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BLM officials brief Churchill County on grazing, geothermal and lease‑sale revenue tied to local parcels
Summary
BLM Carson City District staff updated the board on delayed meetings for Sand Canyon Road realignment, grazing allotment renewals, a Sage Grouse Project expected in December 2025, and recent federal lease sales that included Churchill County parcels. Officials said revenue sharing will include county, state and federal portions.
Representatives from the Bureau of Land Management’s Carson City District briefed the Churchill County Board on a range of public‑land matters, including grazing allotments, geothermal project coordination and recent lease sales that included parcels in Churchill County.
Mark Mazza and Stillwater Field Manager Zach Reichold told commissioners the Sand Canyon Road realignment meeting must be rescheduled because of a lapse in federal appropriations that delayed participation from some agency partners. Mazza and Reichold also reported that BLM sent early‑engagement letters to Churchill and Mineral counties on several grazing allotments (Basalt, Belleville, Little Huntoon and McBride Flat) and that monitoring showed cattle grazing on cheatgrass in a prescribed grazing pilot.
Mazza said the statewide BLM lease sale on Oct. 21 included parcels in the Carson City District and two parcels in Churchill County; those parcels sold and will generate lease‑sale revenue that will be split through standard formulas. "There is revenue tied to that ... 25% going to the county, 50% going to the state, and 25% going to the Federal Treasury," Mazza said. He also described a plan‑of‑operations submission from First Bridal Cosmo Lithium Exploration and said BLM is reviewing the plan and will determine the appropriate NEPA level.
Commissioners took no formal action on the BLM update. County staff and BLM agreed to reschedule meetings to advance projects and coordination with the Navy and other agency partners.
No formal timelines for the Sand Canyon Road meeting or the NEPA schedule for the lithium plan were finalized at the session; BLM asked county staff to coordinate on implementation priorities.
