BLM News Release
SALT LAKE CITY – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Utah State Office will release for public review and comment an Environmental Assessment (EA) for a proposed land exchange between the BLM and the State of Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration. The exchange is directed by the National Defense Authorization Act of 2017, Public Law 114-328, Subtitle B. The public comment period closes on Sept. 6, 2019.
The lands identified for exchange encompass approximately 83,610 acres of State (non-Federal) land or interests in land located in areas surrounding the Utah Test and Training Range (UTTR) and Dugway Proving Ground, and approximately 95,676 acres of federal land or interests in land in relatively small parcels throughout central Utah. Additionally, up to approximately 4,371 acres of non-federal land have been identified in Washington County that may be included in the exchange, if needed for value equalization purposes.
The BLM Salt Lake, Fillmore, Cedar City, and St. George field offices prepared the EA, in coordination with cooperating agencies, and in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended, Section 206 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amended, and implementing regulations. To view and comment on the EA please visit https://go.usa.gov/xyUB6. Click on “Documents” and follow instructions on the website.
Please make your comments as specific as possible. Comments containing only opinion or preference will be considered and included as part of the decision-making process, but they will not receive a formal response from the BLM.
Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, be advised that your entire comment – including your personal identifying information – may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
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The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Diverse activities authorized on these lands generated $96 billion in sales of goods and services throughout the American economy in fiscal year 2017. These activities supported more than 468,000 jobs.
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