Salazar Announces $305 Million Economic Stimulus Investment through the Bureau of Land Management

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced Saturday that the Bureau of Land Management will invest $305 million to fund more than 650 BLM projects across the country under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. He made the announcement at the BLM fire station at the Red Rock National Conservation Area near Las Vegas, Nevada. The stimulus funding in Nevada will provide $26.4 million for more than 40 projects in the state. BLM is investing $41 million through the ARRA to advance the nation's development and transmission of renewable energy on public lands. More than $100 million will be invested in projects that will create jobs while restoring and protecting the lands BLM manages on behalf of the American people.

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    Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announces $305 million will be invested by the Bureau of Land Management in funds that will restore landscapes, development renewable energy and create jobs. (Photo Credit: Andy Pernick, Bureau of Reclamation)

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    Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar made his announcement on the grounds of the BLM fire station at the Red Rock National Conservation Area near Las Vegas, Nevada. The stimulus funding in Nevada will provide $26.4 million for more than 40 projects in the state. (Photo Credit - Andy Pernick, Bureau of Reclamation) (Photo Credit: Andy Pernick, Bureau of Reclamation)

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    Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announces $305 million will be invested by the Bureau of Land Management in funds that will restore landscapes, development renewable energy and create jobs. (Photo Credit: Andy Pernick, Bureau of Reclamation)

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    Mary Jo Rugwell, District Manager, BLM Southern Nevada District office presents Secretary Salazar with a hat. (Photo Credit: Andy Pernick, Bureau of Reclamation)

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