Accession Number:

ADA326873

Title:

Federal Land Management: Authorized Uses in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC RESOURCES COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVE LOPMENT DIV

Personal Author(s):

Report Date:

1997-04-17

Pagination or Media Count:

7.0

Abstract:

On September 18, 1996, President Clinton designated about 1.7 million acres of federal land in southern Utah as the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument The monument, which covers an area larger than the State of Delaware, is administered by the Department of the interiors Bureau of Land Management BLM. Within this land area, mineral leases, grazing allotments, and other land use authorizations remain valid despite the areas designation as a national monument. To respond to interest in the extent to which these authorized uses exist, we obtained information on the number of mineral leases, grazing permits, and other use authorizations for BLM managed land within the monument.

Descriptors:

• *LAND USE
• *FEDERAL LAW
• *UTAH
• MANAGEMENT PLANNING AND CONTROL
• NATURAL RESOURCES
• MINING ENGINEERING
• ALLOCATIONS
• RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
• ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
• OIL FIELDS
• COAL
• NATURAL GAS
• GRAZING
• LIVESTOCK

Subject Categories:

• Administration and Management
• Civil Engineering

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE