Ely District Office
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BLM Reconstructs Sacramento Pass Recreation Area
It is not entirely out with the old, but it is in with the new as the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Ely District reconstructs the now 17-year-old Sacramento Pass Recreation Area, located alongside U.S. Highway 50 about an hour’s drive east of Ely.
The district is reconstructing the increasingly popular recreation area to improve visitor access and safety. Improvements to the site include new campsite designs and furnishings, sun shelters and toilet facility, re-graded roadways and a reconstructed fishing pond that will feature an accessible fishing deck. The improved facilities will more closely comply with Federal disability act requirements and be designed to be environmentally friendly, where practical.
Sacramento Pass is one of the district’s highest profile recreation areas because of its location on the highway, which serves as the main travel corridor across central Nevada, and its proximity to Great Basin National Park. The recreation area serves local residents, visitors from southern Nevada, travelers crossing the state and, ever more frequently, park visitors. Recreation area user’s interests range from camping, fishing, hiking and hunting to horseback riding, mountain biking and panning for gold.
The recreation area was initially constructed in 1993 with federal highway funding obtained through the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act – A legacy for Users program. It is being reconstructed through Round 12 of the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act, or SNPLMA. The reconstruction is expected to cost about $375,000.
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. The BLM's multiple-use mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. In Fiscal Year 2012, activities on public lands generated $4.6 billion in revenue, much of which was shared with the States where the activities occurred. In addition, public lands contributed more than $112 billion to the U.S. economy and helped support more than 500,000 jobs.
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