United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Tulsa District Oklahoma Resource Area September 1991
KANSAS RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN Dear Reader:
This doCument contains the combined Kansas Record of Decision (ROD) and Resource Management Plan (RMP).
The ROD and RMP are combined to streamline our mandated land-use-planning requirements and to provide the reader with a useable finished product.
The ROD records the decisions of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for administration of approximately 744,000 acres of Federal mineral estate within the Kansas Planning Area.
The Planning Area encompasses BLM adm in i sterad sp 1 it-estate mi nera 1 s and Federa 1 minerals under Federal surface administered by other Federal Agencies within the State of Kansas.
The Kansas RMP and appendices provide direction and guidance to BLM Managers in the formulation of decisions effecting the management of Federal mineral estate within the planning area for the next 15 years. The Kansas RMP was extracted from the Proposed Kansas RMP/FIES.
The issuance of this ROD and RMP completes the BLM land use planning process for the State of Kansas. We now move to implementation of the plan. We wish to thank all the individuals and groups who participated in this effort these past two years, without their help we could not have completed this process.
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Area Manager Oklahoma Resource Area RECORD OF DECISION
on the
Proposed Kansas Resource Management Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement
September 1991 RECORD OF DECISION
The decision is hereby made to approve the proposed decision as described in the Proposed Kansas Resource Management Plan/Final Env ironmental Impact Statement (RMP/FEIS July 1991),
MANAGEMENT CONSZOERATXONS
The decision to approve the Proposed Plan is based on: (1) the input received from the public, other Federal and state agencies; (2) the environmental analysis for the alternatives considered in the Draft RMP/Oraft EIS, as we11 as the Proposed Kansas RMP/FEIS. By adoption of this plan anticipated impacts as described in both the Draft and Final EIS will be minimized.
XMPLEMENTATXON AND MONXTORXNQ The approved Kansas RMP provides specific management decisions for the planning area for the next ~5 years. Plan monitoring will be performed by periodic manage ria 1 review to ensure that all subsequent land-use management decisions conform to the Plan and to the established guidelines. On- the- ground actions resulting from management deci sions will be monitored by agency personnel to establish how effective the management measures are at minimizing environmental impacts. PUBLZC ZNVOLVEMENT Public opinion, input and involvement has been sought throughout the planning and decision making process. Public participation was documented in detail in Chapter 5 of the Proposed RMP/FEIS. An annual· RMP summary document will be prepared to inform the public of the progress made in plan implementation.
CONSZSTENCV/PRO~EST R~SOLUTZON
No inconsistencies with the plans, programs, and policies of other Federal agencies or state and local governments were identified during the planning process, including the Governors consistency review. No protests were received on the Proposed Kansas RMP/FEIS
PUBLZC AVAZLABZLZTV OF THZS DOCUMENT Copies of this document can be obtained by contacting the Bureau of Land Management, Oklahoma Resource Area, 221 North Service Road, Moore Oklahoma 72160.
CONCLUSZON This Record of Decision constitutes the final Bureau action involved in the approval of the Kansas Resource Management Plan. Any person adversely affected by a decision of the Bureau Officer in implementing some portion of a Resource Management Plan may appeal such action to the Interior Board of Land Appeals pursuant to 43 Code of Federal Regulations 4.400 at the time the action is proposed for implementation.
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KANSAS RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN
September 1991
Prepared by U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management
For Information:
Paul W. Tanner Area Manager Oklahoma Resource Area 221 W. Service Road Moore, Oklahoma 73160
Recommended by: Approved by: bfuJe.rW Jim Sims District Manager State Director Tulsa District New Mexico State Office
-- TABLE OF CONTENTS
KANSAS RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN
INTRODUCTION Description of Planning Area ...... •••••••• •• •...... •••••..••.••• 1 Issues, Criteria, and Management Concerns ••• •• •..••• • ••• ...••• ••• 3 Management Oi rect 1on .. •••• ..•••...... •... . •• •••••.•••••.....•••. 5
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN Continuing Management Guidance •• • •••••...... ••.•.. • •••••••••••••. 6 Resource Management Plan Actions ...... •.....•••... 9 Federal Oil and Gas Lease Stipulations ...... 9 BLM Stipulations ...... •••..••.••....•...... •• • • ....•••••• 11 Lease Notices ... • ..•••••.....•••...... ••.•. . •••.••••.••... 12 Conditions of Approva 1 .•...... •.....••• o • • ••• • ••• o o •••••••••••• 13 Surface Management Agency Stipulations ...... •...... ,. o. o ••••••• 15 Plan Application ••• • •••••••••••••••••••••• • ••••••••• •• •••••••••• 15 Specific Site Descr iptions .... o o ••••••••••••• •• •••• •• •••• •• ••••• 16 Bureau of Rec l amation .• o • • o • • ••••••• , •• o •• • • • ••••• • ••••••••• 16 Tulsa District COE • • ..••••••• • ••••• • • •••• •• •• •• • ••••• • •• • ••• 26 Kansas City District COE ...... o ...... 43 DOD Military Lands ••••• ••••• •••••• • ••••• •• ••••• ••• •••••••••• 59 Split-Estate Tracts ...... •....•.•• . .... •• o . o ••••••••• 65
PLAN IMPLEMENTATION AND MONITORING Implementing The Plan ...... ••...... •• o. o •• o • •• ••••• o ••••••••••• 87 Monitoring The Plan. o •••••••••••••••• o •• • • o ••• • ••• ••••••••••••• o87 Changing The Plan • • ••••••• • • ••• • ..••.•.••• •• • • • ••••••••••••••••• 87 Public Involvment ...... • o ••••••••• • • •• • o •• • •••••• ••• •••••• • • 87
APPENDICES
Append1 x 1. Kansas Sp 1 it Estate. o • o •••••••••••••• • •••••••••••• o ••••• A-1 Unleased Split Estate ...... o • ••••••••••••• • • o • •• •••••••••••••• 1-1
Leased Split Estate ..• 0 •••••• , ••••••••• o ••••• • • •••••••••••••••••• 1-7 Appendix 2. Oil & Gas lease Stipulations ...... A-2 Standard Lease Form 3100- 11 with Terms and Conditions ...... 2-1 Standard BLM Form 3109-1 with BOR Stipulations ...... 2-3 Special Stipulation BOR GP-135 ..•• • ...... • o • •· ••••••••••••••••• • 2-4 Special Stipulation 1-A, Tu l sa District, COE ...... 2-6 Stipulations for Oil & Gas leases, Kansas City District, COE. .... 2-9 Appendix 3. Oil & Gas lease Operations ...... A-3 Glossary ...... •••...... G- 1 MAPS
Kansas Planning Area, (BLM) ...... • • ...... •• , ...... 2 Waconda Lake.(BOR) •...•...•. • •..•••. .•• ••••• • ..••.••.• • •••• .• ••••••••• 20 Keith Sabel ius Lake. (BOR) ...... •...... • ...... , ...... 21 Lovewell Reservoir.(BOR) ...... ~·-···· · ·······22 Cheney Reservoir. (BOR) ...... •.• ...... •.•.. 23 Webster Lake.(BOR) • ••.. • •• • .••••••••• • ••• • ••••..•.•• • • • •• • • • ••.•.. • .• • 24 Cedar Bluff Reservo1r.(BOR) ...... 25 Council Grove Lake.(COE) ...... •...•.. • ...... •• ...... 32 El Dorado Lake . (COE) •• •.••• • •.•••• . • . •••••••.••••••••. • • • .••• • •••• • ••. 33 Elk City Lake . (COE) ••.••••••••.•.••.••••••••••••••••• • • • . •.•.••••••••• 34 Fall River Lake. (COE) ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ••• .•••••• •••• •• 35 John Redmond Reservoir. (COE) ...... • ...... •...... 36 (Flint Hills NWR) Marion Reservoir. (COE) ...... •. • ... , . • ....••...... •.. •...... 37 Pearon-Skubitz-Big Hill Lake. (COE) • • • • • • ••.• .•••••• • ••.•••••• • •• •• •.•. 38 Toronto Lake.(COE) ...... •...... • ...... 39 Kaw Lake.(COE) .••• •• •••.• • ••.•..•••••••••••....•. • •• • .••••••.•• •• •.•.• 40 Hulah Reservoir.(COE) •. • •••• • •••••••••••••••.• • •• • . • •••• • ••• .•• ••••••• 4i Copan Lake. (COE) • ••• . •.•.•••.•.. • ••••••••.•.•.••• • • • •••• •• .•....••••.• 42 Clinton Lake.(COE) •• •••••••. . .••••••••• • •••••.••••.••• ••• • .•. ••••••••• 49 Hillsdale Lake . (COE) •••.••••.•..•••••••• • •••.•.•••••••• • •••••.•••••••• so Kanopolis Lake. (COE) •.••••••••••• ••••. •. • •••• • •. • •••• • •••• .• ••.•••••.• 51 Melvern Lake. (COE) ••• ••••••••• • •••••••••••••••••• • • •• •• • • • •••••• • • • •• • 52 Milford Lake.(COE) .. • ..••••• •• •• • ••.•.•••••••• • •• • •••.• • ••••••.. • •••.• 53 Perry Lake. (COE) •.••• .• • • •••.. ••• • • . • • •• . • ••.•. • ••• •• ..•. •• •..••.••••. 54 Pomona Lake . (COE) ...... •...... • ...... •...... •.••.• 55 Tuttle Creek Lake.(COE) ••• • • ••..• • • • ••• •••••••••.•• ••• • • •••••.•••••••• 56 Wilson Lake. (COE) ••••.•••••.•..•.•.•••.••••• • •• • •••• •• . . •• •••••• • ••••• 58 Fort Riley.(COE) .•••••...• • • . •..•.••.••••••••.•••.• ••. • ••••••.•.•••••• 61 Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant. (USA) ...... •. .. . .• ...... 62 Smoky Hill Military Reservati on.(USAF) ...... 63 McConnell AirForce Base.(USAF) ...... • . . ...•...... 64
TABLES
TABLE 1 - Federal Lands Open for Oil and Gas Leasing wi th St ipul at ions for The Proposed RMP (BLM) ., ...... 14 TABLE 2 - Federal Mineral Estate Closed to Oi 1 and Gas Leasing in Areas as of 1990 (BLM) ...... 15 TABLE 3 - Areas of Stipulations and Lease Notices on Kansas Split Estate Lands (BLM) ...... •. • . . ..•. • ...... ,66 INTRODUCTION
The Kansas Resource Management Plan counties within the state. The Kansas (RMP) provides the BLM a comprehensive Planning Area (Map 1) addressed by this framework for managing the Federally plan consists of the Federally owned owned minerals in the state of Kansas. surface and mi neral estate administered The RMP establishes program constraints, by the BLM, not including the 108,000 resource objectives and resource acres located in Morton and Stevens management methods. counties. The acreage in these two counties is managed by the U.S. Management decisions presented in this Department of Agriculture, Forest plan will remain in effect until the Service (FS), Cimarron National plan is amended, revised or replaced by Grassland. Management of Federal lands a new plan. If significant changes occur and minerals in Morton and Stevens in the proposed uses of Federal minerals counties has been addressed in the within the State, the RMP will be "Pike and San Isabel National Forests, amended or revised to address those Comanche and Cimarron National changes. Grasslands Oil and Gas Leasing EIS and Forest Plan Amendment"(1991). The Forest This RMP fulfills the Federal Land Service plan meets the BLM requirements Pol icy and Management Act of 1976 for 1and use p 1anni ng and EIS (FLPMA) requirements for comprehensive documentation for mineral leasing. land-use planning for public lands. All actions within this document conform to The Kansas planning area includes and are designed to meet the approximately 73,000 acres of split requirements of the Mineral Leasing Act estate minerals (Split estate refers to of 1920, as amended. non-Federal surface estate over Federally owned mineral estate) as well DescriPtion of planning ,6.rea as approximately 670,000 acres of Federal mineral estate underlying other Kansas is situated in the center of the (non-BLM or FS) Federal · Surface contiguous forty-eight states. In fact, Management Agencies (SMA) jurisdiction. the geographic center of the country is Federal tracts range in size from less located near the town of Lebanon in than 10 acres to over 100,000 acres. Smith County. Kansas is the 14th largest state and covers an area of about 82,264 square miles or roughly 52,648,960 acres. Kansas forms a rectangular area 208 miles north and south by 411 m1les east and west. Kansas is bordered on the south by Oklahoma, the west by Colorado the north by Nebraska and the east by Missouri. Generally speaking, the state 1 ies in the region known as the Great KANSAS Plains and has a rich variation of climate, terrain, soil, and native plants and animals.
Federally owned surface and mineral estate in Kansas encompasses over 850,000 acres located in 90 out of 105 KANSAS PLANNING AREA
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1. FORT LEAVENWORTH 7. QUIVIRA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE 2. FORT RILEY B. FLINT HILLS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE 3. SUNFLOWER AMMUNITION PLANT 9. KIRWIN NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE 4. KANSAS ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT 10. FORT SCOTT NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK 5. SMOKY HILL AIR NATIONAL GUARD RANGE 11. FORT LARNED NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK 6. MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE COUNTIES WITH GREATER THAN 1000 ACRES D OF SPLIT ESTATE. The planning area includes both Public (7) The USA, Sunflower Ammun1t1on Plant, Domain (PO) minerals and acquired Desoto Kansas; minerals scattered throughout the state. PO minerals have resulted from the (8) The USA, Kansas Air National Guard Federal Government retaining ownership for the Smoky Hill Air National Guard of the mineral estate. Acquired minerals Range; result from a Federal Agencies purchase of lands and the underlying mineral (9) The US A1r Force, 384TH Combat estate for a specific purpose or project Support Group (SAC), McConnell Air Force such ·as a military base or reservoir. Base for McConnell Air Force Base; Not all land and mineral estate within the administrative boundaries of SMA projects are Federal. For land use (10) The 001, F1sh and W1ld11fe Service planning purposes however, all acreage (FWS), Region 6, Denver Colorado for the within the administrative boundaries of Flint Hills, Kirwin, and Quivira the SMA projects are treated as Federal. National Wildl ife Refuges; and The Federal SMAs within Kansas and their (11) The DOl, National Park Service areas of responsibility include: (NPS), Midwest Region, Omaha Nebraska for Fort Scott and Fort larned National ( 1) The United States Army, Corps of Historic Landmarks. Engineers (USA, COE), Kansas City District for Clinton, Hillsdale, These agencies administer approximately Kanopolis, Melvern, Milford, Perry, 670,000 acres of the 744,000 acres Pomona, Tuttle Creek, and Wilson within the pl anning area. A list of BLM reservoirs as well as various local administered split-estate minerals, flood protect~on projects; identified by legal description, is included in Appendix 1. (2) The USA, COE, Tulsa District for Council Grove, ElDorado, Elk City, Fall PLANNING ISSUES CRITERIA, AND River, Hulah, John Redmond, Marion, Big MANAGEMENT CONCERNS Hill, and Toronto reservoirs as well as various local flood protection projects; The BLM planning regulations equate land-use plann ing with problem solving (3) The US Department of the Interior and issue resolution. An issue is (DOl), Bureau of Reclamation (BOR), defined as an opportunity, conflict, or Great Plains Region for Cedar Bluff, problem, regarding the use or management Cheney, Glen Elder/Waconda, Kirwin, of public land and resources. Lovewell, Norton, and Webster reservoirs; Planning criteria are the standards, rules, and measures used for data (4) The USA, Combined Arms Center, Fort collection and alternative formulation, Leavenworth Mi 1 1tary Reservation for which were used for final plan Fort Leavenworth; selection. Planning criteria were taken from appropri ate laws and regulations, (5) The USA, 1st Infantry Di vision, Fort BLM Manuals and directives, and concerns Riley Military Reservation for Fort expressed in meetings, a nd Rlley; consultations, both with the public and other agencies. (6) The USA, Kansas Army Anvnunition Plant; Parsons KanSas; Management concerns are those non-issue related procedures or land-use allocations which have proven, during a the preparation of this RMP/EIS, to need These areas of Federal minerals within modification. Management concerns focus Kansas are open for oil and gas leasing on use conflicts, requirements, or and deve 1opme nt subject to major conditions that cannot be resolved constraints such as no-surface occupancy administratively and did not, during (NSO) stipulations on areas larger t han i nitial public seeping, appear to meet 40 acres in size or more than 1/4 mile the criteria to qualify as a planning in width. These are the areas as issue. determined in t he RMP/EIS process, that require highly restrictive lease The issue examined as a result of the stipulations i n order to mitigate seeping process for the Kansas RMP was potential impacts to other land uses or identified based upon the judgment of resource values. the planning team and BLM management consultation. The issue addresses the 4. Closed to Leasing. concerns of the public, industry and other Federal, State and local agencies. These areas of Federal minerals within Kansas are c losed to leasing. These areas as documented by the RMP /EIS ISSUE: Leasing and development of process, are where other land uses or Federal oil and gas in Kansas. resource values cannot be adequately protected by t he most restrictive lease The issue is further broken down into stipulations and appropriate protection the following leasing categories: can only be e ns ured by closing the area to leasi ng. The RMP/EIS has identified 1. Open Subject to Standard Terms and closed areas by category of closure Conditions. 1. e., discretionary or non-discretionary c losures. A non-discretionary closure is These areas of Federal minerals within established by legislative mandate while Kansas as identified by this plan are a discretionary closure is the result of open for oi 1 and gas 1easing and an agency management decision. development subject to standard lease terms and conditions. These are the areas where the terms and conditions of a standard leaSe form are suffic ient to protect other land uses and/ or resource values.
2. Open Subject to Seasonal or Other Minor Constraints. These areas of Federal minerals within Kansas are open for oil and gas leasing and development subject to minor constraints such as season a 1 restrictions (wildlife, recreation, etc.). These areas as determined by the RMP/ EIS process, are where moderately restrictive lease stipulations may be required to mitigate potential impacts to other land uses or resource values.
3. Open Subject to No Surface Occupancy and Similar Major Constraints.
4 MANAGEMENT DIRECTION
Existing leases may contain stipulations that are either too restrictive or not restrictive enough in terms of the goals and objectives established in the plan. Although lease terms cannot be modified by the RMP, the plan does allow existing leaseholders the opportunity to voluntarily conform with proposed stipulations contained in the plan .
. PLANNING CRITERIA
The following describes the planning criteria that were used in addressing the issue. The RMP:
1. Complies with laws, executive orders, policy, and regulations.
2. Ensures that resource outputs are reasonable and achievable with available technology.
3. Recorrmends resource allocations which are in accordance with the principles of multiple-use and sustained yield.
4. Describes t he specific circumstances within which lease stipulations would be subject to waiver. Those lease stipulations not subject to waiver are also described.
5. Evaluates and considers long term benefits to the public in relation to short term benefits.
6. Provides for the orderly development of leasable minerals while keeping environmental impacts to a minimum.
7. Surface act ions not controlled by or under the authority of the BLM are not addressed by the RMP/EIS. Surface uses author1 zed by the surface owner or the SMA are not subject to discussion in the RMP/EIS.
5 THE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN
This plan is for all Federal minerals administrative function in Kansas. under the jurisdiction of the BLM in Understanding current BLM management Kansas. This RMP Was developed with respons i bil it i es wi 11 he 1p the reader guidance provided by the planning understand the program descriptions that criteria, public consultation, and follow: coordination with other agencies. 1) . Lands This RMP includes continuing management guidance and a description of new The BLM administered surface estate in management actions outlined in the the Planning Area has been transferred proposed plan. out of Federal ownership,
CONTINUING MANAGEMENT GUIDANCE The previous land use planning conducted. by the BLM in. Kansas consists of the This section describes resource management "Planning Analysis (PA) for Proposed guidance that is applicable to, and Disposal of Public Lands in Kansas" therefore canst itutes a part of, the RMP. prepared in 1987 and the "Supplemental Continuing management guidance is provided Planning Analysis (SPA) for Proposed by laws, executive orders, regulations, Di spas a 1 of Pub 1 i c Lands in Kansas" Interior Department manuals, BLM manuals completed in 1988. The PA, SPA and the and BLM Instruction Memoranda. COntinuing accompanying Decision Documents pertain management guidance also includes to the surface estate and do not address decisions from preceding land-use-plans, the disposition of Federal minerals cooperative agreements or memoranda of within Kansas. The result of this understanding with other state and Federal previous planning is the decision to agencies. transfer title of the isolated tracts of BLM managed Feder a 1 surface estate to The BLM resource management programs other than Federal ownership. There may which may be affected by management also be additional tracts of public land decisions resulting from this RMP are: situated within the state which are 1) The lands program, which encompasses presently unidentified due to nearly a 11 aspects of Federa 1 rea 1 estate deficiencies in existing land status management; 2) The wildlife program, which records. includes threatened and endangered species Any unidentified tracts detected will responsibilities for both plants and be disposed of through procedures animals; 3) The cultural resources outlined in 43 CFR 2710, Sales, or 43 program, which involves paleontological, CFR 2740, R&PP. If at some future date, archeological and historic resources abandoned rai 1 road corridors revert to management res pons i bi 11 ties; and 4) The Federal ownership, the corridors in minerals management program, which question would be evaluated for involves all mineral resources and thai r potential rails to trails projects with management. full public participation as required by law. With disposal of the BLM administered PO surface estate accomplished, surface administration will be foregone and is not discussed in this document. Leasing of the mineral estate, specifically for oi 1 and gas development in response to industry demands is the principle BLM .. 2). Wildlife Agency coordination is initiated with the USFWS, KDWP and the Kansas Natural The BLM' s w1ldl ife management program Heritage Program (KSNHP) regarding each activities in Kansas are 1 1m1ted to site specific BLM project in Kansas. preparation of environmental analyses, They have each provided information Special Status Species (SSS) evaluations included in the development of this RMP. or clearances, wetland determinations No additional wildlife agency and development of stipulations for coordination is anticipated for oil and impact avoidance or mitigation in the gas leasing until this RMP becomes mineral development and lands outdated. However, every APD will initiatives. continue to result in site specific agency coordination and application and Lease stipulations and notices, and discussion of any existing lease conditions of approval (COA) of an stipulations and notices. Application for Permit to Drill (APD) deal with such issues and resources as The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (as SSS, · wetland/riparian areas and amended), Executive Order 11990 migratory birds. Deaths of migratory (Protect ion and Management of Wetlands), birds in uncovered o11 and gas fluids BLM policies regarding protection of di sposa 1 pits have been documented 1n wetlands and riparian areas, and Kansas. information received from the USFWS, KDWP, and the KSNHP have influenced t he Federal minerals under private surface development and application of the or Federa 1 surface managed by another stipulations and lease notices. Lease Federal agency or licensed by another notices are advisory in function and do Federal agency to a state or local not mandatorily require any action. agency for surface management purposes are the most common situations 3) . Cultural and Paleontological encountered in BLM' s wildlife management Resources program in Kansas. In these situations BLM' s wildlife responsib111t 1es in A cultural resource is defined as any Kansas do not begin until a BLM mineral cultural , archeological, historical, or action is proposed. architectural site, building, structure, District, or object. Cultural resources SSS include state and Federally 1 isted with a few exceptions are always over 50 threatened and endangered plant and years old; and can also be burials, animal species, species proposed for sacred, or ceremonial sites presently listing and category 1 and 2 candidate used or considered important by species being reviewed by the U. S. Fish federally recognized Indian tribes. and Wildlife Service (USFWS). Agency coordination information indicates that The primary goal of the cultural there are currently 66 SSS in the state resource program is to manage cultural of Kansas. Thirty-nine of the over 400 resources on public and split-estate private surface/Federal mineral (split 1ands in a manner that both protects the estate) tracts analyzed potentially cultural resources and provides for provide habitat for some type of SSS. their proper use.
SSS and other fish, wildlife and Protection of cultural resources is wetland/riparian resource concerns are required by several Federal laws; addressed through site specific agency including the National Historic coordination i n Kansas. Preservation Act of 1966 (NHPA) as amended, the Archeological Resources Protect ion Act of i979 (ARPA), the American Indian Religious Freedom Act of Class III ·inventory is required before 1978 (AIRFA), and the FLPMA. All these any surface disturbance is allowed . laws provide .for the protection and Only qualified professional management of cultural resources. archaeologists are allowed to perform these inventories through a permitting These laws are implemented through process controlled by the BLM State Federal regulations, primarily 36 CFR Office in Santa Fe . 800, "Protection of Historic and Cultural Properties," which implements Four recent overviews of Kansas Section 106 of NHPA. These regulations archeology and cultural resources are as amended determine how the NHPA shall being used as background for cultural be followed by the Federal Agencies, the resource evaluation: 1) Kan sas State Historic Preservation Officers Prehistoric Archaeological Preservation (SHPOs) and the Advisory Council on Plan (Brown and Simmons 1987); 2) Kansas Historic Preservation . Two other key Preservation Plan Section on Historical regulations are 43 CFR 7, which Archeology (Lees 1988); 3) Archaeology implements ARPA; and 36 CFR 60, which of the High Plains (Gunnerson 1987); and sets up the National Register of 4) From Clovis to Comanchero: Historic Places. Archeological Overview of the Southern Great Plains (Hoffman et al. 1989). When cultural resources are discovered they are evaluated under the criteria of The BLM's cultural resources management eligibility of the National Register of program activities in Kansas are limited Historic Places (36 CFR 60 .4). Any by the lack of BLM managed Federal cultural resources listed or determined surface estate. The lands identified eligible for the National Register are for disposal by previous land-use protected and managed under BLM planning were inventoried for cultural guidelines and procedures developed to resources and an Archeological Inventory comply with current laws and Report was camp 1eted in support of the regulations. planning effort.
