BLM's management of these public resources is governed by what's known as the Federal Land Policy and Management act, otherwise known as fpma, which requires, I stress requires the Bureau of to develop Resource management plans, or … This restriction alone deprives the state of $34 million annually. … around a lot in the public lands discussions. It was championed by President Theodore Roosevelt, who drew from his experience in his two ranches in North Dakota, the Maltese Cross and the Elkhorn Ranch, and throughout the West. (01:00–01:09)
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Asserts that the restriction on oil and gas acreage deprives North Dakota of $34 million annually.
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