 

Funding History 

All the income derived from crude helium sales, private helium storage, and fee sales/royalty 

payments for helium extracted from Federal lands pays the full cost of the helium program. 

The Helium Privatization Act of 1996, P.L. 104-273 also specified that all monies in the helium 

fund in excess of $2,000,000 be returned to Treasury to apply toward repayment of the helium 

debt once the environmental cleanup for closure is completed. 

Demands, Trends, and Resources 

Funds generated from the sale of helium are used to repay the Helium Debt. The Helium Debt 

is anticipated to be paid off by the end of 2015. 

 
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2011 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE

Performance Measures 

The amount of the budget request is based on estimated revenue from the sale of open 

market crude, natural gas and liquid gas sales operations of the Crude Helium Enrichment 

Unit. Sales of helium are cyclical. Revenues from helium sales in 2011 are projected to be 

higher than the 2010 level. 

Cumulative percent of original helium debt repaid at end of fiscal year (Bureau Measure): 

The BLM is making steady progress in repaying the original helium debt. 

Planned Performance 

In 2011, the program will continue to meet the needs of Federal customers through “in-kind” 

crude helium sales to Federal helium suppliers and open market sales in accordance with the 

Helium Privatization Act of 1996, P.L. 104-273. All the income derived from crude helium 

sales, from private helium storage, and from fee sales/royalty payments for helium extracted 

from Federal lands will pay the full costs of the program. 

The cumulative percent of the original helium debt repaid will increase to approximately 71 

percent in 2011. 
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Chapter XIII – Helium Fund and Operations 

HELIUM PROGRAM OPERATIONS Performance Overview 

 Measure 2006 Actual 2007 Actual 2008 Actual 2009 Plan 2009 Actual 2010 Plan 2011 Plan Cha

from 

Pla

20

Cumulative percent of original helium debt repaid at end of fiscal year. (Bur) 

33% 

$459M/ 

$1,373M 

44% 

$609M/ 

$1,373M 

53% 

$729M 

$1,373M 

56% 

$769M/ 

$1,373M 

 58.6% 

$804M/ 

$1,373M 

63% 

$869M/ 

$1,373M 

71% 

$969M/ 

$1,373M 

+8

Percent of time the Crude Helium Enrichment Unit (CHEU) was operating during the fiscal year. (Bur) 

95% 

322/ 340 

97% 

330/ 340 

103% 

350/ 340 

100% 

340/ 340 

101% 

342/ 340 

100% 

340/ 340 

100% 

340/ 340 0

Total Actual/Projected Cost ($000) $205,380 $183,422 $143,590 $139,922 $108,390 $140,021 $140,021 $Actual/Projected Cost per day (in dollars) $637,827 $555,826 $410,256 $411,535 $316,930 $411,826 $411,826 $Manage Helium (MMcf) 1,495.0 1,683.0 1,638.0 2,100.0 1,097.0 2,100.0 2,100.0 The Target of 2,100.0 is set by Congress through the Helium Act. BLM reports the actuals. 
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Budget Schedules 

Account Symbol and Title 

14X4053 

Helium Fund Line 2009 Act 2010 CY 2011 BY

 

Program and Financing (P) ($ in Millions) 

Obligations by program activity: 

 Production and sales 0901 89 81 110

 Transmission and storage 0902 3 4 15

 Administration and other expenses 0903 2 19 14

 Total new obligations 1000 94 104 139

 

Budgetary resources available for obligation: 

 Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year 2140 34 37 38

 New budget authority (gross) 2200 97 104 129

 Resources available from recoveries of prior year 

obligations 2210 0 1 0

 Total budgetary resources available for obligation 2390 131 142 167

 Total new obligations 2395 -94 -104 -139

 Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year 2440 37 38 28

 

New budget authority (gross), detail: 

 Mandatory: 

 Offsetting collections (cash) 6900 97 104 129

 Spending authority from offsetting collections 

(total mandatory) 6990 97 104 129

 

Change in obligated balances: 

