Click Here for Table of Contents PUBLIC LAND STATISTICS 2007 Volume 192 BLM/OC/ST-08/001+1165 May 2008 WELCOME TO PUBLIC LAND STATISTICS 2007 Welcome to the 2007 edition of Public Land Statistics, published by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM). As in years past, the cover of this year’s publication is designed to convey the scope of the Bureau’s complex and multifaceted mission using visual imagery. The 80-plus tables inside the document tell the story of the BLM’s mission, programs, and accomplishments using numerical data and detailed footnotes. Many of the minor acreage changes from 1 year to the next occur because: 1. Inholdings have been acquired or some other land exchange has taken place during the year. 2. Better GIS mapping of land boundaries has enabled us to recalculate the total BLM acres within the unit. Public Land Statistics is available on the Internet. Please visit our national homepage at: http://www.blm.gov/public_land_statistics/index.htm . Note that the data presented in the 2007 Public Land Statistics tables may not exactly match the data in other BLM publications covering Fiscal Year 2007 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 after the end of the fiscal year. We have presented the most current data available in this edition of Public Land Statistics. We remain committed to publishing a Public Land Statistics report each year that is timely, complete, and helpful as possible to our readers. TABLE OF CONTENTS Table No. Page PART 1 LAND RESOURCES AND INFORMATION .................................................................................. 1 1-1 Acquisition of the Public Domain, 1781–1867...............................................................................5 --- Acquisitions (Map)..........................................................................................................................6 1-2 Disposition of the Public Domain, 1781–2007 ...............................................................................7 1-3 Mineral and Surface Acres Administered by the BLM...................................................................9 --- Public Lands, On-Shore Federal and Indian Minerals in Lands of the United States Responsibilities of BLM—Lower 48 States (Map)............................................................11 --- Public Lands, On-Shore Federal and Indian Minerals in Lands of the United States Responsibilities of BLM—Alaska (Map) ..........................................................................13 1-4 Public Lands Under Exclusive Jurisdiction of the BLM...............................................................15 1-5 Area of Oregon and California (O&C) Revested Lands ...............................................................19 --- Revested Lands (Map) ..................................................................................................................21 1-6 Withdrawals, Revocations, Modifications, and Extensions..........................................................22 --- Principal Meridians and Base Lines (Map)...................................................................................24 1-7 Cadastral Survey Actions Completed ...........................................................................................25 --- Cadastral Survey Costs & Benefits to the BLM (Bar Graph) ....................................................... 41 --- Cadastral Survey Field Accomplishments: Percentage of Work Performed by Agency (Pie Chart)......................................................................................43 --- Cadastral Survey Office Accomplishments: Percentage of Work Performed by Agency (Pie Chart)......................................................................................45 1-8 Obligations of Appropriations Received.......................................................................................47 PART 2 HEALTHY, PRODUCTIVE LANDS........................................................................................49 2-1 Percentage of Rangeland Acreage by Ecological Status by State.................................................51 2-2 Condition of Riparian–Wetland Areas..........................................................................................52 2-3 Resource Conservation and Improvement Accomplishments (FY 2006).....................................55 2-4 Forest Development Accomplishments in Acres ..........................................................................56 2-5 Types of Wildlife Habitat on Public Lands...................................................................................58 2-6 Types of Wildlife Habitat on Public Lands in Alaska...................................................................61 2-7 Fish, Wildlife, and Plant Conservation Activities Completed ......................................................62 2-8 Emergency Fire Stabilization and Rehabilitation Projects............................................................66 PART 3 COMMERCIAL USES AND REVENUES GENERATED....................................................67 3-1 Patents Issued ................................................................................................................................69 3-2 Patents Issued with Minerals Reserved to the United States.........................................................74 3-3 Rights-of-Way Workload .............................................................................................................77 3-4 Number of Existing Rights-of-Way and Rental Receipts .............................................................78 3-5 Nonspecific Land Use Authorizations ..........................................................................................79 3-6 Miscellaneous Land Use Authorizations.......................................................................................82 3-7a Summary of Authorized Use of Grazing District (Section 3) Lands (FY 2006)...........................86 3-7b Summary of Authorized Use of Grazing Lease (Section 15) Lands (FY 2006) ...........................87 3-7c Summary of Authorized Use of Grazing District Lands and Grazing Lease Lands (FY 2006) ........................................................................................88 TABLE OF CONTENTS Table No. Page 3-8a Summary of Authorized Use of Grazing District (Section 3) Lands (FY 2007)...........................89 3-8b Summary of Authorized Use of Grazing Lease (Section 15) Lands (FY 2007) ...........................90 3-8c Summary of Authorized Use of Grazing District Lands and Grazing Lease Lands (FY 2007) ........................................................................................91 3-9a Grazing Permits In Force on Grazing District (Section 3) Lands .................................................92 3-9b Grazing Leases In Force on Grazing Lease (Section 15) Lands ...................................................93 3-9c Grazing Permits and Leases In Force............................................................................................94 3-10a Summary of Authorized Use of Grazing District Lands and Grazing Lease Lands for Billing Year 2005................................................................95 3-10b Summary of Authorized Use of Grazing District Lands and Grazing Lease Lands for Billing Year 2006................................................................96 3-11 Timber, Wood Products, and Non-Wood Product Sales...............................................................97 3-12 Forest Products Offered by State ..................................................................................................99 3-13 Competitive Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Leasing..........................................................................101 3-14 Noncompetitive Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Leasing....................................................................108 3-15 Other Oil and Gas Leasing Actions.............................................................................................116 3-16 New Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Activities on Federal Lands ......................................................119 3-17 Continuing Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Activities on Federal Lands............................................121 3-18 Federal Coal Leases, Licenses, Preference Right Lease Applications, and Logical Mining Units ...............................................................................................124 3-19 Other Solid Mineral Leases, Licenses, Permits, and Preference Right Lease Applications ....... 128 3-20 Disposition of Mineral Materials ................................................................................................135 3-21 Mineral Patents Issued ................................................................................................................142 3-22 Adjudication of Mining Claims, Public Law 94-579..................................................................143 3-23 Notices and Plans of Mining Operations Filed with the BLM....................................................145 3-24 Helium Operations and Revenues ...............................................................................................147 3-25 Receipts from the Disposition of Public Lands and Resources...................................................149 3-26 Statement