BLM Taylor Grazing Act District Boundary Polygons

U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) BLM Taylor Grazing Act District Boundary Polygons vector digital data This is an aggregate national dataset. Source data were received from all or some of the BLM state offices of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Eastern States, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon/Washington, Utah, and Wyoming. 20180203 This is the official national dataset of BLM's Taylor Grazing Act (TGA) grazing district boundaries which portrays the grazing districts established or subsequently modified under the Taylor Grazing Act. BLM TGA grazing district boundaries are separate and distinct from BLM administrative districts, which were not established until BLM was formed (under Reorganization plan #3 of 1946) by combining the General Land Office and the Grazing Service. The Taylor Grazing Act of 1934 authorized the Secretary of the Interior to provide for the orderly use of livestock grazing on the public domain lands that “in his opinion are chiefly valuable for grazing and raising forage crops”. Under Section 3 of the Act, grazing permits are issued on public lands within the grazing districts established under the Act. Under Section 15 of the Act, grazing leases are issued on public lands outside the original Grazing District boundaries. Receipts from grazing on Section 3 lands are distributed differently than receipts from grazing on Section 15 lands: TGA Section 3: - 50.0% Range Betterment Projects - 12.5% Returned to the State - 37.5% U.S. Treasury TGA Section 15: - 50% Range Betterment Projects - 50% Returned to the State The following states have had TGA Districts consolidated during their history. As a result, their TGA District numbers are out of sequence: - Arizona Grazing District No. 3 was consolidated into Arizona Grazing District No. 2 (Filed: December 20, 1965). - New Mexico Grazing District No.5 was consolidated into New Mexico Grazing District No. 4 (Filed: October 10, 1947). - New Mexico Grazing District No. 4 was consolidated into New Mexico Grazing District No. 3 (Filed: October 14, 1965). - Oregon Grazing District No. 4 was consolidated into Oregon Grazing District No. 3 (Filed: October 16, 1947). This feature class represents polygons features for the current BLM Taylor Grazing Act District boundaries. The TGA District Boundaries attributes may be duplicated in other data sets, but are considered minimum information for unique feature identification and cartographic purposes. Complete As needed -121.350664 -103.295485 49.000435 31.458509 None District Taylor Grazing Act Jurisdiction Grazing Bureau of Land Management Public Lands BLM Geospatial ISO 19115 Topic Category boundaries economy location planningCadastre BLM-STATE Arizona California Colorado Idaho Montana New Mexico Nevada Oregon Utah Wyoming BLM-THEME Management Range None, these data are considered public domain. These data are provided by BLM "as is" and may contain errors or omissions. The User assumes the entire risk associated with its use of these data and bears all responsibility in determining whether these data are fit for the User's intended use. The information contained in these data is dynamic and may change over time. The data are not better than the original sources from which they were derived, and both scale and accuracy may vary across the data set. These data may not have the accuracy, resolution, completeness, timeliness, or other characteristics appropriate for applications that potential users of the data may contemplate. The User is encouraged to carefully consider the content of the metadata file associated with these data. These data are neither legal documents nor land surveys, and must not be used as such. Official records may be referenced at most BLM offices. Please report any errors in the data to the BLM office for which it was obtained. The BLM should be cited as the data source in any products derived from these data. Any Users wishing to modify the data should describe the types of modifications they have performed. The User should not misrepresent the data, nor imply that changes made were approved or endorsed by BLM. This information may be updated without notification. Bureau of Land Management, WO220 Richard Mayberry Data Steward physical address

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Washington District of Columbia 20003-3503 US (202)912-7229 rmayberr@blm.gov Esri ArcGIS 10.1.1.3176 20180203 publication date U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) This national dataset is an aggregation from multiple datasets provided by the BLM Administrative States, please contact the distributor for additional information on provenance, history, accuracy and quality of the data. The accuracy of attributes in this dataset reflects that of the source datasets. Attribute accuracy was tested by validating attribute coded values against accepted domain values, checking that alpha-numeric values followed a valid format, and checking that numeric values were greater than zero. This national dataset is an aggregation from multiple datasets provided by the BLM Administrative States, please contact the distributor for additional information on provenance, history, accuracy and quality of the data. The logical consistency of this dataset reflects that of the source datasets. Each source dataset is run through a series of tests to verify that the data complies with the format specified in the Data Standard. ERRORS AND INCONSISTENCIES MAY STILL BE PRESENT IN THE DATA. These tests were conducted using ESRI ArcMap 10.1. The tests consisted of checking coded values for attributes against a domain of accepted values, checking that alpha-numeric values followed a valid format, and checking that numeric values were greater than zero. For the geometry, the topology was validated; however overlaps and gaps can still be found. This national dataset is an aggregation from multiple datasets provided by the BLM Administrative States, please contact the distributor for additional information on provenance, history, accuracy and quality of the data. The completeness of this dataset reflects that of the source datasets. This national dataset is an aggregation from multiple datasets provided by the BLM Administrative States, please contact the distributor for additional information on provenance, history, accuracy and quality of the data. The positional accuracy across this dataset varies according to the source. This national dataset is an aggregation from multiple datasets provided by the BLM Administrative States, please contact the distributor for additional information on provenance, history, accuracy and quality of the data. The vertical accuracy across this dataset varies according to the source. GIS Technician BLM National Operations Center GIS Technician physical address

