Enactment of Public Law 115-200, the Swan Lake Hydroelectric Project Boundary Correction Act

IB 2018-072
Information Bulletin

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20240
http://www.blm.gov

August 27, 2018

In Reply Refer To:
1753 (620) P

EMS TRANSMISSION 08/31/2018
Information Bulletin 2018-072

To:                   State Director – Alaska  

From:               Assistant Director, Communications

Subject:           Enactment of Public Law 115-200, the Swan Lake Hydroelectric Project Boundary Correction Act

This Information Bulletin is to alert all affected BLM personnel to the enactment of Public Law 115-200, the Swan Lake Hydroelectric Project Boundary Correction Act.  The new law directs the Secretary of the Interior, after consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, to survey the exterior boundaries of the tract of Federal land within the project boundary of the Swan Lake Hydroelectric Project, and to issue a patent to the State of Alaska for this tract of land.

The text of the new law is attached.

Also pursuant to Permanent IM No. 2017-007, the BLM State Director – Alaska is responsible for:

  1. Ensuring that the appropriate staff in their organizations receive a copy of the IB and any attachments;
  2. Submitting to the BLM Director within 60 days an Implementation Plan that details the steps that will be taken to implement the new law, the timeframes for completing implementation, and any barriers to implementation.  A copy of the Implementation Plan should also be sent to the Assistant Director for Communications;
  3. Developing any necessary policy guidance to ensure compliance with the new law;
  4. Carrying out any implementation actions required under the new law; and
  5. Complying with any other applicable BLM policies.

For more information about BLM legislative policies and procedures, please contact Patrick Wilkinson, Division Chief for Legislative Affairs, by telephone at: 202-912-7429; or by email at: p2wilkin@blm.gov.

For more information about implementation of the new law, please contact the relevant BLM Assistant, State or Center Director(s) or the Department of the Interior Office of the Solicitor.

 

Signed by:                                                       Authenticated by:
Jeff Krauss                                                      Robert M. Williams
Acting, Assistant Director                              Division of IT Policy and Planning,WO-870
Communications                                                        

 

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       1 - P.L. 115-200, the Swan Lake Hydroelectric Project Boundary Act (1 p)

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