[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 161 (Thursday, August 20, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50611-50615]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-20590]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
Transfers of Administrative Jurisdiction, Camp Frank D. Merrill
and Lake Lanier, Georgia
AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015,
ordered transfers of two properties: Camp Frank D. Merrill from the
Secretary of Agriculture to the Secretary of the Army and the Lake
Lanier Property from the Secretary of the Army to the Secretary of
Agriculture, as well as publication of the maps and legal description
in the Federal Register. This notice provides the required maps and
legal description.
ADDRESSES: Documents are on file at locations:
1. U.S. Army Engineer District, Savannah, 100 East Oglethorpe
Avenue, Savannah, Georgia 31401-3064.
2. Office of the Southern Region, USDA, 1720 Peachtree Street NW.,
Room 792, Atlanta, Georgia 30309-2449.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Belinda Estabrook, Realty
Specialist, 912-652-5667.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2015 (Pub. L. 113-291, Section 2836), ordered transfers as
follows:
(1) CAMP FRANK D. MERRILL.--Not later than September 30, 2015, the
Secretary of Agriculture shall transfer to the administrative
jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Army for required Army force
protection measures certain Federal land administered as part of the
Chattahoochee National Forest, but permitted to the Secretary of the
Army for Camp Frank D. Merrill in Dahlonega, Georgia, consisting of
approximately 282 acres identified in the permit numbers 0018-01.
(2) LAKE LANIER PROPERTY.--In exchange for the land transferred
under paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Army (acting through the
Chief of Engineers) shall transfer to the administrative jurisdiction
of the Secretary of Agriculture certain Federal land administered by
the Army Corps of Engineers and consisting of approximately 10 acres
adjacent to Lake Lanier at 372 Dunlap Landing Road, Gainesville,
Georgia.
The legal descriptions and maps of the transferred parcels, Camp
Merrill and Lake Lanier are provided below:
1. Camp Merrill
Being a part of USA Tracts G-274, G-380, G-641-L, G-641-L-II, G-
678a, G-678b, G-1320Ah, G-1320Aj, and G-1634, and lying and being in
Land Lots 310, 311, & 312 of the 6th District, 1st Section, and Land
Lots 937, 938, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, & 1080 of the 11th District, 1st
Section, Lumpkin County, Georgia, containing 282.21 acres more or less.
Said tracts were acquired by the United States in the hereinafter
listed Condemnation Actions:
United States of America v. J. E. Collins. Tract G-274,
consisting of 399.45 acres, At Law #38, entered on December 29, 1929
and recorded in Lumpkin County at Book Q1-61 on February 26, 1930.
United States of America v. Craig R. Arnold. Tract G-380,
consisting of 313.00 acres, At Law #144, entered on December 2, 1935
and recorded in Lumpkin County at Book S1-427 on March 16, 1936.
United States of America v. Rowland Lumber Company. Tract
G-641-L, consisting of 187.56 acres, At Law #59, entered on April 27,
1931 and recorded in Lumpkin County at Book Q1-430 on May 28, 1931.
United States of America v. Rowland Lumber Company. Tract
G-641-L-II, consisting of 12.44 acres, At Law #59, entered on April 27,
1931 and recorded in Lumpkin County at Book Q1-430 on May 28, 1931.
United States of America v. J. H. Hawes. Tract G-678a,
consisting of 78.94 acres, At Law #1255, entered on December 15, 1930
and recorded in Lumpkin County at Book Q1-299 on February 9, 1931.
United States of America v. J. H. Hawes. Tract G-678b,
consisting of 18.08 acres, At Law #1255, entered on December 15, 1930
and recorded in Lumpkin County at Book Q1-299 on February 9, 1931.
United States of America v. Morse Brothers Lumber Company.
Tract G-1320Ah, consisting of 169.16 acres, At Law #1106, entered on
April 11, 1929 and recorded in Lumpkin County at Book Q1-170 on June 9,
1930.
United States of America v. Morse Brothers Lumber Company.
