Federal Land Disposal Account

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The following activities account for certain receipts received from the sale, lease, or use of public lands or resources. They are available for use by the BLM for the purposes specified in permanent laws and do not require funding via annual appropriation action by Congress. Amounts shown for 2026 and 2027 are and economic indicators, expected public or industry demand levels for services or sales products, fee or collection schedules or structures, and certain legislative proposals expected to be enacted into law. Operations & Maintenance of Quarters - This account is used to maintain and repair all BLM employee-occupied quarters from which quarters rental charges are collected. Agencies must collect quarter rentals from employees who occupy Government-owned housing and quarters, provided only in isolated areas or when an employee is required to live on-site at a federally-owned facility or reservation. The BLM currently maintains and operates 275 housing or housing units in 11 States. Recreation Fee Program, BLM - The Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act of 2004 (FLREA), Title VIII of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2005, Public Law 108-447, provides a comprehensive restatement of Federal authority, including that of the BLM, to collect and spend recreation use fees. This statute replaces prior authorities enacted in the Land and Water Conservation Act, the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, and the Recreational Fee Demonstration Program authority enacted in annual appropriation acts since 1996. During fiscal 2005, the BLM switched to the authorities and arrangements Recreation projects operating under the former Recreational Fee Demonstration program have varying fee structures depending upon the day of week, season of use, free use days, and standardized entrance fees. entrance booths, donations, self-serve pay stations, reservation systems, fee collection through the mail for permitted areas, special recreation permits for competitive and organized groups, and online internet reservation payment with credit cards are examples of new collection methods the BLM has used as a result of the Recreational Fee Demonstration program. The fee structure at each site is periodically evaluated to ensure that the fees are comparable to similar sites in the surrounding area. These fees, combined with and landscaping; to pump vault toilets and dump stations; to replace or repair broken or non-functioning facilities; to modify facilities to accessibility standards; and, to collect trash at recreation sites. All recreation fee receipts collected at BLM sites under the FLREA authority are deposited in the Recreation Fee account. The BLM aims to return most recreation fee revenues to the site where they were collected, with at least 85 percent supporting visitor facilities and services, and up to 15 percent available for program administration and overhead. The revenues collected by DOI from the recreation fees are an important source of funding to enhance the visitor experience through maintenance, operations, and Bureau of Land Management 2027 Budget Justification improvements to recreation facilities on public lands. Bureau of Land Management 2027 Budget Justification The BLM Annual Maintenance and Operations program maintains assets on recreation sites. Projects that have been completed or started are quite varied in nature, and include the Repair and Maintenance - Recreation fee revenues have been used for maintaining existing facilities; repairing roofs; paving and grading roads and bridges; trail maintenance; repairing equipment and vehicles; adding communication systems; repairing gates, fences and flood damage; and repairing, replacing, installing, and expanding water systems. Improving Visitor Services - Recreation fee revenues have been used for retrofitting restrooms and providing access to picnic areas for persons with disabilities; repairing existing adding new grills and tables; constructing trails and additional tent pads; creating and adding directional signs; repairing, replacing, and constructing boat ramps; replacing and constructing boat and fishing docks; developing maps, brochures, exhibits and other outreach materials; and, designing and creating interpretive displays. Providing for Fee Collection - Recreation fee revenues have been used for constructing fee collection facilities; purchasing and installing lighting for exhibits and kiosks; adding Forest Ecosystem Health and Recovery Fund (FEHRF) - Funds in this account are derived from the Federal share of receipts (defined as the portion of receipts not paid to the counties under 43 U.S.C. 2605 from the BLM forest health restoration treatments funded from this account. Funds from this account are available for planning, preparing, implementing, monitoring, and reforestation of salvage timber sales and forest health restoration treatments, including those designed to release trees from competing vegetation, control tree densities, and treat hazardous fuels. Most of these treatments are implemented through service contracts or commercial timber sales. The BLM projects may occur on Oregon and California Grant Lands, Coos Bay Wagon Road Grant Lands in Oregon, and on the public domain lands throughout the BLM. The initial purpose of this fund was to allow quick response to fire and for reforestation of forests damaged by insects, disease, and fire. Expanded authorization in the 1998 Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act allows activities designed to promote forest health, including reducing the risk of catastrophic damage to forests in addition to responding to damage events. As noted in the Appropriation Language Citations and Authorizations section above, the Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 extended the current FEHRF authority through 2026. The Administration proposes to permanently reauthorize this authority. timber harvested and associated revenues in any given year may vary depending upon the severity of wildland fires, weather events such as drought and windstorms, and insect and disease mortality. The volume and value of harvest is also influenced by the demand for wood products. Estimates are confounded Bureau of Land Management 2027 Budget Justification by up to 4-year contract terms which spread harvest activity and billing across multiple years. A portion of receipts are used to make payments under the O&C and CBWR receipt formulas when in effect.

Extracted from Bureau of Land Management, p. 205. Verbatim; nothing here is paraphrased.

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