BLM Files Dusty Survey Maps for NM and OK Land Tweaks
Published Date: 3/30/2026
Notice
Summary
The Bureau of Land Management is officially filing new land survey maps for parts of New Mexico and Oklahoma to help manage these areas better. If anyone wants to protest these filings, they must do so by April 29, 2026. These updates mainly affect landowners, local agencies, and anyone interested in land boundaries, with no direct cost to view the plats but a fee for copies.
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New BLM plats filed for NM and OK
The Bureau of Land Management will officially file plats for specific townships in New Mexico and Oklahoma: Township 19 South, Range 27 East (accepted December 17, 2025); Township 19 North, Range 15 West (accepted February 19, 2026); and the Supplemental Plat of Township 10 North, Range 26 East (accepted January 28, 2026). You can view these plats at no cost at the BLM New Mexico State Office Public Room, 301 Dinosaur Trail, Santa Fe, New Mexico 875081, and obtain copies for a required payment (fee amount not specified).
How to protest these filings by April 29, 2026
If you want to protest the official filing of any listed plat, you must file a written notice of protest with the BLM State Director for New Mexico so it is received no later than April 29, 2026. If a timely protest is received, the official filing is stayed pending resolution; a written statement of reasons (if not filed with the notice) must be submitted within 30 days after the notice is received.
Protest comments may be publicly disclosed
If you include your address, phone number, email, or other personally identifiable information (PII) in a protest, that information may be made publicly available. You may ask the BLM to withhold your PII from public review, but the agency does not guarantee it can do so.
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