[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 129 (Wednesday, July 3, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34860-34861]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-16901]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[NV-930-4210-05; N-37127-01]


Notice of Realty Action: Lease/conveyance for Recreation and 
Public Purposes

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management.

ACTION: Recreation and public purpose lease/conveyance.

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SUMMARY: The following described public land in Las Vegas, Clark 
County, Nevada has been examined and found suitable for lease/
conveyance for recreational or public purposes under the provisions of 
the Recreation and Public Purposes Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 869 et 
seq.). The City of Las Vegas proposes to use the land for a public park 
facility. The below described land was previously classified under the 
Recreation and Public Purposes Act for use as a church facility. The 
Oakey Baptist Church has relinquished their Recreation and Public 
Purposes Application for the below described land:

Mount Diablo Meridian

    Nevada T. 21 S., R. 60 E., sec. 3: lots 88, 89, 90.
    Containing 16.050 acres, more or less.

    The land is not required for any federal purpose. The lease/
conveyance is consistent with current Bureau planning for this area and 
would be in the public interest. The lease/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 or canals constructed by the 
authority of the United States, 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. An easement in favor of the City of Las Vegas for roads, public 
utilities and flood control purposes as follows: 30 feet wide on the 
south boundaries of Lots 88, 89 and 90, 30 feet wide along the east 
boundary of Lot 90 together with 15 foot radius corners of the NE and 
SE corners of Lot 90.
    2. Those rights for roadway purposes which have been granted to the 
City of Las Vegas by Permit No. N-51520 under the Act of October 21, 
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761).
    3. Those rights for a well site which have been granted to the Las 
Vegas Valley Water District by Permit No. N-53360 under the Act of 
October 21, 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761).
    Detailed information concerning this action is available for the 
review at the office of the Bureau of Land Management, Las Vegas 
District, 4765 W. Vegas Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada. Upon publication of 
this notice is the Federal Register, the above described land will be 
segregated from all other forms of appropriation under the public land 
laws, including the general mining laws, except lease/purchase under 
the Recreation and Public Purposes Act, leasing under the mineral 
leasing laws and disposals under the mineral disposal laws. Detailed 
information concerning this action is available for review at the 
office of the Bureau of Land Management, Las Vegas District, 4765 W. 
Vegas Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada.
    Upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register, 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/conveyance under the Recreation and Public Purposes Act, 
leasing under the mineral leasing laws and disposals under the mineral 
material disposal 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 lease/conveyance for 
classification of the lands to the District Manager, Las Vegas

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District, 4765 W. Vegas Dr, Las Vegas, Nevada 89108.

Classification Comments

    Interested parties may submit comments involving the suitability of 
the Land for a public park facility. Comments on the classification are 
restricted to weather the land is physically suited for the proposal, 
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 facility.
    Any adverse comments will be reviewed by the State Director. In the 
absence of any adverse comments, the classification of the land 
described in this Notice will become effective 60 days from the date of 
publication in the Federal Register. The lands will not be offered for 
lease/conveyance until after the classification becomes effective.

    Dated: June 2, 1996.
Michael F. Dwyer,
District Manager, Las Vegas, NV.
[FR Doc. 96-16901 Filed 7-2-96; 8:45 am]
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