96-1185. Notice of Realty Action; Imperial County, California  

  • [Federal Register Volume 61, Number 17 (Thursday, January 25, 1996)]
    [Notices]
    [Page 2260]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 96-1185]
    
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
    [AZ-055-06-1430-01; CAAZCA 35669 and CAAZCA 35712]
    
    
    Notice of Realty Action; Imperial County, California
    
    AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
    
    ACTION: Classification of Public Lands for Recreation and Public 
    Purposes Leases, Imperial County, California.
    
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    SUMMARY: The following described public land in Imperial County, 
    California, has been examined and found suitable for classification for 
    lease for public purposes under the provisions of the Recreation and 
    Public Purposes Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.). Public land 
    affected and the proposed land uses are identified as follows:
    
    CAAZCA 35669--St. Paul's Episcopal Church
    
    San Bernardino Meridian, California
    
    T. 14 S., R. 23 E.,
        Sec. 1, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\ (within).
    
        Containing 2.00 acres, more or less.
    
    CAAZCA 35712--Imperial Valley Hunting and Fishing Club, Inc.
    
    San Bernardino Meridian, California
    
    T. 14 S., R. 23 E.,
        Sec. 12, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\ (within).
    
        Containing 2.50 acres, more or less.
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The leases are consistent with current 
    Bureau planning for this area and would be in the public interest. The 
    leases, when issued, would be subject to the following terms and 
    conditions:
        (1) Provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes Act and to all 
    applicable regulations of the Secretary of the Interior.
        (2) Executive Order 11988, Floodplain Management, dated May 24, 
    1977.
        (3) No new development will occur on the lease sites. Minimal 
    improvements that could be floodproofed may be authorized. No major 
    improvements to the facilities, except to maintain them in a safe and 
    habitable condition, will be authorized. The leases will be terminated 
    at such time as the facilities become inundated or their useful life is 
    gone.
        (4) The land will not leave public ownership. In accordance with 
    the Yuma District Resource Management Plan, approved February 1987, 
    land in or adjacent to the floodplain will all be retained in Federal 
    ownership to ensure that public opportunities for Colorado River 
    recreation continue to be available in the future.
        (5) These leases, when authorized, do not confer any water rights 
    upon the lessees. The lessees cannot make or create any consumptive use 
    of Colorado River water, whether by diversion of surface flow, by 
    underground pumping, or by any other means unless the lessees possess 
    or acquire rights to the use of such water pursuant to contracts with 
    the Bureau of Reclamation.
        (6) All rights granted under these leases are subject to existing 
    rights in favor of the United States to install or construct revetments 
    and other river control works or such other works as may be authorized 
    by the Reclamation Act of June 17, 1902, 32 Stat. 388, as supplemented 
    and amended, and the Colorado River Front Work and Levee System Act of 
    June 28, 1946, 60 Stat. 338. There is also reserved to the United 
    States the right to flood and seep said land as an incident to control 
    of the water of the Colorado River.
    
    DATES: January 25, 1996, 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 under the 
    Recreation and Public Purposes Act and leasing under the mineral 
    leasing laws. For a period of 45 days from the date of publication of 
    this notice in the Federal Register, interested parties may submit 
    comments regarding the proposed classification for lease of the land to 
    the Area Manager, Yuma Resource Area, 3150 Winsor Avenue, Yuma, Arizona 
    85365.
    
    CLASSIFICATION COMMENTS: Interested parties may submit comments 
    involving the suitability of the land for a church camp facility and 
    hunting/fishing facility. Comments on the classification are restricted 
    to whether the land is physically suited for these actions, 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 a church camp facility and hunting/fishing 
    facility.
    
    EFFECTIVE DATE: Any adverse comments will be reviewed by the District 
    Manager, Yuma District Office. In the absence of any adverse comments, 
    the classification of the land described in this Notice will become 
    March 25, 1996. The land will not be offered for lease until after the 
    classification becomes effective.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Realty Specialist Debbie DeBock, Yuma 
    Resource Area Office, 3150 Winsor Avenue, Yuma, AZ 85365, telephone 
    (520) 726-6300.
    
        Dated: January 19, 1996
    Patricia A. Boykin,
    Acting Area Manager.
    [FR Doc. 96-1185 Filed 1-24-96; 8:45 am]
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