[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 225 (Friday, November 21, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69523-69525]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-27606]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLNVS00560.L58530000.EU0000.241A.XXX; MO# 4500068492]


Notice of Realty Action: Non-Competitive Direct Sale of the 
Reversionary Interest in a Recreation and Public Purpose Act (R&PP) 
Patent, in Clark County, NV (N-90426)

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The reversionary interest held by the United States in a 5.22-
acre parcel of public land is determined suitable for direct sale and 
release to the Paradise Bible Baptist Church, under the authority of 
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act, as amended. The purpose of 
the direct sale is to dispose of the reversionary interest clause in 
the patented lands, which represents certain restrictions and 
conditions that prevents the Paradise Bible Baptist Church from using 
the land for other purposes.

DATES: Interested parties may submit written comments regarding the 
direct sale and release of reversionary interest until January 5, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to the Bureau of Land Management 
(BLM), Las Vegas Field Manager, 4701 N. Torrey Pines Drive, Las Vegas, 
Nevada 89130, or email: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dorothy Jean Dickey, 702-515-5119, or 
[email protected]. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the 
deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-
800-877-8339 to contact the above individual during normal business 
hours. The FIRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a 
message or question with the above individual. You will receive a reply 
during normal business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 5, 1998, a 5.22-acre parcel was 
patented (patent number 27-98-0017) to the Paradise Bible Baptist 
Church under the authority of the R&PP Act of June 14, 1926, as 
amended, 43 U.S.C. 869 et seq. The purpose for which the land can be 
used is restricted by a reversionary clause in the patent, which 
returns title to the United States if the tract is used for other 
purposes not provided for in

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the patent. The purpose of the direct sale is to dispose of the 
reversionary interest in the patented lands which represents certain 
restrictions and conditions which prevents the Paradise Bible Baptist 
Church from using the land for other purposes.
    The parcel proposed for direct sale of the reversionary interest is 
located east of Interstate Highway 15 on the corner of Emerson Avenue 
and Pacific Street in Las Vegas, Nevada, and is described as:

