[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 23 (Friday, February 3, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6730-6731]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-2640]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[NV-930-1430-01; N-59553]


Realty Action: Modified-Competitive Sale of Public Lands

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Modified-Competitive Sale of Public Lands in Clark County, 
Nevada.

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SUMMARY: The following described public land in Henderson, Clark 
County, Nevada has been examined and found suitable for sale utilizing 
modified-competitive procedures, at not less than the fair market 
value. Authority for the sale is Section 203 and Section 209 of the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA).

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada

T. 21 S., R. 62 E.,
    Sec. 35: NE\1/4\SW\1/4\.
    Containing 40.00 acres, more or less.
Fair Market Value (FMV) $1,020,000.00
    This land is not required for any federal purpose. The sale is 
consistent with current Bureau planning for this area and would be in 
the public interest.
    In the event of a sale, conveyance, of the available mineral 
interests will occur simultaneously with the sale of the land. The 
mineral interests being offered for conveyance have no known mineral 
value. Acceptance of a sale offer will constitute an application for 
conveyance of those mineral interests. The applicant will be required 
to pay a $50.00 nonreturnable filing fee for conveyance of the 
available mineral interests.
    The patent, when issued, will contain the following reservations to 
the United States:
    1. A right-of-way thereon for ditches and canals constructed by the 
authority of the United States, Act of August 30, 1890 (43 U.S.C. 945).
    2. Oil, gas, sodium, potassium and saleable minerals and will be 
subject to:
    1. Those rights for airport marker purposes which have been granted 
to the Federal Aviation Administration by Permit No. N-4245 under the 
authority of (44LD513).
    2. Those rights for natural gas pipeline purposes which have been 
granted to Southwest Gas Corporation by Permit No. NEV-015814 under 
section 28 of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 (30 U.S.C. 185).
    3. Those rights for water pipeline purposes which have been granted 
to Las Vegas Valley Water District by Permit No. NEV-043457 under the 
Act of October 21, 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1719).
    4. Those rights for a public road which have been granted to the 
City of Henderson by Permit No. 31767 under the Act of October 21, 1967 
(43 U.S.C. 1719).
    5. Those rights for highway (Boulder Highway) purposes which have 
been granted to the Nevada Department of Transportation by Permit No. 
CC-018944 under the Act of November 9, 1921 (42 U.S.C. 216).
    And is also subject to easements for roads, public utilities and 
flood control purposes in accordance with the transportation plan for 
Clark County and the City of Henderson.
    The land will be offered for sale at public auction beginning at 
10:00 am PST on April 19, 1995, at 4765 West Vegas Drive, Las Vegas, 
Nevada 89108. This sale will be by modified competitive procedures. 
City of Henderson will be given the opportunity to meet the highest bid 
received at public auction. Sale will be by sealed bid only. All sealed 
bids must be submitted to the BLM's Las Vegas District Office at 4765 
W. Vegas Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada 89108, no later than 4:15 pm PST, 
April 18, 1995. Bid envelopes must be marked on the letter front corner 
with the parcel number and sale date. Bids must be for not less than 
the appraised FMV specified in this notice. Each sealed bid shall be 
accompanied by a certified check, postal money order, bank draft or 
cashier's check made payable to the Department of the Interior, BLM for 
not less than 20 percent of the amount bid.
    Federal law requires that all bidders must be U.S. citizens 18 
years old or older, or in the case of corporations, be subject to the 
laws of any State of the U.S. Proof of these requirements must 
accompany the bid.
    Under modified competitive sale procedures, an apparent high bid 
will be declared at public auction. The apparent high bidder and the 
designated bidder, City of Henderson, will be notified. The designated 
bidder shall have 30 days from the date of the sale to exercise the 
preference consideration given to meet the high bid. Should the 
designated bidder fail to submit a bid that matches the apparent high 
bid with the specified time period, the apparent high bidder, shall be 
declared high bidder. The total purchase price for the land shall be 
paid within 180 days of the date of the sale. The purchaser will be 
required to reimburse the BLM for the costs of publication of this 
notice.
    Upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register, the above 
described land will be segregated from all other forms of appropriation 
under the public land laws, including the general mining laws, except 
for sales and disposals under the mineral disposal laws. This 
segregation will terminate upon issuance of a patent or 270 days from 
the date of this publication, whichever comes first.
    For a period of 45 days from the date of publication of this notice 
in the Federal Register, interested parties may submit comments to the 
District Manager, Las Vegas District, 4765 West Vegas Drive, Las Vegas, 
Nevada 89108. Any adverse comments will be reviewed [[Page 6731]] by 
the State Director who may sustain, vacate, or modify this realty 
action. In the absence of any adverse comments, his realty action will 
become the final determination of the Department of the Interior. The 
Bureau of Land Management may accept or reject any or all offers, or 
withdraw any land or interest in the land from sale, if, in the opinion 
of the authorized officer, consummation of the sale would not be fully 
consistent with FLPMA, or other applicable laws. The lands will not be 
offered for sale until at least 60 days after the date of publication 
of this notice in the Federal Register.

    Dated: January 19, 1995.
Lorraine Buck,
Acting District Manager.
[FR Doc. 95-2640 Filed 2-2-95; 8:45 am]
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