Realty ActionRecreation and Public Purposes Act Classification Amendment; Washoe County, NV

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

[NV-030-1430-01; NVN-3930]

Realty Action--Recreation and Public Purposes Act Classification

Amendment; Washoe County, NV

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of classification amendment.

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SUMMARY: This notice is to advise that the following described land has

been examined and is determined to be suitable for classification for

sale to Air Sailing, Inc. under the provision of the Recreation and

Public Purposes Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.):

Mt. Diablo Meridian

T. 23 N., R. 20 E.,

Sec. 11, E\1/2\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\1SE\1/4\,

Sec. 14, W\1/2\E\1/2\.

Containing 260 acres.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 21, 1970, the public lands as

described above were classified for lease only under the Recreation and

Public Purposes Act for a gliderport facility. Following classification

and lease of this land, adjacent public lands were classified as

suitable for either lease or sale pursuant to the Recreation and Public

Purposes Act to allow for expansion. Air Sailing Inc. has requested to

exercise their purchase option on the lands currently under lease that

were classified for lease or sale (220 acres) and has also requested

that the lands originally classified for lease only (260 acres) also be

made available for sale. Purchase is requested to protect Air Sailing's

substantial investment in existing and on-going improvements and to

allow for future expansion of the gliderport facilities in accordance

with their plan of development. Sale of the lands is consistent with

the current BLM land use planning and would be in the public interest.

The lands are not needed for Federal purposes. The patent when issued

would be subject to the provisions of the Recreation and Public

Purposes Act and all applicable regulations of the Secretary of

Interior and the following reservations to the United States:

1. A right-of-way for ditches and 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

Interior may prescribe.

And will be subject to:

1. An existing road for public access purposes which traverses the

lands at the E\1/2\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, section 11, T. 23 N., R. 20 E.

CLASSIFICATION AMENDMENT COMMENTS: For a period of 45 days from the

date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register, interested

parties may submit comments. Written comments regarding the

classification amendment should be sent to the Area Manager, Lahontan

Resource Area, Bureau of Land Management, 1535 Hot Springs Road, Suite

300, Carson City, Nevada. Any adverse comments will be reviewed by the

District Manager. In the absence of adverse comments, the

classification amendment will become effective 60 days from the date of

publication of this notice in the Federal Register.

Dated: December 13, 1994.

James M. Phillips,

Area Manager, Lahontan Resource Area.

[FR Doc. 94-31265 Filed 12-20-94; 8:45 am]

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