Public Land Statistics 2017 U.S. Department of the Interior • Bureau of Land Management U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management The Bureau of Land Management’s mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. Production services were provided by the Bureau of Land Management’s National Operations Center in Denver, Colorado. PUBLIC LAND STATISTICS 2017 Volume 202 June 2018 BLM/OC/ST-18/001+1165 P-108-7 WELCOME TO PUBLIC LAND STATISTICS 2017 Welcome to the 2017 edition of Public Land Statistics (PLS), published by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The 80-plus tables provide numerical data and detailed footnotes related to the BLM’s mission, programs, and accomplishments. 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. Improved GIS mapping of land boundaries has enabled the BLM to recalculate the total acres within the units. Note that data presented in the 2017 PLS tables may not exactly match data in other BLM publications covering fiscal year (FY) 2017 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. The BLM remains committed to publishing a PLS report each year that is timely, complete, and as helpful as possible to readers. The current edition and past editions of PLS are available online at: https://www.blm.gov/about/data/public-land-statistics. 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, 1781–2017 .............................................................................. 5 1-3 Mineral and Surface Acres Administered by the Bureau of Land Management............................ 7 1-4 Public Lands under Jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management ........................................... 9 1-5 Area of Oregon and California (O&C) Revested Lands .............................................................. 12 --- Revested Lands of the Oregon and California Railroad and the Coos Bay Wagon Road (Map) ................................................................................... 14 1-6 Withdrawals, Revocations, Modifications, Extensions, and Expirations ..................................... 15 --- Principal Meridians and Base Lines Governing the United States Public Land Surveys (Map) ......................................................................................................... 18 1-7 Cadastral Survey Actions Completed .......................................................................................... 19 --- Cadastral Survey Costs and Benefits to the BLM for 2017: Field Work Performed During the Fiscal Year (Bar Graph) ...................................................... 31 --- 2017 Cadastral Survey Field Accomplishments: Percentage of Work Performed by Agency (Pie Chart) ..................................................................................... 33 --- 2017 Cadastral Survey Office Accomplishments: Percentage of Work Performed by Agency (Pie Chart) ..................................................................................... 35 1-8 Obligations of Appropriations Received ...................................................................................... 37 PART 2 HEALTHY AND PRODUCTIVE LANDS .............................................................................. 39 2-1 Health of Public Grazing Lands Administered by the BLM ........................................................ 41 2-2 Condition of Riparian-Wetland Areas .......................................................................................... 42 2-3 Resource Conservation and Improvement Accomplishments ..................................................... 45 2-4 Forest Development Accomplishments in Acres ......................................................................... 46 2-5 Types of Wildlife Habitat on Public Lands in the Conterminous 48 States ................................. 48 2-6 Types of Wildlife Habitat on Public Lands in Alaska .................................................................. 50 2-7 Fish, Wildlife, and Plant Conservation Activities Completed ..................................................... 51 2-8 Emergency Fire Stabilization and Rehabilitation Projects ........................................................... 56 PART 3 COMMERCIAL USES AND REVENUES GENERATED .................................................. 57 3-1 Patents Issued ............................................................................................................................... 58 3-2 Patents Issued with Minerals Reserved to the United States ........................................................ 64 3-3 Rights-of-Way Workload ............................................................................................................ 67 3-4 Number of Rights-of-Way (Including Solar and Wind) and Rental Receipts .............................. 68 3-5 Nonspecific Land Use Authorizations ......................................................................................... 69 3-6 Miscellaneous Land Use Authorizations ...................................................................................... 72 3-7a Summary of Authorized Use of Grazing District (Section 3) Lands, FY 2016 ........................... 77 3-7b Summary of Authorized Use of Grazing Lease (Section 15) Lands, FY 2016 ............................ 78 iii TABLE OF CONTENTS Table No. Page 3-7c Summary of Authorized Use of Grazing District Lands and Grazing Lease Lands, FY 2016 ......................................................................................... 79 3-8a Summary of Authorized Use of Grazing District (Section 3) Lands, FY 2017 ........................... 80 3-8b Summary of Authorized Use of Grazing Lease (Section 15) Lands, FY 2017 ............................ 81 3-8c Summary of Authorized Use of Grazing District Lands and Grazing Lease Lands, FY 2017 ......................................................................................... 82 3-9a Grazing Permits in Force on Grazing District (Section 3) Lands as of January 3, 2018 ............. 83 3-9b Grazing Leases in Force on Grazing Lease (Section 15) Lands as of January 3, 2018 ............... 84 3-9c Grazing Permits and Leases in Force as of January 3, 2018 ........................................................ 85 3-10a Summary of Authorized Use of Grazing District Lands and Grazing Lease Lands for Billing Year 2015 (March 1, 2015, to February 29, 2016) .......................................... 86 3-10b Summary of Authorized Use of Grazing District Lands and Grazing Lease Lands for Billing Year 2016 (March 1, 2016, to February 28, 2017) .......................................... 87 3-11 Timber, Wood Product, and Nonwood Forest Product Sales ....................................................... 88 3-12 Forest Products Offered by State ................................................................................................. 90 3-13 Competitive Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Leasing........................................................................... 92 3-14 Noncompetitive Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Leasing ................................................................... 100 3-15 Other Oil and Gas Leasing Actions ............................................................................................ 107 3-16 New Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Activities on Federal Lands ..................................................... 111 3-17 Continuing Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Activities on Federal Lands as of September 30, 2017 ................................................................................................ 113 3-18 Federal Coal Leases, Licenses, Preference Right Lease Applications, and Logical Mining Units ................................................................................................ 116 3-19 Other Solid Mineral Leases, Licenses, Permits, and Preference Right Lease Applications ...... 120 3-20 Disposition of Mineral Materials ............................................................................................... 126 3-21 Mineral Patents Issued ............................................................................................................... 133 3-22 Adjudication of Mining Claims, Public Law 94-579, from October 21, 1976, through Fiscal Year 2017 ............................................................................................... 134 3-23 Notices and Plans of Mining Operations Reviewed by the Bureau of Land Management, Fiscal Years 2010 through 2017 ..................................................................................... 136 3-24 Helium Operations and Revenues, Fiscal Year 2013–2017 ....................................................... 139 3-25 Receipts from the Disposition of Public