# National Conservation Lands

**Agency:** Interior  
**Account:** Management of Lands and Resources  
**Source document:** Bureau of Land Management · p. 53  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/budget/interior/national-conservation-lands  

> **Trust:** parsed from the agency Congressional Justification. Approximate, **not summable**, verify at the cited page.

## Funding ($M)

| Fiscal year | Basis | Amount |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FY2026 | enacted | 59.1 |
| FY2027 | request | 14.3 |

## Interior discretionary budget authority (OMB PBDB — authoritative)

FY2027 $18.80B, FY2026 $17.30B. This is the agency total, not a sum of the parsed lines.


## What this funds

The King Range National Provides for management and development of the King Range Conservation Area Act of National Conservation Area for recreational and other multiple use 1970, as amended (P.L. 91- purposes. It authorizes the Secretary to enter into land exchanges 476) (16 U.S.C. 460y) and to acquire lands or interests in lands within the national Federal Land Policy and Establishes the California Desert Conservation Area. Alaska National Interest Establishes the Steese National Conservation Area to be managed Lands Conservation Act by the BLM. National Parks and Establishes the Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area in the State Recreation Act of 1978 of Oregon in order to protect the unique scenic, scientific, Amendment (P.L. 101-628) educational, and recreational values of such lands. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to develop a management plan for such Area. The Secretary of the Interior shall manage the monument Arizona Desert Wilderness Establishes the Gila Box Riparian National Conservation Area. The Act of 1990 - Title II - Secretary of the Interior shall manage the monument through the Designation of the Gila Box BLM. The Snake River Birds of Establishes the Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Prey National Conservation Area, Idaho, to provide for the conservation, protection, and Area Act of 1993 (P.L. 103- enhancement of raptor populations, habitats, and associated natural 64) (16 USC 460iii) resources and of the scientific, cultural, and educational resources of the public lands. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to finalize a new comprehensive management plan for the Area. Authorizes the Secretary, acting through the BLM, to establish a visitor's center to interpret the history and geological, ecological, natural, cultural and other resources of the Area and biology of the raptors and their Chapter III - Management of Lands and Resources Page - III - 28 Bureau of Land Management 2027 Budget Justification An Act to Establish the Red Provides for the conservation, protection, and enhancement of Rock Canyon National cultural and natural resources values by the BLM within the Red An Act to Establish the El Provides for the protection and management of natural and cultural Malpais National resource values within the El Malpais National Conservation Area Monument and the El by the BLM. An Act to Provide for the Establishes the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area in Designation and Arizona and provides for management and development for Conservation of Certain recreation and other multiple use purposes. Black Canyon of the Establishes the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area to be Gunnison National Park managed by the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Bureau and Gunnison Gorge of Land Management. P.L. 108-128 amends the boundaries or the Black Rock Desert/High Establishes the Black Rock Desert/High Rock Canyon Emigrant Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area in Nevada, to be managed by the Trails National Secretary, acting through the BLM Director. Colorado Canyons National Establishes the McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area Conservation Area and (formerly Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area) and Black Ridge Canyon Black Ridge Canyon Wilderness Area in Colorado, to be managed Wilderness Act of 2000 (16 by the BLM. Chapter III - Management of Lands and Resources Page - III - 29 Bureau of Land Management 2027 Budget Justification U.S.C. 460mmm, P.L. 106- Establishes the Las Cienegas National Conservation Area in 353), as amended by P.L. Arizona, to be managed by the Secretary, acting through the BLM Las Cienegas National Establishes the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Conservation Area Act Monument in California, to be managed by the Secretary, acting Establishes the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Santa Rosa and San Protection Area in Oregon, to be managed by the Secretary, acting Jacinto Mountains through the BLM Director. 2000 (P.L. 106-351) (16 Establishes the Grand Staircase - Escalante National Monument, to U.S.C. 431) be managed by the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Cooperative Management Establishes the Grand Canyon - Parashant National Monument. The and Protection Act of 2000 Secretary of the Interior shall manage the monument through the (P.L. 106-399) (16 U.S.C. BLM and the NPS. The BLM shall have primary management 460nnn) authority for those portions of the Monument outside of the Lake 6920 of 1996 Establishes the California Coastal National Monument. The Secretary of the Interior shall manage the monument through the Establishes the Agua Fria National Monument. The Secretary of the Presidential Proclamation Interior shall manage the monument through the BLM. Re-designates certain lands within the Craters of the Moon National Presidential Proclamation Monument, and for other purposes. Chapter III - Management of Lands and Resources Page - III - 30 Bureau of Land Management 2027 Budget Justification The Wild and Scenic Rivers Provides for the development and management of certain rivers. Act of 1968, as amended Authorized the Secretary to exchange or dispose of suitable (16 U.S.C. 1271 et seq.) Federally-owned property for non-Federal property within the authorized boundaries of any Federally-administered component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. The National Trails System Establishes a national trails system and requires that Federal rights Act of 1968, as amended in abandoned railroads be retained for trail or recreation purposes or (16 U.S.C. 1241-1249) sold with the receipts to be deposited in the LWCF. The National Parks and Establishes a number of national historic trails which cross public Old Spanish Trail A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Old Recognition Act of 2002 Spanish Trail as a National Historic Trail. Presidential Proclamation Establishes the Fort Ord National Monument. Presidential Proclamation Establishes the Rio del Norte National Monument. Presidential Proclamation Establishes the San Juan Islands National Monument. Presidential Proclamation Establishes the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument. Presidential Proclamation Establishes the Basin and Range National Monument. Presidential Proclamation Establishes the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument. Consolidated Adjusts the boundary of the Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of


**Where it sits:** Civilian / Non-Defense › Interior › Bureau of Land Management › Management of Lands and Resources › National Conservation Lands


*HitchAI is an independent intelligence service, not affiliated with the U.S. government. Civilian line dollars are parsed from agency Congressional Justifications and are approximate.*