[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 152 (Tuesday, August 7, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38722-38724]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-16854]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLNVS01000.L71220000. EU0000.LVTFF1604660; N-94498; 12-08807; MO# 
4500109952; TAS: 14X5232]


Notice of Realty Action: Non-Competitive Direct Sale of the 
Reversionary Interest in a Recreation and Public Purposes Act (R&PP) 
Patent, in Clark County, Nevada (N-94498)

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Realty Action.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) intends to dispose of the 
reversionary interest held by the United States in a 140-acre parcel of 
public land in Las Vegas, Nevada, pursuant to Section 203 of the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of October 21, 1976 (FLPMA), as 
amended, for a non-competitive direct sale to the Black Mountain Golf 
and Country Club (BMGCC). The BLM has found this

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parcel suitable for disposal under the authority of Section 202 of 
FLPMA.

DATES: Interested parties may submit written comments regarding the 
direct sale on or before September 21, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to the BLM Las Vegas Field Manager, 
4701 North Torrey Pines Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada 89130.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Supervisory Realty Specialist Manuela 
Johnson at the above address, by phone at 702-515-5224, or by email at 
[email protected]. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the 
deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 
to contact the above individual during normal business hours. The FRS 
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: The BMGCC is operated as a non-profit 
corporation. The land occupied by the BMGCC was patented on May 9, 
1962, under the authority of the Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) 
Act of June 14, 1926. The purpose of the non-competitive direct sale is 
to dispose of the reversionary interest in the patented lands that 
prevents the BMGCC from using the land for other purposes.
    The parcel, which was identified as suitable for direct sale of the 
reversionary interest, is located on the northwest corner of Horizon 
Drive and Mona Lane in Henderson, Nevada, and is legally described as:

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada

T. 22 S., R. 63 E.,

    Sec. 20, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\ and E\1/2\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\.

    The area described contains 140 acres.

    The 140-acre parcel of public land is difficult and uneconomic to 
manage, and meets the criteria for disposal set forth in 43 CFR 2710.0-
3(a)(3). The parcel is within the boundaries of the City of Henderson 
and is surrounded by private lands. The parcel is not contiguous to any 
public land administered by the BLM. The location and absence of other 
contiguous public land makes the parcel impractical for the BLM to 
administer. Therefore, it is in the best interest of the public to 
dispose of this parcel of public land by direct sale procedures 
pursuant to 43 CFR 2711.3-3 to BMGCC.
    The sale is consistent with the BLM Las Vegas Resource Management 
Plan (RMP) and the Record of Decision (ROD) approved on October 5, 
1998. This sale would be made pursuant to Section 202 of the FLPMA, as 
amended, and Section 203, which authorizes a sale of public lands when 
the Secretary determines that the proposed sale parcel, ``because of 
its location or other characteristics is difficult and uneconomic to 
manage as part of the public lands, and is not suitable for management 
by another Federal department or agency.'' The parcel is not needed for 
any Federal purposes; therefore, its disposal is in the public 
interest.
    The appraised fair market value of the parcel is $30,800,000. The 
appraisal report, dated February 1, 2017, is available for public 
review at the BLM Las Vegas Field Office.
    Upon conveyance of the reversionary interest, all other terms and 
conditions of Patent No. 1226785 will continue to apply.
    The reversionary interest will not be sold until at least October 
9, 2018. The conveyance document issued will only transfer the 
reversionary interest retained by the United States in patent 1226785 
and will contain the following terms, conditions, and reservations:
    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. 
1226785, 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. Additional terms and conditions that the authorized officer 
deems appropriate.
    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 judgements 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 (NEPA) procedures, a map, and the appraisal 
report, are available for review at the BLM Las Vegas Office located at 
the address listed above. A Determination of NEPA Adequacy document--
with the number DOI-BLM-NV-S010-2017-0091-DNA--was prepared in 
connection with this Notice of Realty Action.
    Interested parties may submit written comments on the direct sale 
of the reversionary interest for the 140-acres sale parcel. Before 
including your address, phone number, email address, or other 
personally identifying information in your comment, you should be aware 
that your entire comment--including your personally identifying 
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can 
ask the BLM in your comment to withhold your personally 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 
October 9, 2018.


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    Authority: 43 CFR 2711.1-2.

Kerri-Anne Thorpe,
Acting Assistant Field Manager, Las Vegas Field Office.
[FR Doc. 2018-16854 Filed 8-6-18; 8:45 am]
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