 Obligated balance, start of year 7240 5 16 25

 Total new obligations 7310 94 104 139

 Total outlays (gross) 7320 -83 -94 -115

 Recoveries of prior year obligations 7345 0 -1 0

 Obligated balance, end of year 7440 16 25 49

 

Outlays (gross), detail: 

 Outlays from new mandatory authority 8697 1 42 52

 Outlays from mandatory balances 8698 82 52 63

 Total outlays (gross) 8700 83 94 115

 

Offsets: 

 Against gross budget authority and outlays: 

 Offsetting collections (cash) from: 

 Non-Federal sources 8840 97 104 129

 

Net budget authority and outlays: 

 Budget authority 8900 0 0 0

 Outlays 9000 -14 -10 -14

Unpaid obligation, end of year 9502 15

 

Balance Sheet (F) ($ in Millions) 

ASSETS: 

Federal assets: 

 Federal assets: Fund balances with Treasury 1101 40 
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Budget Schedules 

Account Symbol and Title 

14X4053 

Helium Fund Line 2009 Act 2010 CY 2011 BY

 Other Federal assets: 

 Inventories and related properties 1802 237 

 Property, plant and equipment, net 1803 21 

 Total assets 1999 298

LIABILITIES: 

 Federal liabilities: 

 Interest payable 2102 392 

 Debt 2103 252 

 Total liabilities 2999 644

NET POSITION: 

 Cumulative results of operations 3300 -346 

 Total liabilities and net position 4999 298

 

Object Classification (O) ($ in Millions) 

Reimbursable obligations: 

Personnel compensation: 

 Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent 2111 4 4 4

 Civilian personnel benefits 2121 1 1 1

 Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous 

charges 2233 4 4 4

 Other services 2252 2 3 6

 Supplies and materials 2260 1 2 5

 Land and structures 2320 1 1 3

 Grants, subsidies, and contributions 2410 15 8 6

 Interest and dividends 2430 66 81 110

 Total new obligations 9999 94 104 139

 

Employment Summary (Q) 

Reimbursable: 

 Civilian full-time equivalent employment 2001 55 55 55
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APPROPRIATION: ADMINISTRATIVE 

PROVISIONS

APPROPRIATION LANGUAGE SHEET

The Bureau of Land Management may carry out the operations funded under this Act by direct 

expenditure, contracts, grants, cooperative agreements and reimbursable agreements with 

public and private entities, including with States. [Projects funded pursuant to a written 

commitment by a State government to provide an identified amount of money in support of the 

project may be carried out by the bureau upon receipt of the written commitment.] 

Appropriations for the Bureau [of Land Management (BLM)] shall be available for purchase, 

erection, and dismantlement of temporary structures, and alteration and maintenance of 

necessary buildings and appurtenant facilities to which the United States has title; up to 

$100,000 for payments, at the discretion of the Secretary, for information or evidence 

concerning violations of laws administered by the Bureau; miscellaneous and emergency 

expenses of enforcement activities authorized or approved by the Secretary and to be 

accounted for solely on the Secretary's certificate, not to exceed $10,000: Provided, That 

notwithstanding 44 U. S. C. 501, the Bureau may, under cooperative cost-sharing and 

partnership arrangements authorized by law, procure printing services from cooperators in 

connection with jointly produced publications for which the cooperators share the cost of printing 

either in cash or in services, and the Bureau determines the cooperator is capable of meeting 

accepted quality standards: Provided further, That projects to be funded pursuant to a written 

commitment by a State government to provide an identified amount of money in support of the 

project may be carried out by the Bureau on a reimbursable basis. Appropriations herein made 

shall not be available for the destruction of healthy, unadopted, wild horses and burros in the 

care of the Bureau [of Land Management] or its contractors or for the sale of wild horses and 

burros that results in their destruction for processing into commercial products[: Provided 

further, That title I of division E of the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009, is further amended, 

under the heading ``Department of the Interior-Bureau of Land Management-Administrative 

