It makes no sense for the federal government to restrict access to the very resources needed to power our economy. In North Dakota, BLM manages 58 acres of surface land and about 4.1 million acres of subsurface minerals. Federal minerals are scattered and often intermingled with state and privately owned minerals due to North Dakota's unique split estate. (07:37–07:47)
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Asserts the extent of land and minerals managed by the Bureau of Land Management in North Dakota.
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