Sacred tribal grounds or ceremonial Cultural Resource program involvement in sites considered important by federally split-estate minerals activities in recogniZed tribes are managed in Kansas consists of development of accordance with AIRFA using 43 CFR 7. environmental analyses reports, site Th i s consultation will take into account specific evaluations or inventories in the concerns of the tribes involving support of oi 1 and gas leasing, sites or locations of religious development of stipulations for impact significance and can result in mitigation or impact avoidance, and restrictions of oil and gas development consultations with State agencies. or even no surface occupancy . Program involvement associated with mineral leasing under other Federal A key too 1 used by the BLM to manage the surface management agencies properties cultural resources is a varied intensity is limited to coordination and of inventory divided into three classes: consultation with the other Federal Class I - Existing inventory and agencies and with state agencies. literature search; Class II- Sampling field inventory (al 1 sample units At the present time no sites 1 isted on inventoried to a Class III level); and the National Register of Historic Places Class III - Intensive field inventory are located on lands with Federal cover'S 100% of the area on foot. With mineral estate in Kansas. A 1 ist of only specifically defined exceptions in known archeological and/or historic the BLM Cultural Resource Manual, the sites occurring on lands with Federal a mineral estate is maintained.by the ORA. RMP ACTIONS
The BLM paleontological resource The RMP is a comprehensive land use plan management program withi n Kansas to guide future management of lands and includes the requirement that the BLM be resources. Because only one resource notified should paleontological issue, oil and gas leasing and resources be encountered during the development, has been addressed, the conduct of operations. multiple-resource trade-offs which normally constitute the RMP are not 4). Mineral Resources applicable.
The BUt's minerals management program The selected RMP is the "Proposed RMP" within Kansas consists of leasing as described in the Proposed RMP/ Final minerals which have an economic value or EIS as: Intensive surface Protection. demand. Minerals occurring in commercial quantities in Kansas include oil and Sol jt- Estate gas, coal, gypsum, salt, zinc, lead, Under the RMP new leases and expired chalk, pumice, commercial quality clays, leases that are reissued would be leased helium, building stone, 1 imestone and with standard lease terms. Mandatory sand and grave l. stipulations would be incorporated into each lease where those stipulations All Federal oil and gas leasing and apply. In addition, this will include lease operations in Kansas are conducted optional stipulations where resource following procedures establ i shed and values exist that warrant special presented in 43 CFR 3100. Lease protection. development activities in Kansas involve on-site inspections before APD approval, ~ drilling plan review and lease A11 new leases and ex pi red leases that operations inspection and enforcement. are reissued would be leased with stipulations currently identified by the Lease operations are regulated by lease SMA. Additional stipulations may be terms, regulations, and stipulations applied to these SMA lands where the BLM that may be attached to the lease to determines that additional stipulations protect specific resource values may be necessary to protect resource identified by an environmental values warranting greater protection assessment or impact statement. Prior than provided by the SMA stipulations. to operations, a site specific environmental analysis of the proposed FEOERAL OIL AND GAS LEASE STIPIJLATIONS well site may result in additional considerations before approval of the A Federal oi 1 and gas lease is a dr1111ng perm1t. contract between the Federal Government and an individual or corporation Geophysical operations within Kansas are (lessee) which allows the lessee to not control led or authorized by the BLM . extract oi 1 and gas from the Federal Each SMA and surface owner negotiates mineral estate for a percentage and controls surface uses which includes (royalty) of the gross value. The terms access for geophysical exploration of the lease are considered contractual activities. obligations of the lessee and are standardized on all Federal oil and gas leases. The terms and conditions of an oi 1 and gas lease provide genera 1 protection of surface and subsurface resources for normal operations and are
J known as the Standard Terms and Exceptions to a lease stipulation, Cond 1t1ons (STC) . A copy of the STC of waiver of a lease sti pulation or a Federal oi 1 and gas lease are modification of a lease stipulation are presented in Appendix 2. The Federal explained in the Federal regulations at Government a 1so uti 1 i zes 1easing 43 CFR 3101.1-4. Generally, an stipulations to protect unique values or exception, waiver, or modification may important resources when it is fe l t that be approved if the record shows that the STC are not adequate. circumstances or protected resource va 1ues have changed or if the lessee can Propose ls to lease split-estate minerals demonstrate that ope rat ions can be require the BU4 to prepare a site conducted without causing unacceptab 1e specific environmental assessment and impacts, and that less restrictive assure that necessary surface protection stipulations will protect the public stipulations are attached to the lease. interest. Except 1ons, waivers, and Procedures for leasing on other SMA modifications can only be granted by the minerals are similar to split estate Authorized Officer. If the proposed procedures except that the SMA is exception, waiver, or modification is contacted for consent to lease and also inconsistent with the land use plan, the for identification of specific agency plan will be amended or changed or the surface protection stipulations. exception, waiver, or modification will be disallowed . Stipulations to a lease i nvolve additional restrictions required of the Exceptions are considered on a case by lessee for conduct of operations on a case basis and are subject to an lease. Stipulations are attached to a environmental analysis. Exception to a lease at the time of lease offer, leasing stipulation will be granted by providing the potential lessee the the Authorized Officer i f the reason for opportunity not to bid on the lease if the exception is consistent with that these restrictions are not agreeable. analysis. No public notice is required The Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired for exceptions to lease stipulations Lands, 30 U.S.C. 351, requires that the which conform to the plan. Exceptions SMA stipulations must be included on a which do not conform to the plan may be lease. Further, as presented in Title granted on 1y upon p 1an amendment and 43 CFR 3101.7-1 (a) ""Acquired lands public notification. shal 1 be leased only with the consent of the surface management agency, which A stipulation waiver is the complete upon receipt of a description of the elimination of a stipulation from a lands from the authorized officer, shall particular lease contract. report to the authorized officer that it A stipulation is waived by the consents to leasing with stipulations, Authorized Officer after preparation of if any, or withholds consent or objects an environmental assessment and a to leasing.·· Additional, more decision is made that the stipulation in restrictive stipulations can be added by question is no longer required for a the BLM. Specific BLM action in regard particular lease. The decision to waive to SMA stipulations is mandated by 43 a substantial stipulation requires a CFR 3101.7-2 (a) "Where the surface plan amendment and a 30 day public managing agency has consented to leasing notice period prior to waiver. with stipulations, and the Secretary decides to issue (a lease), the Modifications to a lease stipulation are authorized officer shall incorporate the made if and when resource management stipulations into any lease which it may determines the stipulation is no longer issue. The authorized officer may add effective as written. This situation additional stipulations." could occur when new information, obtained by inventory or monitoring, to wetlands and riparian habitats which etc. indicates that the protective occur on this lease, must be avoided, measure is unnecessarily restrictive. minimized or compensated. The mitigation Modification of a stipulation requires goal wi 11 be no net loss of in-kind the preparation of an environmental wetlands. Such mitigation will be assessment to determine the potential developed during the ·application for impacts and/or plan amendment or permit to drill process in cooperation maintenance needs. If the modification with appropriate state and Federal is determined to be substantia 1 by the agencies." Authorized Officer, a 30 day public notice period prior to modifying the The wetland/riparian stipulation is lease stipulation is required. mandated by E.O. 11990 "Protection of Wetlands" of May 24, 1977. S1;ipulations attached to a lease as a condition of consent by a SMA are not Optional stipulations would be applied subject to exception, waiver, or to protect a resource value or other modification by the BLM. land use which would be potentially impacted by normal oil and gas lease BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT STIPULATIONS operations. These stipulations are optional in the sense that they are not Stipulations utilized within the mandated by law or regulation. They will Oklahoma Resource Area (ORA) include be used only when the value of the both mandatory and optional resource warrants protection. These stipulations. A mandatory stipulation is optional stipulations include: one which addresses protection of a resource which the BLM is required by ORA-3, Season of Use Stipulation law, regulation or policy to protect, and which the BLM feels STC would not "Surface occupancy of this lease wi 11 offer sufficient protection. Mandatory not be allowed from ~~ through stipulations include: ~~ without the specific approval in writing, from the Authorized Officer ORA-1, Floodplain Protection St i pul at ion of the Bureau of land Management."
"All or portions of the lands under this This stipulation restricts the time that lease lie in and or adjacent to a major the 1essee can be on the 1ease for a watercourse and are subject to periodic period of more than 60 days. flooding. Surface occupancy of these Most season of use restrictions involve areas will not be allowed without the wildlife seasonal use requirements or specHic approval, in writing, of the recreation use conflicts with drilling Bureau of Land Management." activities.
This stipulation is a result of ORA-4, No Surface Occupancy Executive Order (E.O.) 11988 Floodplain Management of May 24, 1977. "Surface occupancy of this lease will not be allowed . " ORA-2, Wetland/Riparian Stipulation This stipulation prohibits surface use "All or portions of the lands under this to protect a resource or use that is not lease contain wetland and/or riparian compatible with oi 1 and gas development. areas. Surface occupancy of these areas The tract could be leased for inclusion will not be allowed without the specific in a drilling unit and may be drilled approval, in writing of the Bureau of directionally from an off-site location Land Management. Impacts or disturbance where occupancy is allowed.
1 1 LEASE NOTICES LN-2 wi 11 be applied to leases issued in the counties which last reported the A Lease Notice' provides more detailed presence of prairie dog towns. information concerning limitations that These counties are: already exist in law, lease terms, regulations, or operational orders. Barber, Barton, Cheyenne, Clark, Clay, A Lease Notice also addresses special Comanche, Decatur, Edwards, Ellis, items the lessee should consider when Ellsworth, Finney, Ford, Gave, Graham, planning operations, but does not impose Grant, Gray , Greeley, Hamilton, Harper, new or additional restrictions. A lease Harvey, Haskell, Hodgeman, J ewell, notice 1s not binding or enforceable, it Kearny, Kingman, Kiowa, Lane, Lincoln, provides the potential lessee with Logan, McPherson, Meade, Mi tche 11 , additional information. Lease Notices Morton, Ness, Norton, Osborne, Ottawa, attached to leases shoul d not be Pawnee, Phillips, Pratt, Rawlins, Reno, confused with NTls--Notices to Lessees. Rice, Rooks , Rush, Russel 1, Sal 1ne, Scott, Seward, Sheridan, Shennan, Smith, Lease Notices (LN) include: Stafford, Stanton, Stevens, Sumner, LN- 1: Special Status Speci es Thomas, Trego, Wallace, and Wichita. According to preliminary information all or portions of the lease area could contain Federal and/or state-listed threatened or endangered species and/or other special status species and/or habitats utilized by these groups of species. .Any proposed surface disturbing activity may require an inventory and consultation with the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the state wildlife agency and/or the BLM. The consultation could take up to 180 days to complete. Surface occupancy could be restricted or not allowed as a result of the consultation. Appropriate modifications to the imposed restrictions w111 be made for the maintenance and operations of producing oil and gas wells.
LN-2, Black-footed Ferrets In Kansas "If black- footed ferrets occur anywhere in the wild in Kansas, they are presumed to be associated with prairie dogs. All or portions of this lease area 1 ie within a county of Kansas where prairie dog towns have occurred in the past. Therefore, if a prairie dog town of eighty acres or more is found to occur on or near this lease, a black- footed ferrBt survey may· be required before permitting surface disturbing activity which may impact the prairie dog town.··
12 CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL
Additional BLM requirements to protect a resource or value that does not affect the lessee's rights or restrict location on the lease can be imposed as a condition of approval of the A.PD.
One such condition utilized to protect migratory birds is as follows:
"All open pits and tanks being used in conjunction with the development of this lease wi 1l be netted or otherw1 se covered no later than four days after final drilling depth is achi eved and unt i 1 such t 1me as they are removed and/or filled and reclaimed. The recorrunended coverings include hard covers or a screen material Of sma 11 enough mesh size so as to prevent the entry and the death of migratory birds. The U. s. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Law Enforcement has prepared materials which provide more detailed guidelines for covering oil f ield pits and tanks."
Note; The granting of four working days for completion of covering or netting pits and/or tanks in no way limits your responsibility should migratory birds be discovered dead in tanks or pits within the four day period or during the actual drilling phase.
A summary of how stipulations are applied is presented in Table 1.
13 TABLE 1
ACRES OF FEDERAL MINERALS OPEN FOR OIL & GAS LEASING BY STIPULATION.
AREA NSO HSO NSO ORA-1 ORA-2 ORA-3 ORA-4 LN-1 LN2 ... ACBE3 NQ DO ELEV E!p!N UHF NSO TIE BEE PBO.JEGJ WET Clinton 22,000 000 17,125 17,125 HHlsdale 13,103 1,200 2,921 7,500 Kanopolis 21,UI6 1,396 3,400 13,958 Melvern 24,000 9!0 5,820 13,950 Milford 37,000 1,190 8,500 !3,000 Perry 42,000 1,300 7,000 30,800 ...... 10,501 000 1,480 8,800 T~.tttl• Cre•k 33,834 900 4,700 33,000 W11aon 21,7915 700 4,200 12,000 Total KC COE 225 200 123«1 5? 920 1§1 733
Counetl Grove 5,980 1,300 2,042 2,838 2 , 838 El Ool"'ado 18,326 1,200 9,428 5,700 5,700 Elk City 18,489 1,200 7,050 10,219 10,219 Fall River 15,147 700 3,040 11,407 11,407 John Ra131ond 11,297 1,070 2,400 6,4117 2,087 Marion 12,249 400 2,020 9,829 3,002 Paaraon-Skubitz 2,547 200 510 1,637 000 Toronto 8,823 aoo 1,350 6,973 5,576 Kaw/Hula/Capon 7,500 -o- -o- 7,500 Total TD COE 98 liO 8 370 27 84Q 57 Q?Q ~
C•dar Blu~f 15,125 15,125 -o- -0- Cheney 18,949 18,949 -o- -o- Ql•n ElcMr 27,909 27,909 -o- -o- Lov•w.n 9,281 8,576 -o- -o- K•tth s.tJ.Hua 7,649 7,9i9 -o- -o- W.bst•r 8,903 11,903 -o- -o- Total BOR 83 197 81311 -0- ---=2:..._
Fort Riley 69,973 -o- 88,173 -o- 1,600 SU"'flowel"' AI"'IIY '--un1t1on Plant 10,000 -o- -o- S.Oky H;n Boatbing Range 33,673 -o- 7,171 McConnell Air force 6asa 2,554 2,554 -0- -o- Total Military 1f8 iOO 2!5!54 7!53+4 -o- ~
~ ---lL.UQ ± ~ --=2: __._..._., l:i uz 3?Q_L2ll 5 2§!5 66 ggg Total 598,147 99,471 176,327 209,678 5,650 15,147 320 1,212 !1,265 66,000
LEGEND SMA= Surface Management Agency . NSO= No Surface Occupancy. NSO ND= No Surface Occupancy and No Dri 11 ing, leased for pooling purposes only. NSO DD= No Surface Occupancy, Directional Drilling into the minerals would be allowed. NSO ELEV. = No Surface Occupancy based on project specific elevation. ORA= Oklahoma Resource Area
14 SURFACE MANAGEMENT AGENCY STIPULATIONS NSO/ELEV. No Surface Occupancy based on Elevation Federal m1neral resources under SMA lands within Kansas are subject to each This stipulat ion is used by the COE in SMA's specific leasing stipulations. combination with, "No drilling on Copies of the SMAs' oil and gas leasing Government owned surface wher e stipulations are contained in Appendix alternative surface ownership is 2. Generally, these SMA stipulations can available within the same drilling un1t" be divided into three· categories; no to protect the integrity of their surface occupancy (NSO) with no reservoirs at a specific level based directional drilling allowed· (NSO/ND); upon lake el evation. Normally, t his NSO with directional drilling (NSO/DD), stipulation is subject to negotiation and NSO described by elevation or between the SMA and the lessee at t he surface use 1f suitable non-agency lands time of operational plan development. are included 1n the same drilling un1t (NSO/ELEV). The SMAs norma 11 y base 1ease PLAN APPLICATION stipulations to the surface land use or allocation at the particular site or All Federal minerals within the planning i nsta 11 at ion. area have been evaluated using t he previously described criteria and NSO/ND, No Surface Occupancy a:nd No management guidance. The followi ng Dri 11 ing description is presented by specific location and includes a short This stipulation, convnan to the COE and description of how the RMP guidance the BOR, 1s des; gned to protect applies to each location. The SMA lands facilities such as dams, embankments and are grouped according to agency other areas from damage by o1 1 end gas jurisdiction, the split-estate lands a re operations. This stipulation prohibits grouped by county. surface occupancy and directional drilling by the lessee under restricted Federal minerals closed to leasing areas. This stipulation allows the within Kansas are listed in Table 2. identified area to be included in a lease for the purpose of becoming a part TABLE 2 of a drilling unit so that t he United FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE CLOSED TO OIL AND States will share in the royalty. GAS LEASING I N ACRES AS OF 1991
NSO/DD No Su rface Occupancy, Open for PROJECILABEA SMA ACRES Directional Drilling Flint Hills NWR USFWS 18,500 Kirwin NWR USFWS 10,778 This stipulation is used by SMAs to Quivira NWR USFWS 2i ,800 protect surface resource values and uses Fort Scott NHL USNPS 16 from drilling activities. This Fort Larned NH L USNPS 718 stipulation is applied to public use Ft. leavenwort h USA 5,226 areas, recreation areas, state wildlife Ft. Riley USA 30,700 and waterfowl refuges, historical sites, Kansas Army trails, roads and military training Ammo Plant USA ...ll..lll areas. Directional dril ling is TQTAl 101 4§5 permitted from outside the i dentified areas where occupancy is allowed. Reasons for a SMA to withhold consent t o lease vary from agency to agency however, 43 CFR 3100.0-3 specifically identifies U.S. Wildlife Refuges,
15 National Park lands, and areas within Stipulations protecting special wildlife city limits as excluded from leasing. habitats or significant surface The fact that all acquired Federal lands resources have been identified by in Kansas' were' obtained for a purpose project site. The overlapping buffer other than mineral leasing, and that zones identified for each surface mineral leasing and development may not resource results in stipulation acreage be compatible with the reason for greater than the projects total . acquisition, is sufficient to withhold consent. Additionally, it should be In all cases, GP-135 requires a site pointed out that while these areas are specific surface use plan approved by closed to leasing, if federal mineral the BOR Regional Director prior to any estate is being drained by adjacent oil lease development. Whenever a conflict and gas activities, the Federal mineral occurs concerning the applicability of estate being drained wi 11 be leased for a BOR stipulation, the more restrictive inclusion in unit for royalty stipulation will apply. purposes.
SPECIFIC SITE DESCRIPTIONS Glen Elder Dam/ Waconda Lake Project acres 27.909 The following descriptions of the land allocations various SMA projects are general and Recreation 1,391 brief. A series of corresponding maps of Wildlife Mgt . 12,499 each SMA project follows each SMAs Operations 1,417 section. Water/ surface area 12,602
BOR Projects Description The Glen Elder Dam and reservoir is Oi 1 and gas leasing stipulations for the located in the Solomon River Valley in following reservoi r sites are contained Osborne, Mitchell, Cloud, and Ottawa in the BOR GP-135 Special Stipulations Counties in north-central Kansas . The document which is contained in Appendix project consists of Glen Elder Dam and 2. The GP-135 stipulations provide for its reservoir, Wacanda lake, and protect ion of BOR projects by use of protective dikes and appurtenant buffer zones which prohibit occupancy structures. The dam is a multi-purpose and/or drilling for a specific distance. structure on the river approximately 6. 5 Maximum project protection is provided miles below the confluence of the north by the use of NSO/NO to within 1,000 and south forks of the Solomon River in feet under the Maximum Water Surface Mitchell County immediately above the (MWS) by elevation as defined in town of Glen Elder. Waconda Lake Standing Operating Procedures of BOR, or parallels U. S. Highway No . 24 and the to within 2,000 feet under dam Missouri Pacific Rail road from Glen embankments and appurtenance structures, Elder to Downs, Kansas. outlet works , spillways, etc. , or to within one-half mile (2 , 640 feet) of the Glen Elder/Waconda provides municipal centerline of any tunnel . Should the and industrial water for Beloit, Kansas, maximum project protection stipulation on the Solomon River about 12 miles be waived by the BOR, additional downstream , and three rural water restrictions protect recreational districts, together with recreation, developments, wildlife habitats, project fish and wildlife conservation and water facilities and water suppl ies by quality benefits. creat i ~g a NSO/DD buffer ranging from 200 to 500 feet around these areas.
16 SMA Lease Stipulations 'M •
17 Rock Creek and divers ions from the Kansas with a variety of recreational Republican River by way of the Courtland uses and fish and wildlife benefits. canal. Lovewel 1 Reservoir provides Cheney State Park at Cheney Reservoir excellent facilities for outdoor provides most species of sport fish recreation and fish and wildlife corrmon to Kansas. White bass and activities. Thousands of persons visit walleye are the favorites of anglers, the facilities each year. Principal and there is good fishing for crappie, rec reat 1on a 1 activit 1es inc 1ude camping, channel catfish, striped bass, and fishing, swimming, boating, and water largemouth bass. There are excellent skiing. camping, boating, swimming and picnicking facilities. SMA Lease Stipulations No surface occupancy and/or no drilling The KDWP administers the recreation wil 1 be allowed on 435 acres within the areas at Cheney Reservoir, including operations area or on 2,986 acres of some 1,900 acres of land and over 5,400 water surface area. As mineral leases acres of water. The KDWP also are requested, GP-135 stipulations will administers over 5,200 acres of land and be app 11 ed on a case-by-case basis on 4,100 acres of water for conservation the remaining acres to determine surface and management of migratory birds and occupancy. other fish and wildlife resources.
Should BOR project lands at Lovewell SMA Lease Stjpulations Reservoir be leased, stipulations as No surface occupancy and/or no dri 111 ng described above would apply. will be allowed on approximately 16,949 acres. There are also no surface occupancy stipulations to protect Cheney Reservoir portions of the Cheney Reservoir Project acres 16,949 wildlife area and bald eagle roosting Land a 1 1ocat ions and feeding areas. Special stipulations Recreation 1,913 (seasonal, height, and distance) for Wildlife Mgt. 5,249 wildlife habitat, recreation, and Ope rat ions 250 facilities protection also apply to some Water/Surface Area 9,537 project lands. In addition to the GP- 135 stipulations, Cheney Reservoir is Description also subject to Oi 1 and Gas, Bureau of Cheney Dam and 1ake is 1ocated on the Reclamation General Stipulations for North Fork of the Ninnescah River about Cheney Dam and Reservoir, Wich i ta 6 miles north of Cheney and 24 miles Project Kansas January 1985. A copy of west of Wichita, Kansas. The site is at these stipulations can be obtained from : the common intersection of the boundaries of Kingman, Reno, and Project Manager Sedgwick Counties, with portions of the Ok 1ahoma Project Office dam lying in all three. Bureau of Reclamation 420 West Main Street, Suite 630 Cheney Reservoir provides a supplemental Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102 water supply to the city of Wichita, flood control for protection of downstream areas, and recreation and Should BOR project lands at Cheney fish and wildlife benefits. Reservoir be leased, stipulations as described above would apply. The construction of Cheney Dam has provided this otherwise arid region of
18 Webster Reservoir Cedar Bluff Reservoir Project acres 6,903 Project acres 15,125 land a 1 1ocat 1ons Land allocations Recreation 880 Recreation 1,640 Wildlife Mgt. 1,853 Wildlife Mgt. 5,800 Operations 431 Operations 496 Water/Surface Area 3, 739 Research Area 320 Water/Surface Area 6,869 Description Webster Dam and Reservoir is located pescription between Woodston and Osborne, Kansas, on The Cedar Bluff project is on the north the north side of the South Fork of the side of Smoky Hill River, 16 miles Solomon River. Webster Dam, 8 miles southwest of Ellis, Kansas. It consists west of the city of Stockton, is the of an earthfi 11 dam and reservoir, a principal feature of the project. The water delivery' system to serve the lands projeCt provides flood control for areas of Cedar Bl uff Irrigation District No . downstream of the dam, irrigation water 6, and municipal and industrial water to 6,500 irrigable acres of t he Webster service to Ru ssel l, Kansas. The project Irrigation District No. 4, fish and also protects the downstream val ley from wildlife conservation and enhancement, floods. and recreation opportunities. Operation of the recreation areas and The KDWP are i nvo 1ved in the management administration of the water surface and of recreation and fish and w1ldlife wildlife l ands is by the KDWP. interests at the reservoir and diversion Operation and maintenance of all dam, surface waters, and adjacent lands irrigation f acilities is by the Cedar set aside for those purposes. Bluff Irrigation District No. 6. Recreation opportunities at Webster Dam Excellent hunting, f i shing , boating, and Reservoir, Woodston Diversion Dam, water skiing, swimming, picnicking, and and surrounding areas set aside for that camping attract many visitors to the purpose consist of picnicking, camping, reservoir each year. Facilities include swimming, boating, fishing, and other campgrounds, picnic areas, and boat related activities. Normal operation of launching ramps. the Webster Reservoir provides a stable or slightly rising water level which is SMA lease Stjpulations ideal for spawning fish. No surface occupancy and/or no drilling will be allowed on 496 acres within the SMA Lease Stipulations operations area or on 6,669 acres of No surface occupancy and/or no dri 11 ing water surface area. As mineral leases will be allowed on 431 acres within the are requested, GP-135 stipulations will ope rat ions area or on 3, 739 acres of be applied on a case-by-case basis on water surface area. As mineral leases the remaining acres to determine s urface are requested, GP-135 stipulations will occupancy. be applied on a case-by-case basis on the remaining acres to determine surface Should BOR project lands at Cedar Bluff occupancy. Reservoir be leased, stipulations as described above would apply. Should BOB project lands at Webster Reservoir be l eased, stipulations as described above would apply.
