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BLM to Hold Joint Resource Advisory Council Meeting Feb. 13-15 in Golden (02-04-13)
GOLDEN, Colo. -- The Bureau of Land Management Colorado’s Northwest, Southwest and Front Range Resource Advisory Councils scheduled a joint meeting for Feb. 13-15 at the Denver Marriott West, 1717 Denver West Boulevard, Golden, Colo.
The meeting will begin at 1 p.m. on Feb. 13 and will conclude at noon on Feb. 15. The Southwest, Northwest and Front Range RACs will each hold separate meetings on Feb. 13 as follows:
•The Southwest RAC meeting begins at 2 p.m., and the public comment period is scheduled for 3:15 p.m. Individuals who want to make a statement during the public comment period should register with the BLM by sending an email to sborders@blm.gov by Tuesday, Feb. 12. Speakers should submit a written copy of their statement at the meeting for the administrative record. Depending on the number of speakers, the RAC may limit the length of presentations.
•The Northwest RAC begins at 1 p.m. with the public comment period at 2:30 p.m.
•The Front Range RAC begins at 1 p.m. with the public comment period at 1:15 p.m. All of the meetings are open to the public.
Topics of discussion during the meetings will include healthy landscapes, oil and gas development, the National Landscape Conservation System and other issues.
The RACs advise the BLM on a variety of public land issues in Colorado. For more information about BLM Colorado’s RACs, visit: 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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