Provisions'' in the second paragraph: (1) by striking the phrase ``mining law administration'' and 

inserting ``from mining claim holders the mining claim maintenance fees and location''; and (2) 

by striking ``those'': Provided further, That section 28f(a) of title 30, United States Code, is 

amended by striking the phrase ``for years 2004 through 2008,'' and replacing it with ``, to the 

extent provided in advance in Appropriations Acts,''. Section 28g of title 30, United States 

Code, is amended by striking the phrase ``and before September 30, 2008,'' and replacing it 

with ``, to the extent provided in advance in Appropriations Acts,''. Section 28i of title 30, United 

States Code, is amended by striking ``28k'' and replacing it with ``28l'']. (Department of the 

Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010.) 

EXPLANATION OF CHANGES

1. The Bureau of Land Management may carry out the operations funded under this Act by 

direct expenditure, contracts, grants, cooperative agreements and reimbursable 

agreements with public and private entities, including with States. [Projects funded 

pursuant to a written commitment by a State government to provide an identified amount 

of money in support of the project may be carried out by the bureau upon receipt of the 

written commitment.]. 
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The clause “including with States” has been added to make clear that the BLM has the 

authority to enter into reimbursable agreements with State governments, for example, 

with the State of California to allow BLM to use funds from California’s Off Highway 

Vehicle fees. The clause beginning “Projects funded pursuant to a written agreement . . 

. .” is duplicative and unnecessary. 

2. [: Provided further, That title I of division E of the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009, is 

further amended, under the heading ``Department of the Interior_Bureau of Land 

Management_Administrative Provisions'' in the second paragraph: (1) by striking the 

phrase ``mining law administration'' and inserting ``from mining claim holders the mining 

claim maintenance fees and location''; and (2) by striking ``those'': Provided further, That 

section 28f(a) of title 30, United States Code, is amended by striking the phrase ``for 

years 2004 through 2008,'' and replacing it with ``, to the extent provided in advance in 

Appropriations Acts,''. Section 28g of title 30, United States Code, is amended by 

striking the phrase ``and before September 30, 2008,'' and replacing it with ``, to the 

extent provided in advance in Appropriations Acts,''. Section 28i of title 30, United 

States Code, is amended by striking ``28k'' and replacing it with ``28l'']. 

The above language was included in the FY 2010 Appropriations Act and has 

permanent effect. It is therefore not needed in FY 2011. 
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OTHER PROGRAMS OF INTEREST

The following is a highlight of the Departmental and Bureau programs which draw upon the 

expertise of multiple resource programs and are supported by two or more funding activities and 

subactivities, so that the BLM can more effectively address land management challenges from 

an interdisciplinary perspective. These programs include:

Service First

Education, Interpretation, Partnerships & Volunteers

National Fish & Wildlife Foundation

American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009
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Service First is a partnership authority for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the Forest

Service (FS), the National Park Service (NPS), and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). 

The Service First authority was originally provided in Section 330 of Public Law 106–291 (114 

Stat. 996). It was subsequently amended by section 428 of Public Law 109–54 (119 Stat. 555–

556). The Service First authority was extended through 2011 in Section 418 of Public Law 111-

8. 

The 2006 Memorandum of Understanding that clarifies the Service First relationship among the 

four agencies, agreements process, and overhead charges, has been extended through 

September 30, 2011 and is posted at the Service First website at 

http://www.fs.fed.us/servicefirst/.

National leadership encourages interagency partnerships to continually improve customer 

service and provide greater operational efficiencies that result in effective natural and cultural 

resource management. BLM is continuing to work through administrative processes and narrow 

the differences between the agencies for processes, such as fund transfers, computer access

and other administrative activities. 

The BLM and Forest Service Chief Information Officers formed an interagency technology team 

to address interagency technology access issues. Pilot projects for accessing each agency’s 

data bases such as Lotus Notes, paycheck systems, etc. are underway. Based on the 

information derived from the pilots, the Washington Office will determine how to access these 

systems to more efficiently perform shared interagency responsibilities.

