Bureau of Land Management seeks public comment on $327 million in funding recommendations
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LAS VEGAS – Beginning today, the public will have the opportunity to review and comment on almost $327 million of proposed funding recommendations that will improve the quality of life for residents and visitors in Nevada and portions of Arizona and California from the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act (SNPLMA) Round 19 expenditures. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will accept written comments until June 29, 2022.
“This program protects lands and makes people’s lives better. More than 1,500 projects have previously been funded under the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act to enhance a myriad of recreation opportunities, improve access, promote species and habitat conservation, protect environmentally sensitive land, restore landscapes, and reduce the threat to communities from wildland fire,” said Robert Wandel, BLM’s Assistant District Manager of the SNPLMA Division. “We are excited to gather feedback on the next round of project proposal funding.”
The Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act funds are generated from the sale of public land managed by the BLM in the Las Vegas Valley. The preliminary recommendations include expenditures of approximately $326.6 million for a variety of conservation, restoration, and improvement projects throughout Nevada, the Lake Tahoe Basin, and the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, and a set aside for a Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act Special Account Reserve:
- Environmentally Sensitive Land Acquisitions - $4,930,923
- Capital Improvements - $63,396,740
- Multi-Species Habitat Conservation Plan and Implementation - $3,501,521
- Parks, Trails and Natural Areas - $219,774,535
- Conservation Initiatives - $5,557,046
- Eastern Nevada Landscape Restoration Project - $12,066,350
- Hazardous Fuels Reduction and Wildfire Prevention - $17,455,760
- Special Account Reserve - $15,000,000
The recommendations, project tables, executive summaries and project nominations are available at https://www.blm.gov/snplma.
Comments can be submitted in the following ways: Executive Committee Chair, BLM Southern Nevada District Office, 4701 N. Torrey Pines Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89130, or by email to snplma@blm.gov.
The Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act Executive Committee will review the comments and forward its final recommendations to the Secretary of the Interior for approval, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture.
Before including your address, phone number, email, address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment – including your personal identifying information – may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
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.