19 KEY llm!ReaeaUon 12 IIJ Wildlife ~Operations
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28 Existing Land and Water Use ~- KEY ~Operations ~Recreation t1J Wildlife
Department ol lhe lnlerior + t Bureauol Reclamation Keith Sebelius Lake LowerMossouroflegoon Reservoir Area Management Plan Proposed Land and Water Use l.OVEWEJ. L l14M
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'u'9'"""1 ~! [II·II ·~J M!I~l rlf 1 !1 ~ tr- ,rfRI(1P R . SW. R.6W. T 1 LEGEND Recreation Area (Water)------~ 32 33 Wildlife Management (Land)------IIIIIIIIIIIJI1 Recreation Area (Land)------~ Wildlife Management (Water)------ 1- T 12 11 12 R.4W. L T -r I 18 17 16 + -1 19 20 2 1 + + -1 28 29 1- + 1 32 33 33 N T.26S. T.27S. + CHENEY "RESERVOIR LEGEND: N... ::=:'::.::.!:~.~~.. ... Webster L-•Mi OSOUfi R~ Reservoir Area Kan .... s.-.Po.rkorG Roo""""'"AIOI...,tty Management Plan Proposed Land and Water Use I "' liJ, ~:;!";~~~:• .:.::.'••oor Cedar Bluff Lo ...,lohDOuriii•IIIOJI Reservoir Area llan... St-..P•rii.MdRooouru•lwlboritw Management Plan Proposed La!!~. .a'!~ - Water Use COE Projects, Tulsa District SMA Lease Stipylations NSO/ND on approximately 1,300 acres Oil and gas leasing stipulations for the associated with restricted areas. NS0/00 Tulsa District COE projects are on approximately 2,042 acres associated contained within the Districts Special with recreation areas. NSO/ELEV on Stipulations 1-A, a copy of which is approximately 2,638 acres of wildlife contained in Appendix 2. These 1-A management l ands and conservation pool stipulations provide for the protection where alternative surface ownership is of surface resources through the use of available within the same dril 1 ing unit. surface occupancy restrictions, drilling restrictions or consultation Should COE project lands at Counci 1 requirements with authorized surface Grove lake be leased for oi 1 and gas, lessees (KDWP). Generally, 1-A requires Tulsa District COE 1-A stipulations as NSO or directional drilling within 2 ,ooo described above would apply. feet under restricted areas. Restricted In addition, ORA- 3 Seasonal Surface areas include the major structures such Use Restrictions would apply from Sept, as the dam, spillways, embankments, etc. 01, through March 31, on approximately All existing or proposed public use 2,638 acres of wildlife management lands areas, recreation areas, wi ldl1fe and subject to drilling if not included waterfowl refuges, historical sites, and within a dri 11 ing unit. hiking or horseback trails are designated NSO. The 1-A stipulations are standardized and apply to all Tulsa El Dorado Lake District projects. Project acres i6,328 Land allocations Operations 600 Coync11 Groye lake Recreation 9,968 Project acres 5,980 Wildlife Mgt. 5, 760 Land allocations Operations 600 pescrjptjon Recreation 2, 742 El Dorado dam and reservoir, is located Wildlife Mgt, 2,638 on the Walnut River about 4 miles northeast of the town of El Dorado in Descrjptjon Butler County. Council Grove Lake is located on the Grand (Neoslio) River about 1.5 miles Conservation storage at El Dorado Lake northwest of the town of Counci 1 Grove provides a dependable yield of 22.2 in Morris County. In addition to flood million gallons per day (mgd) for water control, Council Grove Lake is used for supply. Four recreational- use areas, water quality control, recreation, and totaling about 2,900 acres, have been water supply. developed above the dam. About 700 acres below the dam were developed to At Counci 1 Grove Lake, 2,638 acres of provide access to the stream for fishing land and water are 1 icensed to the KDWP and other recreational purposes. Other for game management and public hunting. areas wi 11 be developed on the east and Wildlife management practices conducted west sides of the lake. by the COE include the construction and placement of wood duck boxes, w11dlife SMA Lease Stjpulatjons food plots, tree and shrub plantings for NSO/ND on approximately 1,200 acres wildlife cover, and livestock control to associated with operational improve the habitat. restrictions. NSO/DD on approximately 9,428 acres of recreational areas. 26 NSO/ELEV on the approximately 5, 700 managed by the COE are open to the acres of wildlife management lands or public for hunting. within the conservation pool where alternate surface ownership is available The KOWP also manages Squaw Creek Cove for drilling within a particular State Park at the project. drilling unit. SMA Lease Stjpylations Should COE project lands at El Dorado NSO/NO on approximately 1,200 acres Lake be leased for oil and gas, Tulsa associated with the Dam, spillway, and District COE 1-A stipulations as canals. NS0/00 on approximately 7,050 described above would apply. In acres associated with recreation, addition, ORA-3, Season of Use refuges, and other designations. NSO on Restrictions from Sept. 01, through approximately 10,219 acres of wildlife March 31, to protect seasonal wildlife management lands or the conservation use and recreation (hunting) on pool where alternate lands within a approximately 5, 700 acres. drilling unit are available. Should COE project lands at Elk City Elk City Lake Lake be leased for oil and gas, Tulsa Project acres 18,469 District COE 1-A stipulations as Land allocations described above would apply . In Operations 300 addition , ORA- 3 Season of Use Recreation 5, 550 restrictions on the 10,219 acres of Waterfowl Refuge (KDWP) 1,500 wildlife management lands would apply Wildlife Mgt. 11 '119 from Sept. 01, through March 31, to protect wintering waterfowl and hunting pescriptjon use. Elk City Lake is located on the Elk River, a tributary of the Verdigris River in Montgomery County. The dam is Fall River Lake approximately 7 miles east of Elk City Project acres 15,147 and 7 miles northwest of Independence. Land a 11 ocat ions In addition to flood control, Elk City Ope rat ions 200 Lake is operated for water supply and Recreation 2,400 water quality control. The conservation Waterfowl refuge (KDWP) 640 storage provides a dependable yield of Wildlife Mgt . (KDWP) 8, 712 10.0 mgd for water supply and 7.4 mgd Wildlife Mgt. (COE) 3,195 for water quality control . The lake currently has a surface area of 4,450 Description acres at the top of the conservation Fall River Lake is located in Greenwood pool . In cooperation with Kansas state County on Fall River, a tributary of the agencies to further enhance the wildlife Verdigris River. The lake is about 4 habitat, a lake level manipulation plan miles northwest of the town of Fall has been implemented at Elk City Lake. River and approximately 17 miles The lake is raised or lowered seasonally southeast of Eureka. The lake is about to make conditions more conducive to a mile wide at the damsite and stretches fish and wildlife management . 15 miles up Fall River. The towns of Fredonia, Neodesha, Independence, and The KDWP has a license to approximately Coffeyville receive flood protection 12, 240 acres of project area for game benefits from the project. Regulated management and public hunting. An releases of water during dry seasons additional 2,180 acres of project land provide a dependable supply of water to 27 a number of municipalities, industries, and farmers who obtain their water John Redmond pam and Reservoir directly, from Fall River. These Project acres 29,797 supplementary flows are also beneficial Land allocations in the abatement of pollution. Ope rat ions 430 Recreation (Land & Water) 8,800 At Fall River Lake, four publ ic-use Waterfowl Refuge (USFWS) 18,500 areas are managed by the COE and three Wildlife Mgt . 2,067 are managed by the KDWP. Cabins, clubs and 'cottages have been developed by Description private interests. The John Redmond Dam and Reservoir is a unit in a system designed for flood All project lands are open to the public control and low flow regulation of the for hunting except for developed park Grand (Neosho) River Basin. In addition areas, state parks, and land in the to flood control, the reservoir provides vicinity of the dam and other project water supply storage, water quality structures. Approximately 9,352 acres control, and recreation. The water of project land, made available to the supply storage in the conservation pool Kansas Fish Game Commission for use as can provide a dependable yield of 24.5 a wildlife management area, are also mgd. open to the public for hunting. The KDWP and the COE are cooperating in SMA lease Stipulations improving the fishery at John Redmond by NSO/ND on approximately 700 acres stocking Striped Bass and other species associated with restr1cted project of game fish. A 13 . 5 acre forage pond facilities and a 2,000 foot buffer. is located below the dam . The KOWP has NSO/DD on approximately 3,040 acres of a 11cense to 1,637 acres of project land recreation areas and waterfowl refuges. for wildlife management. The licensed NSO/ELEV on approximately 11,407 acres area is known as the Otter Greek Game of wildlife management lands or the Management Area. conservation pool where alternative surface ownership is available within The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the same drilling unit. under a cooperative agreement with the Corps of Eng i nears, operates the Should COE project lands at Fall River approximately 18,500 acre Flint Hills Lake be leased for oi 1 and gas, Tulsa National Wildlife Refuge at this District COE 1-A stipulations as reservoir. The refuge is managed as described above would apply. In part of the national migratory waterfowl addition, ORA-3 Season of Use program and much of it is open for Restrictions would apply from Sept. 01, seasonal public hunting. In addition, through March 31, on the 11,407 acres of approximate 1y 3, 000 acres of COE managed wildlife management lands to protect lands are open to the public for wintering wildlife and hunting use for hunting. those areas not included within alternate drilling unit areas. SMA lease Stipylations NSO/ND on approximately 1,070 acres associated with operational structures and other restri cted areas as wel 1 as a 2,000 foot buffer. NSO/DD on approximately 2,400 acres of recreation areas. NSO/ ELEV on 8,467 acres of wildlife management and conservation 28 pool lands where alternative surface management techniques such as food plot ownership is available within the same plantings, controlled burning, tree and drilling unit. The approximately 18,500 shrub planting, and through improvement acres of the Flint Hills National of shorel ina habitat. The primary Wildlife Refuge is closed to leasing. objectives of the resource management i s to preserve and improve w1ldl1fe habitat Should COE project lands at John Redmond and to attract small game species and Lake be leased for oil and gas, Tulsa waterfowl i nto areas used by hunters and District COE 1-A stipulations as into areas where they m~y be observed by described above would apply. In the public. addition, ORA-3 Season of Use Restrictions would apply from Sept. 01 SMA Lease Sti pulations through March 31, on the approximately NSO/ND on approximately 400 acres 2,067 acres of wildlife management lands associated wi th the dam, spillway, dikes subject to drilling if not included in and other operational facilities with a a drilling unit with alternative surface 2,000 foot buffer. NSO/DD on ownership. approximatel y 2,020 acres of recreational and waterfowl refuge lands. NSO/ELEV on the approximately 9.829 Marion Lake acres of wildlife management lands and Project acres 12,249 conservation pool where alternative land allocations surface ownership is available within Operations 160 the same dril ling unit. Recreation (Land & Water) 8, 587 Waterfowl refuge (KDWP) 520 Should COE project 1 ands at Marion lake Wildlife Mgt. (KDWP) 3,002 be leased for oi 1 and gas, Tulsa District COE 1-A stipulations as Description described above would apply. In Marion Lake is located on the Cottonwood addition, ORA-3 Seasonal Surface Use River, a tributary of the Grand (Neosho) Restrictions would apply fran Sept. 01, River, about 3 miles northwest of the through March 31, on approximately 3,002 city of Marion and about 46 mi las acres of wildlife management lands northeast of Wichita. The project was subject to drilling if not i ncluded in authorized for flood control, water a drilling un i t with alternative surface supply, and other conservation uses by ownership. the Flood Control Act of 1950. Conservation storage at Marion Lake provides a dependable yield of 3.0 mgd for water supply. At Marion lake, 3,522 acres of project land and water 1 n the upper reaches have been leased to the KDWP for wildlife management and public hunting. This area includes a 520-acre waterfowl refuge installed by KOWP in 1968. The project land not under lease is managed by the COE for fish and wildlife purposes. The COE is creating suitable wildlife habitats through various vegetative 29 eaarson-Skubitz Big Hi JJ Lake Toronto Lake Project acres 2,547 Project acres 8,623 Land allocation Land allocations Ope rat ions 80 Ope rat ions 200 Recreation (Land & Water) , '250 Recreation (Land & Water) 2, 747 Wildlife Mgt. (Land & Water) , ,217 Waterfowl Refuge (KDWP) 100 Wildlife Mgt. (KDWP & COE) 5,576 Description Pearson-Skubi tz Big Hi 11 Lake is located Descrjption on Big Hill Creek, 4.5 miles east of Toronto Lake is located on the Verdigris Cherryvale in Labette County, the River about 4 miles southeast of the project was authorized by the Flood town of Toronto, in the Flint Hills Control Act of 1962 to provide flood Region of Woodson and Greenwood control, municipal and industrial water Counties. Toronto lake was authorized supply, and recreation. The for flood control and conservation by conservation pool provides a water the Flood Control Act of Hl41. supply yield of 8.5 mgd. Toronto Lake contributes toward the SMA lease Stjpulations protection of the flood plains of the NSO/ND on about 200 acres associated Arkansas and Mississippi Rivers with the restricted operations area as downstream from the Verdigris River. well as a 2,000 foot buffer. NSO/DD on Low flow releases during dry periods and approximately 510 acres of recreation other major benefits are also provided areas. NSO/ELEV on approximately 1,837 by the project. Conservation storage at acres of wildlife management land and Toronto Lake provides a dependable yield conservation pool where alternative of 0.1 mgd for water supply. surface ownership is available within the same drilling unit. Duck Island and the upper half of the reservoir, totaling some 4,366 acres of Should COE project lands at Big Hill land and water have been licensed to the Lake be leased for oi 1 and gas, Tulsa KDWP. These areas, and an additional District COE 1-A stipulations as 1,310 acres of project land, are managed described above would apply. In primarily for public hunting. addition, ORA-3 Season of Use Restrictions would apply from Sept. 01, SMA Lease Stipulations through March 31, on the approximately NSO/ND on approximately 300 acres of 800 acres of wildlife management lands operations facilities as well as a 2,000 subject to drilling if not included in foot buffer. NSO/DD on approximately a drilling unit with alternatille surface 1,350 acres associated w1th recreation ownership. areas and the Duck Island waterfowl Refuge . NSO/ELEV on approximately 6,973 acres of wildlife' management lands and the conservation pool where alternative surface ownership is available within the same drilling unit. Should COE project lands at Toronto Lake be leased for oi 1 and gas, Tulsa District COE 1-A stipulations as described above would apply. In addition, ORA-3 Season a 1 Surface Use 30 Restrictions would apply from Sept. 01, through March 31, on approximately 5,576 acres of wildlife management lands subject to drilling if not included in a drilling unit with alternative surface ownership. Kaw Hylah and Caoon Lakes Project acres 7, 500 Land a 11 ocat ions The portions of these Ok 1ahoma reservoirs located within Kansas are entirely allocated for wildlife management purposes. SMA Lease Stjpylations NSO/ELEV on all wildlife management 1ands where a 1te rnat i ve surf ace ownership is available withi n the same dril 1 ing unit. Should COE project lands within Kansas 1ocated at these lakes be 1eased for oil and ga s , Tulsa District COE 1- A stipulations as described above would apply. 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KAW LAND MANAGEMENT TYPES DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY Tulsa District Corps of Engineers Tulsa, Oklahoma o-.. -·-· IZ:Z1 ~-·MoW• * [J]J] ·---- . ... till··"-·" 133 ·--· COE Projects, Kansas City District Over 9,000 acres of project land licensed to the KDWP as a wildlife Oil and gas leasing stipulations for the management area are open to the public Kansas City District COE projects are for hunting. Game species such as contained within the Districts Special mourning dove, quail, squirrel, rabbit, Stipulations. A copy is contained in deer, raccoon, and opoSsum are plentiful Appendix 2. These stipulations provide around the lake. Waterfowl, such as for the protect ion of surface resources Canada and snow geese, rna 11 ards, and through the use of surface occupancy teal, are numerous on the lake late in restrictions, drilling restrictions or the year. A stocking program conducted consultation requirement's with by the KOWP has enhanced the populations authorized surface lessees (KDWP). of several fish species. Crappie, Generally Kansas City District requires northern pike, walleye, largemouth and NSO or directional drilling within 2,000 small mouth bass, striped bass, bluegill, feet under restricted areas. Restricted and channel catfish are abundant. areas include the major structures such as the dam, spillways, embankments, etc. Archeological sites investigated in the A NSO restriction applies to all areas Clinton lake area indicate that below the lakes flood elevation level prehistoric Indian activity in the and to existing or proposed public use region began as early as 8000 BC with areas, recreation areas, wild11t"e and transient hunting groups. Later (0-1000 waterfowl refuges, unique ecological AD) res 1dents 1 i ved in seasona 1 hunting areas, historical sites, and hiking or and gathering camps, adding to their horseback trails. The special food supply by gardening. More stipulations are standardized and apply intensive farming was practiced by to all Kansas City District projects. groups living in the Clinton lake area Additionally, the Kansas City COE uses from 1000 to 1500 AD. The Kansa Indians a wildlife habitat protect ion inhabited northeastern Kansas at the stipulation (Appendix 2) that time of initial European contact by the essentially provides a Season of Use French traders and remained in control Restriction and a surface avoidance of the area until 1824 when they sold restriction on all identified wildlife portions of the land to the U.S. lands. Government. From 1824 to 1854, the Wakarusa River basin was used as a reservati-on for Shawnee Indians Clinton Lake relocated from Ohio and Missouri. The Project acres 22,000 area was opened for settlement in 1854. land allocations The historic Oregon Trail passed through Opei"at ions 450 the unincorporated community of Kanwaka Recreation 12,550 about one mile north of the project. Wildlife Mgt. 9,000 Lawrence, the largest city in the Descriotjon immediate vicinity of Clinton lake, was Clinton lake is located about 4 miles founded in 1854 by abolitionists. southwest of the city of Lawrence on the lawrence was a major factional Wakarusa River near the rivers headquarters in the slave-state versus confluence wi th Rock Creek in Douglas free-state conflict which raged through County . eastern Kansas for 5 years. A total of approximately 4,325 acres SMA Lease Stjpulations within the project area have been NSO/ND on about 800 acres of restricted dedicated to parks and recreation. operations facilities and a buffer of 43 2,000 feet. NSO/DD on approximately 17,125 acres of recreational areas and Kanopolis Lake within the area below the water surface Project acres 21' 166 at flood ·level, elevation 908.4 feet. Land allocation Operations 440 Should Clinton Lake project lands be Recreation 6, 725 leased, stipulations as described above Wildlife Mgt. 14,000 would apply. Description Kanopo 1 is Lake is 1ocated about 30 mi 1es Hillsdale lake southwest of the city of Sal ina on the Project acres 13,103 Smoky Hi11 Rive r, in Ellsworth County. Land allocations Ope rat ions 500 The development of Kanopolis Lake as a Recreation 6,860 pi lot project for the Kansas park system Wildlife Mgt. 5, 743 became a real ity on October 1958 when the Federal Government granted a 50-year Descriptjon lease to the Kansas State Park and Hillsdale Lake is located on Big Bu11 Resources Authority (now KDWP) , for use Creek, a tributary of the Marais des of a 780-acre tract along the east shore Cygnes (Osage) River, about 40 miles of the lake. Additions have brought the southwest of Kansas City. The lake is total acreage under lease to the KDWP to mostly within Miami County, a small 1,585 acres. The COE manages 280 acres portion of project lands lie within of parks at Kanopolis. Johnson County. The Indian Hill site at Kanopolis Lake In addition tO providing water supply is a bluff of Indian petroglyph cravings and flood protection, Hillsdale Lake is which is listed in the National Register intended to improve downstream water of Historic Places. The drawings are quality, and provide recreation and fish carved in a Dakota sandstone formation. and wildl1fe benefits. The three-year This site can be found at Inscription stage filling of the lake insured an Rock on the north shore of the lake in excellent aquatic environment for fish Horse Thief Canyon and is easily reached growth. Much of the timber was left in by boat. The petroglyphs are not the lake to provide fish habitat. Game presently in danger of flooding; fish include walleye, catfish, however, if irrigation water is stored largemouth bass, crappie and bluegill. in the lake, there may be erosion problems at the base of the bluff. SMA Lease Stjpulations NSO/NO on approximately 1,200 acres of Land management practices such as operations area with a 2,000 foot prescribed burning, tree planting, buffer. NS0/00 on approximately 7,500 establishing food plots and timber stand acres below the water surface at flood improvement are performed to protect and level, elevation 936 feet, and on maintain wildlife habitat. One of-COE's approximately 2.921 acres of recreation most important wi ld11fe management tools or park 1ands. is the agricultural leasing program. Tracts of public land are leased to Should Hillsdale Lake project lands be farmers who incorporate specific leased, stipulations as described above wildlife management practices in their would apply. farming. Public access is available to all these lands, but veh icles are restricted to existing roads. 