Tract G-1320Aj, consisting of 267.04 acres, At Law #1106, entered on
April 11, 1929 and recorded in Lumpkin County at Book Q1-170 on June 9,
1930.
United States of America v. William Black. Tract G-1634,
consisting of 188.40 acres, At Law #478, entered on October 21, 1952
and recorded in Lumpkin County at Book C2-305 on December 30, 1952.
Depicted as USA Tract C-2368 on a plat titled ``SURVEY FOR: U.S.
Department of Defense U.S. Army Camp Merrill'' dated July 13, 2015 by
Georgia Licensed Surveyors Mark E. Chastain and Jason D. Watkins, and
recorded in Plat Book ___ Page ___, of the Lumpkin County Superior
Court public records, which plat is attached hereto and made part
hereof, more particularly described as follows:
Commencing at Corner 2 of USA Tract G-641 L-I, a 1\1/4\''
galvanized pipe, being also the SE corner of land lot 1007, 11th
District, 1st Section Lumpkin County, Georgia; thence N. 05[deg]10'13''
W. 1,506.72 feet to Corner 1 of USA Tract C-2368, a 2\3/8\ inch
aluminum post with 3\1/4\ inch USFS cap, being a point interior to USA
Tract G-641-L and Land Lot 938, and the Point of Beginning; thence S.
15[deg]08'01'' W. 920.63 feet to Corner 2, a 2\3/8\ inch aluminum post
with 3\1/4\ inch USFS cap in Land Lot 1007; thence S. 61[deg]58'52'' W.
193.61 feet to Corner 3, a 2\3/8\ inch aluminum post with 3\1/4\ inch
USFS cap; thence S. 52[deg]49'47'' W. 1,082.21 feet to Corner 4, a 2\3/
8\ inch aluminum post with 3\1/4\ inch USFS cap in Land Lot 1009;
thence N. 74[deg]08'17'' W. 1,074.48 feet to Corner 5, a point in
Hightower Church Road, and interior to Land Lot 1008, witnessed by a
2\3/8\ inch aluminum post with 3\1/4\ inch USFS cap which bears S.
74[deg]08'17'' E. 24.99 feet; thence along and with the meanders of the
center of Hightower Church Road the following 14 calls, as shown on the
attached plat: S. 32[deg]27'28'' W. 51.69 feet to a point; thence S.
34[deg]30'28'' W. 67.86 feet to a point; thence S. 33[deg]48'29'' W.
66.47 feet to a point; thence S. 32[deg]14'01'' W. 63.81 feet to a
point; thence S. 27[deg]59'39'' W. 61.95 feet to a point; thence S.
21[deg]47'03'' W. 63.21 feet to a point; thence S. 15[deg]12'00'' W.
66.96 feet to a point; thence S. 12[deg]01'22'' W. 70.88 feet to a
point; thence S. 10[deg]45'50'' W. 72.00 feet to a point; thence S.
10[deg]13'53'' W. 65.57 feet to a point; thence S. 10[deg]32'03'' W.
64.67 feet to a point; thence S. 11[deg]58'44'' W. 63.85 feet to a
point; thence S. 12[deg]42'26'' W. 43.48 feet to a point; thence S.
13[deg]58'11'' W. 8.67 feet to Corner 6, a point in Land Lot 310 and
the center of Hightower Church Road, witnessed by a 2\3/8\ inch
aluminum post with 3\1/4\ inch USFS cap which bears S 78[deg]58'43'' W.
26.31 feet; thence leaving said Hightower Church Road, S 78[deg]58'43''
E. 208.95 feet to Corner 7, a 2\3/8\ inch aluminum post with 3\1/4\
inch USFS cap in Land Lot 1009; thence S. 14[deg]09'32'' E. 804.72 feet
to Corner 8, a 2\3/8\ inch aluminum post with 3\1/4\ inch USFS cap in
Land Lot 1080; thence S 69[deg]15'21'' W. 455.17 feet to Corner 9, a
2\3/8\ inch aluminum post with 3\1/4\ inch USFS cap in Land Lot
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310; thence S 62[deg]47'26'' W. 828.38 feet to Corner 10, a 2\3/8\ inch
aluminum post with 3\1/4\ inch USFS cap; thence N. 14[deg]08'21'' W.
