[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 205 (Tuesday, October 22, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54814-54815]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-27044]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[CA-066-1430-01; CARI-4386]
Notice of Realty Action; Classification for Conveyance of
Recreation and Public Purposes Leased Land for Sanitary Landfill
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
The lands were found suitable and classified for lease in 1972;
however, at that time they were not classified for conveyance.
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SUMMARY: The following described land in Coachella, Riverside County,
California, has been examined and found suitable for conveyance under
provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes Act of June 14, 1926,
as amended, 43 U.S.C. 869 et seq. The 640 acres were classified as
suitable in 1972 and were leased to Riverside County Waste Management
Department under Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Serial Number CARI-
4386. This R&PP lease was for the Coachella Landfill. By Resolution No.
94-050, on February 8, 1994, Riverside County's Board of Supervisors
established the Riverside County Waste Resources Management District
(the District). All assets under control of the County Waste Management
Department were transferred to the District, and approval was given for
the District to manage solid waste disposal and operate all of the
County Landfills.
In 1994, requests were submitted for the Coachella Landfill to be
patented to the District. Subsequently, the District has completed the
necessary procedures for conveyance. These procedures included
submission of an Indemnification Statement for Patent Issuance on a
Disposal Site and preparation of a Lands Transfer Audit (LTA) and
Environmental Assessment (EA).
San Bernardino Meridian, California
T. 5 S., R. 8 E.,
Sec. 22: All
Containing 640 acres, more or less.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The lands are not required for Federal
purposes. Conveyance of the Coachella Landfill to the District without
reversionary interests is consistent with current Bureau planning for
this area and would be in the public interest. The patent, when issued,
will be subject to the provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes
Act and applicable regulations of the Secretary of the Interior, and
will contain the following reservations to the United States:
1. A right-of-way thereon for ditches and canals constructed by the
United States pursuant to the Act of August 30, 1890 (43 U.S.C. 945).
2. All minerals shall be reserved to the United States, together
with the right to prospect for, mine and remove such deposits from the
same under applicable law and such regulations as the Secretary of the
Interior may prescribe.
And will be subject to:
1. Those rights for power transmission line purposes granted to
Southern California Edison Company, its successors or assigns, by
right-of-way CACA-4163, pursuant to the Act of October 21, 1976, as
amended (43 U.S.C. 1761).
2. Those rights for power transmission line purposes granted to
Southern California Edison Company, its successors or assigns, by
right-of-way CACA-17905, pursuant to the Act of October 21, 1976, as
amended (43 U.S.C. 1761).
3. Those rights for oil and gas pipeline facilities granted to
Southern California Gas Company, its successors or assigns, by right-
of-way CALA-0107395, pursuant to the Act of February 25, 1920 (30
U.S.C. 186).
4. Those rights for oil and gas pipeline facilities granted to
Southern California Gas Company, its successors or assigns, by right-
of-way CALA-0110795, pursuant to the Act of February 25, 1920 (30
U.S.C. 186).
Upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register, the lands
will be segregated from all forms of appropriation under the public
land laws, including the general mining laws, except for lease or
conveyance under the Recreation and Public Purposes Act and leasing
under the mineral leasing laws.
Detailed information concerning this action is available at the
California Desert District Office, 6221 Box Springs Blvd., Riverside,
CA 92507. For a period of 45 days from the date of publication of this
notice in the Federal Register, interested parties may submit comments
to the District Manager, in care of the above address. Objections will
be reviewed by the State Director, who may sustain, vacate, or modify
this realty action. In the absence of any adverse comments, the
classification will become effective December 5, 1996.
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The lands will not be conveyed until after the classification
becomes effective. The patent to Riverside County Waste Resources
Management District of the leased disposal site will include these
provisions (43 CFR 2743.3-1):
(a) The patentee shall comply with all Federal and State laws
applicable to the disposal, placement, or release of hazardous
substances;
(b) The patentee shall indemnify and hold harmless the United
States against any legal ability or future costs that may arise out of
any violation of such laws;
(c) No portion of the land covered by such patent shall under any
circumstances revert to the United States.
Dated: October 11, 1996.
James L. Williams,
Acting District Manager, California Desert.
[FR Doc. 96-27044 Filed 10-21-96; 8:45 am]
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