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Public Land Statistics 2 0 1 0 U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management U.S. Department of the 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. Bonnie Pomarico, Public Land Statistics coordinator; Nancy Esworthy, editing, Ethel Coontz, cover design and graphic support: BLM, National Operations Center Cover photos by Bob Wick, BLM PUBLIC LAND STATISTICS 2010 Volume 195 BLM/OC/ST-11/001+1165 June 2011 WELCOME TO PUBLIC LAND STATISTICS 2010 Welcome to the 2010 edition of Public Land Statistics (PLS), published by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM). As in past PLS publications, this year’s cover is designed to convey the scope of the BLM’s complex and multifaceted mission using visual imagery. The 80-plus tables inside tell the story of the BLM’s mission, programs, and accomplishments using numerical data and detailed footnotes. Many of the minor acreage changes from one year to the next occur because: 1. Inholdings have been acquired, or some other land exchange has taken place during the year. 2. Better GIS mapping of land boundaries has enabled us to recalculate the total BLM acres within the unit. Note that data presented in the 2010 Public Land Statistics tables may not exactly match data in other BLM publications covering Fiscal Year 2010 operations and accomplishments. Such discrepancies occur 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 of the fiscal year. We have presented the most current data available in this edition of Public Land Statistics. We remain committed to publishing a Public Land Statistics report each year that is timely, complete, and as helpful as possible to our readers. Public Land Statistics is available on the Internet. Please visit our national homepage at: http://www.blm.gov/public_land_statistics/index.htm. TABLE OF CONTENTS Table No. Page PART 1 LAND RESOURCES AND INFORMATION ................................................................................. 1 1-1 Acquisition of the Public Domain, 1781–1867 ............................................................................. 3 --- Acquisitions (Map) ........................................................................................................................ 4 1-2 Disposition of the Public Domain, 1781–2010 ............................................................................. 5 1-3 Mineral and Surface Acres Administered by the Bureau of Land Management ........................... 7 --- Public Lands, On-Shore Federal and Indian Minerals in Lands of the U.S. Responsibilities of Bureau of Land Management—Lower 48 States (Map) ...................... 9 --- Public Lands, On-Shore Federal and Indian Minerals in Lands of the U.S. Responsibilities of Bureau of Land Management—Alaska (Map) .................................. 11 1-4 Public Lands Under Exclusive Jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management ....................... 13 1-5 Area of Oregon and California (O&C) Revested Lands ............................................................. 16 --- Revested Lands (Map) ................................................................................................................. 18 1-6 Withdrawals, Revocations, Modifications, and Extensions ........................................................ 19 --- Principal Meridians and Base Lines (Map) ................................................................................. 21 1-7 Cadastral Survey Actions Completed .......................................................................................... 22 --- Cadastral Survey Costs and Benefits to the BLM (Bar Graph) ................................................... 37 --- Cadastral Survey Field Accomplishments: Percentage of Work Performed by Agency (Pie Chart) .................................................................................... 39 --- Cadastral Survey Office Accomplishments: Percentage of Work Performed by Agency (Pie Chart) .................................................................................... 41 1-8 Obligations of Appropriations Received ..................................................................................... 43 PART 2 HEALTHY AND PRODUCTIVE LANDS .............................................................................. 47 2-1 Percentage of Rangeland Acreage by Ecological Status by State ............................................... 49 2-2 Condition of Riparian-Wetland Areas ......................................................................................... 50 2-3 Resource Conservation and Improvement Accomplishments (FY 2010) ................................... 53 2-4 Forest Development Accomplishments in Acres ........................................................................ 54 2-5 Types of Wildlife Habitat on Public Lands in the Conterminous 48 States ................................ 56 2-6 Types of Wildlife Habitat on Public Lands in Alaska ................................................................. 59 2-7 Fish, Wildlife, and Plant Conservation Activities Completed ..................................................... 60 2-8 Emergency Fire Stabilization and Rehabilitation Projects .......................................................... 65 PART 3 COMMERCIAL USES AND REVENUES GENERATED .................................................. 67 3-1 Patents Issued .............................................................................................................................. 69 3-2 Patents Issued with Minerals Reserved to the United States ....................................................... 75 3-3 Rights-of-Way Workload ........................................................................................................... 78 3-4 Number of Existing Rights-of-Way and Rental Receipts ........................................................... 79 3-5 Nonspecific Land Use Authorizations ......................................................................................... 80 3-6 Miscellaneous Land Use Authorizations ..................................................................................... 83 3-7a Summary of Authorized Use of Grazing District (Section 3) Lands (FY 2009) ......................... 88 3-7b Summary of Authorized Use of Grazing Lease (Section 15) Lands (FY 2009).......................... 89 3-7c Summary of Authorized Use of Grazing District Lands and Grazing Lease Lands (FY 2009) ...................................................................................... 90 TABLE OF CONTENTS Table No. Page 3-8a Summary of Authorized Use of Grazing District (Section 3) Lands (FY 2010) ......................... 91 3-8b Summary of Authorized Use of Grazing Lease (Section 15) Lands (FY 2010).......................... 92 3-8c Summary of Authorized Use of Grazing District Lands and Grazing Lease Lands (FY 2010) ...................................................................................... 93 3-9a Grazing Permits in Force on Grazing District (Section 3) Lands ................................................ 94 3-9b Grazing Leases in Force on Grazing Lease (Section 15) Lands .................................................. 95 3-9c Grazing Permits and Leases in Force .......................................................................................... 96 3-10a Summary of Authorized Use of Grazing District Lands and Grazing Lease Lands for Billing Year 2008 .............................................................. 