[Federal Register: July 28, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 144)]
[Notices]
[Page 43704-43705]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[NV-050-5853-ES; N-79030]
Notice of Realty Action: Reacreation and Public Purposes (R&PP)
Act Classification of Public Lands in Clark County, NV
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of realty action.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has examined and found
suitable for classification for lease or conveyance under the
provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes Act (R&PP), as amended
(43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.) approximately 5 acres of public land in Clark
County, Nevada. The church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (LDS
Church) proposes to use the land for a church and related facilities.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharon DiPinto, Bureau of Land
Management, Las Vegas Field Office, at (702) 515-5062.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 2, 2004 the LDS Church filed a
R&PP application for 5 acres of public land to be developed as a church
with related facilities. These related facilities included a
multipurpose building (a worship center, offices, classrooms,
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nursery, kitchen, restrooms, utility/storage rooms and a lobby) with
sidewalks, landscaped areas, paved parking areas, and off site
improvements. The LDS Church is a qualified nonprofit entity.
Additional detailed information pertaining to this application, plan of
development, and site plans is on file in case file N-79030 located in
the BLM Las Vegas Field Office.
The LDS Church proposes to use the following described public land
for a church and related facilities:
Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada
T. 23 S., R. 61 E., Sec. 11: N\1/2\SE4NW4SE4
Containing 5 acres, more or less.
Churches are a common applicant under the ``public purposes''
provision of the R&PP Act. The LDS Church is an IRS registered non-
profit organization and is therefore, a qualified applicant under the
R&PP Act.
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 Clark County for roads, public utilities
and flood control purposes.
2. All valid existing rights documented on the official public land
records at the time of lease/patent issuance.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to the Field Manager, Las Vegas Field
Office, 4701 N. Torrey Pines Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada 89130. Detailed
information concerning this action is available for review at the
office of the Bureau of Land Management, Las Vegas Field Office, 4701
N. Torrey Pines Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada 89130-2301.
On July 28, 2005, the land described below 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. Interested
parties may submit comments regarding the proposed lease/conveyance or
classification of the lands until September 12, 2005.
Classification Comments
Interested parties may submit comments involving the suitability of
the land for a church meeting house. Comments on the classification are
restricted to whether 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 R&PP use.
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 September 26, 2005. The
lands will not be offered for lease/conveyance until after the
classification becomes effective.
Authority: 43 CFR 2741.
Sharon DiPinto,
Assistant Field Manager, Division of Lands, Las Vegas, NV.
[FR Doc. 05-14947 Filed 7-27-05; 8:45 am]
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