The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Hassayampa Field Office (HFO) has prepared the Approved Bradshaw-Harquahala Resource Management Plan (Approved RMP ) to provide comprehensive current and future management of the public lands administered by the HFO, excluding the Agua Fria National Monument which is covered under a separate Approved RMP . The Approved RMP will direct management of Federal surface and mineral estate managed by the HFO, primarily within Maricopa and Yavapai counties in central and western Arizona, with the westernmost lands extending into La Paz County. The Bradshaw-Harquahala planning area encompasses 896,100 acres administered by the HFO (Map 1 and Map 2 ). The HFO also administers an additional 346,300 acres of subsurface mineral estate within the planning area boundaries (Map 3 ), as well as another 181,200 acres of mineral estate in Coconino County in northern Arizona, which are addressed in the Approved RMP .

The Approved RMP was prepared in compliance with BLM’s planning regulations Title 43 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 1600 under the authority of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976. This document also meets the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA ), the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations for Implementing the NEPA (40 CFR 1500-1508), and requirements of BLM’s NEPA Handbook 1790-1.

This plan represents years of ongoing, coordinated efforts on the part of BLM Phoenix District and Hassayampa Field Office staff, BLM Arizona State Office staff, representatives of communities located within the planning area, cooperating and collaborating government agencies, special interest and user groups, and hundreds of concerned citizens. The decisions outlined in this document will enable the BLM to manage the resources and uses of BLM-administered public lands within the Bradshaw-Harquahala planning area to achieve desired future conditions and management objectives in partnership with communities and citizens.