出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/07/08 17:35 UTC 版)
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is an agency within the United States Department of the Interior which administers America's public lands, totaling approximately 253 million acres (1,023,855 km2), or one-eighth of the landmass of the country. The BLM also manages 700 million acres (2,832,800 km2) of subsurface mineral estate underlying federal, state and private lands. Most public lands are located in western states, including Alaska. With approximately 10,000 permanent employees and close to 2,000 seasonal employees, this works out to over 21,000 acres (85 km2) per employee. Its budget is US$960,000,000 for 2010 ($3.79 per surface acre, $9.38 per hectare).