Butte Field Office
| Contacts: | Contact David Abrams 406-533-7617 |
BLM Resource Advisory Council To Meet In Dillon
The Bureau of Land Management’s Western Montana Resource Advisory Council will meet Sept. 16, starting at 9 a.m. The meeting will be held at the Dillon BLM Field Office Conference Room, 1005 Selway Drive, in Dillon.
Key agenda items include updates from the managers of the Butte, Dillon, and Missoula Field Offices; an update on the Mountain States Transmission Intertie draft environmental impact statement; and a discussion about the bureau’s environmental assessments for oil and gas lease sales in Montana and the Dakotas. For a copy of the agenda, contact David Abrams at the BLM Butte Field Office, (406) 533-7617 or e-mail david_abrams@blm.gov.
The meeting is open to the public and the public comment period is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. to noon. Interested parties may make oral statements before the council or file written statements for the council to consider. Depending on the number of people wishing to make comments, a per-person time limit may be established.
The purpose of the RAC is to advise the Secretary of Interior, through the BLM, on a variety of issues associated with public land management. The 15-member RAC includes individuals who have expertise or education in the planning and management of public lands and resources.
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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