Service First authority is designed to improve customer service by providing streamlined, one 

stop shopping across agency jurisdictional boundaries for public land users. Service First

provides legal authority for the BLM, NPS, FWS and FS to carry out shared or joint

management activities to achieve mutually beneficial resource management goals. Service First 

authority has been used primarily for collocating offices, shared management and single points 

of contact for resource programs. Benefits of Service First partnerships include reducing costs 

by pooling human resources and property costs, eliminating redundant efforts, and leveraging 

employee skills and expertise across land management boundaries.

2010 and 2011 Service First Goals

FY 2010 goals will build on successes of previous years and explore new opportunities for 

interagency collaboration. Service First objectives include continuing to make advances in 

creating an integrated information technology system where employees will be able to access 

other agencies’ data (i.e. GIS, invasive weed inventories, and other natural resource data) and 

systems while maintaining appropriate security levels. Access to other agencies’ information 

will provide more seamless customer service and improve operational efficiency for shared 

employees and co-located offices. 

In addition, Service First partners will continue to explore establishing joint land management 

targets. This includes increased coordination across resource programs such as conserving 

water, hazardous fuels reduction, landscape scale species conservation, sustaining our rural 

Service First
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communities, nurturing youth through education and connections to the outdoors, minerals and 

energy policy, visitor services, protecting special places and recreation management including 

OHV and trail management in support of providing quality natural resource management. 

Co-location is a major step toward greater interagency communication and integration of natural

resource management across the landscape. Agencies will continue to explore and implement

co-location opportunities where feasible and appropriate.

Finally, the agencies continue building a strong interagency network with focused tools and

regular outreach and information exchange such as best practices on Service First

opportunities, challenges and successes. The agencies have built an interagency website to

foster this interaction and information exchange and provide contacts and information in the

form of a toolbox for employees’ use.

FY 2009 Accomplishments

Steady administrative progress and forward direction continued during a transition of Service 

First national leadership. The national support team continues to improve consistency between 

agencies in the use and application of Service First authority. The agencies also built an 

interagency website to foster this interaction and information exchange and provide contacts 

and information in the form of a toolbox for employees’ use.

Examples of Field Accomplishments

The Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument in northern Arizona is jointly administered by 

BLM and NPS. It successfully piloted a more efficient means of transferring funds between 

agencies using a “Service First 1151 Transfer Request” form. This new process can be used for 

personnel, equipment, lease and other costs shared among agencies at Service First units, and 

moves forward the Service First goal of developing protocols for nation-wide use. 

The San Juan Public Lands Center in Durango, Colorado, is a FS and BLM integrated unit 

where managers are delegated to act for both agencies across 2.6 million acres of National 

Forest and BLM system public lands. The Center continues in its ninth year of integration, 

striving to manage an entire landscape seamlessly across jurisdictions to improve land health, 

oversee multiple use activities consistently, and provide better service to the public and increase 

efficiencies. The Center jointly designated routes (trails and roads) across the jointly managed 

acreage, and is currently working to complete the first ever, joint land and resource 

management plan for both agencies' lands. 

The Southern Nevada Agency Partnership (SNAP) of BLM, FS, FWS and NPS had many 

accomplishments from their numerous interagency teams. These include the completion of their 

Science and Research Strategy, which integrates and coordinates scientific research efforts 

across millions of acres of federal land, and includes an interagency review process for 

research project proposals; launching the SNAP.gov website to provide seamless information 

online about programs and lands managed by the SNAP agencies; completing the SNAP 

Outreach Project Plan; completing documentation of five petroglyph sites by volunteer site 

stewards; and what may be the nation’s first location where all four agencies use the same 

survey protocols to collect information on visitor use, the FS’s National Visitor’s Use Visitor 

Monitoring (NVUM).
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Education, Interpretation, Partnerships, and Volunteers

Education

Through a wide range of education programs, BLM Field Offices teach our Nation’s young 

people about natural and heritage resources, encourage them to pursue healthy lifestyles 

through outdoor activities, foster conservation and stewardship ethics, and nurture the next 

generation of resource professionals. Engaging America’s youth on topics related to public 

lands is a top priority of the Secretary. Looking to the future, BLM’s youth initiatives feature a 

variety of programs that engage, educate, and inspire. Field offices can educate thousands of 

students and their teachers through participation in the interagency Hands on the Land network 

of field classrooms and in Project Archaeology, BLM’s designated heritage education program. 

