Title
Approval of Agreement No. AGR23-911, Collection Agreement Between the Incorporated County of Los Alamos and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service Santa Fe National Forest.
Recommended Action
I move that BPU approve Agreement No. AGR23-911, Collection Agreement Between the Incorporated County of Los Alamos and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service Santa Fe National Forest in an amount not to exceed $208,111.43, plus Applicable Gross Receipts Tax, the costs to be shared equally between the Utility Department of Public Utilities and the General County, for the purpose of clearance surveys and land appraisals prior to conveyance of lands to Los Alamos County and forward to County Council for approval.
Utilities Manager's Recommendation
The Utilities Manager recommends that the Board approve the motion as presented.
Body
As part of the San Ildefonso Native Claims Settlement Act of 2005, Los Alamos County is authorized to purchase six parcels of land adjacent to the townsite for fair market value. While the transfer of these parcels is already authorized by this congressional act, certain NEPA and other clearance work must be performed by the Forest Service before the lands can leave federal jurisdiction and pass to the County. A majority of these activities must be performed by the Forest Service, and the County is obligated to reimburse the government for the cost of this work. Los Alamos County has been encouraging the Forest Service to proceed with this work since the Act's passage in 2006, but were informed that they would not begin our work until transfer of lands to San Ildefonso Pueblo was completed. The San I land transfer was completed in 2011. To date the Forest Service has completed much of the work in a prior collection’s agreement at approximately $247,620.
This Agreement lists the individual tasks to be completed by the Forest Service as well as other tasks to be completed by the County...
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