In response to input received during public outreach the Bureau of Land Management is revising the Proposed Paria Canyon-Coyote Buttes Special Management Area Business Plan. The revised plan will be streamlined to focus on proposed fee adjustments. Under the proposed plan, fees would change for each of the units. Fees have not been adjusted since 2008.
For the time being, permitting and access to the Special Management Area — including Paria Canyon Overnight, Coyote Buttes North (the Wave) and Coyote Buttes South — will continue with business as usual.
The BLM Color Country District, Arizona Strip District, and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument are coordinating efforts to revise the plan. Plan revisions should be completed by mid-summer.
The BLM conducted extensive public outreach related to the Proposed Business Plan dating back to 2013 when initial scoping was completed. Throughout 2014, the BLM held coordination meetings with the Kane County Tourism Bureau, the Kane County Commission, and local outfitters. In 2015, BLM continued coordination meetings with the Kane County Commission, the Kane County Tourism Bureau, the Coconino County Board of Supervisors, Page, the Arizona Chamber of Commerce, and the BLM Recreation Resource Advisory Council and provided information to stakeholders through email and postcards announcing the public comment period, which began July 15, 2015 and was extended to October 16, 2015.
More information on the Paria Canyon-Coyote Buttes Special Recreation Area is available here.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land, the most of any federal agency. This land, known as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. The BLM’s mission is to manage and conserve the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations under our mandate of multiple-use and sustained yield. In fiscal year 2014, the BLM generated $5.2 billion in receipts from public lands.
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