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Proposed Southside Recreation Management area, 08/25/24 by Bob Adams The Red Star is the TH (Trailhead) location (APN 045-411-82). Blue shaded area is recommended recreation area. APN 045-411-17, 045-641-01, 045-651-01, 045-661-01, 045-481-03, 047-101- 01. Bureau of Land Management shown as the listed owner. From Megan Labadie, Nye County Director of Natural Resources and Federal Facilities: The statewide RMP isn’t even scheduled to begin prior to the landscape level planning documents BLM is currently producing. The greater-sage grouse EIS and Utility-scale solar programmatic EIS (I think there’s also another one out there) take precedence over the RMP. I confirmed with NACO yesterday that the RMP does not currently have any funding. Originally, the statewide RMP was scheduled to be finalized in 2025. That was in 2021. So far, the only thing BLM has accomplished with the RMP is a statewide MOU that Cooperating Agencies and the BLM worked on collaboratively. It is in BLM review now although it was in its final collaborative draft ---PAGE BREAK--- Proposed Southside Recreation Management area, 08/25/24 by Bob Adams months ago. We don’t necessarily have to wait for the update – we could request an SRMA designation through an amendment. Either way, we’re looking at a very process. In that vein, is the Copper Rays solar project within the trail area? If so, BLM will prioritize the application which will affect any future SRMA designation. Once a solar facility is sited on public land, it is unlikely that the BLM would designate the same area as an SRMA. They may suggest that we develop an Extensive Recreation Management Area (ERMA), where those multiple uses are more management-friendly. I understand this is, in part, a race to designate those trails before any solar siting occurs. But if a solar facility is already in the NEPA process (or possibly even in the process of an application review), BLM will still prioritize the solar siting due to Biden Administrative energy goals and initiatives. ---PAGE BREAK--- Proposed Southside Recreation Management area, 08/25/24 by Bob Adams ---PAGE BREAK--- Proposed Southside Recreation Management area, 08/25/24 by Bob Adams ---PAGE BREAK--- Special Recreation Management Areas (SRMAs) I SRMAs provide specific recreational opportunities, such as trailhead areas for hikers, mountain bikers or off-road vehicle users. Special Planning Designations I Bureau of Land Management (blm.gov) Above the proposed SMRA footprint is shown in light green. 2 track trails shown in blue. Single track trails are shown in green. Highways in red. SSTH (Southside Trailhead) is upper left just outside the SRMA. ---PAGE BREAK--- Above is Nye County Assessor map of the area showing public land and private parcels. Only public land would be in the SRMA.