5,367.35 feet to Corner 11, a 2\3/8\ inch aluminum post with 3\1/4\
inch USFS cap in Land Lot 312; thence N. 75[deg]52'33'' E. 1,634.85
feet to Corner 12, a 2\3/8\ inch aluminum post with 3\1/4\ inch USFS
cap; thence S. 14[deg]07'40'' E. 698.63 feet to Corner 13, a 2\3/8\
inch aluminum post with 3\1/4\ inch USFS cap; thence S 29[deg]40'28''
E. 1,806.27 feet to Corner 14, a 2\3/8\ inch aluminum post with 3\1/4\
inch USFS cap in Land Lot 937; thence N. 67[deg]13'37'' E. 27.86 feet
to Corner 15, a nail and washer set in the center of Coopers Gap Road;
thence along and with the meanders of the center of Coopers Gap Road
the following 28 calls, as shown on the attached plat: N.
19[deg]57'36'' E 51.01 feet to a point; thence N. 39[deg]03'30'' E.
27.54 feet to a point; thence N. 24[deg]43'35'' E 39.60 feet to a
point; thence N. 04[deg]00'08'' E. 51.23 feet to a point; thence N.
02[deg]16'55'' E 63.59 feet to a point; thence N. 02[deg]18'19'' E.
67.12 feet to a point; thence N. 05[deg]26'56'' E 56.45 feet to a
point; thence N. 17[deg]50'40'' E. 46.12 feet to a point; thence N.
46[deg]03'49'' E 35.38 feet to a point; thence N. 84[deg]08'40'' E.
30.28 feet to a point; thence S. 61[deg]29'42'' E 27.02 feet to a
point; thence S. 38[deg]55'06'' E. 49.53 feet to a point; thence S.
47[deg]14'37'' E 64.30 feet to a point; thence S. 50[deg]31'54'' E.
30.94 feet to a point; thence S. 66[deg]57'34'' E 39.25 feet to a
point; thence N. 89[deg]49'03'' E. 29.67 feet to a point; thence N.
53[deg]38'19'' E 34.60 feet to a point; thence N. 26[deg]27'55'' E.
38.55 feet to a point; thence N. 12[deg]21'38'' E 34.43 feet to a
point; thence N. 00[deg]26'18'' E. 22.52 feet to a point; thence N.
04[deg]56'23″ W. 45.65 feet to a point; thence N. 07[deg]11'01''
W. 81.94 feet to a point; thence N. 06[deg]18'04'' W. 79.77 feet to a
point; thence N. 06[deg]02'44'' W. 74.49 feet to a point; thence N.
06[deg]10'43'' W. 22.92 feet to a point; thence N. 05[deg]12'12'' W.
72.09 feet to a point; thence N. 04[deg]48'48'' W. 96.88 feet to a
point; thence N. 03[deg]22'36'' W. 23.48 feet to a Corner 16, a point
in the center of Coopers Gap Road; witnessed by a 2\3/8\ inch aluminum
post with 3\1/4\ inch USFS cap which bears S. 89[deg]15'22'' E. 21.00
feet; thence leaving said Coopers Gap Road S. 89[deg]15'22'' E. 993.53
feet to Corner 17, a 2\3/8\ inch aluminum post with 3\1/4\ inch USFS
cap in Land Lot 938; thence S. 04[deg]28'28'' E. 1021.46 feet to the
Point of Beginning; containing 282.21 acres, more or less; less and
except 0.95 acres shown as ``Mount Zion #1'' and 0.26 acres for a
cemetery as shown on said plat incorporated herewith; and any easements
for existing or established public roads, highways, and utilities, if
any.
A Map of Camp Merrill is at Figure 1.