By offering school field trips and classroom visits by resource professionals as well as service 

learning opportunities for students, field staffs not only educate but inspire conservation and 

stewardship ethics. 

Field staff will also continue to explore means to expand and enhance opportunities for young 

people to learn about the public lands through partnerships with youth organizations, including 

the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, 4-H and other youth groups. Such organizations educate youth 

about BLM natural and heritage resources and engage them in service projects to improve the 

public lands as well. Programs such as Wonderful Outdoor World and Urban Tree House 

provide opportunities for young people who might not ordinarily have a chance to experience 

the outdoors or even consider a career in natural resources.

BLM Field staff will explore opportunities to expand the use of technology to reach even broader 

audiences. Web pages can be used to provide information about educational programs being 

offered and can feature educational content about local natural and heritage resources. Field 

staff can also use BLM’s Learning Landscapes national education website as a resource to 

promote programs and to educate local audiences.

Interpretation

Interpretation is a voice for all the resource management programs within the BLM. The 

interpretive program focuses on the Nation’s public lands and the interrelationship between the 

physical biological, cultural, and historical events. Management issues are addressed within the 

interpretive story in a way that relates those issues to the visitor’s experiences. Interpretive 

planning is done collaboratively with internal arid external groups, and clear measurable 

objectives are established to measure the cost/benefit and the program’s effectiveness. BLM’s 

interpretive program aims to respect and serve people with diverse backgrounds and abilities.

Field staffs use interpretive programs and media to help the public connect with the public 

lands, develop good stewardship practices, and have safe experiences. In accordance with the 

Science Strategy of the National Landscape Conservation System, interpretation programs 

convey results of scientific research to the public. Field staffs continue to expand the use of a 

variety of interpretive media, including web pages and other electronic media, as well as 

wayside exhibits and brochures. BLM visitor centers continue to expand programs for children 

and families, such as Junior Explorer programs, and continue to expand their outreach to youth 

groups and schools. 
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Tourism

BLM recently embarked on a partnership with the National Geographic Society, whose Center 

for Sustainable Destinations promotes tourism that benefits local communities. A series of “Map

Guides” will present opportunities to inform visitors and communities about public lands, while 

creating a network for support of grassroots projects that implement sustainable principles. 

Volunteers

The BLM Volunteer Program engages thousands of citizens nationwide each year and routinely 

provides a return of almost 20:1 on agency funds invested in program management, which 

includes volunteer recruitment, training and recognition, as well as staff training and fulfillment of 

legal requirements (e.g., volunteer background checks, bonding). 

Volunteer contributions to units of BLM’s National Landscape Conservation System (NLCS) are 

highly valued and vitally important to achieving mission goals. In fiscal year 2008, volunteers 

contributed 344,064 hours to NLCS lands, including national monuments and national 

conservation areas, wild and scenic rivers, national scenic and historic trails, and wilderness 

and wilderness study areas.

National Public Lands Day annually produces public lands enhancements valued at more than 

$1 million. Public lands resources managed by BLM’s Recreation, Cultural Resources, Wild 

Horse and Burros, Wildlife, and Range programs are the principal beneficiaries of work 

performed by BLM volunteers, but Field Office staffs provide expanded opportunities for 

volunteers to contribute across all program areas. 
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National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF)

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation is a private, non-profit, tax-exempt organization, 

established by Congress in 1984 and dedicated to the conservation of fish, wildlife, plants, and 

the habitat on which they depend. Its goals are environmental education, natural resource 

management, habitat protection and restoration, and the development of conservation policy. 

