WSP05283 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

A Contemporary Agency IN THE NATION'S THIRD CENTURY T llJay, the Hureau admin- isters llne of the most complex land management progr.tl1l~ (If .lilY agency within the tNlef.ll Government. It IS tht, custodian of original patent dnd ~lIrvl'Y records for 300f the 50 United St.lles. It IS the final authurity on all survey matters involving land within, \If once a p.ut of, the publicdumain.1t .1dl11inislt'rs tht. minerdl leasing progrclln on all lands under its juris- Jil..tion. on the Outer Continental Shelf. 1111 lal1ds held by other Federal .lgl'l1cies .mJ on private lands whose minl'r.,1 rights arc reserved to the Ft'der.ll Covt.>rnmenl. II lTI<1nage5 the recreational resources of the public lands Jnd is responsible for tht:' protection Jnd development of cultural resources on the public ldnds, It mandgl'S wildlife habitilt on land under its jurisdiction and is responsible for the protection, management, and control of wild horses on the public lands. It manages timber resources on 2 million acres of pnme Douglas fir forest lands in westl'rn Oregon and on 23 million <1Cres of other commercial forest lands in other public I.md States. It IS Tt'spunsible for fire protection on BLM land and works closely with the Forest Service and other Federal and St,lte agencies in cooperative interJ.gency fire suppression. It is responsible for the disposal of land under Its jurisdiction and of the public domain land held by other Federal agenCies. c::> '" ::.> en ,-' -. '" It is also responsible for land exchanges In support of the programs of other Federal .1gencies and for thl' grantmg of rights-of-w.JY JCrOS5 Federal lands and for the construc- tion of pipelines, electric transmis- sion lines Jnd other public utilities,