BLM Utah Resource Advisory Council to meet in St. George, Utah
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SALT LAKE CITY — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will hold a meeting of the Utah Resource Advisory Council (RAC) on March 9-10, 2020, at the Best Western Plus Abbey Inn, 1129 S. Bluff Street, St. George, Utah 84770. The meeting will take place from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on March 9 and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on March 10. The public is welcome to attend the meeting.
The BLM maintains 38 chartered advisory committees located in the West. Advisory committees provide advice and recommendations to the Secretary of the Interior on public land resource and management issues. Advisory committees are sounding boards for BLM initiatives, regulatory proposals, and policy changes. Each citizen-based committee consists of 10 to 15 members that represent diverse interests present in the local community. Advisory committees are critical in assisting the BLM in continuing to be a good neighbor in the communities that we serve.
Planned agenda items for the March 9-10 meeting of the Utah RAC include a Color Country District overview; BLM updates; Desolation River Program Business Plan; Price Field Office Campground Business Plan; Fivemile Pass Recreation Area management proposal; Washington County issues and projects; John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act implementation; electric bicycles update; statewide planning updates; Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument and Kanab-Escalante Planning Area plan implementation; air quality monitoring; and other issues as appropriate. The meeting agenda is available at https://www.blm.gov/get-involved/resource-advisory-council/near-you/utah/RAC
The public may address the RAC from 4:15-4:45 p.m. on March 9 and from 3:30-4:00 p.m. on March 10. Depending on the number of people wishing to comment and time available, the amount of time for individual oral comments may be limited. Written statements to address the RAC may also be sent to BLM Utah State Office, 440 West 200 South, Suite 500, Salt Lake City, Utah 84101 or via email to BLM_UT_External_Affairs@blm.gov with the subject line “Utah RAC Meeting.”
For more information about the upcoming RAC meeting, please contact Lola Bird at (801) 539-4033 or lbird@blm.gov. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to leave a message or question for the above individual. The FRS is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Replies are provided during normal business hours.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.