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BLM Sets Resource Advisory Council Meeting (09-29-10)
MONTROSE, Colo.—The Bureau of Land Management Colorado Southwest Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet Oct.8, 2010, at the Ouray County Fairgrounds 4-H Events Center, 22739 Colorado Highway 550, Ridgway, Colo.
The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. and is scheduled to adjourn at 4 p.m. The meeting is open to the public, with a public comment period scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Agenda topics include:
· Wild and Scenic Rivers
· Gunnison Sage Grouse
· The Antiquities Act
The Southwest RAC will also welcome its new members: Barbara Hawke, Thomas “Buck” McGee, Lynn Padgett, and Eric Sanford. In addition, Andrea Robinsong has been re-appointed for a new three-year term. All RAC members serve three-year terms and can be re-nominated.
The Southwest RAC is one of three BLM advisory councils in Colorado. The 15 members that compose each RAC are appointed by the Secretary of the Interior and represent a broad range of public land interests. Normally, five of the RAC positions on each council are up for new appointments or reappointments each year. For more information on BLM Colorado’s RACs, including a full agenda for this meeting, go to http://www.blm.gov/co/st/en/BLM_Resources/racs.html.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land, the most of any Federal agency. This land, known as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. In Fiscal Year (FY) 2011, recreational and other activities on BLM-managed land contributed more than $130 billion to the U.S. economy and supported more than 600,000 American jobs. The Bureau is also one of a handful of agencies that collects more revenue than it spends. In FY 2012, nearly $5.7 billion will be generated on lands managed by the BLM, which operates on a $1.1 billion budget. The BLM's multiple-use mission is to sustain the health and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. The Bureau accomplishes this by managing such activities as outdoor recreation, livestock grazing, mineral development, and energy production, and by conserving natural, historical, cultural, and other resources on public lands.
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