Surface Management Agency Data set Update FGDC - Cadastral Subcommittee February 11, 2014 Brian Mueller Bureau of Land Management

Presentation Outline SMA Overview SMA Tools Editing Bar EZ Lands Description Tool How SMA is updated Next Steps

SMA Objective 1.Show location of Federal lands for the entire US

SMA Objective 1.Show location of Federal lands for the entire US 2.Classify these lands by the Federal agency actively managing the surface

SMA Objective 1.Show location of Federal lands for the entire US 2.Classify these lands by the Federal agency actively managing the surface 3.Where possible, align this data to the PLSS

SMA Objective 1.Show location of Federal lands for the entire US 2.Classify these lands by the Federal agency actively managing the surface 3.Where possible, align this data to the PLSS 4.Capture Federal withdrawals

SMA Objective 1.Show location of Federal lands for the entire US 2.Classify these lands by the Federal agency actively managing the surface 3.Where possible, align this data to the PLSS 4.Capture Federal withdrawals What SMA is Not Is not parcel based

SMA Objective 1.Show location of Federal lands for the entire US 2.Classify these lands by the Federal agency actively managing the surface 3.Where possible, align this data to the PLSS 4.Capture Federal withdrawals What SMA is Not Is not parcel based Does not depict Federal Land Status details Acquisitions, Exchanges and Disposals Authorized Uses – Leases, Permits, Restrictions, ROWs

SMA Objective 1.Show location of Federal lands for the entire US 2.Classify these lands by the Federal agency actively managing the surface 3.Where possible, align this data to the PLSS 4.Capture Federal withdrawals What SMA is Not Is not parcel based Does not depict Federal Land Status details Acquisitions, Exchanges and Disposals Authorized Uses – Leases, Permits, Restrictions, ROWs Does not depict Federal Subsurface Rights

Withdrawals There are four major categories of formal land withdrawals: Administrative (i.e. Indian Reservations) Made by the President, the Secretary of the Interior, or other authorized officer of the Executive branch of the Federal government Presidential Proclamation (i.e. Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument) Made by the President pursuant to the authority under Section 2 of the Antiquities Act Congressional (i.e. Wilderness Areas and National Parks) Are legislative actions by Congress in the form of public laws Federal Power Act (FPA) or Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

Withdrawals There are four major categories of formal land withdrawals: Administrative (i.e. Indian Reservations) Made by the President, the Secretary of the Interior, or other authorized officer of the Executive branch of the Federal government Presidential Proclamation (i.e. Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument) Made by the President pursuant to the authority under Section 2 of the Antiquities Act Congressional (i.e. Wilderness Areas and National Parks) Are legislative actions by Congress in the form of public laws Federal Power Act (FPA) or Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Withdrawals must accomplish one or more of the following: Transfer total or partial jurisdiction over Federal land between Federal agencies. Close (segregate) Federal land to operation of all or some of the public land laws and/or mineral laws. Dedicate Federal land to a specific public purpose.

Timeline Late SMA Development Team worked on creating BLM’s SMA data standard Early Sent draft data standard out for comments Spring / Summer Addressed comments, wrote documentation and issued the data standard August 2013 During the first two weeks of August, the SMA team worked with the BLM states to collect their transactional SMA data set Over the last two weeks of August, the SMA team worked with the National Operations Center (NOC) to get the data ready for publication September the SMA data set became available externally via GeoCommunicator December SMA data was refreshed Next update is scheduled for first week of March

What did we Publish Surface Management Agency (SMA) Based on BLM state-maintained SMA data Withdrawals Collected from other agencies authoritative data where possible SMA Withdrawals – Change Federal jurisdiction SPP Withdrawals – Designate a Special Public Purpose

Accessing the Data

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SMA Tools SMA Editing Tool Developed by California BLM State Office Allows SMA editors to look-up SMA_ID values within the ArcMap environment Working on getting approved to BLM baseline EZ Lands Description Tool Developed by BLM Nevada & Oregon State Offices Generates legal land descriptions for LR2000 based on PLSS, SMA and input geometry Would like to expand this to generate legal land descriptions in a Federal Register compatible format

SMA Editing Tool

EZ Lands Description Tool

EZ Lands Description Tool

SMA Updating Process Field Office - Prepares all acquisition documents Title Evidence and Clearance Warranty Deed Maps

SMA Updating Process Field Office - Prepares all acquisition documents Title Evidence and Clearance Warranty Deed Maps Acquisition packet sent to BLM State Office Solicitor accepts US Title

SMA Updating Process Field Office - Prepares all acquisition documents Title Evidence and Clearance Warranty Deed Maps Acquisition packet sent to BLM State Office Solicitor accepts US Title Post Acquisition - Title Recordation Complete LR2000 documentation CDI Index Update MTP / HI

SMA Updating Process Field Office - Prepares all acquisition documents Title Evidence and Clearance Warranty Deed Maps Acquisition packet sent to BLM State Office Solicitor accepts US Title Post Acquisition - Title Recordation Complete LR2000 documentation CDI Index Update MTP / HI Update GIS

LR2000 BLM database which records detailed information specific to a particular land action

CDI Index Filmed copies of patent and title documents, withdrawal orders, and opening and closure notices.

Master Title Plats / Historical Indexes MTP is a graphical depiction of current land status on a drafted map affecting one particular township. HI is a narrative summary of use and title transactions affecting one particular township.

Master Title Plats / Historical Indexes

Update in GIS

Next Steps Updates to SMA Looking at monthly updates (March) State-based replication to the NOC Monthly newsletter (e.g. USGS NHD)

Next Steps Updates to SMA Looking at monthly updates (March) State-based replication to the NOC Monthly newsletter (e.g. USGS NHD) Next Data Set Priorities - Land Status Acquisitions, Disposals, Exchanges, ROWs, Easements, FERC Withdrawals NLCS Units Subsurface Rights Build on work done by CA and ES

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