Southern Nevada District Office
| Contacts: | Hillerie C. Patton | , 702-515-5046 |
Agencies Seek Public Comment on Proposed SNPLMA Round 11 Expenditures
Las Vegas – Beginning Monday, March 15, the public will have the opportunity to review and comment on the preliminary recommendations for the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act (SNPLMA) Round 11 expenditures. Public comments will be accepted for 45 days through close of business (4:30 p.m. PT) Wednesday, April 28, 2010.
The SNPLMA funds are generated from the sale of public land in the Las Vegas Valley. The recommendations include expenditures of approximately $47 million, including an $8.1 million set-aside for restoration projects at Lake Tahoe, a $5 million set aside for a Special Account Reserve, and $33.9 million for a variety of conservation, restoration, and improvement projects throughout Nevada in the following categories:
- Parks, Trails & Natural Areas - $6,772,394
- Capital Improvements - $9,647,508
- Conservation Initiatives - $1,184,836
- Environmentally Sensitive Land Acquisitions - $11,267,250
- Hazardous Fuels Reduction and Wildfire Prevention - $3,799,800
- Eastern Nevada Landscape Restoration Project - $1,290,835
The recommendations, project tables, executive summaries, and project nominations will be available on the SNPLMA website at www.blm.gov/snplma. The public may submit written comments to the SNPLMA Executive Committee Chair, BLM Nevada State Office, 1340 Financial Boulevard, Reno, NV 89502-7147, faxed to the attention of the SNPLMA Executive Committee Chair at 775-861-6601 or emailed to snplma@blm.gov.
The public also may provide comments at the following Resource Advisory Council meetings. Specific times for the SNPLMA presentations will be announced in a news release in advance of the meeting.
Thursday, March 25 | Tuesday, March 30 BLM-Carson City District Office 5665 Morgan Mill Road Carson City, Nev. |
The SNPLMA Executive Committee will review the comments, and forward its final recommendations to the Secretary of the Interior for approval, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture. The Executive Committee includes the regional directors of the National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Forest Service Regional Forester, and the BLM Nevada State Director.
The BLM manages more land - over 245 million acres - than any other Federal agency. This land, known as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The Bureau, with a budget of about $1 billion, also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. 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.
Southern Nevada District Office 4701 N. Torrey Pines Drive Las Vegas, NV 89130