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BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT BLM Mission BLM’s overall budget vs. revenue (FY 2011): livestock grazing, recreational activities, and conservation. These multiple uses are diverse, energy including development, acres millionof estatemineral multiple uses of nearly 250 acres million of land public and 700 The BLM isa agency small with a mission: big $4.1 $4.1 billion . $1.8 vs. billion management for
BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT Mission BLM Oklahoma Field Office gas gas leases for BIA Permitting responsibility OK, TX, KS and public domain tracts in surface management on mineral estate, and responsibility for Federal Management Covers OK Organization NM Part ofthe BLM FLPMA Management Under Multiple Use - issued issued oil and - KS - TX
BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT Gas Management except Osage County BLM Oklahoma Field Office Mission Kansas. Oklahoma, and states: producingTexas, gas top natural nation’s three of the overlaps jurisdiction The OFO’s three royalties (2010 estimate) (2010 royalties in on ~$324 millionproduction O&G on ~15,000 incl. wells, Inspectionsand Enforcement Revenue Minerals Indian and Permitting ofFederal Minerals Indian Pre and Minerals of FederalLeasing - Leasing Review of ReviewLeasing - Sharing Agreements Sharing - state state – Oil Oil &
BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT Mission Field Office BLM Oklahoma – Coal Management Exploration Pursuing Other Mines Approval Seeking Currently 4 Mines Mines 5 Inactive 2012 in FY Coal of Federal tons 451,000 Produced Mines 2 ActiveCoal
BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT Mission Field Office BLM Oklahoma – Other SolidMinerals t Kansas.in Developmen Salt Potentialfor Oklahoma. in Operations Asphalt Limestone, Gravel, and SandIndian andFederal
BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT Mission Field Office BLM Oklahoma Rights Act Requests. Purposes Public and Recreation Parcels Isolated River Red the along including Lands, Public of Management Grazing Livestock - of – - Way SurfaceManagement
BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT Statement (EIS)? What isanEnvironmentalImpact The purpose of NEPA is tohelp make Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) A requirement under the National government. decisions and actions of the Federal human environment resulting from A detailed report identifying effectson the protecting the environment. informed decisions while concurrently
BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT Conducting an EIS? Why AreBLMandBIA development. permitting ofIndian & Tribal mineral BLM and collectively BIA work on within the planning area. better manage resource use decisions The EISwill enable BLM and BIA to Lands SolidMinerals Oil &Gas include: Resources Other uses Livestockgrazing Recreation Include: Resource Uses
BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT BLM Decision Area BLM RMP/EIS&BIAEIS lands managed by other managedlands estate Federalmineralon acres of 5,270,000 interests) mineral withFederal estate land(private land splitacres of 593,000 lands surface administered ~50,000 acres of BLM Federal agenciesFederal BIA Southern PlainsSouthern Eastern Oklahoma Western Western OK, KS, & TX 479,015 acres 24 Tribes Eastern OK 621,696 acres 20 Tribes
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BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT Management Plan? What isaBLMResource measures needed to achieve them. resource management and the Establishes goals and objectives for sustained yield. the dual mandate of multiple use and of in support management activities Is the primary tool guiding BLM
BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT Plan? What isaResource Management allocates use of resources. forand/or management direction Provides comprehensive closed to certain uses. any restrictions, and lands that are available for certain uses, including Identifies lands that are open and (continued)
BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT BLM To revise outdated plans: included included in original RMPs To allocate other resources not uses and incorporate new data To include/update resource permitting decisions To support future leasing and Purpose and Need EIS andRMP Texas 1996 RMP Oklahoma 1994 RMP Kansas 1991 RMP development and Tribal mineral permitting by BLM for Indian Through tiering, strengthens BIA or Tribes individual Strengthens future leasing by Record of Decisions separate Indian EIS and BIA EO & SP would sign in an EIS strengthened when addressed Indian mineral interests be will Leasing and development of BIA - level analysis
BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT tobeAddressed Issues Visual Resources Vegetation Livestock Grazing Land Tenure Groundwater Resources ns Riparian/Wetlands/Floodplai Recreation/Visitor Services Solid Minerals National Historic Trails Characteristics Lands with Wilderness Concerns Native American Religious Cultural Resources and Endangered Species Wildlife and Threatened and Fluid Minerals Air Resources Leases Realty Actions, Business Potential for Rights of Way, Helium Resources Wild Horse and Burro Wild and Scenic Rivers Environmental Justice Socio - Economics Economics and
BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT Development Foreseeable Reasonably PlanningSupport: analysis in the EIS in analysis the impact for basis as Will serve areas. management use multiple identifying in Will assist resources. all energyv. potential development Indian and Federal Will describe wind energy. solid minerals, including O&G,none), low, medium, (high, development mineral/energy potential of Will delineate areas analysis GIS for assimilated and compiled, been collected, have data Historical well andproduction
BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT History ofRedRiver Ownership 1828 USTreaty 1828 with Mexico USTreaty 1819 with Catholic Church (Spain) Louisiana1803 Purchase boundary to establishboundary bank. south 1924 bank isbetweenboundary &Texas Oklahoma USSupreme1923 Court ruling that south Oklahoma 1906 admitted as state Texas admitted 1845 as state USTreaty 1838 with Republic ofTexas - 27: Kidderand Stiles use gradient
BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT Definitions January January 2010 being very uneven in profile, cannot be a datum for locating the boundary boundary the for locating datum a be cannot profile, in uneven very being cut the overtop not does just that cut the just that reaches water flowing the level of lower the between midway river. Itislocated the in water flowing of is gradient a line boundary “The follows:US 493),as (265 Court Supreme U.S. the vs. by Oklahoma Texas in bank. First announced a along water BOUNDARY GRADIENT entitled thereto, legal title to some portion of the public lands. lands. public the of portion titleto some legal thereto, entitled PATENT Congress. of authority the under only of disposed are and or cession, purchase treaty, by later acquired were as lands other such to and States Original the by Government Federal the to ceded DOMAIN PUBLIC vicinity.”that in bank the on point acceptable lowest the than higher be must not gradient the on point highest The purpose. that for used must be bank the along gradient a but line – A document by which the United States conveys, to those those to conveys, States the United by which A document – The term applied to any or all of those areas of landallof thoseareas any or termto appliedThe – A boundary determined by the position of flowing of position by the determined A boundary - bank. The physical top of the cut of the top physical The bank. - bank and the higher level of it level the higher and bank - bank,
BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT River theRed BLM and January January 2010 including,but not limited to: related tomanagement along the Red River EIS/RMP look at wouldnumerous issues the North Forkofthe Red River 116 mile stretch from 98 Land use (recreation, livestock grazing, etc). Oil &gasdevelopment and reclamation Land tenure (retention, disposal, R&PP) th meridianwest to
BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT tobeAddressed Issues Visual Resources Vegetation Livestock Grazing Land Tenure Groundwater Resources ns Riparian/Wetlands/Floodplai Recreation/Visitor Services Solid Minerals National Historic Trails Characteristics Lands with Wilderness Concerns Native American Religious Cultural Resources and Endangered Species Wildlife and Threatened and Fluid Minerals Air Resources Realty Actions Potential for Rights of Way, Helium Resources Wild Horse and Burro Wild and Scenic Rivers Environmental Justice Socio - Economics Economics and
BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT survey River withoutacadastral LineRed and Medial ofthe Estimating Gradient Boundary
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23 BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT supreme court case court supreme for soilmap Stilesprepared Arthur 1920
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24 BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT Stiles“sand” (grey) closelysurveymatches R14W 5S & T4
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25 BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT area with soil(SSURGO) area with receivershipthe in surveys Correlateknown
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26 BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT boundary of surveys boundary gradient match soilsCrevasseand Lincoln
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27 BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT Estimated gradient boundary and ordinary mark Estimatedhigh water rightleft and banks Estimated river Estimatedmeanders
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28 BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT What What about medialline? mark and gradient boundary Midpoint between opposite points on ordinary high water
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29 BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT river projects for usedhave been polygons Thiessen
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30 BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT Thiessen polygons Thiessen
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34 BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT 31,519 acres 31,519 area ofpolygonCalculated
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35 BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT Compared area of surveys with estimated area estimatedwith area of surveysCompared errorCalculated
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36 BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT 25,215 be between could estimate rate to error Due acres 31,519 area estimatedTotal of 80% rate agreement Average – 37,822 acres 37,822
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38 BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT BLM Issuesforthe Water Red River area. fields. At its peak, there were over 19 refineries oil in the over 8000. By 1918, over 20,000 livedand worked the oil over 200 wells and the population boomed from 1000 to operating wells in the are. Within six months, there were Burkburnette In July 1918 the Fowler Number 1 struck near oil , Texas. Within three weeks, there were 56
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BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT But There Problems Legacy But There are Abandoned Abandoned flow lines Abandoned Abandoned infrastructure
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BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT (see handouts handouts (see for contact information) Involved How toGet http site: Web Project E Mail to: Mail - mail: mail: ://www.blm.gov/nm/oktrmp [email protected] Tulsa, OK 74145 OK Tulsa, 101 Suite Street, E.33rd 7906 Office Oklahoma BLM, Manager Project RMP Levesque Laurence - 1352
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