The decision of the BLM is to approve the attached document as the Approved Resource Management Plan for BLM-administered public lands in the Bradshaw-Harquahala Planning Area and outlying areas that are managed by the Hassayampa Field Office. The Approved RMP replaces relevant decisions in the Phoenix Resource Management Plan (BLM 1988), as amended; the Lower Gila North Management Framework Plan (BLM 1983); and the Approved Amendment to the Lower Gila North Management Framework Plan and the Lower Gila South Resource Management Plan (BLM 2005). Those portions of previous management which are responsive to changed conditions and circumstances were carried forward to the Approved RMP .

The Approved RMP was prepared under the regulations of 43 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 1600, which implements the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) of 1976. An Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) was prepared for this Approved RMP in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA ) of 1969. The plan is nearly identical to the one presented in the PRMP/FEIS published in August 2008. Management decisions and guidance for public lands are presented in the Approved RMP attached to this ROD in the section titled Management Decisions.