Miles City Field Office
| Contacts: | Mark Jacobsen 406-233-2831 |
Eastern Montana RAC to Meet
The Bureau of Land Management Eastern Montana Resource Advisory Council will meet Wednesday, May 27 at the Hampton Inn located at 3550 Ember Lane in Billings.
The meeting is open to the public and will start at 8:00 a.m. in the Valley Center conference room. The public comment period will be 11:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon. Interested persons may make oral presentations or file written statements for the council to consider. Depending on the number of persons wishing to comment and time available, the time for individual oral comments may be limited.
Topics to be discussed at the meeting will include Billings and Miles City Field Office updates and other ongoing resource management issues.
The purpose of the council is to advise the Secretary of the Interior through the BLM on a variety of issues associated with public land management. For more information contact BLM RAC Coordinator Mark Jacobsen at (406) 233-2831.
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.
Miles City Field Office 111 Garryowen Road Miles City, MT 59301