BLM Announces Direct Sale of Land to PacifiCorp

BLM Announces Direct Sale of Land to PacifiCorp
BLM Announces Direct Sale of Land to PacifiCorp
Jim Bridger Power Plant.

ROCK SPRINGS — The Bureau of Land Management Rock Springs Field Office announces the direct sale of 60.00 acres of public land in Sweetwater County, Wyo. to PacifiCorp for the appraised fair market value of $9,600.

PacifiCorp proposed acquisition of this parcel for the expansion of the existing plant landfill. The parcel is adjacent to the PacifiCorp-operated Jim Bridger Power Plant, approximately 30 miles east of Rock Springs, Wyo.

On December 12, 2013, a Notice of Realty Action was published in the Federal Register to segregate the land and solicit comments on the proposal. The BLM received one public comment which voiced concerns about wildlife protection and final reclamation. Potential impacts to cultural, wildlife, livestock grazing and wild horse management were addressed in the Environmental Assessment, which was finalized on May 26, 2015. The EA and signed Finding Of No Significant Impact and Decision Record can be found at http://www.blm.gov/wy/st/en/info/NEPA/documents/rsfo/LandSale.html

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The subject land is a parcel, having private land on three sides and public land on the remaining side. Currently the parcel has no public access. Per the Federal Land Management and Policy Act, this land is suitable for sale because its location or other characteristics make it difficult and uneconomic to manage as part of the public lands and it is not suitable for management by another federal department or agency.

More information is available at the Rock Springs Field Office, or by contacting Kimberlee Foster at 307-352-0256.

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