Southern Nevada District Office
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Agencies Seek Public Comment on Proposed SNPLMA Round 12 Projects
Las Vegas – Beginning Tuesday, 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 12 expenditures. Public comments will be accepted for 45 days through close of business (4:30 p.m. PT) Friday, April 29, 2011.
The SNPLMA funds are generated from the sale of public land in the Las Vegas Valley. The recommendations include expenditures of approximately $8 million, including a $1.5 million set aside for a Special Account Reserve, and $6.5 million for a variety of conservation, restoration, and improvement projects throughout Nevada in the following categories:
- Parks, Trails & Natural Areas - $1,319,222
- Capital Improvements - $753,105
- Conservation Initiatives - $1,641,671
- Environmentally Sensitive Land Acquisitions - $307,900
- Hazardous Fuels Reduction and Wildfire Prevention - $1,412,800
- Eastern Nevada Landscape Restoration Project - $996,100
- Multi-Species Habitat Conservation Plan - $42,000
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.
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More information about the proposed expenditures is available for review at the following BLM offices: Southern Nevada District Office, 4701 North Torrey Pines Drive, Las Vegas; Nevada State Office, 1340 Financial Blvd., Reno; Ely District Office, 702 N. Industrial Way; Carson City District Office, 5565 Morgan Mill Road; and Elko District Office, 3900 East Idaho Street.
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.
Southern Nevada District Office 4701 N. Torrey Pines Drive Las Vegas, NV 89130