The Foundation meets these goals by creating partnerships between the public and private 

sectors, and by strategically investing in conservation and the sustainable use of natural 

resources.

The Foundation identifies conservation needs, reviews proposed projects, fosters cooperative

partnerships, and commits a mixture of federal and non-federal funds to on-the-ground 

conservation projects. The Foundation also commits funds as challenge grants. Awarding 

challenge grants multiplies the investment in conservation and enables grantees to use the 

Foundation's funds to challenge others to join the partnership.

The Foundation receives congressionally appropriated money annually through federal 

agencies. One such source of money is dedicated for projects that benefit BLM-managed lands 

or promote BLM’s mission, and is transferred from BLM appropriated dollars to the Foundation. 

Over the last 15 years, NFWF has collaborated with BLM on 585 projects and has helped 

leverage roughly $26.3 million in BLM funds into more than $81 million for on-the-ground 

conservation. 

The table below summarizes the funding transferred from BLM to NFWF since 2009. 

2009 

Enacted

2010 

Enacted

2011 

President's 

Budget

Rangeland Management $345,000 $345,000 $345,000

Riparian Management $246,000 $246,000 $246,000

Wildlife Management $1,917,000 $1,917,000 $1,917,000

Fisheries Management $246,000 $246,000 $246,000

Threatened & Endangered Species 

Management $246,000 $246,000 $246,000

Total NFWF Funding through BLM $3,000,000 $3,000,000 $3,000,000

The 2011 Budget directs $1 million of the $3 million in base funds for BLM to partner with NFWF 

to support programs that leverage private sector contributions to engage and employ youth in 

conservation activities.
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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act)

The Recovery Act appropriated $305 million to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). 

Recovery Act funds are helping to stimulate the economy and create jobs by investing in public 

land assets managed by BLM and by making key BLM lands available for renewable energy 

development. The Recovery Act provides BLM with an opportunity to address critical 

infrastructure and habitat needs and create lasting value, while creating jobs. 

Funding for BLM was authorized under title VII of the Recovery Act for two major uses –

Construction ($180 million) and Management of Lands and Resources (MLR) ($125 million). 

BLM then divided that funding into the following functional areas:

1) Renewable Energy Authorization: To facilitate and expedite the processing and permitting 

of environmentally responsible renewable energy development on public lands managed by 

the BLM.

2) Habitat Restoration: To restore and protect habitats for at-risk plant and animal 

communities, specifically those in National Landscape Conservation System (NLCS) areas 

and other special areas on public lands managed by the BLM. Projects involving 

partnerships that leverage funds and/or involve youth are emphasized.

3) Construction: To provide needed upgrades at BLM sites and facilities, such as campgrounds 

and recreation sites, and other areas, in an effort to improve health and safety and address the 

BLM’s construction needs. Funds are also to be used on BLM facilities to increase energy 

efficiency that will decrease dependence on fossil fuels by reducing the use of utility-based 

energy. 

4) Deferred Maintenance: To provide needed upgrades at BLM sites and facilities, such as 

campgrounds and recreation sites that improve health and safety and address the BLM’s 

deferred maintenance and continuing needs. Funds are also used to implement measures that 

increase energy efficiency and utilize renewable energy sources, including installing renewable 

energy upgrades such as solar panels and wind turbines.

5) Abandoned Mines: To mitigate physical safety hazards and improve abandoned mine 

projects on BLM lands. 

6) Abandoned Wells: To remediate and plug the Drew Point Well in northern Alaska. This 

abandoned well was drilled by the Federal government in the 1900s. The BLM has 

determined that it is at extremely high-risk of eroding into the Beaufort Sea, potentially 

creating serious environmental degradation.

7) Road and Bridges: To provide needed upgrades to BLM roads, bridges, and culverts, including 

paving, grading, and other repairs as well as address deferred maintenance of these assets.

