From Wikipedia - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is an agency - TopicsExpress

From Wikipedia - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is an agency within the United States Department of the Interior that administers Americas public lands, totaling approximately 247.3 million acres, or one-eighth of the landmass of the country.[1] The BLM also manages 700 million acres (2,800,000 km2) of subsurface mineral estate underlying federal, state, and private lands. Most public lands are located in western states, especially Alaska. With approximately 10,000 permanent employees and close to 2,000 seasonal employees, this works out to over 21,000 acres (85 km2) per employee. The agencys budget was US$960,000,000 for 2010 ($3.79 per surface acre, $9.38 per hectare).[2]