 What is sold?
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is responsible for managing more than 261.4 million acres of public lands. Public land is undeveloped land with no improvements. Most of the public lands are located in the Western States and Alaska. The BLM does not offer much land for sale because of a Congressional mandate in 1976 to retain these lands. The BLM occasionally sells parcels of land under certain conditions.The lands are generally rural woodland, grassland, or desert.
How the land is sold?
The BLM has three options for selling land:
| 1. | modified competitive bidding where some preferences to adjoining landowners are recognized; |
| 2. | direct sale to one party where circumstances warrant; and |
| 3. | competitive bidding at a public auction. |
The sale method is determined on a case-by-case basis, depending on the circumstances of each particular parcel or sale. By law, the lands are offered for sale at fair market value.
How sales are advertised?
Land sales are listed in local newspapers and in the Federal Register.
Special restrictions/conditions
Sales conditions are provided in the Notice of Sale. The BLM can sell public land only to U.S. citizens or corporations subject to Federal or state laws. Employees of the Department of the Interior are not allowed to bid. No financing is available. Cashier's check or cash is required.
For more information
For general BLM information, contact:
BLM National Headquarters
1849 C St., NW,
Washington, DC 20240
(202) 452-5125.
You may wish to consult the BLM website. You also may wish to contact the BLM office in the state(s) where you are interested in buying land. The specific states covered by each office are listed here.
BLM - Alaska State Office
222 W. 7th Street, #13
Anchorage, AK 99513-7599
(907) 271-4418
BLM - Arizona State Office
222 N. Central Ave.
Phoenix, AZ 85004-2203
(602) 417-9504
BLM - California State Office
2800 Cottage Way, Suite W-1834
Sacramento, CA 95825-0451
(916) 978-4611
BLM - Colorado State Office
2850 Youngfield St.
Lakewood, CO 80215-7076
(303) 239-3670
BLM - Eastern States Office (includes Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin)
7450 Boston Blvd.
Springfield, VA 22153
(703) 440-1713
BLM - Idaho State Office
1387 S. Vinnell Way
Boise, ID 83709-1657
(208) 373-3890
BLM - Montana State Office (including Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota)
5001 Southgate Dr.
Billings, MT 59107
(406) 896-5011
BLM - Nevada State Office
1340 Financial Blvd.
Reno, NV. 89520-7147
(775) 861-6586
BLM - New Mexico St ate Office (including Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas)
1474 Rodeo Rd.
Santa Fe, NM 87505
(505) 438-7514
BLM - Oregon State Office (including Washington state)
333 SW First Ave.
Portland, OR 97208
(503) 808-6287
BLM - Utah St ate Office
324 S. State St., Ste. 301
Salt Lake City, UT 84145-0155
(801) 539-4021
BLM - Wyoming (including Nebraska)
5353 Yellowstone Rd.
Cheyenne, WY 82003
(307) 775-6015
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