8) Trails: To maintain, improve and enhance trails across BLM-managed public lands through 

trail planning, design, maintenance, management, and monitoring. Trail projects will 

support the agency’s mission, land use planning goals and objectives in order to provide for 

resource management, public and administrative access, and transportation needs.

9) Administrative Support: To cover support not related to individual Recovery Act projects 

but to the overall effort. This support was not to exceed 5 per cent of the two authorized 

Recovery Act funding areas. 

BLM is allocating Recovery Act funding for 2009 and 2010 to 655 projects. Some projects were 

completed in 2009, while others are underway and will be completed in FY 2010. Given the 

complexity of some of the construction and deferred maintenance requirements, some projects 

will not be completed until FY 2011. Therefore, performance accomplishments will be reflected 
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in FY 2011 as was outlined in the BLM’s Recovery Act Program Plan which was provided as an 

appendix to the FY 2010 Budget Justification. The BLM plans to obligate all Recovery Act

funding prior to September 30. 2010. However, some of the outlays (payments for completion 

of project work) and the accompanying performance accomplishments will occur in FY 2011. 

Through January 15, 2010, BLM has obligated over 30 percent of its Recovery Act funding. By 

the end of June, work will have begun on the ground on nearly 100 percent of BLM’s Recovery 

Act projects.

Bureau Recovery Act 

Resources

Obligations 

through 1/15/10 

Outlays through 

1/15/10 

BLM $303,475,000** $98,847,962 $15,357,672 

**Does not include Hazardous Fuels Allocations and reflects funding provided to the DOI Working Capital 

Fund for oversight and support.

Separate reporting of Hazardous Fuels accomplishments and spending is being provided by the 

DOI Office of Wildland Fire.

The following table displays the Recovery Act funding allocations for the BLM by Functional 

Area and includes the number of projects presently related to each of the functional areas and 

the funding projected by Functional Area. Performance accomplishments will still be reported 

as Recovery Act accomplishments. 

Recovery Act - Management of Lands and Resources (MLR)

Functional Area Name Number of 

Projects

Original 

Allocation

Renewable Energy Authorization 62 $41,000,000

Habitat Restoration 142 $37,000,000

Remediation of Abandoned Mines 80 $29,750,000

Deferred Maintenance 22 $11,000,000

Administrative Support - $ 6,250,000

Total MLR 306 $125,000,000

Recovery Act - Construction

Deferred Maintenance 120 $64,938,000

Capital Improvement 96 $41,530,000

Remediation of Abandoned Wells 1 $23,600,000

Roads and Bridges Deferred 

Maintenance 52 $25,932,000

Trails Deferred Maintenance 80 $15,000,000

Administrative Support 

Construction - $9,000,000

Total Construction 349 $180,000,000
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EMPLOYEE COUNT BY GRADE

EMPLOYEE COUNT BY GRADE

(Total Employment) *

2009 

Actual

2010 

Estimate

2011 

Estimate

Executive Level V 1 1 1 

Subtotal 1 1 1 

Senior Level 2 2 2 

Subtotal 2 2 2 

SES 22 22 22 

Subtotal 22 22 22 

GS/GM - 15 101 104 101 

GS/GM - 14 352 361 353 

GS/GM - 13 935 959 938 

GS - 12 1,655 1,697 1,660 

GS - 11 2,626 2,692 2,634 

GS - 10 149 153 149 

GS - 9 1,309 1,342 1,313 

GS - 8 285 292 286 

GS - 7 1,312 1,345 1,316 

GS - 6 646 662 648 

GS - 5 823 844 826 

GS - 4 536 550 538 

GS - 3 346 355 347 

GS - 2 108 111 108 

GS - 1 13 13 13 

Subtotal 11,196 11,480 11,230 

Other Pay Schedule Systems 542 554 546 

Total employment (actual/projected) at 

end of fiscal year 11,763 12,059 11,801

* Number of actual employees, whether employees are full or part-time. The total FTE usage for BLM for 

2011 is estimated to be 10,869.
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