[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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