OR-100-2010-017
For release: Immediate
Contact: Jake Winn
(541) 440-4930
BLM Resource Advisory Committee Meetings
Roseburg, Ore. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Roseburg District Resource Advisory
Committee (RAC) will meet several times in June and July to review applications for projects that
benefit Federal lands or resources. The RAC will also make recommendations on projects to be
funded.
On June 21, the RAC will hear presentations from project applicants. The meeting is
scheduled to start at 9:00 a.m. and end at 3:00 p.m.
On July 19, the RAC will meet from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. to rank the projects proposed
during the June 21 meeting.
And on July 26, the RAC will meet from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. to make its final
recommendations on projects to fund.
All the meetings will be at the Roseburg BLM District office on 777 NW Garden Valley Blvd.
The BLM formed RACs in western Oregon to comply with the Secure Rural Schools and
Community Self Determination Act. This Act provided a payment schedule to local counties in lieu
of funds generated by timber harvest on federal lands. BLM Committee members review project
proposals and recommend their highest priorities for the Secretary of the Interior to invest countydesignated funds. The Committee represents a variety of interests, and members work
collaboratively for the long term benefit of public lands and economic stability in local
communities.
Western Oregon has five BLM District RACs for lands that contain Oregon & California Grant
Lands and Coos Bay Wagon Road lands. Additional information about the RACs is available online at:
http://www.blm.gov/or/rac/ctypayracinfo.php
About the BLM: The BLM manages more land – 253 million surface acres – than any other Federal agency. This
land, known as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western States, including Alaska.
The Bureau, with a budget of about $1 billion, also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate
throughout the nation. The BLM’s multiple-use mission is to sustain the health and productivity of the public
lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. The Bureau accomplishes this by managing
such activities as outdoor recreation, livestock grazing, mineral development, and energy production, and by
conserving natural, historical, cultural, and other resources on public lands.
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