MAPPS BLM Update. Sun River, Oregon, July 2015

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1 MAPPS BLM Update Sun River, Oregon, July 2015 Mary Hartel Chief Cadastral Surveyor, Oregon and Washington Branch of Geographic Sciences, Oregon State Office Bureau of Land Management s Mission 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 Division of Cadastral, Lands and Realty Management 1

2 Division of Cadastral, Lands and Realty Management 2

3 BLM Multi-Use Mission Delivering benefits to all Americans through outdoor recreation, livestock grazing, mineral development and energy production. Manages 247 million surface acres 700 million acres of Federal mineral estate Mineral operations and cadastral surveys on 56 million acres of Indian trust lands Dual mission of conservation and traditional land uses Key to the vitality of local economies Division of Cadastral, Lands and Realty Management 3

4 Oregon / Washington BLM 16 Million acres of Public Lands 24.7 million acres of mineral estate 30 miles from OR Badlands Wilderness Area 180 miles from Table Rock Wilderness Area Division of Cadastral, Lands and Realty Management 4

5 Topics National Issues 1. CFedS Program 2. Indian Buy Back Program 3. Cobell Education Scholarship Fund 4. Fiscal Year 2016 BLM Budget Outlook 5. Potential Legislative Challenges/Opportunities Local (OR/WA) Perspective Division of Cadastral, Lands and Realty Management 5

6 The Certified Federal Surveyor Program

7 In August 2004, the Department of the Interior approved the Fiduciary Trust Model (FTM), an initiative to simplify the delivery of accurate and reliable fiduciary trust services to eligible American Indians and Alaska Natives

8 Land is the most valuable asset Boundary surveys in Indian Country are often done by survey techs, engineering techs, or unqualified professional surveyors Boundary surveys may not be filed and do not meet minimum Federal or state standards

9 The CFedS Program was Launched To Expedite Delivery of Quality Land Surveys throughout Indian Country Objectives 1. To provide in-depth and specialized training for Professional Surveyors 2. To enhance the knowledge base of these individuals by informing them of the specific nuances and characteristics of surveys of Federal and Indian boundaries

10 To qualify for the CFedS Program, registered/licensed land surveyors must meet the following requirements: Be a registered/licensed land surveyor under state law in at least one state; Have no disciplinary actions within the last 5 years with any state registration board or court resulting in the loss of surveying privileges. Pre-registered/pre-licensed land surveyors must have passed the NCEES Fundamentals of Surveying examination

11 Initial training, examination, and CFedS Certification: $1,200.00: $ Study Guide (optional): $ Continuing Education: 3 Credits per year $75.00± per credit Renewal Fee $40.00 (biannual)

12 CFedS I CFedS II CFedS III CFedS IV CFedS V CFedS VI CFedS VII Records Investigation, History of the PLSS, Administrative Procedures, Indian Land Law and Cultural Awareness Federal Boundary Law and Title Examination Survey Evidence Analysis Restoration of Lost Corners Introduction to Water Boundaries Subdivision of Sections Federal Boundary Standards and Business Practices

13 CFedS: 672 (97 expired) Certified Candidates: 12 New CFedS 2015: 59 New Registrations 2013: 76 Trainees: 135 Trainee Candidates: 17 Total Registrations: 1371 Failed out: 45 Withdrawn: 489

14 CFedS Registration By State Connecticut 2 Massachusetts 1 New Hampshire Alaska 61 Hawaii

15 Continuing Education Special Boundary Problems I (3 credits) Introduction to the Geographic Coordinate Data Base (3 credits) Non-Rectangular Surveys (9 credits) Swamp land Grants, Omitted Area and island surveys (1 credit) The 2009 Manual of Surveying Instructions (2 credits) Monumentation and the Corner Record (3 credits)

16 Continuing Education Tussio 37 IBLA 135 (1 credit) Stoddard Jacobsen and Robert C. Downer (2 credits) Longview Fibre Co. 135 IBLA 170 (1 credit) Accretions in the Public Land Survey System (1 credit) Avulsions in the Public Land Survey System (1 credit) Relictions in the Public Land Survey System (1 credit)

