Public Land Statistics 2016

Public Land Statistics annual reports provide information on:

• Land Resources and Information: public lands, acquisitions and dispositions, O&C lands, withdrawals, cadastral
• Healthy and Productive Lands: rangeland, forests, wildlife habitat, fire projects
• Commercial Uses and Revenues Generated: patents, ROW, grazing, forest products, timber, oil, gas, geothermal, minerals, mining claims, and revenues
• Recreation and Leisure Activities: recreation uses and revenues
• Natural and Cultural Heritage Preservations: Natural Conservation System lands, rivers, trails, land exchanges and acquisitions, wild horses and burros, special management areas
• Public Health, Safety, and Resource Protection: fires, capital improvements, hazardous substances

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PART 1 LAND RESOURCES AND INFORMATION .................................................................................1

1-1 Acquisition of the Public Domain, 1781–1867..............................................................................3

--- Public Lands, On-Shore Federal and Indian Minerals in Lands of the U.S.:

--- Public Lands, On-Shore Federal and Indian Minerals in Lands of the U.S.:

--- Revested Lands of the Oregon and California Railroad and

--- Principal Meridians and Base Lines Governing the United States Public

--- 2016 Cadastral Survey Field Accomplishments: Percentage of Work

--- 2016 Cadastral Survey Office Accomplishments: Percentage of Work

--- Acquisitions (Map).........................................................................................................................4

1-2 Disposition of the Public Domain, 1781–2016 ..............................................................................5

1-3 Mineral and Surface Acres Administered by the Bureau of Land Management............................7

Responsibilities of Bureau of Land Management – Lower 48 States (Map) ......................9

Responsibilities of Bureau of Land Management – Alaska (Map) ...................................11

1-4 Public Lands Under Jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management ........................................13

1-5 Area of Oregon and California (O&C) Revested Lands ..............................................................16

the Coos Bay Wagon Road (Map) ...................................................................................18

1-6 Withdrawals, Revocations, Modifications, Extensions, and Expirations.....................................19

Land Surveys (Map).........................................................................................................22

1-7 Cadastral Survey Actions Completed ..........................................................................................23

--- Cadastral Survey Costs and Benefits to the BLM for 2016: Field

Work Performed During the Fiscal Year (Bar Graph) ......................................................35

Performed by Agency (Pie Chart) .....................................................................................37

Performed by Agency (Pie Chart).....................................................................................39

1-8 Obligations of Appropriations Received......................................................................................41

PART 2 HEALTHY AND PRODUCTIVE LANDS ..............................................................................43

2-1 Percentage of Rangeland Acreage by Ecological Status by State................................................45

2-2 Condition of Riparian-Wetland Areas..........................................................................................46

2-3 Resource Conservation and Improvement Accomplishments .....................................................49

2-4 Forest Development Accomplishments in Acres.........................................................................50

2-5 Types of Wildlife Habitat on Public Lands in the Conterminous 48 States.................................52

2-6 Types of Wildlife Habitat on Public Lands in Alaska..................................................................54

2-7 Fish, Wildlife, and Plant Conservation Activities Completed .....................................................55

2-8 Emergency Fire Stabilization and Rehabilitation Projects...........................................................60

PART 3 COMMERCIAL USES AND REVENUES GENERATED ..................................................61

3-1 Patents Issued...............................................................................................................................62

3-2 Patents Issued with Minerals Reserved to the United States........................................................68

3-3 Rights-of-Way Workload ............................................................................................................71

3-4 Number of Rights-of-Way (Including Solar and Wind) and Rental Receipts..............................72

3-5 Nonspecific Land Use Authorizations .........................................................................................73

3-6 Miscellaneous Land Use Authorizations......................................................................................76

3-7a Summary of Authorized Use of Grazing District (Section 3) Lands, FY 2015 ...........................81

3-7b Summary of Authorized Use of Grazing Lease (Section 15) Lands, FY 2015............................82

3-7c Summary of Authorized Use of Grazing District Lands and

Grazing Lease Lands, FY 2015.........................................................................................83

3-8a Summary of Authorized Use of Grazing District (Section 3) Lands, FY 2016 ...........................84

3-8b Summary of Authorized Use of Grazing Lease (Section 15) Lands, FY 2016............................85

3-8c Summary of Authorized Use of Grazing District Lands and

Grazing Lease Lands, FY 2016.........................................................................................86

3-9a Grazing Permits in Force on Grazing District (Section 3) Lands as of February 5, 2017 ...........87

3-9b Grazing Leases in Force on Grazing Lease (Section 15) Lands as of February 5, 2017 .............88

3-9c Grazing Permits and Leases in Force as of February 5, 2017......................................................89

3-10a Summary of Authorized Use of Grazing District Lands and Grazing Lease Lands

for Billing Year 2014 (March 1, 2014, to February 28, 2015)..........................................90

3-10b Summary of Authorized Use of Grazing District Lands and Grazing Lease Lands

for Billing Year 2015 (March 1, 2015, to February 28, 2016)..........................................91

3-11 Timber, Wood Products, and Nonwood Product Sales................................................................92