44 Wildlife management acreage i s located Five of the projects six intensively at the upper end of the project along developed recreation areas are operated the Smoky Hill River. Pheasant, quail, by the COE and one is operated by KOWP . prairie chicken, rabbit, whitetail and mule deer are the most abundant game . Wildlife i s abundant throughout the Many species of duck and geese frequent project area. The lake and surrounding the lake during the fall and spring lands provide food and shelter for mi grations. Coyotes, fox, squirrels, thousands of geese and ducks during fall mink, muskrat, beaver, raccoon, and and spring migrations. Other wildlife opossum are a 1so common. species i nclude prairie chicken, bobwhites, mou rning doves, cottontails, SMA lease Stipulations whitetail deer, squirrels, and many non NSO/ND on approximately 1,396 acres game species. associated with the dam, spillway and other structures and a 2, 000 foot Almost 10 ,000 acres of land in the upper buffer. NS0/00 on approximately 13,958 reaches of the 1ake are licensed to the acres below the water surface level at KDWP for wildl ife management. A portion elevatiOn 1,508 feet, as well as on the of this area is designated a wildlife approximately 3,400 acres of park and refuge and is closed to hunting during recreation lands. certain times of the year. Should Kanopol is Lake project lands be For centuries, the Marais des Cygnes leased,.stipul ations as descri bed above River Valley has attracted numerous would apply. species of f ur-bearing animals and waterfowl. The river val ley was a popular hunti ng and fishing ground for Melyern Lake many Indian tribes, i ncluding the Kansa, Project acres 24,000 Osage, Sac and Fox . When early French Land allocations trappers found the river teeming with Operations 325 waterfowl, they appropriately named it Recreation 13,615 Marais des Cygnes, meaning "Marsh of the Waterfowl Refuge 1,300 Swans." Wildlife Mgt. (KDWP) B, 100 During America's westward expansion, the Descr1 pt ion Santa Fe Trail ran just north of the Melvern Lake is on the upper Marais des project. Undoubtedly, the wildlife of Cygnes River. The major portion of the the Marais des Cygnes valley provided lake is within Osage County, and the dam valuable food for the wagon trains. 1s 4 miles west of the corrrnunity of Melvern. The entire Melvern Lake area Coal m1ning became an important 1 ies on the eastern edge of the Bluestem influence on t he local economy in t he (Flint Hills) region of Kansas. This 1800's. The mining 1ndusti""y peaked region is characterized by gently about 1892 with the ma i n consumer being rolling hills covered with tall native the Santa Fe Rail road. When more grasses. Native woodlands occur in the economical coal supplies were found near bottomlands along tributaries of the Pittsburg, Kansas, mining in the Melvern Marais des Cygnes . area steadily declined until its demise around the turn of the century. In addition to flood control, the lake provides multipurpose storage to supplement fl ows downstream for water supply and water quality control. 45 SMA Lease Stipylat1ons The storage for water supply in under NSO/ND on approximately 950 acres contract to the State of Kansas. Under associated with the dam, spillway and the terms of the contract, the State other administrative or operational wi 11 repay the cost of the storage and structures and a 2,000 foot buffer. a share of the project operation and NS0/00 on approximately 13,950 acres maintenance costs. A small portion of below elevation 1, 057 feet, as well as this storage is being used for water on the approximately 5,620 acres of supply. The remainder may be used to parks and recreation lands and supplement low stream flow until it is approximately 1,300 acres of the needed for water supply. wat~rfowl refuge. Milford Lake provides recreation Should Melvern Lake project lands be opportunities for approximately one and leased, stipulations as descri bed above one half million visitors yearly. The would apply. nine recreational facilities or parks are operated by both COE and KDWP. Hi Jford Lake The KDWP is responsibl~ for management Project acres 44,229 and control of three important land allocations recreation activities: hunting, fishing, Ope rat ions 230 and boating. Over 16,700 acres of Recreation (land & water) 25,477 project lands are licensed to KDWP as a Waterfowl Refuge (KDWP) , ,073 game management area and waterfowl Wildlife Mgt . (KDWP) 17' 120 refuge. Natural Areas 92 Reserve Forest Land 237 SMA Lease Stipulatjons NSO/ND on approximate 1y 1, 190 acres Description associated with the dam, spillway and Milford Lake is located on the other operational structures and a 2,000 Republican River about 10 miles above foot buffer. NSO/DD on approximately the confluence of the Repub 1 i can and 33 , 000 acres below elevation 1,176 feet, Smoky Hill Rivers which form the Kansas as well as approximately 6,500 acres of River, near Junction City. The lake is recreation, park and waterfowl refuge mainly in Geary and Clay Counties with 1ands a 1so designated NS0/00 most of small arms extending into Dickinson and which overlap with the former. Riley Counties. Should Milford lake project lands be Milford Lake helps control water in the leased, stipulations as described above main stem of the Kansas River. Control would apply. runoff from the lower section of the Republican River Valley is required for protection of urban centers and agricultural lands along the Kansas and lower Missouri Rivers. The effect of upstream lakes was considered in determining the height of levees for local flood protect ion projects on the Kansas and Marais des Cygnes Rivers. The storage space in Milford Lake returns economic benefits in flood control, water supply, and recreation, including fish and wildlife recreation. 46 SMA Lease Stipulatjons perry Lake NSO/ND on about 1, 300 acres associ a ted Project acres 42,000 with operational restrictions. NSO/DD on Lands allocations approximately 25,000 acres below Operations 400 elevation 922 feet, as well as on Recreation (Land & Water) 30,600 approximately 7,000 acres of recreation W1ldl1fe Mgt.(KDWP) 11,000 and park lands. Description Should Perry Lake project lands be Perry Lake is located on the Delaware leased, stipulations as described above River three mi les northwest Of the town would appl y. of Perry in Jefferson County. Perry provides recreat ional opportunities close to population centers in Kansas pomona lake and Missouri. Ten developed recreation Project acres 10,501 areas are located on the lake and are Land a 11 ocat ions operated by both COE and KDWP. The two Ope rat ions 370 parks operated by KDWP are a part of the Recreation 6,200 States park system. The 14-mi le long W1ldl1fe Mgt, 3,931 Perry lake trai 1 located on the east shore is· an official portion of the Description National Trails System and is maintained Pomona Lake is located i n east- central by COE. Osage County about seven miles northwest of the town of Pomona. The 1ake 1s The KDWP operates an 11,000 acre formed by the dam on 110- Mi le Creek wildlife management area in the upper below its junction with Dragoon Creek reaches of the lake on both sides of the and above its confluence with the Marais Delaware River. des Cygnes River. With environmental objectives in mind, The primary purpose of the lake is for the COE manages a forestation and flood control and the storage of water. vegetation program at Perry Lake. The The lake provides storage for flow program has resulted in the successful supplementation, downstream water establishment , improvement and supply, quality control, recreational ma 1ntenance of a system to enhance opportun i ties, and wildlife habitat. public recreation and multiple use Nine recreation areas are located on the benefits. Trees were left standing in lake, one of which is a state park lake waters formed by the Delaware River operated by the KDWP. and "the Slough Creek, Rock Creek and Evans Creek arms of the lake to provide SMA Lease Stipulations a natural habitat for fish. NSO/ND on approximately 800 acres Environmental education classes from two associated with operational structures local school districts utilize and the required 2, 000 foot buffer. approximately 190 acres and a portion NSO/DD on approximately 8,600 acres of the Slough Creek area has been below elevation 1,003 feet, as well as designated as a Nation a 1 En vi ronmenta 1 on the approximately 1,460 acres of Study Area (NESA). The NESA program is recreation and park lands. an inte ragency cooperative effort between Federal agencies to provide Should Pomona Lake project lands be areas and mate r ials to local schools and leased, stipulations as described above special interest groups for would apply. en vi ronmenta 1 education purposes. 47 Tuttle Creek Lake Wi 1son Lake Project acres · 33,634 Project acres 21,796 Land a 11ocat ions Land a 1 1ocat ions Operations 640 Operations 475 Rec reation 20,394 Recreation (Land & Water) 12,229 Natural Area 600 Wildlife Mgt 9,091 Wildlife Mgt. 12,000 Description Descri ptjon Wilson Lake is located on the Saline Tuttle Creek Lake is located on the Big River 10 miles north of the town of Blue River six miles north of the city Wilson in Russell County. of Manhattan in Riley, Pottawatomie and Marshall Counties. The lake, built as a flood control project, also provides significant The lake was constructed as a flood downstream benefits as wel 1 as providing control project but also provides recreational opportunities. streamflow augmentation for the Kansas 1 Missouri 1 and Mississippi rivers during The proximity of the lake to I-70, and periods of drought as we 11 as the lack of other bodies of water in recreational and wildlife habitat this arid region of the state, benefits. The lake offers a large contribute to extensive recreational expanse of in 1and water with an use. There are five developed recreation irregular wooded shoreline as an outdoor areas or parks within the project; two recreational attraction. Nine areas of which, Wilson and Otoe, are managed around the lake have been developed as as Kansas State Parks by KDWP. The KDWP recreation areas or parks and are also manages approximately 6,990 acres managed by COE or the KDWP. A 12,000 of project lands as a wildlife acre wildlife management area is management area in the upper end of the administered by the KDWP on the upper lake. Some project lands are leased to end of the lake. area farmers and ranchers for agricultural purposes. SMA Lease Stipulations NSO/ND on approximately 900 acres SMA Lease Stjpylations associated with restricted operational NSO/ND on approximately 700 acres areas and a 2, 000 foot buffer. NS0/00 on associated with the dam, spi 1 lway and about 33,000 acres or all project lands other operational structures and a 2,000 below elevation 1,140 feet, as well as foot buffer. NSO/DD on approximately on approximately 4,700 acres of 12,000 acres below elevation 1,554 feet recreation and park lands, as we 11 as on the 4, 200 acres of recreation and park lands. Should Tuttle Creek Lake project lands be leased, stipulations as described Should Wilson Lake project lands be above would apply. leased, stipulations as described for each project would apply. 48 ------l R.22E. R.23E . T T T T 17 13 18 18 + + + + + 31 33 T.15S. T.16S. + 10 + 16 18 + ~ 22 21 ~ ~ + + l'flo..ol:eT OPtllATIOttf ______fiUllUUDNSO/ND HILLSDALE LAKE OP£11-TIOII$-IttCfi(.UIOti-"'TEltS I ~ USE ____ NSO/ DD 26 25 30. ~9. OP£11ATIONS•II£CIIUTION-LOW OO$S!TY VSL_ _ ~ NSO/DD as B I G BULL CREEK, KANSAS OI'(IIUIDN,.Wlt.Dl.lf€ NANAGUI£/n f:'J II [C ~€~:~~~:;:====~~====~ ~~~~EV L .1. oooo' R.BW . R . 7W. R.6W. + T 36 T. 15 s . ., T.16S . 18 .L .L L 1. 1. + l i .IMO OPEFIATIOIOS ______(LZ2] NSO/ND K AN 0 p 0 LIs LAKE T. 1,6 s. OI'EIIAliO"'S RECREATION T .17 S. 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I L + t t , , o [f ,. , t- + + " 15 " ~ t + ...l 23 " 1- t + -1 26 26 21 _J 1- + T 35 33 3 4 T . SS . --~- ·---··-· ..L... T.SS . r T + + r + + i" _J " " + -1 '9 N TUTTLE CREEK LA K E 57 "'0> LEGEND OPfUJ~ -- -- -~------~NSO/NO WILSON LAKE r:,~".::::'~~'"!._~------NS0/00 CM:"UOOHS -.ttOOUToOfo Salloe River, Kaoeae tbW Dii:H..,T > uu ______t:::=:)NS0/00 =:-:, _'"~~~f------~NSO/ELEV ""'....u\...... :• ------· - ----IS:SSS.'S:SINS0/00 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MILITARY and as such the BLM would apply ORA-1 LANDS and ORA-2 stipulations to any leases. Department of Defense (DOD) lands acquired or withdrawn for military Sunflower Army Anvnunit1on plant purposes are available for oi 1 and gas leasing subject to DOD leasing stipulations and the particular uses of The Sunflower Army Armlunition plant is a specific base or facility. There are located in Johnson County, south of the two active Army Military Reservations town of Desoto. This 10,000 acre tract (Forts), two working Army Ammunition of acquired Federal minerals is plants and two active Air Force intensively developed with numerous facilities located within Kansas. Two of surface structures and both surface use the military facilities, Fort and access is restricted. The plant is leavenworth and the Kan sas Army open for o11 and gas leasing subject to Ammun·ition Plant are closed to oil and standard DOD leasing stipulations and gas 1easing . any other restrictions required by the Base Convnander. Fort Riley Military Reservation SMA Lease Stipulations 100,673 acres Standard DOD stipulations require NSO within 2,000 feet of structures and Fort Riley, situated in northeast developments. This effectively places Kansas, encompasses nearly a third of the entire 10,000 - acres within this Riley County. The military reservation category. A11 oi 1 and gas ope rat ions of over 100,000 acres, includes both would be subject to approval of the Base Public Domain and acquired lands lying Commander. between Milford lake and Tuttle Creek lake about three miles west of the city Should Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant of Manhattan. The entire military lands be leased for oil and gas, reservation is used for mi 1 itary stipulations as described above would purposes and contains both developed apply. and undeveloped areas. The Base Corrmander has evaluated Federal o11 and gas leasing in relation to the mission McConneJJ Air Force Base of the Fort and has made 1 and use 2, 554 acres determinations regarding oil and gas leas1ng. McConnell AEB is located within Sedgwick County adjacent to the City of Wichita. SMA lease Stjpulatjons This is an act1ve base with facilities, Closed to Leasing 30,700 structures and runways located over its No Surface Occupancy 68' 173 entirety. Open W/STC 1,800 SMA Lease Stipulations Should Fort Riley Military Reservation NSO with directional drilling possible lands identified as open for oi 1 and gas with the approval of the Base Commander. leasing by the Base Commander be leased, Should McConnell AFB lands would be NSO would apply to 68,173 acres. leased, stipulations as described above would apply·. All 1,800 acres subject to STC within Fort Riley are in a floodplain or contain wetlands and/or riparian zones 59 Smoky H111 ANG Range Wildlife species include both whitetail Range acres 33,873 and mule deer, as well as every species common to central Kansas . Land allocations Target complex 11,326 Recreation resources on the Range Agricultural leases 842 consist of hunting and fishing and are Hay leases 811 open to military personnel, dependents, Grazing leases 17.358 guests, and retired military personnel Kans8s Army National Guard 3,536 on a permit basi s. Description SMA Lease Stipul ations Smoky Hill Air National Guard (ANG) Standard DOD and USAF stipulations would bombing Range is a 50 square mile apply. NSO on approximately 11,326 acres fac111ty located in central Kansas, 11 associated with the target area as we11 miles southwest of Salina. The range is as an appropriate buffer surrounding an air to ground bombing and gunnery faci 1 it1es and structures would apply. target range used by 29 air un1ts from the continental United States. Should Smoky Hi 11 Weapons Range lands identified as open for oil and gas Consisting of approximately 33,873 acres leasing by the Base commander be leased, of tall grass prairie and woodlands, stipulations as described would apply. with over 120 ponds, reservoirs, and the associated riparian. habitats, the range provides a home for numerus wildlife species. The range is managed to meet its mi 11tary mission and for natural resources development, wildlife habitat protection and enhancement, 1 ivestock grazing, forestry, and recreation. As described in the Integrated Land Use Management Plan prepared for the facility in March of 1989, the goals and objectives of the Kansas Air National Guard (KSANG) are to manage the natural resources of the Range with a multi disciplinary approach to sound land use management. Forest resources on the Smoky Hi 11 Range encompass over 1, 500 acres. Commercia 1 species include; black walnut, bur oak, green ash, and cottonwood. Noncommercial trees include American and Siberi an elm, willow, cedar, osage-orange, hooey locust, black locust, mulberry, and box elder. 60 FORT RILEY KANSAS L~·~fAC . 1'! ;;: ·-+-1 I I I 1 ~ - · ,,.,_-::'''"" -·~ PROJECT MAP _..... ~ ---n ' " "" - -~ LOW10II OF PIO.ECI' SMOKY HILL MILITARY RESERVATION SALINE AND MCPHERSON COUNTIES, KANSAS + 36 T15S + + + + + + + 64 SPLIT-ESTATE TRACTS Included within the Kansas RMP area are over 73,000 acres of split-estate minerals located on over 400 tracts within 66 counties (Morton and Stevens counties tracts are included in FS planning). A complete list of leased and unleased split-estate tracts included in this planning effort is contained in Appendix 1. The majority (over 57,000 acres) of the split-estate tracts could be leased with STC under the RMP. No surface resource values or special conditions exist on these tracts to warrant additional protecti·ve measures. The majority of these tracts occur in croplands, improved past ure lands and native grasslands. Typically, these are uplands with no surface water, riparian vegetation or other unique or special habitat features. The split-estate tracts described below are those tracts which would require other than STC should oi 1 and gas . leasing occur. The protective measures identified for these tracts are protective stipulations required under existing BLM policy as well as those stipulations and requirements identified by the proposed RMP. A summary of split-estate stipulations is presented on the following Table (3) . 65 Table 3 A~BES QE meULAIIQ~S A~Q LEASE HQIICES QH IIAHSAS mu-mm LAHQS, TOTAL ORA-1 ORA-2 ORA-3 OAA-4 LN- 1 LN-2 COUH!V ACRES SIC E!p!N WET UHf NSO TIE REF Allen 476 Atchison 80 "' "' Sarber BO .. 40 80 80Yrt>on 300 80 220 220 Brown 160 Cheyenne 11,217 8,330 760 2,887 11,217 Clark 377 279 40 98 40 377 Clay 398 159 "' Cloud "' 201 40 120 40 201 Cowley 1 1 "'1 1 1 -'"""'·Decatur 800 100 100 40 BOO Doniphan • '" . Douglas 274 Edw&r"ds "' "'11 40 ElHa "40 "40 1'1rvwy 9,279 7,999 1,280" 780 9,279 Fr&nkltn 190 190 120 Geary aove "'960 "'800 160• 960 Grant BOO 800 800 Greeley 1,933 1,321 160 1,933 Hu;lton 8,041 7,201 .. 821'" 8,041 Halilk&ll 2,551 1,751 BOO 2,551 Jackson 195 95 100 Jef'~eraon 359 125 234 74 Jewell Jolv>~ 100" 100 100" Kearny 18,854 t7 ,414 1,4-40 ... 18,854 Kingman ,_ 1,1150" 500 000" 1,160" Luvanwortl'l 288 101" 148 204 ,.... "'2&0 240 Linn 484 484 l.osan 705" '"40 "'100 145 Lyon "'BO 80 "' Marshall_ 100 120 .. .. 79 1,062 1,513 1,513 850 " Hiaati 100 160 '" Mithehell 240 80 100 Morria 442 442 Nelt&ha 195 "' Naas "'160 160 160 Nocton 318 Osage "'110 "' 110 110 "' Pawnee 11 11 11 Ph11Hpa 100 100 Rawlina ... 4BO 480 Republic 430 320 110 Riley 157 157 157 ,. SaHne 221 221 221 540 300 240 240 40 540 """"Saward ,,0154 238 320 1,064 Shawnee 74 "'74 Sher.an ... 960 960 Smith 160 180 Stafford 41 41 41 Stanton 916 40 916 T~go 200 "'200 200 Wabaunsee 10 5 Wallace 990" 430 500 160 wam;ngton 193 33 160 Wichtta 480 160 320 480 Wi150n 80 80 1' U7 320 1 ?12 5?95 §0 3g] ,) '" 66 ALLEN COUNTY The KDWP owns the surface and has identified this tract as valuable T. 24 S., R. 17 E., habitat that should not be disturbed. Sec. 2, Lots 1, 2, S1/2NE1/4, SE1/4, 316acres Tract 2. Sec. 11, NE1/4 . 160 acres T. 35 S., R 14 W., Tract Total= 476 acres Sec. 3, SW1/4NW1/4. 40 acres This unleased tract of acquired Federal This tract is located about 22 miles m1 nera 1 estate 1s cant a i ned in two southwest of the town of Medicine Lodge. contiguous portions totaling 476 acres. The Kansas Biological Survey's Natural Located approximately four miles Heritage Program (KSNHP) has identified northwest of the town of lola on the this tract as possible habitat for the Neosho River, this tract has been checkered garter snake and the eastern classified as bo'th a floodplain and hognose snake. Both species are listed wetland and contains riparian habitat. by the KDWP as threatened in Kansas. The Neosho River has been designated critlcal habitat by the KDWP. The Should tracts 1 and 2 be leased, ORA-2 Neosho River provides habitat for the would apply to Tract 1, ORA-4 would also Neosho madtom ( 1 i sted as threatened by apply to Tract 1. LN-1 would apply to the State of Kansas and USFWS) and the Tract 2. pallid sturgeon (listed as endangered by the KDWP and the USFWS). BOURBON COUNTY Should this tract be leased, ORA-1 and T. 26 s., R. 24 E., ORA-2 apply. The SSS lease notice (LN Sec. 4, NW/14SW1/4, W1/2SW 1/4SW1/4; n would be used to alert all parties 60acres involved in leasing, approving, and Sec. 5, SE1/4. 160 acres developing the lease, that site specific Tract Total= 220 acres field surveys and additional agency coordination and consultation may be This tract consists of a 200 acre necessary due to the greater probabi 1 ity cont 1guous pares 1 and a twenty acre of impacting threatened or endangered parcel one eighth mile to the east species near this tract. separated by the Missouri, Kansas, Texas (MKT) railroad tracks. This tract 1s BARBER COUNTY located within the floodplain of the Marmaton River approximately 4 miles Barber County contains two forty acre southwest of the city of Fort Scott. tracts of unleased Federal split- estate Thi s unleased tract has also been minerals. Both are located in the classified as a wetland by the USFWS. southwest quarter of the county. This tract falls within an area which Special resource values have been has been designated by the KOWP as identified for both tracts which would critical habitat for the broadhead warrant special stipulations and notices skink, listed as threatened by KDWP. to ensure resource protection. Should this tract be leased, ORA-1 and Tract 1. ORA- 2 apply. T. 33S., R. 15W., Se c. 8, SE1/4SE1/4. 40 acres This tract containing a wetland is located approximately 21 miles west southwest of the town of Medicine Lodge. This tract is not leased at this time. 67 BROWN COUNTY Tract 3. I. 4 S., R. 41 W., I. 2 S., R. 17 E., Sec. 35, SE1/4. 160 acres Sec. 5, S1/2SE)/4. 80 acres This unleased tract is located This eighty acre unleased site is approximatel y four miles southwest of located three miles north of the town of the town of Saint Francis on an unnctrned Hiawatha on Spring Branch Creek, an intermittent t ributary of the South Fork intermittent tributary of Walnut Creek, of the Republican River and contai ns a a perennial stream. The tract contains wetland. both wetland and riparian habitat. Tract 4. Should this tract be leased, ORA-2 would T.1S.,R39 W. , apply. Sec. 5, SW1/4, W1/2SE1/4. 