[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 187 (Wednesday, September 27, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49850-49851]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-23969]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[AZ-055-05-1330-00; CAAZCA 36103]
California; Notice of Realty Action: Availability of Long-Term
Recreation Concession Lease in Imperial County, CA
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of realty action.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is announcing the
availability of a long-term recreation concession lease in support of
BLM's recreation program, pursuant to the regulations at 43 CFR 2920.
The site for the proposed concession is located on public lands on the
west bank of the Colorado River about 12 miles south of Blythe,
California, in Imperial County. BLM is seeking a concessioner to
develop a new recreation concession which will include a quality
recreational vehicle (RV) trailer park and supporting facilities
associated with RV use.
DATES: Applications for developing the site will be accepted only at
the BLM Yuma Resource Area Office, Yuma District, 3150 Winsor Avenue,
Yuma, AZ 85365, from October 25, 1995, to December 31, 1995. If a
satisfactory application/proposal is received, selection of the
successful applicant will be made by January 30, 1996, without further
publication. Lease issuance will not be simultaneous with final
selection, but will occur by March 15, 1996, after the term of the
lease, stipulations, and other items have been agreed upon by BLM and
the successful applicant. The 30-day comment period for the
environmental assessment will be in January-February 1996.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Area Manager Joy Gilbert or Supervisory Lands and Minerals Specialist
Pat Boykin, BLM, Yuma Resource Area, 3150 Windsor Avenue, Yuma, AZ
85365, (520) 726-6300.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BLM is ending an occupancy leasing program
which was begun to legalize a trespass subdivision on public land for
an area known as ``Harvey's Fishing Hole'' or ``Sportsman's Paradise.''
The 27-acre site is 1,320 feet deep with approximately 860 feet of
riverfront. The legal description of the subject parcel is as follows:
San Bernardino Meridian, California
T. 9 S., R. 22 E.,
Sec. 9, portion of lots 1, 2, 5, and 6.
BLM has determined through its land use plans that the site is
suitable for the development of a recreation concession. Development of
a recreation concession would be in the public interest.
The focus of concession development will be to provide facilities,
visitor services, and products for the enhancement of recreational
visitors' use and enjoyment. BLM will require a ``no-development-zone''
120-foot setback from the waterfront, with no trailer spaces situated
on the waterfront. Permanent occupancy will not be allowed, and the
length of stay on concessions in the Yuma District is 5 months (150
days), either consecutively or in aggregate per 1-year period. Mobile
homes will not be allowed. The proposed plan of development must
reflect a phase-out of the existing occupancy use within no more than 5
years from lease issuance. Existing improvements will be removed by
each occupant, or each occupant will bear the cost of removal of
improvements, in accordance with their lease agreements with BLM.
A long-term lease is available to a qualified applicant who
presents a plan
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of development acceptable to BLM which offers a diversity of
opportunities and services to the recreating public. The lease term is
negotiable and will be based on the plan of development, the timetable
for development, and the capital investment involved. The term of the
lease is for an extended use of the public lands for development
purposes and will provide a reasonable amortization of capital
investment.
The concession lease will be offered through a competitive process
under the regulations at 43 CFR 2920. The land use authorization will
be awarded on the basis of the public benefits to be provided, a
development plan acceptable to the BLM, the financial and technical
capability of the bidder to undertake the project, feasibility of the
proposal, impacts on the environment, assessment of applicants through
the use of established applicant criteria, and the bid offered. No
application will be considered for less than 4 percent of the total
gross receipts to be derived annually from products and services
offered at the concession. The high bid is part of the criteria for
selecting a successful applicant, but it is not an overriding
consideration.
All applications must include a reference to this Notice and a
complete description (development plan) of the proposed facilities and
services to be offered. Such development plan must be in sufficient
detail to allow evaluation of the feasibility of the proposed land use,
impacts on the environment, and public benefits from the land use. This
can be accomplished by providing details of the proposed use and
activities; a description of all facilities and access needs; a map of
sufficient scale to be legible; a legal description of the proposed
project location, including acreage; the approximate cost of the
proposal; schedule of facility construction; and any other information
(such as an analysis of projected performance) that may aid in
evaluating the proposal. Applicants must furnish evidence satisfactory
to BLM that they have, or will have prior to commencement of
construction, the technical and financial capability to construct,
operate, maintain, and discontinue the authorized land use.
Applications should be clearly marked on the exterior of the
envelope or parcel, ``Harvey's Fishing Hole Proposal.'' All
applications received will be held as proprietary information unless
released by the applicant. For more details of application content,
refer to 43 CFR 2920, Copies of which are available at the BLM Yuma
Resource Area Office. Also available is a prospectus containing more
detailed information about application content, such as parameters and
constraints relating to development of the concession.
Dated: September 20, 1995.
Joy Gilbert,
Area Manager, Yuma Resource Area.
[FR Doc. 95-23969 Filed 9-26-95; 8:45 am]
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