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Denver CO 80225 United States (303)236-2268 afroistad@blm.gov (303)236-3508 Taylor Grazing Act District Boundary source data from Premier and the Bureau of Land Management was reviewed and, if necessary, modified based on new Federal Register documentation found. The boundaries were then provided to their respective states for final approval and preparation for replication. withheld 20170105 Using the implementation guidelines, GIS staff at BLM field and state offices cross-walk and clean up their data to comply with the standardized national dataset. Then, the BLM field and/or state offices submit the data to the National Operations Center (NOC), where it is compiled to produce seamless national datasets. BLM National Operations Center Spatial Data Coordinator Spatial Data Coordinator physical address

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Denver CO 80225 United States (303)236-5445 (303)236-3508 scrowe@blm.gov withheld 20170105 Premier 20130129 Taylor Grazing Act District Boundary Polygons Premier developed the Taylor Grazing Act District boundaries for the states of Arizona, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, and Wyoming. publication date Premier Taylor Grazing Act District Boundaries Bureau of Land Management 2013 The Bureau of Land Management states of California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, and Utah developed the Taylor Grazing Act District boundaries for their respective states. BLM Vector GT-polygon composed of chains 63 1.1174939588422299e-007 1.1174939588422299e-007 Decimal Degrees D North American 1983 GRS 1980 6378137.0 298.257222101 Taylor Grazing Act District Boundary Polygons Polygons features for the current BLM Taylor Grazing Act District boundaries. OBJECTID Internal feature number. Esri Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. TGA_DIST_ID The designed primary key that will uniquely identify a single occurrence of the entity. Unique Identifier for each district comprised of 2-digit Administrative State Code (ADMIN_ST) and a 4-digit sequential number for the district within that state (TGA_NR). BLM Taylor Grazing Act District Boundaries Implementation Guidelines, Version 1.3 LOCAL_TGA_ID The current identifier that was used by a state or field office to identify a TGA at the state or field office level. BLM Taylor Grazing Act District Boundaries Implementation Guidelines, Version 1.3 ADMIN_ST An administrative unit that identifies the state or geographic area which has administrative jurisdiction over lands, and cases. BLM Taylor Grazing Act District Boundaries Implementation Guidelines, Version 1.3 DOM_ADMIN_ST BLM Taylor Grazing Act District Boundaries Implementation Guidelines, Version 1.3 TGA_NR The number assigned to a Taylor Grazing District. 4-digit sequential number assigned to each district by the BLM within a geographic state. BLM Taylor Grazing Act District Boundaries Implementation Guidelines, Version 1.3 TGA_NAME The name that is given to a Taylor Grazing District to distinguish it via a label rather than the number. If the district does not have a name, the name will be a combination of the administrative state and the district number. BLM Taylor Grazing Act District Boundaries Implementation Guidelines, Version 1.3 BLM_ACRES A manually entered number reflecting the number of acres stated in the official document for the grazing district that are under BLM jurisdiction (not a system-generated nor calculated polygon acreage). BLM Taylor Grazing Act District Boundaries Implementation Guidelines, Version 1.3 TGA_EFF_DT The date on which the location for a specific district is effective. The last known date for which there is a modifying document. If the effective date is unknown, the date when the District is created in the dataset will be used as the effective date. BLM Taylor Grazing Act District Boundaries Implementation Guidelines, Version 1.3 SRC_DOC_FLDR The link to the folder that contains all documents that established the current Taylor Grazing Act District boundary. BLM Taylor Grazing Act District Boundaries Implementation Guidelines, Version 1.3 GlobalID Software generated value. A field of type UUID (Universal Unique Identifier) in which values are automatically assigned by the geodatabase when a row is created. This field is not editable and is automatically populated when it is added for existing data. This attribute is included for purposes of replication only. It is not used as a unique identifier for relationships between feature classes/tables. BLM Taylor Grazing Act District Boundaries Implementation Guidelines, Version 1.3 created_user User who created the feature. created_date Date the feature was created. last_edited_user User who last edited the feature. last_edited_date Date the feature was last edited. SHAPE Feature geometry. Esri Coordinates defining the features. SHAPE.area Area of feature in internal units squared. Esri SHAPE.len Length of feature in internal units. Esri This feature class represents polygons features for the current BLM Taylor Grazing Act District boundaries. BLM National Operations Center John Varner Data Standards Implementation Lead physical address

