Actually the BLM keeps track and administers the vast western land holdings of the US Government. Your statement is without basis nor merit.
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YOU ARE CORRECT...the BLM is also virtually self supporting and has been mission oriented, though that is changing as the WH brings in more USFS, NPS and USF&W people who enjoy devoting time and money to silly stuff rather than the people’s business. From what I have been told, the Army Corps of Engineers likewise has morphed into PC sycophants from a mission oriented, professional organization.
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The question of mission and perhaps bureaucratic turf was raised when Bubba declared the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument in Utah to be administered by the BLM rather than the National Park Service I was very surprised by the bureaucratic slight of hand.
The NPS was prepared with programs and people to see to the needs of visitors. The BLM was not, it had to learn. Although recent trips to the area show the BLM has advanced up the learning curve, it is not up to NPS standards for taking care of the needs of visitors. Needs include not only facilities in the form of visitor centers but in availability of information. The area is vast. The questions are many.