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8LM LIBRARY 88058684 Land Public Statistics Ba „JHB NJ V^ U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management U.S. Department ofthe Interior Bureau of Land Management The Bureau of Land Management sustains the health, diversity, and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. 7 <? Bonnie Pomarico, Public Land Statistics coordinator; RobertWoerner, editing: BLM, National Business Center Ethel Coontz, cover design and graphic support; BLM, National Science andTechnology Center Susan Creek Falls, fishing, Eagleview Pavilion, fish ladder, and Lone Pine work party photos by Gregg Morgan, BLM, Roseburg, Oregon wni LAND PUBLIC STATISTICS 2006 # Volume 191 ,p BLM/BC/ST-07/001 +1 65 1 April 2007 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Table No. Page PART LAND RESOURCES AND INFORMATION 1 1 1-1 Acquisition ofthe Public Domain, 1781-1867 5 Acquisitions (Map) 6 1-2 Disposition ofthe Public Domain, 1781-2006 7 BLM 1-3 Mineral and Surface Acres Administered by the 9 Public Lands, On-Shore Federal and Indian Minerals in Lands ofthe U.S. Responsibilities ofBLM - Lower48 States (Map) 1 Public Lands, On-Shore Federal and Indian Minerals in Lands ofthe U.S. Responsibilities ofBLM - Alaska (Map) 13 1-4 Public Lands Under Exclusive Jurisdiction ofthe BLM 15 1-5 Area ofOregon and California (O&C) Revested Lands 18 Revested Lands (Map) 20 1-6 Withdrawals, Revocations, Modifications, and Extensions 21 Principal Meridians and Base Lines (Map) 23 1-7 Cadastral Survey Actions Completed 24 & BLM Cadastral Survey Costs Benefits to (Bar Graph) 39 Cadastral Survey Field Accomplishments: Percentage ofWork Performed by Agency (Pie Chart) 41 Cadastral Survey Office Accomplishments: Percentage ofWork Performed by Agency (Pie Chart) 43 1-8 Obligations ofAppropriations Received 45 PART 2 HEALTHY PRODUCTIVE LANDS 49 2-1 Percent ofRangeland Acreage by Ecological Status by State 51 2-2 Condition ofRiparian-Wetland Areas 52 2-3 Resource Conservation and Improvement Accomplishments (FY 2006) 55 2-4 Forest Development Accomplishments in Acres 56 2-5 Types ofWildlife Habitat on Public Lands 58 2-6 Estimated Number ofBig Game Animals on Public Lands 59 2-7 Fish and Wildlife Habitat Improvements Completed 61 2-8 Emergency Fire Stabilization and Rehabilitation Projects 63 PART 3 COMMERCIAL USES AND REVENUES GENERATED 65 3-1 Patents Issued 67 3-2 Patents Issued with Minerals Reserved to the United States 73 3-3 Rights-of-Way Workload 76 3-4 Number ofExisting Rights-of-Way and Rental Receipts 77 3-5 Nonspecific Land Use Authorizations 78 3-6 Miscellaneous Land Use Authorizations 81 3-7a Summary ofAuthorized Use ofGrazing District (Section 3) Lands (FY 2005) 86 3-7b Summary ofAuthorized Use ofGrazing Lease (Section 15) Lands (FY 2005) 87 3-7c Summary ofAuthorized Use ofGrazing District Lands and Grazing Lease Lands (FY 2005) 88 in 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Table No. Page 3-8a Summary ofAuthorized Use ofGrazing District (Section 3) Lands (FY 2006) 89 3-8b Summary ofAuthorized Use ofGrazing Lease (Section 15) Lands (FY 2006) 90 3-8c Summary ofAuthorized Use ofGrazing District Lands and Grazing Lease Lands (FY 2006) 91 3-9a Grazing Permits In Force on Grazing District (Section 3) Lands 92 3-9b Grazing Leases In Force on Grazing Lease (Section 15) Lands 93 3-9c Grazing Permits and Leases In Force 94 3- 0a Summary ofAuthorized Use ofGrazing District Lands 1 and Grazing Lease Lands forBilling Year 2004 95 3-10b Summary ofAuthorized Use ofGrazing District Lands and Grazing Lease Lands forBilling Year 2005 96 3-1 Timber, Wood Products, and Non-Wood Product Sales 97 3-12 Forest Products Offered by State 99 3-13 Competitive Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Leasing 101 3-14 Noncompetitive Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Leasing 108 3-15 OtherOil and Gas Leasing Actions 1 16 3-16 New Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Activities on Federal Lands 119 3-17 Continuing Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Activities on Federal Lands 121 3-18 Federal Coal Leases, Licenses, Preference Right Lease Applications, and Logical Mining Units 124 3-19 Other Solid Mineral Leases, Licenses, Permits, and Preference Right Lease Applications 128 3-20 Disposition ofMineral Materials 135 3-21 Mineral Patents Issued 142 3-22 Adjudication ofMining Claims, Public Law 94-579 143 BLM 3-23 Notices and Plans ofMining Operations Filed with the 145 3-24 Helium Operations and Revenues 147 3-25 Receipts from the Disposition ofPublic Lands and Resources 149 3-26 Statement ofReceipts