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43 U.S.C. § 1731

Bureau of Land Management

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(a) Director; appointment, qualifications, functions, and duties

The Bureau of Land Management established by Reorganization Plan Numbered 3, of 1946 shall have as its head a Director. Appointments to the position of Director shall hereafter be made by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Director of the Bureau shall have a broad background and substantial experience in public land and natural resource management. He shall carry out such functions and shall perform such duties as the Secretary may prescribe with respect to the management of lands and resources under his jurisdiction according to the applicable provisions of this Act and any other applicable law.

(b) Statutory transfer of functions, powers and duties relating to administration of laws

Subject to the discretion granted to him by Reorganization Plan Numbered 3 of 1950, the Secretary shall carry out through the Bureau all functions, powers, and duties vested in him and relating to the administration of laws which, on October 21, 1976, were carried out by him through the Bureau of Land Management established by section 403 of Reorganization Plan Numbered 3 of 1946. The Bureau shall administer such laws according to the provisions thereof existing as of October 21, 1976, as modified by the provisions of this Act or by subsequent law.

(c) Associate Director, Assistant Directors, and other employees; appointment and compensation

In addition to the Director, there shall be an Associate Director of the Bureau and so many Assistant Directors, and other employees, as may be necessary, who shall be appointed by the Secretary subject to the provisions of title 5 governing appointments in the competitive service, and shall be paid in accordance with the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter 3 11 So in original. Probably should be subchapter “III”. of chapter 53 of such title relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates.

(d) Existing regulations relating to administration of laws

Nothing in this section shall affect any regulation of the Secretary with respect to the administration of laws administered by him through the Bureau on October 21, 1976.

(Pub. L. 94–579, title III, § 301, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2762.)Editorial NotesReferences in Text

The provision of Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1946 establishing the Bureau of Land Management, referred to in subsec. (a), is section 403 of such Reorg. Plan. Section 403 of Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1946, also referred to in subsec. (b), is set out as a note under section 1 of this title.

This Act, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (b), is Pub. L. 94–579, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2743, as amended, known as the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

Reorganization Plan Numbered 3 of 1950, referred to in subsec. (b), is set out under section 1451 of this title.

The General Schedule, referred to in subsec. (c), is set out under section 5332 of Title 5.

Statutory Notes and Related SubsidiariesUse of Appropriated Funds for Protection of Lands and Surveys of Federal Lands in Alaska

Pub. L. 102–381, title I, Oct. 5, 1992, 106 Stat. 1378, provided in part: “That appropriations herein [Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993] made, in fiscal year 1993 and thereafter, may be expended for surveys of Federal lands and on a reimbursable basis for surveys of Federal lands and for protection of lands for the State of Alaska”.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 14 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1987–2026 · leading case: Oregon Nat. Desert Ass'n v. Bureau of Land Mgmt., 625 F.3d 1092 (9th Cir. 2010).
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Oregon Nat. Desert Ass'n v. Bureau of Land Mgmt., 625 F.3d 1092 (9th Cir. 2010). “The Federal Land Policy and Management Act The BLM’s land management authority is defined by the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (the “FLPMA”), 43 U.”
Oregon Nat. Desert Ass'n v. Bureau of Land Mgmt., 531 F.3d 1114 (9th Cir. 2008). “Although the BLM existed before the passage of the FLPMA, see 43 U.S.C. § 1731 (a), its role was extensively revised by that statute, which, among other changes, establishes *1117 systems for information gathering and land use planning.”
Nw. Mining Ass'n v. Babbitt, 5 F. Supp. 2d 9 (D.D.C. 1998). “43 U.S.C. § 1731 (a). 2 . The NWMA asserts that, in fact, it did submit comments, but that its records of such have been lost in the intervening five years.”
ONRC Action v. Bureau of Land Mgmt., 150 F.3d 1132 (9th Cir. 1998). “5 Section 1712 requires the revision of land use plans when “appropriate.”
Friends of Yosemite Valley v. Norton, 194 F. Supp. 2d 1066 (E.D. Cal. 2002). “[FN5] Section 1712 requires the revision of land use plans when “appropriate.”
United States v. Pheasant, 129 F.4th 576 (9th Cir. 2025). “” 43 U.S.C. § 1731 (a). The regulations that Pheasant cites to demonstrate the breadth of BLM’s authority prove just the opposite.”
Reeves v. United States, 54 Fed. Cl. 652 (Fed. Cl. 2002). “43 U.S.C. § 1731 (b) See S.Rep. No. 94-583, at 24 (1975), reprinted, in Comm, on Energy & Natural Res.”
Mountain States Legal Found. v. Hodel, 668 F. Supp. 1466 (D. Wyo. 1987). “That authority in turn has been delegated to the Bureau of Land Management, 43 U.S.C. § 1731 . The Bureau of Land Management has entered into an interagency agreement with the Forest Service, whereby the Forest Service makes recommendations to the Bureau of Land *1470 Management…”
Silver State Land LLC v. United States (Fed. Cl. 2020). “See 43 U.S.C. § 1731 ; Bureau of Land Management, https://www.”
United States v. The State of Alaska (D. Alaska 2024). “1 (b) (noting that “[t]he Chief of the Forest Service, under the direction of the Secretary of Agriculture, administers the formulation, direction, and execution of Forest Service policies, programs, and activities); 43 U.S.C. § 1731 (a) (establishing office of Director of the…”
Gianforte v. Bureau of Land Mgmt. (D. Mont. 2020). “24 Federal Defendants attempt to justify the Secretarial Order by first pointing out that the Secretary properly appointed Pendley as Deputy Director of Policy and Programs at BLM under 43 U.”
Huck v. USA (D. Utah 2023). “§ 1133 (c) (“[E]xcept as necessary to meet minimum requirements for the administration of the area . . . , there shall be no temporary road, no use of motor vehicles, motorized equipment or motorboats, .”
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