240 acres CHEYENNE COUNTY This tract, containing a wetland, sits on an unnamed intermittent tributary of Cheyenne County contains over 11,217 the Arikaree River approximately one acres of split- estate minerals scattered half mile from t he Nebraska state line. over its northwest half in 37 tracts The tract is a part of a larger block ranging in size from 40 acres to over containing 360 acres of split- estate 3800 acres. Fifteen of these tracts minerals. have been identified as wetlands or floodplain and have been determined to Tract 5. warrant special stipulations for I. 1 S., R. 41 W., resource protection. These tracts are: Sec. 9, NE1/4NW1/4, NE1/4; 200 acres Tract 1. Tract 6. I. 2S., R. 42W., Sec, 11, N1/2, NE1/4SE1/4, 360 acres Sec. 10, SW1/4NW1/4; 40 acres Sec. 9, SE1/4NE1/4, N1/2SE1/4. 120 acres Tracts 5 and 6 are situated on either Tract Total :: 160 acres end of a larger 1200 acre unleased tract of split-estate minerals located one This unleased tract contains both a mile south of Nebraska and one quarter wetl and and floodplain and is located mtle east of State Highway 27. Both less than one mile from the Colorado tracts contain wetlands formed by state 1 ine six miles south of the unnamed intermittent tributaries of the Nebraska state 1 i ne. Arikaree Ri ver. Tract 2. Tract 7. T.4S.,R42W., I. 1 S., R. 40 W., Sec. 22, SW1/4; 160 acres Sec. 34, NE1/4NE1/4. 40 acres Sec. 27, N1/2NW1/4. 80 acres Tract Tot a 1= 240 acres This is an unleased, isolated tract. It contains a wetland formed on an located on Cowge Creek, one mile from intermittent tributary of Hackberry the Co 1or ado state 11 ne and 1ess than a Creek approximately four miles west of mile from the creek's confluence with Hackberry Creek' s confluence with the the South Fork of the Republican River, South Fork of the Republican River. this unleased tract contains areas classified as wetlands and provides riparian habitat. 68 Tract 8. tributaries of Hackberry Creek T. 3 S., R. 41 W., approximately three miles west of the Sec. 6, E1/2 . 320 acres confluence of Hackberry Creek with the South Fork of the Republican River. This This tract is under lease at this time. tract contains wet lands formed by t he It contains a wetland formed on an unnamed streams. intermittent tributary of Cherry Creek and is located approximately eight miles Tract 13. northwest of the town of Saint Francis. T. 4 S., R. 41 W., Sec, 21, SE1/4, SE1/4SWi/4; 200 acres Tract 9. Sec. 28, W1/2NE1/4. 80 acres T. 2 S., R. 38 W., Tract Total= 280 acres Sec. 16, NE1/4. 160 acres This tract is located approximately This unleased tract abuts an additional eight miles southwest of the town of 200 acres of split-estate minerals to Saint Francis on Crosby Creek, a the northwest forming a 360 acre unit. tributary of the South Fork of the A wet 1and formed by an unnamed Republican River, within one-half mi le intermittent tributary of Timber Creek of the confluence of Crosby Creek with is situated on Tract 9. This tract 1s the river. This unleased tract contains located approximately two miles west of wetland and r iparian habitat. where Kansas State Highway 161 crosses Timber Creek. Tract 14. T. 2S., R. 38W., Tract 10. Sec. 8, S1/2NW1/4, N1/2SW1/4. 160 acres T 1 S., R. 38 W., Sec. 18, Lots 2, 3, SE1/4NW1/4, Located three miles west of where Kansas NE1/4SW1/4. 167 acres State Highway 161 crosses Timber Creek, this unleased tract contains a wetland This unleased tract is located formed by the headwaters of an unnamed approximately two miles south of intermittent tributary of Timber Creek. Nebraska on an unnamed tributary of the South Fork of the Republican River and Tract 15. contains both wetland and riparian T. 2S., R. 39W., habitat. Sec. 16, All. 640 acres Tract 11. This unleased tract is located in the T. 2 S., R. 37 W., floodplai n of the South Fork of t he Sec. 5, Lot 2. 40 acres Republican River eight miles northeast of the town of Saint Francis. This unleased isolated tract contains a wet 1and and is 1ocated on an unnamed Tract 16. intermittent tributary of Timber Creek T. 2 S., R. 41 W., approximately two miles east of Kansas Sec. 25, NE1/4. 160 acres State Highway 161 and six miles south of Nebraska. This quarter section of unleased Federal split- estate minerals is located Tract 12. approximately 5 miles northwest of t he T. 2 S. , R. 40 W., town of St. Francis on the north side Sec. 2, SWV4NE1/4, SW1/4 NWV4, and adjacent to State Highway 27. The W1/2SE1/4. 200 acres headwaters of Fish Creek occur on t his tract and there is a wetland associated This unleased tract is located on the with this creek. headwaters of two intermittent 69 Should these tracts be leased, ORA-~ Tract 3. would apply to Tracts ~ and 15, ORA-2 I. 35 S., R. 25 W., would apply to Tracts 1 through 14 and Sec. 5, Lot 2. 18 acres Tract 16. Tract 8 would be re-offered with ORA-2. This tract is located about three miles west of the town of Englwood and CLARK COUNTY contains a wetland formed by an unnamed 1 ntermittent stream. State-1 is ted Clark County contains seven tracts of threatened species known or likely to split-estate minerals totaling occur near streams and wetlands are the approximately 377 acres. There are no checkered garter snake and the eastern leased tracts within the county, however hognose snake. The state-1 is ted should leasing occur, three of these threatened New Mexico blind snake, Texas tracts contain surface resources where longnose snake and the Texas night snake ORA-1 or ORA-2 would apply. These are also known to occur in Clark county. tracts are: Tract 4. Tract ~. I. 31 S., R. 23 W., I. 32 S. R. 23 W., Sec. 27, SW1/4NE1/4. 40 acres Sec. 18, NE1/4NW1/4. 40 acres This isolated tract is located about This isolated tract contains wetlands nine miles northwest of Ashland, Kansas. and is located approximately six miles The surface of this public land tract is northwest of the town of Ash 1and on an in the process of being patented to the unnamed intermittent tributary of the KDWP. The KDWP has identified this West Branch of Bear Creek. State-1 isted tract as having valuable wildlife threatened species known or likely to resources and has requested that no occur near streams and wetlands are the surface disturbing activities be checkered garter snake and the eastern allowed. The state-1 i sted threatened hognose snake. The state-listed New Mexico blind snake, Texas longnose threatened New Mexico blind snake, Texas snake and the Texas night snake are also longnose snake and the Texas night snake known to occur in Clark county. are also known to occur in Clark county. Should these tracts be leased, ORA-1 Tract 2, would apply to Tract 1, ORA-2 applies to I. 34 S., R. 24 W., all. ORA-4 applies to Tract 4 to protect Sec. 7, SW1/4SE1/4. 40 acres wildlife resources identified by the KDWP. LN-1 would apply to tracts 1 This isolated tract is located in the through 4. floodplain of Big Sandy Creek approximately one-half mile east of the CLAY COUNTY U.S. Highway 283 crossing. This tract contains wetland and riparian habitats T. 7S., R. 4E., on Big Sandy Creek. State-listed Sec. 7, NE1/4. 159 acres threatened species known or likely to occur near streams and wetlands are the This unleased tract is located on an checkered garter snake and the eastern unnamed tributary of West Fancy Creek hognose snake. The state-1 i sted approximately seven miles northeast of threatened New Mexico blind snake, Texas the city of Clay Center. Wetlands occur longnose snake and the Texas night snake on this tract. are also known to occur in Clark county. Should this tract be leased, ORA-2 would apply. 70 COMANCHE COUNTY Should Tract 1 become available, ORA-2 and ORA-4 would apply, ORA-2 would Comanche County contains approximately apply to Tracts 2 and 3. ORA-1 would 160 acres of split-estate minerals apply to Tract 3. LN-1 would apply to within three tracts. Three of these Tract 3 and ORA-4 would apply to Tract tracts possess surface values requiring 2 greater protection than STC provides. COWLEY COUNTY Tract 1. T. 34 S., R. 3 E., T. 31 s. I R. 16 w. I Sec. 7, lot 1. 0.38 acre Sec. 1, Lot 4. 39 acres This tract is located on the Arkansas This leased tract is located on North River at the town of Geuda Springs. The Elk Creek approximately 18 miles tract falls within both a floodplain and northeast of the town of Coldwater. wetland habitats. The Arkansas River Wetla.nds occur on this tract. The has been designated critical habitat by surface of this public land tract· is in the KDWP for the Arkansas river shiner the process of being patented to the (state-listed threatened species), the KDWP. The KDWP has identified this speckled chub (state-1 is ted endangered tract as having valuable wildlife species) and the bald eagle (state and resources and has requested that no Federal listed endangered species). The surface disturbing activities be surface of this public land tract is in allowed. the process of being patented to the KDWP. The KDWP has identified this Tract 2. tract as having valuable wildlife T. 34 S. , R. 16 W., resources and has requested that no Sec, 8, NW1/4SW1/4, SE1/4SW1/4. 80 acres surface disturbing activities be allowed. This unleased tract is located on an unnamed tributary of the Salt Fork of Should this tract be leased, ORA-1 and the Arkansas River approximately 17 ORA-2 apply. In addition to no su·rface miles southeast of the town of occupancy (ORA-4) restriction would Coldwater. Wetlands occur on this prevent oil and gas drilling activities tract. The surface of this public land on this site. LN-1 would also apply. tract is in the process of being patented to the KDWP. The KDWP has DECATUR COUNTY identified this tract as having valuable wildlife resources and has requested Tract 1. that no surface disturbing activities be T. 1 S., R. 27 W., allowed. Sec. 23, E1/2E1/2. 160 acres Tract 3. This unleased tract is located within T. 34S., R. 17W., the floodplain of Sappa Creek Sec. 11, SE1/4SE1/4. 40 acres approximately three miles south of Nebraska. This tract contains both This unleased tract is located within wetland and riparian habitat. the floodplain of the South Fork of the Arkansas River approximately 11 miles Tract 2. east of the town of Buttermilk. This T. 1 S., R. 29 W., tract contains a wetland and provides Sec. 1, SW1/4SE1/4. 40 acres habitat which may be suitable for the checkered garter snake, a state-1 isted Th 1s un 1eased tract is 1ocated threatened species. approximately two miles northeast of 71 Cedar Bluffs, Kansas and one mile south species are Federally 1 isted as of the Kansas/Nebraska state 1 i ne. The threatened by the USFWS. surface of this public land tract is in the process of being patented to the Tract 2. KDWP . The KDWP has identified this I. 13 S. , R. 20 E., tract as having valuable wildlife Sec. 7, M&B. 18 acres resources and has requested that no surface disturbing activities be This unleased tract has also been allowed. identified as possible habitat for Mead's milkweed. This tract is located Should these tracts be 1eased, ORA-l and within the city of Lawrence adjacent to ORA-2 apply to Tract 1, ORA-4 would the Haskel 1 Indian Jr. Col lege and apply to Tract 2. adjacent to KDWP's designated critical habitat identified for the northern IJON!f'HAN COUNTY crawfish frog (State of Kansas Threatened Species). T. 2 S., R. 19 E., Sec. 24, Lot 7. 3.68 acres Tract 3. I. 14 S., R. 20 E., This unleased tract 1 ies one-half mile Sec. 26, E1/2NE1/4. 80 acres east of the town of Highland on Mission Creek, a tributary of the Missouri This tract is located approximately two River. This tract contains wetlands. miles northeast of Baldwin City adjacent The surface of this public land tract is to State Lake. This tract contains in the process of being patented to the wetlands and riparian habitat along Coal KDWP. The KDWP has identified this Creek, a tributary of the · Wakarusa tract as having valuable wildlife River. This tract has been identified resources and has requested that no as potentially providing habitat for a surface disturbing activities be Federally 1 isted threatened species, allowed. Mead's milkweed. The wooded portion of this tract is near a known location for Should this tract be leased, ORA-2 and the state-listed threatened northern· ORA-4 applies. red bel 1y snake. The state-listed threatened western earth snake is also DCUGLAS COUNTY likely to occur on this tract. Douglas County contains five tracts of Tract 2 is not available for lease. It split-estate minerals totalling is located within the city 1 imits of approximately 472 acres, all unleased. Lawrence. Should tract 3 be leased, Three of these tracts contain surface ORA-2 applies, LN-1 applies to both resources which would require more than tracts 1 and 3. STC. These tracts are: Tract 1. I. 13 S., R. 18 E., Sec. 1, lots 1, 2, S1/2NE1/4. 158 acres This tract is located two miles west of the city of lawrence and one-half mile north of Clinton Lake. The KSNHP has identified the area of this tract as tallgrass prairie and possible habitat for Mead's milkweed and the western white-fringed prairie orchid. These 72 EDWARDS COUNTY Garden City. Section 10 contains a wetland. Sections 3 and 34 have been T. 26S., R. 20W., identified as possibly providing habitat Sec. 32, SW1/4SE1/4. 40 acres for the glossy snake, a state-listed threatened species. This section is a This is an unleased upland tract located part of a tract of 3000 acres of near the Arkansas River 13 miles contiguous Federal minerals. southwest of the town of Kinsley. The tract has been identified as valuable Tract 2. habitat by the KDWP, who owns the T. 25S., R. 33W., surface. The KDWP has requested that no Sec. 11, N1/2. 320 acres surface disturbing activities be allowed. Located near Garden City, this is a one half section upland tract adjacent to a Should this tract be leased, ORA-4 State Game Preserve (KDWP Refuge) which applies. supports a buffalo herd. This area is open to the regular Kansas hunting ELLIS COUNTY seasons subject to firearm restrictions. This portion of Kansas is known for T. 11 S. , R. 20 W. , excellent pheasant and quail hunting. Sec. 22, SE1/4SW1/4. 40 acres Tract 3. Th1s tract contains wetlands fanned by T. 24 S., R. 33 W., an unnamed tributary of the Saline River Sec. 18, Lot 4. 35 acres and i s located approximately nine miles north of the town of Ellis. This tract is located one and one-half miles south of the town of Holcomb and Should this tract be leased, ORA-2 provides potential habitat for the applies. glossy snake, the longnose snake, and the eastern spotted skunk. All three are FINNEY COUNTY state-listed threatened species. Finney County has approximately 9,279 Tract 4. acres of split-estate minerals contained T. 26 S., R. 34 W., in 18 tracts generally located in the Sec. 31, All. 640 acres southwest portion ·of the county. All split-estate tracts are situated This section is located approximately 18 entirely within a known gas field. All miles southwest of Garden City and but three tracts are leased. Portions contains wetlands. This section is a of the leased tracts have been part of a tract of 2880 acres of identified as containing wetlands or contiguous Federal minerals. providing threatened species habitat. These tracts are currently leased with Tract 1. STC. Should these tracts become T. 25 S., R. 34 W., available, Tracts 1 and 4 would be Sec. 34, SE1/4; 160 acres leased with ORA-2. In addition to ORA- T. 26 S., R. 34 W., 2 on Tracts 1 and 4, Tract 2 would be Sec. 10,; 640 acres re-offered with season of use Sec. 3, Lots 3, 4, S1/2NW1 / 4, S1/2. restrictions (ORA-3) from November 1, 601 acres through March 1. This would prevent oil Tract Total= 1,401 acres and gas drilling activities from disrupting the upland game seasons of This tract of split-estate is located the State. Tracts 1 and 3 would also be approximately 13 m1les southwest of subject to LN-1 . 73 FRANKLIN COUNTY applies. Should Section 21 become available, ORA-4 would also apply. I. 17 S., R. 20 E., Sec. 4, E1/2SW1/4, SE1/4NE1/4. 120 acres GREELEY COUNTY This tract is located approximately one Greeley County contains over 1,932 acres mile east of the U.S. Interstate Highway of split-estate minerals in 10 tracts. 35 crossing of the Marais des Cygnes Four of the unleased tracts contain River outside of the city of Ottawa. surface values which would require The tract has been identified as surface protect ion measures greater than possible habitat for the northern SIC. crawfish frog and the redbelly snake, a s tate- 11 sted threatened species. Tract 1. I. iSS., R. 4i W., Should this tract be leased, LN-1 would Sec. 11, NE1/4. 160 acres apply. This tract is located in the floodplain GEARY COUNTY of White Woman Creek approximately two miles northwest of the town of Horace. I. 11 S., R. 5 E., This unleased tract contains wetlands Sec. 22, Lot 6. 5. 7 acres formed by the creek. This unleased tract is located within Tract 2. the floodplain of the Republican River I. 20 S . , R. 42 W. , between Fort Riley and Mil ford Sec. 23, NE1/4. 160 acres Reservoir. The surface of this public land tract is in the process of being This tract is located approximately 14 patented to the KDWP. The KDWP has miles southwest of the town of Tribune. identified this tract as having valuable This unleased tract has been identified wildlife resources and has requested as containing wetlands by the USFWS's that no surface disturbing activities be National Wetland Inventory (NWI). allowed. Tract 3. Should this tract be leased, ORA-1 and I. 20 S. , R 42 S. , ORA- 4 app1 y. Sec. 3i, SE1/4. 160 acres GO\IE COUNTY This unleased tract is located approximately 19 miles southwes t of the T. 155., R. 26W., town of Tribune on an unnamed Sec. 20, NEi/4SEi/4; 40 acres intermittent stream. Wetlands are Sec . 2i, Wi/2NWi/4, NWi/4SW1/4.120 acres formed by the stream. Tract Total= 160 acres Tract 4. This tract located on Sand Creek, a I. 20 S. , R. 43 W., tributary of the Smoky Hill River, i s Sec. 11, Lot 2, E1/2SW1/4. 132 acres composed of an unleased 40 acre port ion and a leased 120 acre portion. The KDWP This tract located on the Colorado state is the surface owner and has identified 1 i ne 18 mi 1es southwest of the town of both portions as containing valuable Tribune, contains wetlands formed by an habitat. The KDWP has requested that no intermittent stream. surface disturbing activities be allowed. Should these tracts be leased, ORA-l applies to Tract 1, and ORA- 2 applies to Should section 20 be leased, ORA-4 all tracts. 74 HAMILTON COUNTY one mile downstream of the town of Syracuse. The river has been identified Hamilton County contains over 8,041 as state designated critical habitat for acres of split-estate minerals in 27 the flathead chub, 1 isted as threatened tracts generally Scattered across the by the KDWP. The surrounding area is south-central portion of the county. considered potential habitat for the longnose snake, also listed as Tract 1. threatened by the KOWP. The surface of T. 23 S., R. 42 W., this public land tract is in the process Sec. 28, Lot 5. 8.1 acres of being patented to the KDWP. The KDWP has identified this tract as having Tract 2. valuable wildlife resources and has T. 23 S., R. 42 W., requested that no surface disturbing Sec. 34, Lot 1. 27 . 3 acres activities be allowed. Both tracts are located in the Arkansas Tract 5. River floodplain about four miles east T. 24 S., R. 40 W., of the town of Coolidge. The Arkansas Sec. 20, S1/2NW1/4. 80 acres River forms a wetland on these tracts and the river has been identified as This leased upland tract is located state designated critical habitat for approximately one mile south of the town the flathead chub, 1 i sted by the KDWP as of Syracuse. The tract has been a threatened species. The USFWS identified by the KSNHP as possible recognizes the significance of the habitat for the longnose snake, a state- Arkansas River and its tributaries for 1 i sted threatened species. numerous 1i sted and candidate species. The surface of these public land tracts Tract 6. are in the process of being patented to T. 26 S., R. 41 W., the KDWP. The KDWP has identified these Sec. 2, Lots 3 and 4. 137 acres tracts as having valuable wildlife resources and has requested that no Tract is unleased split-estate surface disturbing activities be minerals located on the headwaters of an allowed. unnamed tributary of North Bear Creek approximately 10 miles south of the Tract 3. town of Syracuse one-half mile west of T. 24S., R. 42W., U.S. Highway 270. The tract has been Sec. 14, NE1/4, N1/2NW1/4,N1/2NE1/4. identified as a wetland by the USFWS's 320 acres NWI. This· unleased tract is located Tract 7. approximately seven miles west of the T. 24 S., R. 41 W., town of Syracuse on an unnamed Sec. 22, N1/2. 320 acres intermittent tributary of the Arkansas River about two miles above the This tract is located approximately two confluence with the river. The tract miles south of the town of Syracuse and contains wetlands formed by the stream one mile east of U.S. Highway 270. This and identified by the USFWS NWI. upland tract provides possible habitat for the longnose snake, a state-listed Tract 4. threatened species. T. 24 S., R. 40 W., Sec. 20, Lot 1. 11 acres This leased tract is located in the Arkansas River floodplain approximately 75 Tract 8. Should these tracts be leased, ORA-2 T. 21 S., R. 42 W., applies. Sec. 4, Lots 1 to 4, inclusive, S1/2NE1/4., S1/2NW1/4. 329 acres J AC KSON COUNTY This unleased tract ·identified as a Jackson County contains two tracts of wetland by the USFWS NWI is 1ocated split-estate minerals both unleased and approximately five miles east of the containing wetlands. Colorado state line on the Greeley county l i ne. The wetland is formed by Tract 1. the headwaters of an un named T. 7S., R. 14E., intermittent stream. Sec. 14, SWi / 4NE1/4,S1/2SE1/4NE1/4. 60 acres Should these tracts be leased, ORA-1 would apply to Tracts 1, 2 and Tract 4 Th i s tract is l ocated on an unnamed should i t become available for lease, tributary of Banner Creek approximately ORA-2 applies to Tracts 1, 2, 3, 6 and three miles southwest of the town of 8. I n addition, LN-1 would apply to Holton. Tract 1 contains wetlands Tracts 1, 2, 4, 5 and 7. ORA-4 would formed by the creek. apply to Tracts 1 and 2 and should Tract 4 become available ORA-4 would also Tract 2. apply. T. 6 S., R. 14 E., Sec. 12, SE1/4SW1/4. 40 acres HASKELL COUNTY This tract i s located on the unnamed All 3,288 acres of split-estate minerals south fork of Straight Creek about five within Haskell County are currently miles northwest of the town of Holton under lease. These Federal mi nerals are three miles west of U.S. Highway 75. A generally contained in five tracts wetland and riparian area occur at this located in the northwest corner of the site. county. Two of these tracts have been identified as containing wetlands. Should these tracts be leased, ORA-2 applies. Tract 1. T. 27 S., R. 34 W. , JEFFERSON COUNTY Sec. 12, All. 640 acres Tract 1. This tract located six miles west of T. 11 S., R. 19 E., U.S. Highway 83 approximately 22 miles Sec. 2, S1 / 2SEV4; 80 acres north of the town of Sub 1et contains a Sec. 11, N1 / 2NE1/4. 80 acres playa lake identified as a wetland by Tract Total= 160 acres the US FWS NWI. This 160 acre tract of unleased split Tract 2. estate minerals i s located on Plum Creek T. 27 S., R. 34 W., approximately one and one-half .miles Sec. 15, NE1/4. 