by Source 151 3-27 Receipts from Oil and Gas Right-of-Way Rentals, Rents, Bonuses, and Royalties 156 3-28 Allocation ofReceipts to States and Local Governments by Program 157 3-29 Allocation ofReceipts by Source and Fund 159 3-30 Payments to States (Including Local Governments) and Territories 161 BLM 3-31 Legal Allocation of Receipts 163 3-32 Receipts from Mining Fees 177 3-33 Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act Financial Update 178 3-34 Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Proceeds from Sales, Exchanges, and Acquisitions 184 PART4 RECREATION AND LEISURE ACTIVITIES 187 4-1 Estimated Recreational Use ofPublic Lands Administered by the BLM 189 4-2 Estimated Recreational Use ofBLM-Administered Public Lands for Recreation Activities underVarious Fee Authorizations 191 4-3 Recreation Permits, Leases, and Passports on Public Lands Administered BLM by the by State 194 4-4 Estimated Number ofLake Anglers, Stream Anglers, and Related Expenditures on BLM-Managed Lands 197 4-5 Estimated Amount ofHunting and Related Expenditures on BLM-Managed Lands 99 1 4-6 Estimated Amount ofWildlife Viewing and Related Expenditures on BLM-Managed Lands 201 IV 1 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Table No. Page PART 5 PRESERVE NATURAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE 203 5-1 National Landscape Conservation System: Number and Size ofDesignated Areas 205 5-2 National Monuments within the National Landscape Conservation System 206 5-3a National Conservation Areas within the National Landscape Conservation System 208 5-3b Other Conservation Units within the National Landscape Conservation System 210 5-4 Designated Wilderness within the National Landscape Conservation System 21 5-5 Wilderness Study Areas within the National Landscape Conservation System 220 BLM 5-6 Wild, Scenic, and Recreational Rivers 221 5-7 National Historic and Scenic Trails 225 5-8a Land Exchanges and Acquisitions: Federal Land Patented or Deeded Out through Exchange 226 5-8b Land Exchanges and Acquisitions: Non-Federal Land Acquired through Exchange 227 5-8c Land Exchanges and Acquisitions: Lands Acquired through Purchase and/or Donation 228 5-9 Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act (SNPLMA) Budget Authority 231 5-10 Federally Listed Threatened or Endangered and Candidate Plant Species 233 5-1 Federally Listed Threatened or Endangered and Candidate Animal Species 234 5-12 Wild Free-Roaming Horse and Burro Populations 236 5-13 Wild Free-Roaming Horse and Burro Removal and Adoption by Office 237 5-14 Cultural Resource Management Activities 238 5-15 BLM Areas ofCritical Environmental Concern (ACECs) 239 5-16 Number and Size ofOther Designated Special Management Areas (Non-NLCS Units) 240 PART 6 PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND RESOURCE PROTECTION 241 6-1 Fires On orThreatening BLM Lands 243 6-2 Capital Improvements on Public Lands 246 6-3 Releases ofHazardous Substances on Public Lands 248 Glossary 251 BLM State Offices and Their Administrative Jurisdictions (Map) 269 . WELCOME TO PUBLIC LAND STATISTICS 2006 Welcome to the 2006 edition ofPublic LandStatistics, published by the U.S. Department ofthe Interior, Bureau ofLand Management (BLM). As in years past, the cover ofthis year's publication is designed to convey the scope ofthe Bureau's complex and multifaceted mission using visual imagery. The 80-plus tables inside the document tell the story ofthe BLM's mission, programs, and accomplishments using numerical data and detailed footnotes. Many ofthe minor acreage changes from one yearto the next occurbecause: 1 Inholdings have been acquired or some other land exchange has taken place during the year. 2. Better GIS mapping ofland boundaries has enabled us to recalculate the total BLM acres within the unit. PublicLandStatistics is available on the Internet. Please visit ournational homepage at: http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/res/Direct_Links_to_Publications/ann_rpt_and_pls.html . Note that the data presented in the 2006 Public LandStatistics tables may not exactly match the data in BLM other publications covering Fiscal Year 2006 operations and accomplishments. This occurs because the databases that provide table data are not static; they are constantly being updated to provide the latest information, sometimes many months after the end ofthe fiscal year. We have presented the most current data available in this edition ofPublic LandStatistics. We remain committed to publishing a Public LandStatistics report each year that is timely, complete, and as helpful as possible to our readers. VII