PUBLIC LAND STATISTICS 2014 Volume 199 BLM/OC/ST-15/005+1165 P-108-4 May 2015 WELCOME TO PUBLIC LAND STATISTICS 2014 Welcome to the 2014 edition of Public Land Statistics (PLS), published by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM). As in past PLS publications, this year’s cover is designed to convey the scope of the BLM’s complex and multifaceted mission using visual imagery. The 80-plus tables inside tell the story of the BLM’s mission, programs, and accomplishments using numerical data and detailed footnotes. Many of the minor acreage changes from one 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. Note that data presented in the 2014 Public Land Statistics tables may not exactly match data in other BLM publications covering Fiscal Year 2014 operations and accomplishments. Such discrepancies occur 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 as helpful as possible to our readers. Public Land Statistics is available on the Internet. Please visit our national homepage at: http://www.blm.gov/public_land_statistics/index.htm. i TABLE OF CONTENTS Table No. Page PART 1 LAND RESOURCES AND INFORMATION ................................................................................. 1 1-1 Acquisition of the Public Domain, 1781–1867 .............................................................................. 3 --- Acquisitions (Map) ......................................................................................................................... 4 1-2 Disposition of the Public Domain, 1781–2014 .............................................................................. 5 1-3 Mineral and Surface Acres Administered by the Bureau of Land Management............................ 7 --- Public Lands, On-Shore Federal and Indian Minerals in Lands of the U.S. Responsibilities of Bureau of Land Management—Lower 48 States (Map) ...................... 9 --- Public Lands, On-Shore Federal and Indian Minerals in Lands of the U.S. Responsibilities of Bureau of Land Management—Alaska (Map) ................................... 11 1-4 Public Lands Under Jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management ........................................ 13 1-5 Area of Oregon and California (O&C) Revested Lands .............................................................. 16 --- Revested Lands of the Oregon and California Railroad and the Coos Bay Wagon Road (Map) ................................................................................... 18 1-6 Withdrawals, Revocations, Modifications, Extensions, and Expirations ..................................... 19 --- Principal Meridians and Base Lines Governing the United States Public Land Surveys (Map) ....................................................................... 22 1-7 Cadastral Survey Actions Completed .......................................................................................... 23 --- Cadastral Survey Costs and Benefits to the BLM for 2014: Field Work Performed during the Fiscal year (Bar Graph) ........................................................ 37 --- 2014 Cadastral Survey Field Accomplishments: Percentage of Work Performed by Agency (Pie Chart) ..................................................................................... 39 --- 2014 Cadastral Survey Office Accomplishments: Percentage of Work Performed by Agency (Pie Chart) ..................................................................................... 41 1-8 Obligations of Appropriations Received ...................................................................................... 43 PART 2 HEALTHY AND PRODUCTIVE LANDS .............................................................................. 45 2-1 Percentage of Rangeland Acreage by Ecological Status by State ................................................ 47 2-2 Condition of Riparian-Wetland Areas .......................................................................................... 48 2-3 Resource Conservation and Improvement Accomplishments ..................................................... 51 2-4 Forest Development Accomplishments in Acres ......................................................................... 52 2-5 Types of Wildlife Habitat on Public Lands in the Conterminous 48 States ................................. 54 2-6 Types of Wildlife Habitat on Public Lands in Alaska .................................................................. 56 2-7 Fish, Wildlife, and Plant Conservation Activities Completed ..................................................... 57 2-8 Emergency Fire Stabilization and Rehabilitation Projects ........................................................... 62 PART 3 COMMERCIAL USES AND REVENUES GENERATED .................................................. 63 3-1 Patents Issued ............................................................................................................................... 65 3-2 Patents Issued with Minerals Reserved to the United States ........................................................ 71 3-3 Rights-of-Way Workload ............................................................................................................ 74 3-4 Number of Rights-of-Way (Including Solar and Wind) and Rental Receipts .............................. 75 3-5 Nonspecific Land Use Authorizations ......................................................................................... 76 3-6 Miscellaneous Land Use Authorizations ...................................................................................... 79 3-7a Summary of Authorized Use of Grazing District (Section 3) Lands (FY 2013) .......................... 83 3-7b Summary of Authorized Use of Grazing Lease (Section 15) Lands (FY 2013) .......................... 84 iii TABLE OF CONTENTS Table No. Page 3-7c Summary of Authorized Use of Grazing District Lands and Grazing Lease Lands (FY 2013) ....................................................................................... 85 3-8a Summary of Authorized Use of Grazing District (Section 3) Lands (FY 2014) .......................... 86 3-8b Summary of Authorized Use of Grazing Lease (Section 15) Lands (FY 2014) .......................... 87 3-8c Summary of Authorized Use of Grazing District Lands and Grazing Lease Lands (FY 2014) ....................................................................................... 88 3-9a Grazing Permits in Force on Grazing District (Section 3) Lands as of October 29, 2014 ........... 89 3-9b Grazing Leases in Force on Grazing Lease (Section 15) Lands as of October 29, 2014 ............. 90 3-9c Grazing Permits and Leases in Force as of October 29, 2014 ...................................................... 91 3-10a Summary of Authorized Use of Grazing District Lands and Grazing Lease Lands for Billing Year 2012 (March 1, 2012–February 28, 2013) ................................................................................. 92 3-10b Summary of Authorized Use of Grazing District Lands and Grazing Lease Lands for Billing Year 2013 (March 1, 2013–February 28, 2014) ................................................................................. 93 3-11 Timber, Wood Products, and Non-Wood Product Sales .............................................................. 94 3-12 Forest Products Offered by State ................................................................................................. 96 3-13 Competitive Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Leasing ........................................................................... 98 3-14 Noncompetitive Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Leasing ................................................................... 106 3-15 Other Oil and Gas Leasing Actions ............................................................................................ 113 3-16 New Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Activities on Federal Lands ..................................................... 117 3-17 Continuing Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Activities on Federal Lands as of September 30, 2014 ................................................................................................ 119 3-18 Federal Coal Leases, Licenses, Preference Right Lease Applications, and Logical Mining Units ................................................................................................ 122 3-19 Other Solid Mineral Leases, Licenses, Permits, and Preference Right Lease Applications ...... 126 3-20 Disposition of Mineral Materials ............................................................................................... 132 3-21 Mineral Patents Issued ............................................................................................................... 139 3-22 Adjudication of Mining Claims, Public Law 94-579, from October 21, 1976, through Fiscal Year 2014 ............................................................................................... 140 3-23 Notices and Plans of Mining Operations Reviewed by the Bureau of Land Management ........ 142 3-24 Helium Operations and Revenues