BLM LIBRARY 88064483 Land Public Statistics * T --ft . U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau Land Management of 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; Robert Woerner, editing: BLM, National Business Center Ethel Coontz, cover design and graphic support: BLM, National Science and 'Technology Center imvm 14b LAND PUBLIC STATISTICS 2003 Volume 88 1 BLM/BC/ST-04/001+1165 April 2004 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Table Page No. 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, 1781-2003 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) 12 BLM 1-4 Public Lands Under Exclusive Jurisdiction ofthe 13 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) 24 1-7 Cadastral Survey Actions Completed 25 & BLM Cadastral Survey Costs Benefits to (Bar Graph) 40 Cadastral Survey Field Accomplishments: Percentage ofWork Performed by Agency (Pie Chart) 41 Cadastral Survey Office Accomplishments: Percentage ofWork Performed by Agency (Pie Chart) 42 1-8 Obligations ofAppropriations Received 43 PART 2 HEALTHY PRODUCTIVE LANDS 45 2-1 Percent ofRangeland Acreage by Ecological Status by State 47 2-2 Condition ofRiparian-Wetland Areas 48 2-3 Resource Conservation and Improvement Accomplishments 51 2-4 Forest Development Accomplishments in Acres 52 2-5 Types ofWildlife Habitat on Public Lands 54 2-6 Estimated Number ofBig Game Animals on Public Lands 55 2-7 Fish and Wildlife Habitat Improvements Completed 57 2-8 Emergency Fire Stabilization and Rehabilitation Projects 59 PART 3 COMMERCIAL USES AND REVENUES GENERATED 61 3-1 Patents Issued 63 3-2 Patents Issued with Minerals Reserved to the United States 68 3-3 Rights-of-Way Workload 71 3-4 Number ofExisting Rights-of-Way and Rental Receipts 72 3-5 Nonspecific Land Use Authorizations 73 3-6 Miscellaneous Land Use Authorizations 76 3-7a Summary ofAuthorized Use ofGrazing District (Section 3) Lands (FY 2002) 81 3-7b Summary ofAuthorized Use ofGrazing Lease (Section 15) Lands (FY 2002) 82 3-7c Summary ofAuthorized Use ofGrazing District Lands and Grazing Lease Lands (FY 2002) 83 AAA, 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Table Page No. 3-8a Summary ofAuthorized Use ofGrazing District (Section 3) Lands (FY 2003) 84 3-8b Summary ofAuthorized Use ofGrazing Lease (Section 15) Lands (FY 2003) 85 3-8c Summary ofAuthorized Use ofGrazing District Lands and Grazing Lease Lands (FY 2003) 86 3-9a Grazing Permits In Force on Grazing District (Section 3) Lands 87 3-9b Grazing Leases In Force on Grazing Lease (Section 15) Lands 88 3-9c Grazing Permits and Leases In Force 89 3-10a Summary ofAuthorized Use ofGrazing District Lands and Grazing Lease Lands for Billing Year 2001 90 3-10b Summary ofAuthorized Use ofGrazing District Lands and Grazing Lease Lands for Billing Year 2002 91 3-1 Timber, Wood Products, and Non-Wood 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 103 3-15 Other Oil and Gas Leasing Actions Ill 3-16 New Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Activities on Federal Lands 1 14 3-17 Continuing Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Activities on Federal Lands 1 15 3-18 Federal Coal Leases, Licenses, Preference Right Lease Applications, and Logical Mining Units 118 3-19 Other Solid Mineral Leases, Licenses, Permits, and Preference Right Lease Applications 122 3-20 Disposition ofMineral Materials 128 3-21 Mineral Patents Issued 137 3-22 Adjudication ofMining Claims, Public Law 94-579 138 3-23 Notices and Plans ofMining Operations Filed with the BLM 140 3-24 Helium Operations and Revenues 142 3-25 Receipts from the Disposition ofPublic Lands and Resources 144 3-26 Statement ofReceipts by Source 146 3-27 Receipts from Oil and Gas Right-of-Way Rentals, Rents, Bonuses, and Royalties 151 3-28 Allocation ofReceipts to States and Local Governments by Program 152 3-29 Allocation ofReceipts by Source and Fund 154 3-30 Payments to States (Including Local Governments) and Territories 156 BLM 3-31 Legal Allocation of Receipts 159 3-32 Receipts from Mining Fees 175 3-33 Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act Financial Update 176 PART 4 RECREATION AND LEISURE ACTIVITIES 183 BLM 4-1 Estimated Recreational Use ofPublic Lands Administered by the 185 4-2 Estimated Recreational Use ofBLM-Administered Public Lands for Recreation Activities under Various Fee Authorizations 187 4-3 Recreation Permits, Leases, and Passports on Public Lands Administered BLM by the by State 190 4-4 Estimated Number ofLake Anglers, Stream Anglers, and Related Expenditures on BLM-Managed Lands 193 4-5 Estimated Amount ofHunting and Related Expenditures on BLM-Managed Lands 195 4-6 Estimated Amount ofWildlife Viewing and Related Expenditures on BLM-Managed Lands 197 iv 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Table Page No. PART 5 PRESERVE NATURAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE 199 5-1 National Landscape Conservation System: Number and Size ofDesignated Areas 201 5-2 National Monuments within the National Landscape Conservation System 202 5-3 National Conservation Areas within the National Landscape Conservation System 204 5-4 Designated Wilderness within the National Landscape Conservation System 206 5-5 Wilderness Study Areas within the National Landscape Conservation System 215 5-6 BLM Wild, Scenic, and Recreational Rivers 216 5-7 National Historic and Scenic Trails 220 5-8a Land Exchanges and Acquisitions: Federal Land Patented or Deeded Out through Exchange 221 5-8b Land Exchanges and Acquisitions: Non-Federal Land Acquired through Exchange 222 5-8c Land Exchanges and Acquisitions: Lands Acquired through Purchase and/or Donation 223 5-9 Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act (SNPLMA) Acquisitions: Summary ofBudget Authority 224 5-9a Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act (SNPLMA) Acquisitions: Environmentally Sensitive Land Acquisitions 225 5-9b Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act (SNPLMA) Acquisitions: Capital Improvements 227 5-9c Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act (SNPLMA) Acquisitions: Parks, Trails, and Natural Areas 231 5-10 Federally Listed Threatened or Endangered and Candidate Plant Species 232 5-1 Federally Listed Threatened or Endangered and Candidate Animal Species 233 5-12 Wild Free-Roaming Horse and Burro Populations 235 5-13 Wild Free-Roaming Horse and Burro Removal and Adoption by Office 236 5-14 Cultural Resource Management Activities 237 5-15 BLM Areas ofCritical Environmental Concern (ACECs) 238 5-16 Number and Size ofOther Designated Special Management Areas (Non-NLCS Units) 239 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) 267 WELCOME TO PUBLIC LAND STATISTICS 2003 Welcome to the 2003 edition ofPublicLandStatistics, published by the U.S. Department ofthe Interior, Bureau ofLand Management (BLM). We have once again designed the cover ofthis year's publication to convey the Bureau's complex and varied 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. Two tables have been deleted from this year's edition: Tables 2-9 and 2-10 could not be published because the data is no longer available. Additionally, livestock grazing data in Tables 3-7 through 3-10 has been partially reformatted. Public LandStatistics is available on the Internet. Please visit our national homepage at: http://www.blm.gov/nhp/browse.htm Note that the data presented in the 2003 Public LandStatistics tables may not exactly match the data in BLM other publications covering Fiscal Year 2003 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 afterthe end ofthe fiscal year. We have presented the most current data available in this edition ofPublic LandStatistics. Your feedback and suggestions are always appreciated. We have included a comment card that you can cut out ofthe document, fold, and mail to our Headquarter Office. Any comments you provide will be used to help make Public LandStatistics as responsive to your needs as possible. We remain committed to publishing a Public LandStatistics each year that is timely, complete, and as helpful as possible to our readers. v-cc