Zasoby i środowisko · 1.09.1994

West HiLine Resource Management Plan Amendment; Chouteau and Hill Counties, MT

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will amend the West HiLine Resource Management Plan (RMP) with respect to management of public lands in the Lonesome Lake area that are currently withdrawn to the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation). Some 15,543 acres of public lands in the Lonesome Lake area are withdrawn to Reclamation. The Lonesome Lake area is located in northcentral Montana in Chouteau and Hill Counties about 70 miles south of the Canadian border and about 6 miles northwest of the town of Big Sandy. Most of the area is in Chouteau County, with about 160 acres in Hill County. Presently, if this withdrawal is terminated or administration of the public lands returns to BLM, the lands would be managed under the guidance in the West HiLine RMP. Changes in resource management of these lands is not in conformance with the record of decision for the West HiLine RMP (1988). This requires that the land use plan be amended to address future management of public lands in the Lonesome Lake area. An environmental assessment will be prepared to address alternative management plans for use of public lands at Lonesome Lake.