BLM Mojave-Southern Great Basin Resource Advisory Council Schedules September 27 Meeting
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LAS VEGAS – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Mojave-Southern Great Basin Resource Advisory Council (RAC) and its Planning and Recreation subcommittees have scheduled meetings. All meetings are open to the public.
Topics for discussion at each meeting will include, but are not limited to:
September 27 - Rainbow Library - 3150 N Buffalo Drive Las Vegas, NV 89128
- 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. - Planning Subcommittee - Update and discussion regarding utility/transmission corridor planning, update on planning efforts such as Las Vegas In-Valley Area Multi-Action Analysis Environmental Assessment, discuss Resource Management Plans and make any necessary recommendations
- 12 – 1:30 p.m. - Recreation Subcommittee – Review of BLM recreation fee proposals, step-by-step approval process, presentation and update on Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area recreation fee business plan with discussion and discussion of any motions the Recreation Subcommittee wants to advance to the RAC
- 1:45 – 4:30 p.m. RAC – District Manager reports, committee reports, schedule FY 18 RAC and subcommittee meetings, discuss and vote on Red Rock National Conservation Area recreation fee business plan. A public comment period is scheduled from 3:45 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.
Persons wishing to make comments during the public comment period of the meeting should register in person with the BLM, at the meeting location, before the meeting's public comment period. Depending on the number of persons wishing to comment, the length of comments may be limited.
The RAC advises and makes recommendations to the BLM on public land management. The Federal Land Policy and Management Act directs the Secretary of the Interior to involve the public in planning and discussion of issues related to management of BLM-administered public lands. The Mojave-Southern Great Basin RAC is one of three such councils in Nevada that accommodates this community participation directive. Represented on the council are commercial and non-commercial users that include elected officials; state agencies; and environmental, livestock, mining, Native American, and wild horse and burro groups.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.