Bureau Of Land Management

What does Bureau Of Land Management mean in American Law?

The definition of Bureau Of Land Management in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is:

A federal bureau (the “BLM” for short) within the Department of the Interior charged with managing most federal public lands not in the national park or national forest systems. About half a billion acres (over 750,000 square miles) are involved, comprising about 60% of all federally owned lands. About two-thirds of BLM land is in Alaska.