[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 24 (Friday, February 5, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5829-5830]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-2699]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[NV-930-1430-00; N-61466 and N-63104]
Notice of Realty Action: Lease/Conveyance for Recreation and
Public Purposes
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Recreation and public purpose lease/conveyance.
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SUMMARY: The following described public land in Nye County, Nevada,
near Pahrump, Nevada, has been examined and found suitable for lease/
conveyance for recreational or public purposes under the provisions of
the Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act, as amended (43 U.S.C.
869 et seq.). The Town of Pahrump proposes to use the land for
development of a community fairground and rodeo complex, recreational
complex, visitor information center, and municipal golf course. Section
125 of Public Law 105-277, dated October 22, 1998, directs conveyance
of the lands located south of the centerline of Highway 160 within T.
20 S., R.54 E., sections 32 and 33 to the Town of Pahrump immediately
upon completion of the requirements of the Act. The rodeo and
fairground complex, recreational complex and visitor information center
have been proposed to be located on these lands. The lands within T. 20
S., R.54 E., section 19, will be leased with the option to patent and
subject to the requirements of the R&PP Act. The municipal golf course
is proposed for this site.
Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada
T. 20 S., R.54 E.,
Section 32, portions of the NE\1/4\ and the N\1/2\SE\1/4\ south
of the centerline of Highway 160
Section 33, portions of lots 5,6,9,11,14 and 16, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\,
NW\1/4\SW\1/4\ south of the centerline of Highway 160
Section 19, NE\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\
The land is not required for any federal purpose. The lease/
conveyance is consistent with current Bureau planning for this area and
would be in the public interest. The lease/patent, when issued, will be
subject to the provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes Act and
applicable regulations of the Secretary of the Interior, and will
contain the following reservations to the United States:
1. A right-of-way thereon for ditches or canals constructed by the
authority of the United States, Act of August 30, 1890 (43 U.S.C. 945).
2. All minerals shall be reserved to the United States, together
with the right to prospect for, mine and remove such deposits from the
same under applicable law and such regulations as the Secretary of the
Interior may prescribe.
3. All valid and existing rights.
4. Subject To: Those rights for highway purposes which have been
granted to Nevada Department of Transportation, by right-of-way No.
Nev-01849 pursuant to the Act of November 9, 1921 (42 Stat. 216).
5. Those rights for utility purposes (water pipeline) which have
been granted to Central Nevada Utilities, by right-of-way No. N-46681
pursuant to the Act of October 21, 1976 (FLPMA) as follows:
6. Those rights for utility purposes (communications line) which
have been granted to Nevada Bell, by right-of-way No. N-5689 pursuant
to the Act of March 4, 1911 (36 Stat. 1253).
Detailed information concerning this action is available for review
at the office of the Bureau of Land Management, Las Vegas Field Office,
4765 W. Vegas Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada, 89108.
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 lease/conveyance under the Recreation and Public Purposes Act,
leasing under the mineral leasing laws and disposal under the mineral
material disposal laws. For a period of 45 days from the date of
publication of this
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notice in the Federal Register, interested parties may submit comments
regarding the proposed lease/conveyance for classification of the lands
to the Field Manager, Las Vegas Field Office, 4765 Vegas Drive, Las
Vegas, Nevada 89108.
Classification Comments: Interested parties may submit comments
involving the suitability of the land for the proposed facilities.
Comments on the classification are restricted to whether the land is
physically suited for the proposal, whether the use will maximize the
future use or uses of the land, whether the use is consistent with
local planning and zoning, or if the use is consistent with State and
Federal programs.
Application Comments: Interested parties may submit comments
regarding the specific use proposed in the application and plan of
development, whether the BLM followed proper administrative procedures
in reaching the decision, or any other factor not directly related to
the suitability of the land for the proposed facilities.
Any adverse comments will be reviewed by the State Director.
In the absence of any adverse comments, the classification of the
land described in this Notice will become effective 60 days from the
date of publication in the Federal Register. The lands will not be
offered for lease/conveyance until after the classification becomes
effective.
Dated: January 27, 1999.
Rex Wells,
Acting Field Manager, Las Vegas District.
[FR Doc. 99-2699 Filed 2-4-99; 8:45 am]
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