3-12 Forest Products Offered by State .................................................................................................94

3-13 Competitive Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Leasing...........................................................................96

3-14 Noncompetitive Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Leasing...................................................................104

3-15 Other Oil and Gas Leasing Actions............................................................................................111

3-16 New Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Activities on Federal Lands .....................................................115

3-17 Continuing Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Activities on Federal Lands

as of September 30, 2016 ................................................................................................117

3-18 Federal Coal Leases, Licenses, Preference Right Lease Applications,

and Logical Mining Units................................................................................................120

3-19 Other Solid Mineral Leases, Licenses, Permits, and Preference Right Lease Applications ......124

3-20 Disposition of Mineral Materials ...............................................................................................130

3-21 ...............................................................................................................137

3-22 A

Mineral Patents Issued

Adjudication of Mining Claims, Public Law 94-579, from October 21, 1976,

through Fiscal Year 2016 ...............................................................................................138

3-23 Notices and Plans of Mining Operations Reviewed by the Bureau of Land Management,

Fiscal Years 2009 through 2016.....................................................................................140

3-24 Helium Operations and Revenues, Fiscal Year 2012–2016.......................................................143

3-25 Receipts from the Disposition of Public Lands and Resources,

May 20, 1785, through Fiscal Year 2016.......................................................................144

3-26 Statement of Receipts by Source................................................................................................146

3-27 Receipts from Oil and Gas Right-of-Way Rentals, Rents, Bonuses, and Royalties ..................150

3-28 Allocation of Receipts to States and Local Governments by Program ......................................151

3-29 Allocation of Receipts by Source and Fund...............................................................................153

3-30 Payments to States (Including Local Governments) and Territories..........................................155

3-31 Legal Allocation of Bureau of Land Management Receipts......................................................157

3-32 Receipts from Mining Fees ........................................................................................................171

3-33 Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act Financial Update

as of September 30, 2016 ...............................................................................................172

3-34 Reserved.....................................................................................................................................176

3-35 Federal Coal Leases, Compliance with Diligent Development and Continued Operation ........177

PART 4 RECREATION AND LEISURE ACTIVITIES.....................................................................181

4-1 Estimated Recreational Use of Public Lands Administered by the BLM..................................182

4-2 Estimated Recreational Use of BLM-Administered Public Lands for

Recreation Activities under Various Fee Authorizations................................................184

4-3 Recreation Permits and Passes on Public Lands Administered by

the BLM by State ............................................................................................................187

PART 5 NATURAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE PRESERVATION ........................................191

5-1 National Landscape Conservation System: Number and Size

of Designated Areas as of September 30, 2016 ..............................................................193

5-2 National Monuments within the National Landscape Conservation System

as of September 30, 2016................................................................................................195

5-3a National Conservation Areas within the National Landscape

Conservation System as of September 30, 2016.............................................................197

5-3b Other Conservation Units within the National Landscape

Conservation System as of September 30, 2016.............................................................199

5-4 Designated Wilderness within the National Landscape

Conservation System as of September 30, 2016.............................................................200

5-5 Wilderness Study Areas within the National Landscape

Conservation System as of September 30, 2016.............................................................210

5-6 BLM Wild, Scenic, and Recreational Rivers as of September 30, 2016....................................211

5-7 National Scenic and Historic Trails as of September 30, 2016..................................................215

5-8a Land Exchanges and Acquisitions: Federal Land and Minerals Patented or

Deeded Out through Exchange........................................................................................217

5-8b Land Exchanges and Acquisitions: Non-Federal Land and Minerals Acquired

through Exchange............................................................................................................218

5-8c Land Exchanges and Acquisitions: Lands Acquired through Purchase

and/or Donation...............................................................................................................219

5-9 Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act Budget Authority ..........................................222

5-10 Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act Land Disposal and Acquisitions ...................225

5-11 Reserved.....................................................................................................................................227

5-12 Wild Free-Roaming Horse and Burro Populations as of March 1, 2016 ...................................228

5-13a Wild Free-Roaming Horse and Burro Adoptions, By State.......................................................229

5-13b Wild Free-Roaming Horse and Burro Removals, By State........................................................230

5-13c Wild Free-Roaming Horse and Burro Sales, By State ...............................................................231

5-14 Cultural Resource Management Activities.................................................................................232

5-15 Areas of Critical Environmental Concern (ACECs) and Research Natural Areas (RNAs)

as of September 30, 2016 ................................................................................................233

5-16 Number and Size of Designated Special Management Areas as of September 30, 2016 ...........234

PART 6 PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND RESOURCE PROTECTION...................................235

6-1 Fires On or Threatening BLM Lands.........................................................................................236

6-2 Capital Improvements on Public Lands, as of October 20, 2016...............................................239

6-3 Releases of Hazardous Substances on Public Lands..................................................................240

GLOSSARY ...................................................................................................................................................243

The Bureau of Land Management State Offices and Their Administrative

Jurisdictions .....................................................................................................................................255

This publication would be useful for Congress, policymakers, committees and organizations dedicated to environmental preservation, and individuals interested in the roles of the Bureau of Land Management with respect to public lands.