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<br />Chapter One
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<br />Introduction
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<br />Table 1
<br />OWNERSHIP STATUS IN THE PLANNING AREA
<br />IN ACRES OF SURFACE AND SUBSURFACE ESTATE
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<br /> COUNTY
<br /> DELTA GUNNISON MESA MONTROSE OURAY TOTAL
<br />1. SURFACE ESTATE
<br />FEDERAL LAND 1
<br />BLM 181,187 13,515 14,190 248,750 25,435 483,077
<br />USFS 140 140
<br />NPS 12,990 12,990
<br />STATE LAND2
<br />DOW 4,332 3,338 4,547 12,217
<br />OTHER 680 680
<br />PRIVATE LAND 326,207 55,512 1,912 326,282 163,615 873,528
<br />TOTAL SURFACE ACRES 511,726 69,167 16,102 591,360 194,277 1,382,632
<br />2. SUBSURFACE ESTATE3
<br />FEDERAL ESTATE
<br />ALL MINERALS 247,712 42,742 14,255 337,447 45,972 688,128
<br />COAL 16,080 11,432 16,495 4,852 48,859
<br />OIL, GAS, AND COAL 3,060 1,422 1,270 2,200 7,952
<br />OIL AND GAS 4,370 4,002 2,282 10,654
<br />3/4 FEDERAL MINERALS 130 200 330
<br />TOTAL ACRES OF
<br />FEDERAL SUBSURFACE 271,352 55,596 14,255 359,414 55,306 755,923
<br />1 BLM = Bureau of Land Management; USFS = U.S. Forest Service; NPS = National Park Service
<br />2 DOW = Colorado Division of Wildlife
<br />3 The BLM administers subsurface federal estate unde~ylng private, state, and other federal lands.
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