160 acres above its confl uence with Mud Creek, a tributary of the Kansas River. This located approximately eight miles west tract contains a wetland formed by Plum of U.S. Highway 83 and about 28 miles Creek as well as riparian habitat. north of the town of Satanta, this tract contains a playa Take ident Hied as a wet 1 and by the USFWS NWI. 76 Tract 2. KEARNY COUNTY T. 11 S. , R. 16 E., Sec. 25, M&B; 34 acres Located i n the southwest part of t he Sec. 24, M&B. 40 acres State, Kearny County contai ns over Tract Total = 74 acres 18,853 acres of split-estate mi nerals w1thin 37 t racts. Four of the tract s This wetland tract located in the Kansas· have been i dentified as possessing Ri ver floodplain is one-half mile south values requi ring special considerations. of the city of Shawnee. The Kansas The currently leased tracts and/or Ri ver has been designated by the KDWP as portions of tracts would requi re critical habitat for the flathead chub, app 1 i cat ion of the necessa ry a state-listed threatened species. stipulations and notices should they terminate and be re-offered. Should these t racts be leased, ORA-2 applies to Tract 1. ORA-1, ORA-2 and Tract 1. LN-1 apply to Tract 2. T. 22 S., R. 35 W. , Sec. 36, SE 1/4. 160 acres J EWELL COUNTY This leased t ract of minerals i s located on the Amazon Ditch approxi mately seven T. 3 S., R. 6 W., miles north of the town of Deerfield. Sec. 14, W1/2NE1/4NW1/4,NW1 / 4NW1/4. The USFWS NW I has identified this tract 62 acres as containi ng a wetland. This tract of unleased mi nerals is Tract 2. located on Marsh Creek along U.S. T. 25 S., R. 38 W., Highway 36 approximately one mile east sec. 31 , NE1 / 4. 160 acres of the town of Formoso. This tract contains a wetland formed along Marsh Located approximately six miles due Creek. south of t he town of Kanda 11 , this un 1eased tract conta 1ns the headwaters Should this tract be leased, ORA-2 of an unnamed intermittent stream applies. identified by the USFWS NWI as being a wet land. J OHNSON COUNTY Tract 3. T. 12 S., R. 22 E., T. 22 S. , R. 36 W., Sec. 35, W1/2W1/2SW1/ 4, SE1/4NE1/4, Sec. 10, SE1/4 (unleased); 160 acres E1 / 2SW1/4. 160 acres Sec. 14, NW1/4 (leased); 160 acres Sec. 15, SE1 / 4 (leased). 160 acres This tract is located along unnamed, Tract Total= 480 acres intermittent t ributaries of the Kansas Ri ver about 1 mile south of the town of These three quarter sections form a Cedar and along the north side of Kansas contiguous tract of split-estate State Highway 10. Wetlands are present mi nerals located on James Draw, on this tract. Upland woods on this approximately 13 miles north of the town tract may be habitat for the state of Lakin and one mile east of Kansas listed threatened norther n redbelly State Highway 25. Each portion contains snake. a wetland associated wi th James Draw. Should this tract be leased, ORA- 2 and LN-1 would apply. 77 Tract 4. KINGMAN COUNTY T. 26 S., R. 37 W., Sec. 10, All. 640 acres T. 30 S., R. 5 W., Sec. 6, lot 2. 16.9 acres This section of leased split-estate minerals is a portion of a 1600 acre This tract is located approximately tract located on State Highway 25 about three miles west of the town of Norwich 10 miles south of the town of Lakin. and contains the headwaters of an This section contains a portion of Bear unnamed intermittent stream. Creek which forms a wetland. Should this tract would be ava11able for Tract 5. lease. ORA-2 appl 1es. T. 25 S, R. 37 W., Sec. 30, Lots 3, 4, S1/2NE1/4, LANE COUNTY E1/2SW1/4 and SE1/4. 400 acres lane County, situated in a region of the This leased tract of minerals 1 ies about state with many playa lakes, contains six miles southeast of Kendall, Kansas. approximately 1160 acres of split-estate The surface of this public land tract is minerals within ten tracts. Half of in the process of being patented to the these have been identified as possessing KDWP. The KDWP has identified this values warranting protection greater tract as having valuable w1ldlife than afforded by STC. resources and has requested that no Tract 1. surface disturbing activities be T. 16 S., R. 29 W., allowed. Sec. 3, SE1/4SE1/4; 40 acres Sec. 10, NE1/4NE1/4. 40 acres Tract 6. Tract Total: 80 acres T. 24 S., R. 38 W., Sec. 28, SE1/4NW1/4. 40 acres This unleased tract 1 ies along the west side of Kansas State Highway 23 This leased tract of minerals 1 ies about approximately five miles north of its 2.5 m11es east of Kendall, Kansas, south junction with Kansas State Highway 4. of US Highway 50. The surface of this This tract contains wetlands formed by pub11c land tract is in the process of an unnamed intermittent tributary of being patented to the KDWP. The KDWP Cheyenne Creek. has identified this tract as having valuable wildlife resources and has Tract 2. requested that no surface disturbing T. 16S., R. 28W., activities be allowed. Sec. 12, E1/2SE1/4. 80 acres Should al 1 unleased tracts or unleased Tract 2, located approximately two miles portions of tracts be leased, ORA-2 northwest of the town of Pendennis, applies. ORA- 2 would be applied to contains a perennial wetland associated currently leased tracts or leased with a reservoir constructed on an portions of tracts should those leases unnamed intermittent tributary of the terminate and the lands be re-offered Smoky Hill River. for lease. ORA- 4 would apply to Tracts 5 and 6 should they become available. Tract 3. T. 16S., R. 27W., Sec. 4, S1/2SW1/4. 80 acres This tract is located approximately three mi 1es north of the town of Pendennis and contains wetlands formed 78 by the headwaters of an unnamed This tract contains wetlands associated intermittent tributary of the Smoky Hill with the creek. River. Tract 3. Tract 4. T. 8 S., R. 24 E., T. 16S., R. 28W., Sec. 24, PARCEL "1"; 9.4 acres Sec. 11, SE1/4NW1/4, E1/2SW1/4. Sec. 24,· M&B. 33.4 acres ,20 acres Tract Total= 42.8 acres This tract located approximately three This tract is located on the Missouri miles northwest of the town of River within the City of Leavenwort h Pendennis, contai ns wet 1ands ·formed by north of U. S. Highway 73. The KDWP and the headwaters of two intermittent USFWS have identified the Missouri River unnamed tributaries of the Smoky Hi 11 as endangered species habitat for River. several state and Federal SSS. These species include the pallid sturgeon Tract 5. (state and Federal endangered) 1 flathead T. HSS., R. 27W., chub (state threatened), s1lverband Sec. 12, W1/2NE1/4, NW1/4, 240 acres shiner (state threatened), chestnut lamprey (state threatened) and the This leased tract located approximately sicklefin chub (state endangered). feu r mi 1 es northeast of the town of Pendennis contains wet lands formed by an Tract 4. unnamed tributary of the Smoky Hill T. 12 S., R. 20 E., River. Sec. 15, M&B, NE1/4SW1/4,NE1/4SE1 / 4 . 120 acres Should tracts ,_4 be leased, ORA-2 appl 1es. Should Tract 5 become Tract 4 lies between Union Pacific available, ORA-2 would apply. Railroad (U . S . Highway 40/24) and Interstate Highway 70 1 8 miles west of LEAVENWORTH COUNTY the town of Li nwood. The KSNHP has identified the area near this tract as Leavenworth County contains 446 acres of having potential habitats for the split-estate minerals in ten tracts western white-fringed prairie orchid and scattered throughout the county. All Mead's milkweed, both Federally listed split-estate tracts are unleased. as threatened species. A southeastern tallgrass prairie area known as Big Tract,, Springs occurs within 3 miles of this T. 8 s. I R, 21 E. I tract. Sec. ·29, M&B. 47.6 acres Tract 5. This tract is located approximately two T. 9S., R. 20E., miles southeast of the town of Easton 1 Sec. 2, N1/2SE1/4. 78 acres and contains wetlands formed by an unnamed tributary of Stranger Creek, a This tract is approximately 2.5 miles tributary of the Kansas Ri ver. north-northwest of the town of Springdale, adjacent to a paved county Tract 2. road. The KSN HP has identified th1s T. 9 S., R. 21 E., area as possible habitat for the Sec. 33, M&B. 58 acres redbelly snake, a species listed as threatened by the KDWP. This tract is located in the floodplain of Stranger Creek approximately seven Shou ld these t racts be leased, ORA-2 miles north of the town of Tonganoxie. applies to Tracts 1 and 2, ORA-1 applies 79 to Tract 2. Tract 3 would not be by the creek. The KDWP has identified available for lease due to its l ocation thi s tract as containing potential within the Leavenworth city limits. habitat for t he state-listed threatened LN-1 wou)d apply to Tracts 4 and 5. northern crawfi sh frog. lINN COUNTY Should these tracts be leased 1 ORA-1 appl 1es to Tracts 1 and 2 ; ORA-2 app 1 ies Li nn County contains approximately 484 to all. LN-1 would apply to all three acres of split-estate minerals with1n tracts. three tracts. LOGAN COUNTY Tract 1. T. 19 S. , R. 24 E. , Logan County contains eleven tracts of Sec. 19 1 Lot 4; 29 acres split-estate minerals totalling Sec. 30 1 Lots 1 and 3. 115 acres approximately 865 acres. Several of Tract Total: 144 acres these tracts provide threatened species habitat or wetlands. Tract 1 11es within the floodplain of the Marais des Cygnes River near its Tract 1. confluence with Middle Creek. A wetland T. 15 S. , R. 32 W., occurs on this tract. The KSNHP and the Sec. 1, NE1/4SW1/4. 40 acres KDWP have identified potential habitats for four state-1 isted threatened species Tract 2. on and in the vicinity of Tract 1. The T. 15 s., R. 32 W., broadhead skink 1 eastern newt, northern Sec. 11, S1 / 2SW1/4, W1/2SE1/4. 160 acres crawfish frog and redbelly snake have all been 1 isted as threatened species by These two tracts are located within one the KOWP . mile of each other on the same unnamed tr1 butary of the Smoky Hil 1 River Tract 2. approximately 24 miles due south of the T. 22 S., R. 23 E., town of Oakley. Tract 1 lies within the Sec. 8 1 M&B; 60 acres floodplain of t he river and Tract 2 Sec. 17 1 Lots 1, 2, E1/2NW1/4 , contains a wetl and at the headwaters of W1/2NE1/4 . 240 acres the tributary. Tract Total:: 300 acres Tract 3. Tract 2 lies within the floodplain T. 13 S., R. 37 W., created by the confluence of Little Sec. 30 1 Lot 9; 1.1 acre Sugar Creek and the south Fork of Little Sec. 31 1 Lots 6 and 7. 23.8 acres Sugar Creek approximately four miles T. 14 S., R. 37 W., west of Mound City. The creeks form Sec. 26, SE1/4NE1/4. 40 acres wet lands which provide riparian habitat. T. 15 S., R. 37 W., The KDWP has identified this tract as Sec. 8, N1/2NE1/4. 80 acres containing potential habitat for the state-1 isted threatened northern These tracts are all located within the crawfish frog. southwest corner of the county, an area designated by the KDWP as critical Tract 3. habitat for the western green toad, a T. 23 S. , R. 23 E., state-1 isted t hreatened species. The Sec. 15, NW1/4NE1/4. 40 acres portions of this tract described i n Sections 30 and 31 are public land This · tract 1ocated on Lost Creek surface which is in the process of being approximate 1y six miles south-southwest patented to the KDWP. The KDWP has of Hound City contains wetlands formed identified these lands in Sections 30 80 and 31 as having valu!.ble w11d1ife Should these tracts be leased, ORA-1 resources and has requested that no applies to Tract 1, ORA-2 applies t o surface disturbing activities be Tract 2. allowed. MEADE COUNTY Tract 4. T. 14S., R. 32W., Meade County contains fifteen tracts Sec • . 14, SW1/4NW1/4. 40 acres with over 1, 512 acres of split-estate minerals scat tered over the southern This tract is located about 19 miles half of the county. south of Oakley, Kansas adjacent to U.S. Highway 83. The surface of this public Tract 1. land tract is in the process of being T.31S. , R. 26W., patented to the KOWP. The KDWP has Sec. 25, Lots 5 and 6. 17.4 acres identified this tract as having valuable wildlife resources and has requested Tract 1 1 ies on Gyp Creek approximately that no surface disturbing activities be 12 miles east of the town of Meade and allowed. two m11es north of U.S. Highway 160. Gyp Creek forms a wetland at this Should these tracts be leased, ORA-1 location. The KDWP has identified this applies to Tract 1, ORA-2 applies to tract as contai ning habitat suitable for Tract 2. LN-1 would apply to Tract 3 and the stata-l isted threatened eastern ORA-4 would apply to Tract 4 and lands hognose sna ke and checkered gart er in Sections 30 and 31 of Tract 3. snake. MARSHALL COUNTY Tract 2. T. 33S., R. 29W., Marshal 1 County contains approximately Sec. 3, E1/2SW1/4; 80 acres 160 acres of split- estate minerals Sec. 10, W1/2NE1/4, E1/2NW1/4. 160 acres located in three unleased tracts, two of Tract Total= 240 acres which possess surface resource values in need of greater. than STC should they be Tract 2 consists of a leased portion i n leased. section 3 and an unleased portion 1n section 10. This tract is located e ight Tract 1. miles southwest of the town of Meade on T. 2S.,R.6E., an unnamed t ri butary of a state lake. Sec. 1, Lot 1. 39 acres Both parcels contain wetlands formed by the stream. Tract two has been This tract is located in the f l oodplain identified by the KSNHP and the KDWP as of an unnamed tributary of Horseshoe possible habi tat for five state-listed Creek about four miles northwest of the threatened species, the longnose snake, town of Marysville. the Texes b 1 i nd snake, the eastern hog nose snake, checkered garter snake Tract 2. and the Arkansas darter. T. 3 S., R. 10 E., Sec. 11, NW1/4SW1/4. 40 acres Tract 3. T. 34S., R. 27W., This tract is 1ocated on an unnamed Sec. 15, S1 / 2SE1/4; SO acres tributary of the North Fork of the Black Sec. 22, NE i/4, N1/2SE1/4. 240 acres Vermillion River, five miles north of Tract Total= 320 acres the town of Vermillion, and contains wetlands. This unleased tract is located on an unnamed tributary of Crooked Creek approximatel y 14 miles south of the town 81 of Meade. Wetlands occur on this tract three state-1 isted threatened species, in association with the tributary. The the Texas blind snake, the eastern KOWP has · identified this tract as hognose snake and the checkered garter potential habitat for two state-listed snake. threatened species, the eastern hognose snake and the checkered garter snake. Tract 7. T. 33 S., R. 28 W., Tract 4. Sec. 28, SW1/4SE1/4 . 40 acres T. 34 S., R. 26 W., Sec. 13, Lots 5 and 6; 3.5 acres Tract 7 1 ies 10 miles south and 1. 5 Sec. 25, lots 5 and 6. 2.4 acres miles west of Meade, Kansas. The surface Tract Total::: 5.9acres of this public land tract is in the process of being patented to the KDWP . This is a narrow strip tract five miles The KOWP has identified this tract as long located approximately 16 miles having valuable wildlife resources and southeast of the town of Meade. The two has requested that no surface disturbing sect 1ens 1 i sted cant a in wet 1ends formed activities be allowed. According to the by two different intermittent streams. KOWP this tract also contains habitat The KDWP has identified this tract as su itable for the state-listed threatened potential habitat for two state-listed species, the eastern hognose snake and threatened species, the eastern hognose the checkered garter snake. snake and the checkered garter snake. Tract 8. Tract 5. T. 34 S., R. 30 W., T.35S.,R.29W., Sec. 19, Lot 3. 38.78 acres Sec. 6, Lot 2, SE1/4NW1/4 (unleased) . 80 acres Tract 8 1 ies on the Seward/Meade County T. 35 S., R. 30 W., line about 14 miles south of Plains, Sec. 1, NE1/4 (leased). 160 acres Kansas. The surface of this public land Tract Total:: 240 acres tract is in the process of being patented to the KDWP. The KDWP has This tract containing both leased and identified this tract as having valuable unleased sections is located two miles wildlife resources and has requested north of the Cimarron River and one mile that no surface disturbing activities be west of Kansas State Highway 23. The allowed. According to the KDWP this area in Section 6 contains wetlands tract also contains habitat suitable for formed by an unnamed tributary of the the state-listed threatened species, the river while the leased tract has been eastern hognose snake and the checkered identified as possessing habitat garter snake. favorable for the occurrence of three state- listed threatened species, the Should these tracts be leased, ORA-2 Texas blind snake, eastern hognose snake applies to Tracts 1-5, should the leased and the checkered garter snake. section of Tract 2 become available ORA- 2 applies. LN-1 applies to all tracts. Tract 6. ORA-4 applies to Tracts 7 and 8. T. 34 S., R. 30 W., Sec. 32, N1/2S1/2. 160 acres MITCHELL COUNTY This unleased tract 1 ocated T. 7S., R. 7W., approximately one mile north of the Sec. 32, SWi/4. 160 acres Cimarron River and six miles west of Kansas State Highway 23, has been This unleased tract is located on Laban identified as possessing habitat Creek a tributary of the Solomon River possibly favorable for the occurrence of approximately three miles south of the 82 creek's confluence near the town of Should this tract be leased, ORA-1 and Beloit. Wetlands occur on this tract as ORA-2 would apply. well as riparian habitat. PHILLIPS COUNTY Should this tract be leased, ORA-2 applies. T. 1 S., B. 17 W., Sec. 8, N1/2E1/4, S1/2.SW1/4NE1/4. MORRIS COUNTY 100 acres T. 14 S., B. 6 E., located one mile south of Nebraska and Sec. 4, W1/2SW1/4; 80 acres three miles east of U.S. Highway 183, Sec. 5, Lots 3, 4, SW1 / 4NE1/4, this tract sits on an unnamed tributary S1/2NW1/4, W1/2SE1/4, SE1/4SE1/4. of Crystal Creek. Wetlands occur on 362 acres this tract. Tract Total= 442 acres Should this tract be leased, ORA-2 This tract l ies in the floodplain of appl ies. ClarKs Creek in the corrmunity of Skiddy approximately three miles east of U.s. REPUBLIC COUNTY Highway 77. Wetlands are formed by the creek on this tract. T.2S.,R.5W., Sec. 12, W1/2SE1/4, SE1/4SE1/4. Should this tract be leased, ORA-1 and 110 acres 2 apply. This unleased tract lies in the NORTON COUNTY floodplain of the Republican River two miles south of the town of Republic. T. 4 S., R. 21 W., Sec. 7, W1/2SW1/4; 160 acres Should this tract be leased, ORA- 1 Sec. 18, N1/2N1/2. 158 acres applies. Tract Total= 318 acres RILEY COUNTY These tracts together with an adjoining 80 acres are an unleased tract located Tract 1. on an unnamed tributary to Big Dutchman T. 10 s. 1 R. 7 E. I lake. Wetlands occur on this tract Sec. 15, N1/2SW1/4. 80 acres formed by the stream. This unleased tract 1ies on the head Should this tract be l eased, ORA-2 waters of an unnamed tributary of applies. Wildcat Creek one mile west of the City of Manhattan. The tract is located in the floodplai n of the creek and wetlands occur at t hi s site. T. 16 s., R. 15 E., Sec. 11, Lot 1, E1/2NW1/4. 110 acres Tract 2. T. 11 S., R. 6 E., This tract is adjacent to and may be Sec. 13, M&B; 50 acres partially contained within the boundary T. 11 S., B. 7 E., of Pomona lake (5 miles east and 3 miles Sec. 18, M&B . 27 acres north of Osage City). Pomona Lake and Tract Tot a 1= 71 acres an unnamed tributary of Coyote Creek have contributed to the presence of a This unleased tract is located in the floodplain and wetland habitats on this floodplain of the Republican Ri ver one tract. mile south of the town of Ogden and i s 83 adjacent to Fort Riley. The river forms Tract 2. a wetland at this location. The surface T. 16S., R. 33W., of this public land tract is in the Sec. 24, NW1/4NW1/4. 40 acres process of being patented to the KDWP. The KDWP has identified this tract as located 12 miles north of Scott City, having valuable wi1dlife resources and Tract 2 is adjacent to state designated has requested that no surface disturbing critical habitat for the Scott riffle activities be allowed. beetle, a species classified as threatened by the KDWP. If l~ased, ORA- 1 and ORA-2 apply to Should these tracts be leased, ORA-1 and both. ORA- 4 would apply to Tract 2. ORA- 2 apply to Tract 1. ORA- 3 applies to Tract 1. A season of use restriction SAL! NE COUNTY from October 15, through March 1, would minimize oil and gas drilling activities T. 15S., R. 3W., on the uplands. lN-1 would apply to Sec. 19, M&B (leased). 121 acres Tract 2. T. 15 S., R. 4 W., SEWARD COUNTY Sec. 24, M&B (Unleased). 100 acres Tract Total= 221 acres Seward County contains over 1,063 acres in 20 tracts over half of which are These adjoining tracts are located on leased. several tracts within the the Missouri Pacific Railroad right-of county provide habitat or contain way along an unnamed creek near the town surface resources worthy of additional of Smolan. The creek forms wetlands protection. which encompass both tracts. Tract 1. ORA-2 would aPply to both the unleased T. 33S., R. 32W., parcel and the leased parcel. Sec. 25, SW1/4SW1/4; 40 acres Sec . 26, SE1/4SE1/4. 40 ac res SCOTT COUNTY Tract Total= 80 acres Scott County contains 540 acres of This tract is located 10 miles northeast split-estate minerals within five of the city of liberal on U.S . Highway tracts, two of which posses surface 54, and adjacent to the Cimarron River values needing protection greater than which has been designated by the KDWP as provided by STC. critical habitat for the state-listed threatened species, Arkansas darter, and Tract 1. the state-11 sted endangered Arkansas T. 20 S., R. 31 W., river shiner. The state- listed Sec. 20, NE1/4, N1/2SW1/4. 240 acres threatened species, the flathead chub is also known to occur in the Cimarron This tract lies approximately 14 miles river. south-southeast of Scott City, and seven miles east of U.S. Highway 83. This Tract 2. area of Kansas contains numerous T, 34 S., R. 31 W., 1ntermittent (playa) lakes which are Sec. 7, Lot 2, SE1/4NW1/4. 78 acres important for migrating waterfowl during the fall and spring. This tract lies This leased tract of split-estate within a playa lake. A portion of the minerals is located on the headwaters of NWNE is upland. This tract is unleased. an unnamed tributary of the Cimarron River about nine miles northeast of the city of Liberal. A wetland formed by the tributary occurs at this location. 84 Tract 3. would apply to Tract 6. T. 33 S. , R. 32 W. , Sec. 35, SE1 / 4SW1/4 , SW 1/4SE1 / 4; SMITH COUNTY NW1 / 4NW1/4 . 120 acres T. 2 S., R. 11 W., These unleased tracts within the same Sec. 14, SW1/4. 160 acres section possibly contain habitat for the longnose snake, a state-listed This unleased tract is located on White threatened species. This section is Rock Creek and along U.S. Highway 281 located six miles southwest of the town approximately four miles north of the of Kismet on U.S. Highway 54 . town of Lebanon . Wetlands and riparian areas occur on this tract . Tract 4. Should this tra:ct be leased, ORA-2 would T. 31 S., R. 34 W., apply. Sec. 21, NE1/4NW1/4. 40 acres STANTON COUNTY This leased tract located in the Cimarron River floodplain three miles T. 29 S., R. 43 W., south of the point where U.S. Highway 56 Sec. 15, SE1/4SW1/4. 40 acres crosses the river, contains a wetland. The river has been designated critical Located six miles west of the town of habitat by the state of Kansas for the Manter and three miles north of U.S. Arkansas da rter, state-1 1sted Highway 160, this unleased tract threatened spec1 es. contains wetlands formed by Bear Creek, an intermittent stream. Tract 5. T. 33 S. , R. 31 W., Should this tract be leased, ORA-2 would Sec. 32, NE1/4NE1/4, SE1/4SE1/4. apply. 