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Western Oregon Plan Decisions Released. Oregon State Office |
Eugene NewsroomBureau of Land Management offices post News Releases to share news or let you know upcoming plans for their area. If you have questions regarding a specific News Release, contact information is at the top of each News Release. Please feel free to contact the Eugene Office with your questions or comments, at (541)573-4400 or by email. The BLM in Oregon and Washington recently began offering news releases in the RSS format. This will allow you see a complete and ongoing list of press releases distributed by the various BLM Districts throughout Oregon and Washington. Additional information on RSS feeds, and how to subscribe to them, is available at our RSS page.  AnnouncementsBLM Prepares for Upcoming Oil and Gas Lease SaleDate: 3/4/09 
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Oregon State Office has announced that it will offer four parcels totaling approximately 5,342 acres, in Oregon, at its March 12, 2009 Oil and Gas Lease Competitive Sale. All four parcels to be offered are in Wheeler County near Mitchell, Oregon. The sale will be held at 9:00 AM, Thursday, March 12, at the Robert Duncan Plaza Building, 333 SW 1st Avenue, Portland, Oregon in the 3rd floor conference rooms. On October 3, 2008, President Bush signed into law Public Law 110-343, The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008. Title VI of the law contains a re-authorization of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000. The stated purpose of the reauthorization includes stabilizing and transitioning payments to counties to provide funding for schools and roads that supplements other available funds. This temporary extension of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 is intended to provide a financial bridge to prepare for the eventual loss of the program. The annual payment amount will decrease each year during the re-authorization until 2011 when the reauthorization expires and payments cease. Title II of the re-authorization provides for investments in watershed restoration projects. The Eugene Resource Advisory Committee will meet to recommend to the Eugene District Manager which projects to fund. The Eugene RAC will meet June 11, 2009 and September 10, 2009 in order to carry out their assigned duties. These meetings are open to the public. Title II applications are due to the Eugene Office by March 15, 2009 for the June meeting and June 30, 2009 for the September meeting. For more information on this process and to nominate Title II projects go to the Eugene District website or contact the Eugene Office at 541-683-6600. BLM Western Oregon Plan Decisions Released
The BLM has issued the six Records of Decision (ROD) for the Resource Management Plans (RMP) that were developed under the Western Oregon Plan Revisions. With this action, the BLM has completed its revision of the land use plans that will guide the management of 2.6 million acres in western Oregon in the BLM's Salem, Eugene, Roseburg, Medford, and Coos Bay Districts, and the Klamath Falls Resource Area of the Lakeview District. The RMPs also comply with all applicable Federal laws including the O&C Lands Act, Endangered Species Act, Clean Water Act, and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act. The RODs formally adopt the Proposed Resource Management Plan (PRMP) that was put forward in the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), which was released in October 2008. Overall, when fully implemented, the six land use plans are expected to increase the timber harvest from current levels, increase receiprs to the O&C Counties, meet the conservation needs of the northern spotted owl, increase habitat for marbled murrelet, maintain water quality, and improve habitat for Federally-listed fish. Relative Sizes Of The Land Use Allocations In The Western Oregon Plan Revisions
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