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BLM’s Northwest Resource Advisory Council Meets Aug. 23 in Meeker (08-08-12)
BLM’s Northwest Resource Advisory Council Meets Aug. 23 in Meeker
The Bureau of Land Management’s Northwest Colorado Resource Advisory Council will meet Aug. 23 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Rio Blanco County Fairgrounds, 700 Sulphur Creek Road, Meeker, Colo.
The meeting is open to the public, with public comment periods scheduled for 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Agenda topics include:
• BLM White River Oil and Gas RMP Amendment
• Wild Horse Management Resolution
• Colorado River Valley RAC RMP subgroup recommendations
• NW Sage Grouse EIS update
• BLM coal permitting process
• Field Manager Updates
The Northwest Colorado RAC meets quarterly in northwestern Colorado. It is one of several citizen advisory councils to BLM Colorado. Its 15 members are appointed by the Secretary of the Interior and represent a broad range of public land interests, including environmental, local government, wild horse and burro, and commercial activity. The Northwest RAC advises the BLM Colorado Northwest District, which includes the Grand Junction, White River, Little Snake, Kremmling and Colorado River Valley BLM field offices. More information about the NW RAC, is available at:
http://www.blm.gov/co/st/en/BLM_Resources/racs/nwrac.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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