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Welcome to the Billings and Pompeys Pillar RMPs Website
January 2009 Economic Workshop Information
The Bureau of Land Management’s Billings Field Office intends to prepare two resource management plans (RMPs). One plan will be specific to Pompeys Pillar National Monument (PPNM) and adjacent BLM lands--the other will address the Billings Field Office (BiFO). The plans will provide future direction for managing BLM-administered public lands in Carbon, Yellowstone, Stillwater, Sweet Grass, Musselshell, Wheatland, Golden Valley, and portions of Big Horn counties, Montana, and Pompeys Pillar National Monument. The land area to be covered under the Billings RMP is approximately 427,290 acres of federally managed surface and 906,084 acres of federal mineral estate in southcentral Montana. The Billings RMP area also includes administration of 6,340 acres of public land inside the Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range in Big Horn County, Wyoming. The lands to be covered under the Pompeys Pillar National Monument RMP are the 51 acres designated as Pompeys Pillar National Monument and its immediate surrounding area. The purpose of the RMPs is to establish goals and objectives for resource management; identify lands that are open or available for certain uses, including any restrictions, and lands that are closed to certain uses; provide comprehensive management direction for all resources and uses; and make broad-scale decision to guide future site-specific project implementation. As part of the plan preparation, one environmental impact statement (EIS) will also be prepared. The development of the RMPs and the EIS will be a collaborative, community-based effort with a full range of public participation. This website is your source of information for participating in the planning process. Here you will find the latest information on the development of the RMP and the EIS, including background documents, maps, meeting announcements, published bulletins, and other documents. Contact Us: |
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