The company seeking a lease must nominate the land for oil and gas exploration to the BLM, which evaluates and approves the lease. The BLM state offices make leasing decisions based on their land use plans, which contain information on the land's resources and the potential environmental impact of oil or gas exploration.
If federal lands are approved for leasing, the BLM requires an application from the company containing information on how the exploration, drilling and production will be conducted. Afterward, the BLM will produce an environmental analysis and a list of requirements before work on the land can begin. The agency also inspects the companies' drilling and producing on the leased lands. In , there were 47, active leases covering Of that total, leases 0. In , out of 3, new drilling leases approved nationwide by the BLM for oil and gas exploration, 10 leases 0.
The table below shows how Alaska compares with other oil-producing states in relation to oil and gas permits on BLM-managed lands.
The U. Nationally, the BLM oversees about 18, permits and leases that allow ranchers to graze their livestock, mostly sheep and cows, on BLM-managed lands. The permits and leases overseen by the BLM are valid for 10 years and the fees are based on the number of animals the rancher has on the land. To track these animals the BLM created what are called Animal Unit Months AUMs , or "the amount of forage needed to sustain one cow, five sheep, or five goats for a month.
Holding a grazing permit requires the applicant to own or control the property used for grazing. The applicant may also offer other privately owned property used for grazing by submitting a separate application. The terms and conditions in a grazing permit control how livestock must be used on BLM lands. The table compares the grazing permits in the 10 states in the nation where permits are issued.
Since local governments cannot collect taxes on federally owned property, the U. Department of the Interior issues payments to local governments to replace lost property tax revenue from federal land. The payments, known as "Payments in Lieu of Taxes" PILTs , are typically used for funding services such as fire departments, police protection, school construction and roads.
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Earlier this year, the Senate passed a sweeping, bipartisan legislative lands package containing more than public lands, natural resources, and water bills, including many of specific interest to Alaskans. While this sounds benevolent, some argue that this need was already fulfilled by legislation in and ; in fact, this is one of the reasons the Bush administration opposed a similar bill in In , the legislation that transferred this vast area from the U.
In , the Obama administration completed the first comprehensive management plan for the NPR-A, which allowed for oil development while expanding science-based protections for In July , however, the EPA fully revoked its previously proposed withdrawal, essentially greenlighting the mine to go forward with permitting and transferring oversight to EPA headquarters in Washington, D. Dunleavy, but many reports say the decision was made just days after their meeting.
There are currently 17 similar land withdrawals across the state that cover roughly 50 million acres in total. Izembek National Wildlife Refuge is a , acre wilderness area in the southern Aleutian Islands that is ecologically rich and home to a diverse array of wildlife, such as salmon, caribou, bears, and birds.
Now, the Trump administration has joined in this effort. The BLM is in the process of creating a new land use plan for a Moreover, it contains areas important to Alaska Natives and local communities dependent on the land for traditional subsistence uses. Transferring, selling, or privatizing national public lands has become a third rail for lawmakers across the country. Yet the Trump administration is carrying out one of the most brazen public land liquidation efforts in U.
Sung Chung is a former intern for Public Lands at the Center. Matt Lee-Ashley is a senior fellow and the senior director of Environmental Strategy and Communications at the Center. Kate Kelly is the director of Public Lands at the Center.
The authors would like to thank Steve Bonitatibus, Meghan Miller, and Rosemary Cornelius for their contributions to this brief. Ryan Richards. Nicole Gentile. Julia Cusick Director, Media Relations. Madeline Shepherd Director, Government Affairs. Tongass National Forest: 9.
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