[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 65 (Monday, April 6, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 16825]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-8910]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Appalachian National Scenic Trail; Notice of Realty Action

AGENCY: National Park Service; Interior.

ACTION: Notice of realty action.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a proposed exchange of federally-owned 
lands for privately-owned lands located near Elm Road in the Village of 
Greenwood Lake, Orange County, New York. The properties are adjacent to 
the Village's Department of Public Works Facility.
    I. The following described Federally-owned land which was acquired 
by the National Park Service, has been determined to be suitable for 
disposal by exchange. The authority for this exchange is Section 5(b) 
of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act Amendments in Public Law 
90-401, approved July 15, 1968, and Section 7(f) of the National Trails 
System Act, Public Law 90-543, as amended.
    The selected Federal land is within the boundaries of the 
Appalachian National Scenic Trail. The land has been surveyed for 
cultural resources and endangered and threatened species. These reports 
are available upon request.
    Fee ownership of the following Federally-owned property is to be 
exchanged: Tract 285-44, which is occupied by a portion of a water tank 
owned by the Village of Greenwood Lake, is a 4.66 acre portion of the 
land acquired by the United States of America by deed recorded in Deed 
Book 2134 on Page 710 at the Orange County Clerk's Office.
    Conveyance of the land by the United States will be done by a 
Quitclaim Deed and will include a restriction which limits the height 
of any structure on the property.
    II. In exchange for the land described in Paragraph I above, the 
United States of America will acquire a 16.93 acre portion of a parcel 
of land currently owned by the Village of Greenwood Lake lying within 
the boundaries of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail. There are no 
leases that affect the property, but it is subject to a co-operative 
agreement between the Village and the United States for limited trail 
purposes. Both the surface and mineral estates are to be exchanged. All 
right title and interest is to be conveyed by the United States in 
exchange for the conveyance of all right, title and interest of the 
Village of Greenwood Lake, and this land will be administered by the 
National Park Service as a part of the Appalachian National Scenic 
Trail upon completion of the exchange. This exchange of real property, 
will provide permanent protection for the Appalachian Trail and will 
allow the Village to own the land under its existing water tank which 
stores public drinking water.
    The land to be acquired by the United States of America is 
described as follows: Tract 285-42 being a 16.93 acre portion the land 
acquired by the Village of Greenwood Lake by Orange County Deed Book 
759, Page 518. Conveyance of the fee simple title, will be done by a 
General Warranty Deed.
    The value of the properties exchanged shall be determined by a 
current fair market value appraisal and if they are not appropriately 
equal, the values shall be equalized by payment of cash as 
circumstances require.
    Detailed information concerning this exchange including precise 
legal descriptions, Land Protection Plan and cultural reports, are 
available at the Appalachian Trail Land Acquisition Field Office, at 
the address listed below:
    For a period of 45 days from the date of this notice, interested 
parties may submit written comments to the below address. Adverse 
comments will be evaluated and this action may be modified or vacated 
accordingly. In the absence of any action to modify or vacate, this 
realty action will become the final determination of the Department of 
Interior.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chief, Acquisition Division, National 
Park Service, AT/LAFO, PO Box 908, Martinsburg, WV 25402, 304-263-4943.

    Dated: March 12, 1988.
Pamela Underhill,
Park Manager, Appalachian National Scenic Trail.
[FR Doc. 98-8910 Filed 4-3-98; 8:45 am]
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