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Vantage to Pomona Heights Chapter 3 <br />230 kV Transmission Line Project FEIS Affected Environment <br /> PAGE 3-126 <br />(327,200 acres), which include maneuver, impact, range, and special uses; and the Selah Airstrip and <br />Vagabond Army Heliport (291,951 acres). <br />3.4.2.9 Public and Private Airports/Airstrips <br />There is one public airport and two private airstrips in the Project study area. Desert Aire Airport is a <br />privately owned, public use airport with a 3,666 foot by 36 foot paved runway located in the Desert Aire <br />community between the Columbia River and SR-243. The airport accommodates general aviation (non- <br />commercial) flight operations. <br />A paved airstrip exists on private land located northwest of and adjacent to the shoreline of Nunnally <br />Lake and the WDFW-managed Columbia Basin Wildlife Area (Lower Crab Creek Unit).Also see JBLM <br />YTC Vagabond Army Heliport described in Section 3.4.2.8 above. <br />Another private airstrip is located in Grant County along Road 26 SW just west of the intersection of <br />Road O SW. The airstrip currently has a runway approximately 2,800 feet in length, but may be extended <br />according to the owners. <br />3.4.2.10 Other Land Use Considerations <br />Other Leases on Public Lands <br />Public land management agencies lease land for a number of reasons such as oil and gas exploration, <br />mining, grazing, and utility ROWs. There are no oil and natural gas leases on state trust lands. WSDOT <br />does not have any leases within the Project study area. All of the BLM lands crossed by Action <br />Alternatives are generally available for competitive oil and gas leasing and mineral sales, except those <br />that cross the Yakima Cliffs/Umtanum Ridge Area of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC) and <br />portions of the western Saddle Mountains MA for which the BLM only holds a portion of the mineral <br />estate. Because of the lack of locatable minerals on BLM lands in the Project study area (those minerals <br />that are uncommon because they possess a special and distinct value), these lands are rarely subject to <br />mining claim filing. Although the BLM lands have potential for saleable minerals (those minerals that are <br />some of our most basic natural resources, such as sand, gravel, dirt, and rock, used in every day building <br />and other construction uses), there are no current mineral materials sales contracts or free use permits <br />(issued to government entities) on these lands. Table 3.4-6 lists the BLM land leases (non-grazing), <br />Table 3.4-7 shows non-grazing leases on Reclamation land, and Table 3.4-8 shows non-grazing leases on <br />DNR state trust land in the Project study area. In some locations, multiple leases exist for different <br />purposes. Reclamation leases its lands in the Project study area primarily for power line easements. <br />Table 3.4-6 BLM Land Leases (Non-Grazing Activities) <br />IDENTIFIER AND LEASE TYPE PUBLIC LANDS LOCATION (TOWNSHIP/RANGE/SECTION) <br />-WAW 0385: ROW for buried waterline (for livestock watering) issued <br />to Individual <br />-WAW 0477368692: ROW for Grant County PUD buried distribution <br />line and use of access road <br />WAW-05285: ROW for BPA 230 kV Midway-Vantage transmission line <br />-WAW 05791: ROW for BPA microwave site <br />-WAW 05880: ROW for 500 kV Hanford-Vantage transmission line <br />-WAOR 1752317566: easement to BLM from Burlington Northern <br />Railroad for access road <br />-WAOR 550245: ROW to Energy Northwest for access roads to tower <br />sites on BPA’s Midway-Vantage transmission line <br />-WAOR 57112: ROW issued to BPA for Schultz-Wautoma 500 kV <br />transmission line <br />T.15N, R.23E, Sections 12 & 13