17 cfeds.org

18 The Cobell v. Salazar Settlement is approved. The Settlement resolves a class action lawsuit that claims that the federal government violated its duties by mismanaging trust accounts and individual Indian trust lands. Division of Cadastral, Lands and Realty Management 18

19 Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal Nations The Buy-Back is a process to consolidate fractionated interests on over 300 Indian reservations A shared ownership of Indian lands stemming from one generation of persons to another. In FY 2015 over 80 buy back reservations will be mapped for records improvement, land descriptions, location and appraisals. In FY 2016 over 153 buy back reservations will be completed. Estimated to pay approximately $1.3 billion to landowners that choose to sell their fractional interests by Division of Cadastral, Lands and Realty Management 19

20 Requirements.to meet the specialized needs of federal government appraisers to accurately position assets and resources relative to parcel boundaries to determine parcel valuations..using data or information contained in federal databases or other systems and which are derived from official records..data/information to be from an authoritative sources. Division of Cadastral, Lands and Realty Management 20

21 Purpose To reduce the number of fractional interests in trust or restricted lands, using reasonable efforts to prioritize the consolidation of the most highly fractionated tracts of land as required by the Settlement. To maximize the number of tracts in which the tribe gains a controlling ownership interest to unlock land for beneficial use or conservation by tribal nations, taking tribal priorities into account. Division of Cadastral, Lands and Realty Management 21

22 Deliverables Division of Cadastral, Lands and Realty Management 22

23 Cobell Education Scholarship Fund Contributions from Land Buy-Back Program will help fund opportunities for American Indian and Alaska Native Students wishing to pursue post-secondary and graduate education and training July 9, 2015: Additional $2 million transferred for a total of $19.5 million Division of Cadastral, Lands and Realty Management 23

24 FY 2016 BLM Budget $1.2 billion, an increase of $107.6 million $1.1 billion for the Management of Lands and Resources $107.7 million for the Oregon and California Grant Lands appropriation, BLM s High priority initiatives America s Great Outdoors Powering Our Future Conservation and restoration of the West's sage steppe ecosystem. Sage Grouse Division of Cadastral, Lands and Realty Management 24

25 FY 2016 BLM Budget Contract/CFedS Provide Flexibility $5.0 million increase for electric transmission to support necessary upgrades for reliability and increased capacity of federal ROWs $7.3 million increase in Resource Management Planning to support implementation of BLM s Enterprise Geospatial Information System (EGIS). Potential Legislative Mandates Require title, boundary and resource information Uncertainty in funding Division of Cadastral, Lands and Realty Management 25

26 FY 2016 Budget Justification $7.3 million increase in Resource Management Planning to support implementation of BLM s Enterprise Geospatial Information System (EGIS). Potential Legislative Mandates Require title, boundary and resource information Uncertainty in funding Division of Cadastral, Lands and Realty Management 26

27 Potential Legislative Challenges/Opportunities S Federal Land Asset Inventory Reform Act - Creates a single, multipurpose, and uniform computer database at the federal level National Defense Appropriations Act (NDAA) Lands and Cadastral related bills H.R Advancement of Conservation and Education Relinquish State trust land within Federal conservation areas and select replacements Division of Cadastral, Lands and Realty Management 27

28 OREGON STATE OFFICE Division of Cadastral, Lands and Realty Management 28

29

30 Story Map: Oregon Badlands Wilderness

31 Printable & Mobile Map

32 Published Maps

33 Oregon LiDAR Consortium Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries large swaths of lidar data can be collected seamlessly, costs per unit area to collect the data are greatly reduced, expert quality assurance and quality control are uniformly applied to the data, statewide standardization of data can be assured, and small jurisdictions can benefit from the acquisition of lidar data at a greatly reduced cost when compared to the cost if jurisdictions acted independently. Division of Cadastral, Lands and Realty Management 33

34 MAPPS BLM Update Sun River, Oregon, July 2015 Mary Hartel Chief Cadastral Surveyor, Oregon and Washington Branch of Geographic Sciences, Oregon State Office Bureau of Land Management s Mission 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 Division of Cadastral, Lands and Realty Management 34

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