80 acres WABAUNSEE COUNTY These leased tracts are located four miles south of the town of Kismet and T. 10 S., R. 10 E., are situated on the headwaters of an Sec. 10, Lot 11 ; 1 . 3 acres unnamed intermittent tributary of the Sec. 15, Lot 13. 3, 7 acres Cimarron River. Both parcels have been Tract Tot a 1= 5. 0 acres classified as floodplains and contain wetlands. This tract is located in the floodplain of the Kansas River about one-half mile Tract 6. east of the point where Kansas State T. 35 S., R. 31 W., Highway 99 crosses the river. The Sec. 9, W1/2NE1/4. 80 acres Kansas River, in the area of this tract, has been identified as providing habitat Tract 6 lies 11.5 miles east of liberal, for the bald eagle, a Federally listed Kansas. The surface of this public land threatened species. This tract contains tract is being transferred to the KDWP. wetland areas. The KDWP has identified this tract as having valuable wildlife resources and Should this tract be leased, ORA-1, ORA- has requested that no surface disturbing 2 and LN- 1 apply. activities be allowed. Should these tracts be leased, ORA-1 would apply to Tracts 3, 4, and 5. ORA- 2 would apply to Tracts 2-5. LN-1 would app 1y to Tracts 1 , 3, and 4 and ORA-4 85 WALLACE COUNTY east of the town of Mahaska one and one half miles south of Nebraska. Wetlands Wallace COunty contains over 989 acres occur on this tract. of split- estate minerals in six un leased tracts. Half of these tracts possess Should this tract be leased, ORA-2 would surface values or resources which would apply. require protect ion greater than provided by STC should they be leased. WI CHIT A COUNTY Tract 1. T. 11 S., R. 40 W., T. 16 S., R. 37 W., Sec. 20, E1/2NE1/4, W1/2. 400 acres Sec. 24, 51/2. 320 acres Located approximatel y two miles west of This unleased tract is located along Kansas State Highway 27 and 13 miles Kansas State Highway 25 ten miles north north of the town of Sharon Springs, of the town of Leoti , on an unnamed this tract contains wetlands formed by intermittent tributary of Ladder Creek. an unnamed intermittent tributary of Wetlands have been identified as Turkey Creek. occurring on this tract. Tract 2. Should this tract be leased, ORA-2 T. 15 S . , R. 38 W., would apply. Sec. 32, SE1/4. 160 acres Tract 2, located approximately 16 miles southeast of the town of Sharon Springs, 1 ies in the southeast quarter of the county, an area designated by the KDWP as critical habitat for the western green toad a state-listed threatened species. Tract 3. T. 11 S., R. 43 W. , Sec. 12, NE1/4. 160 acres Located approximately 21 miles northwest of the town of Sharon Springs, nearly on the Colorado state 1 ine, Tract 3 contains a wetland formed by an unnamed intermittent tributary of the North Fork of the Smoky Hi 11 River. Should these tracts be leased, ORA-2 would apply to Tracts 1 and 3. LN-1 would apply to Tract 1. WASHINGTON COUNTY T. 1 S., R. 1 E. , Sec. 11, SE1/4. 160 acres This unleased tract is located on the headwaters of an unnamed tributary of Bowman Creek, approximately three miles 86 PLAN IMPLEMENTATION AND MONITORING Imolementing The plan Changing The plan The approved Kansas RMP provides the The Plan may be changed, if necessary framework and guidelines for making through amendment. Monitoring and specific management decisions for the evaluation findings, new data, and new planning area for the next 15 years. or revised policies will be evaluated to Implementation of the management determine if there is a need for an decisions contained within the Kansas amendment. Any change in circumstances RMP is considered complete with RMP or conditions which affect the scope, approval. A11 future resource terms, or conditions of the RMP may management authorizations and actions, warrant an amendment. In all cases, a including budget proposals, w111 conform proposed action that does not conform to with the Approved Kansas RMP. the RMP, or was not addressed by the RMP and warrants further consideration Moni~oring The Plan before an RMP revision is scheduled would require an amendment. Generally Monitoring provides a record of the an RMP amendment is site specific or progress made in implementing the RMP. involves only one planning issue. This monitoring record contains information for use in evaluating the A plan revision, if necessary would Plans effectiveness and usefulness in involve the preparation of a new RMP for the management of public resources. the ent 1 re p 1anni ng area. Plan monitoring wi 11 be performed by periodic managerial review to ensure Public Inyolvement that all land-use management decisions conform to the Plan and to the Public opinion, input and involvement established guidelines. On-the-ground has been sought throughout the planning actions resulting from management and decision making process. Public decisions will be monitored by agency participation was documented in detail personnel to establish how effective the in Chapter 5 of the Proposed RMP/FEIS. management measures are at minimi zing An annua 1 RMP summary document wi 11 be environmental impacts. Where such prepared to inform the public of the management measures are found to be progress made in plan implementation. ineffective through man i tori ng, these This summary will also describe the measures will be revised through the RMP results of monitoring and evaluation of amendment process. the effectiveness of the RMP decisions concerning protect ion of the environment. All persons on the RMP mailing list will be sent copies of the RMP summary documents. 87 APPENDICES J l APPENDIX 1 KANSAS SPLIT ESTATE Unleased Split Estate ...... •...... 1-1 Leased Split Estate ...... •...... 1-7 A- 1 KANSAS SPLIT ESTATE (UNLEASED) COOHIY TOVHRHGSMSUBO! m !OH ACRE•G EHIRRL coum JOIRRHGSHSUBOI VISIOR ACRE,GEH IRRL sw SRIP CHHEHHE IS lOiS LOII ·i,SI/2SI/2,Rl/2Rl/2,SiSi, 60U60HL ucooNTYmEM Sl/2SE AL LE R 25S lBE!OSfl/4 w.ooo•cQ CHErEHNE IS 40W6 m 610.SSOALL u Subtotal n CREIERNE IS .40W7 LOI1,1,REL/i,S!Hi,fl/1Si,Sfl/4 W.JOOHL 100.000 CHEVERNE IS ma il/lRil/i,RiSi 120.000All CHHENHE IS ~on Sl/2HE,El/1Ri,SE!/l 310.000All UCODMTYATCHTSOII CHEVERNE IS Uil Sil/4 160.000All AICH!Sll 6S !1ES6 1il/l SO .OOOACQ CHEVEHRE IS Uil!Rl/1,RESE 36 0.000ALL usubtotal n CHEIEHRE IS llil1RiRi ~0. OOOALL 30,000 CHHEHHE IS HWHHEHW 40.000All CHHENNE IS Uii Sl/1Sil/4 aO.OOOALL UC0DHTYUAB£R CHEIERRE IS HWS LOT 2 u.mALL BARBER sss 15 1 8 SESE -40.000ALL CHEJERNE IS HW9 NfNW 40.0000&E 8AR8ER S5 S HW3 SiN I 40.000060 CREIENRE IS ili9 RE!/4 HO.OOOALL u Subtotal n CHEIERNE IS ili11Sil/4 HO.OOOAll 80.000 CHEYENNE IS 42WHSW1/4,Wl/2Sfl/-4 240.000All UCOOHTYBOORBOII CREIENNE IS ilil1Rl/1Ri,SiSi,SERE ,E l/2SE HO. OOOH L 800R801< liS llESOE1/2Sfl/4 SO .OOOACQ CHEHHHE IS 42i18fl/1Hf,Sl/ 2SE,RESE 200.000Al l !OUR! OJ< 26S 14Ei RiSi,il/2Si!/4Si!/4 6UOOACQ CHEIENRE IS HW29LOT1 4UOOALl BOORBOH 26S 2415 Sfl/4 160.000~Q CH EIE NR E IS 42iS4El/2RE,SiR E, RiRi HO.OOOAll USubtotaltt CHEIERNE 2S !715 LOI 1,RESE 80.270All 300.000 CHEYENNE 1S l8 116RE1/4 HO.OOOACQ HCOUNTY BAOVN CHEIENHE 2S llii Sl/1Sil/l,fl/2SE1/4 HO,OOOALL BROiN 1S 17ES Sl/2 Hil/4 80.000~Q CHEIEHRE 1S lBiB Sl/1Ni,Hl/1S I HO.OOOACQ BR(IIH iS 16E1911/1Hi l/4 ao.ooom CHIIEHHE 1S S819 Sl /1Ril/i ,S il/4 HO . OOOACQ US!Jbtotal U CREVERNE 1S 39il0Ri!/4 l60.000ACQ HO .OOO CHEYfHNE 1S 39Wl6All UO .OOOACQ CHEYENNE 1S 39i17Hl/1,SI/ll 480.0 0 0~Q ttCOORTYCHAUIAilQIIA CREJEHHE 1S 4011 SiRI,SIRi,SESi,iL/1SE 200.000All CHAUUUQUA m I2E7 Sl/1REI/4 SO,OOOACQ CHEYENNE 2S iOillSEl/l 160,000All u Subtotal u CHEYENNE 2S ilil! SESE -40.000ALL 80.000 CHEIERNE 2S ili25REI/4 l60.000ACQ U(OUNTY CflEYEHHE CHEYEN~f IS HWJOSm IO .O OOHl CHEYENNE IS 37ii6RE!/i,El/1Sil/4 W.OOOACQ CHHENHE 1S 41i9 SEHI,Rl/ 1SE 120.000ALL CNEIERHE IS 37¥4 HESE •o.ooom CHEYENNE lS m21SE!/4,SESW 200 .000All CHEIERRE IS 18118LOI1,1,SIRi,RESi 167.710~Q CHEnNNE iS ili18il/1REI/l 80.000ALL CNEYIRHE IS S81 18Rl/1Si!/4 80 .000All CREIERHE iS HiS5Sil/4 !60.000All CREIERHE IS 591SOlOIS1,1 ,El/1Ril/4 ISUSOACQ CHEIENRE IS ml6LOI2 JU20ALL CHEIENHE IS 39W-4 SEHW,Nm 80. 00 0All CHEIERHE IS m2lLOTSI,2 22 .HOA LL CHElERHE IS S9i5 Sil/i,il/1S E! /l w.ooom CHEYENN E iS ili12Sil/4 l60.000ACQ CREVENRE IS 5916 NE SE,E l/1SE1/4 120.000Hl CHEIEHHI iS ili27Hl/2Ril/4 SO . SOO~Q CHilE NNE IS 39i7 LOI 2 36.0SOALL CHHEHNE 5S ms LOTS 3,6 9.100,LlPO CN ElE RH E IS 4011 El/1SESiSE l20.000Hl H Subtotal H CHEYENNE IS 40ii0SI,Hl/1HEI/4 140.000Hl 10, 737.980 CH EYE HHE IS 40WllHEl/4,EI/2NWSW HO.OOOALL CREIERHE IS 40il1Hil/i,il/1Hil/i,SEHi 280,000All UCOOHJYCLm CHEYEHHE IS m2 sm,Sfl/4 200.000ALL CLm liS 23¥27SWHf 40 .000AltP D CHfrfHNE IS lOiS LOI1,1,SiSE,El/1Si,il/1SE 283.300All CLARK S1S m Ism~ 40 .0000 &13 CREIENHI IS 4011011/lOE!/i,HiSE l20.000ALl CLARX l1S mumE 40.0000&G CHEYENNE IS 40154 RERE 40.0 00All CLARK 51S 24W2JSWSE 40.0000&G CRE!EHHE IS iOil El/1 322.630All CLARK l3S m 2 LOTS ~,4,S l /2MWl/4 lSU!OACQ CLARK SiS za 1 sm 40.0000/.G 1-1 KANSAS SPLIT ESTATE (UNLEASED) COUNTY IOiNi!GSHSU8011!SIOM ACREAGEMIHRL COUNTY IOiHRHGSHSU801Y IS!Oii ACREAGEHINRL SHIP SHIP CLARK HS m .\ LOT 1 18.3000Ml 1t Subtotal u UCOUKIVEDWARDS 516.950 EOIOROS 26S 16i2SLOIS5,6 Ll.2600~ UCOUHTYCLAY EO~AROS 26S 20ll2SlSE 40.000All CLAI 6S 1111/2 318.000ACQ n Subtctaln cw IS " 10ll/2Mil/i 80.000ACQ 11.260 CLAY IS " 1 HE!/i 159.000ACQ usubtotalH " u COUNTY ELLIS 551.000 ELLIS LIS 20i 22SESi iO.OOOO&G ucoum ctouo n Subtotal n CLOIJO ss li 2 Hll/i 16U4DACQ ~0. 000 u Subtotal n 161.040 u COUNTY FINNEY FIMHE! 25S lli 6LOIS6,1,l!/2Si,SEI/i l20.520All u coum coll!lMCHE FIMHE! 1IS 3~¥ 18 All 6U.2SOAU COHUCHE liS 16W8 NiSi 40.000ALLPO F!MNH 26S llil LOIS2,l,HESi,HiSE 28L.ll0ALL COMANCHE liS 16i8 SEMI 40 .000ALLPO u Slbtotal u COI1AMCHE liS 17~ 11 SESE iO.OOOO&G l,W. llO u Sub total u 1io.noo u COUNTY FRANHIH ucoumcomv FRAH!LIH 17S 1DE ~ El/2SW1H, SE~W 110.000ACQ COWLEY liS 3E 1 LOT! 0.380ALLPO fRAHHIN 19S 25E2lSESE 40.000ACQ 1t Subtotal u FRAHHIM !SS 23E25H£HSAN080UMOS lO.OOOACQ 0,180 u Subtotal u 190.000 u COUNH DECATUR DECATUR IS 21i2lEl/2El/2 160.000ACQ u COUNTY GEARY OECAIUR IS mt sm ~0 .OOOALLPO GEARY LIS IE 121016 l.IOOOLLPO DECATUR 2S 28i 9il/2Sil/i 80.000All GEW LIS IE 34TRACT38 2!2.850All OECAIUR 2S 2818 Sil/i 16D.000All GEARY 12S 1-2 KANSAS SPLIT ESTATE (UNL EASED) COU!til IOIMRKGSMSUBOIYISION ACR~jGI !INRI COUHIY IOIMRKGSMSUBOIYIS ION ACRfiGIK IMRL SHIP SIIIP JEfFERS~ 8S l0£14 K1/lS£I/4 80.000M:I u COUUY GREELEY JEFFERSON lS 10£1 M1/1SEI/4 78.000ACQ GRimY 18S Ui ll ME1/4 160.0001CQ u Subtotal u GREELEY I8S ms S£1/4 160 .0001CQ 61U60 GR£H£Y 19S m 2 LOT4 40.ISOOIS GREElEY !OS 40ii9SE1/4 160.000ALL ucOIJIIrrmm GREELEY lOS 4Di!SM£1/4 160.000AU mm lS 61 l4il/1MENi,NINi Gl.SOOICQ GR££l£Y lOS llil!M£1/4 160.000All u Subtotal u GR££l£Y lOS 4liHSE1 /4 160 .0001ll 61.500 GI!££LEY lOS 4lil1Mi1/l 160.000All GRH!IY !OS 4lilll0ll,El/1Si1/l 1!1.6!0111 UCOUNTYIEARHY GREElEY 1DS 4!1 11Sil/4 1!0.000111 mm 1lS SU!OSfl/4 160.COOACQ u SubtoUI u KEARU 1lS 3&19 Si1/l 160.0001CQ 1,451.780 HARHY lSS lS117S1/1 l20.000Atl ![ARMY lSS !SI 18El/1Si1/4,S£1/I lOO .OOOAll U COUIIYHUILTON !£ARMY ISS lSISIK1/1 310.000All MAKI LTOI 2lS 4111 lOISl-4 ,S1/1ME,S1/lKi 119 .!601CQ lfARNY ISS l8i!IK£1/1 IU.O OOACQ HA!Ill(i( 1lS !917 MEl/1 160.000All mm lOS !Sil7Sfl/l 16UOOALL HAKllTOM 11S 4li!OLOISH,ME1/4,fl/1£l/1 m.osom HARK! 16S !SiS l01S1,1 193.UOALL MAKILTOil m m2stors 8.100A UPO KEARHY 16S l6i18All m.ooom HAKILIOH ISS 111!11011 27.3200&6 KEARNY lOS 36i10S1/l 320.000All HA!IllOil 1IS lli11M1/1 !10 .000All HARN Y l6S !6i11S1/1 l10.000All HAKI LTOil !IS 11i10N1/1 !10 .000All KEAR NY 16S l6i11K1/1 llO.OOOA!l MIKilTIIM l4S 42Wl2Alt 640.000All HmY 16S 3llllAll 640.000All HIMI1111H !IS 11il4M£l/I,KI/1Ni,NI/1M£ 310 .000All u Subtotal11 MM1110il 14S 11i18S1/1S£l/l 80 ,000All !,9!1.160 ii!ILIOI liS 1111 11/I,Sfl/1 m.6som UCOUITYUNGn•N HAMILTON liS 4li ll01S1,l,S1/1H£ 179.100A!l KIHGH A~ lOS Sl 6101 1 1U9001G m!UOH ISS l9i11S1/2 320 .000All u Subtotal u NAHIUOII ISS 1918 S1/1 !10.000111 1U90 NAMlliOM ISS 101 2 M1/1 JIB .960All HAm lOll ISS llilOSil/1 16o .ooom U COOMTY UNE MA KIL1011 16S W 2 10153,4, ll7.980All LAME 16S 11ill1/1Si1/l SO.OOOALL MIHILTOM 16S m6 lOIS !!.800111 LAM£ 16S 1711 S1/2Si1/l 80.000All KAK!ll ON 16S m2 sm IO.OOOALL LAHE 16S ms 11/!Sil/1 u.ooom IAK7LIOK 16S 111! 1071 SUlOO&G !IHI 16S 18111SEMI ,£1/2Sil/l 110.000A!l ~Kil 70M l!S Ill! SiHE 10 .000111 !AH£ 16S 18111 £l/1SE1/I 80.000All u Subtotal It lAM£ 16$ l8i14K£M£,S1/1Sil/l 110.000111 1,1Sl.l90 l!H£ 16S 18117£!/lNI,Nil/1 !IO.OOOA!l LAHE 16S lli!OM[M£ to.ooom UCOVIIJTJKl$011 lAM£ 16S IllS SI S£ 10.000!11 JACASOK 6S li£11S£Si IO.OOOACQ LAHE m 17111011 ~O . OBOOW J~ASOil IS li£14 SIM£,S1/1SEM£ 60.000ACQ u Subtotal u JAC!SOil 7S ll£17W£S IM0 80UKOS 9S .OOOICQ 910 .080 u Subtotal u 19S.000 UCOU!ITY l EAYEIIVORTK 1£AIEMIOR7M liS 11£9 £1/1£1/1Si1/l l9.l90ACQ UCOUIIYJHFIRSGII lEAi£NIOR7M 11S ll£!Si1/1il/1SI,S£NI,£1/lSi1/l 160.000ACQ JEffiRSOil l!S 17£3611/!S£!/1 SO.OOOACQ LEAYEHVORIH SS 2lf29METESAN080UNOS H.680ACQ JEFfERSGII l!S 19£11M1/1N£1/I 80.0001CQ 1£AIENIORI M 8S 11£ H PARCEL "J" 9.U0Atl JIFH RSOM us 19£1 Sl/IS£1/1 80.000ACO LEAYEHWORIH SS 1l£11W£SANOBOUMOS H.400AltPO J£ff£ RSQM l2S 17E I ~WNE 3U60ACO JIFHRSQK l1S 10£1SSE!/1S£MI,M£SI,M£S£ llO.OOOICO J£FF£RSOil 89 l8E10il/1HI1/I 80.000ACQ KANSAS SPLIT ESTATE (UNLEASED) COUNTY TOWHRHGSHS08DJV!SIOH ACREAGEHIHRL COUMIY IOWHRNGSNSU801YIS!OM ACRfAGEH!ftRl SHIP SHIP LEOIENIORTN IS 21EHKEHSAH080UHOS 18.000ACQ UAOE S 1-4 KANSAS SPLI T ESTATE (UNLEASED) coum TOIHRHG SHSU601YISIOH !CRE!GEHIHR L COIJKll TOIKRHOSHSUBOI YIS JOH ACREAGEH l!Rl SHIP SHIP UC()UIJYOSA&E ucoumsmRo OSAGE 16S 15Eill011,EI/2Hil/i 110 .570ACQ SEIARO l1S 33V l9 L0Tl l7.mow u Subtotal u smRo m mHsm ~UOO A LL 110. 510 SEiARO m mnsm 40.000ALL SE iARO liS l21 30LOTS!,I,EI/2KII/i 1S1.340ACQ UCOOKTYPAm£ SEiARO liS mlsmw 4UOmt mm liS m21LOIS 11 . 3SOO~G SEWARD liS llilSSESi,SiSE 80.000ACQ u Subtotal u SEiARO liS 5U24HESE 40.0000W 11.350 smRO l5S lli 9 ii/2HE SO.OOOALLPO u Subtotal11 u COUIIIJPHilliPS 508.810 PHILLIPS IS 11i6 HI/2SEI/i,SI/2mE !OD.OOOICQ u COUNTY SKAVIIH u Subtotal II SHAWNEE liS UE 24 HETES IHO 60UHOS 40,000ACO 100 .000 SHAIHEE !IS lU B HOES AHD 60UHOS 34.050ACQ n Subtotal u ucoommtus H .O SO R!il!HS IS l6i15Sfli,HESE 80.0DOALL RAWllKS 5S l5i19SI/2 l!O.OOOA!l U COUNTY SHERIIAK RAil!HS 5S llil HESi 80.000HL SHERHAH !OS 36i 22 Sil/i 16UOOALL u Subtotal u SHERHAH llillSI/!,KEI/i i!O .OOOlCQ m.ooo SHHHAM "6S m' Sl/1 l!O.OOOACQ u Subtotal u UCOOIIYREPUBliC 960. 000 REPU8l!C IS il l!S!/!KEI/i 80.000ACQ REPUBliC IS 5i 12ii/2Sfl/i ,SESE liO.O OOICQ UCQUNTYSMITH R!PUBUC lS li !6Sii/1Sl/I,SEI/i !iD.O OOACQ SHITH IS Ill !lSi!/! l60.0DOACQ n Subtotal n u Subtotal u 160 .000 430.0 00 ucoummFFORD ucoummn STAFFORD !IS un LOT4 40.810ACQ RILH !OS JE 15Kl/2Si l/i 80.000016 u Subtotal u RILH liS 6E 13 HEIES A~O SOOHOS SO.SlOHLPO 40.810 RltEY liS JE 18MEIESAH080UHOS 27.000HLPO u Sltltotal u u coum suk!OM 157. 510 SUHTOK m ml LOT2 •O.I90All srmo• 21S HM20 Hl m .?SOAll ucoumSAtUE STAHTOH !IS 4lii!Kil/i l60.000All SA !IKE liS i1 liHETES!KOBOUHOS IOO.OO OACQ STAK!OH 28S ms LOTS !,? 9U OCALL II Subtotal II SIAKTOH 29S 1012 Sil/1 160.000ACQ 100.000 STIHTOK 29S '3WISSESW 40.000ACQ u Subtotal n ncoomscon l:i5. 610 SCOTT l6S la7 SEHE U.OOOALL SCOTT US m 74 HWNW 40.000ALL u coum TREGo ~ 011 16S lli16 HESi ~o .ooom TREGO us m n sm 40.0000&6 scan 11s m1 Sl/ll011,ton, 18D.000All u Subtotal u Sl/1SiKE ,S!/2SEKi,HESi ,KiSE 40.000 SCOJJ !OS lli!OKEl/I,Hl/lSil/1 Z40 .000HL It Subtotal U 510.000 1- 5 KANSAS SPLIT ESTATE (UNLEASED ) COOKTY l01MRMGSMSV60li!SIOM ACRERGEHIHRL SHIP ucoummAUMSEE IA6AUHSH lOS !OliO lOlli 1.3500&G IA6AUHSEE !OS IOEI5L0113 13.110010 u Subtotal u 15.010 HCOOKIYutlACE iALLACE liS IOITOE!/TME!/I,il/1 400 .000ALL UllACE !IS HW 12 HEI/4 160 .000RCQ IILLACE ITS 10111>181 •o.ooom IAlL ACE ITS 111 6 LOTS 6,1 69.860ALL IALLACE 1lS lli! II~WMJYVASHII!GTOH IASHlHGTOH 11 IE liSE!/! l!O.OOOOCQ ~ASR I MGT OM 4$ 4f 1 sm 33.460ACQ u Subtotal 11 19U60 u coum UCH!TA IICHITA 16S lll 151El/1 160.000RCQ l lCHITA 161 !JIH 11/1 l!O .OOOOCQ usubtotalfl 160.000 UCOUMIYWILSOII I!LSOM 501 161 15!1/TME!/1 SO .OOOAC(I u Subtotal u ao.ooo ucoumrooosoN IOOOSOH HS 11E 1 LOTS l,T ,Sl/TME !/I,IE!/1 31UOOACQ n Subtotal u 516.800 l11fotalm l0,25l. HO 1-6 KANSAS SPLIT ESTATE (LEASED) COUKTY TOURWG SM SUBD! VISIOH ACIU:AGEK!NRL COUMTY TOURftG Sk SUSOIYJSJOM AC RE ~E Kl!RL SH IP SHIP 11COIJU1GREELEY IICOOHTYCHEHRHE' GREELEY 20S lll ll kll/4 160 .000All CHEYEIIIE lS m6 El/2 3!9.280RCQ GREELEY 20S lli 23 EI/2 l20.0000&G CHEYEkkE IS 'OW9 SE!/1 160.000Rll u subtotal n Subtota l u 480.000 m.28o UCOUUYHlM!lTOII ttCOUUYCOIIAVCHE HRHI L!Ok 21S llllll/2SE!/I 80.000Rll COiiR~ HE 31S 16~ 1 l014 l!.SOORLLPO HOHILIOH m •ov20SJ/2!i!/l 80 .000ALL u Subtotal u ~AKILTOM m ~U 20 l OT I II .OOOAUPO 39.800 HAKILTOH m 40il2Hl/1 l20.0001ll HIHILIOH m m H SJ/1 l20.000Rll IICOOITtfliMEY HIHILIOH HS m l8 All 636.S20Rll mm 2IS lli18LOTI 3S.720All HAH!LTON 21S llll0kl/2HI/2 160.0001ll FIMHEY 2IS 311 32 Sl/1 l20.000All HAHILJOH liS Hi 8 S!/2 l lO.OOOAll fiHHEY ISS 31111 Sl/!Sk,El/lSE 160.000All HAHILTON ISS l91 13Sl/1 320 .000UL fiHHEY m llil!Hl/1 l20.0001ll HIHILIOH 2SS l9il LOTS1,2,Sl/lHE,SE!/I 320.600All f!NHH ISS lli !OH!/1 l20.0001ll HOHILJOH ISS 39121 .1/2 320.0000ll mm ISS 34ilOLOTS !,2,HE1/I,EI/2Hil/l 320.0601ll HAHILTOH ISS 3911111/2 l20.000All FIHHEY 2SS 31132 Sl/1 liO.OOORll HOHILIO' 26S 3U4 sow 40.000Ul mm 2SS 34W 34SEI/4 160.000HL HAH!LTON !6S 40Vl!NENV IO.OOOOll Fill KEY 26S lli !OALL 6U.OOOHL H Subtotal FI HHEY 26S 31116 Hl/1 liO.OOOOLL 3,288.110 FIHMEY 26S 31111Sl/2 m.ooom FlkHEY 26S Sli!8A1L 618.6400ll ucoum HmHL FIHHEY 26S 311 26 H!/1 l20.0000ll HASlEll m ma s1/1 J20 .000Att FIHHEY 16S 311171ll 640.0000ll HIS!Ell 21S llil!HE!/4 160.000All FIHHEY 16S 3412901/2 S20.0000ll HIS!Ell m 311 11 ALL 610.0000ll mm 26S lli 3 LOIS 3,4,Sl/1Hii/I,Sl/1 601.lSOAU HASHLL llS lii !SkE!/1 160.000All FlO HEY l6S llllOS!/1 lll.lSOILL HIS!Ell liS 341 l Sl /1 llO.OOOILL fiHNEY m l41 ll lll m.nooLL HASlEll m Sill L071,4,SI/2HE,SI/2HI 320.HOAU FIHHEY l6S 31132 Kl/1 320.0001ll HIS!Ell 2lS 3416 All 630.Sl0All FIKHEY 26S lll llHl/2 320.000All nsubtotal FIOHEY l6S 3116 LOTS3,6,7,El/1Sil/4,SE!/I 40U60HL z,m .9TO FlKMEY 26S 3119 SJ/1 320.000All n Subtotal n ncoummiUIY 8,036.010 lEIRH! 12S 3Sil6SE!/I 160 .000~CO lEIRHV m lSI! HE!/1 UO.OOOACQ UCOOITYGOVE lEARHV 22S sn 11 HI!/• 160.000ICQ GOVE ISS 161 21 11/2Hi ,k1Si 120.000All l EORH! l2S l6iii SE1/I 160 .000ACQ GO!E ISS 1619 El/2SE1/I 80.000All !fARHY liS l8118 SEHI IO.OOOillPO u SubtotalH IEARKY 2SS lSill SI /1 J20.000Ul 200.000 HARHV 2SS lSIIS H!/2 llO.OOOill lEIRH! ISS 3SIU LOISS,4,Hl/1HE,El/2SI 239.920All ttCOUlUGRAIT lEARHV 2SS lSI 2 L07Sl-I,Sl/2H£,SI/1Sk 313.600All GRAHl 29S lSI !I SU/1 160.0001CQ mm liS llilOHI/2 320.000Alt GRANT 29S l6i ll KE1/I 160.0001¥:Q IEORHY 2SS lSillHI/2 llO.OOOALL GRAMT 29S 361 3411/2 llO.OOOACQ mRHY m m~ Sl/2 l20.000ALL II Subtotal mm ISS 3Sl 8 Sl/2 320.000ftll uo.ooo mm liS 361 11Hl/2 320.000Ul HARHY 21S l6il6 Hl/2 l20.000All W RHY 2SS 361 17Hl/2HEJ/1 SO. OOOAll HARKY 2SS l7128Sil/4 UO. OOOAll 1-7 KANSAS SPLIT ESTATE (LEASED) COUNTY TO~K Rl«l SH SU80n!$!0K ACREAGEHIHRL COUHTY TOiHRHGSHSO!OTUSTOH ACREAGEKIHRL SHIP SHIP HARH Y ISS llilOLOTSl,I,El/2Si,SEl/I,Sl/2NE!/I IOO.lOOOLLPO ucoommm KEARHY liS llilOLOTSl,I,Hl/IHE,El/IHi m.7oOALL SALINE ISS 3V H KETES AHO BOUHOS KEARHY 2SS l7il1Hl/2 320.000ALL u Subtotal KEARHY liS l!i!IS!/2 liO.ooom 12!.100 KEARHI ISS l!ii6S!/I 320.000All KEARHV 16S lli!OH!/1 liO.OOOOll ucoumsmRo KEARNY 16S lli!ISI/1 liO.Ooom SEiARO !IS llillHEHi 10.000060 KEARHY 16S lSiliS!/1 m.ooom SEiARO liS lli!Sil/2HE,Il/2Hi,HESE IOO.OOOO& UCOUMTYLAKE LAHE 16S 21illil/1Hil/I,Hil/l IIO.OOOALL H Subtotal 2~0.000 ucoum MADE KEAOE llS 2113 El/!Si HEME liS 26Wl2LOISI,6 (.1600&6 KEAOE liS 29W7 HESE (O.OOOALL HEAOE liS lOil HEl/1 160.000All u Subtotal 1!1.160 1- 8 APPENDIX 2 OIL AND GAS LEASE STIPULATIONS Standard Lease Form 3100-11 with Terms and Conditions ...... 2-1 . Standard BLM Form 3109-1 wi th BOR stipulat1ons ...... 2-3. Special St1pulat1ons BOR GP- 136 ...... 2-4. Special Stipulations 1-A, Tulsa District ...... 2-6. Stipulations for 011 and Gas Leases, Kansas City Dist rict, COE ...... 2-9. A-2 J'orml!DI).II UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TilE INTERIOR """''"" BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT OFFER TO LEASE AND LEASE FOR OIL AND GAS 11¥undcniped (r""n}offertTOieuellll oruyoflhe 1andl inllem211'111 a:e•vailable forlellep~~rsuaru to the Mi~tll Leuina;Act ~f 1920, uamendedaD4~(30U . S.C. 181 ec Nq.), the Minenll..l:ulJl& Act for A.«juired Llnds of 1947. u ~melldod (30 u.s.c. 3.S1-3.S9), the Ammey Omenl's Opinion of Apri12, 1941 (40 Op. Aay. Gea. •n. or the READ INSTRUcnONS BEFORE COMI'LETING l.N~ City,Stlte,ZipCode 2 . Thil appUealiollloffcrllcase is for: (Ch«i Otlly OM! 0 PUBLIC DOMAIN LANDS 0 ACQUIRED L\NDS (;eroenl U. S.~ ___) !Wrfxcm~~~~&ift&aamcy ifOiherdwiBLM: ______UllitiPro}oct ------ Lepldaeripcioaoflaodrequested •sa~eDate(mldry): _ , _ , _ •SEE rr2M 11N INSTRucrtONS BELOW PRIOR TO COMJ>!..I!TING PARCEL NUMBER AND SALE DA'IL TOI.Il~CnSapplit:dfor ___ TotalS ______Amowll remiu.d: POUt~: fee$---- DO NOT WRJ'TE BELOW l1IIS UNJ:: 3.Lindiadudcdinleue: Tocalim!ainlelle ___ Rentlllretalne6S ___ _ This leu~: io Wued zJantin& the exclusin tl&hiiQ (!rill for, milK, u.tr.oa, remove ancl NOTE.: 'fllislease is imuedto tbo high bidcler plli""Su.lt to hlslber ~haJJ> oxect~ted bid or aGmbuoti011 form Sllblnitted 1mdtr 4J CFRl1UIIInd • sabjed to die pnrrislolll ol.thal bid or ~ ....ttk!Rspeclfted 1111 tWo form. Typoandprimuylermoflcase: ~ ------,=·~=·~~==~, ------ (Ti~c) EfFECTIVE DATEOP LEASE ______0 ~------======2-1 ======4. (a) Uadc:ni~ .:ertifie& that (I) offeror is a citizen of the Unilfl T'blll offer ril krt,Jedod lllld willllffonl ofl'erw DO prlority !Cit lsaot properly completed and ex«uted In KC Du.lyextc~~tecltlm -----"'>"~------'<9 ------o;c(Sic::-=,-:;of-;cl=«==~-:c""""'=::;y·in:C-fi;:::;~) Soc.l. R.cntai.,_RCIIUih.oJilllbcpaidtopropc:rorrJCeoflcsoo-rinidvltlSCeoroachlcase year cost>daimcd"" """'ufactwi"i,PfCJ>&ration,alld/ortraMp;>rtation=to. All....:hl'OOJ<'doohaU Annualrenralratt:sp«acmorfnoctlontbereofare bernaintainedinlc..uce', ac:rountingofficcaforturureauditbylusor. l..es$cedW! ntainllin r<:qUiJed rocordlfur 6ycarsafiertbey uegencratedor, ifanaudit ot in vati.;!ltiori U ~nderway , (a)Nonc Aainto:restcl\ugeJiu.llbcaucstedonlllei'O)'Iltypo.ymcnuorunderpa.ymcoll!linaccordanoe Lesoorrcsencttheri;ht toensurcthatproduetion~soldatrcuooablepricua:ld toprevent with the Federal Oilllld Gao Royllll)' Manage=nt Act of 1982 (f'OORMA) (30 U.S C. 1701) moncpoly.lfle:ueeapcnle< a pip<:li"", or"wnseontrolling interutin.a piptline cr.a(ll)fnpally l.cuecslrallbetiableforroyllcypaymeniJonoilandgaalostorwastcdfrom • lea$c3itcWhen <>pcnti"iapipehne, wMcll""'ybeoperallldRCCeuibletooil dorivedfrocn lheseleued ll!lds, 5uch lostttWI.\!etSdueiX>nc:cJ.igcnceonthcpa:toftheoperatOt,«do.oe10d>efailure tocomply Jcqea shall CQI'I'Iply with S«6on 28 of the MUtcnol Lcuina Act of 1920. with a.1y rule, re~, order, or citation lnuod under FOGRMA or till: k.W:.awtbority Lc!Ke shall comply with EMcutiv~ Order No, I 1246 of S Soc; . 4,D<.ll~.,ceofdevrlcpmrnt.uoilil.atlon, onddfU1311e--i.euee sho.ll~reucnable S"". 