BLM to Offer 598 Acres for Sale at Auction
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Las Vegas – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will hold an auction Tuesday, May 5 at 10 a.m. to sell 29 parcels of public land, totaling 597.59 acres. Parcels vary in size from 1.25 to 247.6 acres and are located in the Las Vegas Valley.
The competitive sealed-bid and oral auction sale will be held in accordance with the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act (SNPLMA). The parcels are offered at not less than fair market value of $29.7 million. A Notice of Realty Action published in the February 6, 2015 Federal Register.
The sale will be held at the at the City of North Las Vegas, 2250 Las Vegas Boulevard North, Council Chambers, North Las Vegas, Nevada 89030. Bidder registration opens at 8 a.m. and the auction begins at 10 a.m. Successful bidders are required to pay 20 percent of the full purchase price, in a cashier’s check, by 3 p.m. on the day of sale. The remainder is due within 180 days. More information is available on the BLM website at http://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/snplma/Land_Auctions.html
In accordance with the SNPLMA, the funds generated by this sale will be used throughout Nevada for projects such as the development of parks, trails, and natural areas, capital improvements on Federal lands, acquisition of environmentally sensitive land and landscape restoration projects. Additionally, five percent of the revenue goes to the State of Nevada General Education Fund and 10 percent to the Southern Nevada Water Authority.
The sale parcels are identified for disposal and have been analyzed through the Las Vegas Disposal Boundary Environmental Impact Statement of December 23, 2004. All resource issues have been identified and cleared. A Determination of National Environmental Policy Act Adequacy number DOI-BLM-NV-S010-2014-0135-DNA for this sale, which tiers to the 2004 EIS, is available for public review and comment. The sale parcels lie within the approved disposal boundaries established in the Las Vegas RMP and ROD on October 5, 1998.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.