FEIS 3-258).
             Mineral losses incurred by the Roadless Rule will affect the national supply, but more specifically they will have a severe impact on the communities where minerals are actually mined. Besides the job losses caused by the restriction of mineral exploration, local communities and counties will suffer dramatic losses in payments from government leases. The USDA reports "A portion of the United States Treasury receipts is returned to States and Counties to be used for schools and roads. States receive 50% of leasable receipts on public domain lands, except in Alaska where the State receive 90%."
             Due to the constant fluctuations in world oil and gas supplies, domestic sources are becoming more and more important. Even though the amount of NFS lands under oil and gas lease has been decreased by 30 million acres over the past twenty years, national consumption has increased by 14%, and is expected to increase an additional 32% in ten years (National Petroleum Council).
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