[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 236 (Friday, December 9, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-30255]


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[Federal Register: December 9, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 

Notice of Realty Action for a Proposed Land Exchange of Federal 
Lands in Maricopa County, Arizona, for Private Lands in Pima County, 
Arizona

SUMMARY: The following described acquired and reconveyed federal lands, 
under administration of the Department of Interior, have been 
determined to be suitable for disposal by exchange under authority of 
the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, as amended, 16 U.S.C. 
460l-22(b), and the Saguaro National Monument Expansion Act of June 19, 
1991, 16 U.S.C. 431:

Gila and Salt River Meridian

Parcel ``A'': Consisting of 41.42 acres in a portion of Section 34, 
Township 4 North, Range 4 East, and a portion of Section 3, Township 
3 North, Range 4 East.
Parcel ``B'': Consisting of 18.02 acres in a portion of Section 35, 
Township 4 North, Range 4 East, and a portion of Section 2, Township 
3 North, Range 4 East.

    In exchange for these lands, the United States will acquire the 
following described private lands within the boundaries of Saguaro 
National Park:

Gila and Salt River Meridian

    A tract of approximately 350 acres, more or less, in portions of 
Sections 11, 12, and 14, Township 15 South, Range 16 East.

    The values of the lands to be exchanged will be equal. The precise 
acreage of private lands is dependent on completion of an appraisal 
currently in progress. Successful completion of this exchange is in the 
public interest for the following reasons:
    1. The private lands to be acquired, approximately 350 acres, are 
all located in the Rincon Mountain District of the Saguaro National 
Park. These lands will be protected from the threat of future 
development and managed by the National Park Service as part of Saguaro 
National Park.
    2. Using excess federal lands for exchange purposes maximizes the 
very limited funds appropriated for land acquisition to protect the 
greatest amount of park resources from the threat of future 
development.
    Lands to be transferred from the United States will be subject to 
the following reservations, terms and conditions:
    1. The right to construct ditches and canals across said lands 
under authority of the Act of August 30, 1890, (43 U.S.C. 945).
    2. All valid existing rights (e.g., easements, rights-of-way, and 
leases of record).
    3. The properties will be exchanged in fee title, subject to 
minerals outstanding in third parties.
    With the federal lands being either acquired or reconveyed lands, 
publication of this notice in the Federal Register will not alter the 
segregation that already exists.
    For Further Information Contact: Information relating to the lands 
involved in the exchange is available for review at the National Park 
Service, Arizona Group Office, 202 East Earll Drive, Suite 115, 
Phoenix, Arizona 85012 and at the Office of the Superintendent, Saguaro 
National Park, 36933 Old Spanish Trail, Tucson, Arizona 85730.
    For a period of 45 days from the date of first publication of this 
notice, interested parties may submit comments to the Chief, Division 
of Land Resources, National Park Service, P.O. Box 728, Santa Fe, New 
Mexico 87504-0728.

    Dated: November 17, 1994.
Stanley T. Albright,
Regional Director, Western Region, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 94-30255 Filed 12-8-94; 8:45 am]
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