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LAS VEGAS – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Las Vegas Field Office is seeking public comment on a proposal to lease or convey 10 acres of public land to the Clark County School District for an elementary school and related facilities.  The proposed elementary school is located along portions of Teepee Lane, Pattini Avenue, and Park Street in the southwest portion of the Las Vegas Valley.

The elementary school lease or conveyance area consists of a two-story building and approximately 46 classrooms.  Kindergarten students and classrooms will be placed in a separate portion of the school with its own fenced entrance and a separate primary playground.  The 1st through 5th grade classrooms will include, but not be limited to science rooms, music and art rooms, special education classrooms and cafeteria.  The school will also have turf and asphalt play areas, basketball courts, bike racks, shaded rest areas, tetherball courts, a softball field, and a botanical learning area.  Additionally, there will be parking for the public, school staff, and school buses to pick up and drop students off, as well as an emergency access road.

Secretary’s Order 3373 (SO 3373), titled “Evaluating Public Access in BLM Land Disposals and Exchanges,” was one of the very first Secretary’s Orders Secretary Bernhardt signed. This proposal follows the guidelines of SO 3373, which directs BLM to adequately weigh public access for outdoor recreation – including hunting and fishing – when determining the appropriateness of the disposal or exchange of public lands. Identifying lands as available for disposal or exchange is required under federal law. The sale parcels are located throughout the Las Vegas Valley. Sale of these parcels does not affect public access to outdoor recreational opportunities on public land.

“The BLM facilitates opportunities for the development of educational facilities that help local communities grow,” said Shonna Dooman, Las Vegas Field Manager.  “The action will increase educational opportunities for local residents.”

The Notice of Realty Action for a Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act Classification was published in today’s Federal Register.  Interested parties may submit comments on 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.  Interested parties may also submit written comments regarding the specific use proposed in the application and plan of development and whether the BLM followed proper administrative procedures in reaching the decision to lease and convey under the R&PP Act.

The 45-day public comment period began today and will end January 6, 2020.  Written comments about the R&PP classification for lease and/or conveyance should be mailed to: BLM Las Vegas Field Office, Assistant Field Manager, Division of Lands, 4701 N. Torrey Pines Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89130 or faxed to 702-515-5010.

Before including your address, phone number, email, address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment – including your personal identifying information – may be made publicly available at any time.  While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

For more information about this R&PP lease serialized N-96474, please contact Sheryl May at 702-515-5196, or by email at smay@blm.gov.

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