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2. Lake Lanier Parcel
Being formerly a part of USACE Tract N-1410, which said tract was
acquired by the United States of America by means of condemnation
proceedings entitled United States of America vs. 1,114.46 acres of
land, more or less, situated in Dawson and Hall Counties, State of
Georgia, and Fred O. Rowe, et al., Civil Action No. 701, United States
District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Gainesville
Division, Buford Dam and Reservoir Project.
All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lots 122 &
123 of the 10th District, City of Gainesville, Hall County, depicted as
USA Tract C-2367 on a plat titled ``SURVEY FOR: United States Forest
Service'' dated July 30, 2015 by Georgia Licensed Surveyor Mark E.
Chastain, of Chastain & Associates, P.C. (Job #215F42), and recorded in
Plat Book ___ Page ___, of the Hall County Superior Court public
records, which plat is attached hereto and made part hereof, more
particularly described as follows: Beginning at a U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers monument found, designated as ``123-C6'', said monument
having state plane coordinates (NAD83, Georgia West Zone) of Northing
1582107.49, Easting 2392494.60; thence North 09 Degrees 50 Minutes 54
Seconds West a distance of 264.98 feet to a U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers monument found; thence North 09 Degrees 50 Minutes 54 Seconds
West a distance of 263.72 feet to a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
monument set, designated ``123-D1''; thence North 52 Degrees 17 Minutes
48 Seconds East a distance of 571.14 feet to a U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers monument set, designated as ``123-D2''; passing a U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers monument set, designated ``123-D1-A, at a distance
of 285.61 feet from the
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origin of said course; thence South 54 Degrees 58 Minutes 07 Seconds
East a distance of 385.00 feet to a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
monument set, designated ``123-D3'', passing a U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers monument set, designated ``123-D2-A'', at a distance of
185.63 feet from the origin of said course; thence South 44 Degrees 28
Minutes 21 Seconds West a distance of 100.77 feet to a U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers monument set, designated ``123-D4''; thence South 05
Degrees 49 Minutes 03 Seconds West a distance of 351.98 feet to a U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers monument set, designated ``123-D5''; thence
with a curve turning to the right with an arc length of 149.69', with a
radius of 233.85', with a chord bearing of South 48 Degrees 05 Minutes
12 Seconds West, with a chord length of 147.15', to a point; thence
South 66 Degrees 25 Minutes 26 Seconds West a distance of 239.26 feet
to a point; thence with a curve turning to the right with an arc length
of 171.55', with a radius of 569.78', with a chord bearing of South 75
Degrees 02 Minutes 57 Seconds West, with a chord length of 170.90', to
a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers monument set, designated ``123-D6'';
thence North 50 Degrees 50 Minutes 59 Seconds West a distance of 14.08
feet to a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers monument found, designated
``123-C5''; thence North 88 Degrees 11 Minutes 43 Seconds West a
distance of 65.64 feet to a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers monument
found, designated ``123-C6'' and the point of beginning; containing
10.00 acres, more or less.
Together with a single point of access from the subject tract to
and across an existing 50-year public road easement, between the
Department of the Army, acting by and through the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (USACE), and the City of Gainesville, dated April 26, 1994,
to that adjoining public right-of-way known as Dunlap Landing Road, and
in accordance with USACE Contract No. DACW01-2-95-0092, including any
extensions or renewals of said aforementioned public road easement.
This statement is being made for the purpose of assuring a legal
means of ingress and egress to and from Dunlap Landing Road in
accordance with the Transfer of Administrative Jurisdiction of subject
tract from the Department of Army to the Department of Agriculture,
pursuant to Public Law 113-291, National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2015 (H.R. 3979) and those authorities under 16 U.S.C 505a-
505b. This transfer is subject to existing easements for public roads,
highways, public utilities, pipelines as well as any and all oil, gas,
and mineral rights outstanding in third parties.
A Map of Lake Lanier Parcel is at Figure 2.
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Dated: August 6, 2015.
Ralph J. Werthmann,
Chief, Real Estate Division, Savannah District.
[FR Doc. 2015-20590 Filed 8-19-15; 8:45 am]
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