What is a Resource Management Plan (RMP)?
An RMP is essentially a blueprint intended to guide the future use, management, and site development of lands under Reclamation’s jurisdiction. Reclamation has the responsibility to manage its lands to meet: (1) its legal and contractual obligations; (2) for the benefit of the public; and (3) to protect natural, cultural, and recreational resources of those lands. An RMP identifies goals and objectives for resource management, specifies desired land and resource patterns, and explains the policies and actions that will be implemented during the life of the plan to achieve those goals and objectives. They outline for Reclamation, Tribes, other managing agencies, and the public the resource policies and actions that will be implemented over the 15 year life of the plan. Preparation of RMPs is specifically authorized in Title 28 of Public Law 102-575.