97 3-10b Summary of Authorized Use of Grazing District Lands and Grazing Lease Lands for Billing Year 2009 .............................................................. 98 3-11 Timber, Wood Products, and Non-Wood Product Sales ............................................................. 99 3-12 Forest Products Offered by State ............................................................................................... 101 3-13 Competitive Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Leasing ........................................................................ 103 3-14 Noncompetitive Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Leasing .................................................................. 111 3-15 Other Oil and Gas Leasing Actions ........................................................................................... 119 3-16 New Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Activities on Federal Lands .................................................... 123 3-17 Continuing Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Activities on Federal Lands .......................................... 125 3-18 Federal Coal Leases, Licenses, Preference Right Lease Applications, and Logical Mining Units .............................................................................................. 127 3-19 Other Solid Mineral Leases, Licenses, Permits, and Preference Right Lease Applications ...... 131 3-20 Disposition of Mineral Materials ............................................................................................... 138 3-21 Mineral Patents Issued ............................................................................................................... 146 3-22 Adjudication of Mining Claims, Public Law 94-579 ................................................................ 147 3-23 Notices and Plans of Mining Operations Filed with the Bureau of Land Management ............ 149 3-24 Helium Operations and Revenues ............................................................................................. 152 3-25 Receipts from the Disposition of Public Lands and Resources ................................................. 153 3-26 Statement of Receipts by Source ............................................................................................... 155 3-27 Receipts from Oil and Gas Right-of-Way Rentals, Rents, Bonuses, and Royalties .................. 160 3-28 Allocation of Receipts to States and Local Governments by Program ..................................... 161 3-29 Allocation of Receipts by Source and Fund .............................................................................. 163 3-30 Payments to States (Including Local Governments) and Territories ......................................... 165 3-31 Legal Allocation of Bureau of Land Management Receipts ..................................................... 167 3-32 Receipts from Mining Fees ....................................................................................................... 183 3-33 Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act Financial Update .......................................... 184 3-34 Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Proceeds from Sales, Exchanges, and Acquisitions .......................................................................................... 189 3-35 Federal Coal Leases, Compliance with Diligent Development, and Continued Operation....... 192 PART 4 RECREATION AND LEISURE ACTIVITIES .................................................................... 195 4-1 Estimated Recreational Use of Public Lands Administered by the BLM. ................................ 197 4-2 Estimated Recreational Use of BLM-Administered Public Lands for Recreation Activities under Various Fee Authorizations ............................................... 199 4-3 Recreation Permits, Leases, and Passports on Public Lands Administered by the Bureau of Land Management by State ..................................................................... 202 4-4 Estimated Number of Lake Anglers, Stream Anglers, and Related Expenditures on BLM-Managed Lands................................................................................................ 205 4-5 Estimated Amount of Hunting and Related Expenditures on BLM-Managed Lands ............... 207 4-6 Estimated Amount of Wildlife Viewing and Related Expenditures on BLM-Managed Lands 209 TABLE OF CONTENTS Table No. Page PART 5 NATURAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE PRESERVATION.................................. 211 5-1 National Landscape Conservation System: Number and Size of Designated Areas ........... 213 5-2 National Monuments within the National Landscape Conservation System ...................... 215 5-3a National Conservation Areas within the National Landscape Conservation System .......... 217 5-3b Other Conservation Units within the National Landscape Conservation System ............... 219 5-4 Designated Wilderness within the National Landscape Conservation System ................... 220 5-5 Wilderness Study Areas within the National Landscape Conservation System ................. 229 5-6 BLM Wild, Scenic, and Recreational Rivers ...................................................................... 230 5-7 National Scenic and Historic Trails .................................................................................... 236 5-8a Land Exchanges and Acquisitions: Federal Land and Minerals Patented or Deeded Out through Exchange .......................................................................... 237 5-8b Land Exchanges and Acquisitions: Non-Federal Land and Minerals Acquired through Exchange .............................................................................................. 239 5-8c Land Exchanges and Acquisitions: Lands Acquired through Purchase and/or Donation ................................................................................................. 240 5-9 Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act Budget Authority ................................... 243 5-10 Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act Land Disposal and Acquisitions ............ 245 5-11 RESERVED ........................................................................................................................ 246 5-12 Wild Free-Roaming Horse and Burro Populations ............................................................. 247 5-13 Wild Free-Roaming Horse and Burro Removal and Adoption by Office ........................... 248 5-14 Cultural Resource Management Activities .......................................................................... 249 5-15 Bureau of Land Management Areas of Critical Environmental Concern (ACECs) ........... 250 5-16 Number and Size of Designated Special Management Areas ............................................. 251 PART 6 PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND RESOURCE PROTECTION ............................2 53 6-1 Fires on or Threatening BLM Lands ................................................................................... 255 6-2 Capital Improvements on Public Lands .............................................................................. 258 6-3 Releases of Hazardous Substances on Public Lands ........................................................... 260 Glossary ................................................................................................................................................. 263 BLM State Offices and Their Administrative Jurisdictions (Map) ......................................... 279