LR-5. High priority is assigned to acquiring lands that contain habitat recognized by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) as needed for the recovery of federally listed threatened or endangered species.
LR-6. Evaluate the effects of land adjustments on sensitive species habitat. Avoid land adjustments that could result in a trend toward Federal listing or a loss of population viability for sensitive species.
LR-7. Evaluate and balance all resource requirements and consolidate land ownership to achieve management efficiency and reduced costs of administration, thereby improving Federal land management.
LR-8. Acquire lands that contain resources determined to be important in contributing toward BLM resource management goals and objectives, when these resources are threatened by land use change or when management may be enhanced by public ownership. Resources so identified may include historical or heritage resources, outstanding scenic values, critical ecosystems, or potential recreation opportunities.
LR-9. Acquire land that reduces conflicts between public and private landowner objectives.
LR-10. Evaluate the long-term effects of adjustments in jurisdiction near urban and rural communities on community economic and social stability and environmental sustainability. Work with a diverse network of residents, user groups, and governments to determine if land tenure adjustments could enhance both local communities and environmental health.
LR-11. BLM does not dispose of land:
occupied by species that are listed or proposed to be listed as threatened or endangered under the ESA,
with designated or proposed critical habitat for a listed or proposed threatened or endangered species,
supporting listed or proposed threatened or endangered species if such transfer would conflict with recovery needs and objectives or would likely impede the recovery of the listed or proposed species, and/or
supporting Federal candidate species if such action would contribute to the need to list the species as threatened or endangered. Exceptions to the above may occur if the recipient of the lands would protect the species or critical habitat equally well under the ESA, such as disposal to a non-Federal governmental agency or private organization if conservation purposes for the species would still be achieved and ensured.
LR-12. Maintain, obtain, and secure access rights to all BLM-administered lands to meet BLM goals and objectives. This action is accomplished by requiring reciprocal grants (where needed) when granting rights-of-way across BLM-administered lands and pursuing land disposal actions.
LR-13. Issue right-of-way reservations to BLM on existing designated routes that are needed for implementing the RMP .
LR-14. BLM will maintain the existing withdrawals which exclude location, leasing, and sales of minerals, and prohibit all land use authorizations on 20 acres of public land in Lot 21, eastern half of the southwest quarter of Section 6, Township 8N, Range 5W, for the BLM-Wickenburg fire station.