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada

T. 21 S., R. 61 E.,
    Sec. 13, lot 20.
    The area described contains 5.22 acres.

    The purpose of the direct sale of the reversionary interest is so 
the land, patented to the Paradise Bible Baptist Church can be sold 
and/or used for other purposes. The Paradise Bible Baptist Church is 
planning on selling the church and moving to a new location. The R&PP 
Act reversionary clause in the patent requires the church be sold only 
to those qualified under the R&PP Act and be used only for the purposes 
allowed under the R&PP Act, or the patented land will revert back to 
the United States. The church cannot find a buyer who is interested in 
the land and who qualifies under the R&PP Act. A direct sale of the 
reversionary interest will allow the church to sell the property to any 
citizen or organization in the United States and to use the land for 
any purpose, without the threat of a reversion of the title for breach 
of patent conditions.
    The proposed non-competitive direct sale of the reversionary 
interest is in conformance with the BLM Las Vegas Resource Management 
Plan (RMP) and the Record of Decision (ROD) approved on October 5, 
1998. Authority for the sale and release of the reversionary interest 
is in conformance with Section 202 of the FLPMA Act of October 21, 
1976, as amended, and Section 203, whereas the Secretary determines 
that the sale of the parcel meets the following disposal criteria. Such 
tract is difficult and uneconomic to manage because of its location or 
other characteristics--such as the subject's history of use, current 
level of development, and is neither required nor suitable for 
management by another Federal department or agency. This parcel of land 
is located in the urban setting of Las Vegas, Nevada, which is in a 
highly developed urban community that is surrounded by planned 
communities and commercial businesses; the church has experienced 
difficulty in attracting potential buyers because of the reversionary 
clause in patent 27-98-0017, issued on February 5, 1998.
    The lands are being offered for sale using direct sale procedures 
pursuant to 43 CFR 2711.3-3. The reversionary interest in this land 
will be offered by direct sale and released to the Paradise Bible 
Baptist Church at the Fair Market Value (FMV) of $444,000.00 according 
to an appraisal report. The appraisal report is available for public 
review at the BLM Las Vegas Field Office at the address above.
    Upon conveyance of the reversionary interest, the identified 5.22-
acre parcel would no longer be subject to the reservations and 
conditions of the R&PP Act contained in Patent No. 27-98-0017 (unless 
otherwise noted below). All other terms and conditions of Patent No. 
27-98-0017 will continue to apply. The release of the reversionary 
interest of the 5.22 acres will be made subject to the provisions of 
FLPMA, the applicable regulations of the Secretary of the Interior, all 
valid existing rights, and the following:
    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. The terms and conditions of the United States Patent No. 27-98-
0017, including but not limited to the reservation of all mineral 
deposits in the land so patented, and the right to prospect for, mine 
and remove such deposits from the same under applicable law and 
regulations to be established by the Secretary of the Interior;
    3. Valid existing rights; and
    4. An easement 30 feet in width along the north boundary and 50 
feet in width along the east boundary of lot 20, section 13, T. 21 S., 
R. 61 E., M.D.M., Nevada, TOGETHER with a 25-foot spandrel area in the 
northeast corner thereof concave southwesterly and being tangent to the 
south line of said north 30 feet and tangent to the west line of said 
east 50 feet, in favor of Clark County, for road, public utilities, and 
flood control purposes to insure continued ingress and egress to 
adjacent lands.
    The purchaser, by accepting the release of the reversionary 
interest of the United States agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold the 
United States, its officers, agents or employees harmless from any 
costs, damages, claims, causes of action, penalties, fines, 
liabilities, and judgments of any kind arising from the past, present 
or future acts or omissions of the purchaser, its employees, agents, 
contractors, or lessees, or third-party arising out of or in connection 
with the purchaser's acceptance of the aforementioned release or 
purchaser's use and/or occupancy of the land involved resulting in: (1) 
Violations of Federal, State, and local laws and regulations that are 
now, or in the future become, applicable to real property; (2) 
judgments, claims or demands of any kind assessed against the United 
States; (3) Cost, expenses, or damages of any kind incurred by the 
United States; (4) Releases or threatened releases of solid or 
hazardous waste(s) and/or hazardous substances(s), as defined by 
Federal or State environmental laws, off, on, into or under land, 
property, and other interests of the United States; (5) Other 
activities by which solids or hazardous substances or wastes, as 
defined by Federal and State environmental laws are generated, 
released, stored, used, or otherwise disposed of on the land involved, 
and any cleanup, response, remedial action or other actions related in 
any manner to said solid or hazardous substances or wastes; or (6) 
Natural resource damages as defined by Federal and State law. Patentee 
shall stipulate that it will be solely responsible for compliance with 
all applicable Federal, State, and local environmental and regulatory 
provisions, throughout the life of the facility, including any closure 
and/or post-closure requirements that may be imposed with respect to 
any physical plant and/or facility upon the land involved under any 
Federal, State, or local environmental laws or regulatory provisions. 
This covenant shall be construed as running with the land and may be 
enforced by the United States in a court of competent jurisdiction.
    No warranty of any kind, express or implied, is given by the United 
States in connection with the sale or release of the reversionary 
interest. The documentation for land use conformance, National 
Environmental Policy Act procedures, a map, and the approved appraisal 
report covering the proposed sale, are available for review at the BLM 
Office located at the address listed above.
    Interested parties may submit written comments on the direct sale 
of the reversionary interest for the subject 5.22-acre parcel. Comments 
on the direct sale are restricted to whether the land is physically 
suited for the proposal, whether the direct sale will maximize the 
future use or uses of the land, whether the direct sale is consistent 
with local planning and zoning, or if the direct sale is consistent 
with State and Federal programs. Interested parties may also submit 
written comments on whether the BLM followed proper administrative 
procedures in reaching the decision for

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the direct sale of the reversionary interest.
    Before including your address, phone number, email address, or 
other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be 
aware that your entire comment--including your personal identifying 
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can 
ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying 
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be 
able to do so.
    Any adverse comments will be reviewed by the BLM Nevada State 
Director, who may sustain, vacate, or modify this realty action. In the 
absence of any adverse comments, the decision will become effective on 
January 20, 2015. The reversionary interest will not be offered for 
sale and release until after the decision becomes effective.

    Authority: 43 CFR 2711.1-2.

Vanessa L. Hice,
Assistant Field Manager, Las Vegas Field Office.
[FR Doc. 2014-27606 Filed 11-20-14; 8:45 am]
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