COLORADO LANDS AND REALTY
BLM Colorado's lands and realty program oversees land tenure, rights-of-way, leases and permits on public lands throughout the state. The program also determines the boundaries of federal land and maintains historic records for ownership transactions. Land tenure is an important component of the BLM’s strategy; the BLM acquires important parcels to preserve special areas, protect resources or enhance existing public lands such as National Conservation Lands. Many of these acquisitions are made through the Land and Water Conservation Fund. In addition, disposing of small, isolated and difficult to manage parcels reduces costs for the American tax-payer, consolidates land ownership and conserves important land values. The BLM may also consider rights-of-way, leases and permits for a variety of reasons, such as roads, pipelines or transmission lines; commercial filming; or even ski resorts!