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Denver Colorado 80225 US (303)236-6806 jcvarner@blm.gov The BLM assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions. No warranty is made by the BLM as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of these data for individual use or aggregate use with other data; nor shall the act of distribution to contractors, partners, or beyond, constitute any such warranty for individual or aggregate data use with other data. Although these data have been processed successfully on computers of BLM, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by BLM regarding the use of these data on any other system, or for general or scientific purposes, nor does the fact of distribution constitute or imply any such warranty. In no event shall the BLM have any liability whatsoever for payment of any consequential, incidental, indirect, special, or tort damages of any kind, including, but not limited to, any loss of profits arising out of the use or reliance on the geographic data or arising out of the delivery, installation, operation, or support by BLM. 20170105 20170105 BLM National Operations Center John Varner Data Standards Implementation Lead physical

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Denver Colorado 80225 US (303)236-6806 jcvarner@blm.gov FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata FGDC-STD-001-1998 local time 20170105 This feature class represents polygons features for the current BLM Taylor Grazing Act District boundaries. The TGA District Boundaries attributes may be duplicated in other data sets, but are considered minimum information for unique feature identification and cartographic purposes. <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;">This is the official national dataset of BLM's Taylor Grazing Act (TGA) grazing district boundaries which portrays the grazing districts established or subsequently modified under the Taylor Grazing Act. BLM TGA grazing district boundaries are separate and distinct from BLM administrative districts, which were not established until BLM was formed (under Reorganization plan #3 of 1946) by combining the General Land Office and the Grazing Service.The Taylor Grazing Act of 1934 authorized the Secretary of the Interior to provide for the orderly use of livestock grazing on the public domain lands that “in his opinion are chiefly valuable for grazing and raising forage crops”.Under Section 3 of the Act, grazing permits are issued on public lands within the grazing districts established under the Act. Under Section 15 of the Act, grazing leases are issued on public lands outside the original Grazing District boundaries. Receipts from grazing on Section 3 lands are distributed differently than receipts from grazing on Section 15 lands:TGA Section 3:- 50.0% Range Betterment Projects- 12.5% Returned to the State- 37.5% U.S. TreasuryTGA Section 15:- 50% Range Betterment Projects- 50% Returned to the StateThe following states have had TGA Districts consolidated during their history. As a result, their TGA District numbers are out of sequence:- Arizona Grazing District No. 3 was consolidated into Arizona Grazing District No. 2 (Filed: December 20, 1965).- New Mexico Grazing District No.5 was consolidated into New Mexico Grazing District No. 4 (Filed: October 10, 1947).- New Mexico Grazing District No. 4 was consolidated into New Mexico Grazing District No. 3 (Filed: October 14, 1965).- Oregon Grazing District No. 4 was consolidated into Oregon Grazing District No. 3 (Filed: October 16, 1947).</DIV> BLM Taylor Grazing Act District Boundary Polygons District Taylor Grazing Act Jurisdiction Grazing Bureau of Land Management Public Lands BLM Geospatial boundaries economy location planningCadastre Management Range Arizona California Colorado Idaho Montana New Mexico Nevada Oregon Utah Wyoming <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV>These data are provided by BLM "as is" and may contain errors or omissions. The User assumes the entire risk associated with its use of these data and bears all responsibility in determining whether these data are fit for the User's intended use. The information contained in these data is dynamic and may change over time. The data are not better than the original sources from which they were derived, and both scale and accuracy may vary across the data set. These data may not have the accuracy, resolution, completeness, timeliness, or other characteristics appropriate for applications that potential users of the data may contemplate. The User is encouraged to carefully consider the content of the metadata file associated with these data. These data are neither legal documents nor land surveys, and must not be used as such. Official records may be referenced at most BLM offices. Please report any errors in the data to the BLM office for which it was obtained. The BLM should be cited as the data source in any products derived from these data. Any Users wishing to modify the data should describe the types of modifications they have performed. The User should not misrepresent the data, nor imply that changes made were approved or endorsed by BLM. This information may be updated without notification.</DIV></DIV></DIV> 20180130 15252400 150000000 5000 1.0 FGDC 20180221 13071500 TRUE