U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT NEWS RELEASE
| Contacts: | Tina Brown, 303-239-3668 |
October Front Range Resource Advisory Council Meeting Canceled
Canon City, CO The next Front Range Resource Advisory Council (RAC) meeting schedule for October 19, 2011 has been canceled. The BLM Front Range RAC will meet again in January 2012. RAC Meeting dates and locations for 2012 will be announced soon.
The 15-member Council advises the Secretary of the Interior, through the BLM, on a variety of planning and management issues associated with public land management in the BLM Front Range District. Future meetings will be announced through a separate Federal Register notice.
For more information on the Front Range Resource Advisory Council visit: http://www.blm.gov/co/st/en/BLM_Resources/racs/frrac.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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