http://www.blm.gov/nm/st/en/rss/newsreleases/nm.html BLM New Mexico News Releases en-us Wed, 4 Nov 2009 15:35:20 -0700 News nm_comments@nm.blm.gov (NM Info) http://www.blm.gov/nm/st/en/info/newsroom/2009/november/at_direction_of_congress.html http://www.blm.gov/nm/st/en/info/newsroom/2009/november/at_direction_of_congress.html Wed, 4 Nov 2009 15:35:20 -0700 The Fiscal Year 2010 Interior appropriations bill – enacted into law on October 30 – directs the Bureau of Land Management to charge a $6,500 processing fee for each new oil and gas drilling permit application, known as an Application for Permit to Drill (APD).  The fee took effect November 2; the previous fee was $4,000 per APD.   The money generated by APD fees constitutes a reimbursement to the U.S. Treasury for the estimated cost of processing new APDs. ]]> http://www.blm.gov/nm/st/en/info/newsroom/2009/november/blm_waives_recreation.html http://www.blm.gov/nm/st/en/info/newsroom/2009/november/blm_waives_recreation.html Tue, 3 Nov 2009 15:50:10 -0700 The Bureau of Land Management will waive recreation-related fees for veterans and military personnel, along with their families, on Veterans Day, Wednesday, November 11. ]]> http://www.blm.gov/nm/st/en/info/newsroom/2009/october/blm_oil_and_gas_lease.html http://www.blm.gov/nm/st/en/info/newsroom/2009/october/blm_oil_and_gas_lease.html Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:45:10 -0600 Santa Fe – A quarterly oil and gas lease sale administered by the Bureau of Land Management netted $13,298,017 in revenues today from the sale of 48 federal leases in New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and Kansas.  The total includes bonus bids, administrative fees and first-year rentals.  The oral auction took place at the Courtyard by Marriott in Santa Fe; a total of 31 bidders registered for today’s auction.  ]]> http://www.blm.gov/nm/st/en/info/newsroom/2009/october/blm_is_on_the_move.html http://www.blm.gov/nm/st/en/info/newsroom/2009/october/blm_is_on_the_move.html Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:00:30 -0600 The Bureau of Land Management’s New Mexico State Office is Relocating ]]> http://www.blm.gov/nm/st/en/info/newsroom/2009/october/partners_celebrate.html http://www.blm.gov/nm/st/en/info/newsroom/2009/october/partners_celebrate.html Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:45:40 -0600 Landscapes restored to native grasslands, open woodlands, and riparian (streamside) habitats ]]> http://www.blm.gov/nm/st/en/info/newsroom/2009/october/blm_to_hold_federal.html http://www.blm.gov/nm/st/en/info/newsroom/2009/october/blm_to_hold_federal.html Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:20:10 -0600 Santa Fe - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is offering oil and gas leasing mineral rights on 51 parcels totaling 21,250.65 acres located on federal lands in New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and Kansas.  The oral auction will take place on Wednesday, October 21, 2009, at the Courtyard by Marriott, 3347 Cerrillos Road, Santa Fe, New Mexico. ]]> http://www.blm.gov/nm/st/en/info/newsroom/2009/october/wild_horse___burro.html http://www.blm.gov/nm/st/en/info/newsroom/2009/october/wild_horse___burro.html Wed, 14 Oct 2009 08:35:50 -0600 The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will hold a wild horse and burro adoption in Odessa, Texas, Nov. 5-7, 2009.  The three-day event at the Ector County Coliseum will feature over 70 spectacular animals – adult and yearling horses and burros that once roamed free on public lands in the West.  The BLM periodically removes excess animals from the range in order to maintain healthy herds and to protect other rangeland resources.  The adoption program is essential for achieving these important management goals. ]]> http://www.blm.gov/nm/st/en/info/newsroom/2009/october/salazar_seeks_congressional.html http://www.blm.gov/nm/st/en/info/newsroom/2009/october/salazar_seeks_congressional.html Thu, 8 Oct 2009 08:45:40 -0600 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today proposed a national solution to restore the health of America’s wild horse herds and the rangelands that support them by creating a cost-efficient, sustainable management program that includes the possible creation of wild horse preserves on the productive grasslands of the Midwest and East. ]]> http://www.blm.gov/nm/st/en/info/newsroom/2009/october/blm_seeks_additional.html http://www.blm.gov/nm/st/en/info/newsroom/2009/october/blm_seeks_additional.html Wed, 7 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0600 Santa Fe, N.M. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is holding additional public scoping meetings to seek input and discuss with the public a proposed study expansion area for the SunZia Southwest Transmission Project.  The project is a proposed 460 mile high capacity 500 kilovolt (kV) transmission line (or two parallel lines) across New Mexico and Arizona. The project proponent, SunZia Transmission LLC, is proposing to transport electricity generated by power generation resources, including primarily renewable resources, to western power markets and load centers. The BLM is the lead Federal agency which will oversee the preparation of the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) that will identify environmental impacts and evaluate alternatives for the project.  ]]> http://www.blm.gov/nm/st/en/info/newsroom/2009/october/public_invited_to.html http://www.blm.gov/nm/st/en/info/newsroom/2009/october/public_invited_to.html Tue, 6 Oct 2009 15:05:20 -0600 Taos, NM -- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Taos Field Office is seeking public comment through October 16, 2009, on a proposal Environmental Assessment (EA) to upgrade campgrounds and boat ramps in the Orilla Verde Recreation Area (OVRA), Pilar, NM.   The proposed campground improvements are designed to address handicap access, public safety, and environmental protection.  The OVRA Phase III Reconstruction EA is available for review at the Taos Field Office front desk, 226 Cruz Alta Road.  Written comments may be submitted to the BLM Taos Field Office at 226 Cruz Alta Rd, Taos, NM 87571 and must be post-marked by the closing date. ]]>