11. T 1'111111 kr of leaK intcm"' lJld relinqu~hment of lease-No m:tW•ed by regulalioD5, dilirencein<~cvoebpinamdproducing, &lldshallpreventunocc:cnuydamaJC!O,lCnof,or les~oeeshallfi!e..;tble530CIIIYIISigruncntorothcrtr11noferof anirte.ra.linthi~ Je;w:.Les W&!lte cfleucd LEASE STIPULATIONS BUREAU OF RECLAMATION The lessee agrees to maintain, if required by the lessor during Secretary of the Inte rior, whose estimate is to be ·final a nd the period or this lease, Including any extension thereof, an binding upon the part ies hereto, and that within thirty (30) additional bood with qualified sureties in such sum as the days after demand is made upon the lessee for payment of any lessor, 1£ it considers that the bond required under Section 2{a) such sums, the lessee will make payment thereof to the Is Insufficient, may at any time require: United States, o r its successors, constrocting such dama, {a) to pay for damages sustained by any reclamation dikes, Mservoits, canals, wasteway&, laterals, d.itclvls, homestead e ntryman to his crops or improvements caused by telephone and telegraph lines, electric transmi•~;ion lines, driUinliil or othM operations of the leasee, s u<:h damages to roadw•ys, appurtenant irTigatlon Gtructure:~~, or reclamation in<:lud.e the reimbursement of the entl'ymf.n by the leasee, when works, across, over, or upon said lands; provided. boweve ~, he uses or occupiea the land of any homeatead entryman, for that aubject to advance written approval by the Unlted Stat e s , aU cons truction and operation and IUBintenance chars:es be the location and course of any improvements or works and coming due dw-i.!li such use or occupation upon any portion of appwtenancea may be changed by the leasee; prt;Nidr1d. the land s o used f.nd occupied; furtbr ~. that the reservations, agreements, and conditions {b) to pay any dama~~;e caus ed to any reclamation project contained in the withi.n lease ahall be and remain applicable or water supply thereof by the lessee's failure to comply fully notwithstanding any chan ~ in the location or coW"se of said with the requirements of this lease; and improvements or works of l e ssee . The les&ee further agrees (c) to recompense any nonmineral applic a ru:, entryman, that the United States, its officers, agents, and employees, pW"cbase under the Act of May 16, 1930 (46 Stat. 367), or and its successors and assigns shall not be held liable for patentee for all damages to crops or to tangible improvements any damage to the improvements or wockings of the lessee caused by drilling or other prospecting operations. where any resulting from the construction, op~ratlon, and maintena nce of of the lands covered by this lease are embraced in any non any of the works hereinabove enUlJletate d. Nothin~~: in thi s mineo-&1 application, entry, or patent under rights initiated paragraph sh61l be construed as in any manner limiting other prior to the date of this lease, with a reservBtion of the oil reservations in favor of the United States c ontained i n deposits, to the United States pW"suant to the Act of this lease. j uly 17, 1914 {38 Stat. 509). THE LESSEl!. FURTHE R AGREES That there is reserved to t he le ssor, ita succeuors and aad ins, the prior tl ~t to use As to any lands cov~red by this leue .,.itbin the area of any any of the le nds herein leaaed, to c onstruc t, operate, and Covetnr.~ent reclomation project, or in proximity t hereto, the IUIIintsin d4mr.,d.lkos, rer.ervolrs, canota . was te.,.ays, laterals; lessee s h all t ake such precautlons as reQuired by the ditches , t elephone and telegTaph lines , electric tra nsmiss ion Secretary to prevent any injury to the lands susceptible to linea, roa dways, or appurtenant lrrls:a tlon structures, ar:d a lso irrigation under such project or to the water supply thereof; the ri&ht to re move construction ma terial& therefrom, without any payment tr.ade by the lessor or it11 successors for s uch provided that drill1!1i is prohibited on any constructed works right, with the agreement on the part of the lea see that i f the or right-of-way of the Bureau of Reclamation, and p~ovided, construction of any or all of such dams, dikes, reaervoirs, furJ b.rr. that there ls re served to the lessor, its successors canals, wasteways , lat era ls, ditches, telephone and tele!tfaph and asslgns, the superior and prior right at all t imes to coo Jines, electric transmission lines, roadways, or appurtenant struct, operate, and maintain dams, dikes, reservoirs, canals, irrigation structures across, over, or upon said lands or the wasteways, laterals, ditches, telephone and telegraph lines, removal of construction materials therefrom, should be made electrk transmission lines,· roadways, appurtenant irrigation more expensive b y reason of the existence of improvements or structures, and reclamation works, in which construction, workings of the lessee thereon, such additional expense is to operation, and maintenance, the lessor, its successors and be estimated by the Secretary of the Interior, whose estimate assigns, shall have the right to use any or aU of the lands is to be find a nd bind in~~: upon the parties hereto, a nd that herein de scribed without making compens ation therefor, and within thirty (30) days after demand Is made upon the le ssee shell not be responsible for any demage from the preaence of for payment of any such suma, the l e ssee will make payment water thenon or on accouru: of ordinary, e xtraordinary, unex thereof to the United State~; or its Buccei!IGors c onstructinliil pected, or unprecedented Oooda. That nothing s hall be done such dams, dikes, reservoirs , canabl, wasteway&, lateral& , under this lease to Increase the coat of, « 1..-"lt r.fere in eny ditches, telephone and telegraph lines, electric transmiuioo manner with, the c onatruction, oper ation, and maintenance of lines, roa dways, « appurtenant irrigation atructures a c ross, over, or upon sald lands or removinliil conatruction materials s «h worics . II is agreed by the letsee that, if the cons truc there from. The lessee further aarees tliat the h!la s or, Its tion of any or all of said dams , dikes, reservoirs, c anals, officer~, agent&, and employees and its succer;sors and waatewaya.. lat erals, ditches, t elephone or telegraph lines, asaii;ns shall not be held lia ble for any damage t<> the im· ele ctric tTansmlssion lines, roadways, appurtenant irrigation provementr; or workings of the Jessee resuldni from the structures or reclam,.tion works across, over, or upon said construction, operation, and maintenance of any of the works lands should be made more expensive by reason of the herein above enucerated. Nothing cootained in thia para~ph existence of the improvements and workings of the lessee shall be construed as in any manner limiting other reservations thereon, said additional expense Is t o be e stimated by the in favor of the lessor contained in thi& lease. (Signature of t.eu ee) 2-3 (Conlinued on reve rs e) GP·l3S (Olfll) SPEC!AL STIPCL"-TIO~- BGRE."'-U OF REClA:V!ATIO~ To avoid intc:rfc:rc:ncc: with rc:creatinn dc:vc:lopmc:nt and/or impacl.i to fish and wildlife h.abiut and to a:;.,ist in prc:ventins dama~e to any Bureau of Reclamation dams. rc:servoin. canals, ditches, laterals, tunnels, and related facilitie., and contamin&tion of the "'':lll:r supply thc:rc:in, the: lc:s.o;ee agrc:c:s that the following conditions sha!l apply to all orplorauon and dc:vc:lopmental aeuvitir:s and other operation of the: works therea[tcr on lands CO"C:red by this lease:: Prior to commc:ncr:mc:nt o! a n~· surfacc-'alo!theplan. Suchappro...alwil!bceonditioncd onreason abl e~ui rcmen \.S ntcdcd toprevcnt soil erosion. water pollution, and unnc:CC$$.11!')" damaj:es 1o the surbec: > Drilling sites !or all well~ 3nd ;u.sociated investigations ~uch as scismogntph .,.·ork .!.hall be: included in the: above mentioned lUrface usc: and opc:r:ation plan, If later c:xplor.llions require dcpanure from or additions to the approved pia:., thelic revisions or amendmc:nl.i, together with a justification statement for proposed revai(ms, will be $ubminc:d for approval to lhc: Rqional Director, Great Plains Re:;ion, Bureau of Reclamation, or his authotU.ed ro:prac:ntativc:. Any operations conducted in adVance of approval of an originlll, revised, or amended prospecting plan, or which arc not in aceordancc: with an approved plan constitute a violation of the: tei'D'ls o! thi~ !ease. The Burc:3u of Rc:elamation reserves tl\c right toelO$edO"''TIOpcnttlons until such CQI'Ttelive action, as is deemed ncees.s<~ry, isukcn b)•the les.see. 2. No ot:eupancy of the surface o! lttc (ollowin: o:cluded areas i$ authori.2ed by th~ lease. It Is undentood and a:rcc:d that lhc: ~e of these aru$ Cor Buruu or Reclamation purpO$~ i£ superior to any otttc:r use. The exclude~ areas arc: Within 500!ec:t on c:ithersidc of the centerline o(anyandal! roads orhi,hways ...,ithin the leased area. Within 200 rc:et on c:ithcr lidc:or the centerline or any and alltntils within the IC3.Sed area. c. Within 500 !c:c:t o! the: normal high-.,.'lltc:r line: of any and all live: strc:arr.s in the leased arc:a. d. Within400fc:c:to!anyandallreere.ationdevc:lopment5withinthe !casedarc:.a. e. Within 400 !c:c:t of any improvcmc:nl.i c:ithc:r ownc:d. pc:nniltc:d, ]l;ascd, or Othc:IWisc: authorized by the Bun::tu o! Reclamation within the le:ucd area. r. \\'!thin 200 feet of es~bli!hc:d crop fieldl, food plou. and trcclshrub planting! "'~t hin the leased arcJ. \Vithin 200 rc:c:tofslopa$teepcr rhan a ::1 gndic:nt..,1thin the: !e.uedarea. Within e$1ablishcd righu.O[·wayolc:mals, latc:r:als,and dntinagc:ditches wi:~in th= Jeasc:d 3rc:.a. i. Within .a minimum or 500 fee~ horizontal rrom the centc:rlinc: or the facili~· or .SO reet from the out5idc: toe or the: c:ma!, late111l, or drain embankment, "'lliehcver distance: i! ~;reJter, !or irri~ ation facilities without clenly marked rights-of-way ..,i•hinlhelc:Jser.iarc:a. 3. No occu pan~y of the surface or surface dri!Jing will be allowed in the fol~lng areu. In addition, no directional dri llln~ v.1ll be allowed that would lntencCI tbc subsurface zones delineated ~ ' vcnieal plane in these arus. The follcw.in~ reslnctions appl)· onl)• to mineral trl!CU IOC:alcd ..,;thin the t>oundiH)' of a Burea11 of Reclamation project v.·berc: the Uniled Stales OWl!~ 100 percent of the f~ mineral intereu. a. Within 1.000 feet of the awdmum water Sllrtacc:, as defined m the Sutmlard O perating i'n:x:edures (SOl'). of an>· reservoirs ~nd related facilitia loc b. Within 2,000 feet or dam embankments and appuncnance struClUre5 such as ' Pillway structures, outlet works, Within one-half (1/2) mile horil.ontal from the centerline of any tunnel within the leased area. Providin~ that apprD[Iriate ,rnvironmcntal compliance: measures can be cn~u red, ami providing further that Redamation project V.'Orl.:.s and other public intcresu can be protected, Rcchmation !!!.flY ooraidcr, on a cau:-by-eau: basis. wai\'ing the requirements $pecified in Section 3 hereof. HOWEVER, LESSEES ARE ADVISED 11iAT OBTAINING SUCH A WAIVER CAN BE A DIFFICULT, TIME CONSUMINO, AND COSTLY PROCESS wrrn NO OUARAN'1EE 11-iAT REClAMATION WILL GRANT TI-lE REQUESTED WAIVER. The distances slated in items 2 and 3 above arc intended to be genersl indicaton> only. TI1c Bureau of Reclamation fUC!VCS the ri~ht to revise thcsc distana:s as m:edcd lo protect Burt:au ol' Reclamation facilitii:S.. 5. The use of explosives in any manner shall be so controlled that the works a OO facilities of the United States, its t.OCC::CSSO!'li and as. 6. The lessee shall be liable !01 all damage 10 the property of the United States, iu successors and as.sigus, resulting fmm thc exploration, development, 01" oper.~tion of thc works oontcmplatcd by this lease, and shaH funher hold the United States, its su=ors and assii!nS. and its officers, agents, and cmploycc:s, barmle5$ from all claims of third pania for injury or dama~c ~;usr.aincd or in any way resulting from the exercise of the ri ~ hts and privileges conferred by this leau:. 7. The lessee shall be liable {(Jr all damage to crops or improvements of any cnuyman, nonmineral applicant, or patentee, their 5UC«MMrs and assign~. c:a ~ by or resultine (rom the drilltn' or other operations of the IC$SCt, ineludine rei mbu~ment of any cruryman or patentee. their iuc..ee&on; and assigns, for all consu'UCtion, operation, and maintenance charges becomin' due on any portion of their uid lands dama,ed as a Te$ult or the drilllne or other operations of the IC$.See. 8. In addition to any Other bond ~u i ral under the provisions of th~ lease, the les.scc shall provide such bond u the United States may at any time require !or damages which Jllay arisc under thc liability ~ion~ of sections six (G) and IC'Ven (7) above. Date Signature of Lessee 2-5 SPECIAL STIPULATIONS 1-A 1. All' oil and gas drilling and production operations shall be under the supervision of the District Manager, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), in accordance with 43 Code of Federal Regulations 3160. 2. The Secretary of the Army or designee reserves the right to require cessation of operations if a national emergency arises of if the Army needs the leased property for a mission incompatible with lease operations. On approval from higher authority, the District Engineer will give notice of the required suspension. The lessee agrees to this conditi on and waives compensation for its exercise. 3. If the District Engineer or his authorized representative discovers an invninent danger to safety or security which allows no time to consult BLM, that person may order such activities stopped irrmediately. The District Manger, BLM, will be notified immediately, will review the order, and will determine the need for further remedial act ion. 4. Lessee liability for damage to improvements shall include improvements of the Department of Defense . lessee shall be liable for pollution and other damages, as a result of their operations, to Government-owned land and property and to the property of the Government's authorized surface user. 5. Before beginni ng to drill, the lessee must consult with third parties authorized to use real estate in the lease area and must consider programs for which third parties have contractual responsibility. 6. A license to conduct geophysical test on the leased area must be obtained separately from the District Engineer. 7. That all rights under this lease are subordinate to the rights of the United States to flood and submerge the lands, permanently or intermittently, in connection with the operation and maintenance of the above-named project. 8. That the United States shall not be responsible for damages to property or injuries to persons which may arise from or be incident to the use and occupation of the said premises, or for damages to the property of the lessee, or for injuries to the person of the lessee's officers, agents, servants, or employees, or others who may be on said premises at their inv itation or the invitation of any one of them arising from or incident to the flooding of the said premises by the Government or flooding from any other cause, or arising from or incident to any other governmental activities; and the lessee shall hold the United States harmless from any and al 1 such claims. 2-6 9. That the work performed by the lessee on the lands shall be under the general supervision of the Di strict Engineer, Corps of Engineers in direct charge of the project and subject to such conditions and regulations as may be prescribed by him, and the plans and locations for all structures, appurtenances thereto, and work on said lands shall be submitted to the said District Engineer for approval in advance of commencement of any work on said lands. The District Engineer shall have the right to enter on the premises, at any time, to inspect both the installation and operational activities of the lessee. 10. That no structure or appurtenance thereto shall be of a material or construction determined to create floatable debris. 11. That the construct ion and ope rat ion of said structures and appurtenances thereto shall be of such a nature as not to cause pollution of the soils and the waters of the project. 12. That the United States reserves the right to use the land jointly with the lessee in connect ion with the construct ion, ope rat ion, and maintenance of the Government project and to place improvements thereon or to remove materials therefrom, including sand and gravel and other construction material, as may be necessary in connection with such work, and the lessee shall not interfere in any manner with such work, and the lessee shall not interfere in any manner with such work or do any act which may increase the cost of performing such work. If the cost of the work performed on land outside the property included in the lease is made more expensive by reason of improvements constructed on the leased property by the lessee, the lessee shall pay to the United States money in the amount, as estimated by the Chief of Engineers, sufficient to compensate for the additional expense involved. 13. All areas within 2,000 feet of any major structure, including but not limited to the dam, spillway, or embankment, are restricted areas. The lessee, his operators, agents, or employees shall not utilize the surface of restricted areas for any purpose. Drilling operations in, on, or under the restricted areas, including drilling outside of the restricted areas whi.ch would cause a bore hole to be under the restricted area, will not be permitted. The restricted areas are included in the lease for the sole purpose of becoming part of a drilling unit so that the United States will share in the royalty of the unit. 14. All existing or proposed public use areas, recreation areas, wildlife and waterfowl refuges, historical sites, and hiking and horseback trail areas may be leased for the sole purpose of becoming a part of a drilling unit. The lessee, his operators, agents , or employees will not use or enter upon the surface for any purpose. Directional drilling from non- public areas is permitted if not otherwise restricted. 15. No drilling will be permitted from Government- owned surface where alternate surface use is available within the same drilling unit. 2-7 16. All storage tanks and slush pits will be protected by dikes of sufficient capacity to protect the reservoir from pollution to flood pool elevation "C. "C feet, National Geodetic Vertical Datum. 17. It is the responsibility of the lessee to identify and be aware of areas where entry is prohibited. "'C There will be no surface or subsurface entry within 2,000 feet of the dam structure. A portion of the lease includes the "'C Public Use Area, therefore, stipulation "C is applicable. Stipulation ""C also applies to portions of the lease area. 18. The operator will immediately stop work and advise the District Engineer or his authorized representative if contamination is found in the operating area. 2-8 STIPULATIONS FOR OIL AND GAS LEASES United States Department of the Interior Bu reau of land Management LANDS UNDER JURISDICTION OF DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (WATER RESOURCE PROJECTS) The lands embraced in this lease pursuant to the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 (30 U.S. C. 181 et seq.) or the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands of 1947 (30 U.S.C. 351 et seq.) are under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, as the Surface Managing Agency, hereinafter referred to as the "SMA" , and are subject to further controls established by the Engle Act (43 U.S.C. 155 et seq) . The lands described are a part of a water resource multi- purpose project, authorized by Congress for flood control, water supply, navigation, recreation, wildlife, and other purposes. Rights under this lease are subordinate to the rights of the United States for the management, operation and maintenance of the Project including public use and the right to flood and submerge the lands intermittently, and to remove materi als therefrom. 1. That all rights under this lease are subordinate to the rights of the United States to flood and submerge the lands, pe rmanently or intermittently, in connection with the operation and maintenance of the above named p reject. 2. That the United States shall not be responsibl e for damages to property or injuries to persons which may arise fran or be incident to the use and occupation of the said premises, or for damages to t he property of the lessee, or for injuries to the person of the lessee (if an individual), or for damages to the property or injuries to the person of the lessee's officers, agents, servants, or employees, or other who may be on said premises at the1 r invitation or the invitation of any one of them arising from or incident to the flooding of the said premises by the Government or flooding from any other cause, or arising from or incident to any other governmental activities; and the lessee shall hold the United States hannless from any and all such claims. 3. That the work performed by the lessee on the lands shall be under the general supervision of the Di s trict Commander, Corps of Engineers, in direct charge of the project and subject to such conditions and regulations as may be prescribed by him. Prior to lessee developing pl an of operation involving any surface disturbing activity, including routes to be used for vehicular access and plans and locations for all structures and appurtenances thereto, the lessee shall contact the SMA for information to develop such surface use program. There shall be no surface disturbance prior to canp'liance by lessee with applicable BLM Onshore Oil and Gas Operation Procedures (43 CFR, Part 3160), including Oil and Gas Orders and Notice to lessees (NTL' S). 2-9 The lessee must obtain permission (through BLM) of the SMA and subordinate holders of interest (or third parties having contractual responsibility) and approval of the plan of operation from the SMA prior to any surface disturbing activity. The District Commander shall have the right to enter on the premises at any time, to inspect both the installation and operational activities of the lessee. 4. That no structure or appurtenance thereto shall be of a material or construction determined to create floatable debris. 5. That the construction and operation of said structures and appurtenances thereto shall be of such a nature as not to cause pollution of the sci 1s and the waters of the project. 6. That the United States reserves the right to use the land jointly with the lessee in connection with the construction, operation, and maintenance of the Government project and to place improvements thereon or to remove materials therefrom, including sand and gravel and other construction material, as may be necessary in connection with such work, and the lessee increase the cost of performing such work. If the cost of the work performed by the Government at and in connection with the project, including work performed on lands outside the property included in the lease, is made more expensive bY. reason of improvements constructed on the leased property by the lessee, the lessee shal 1 pay. to the United States money in an amount, as estimated by the Chief of Engineers, sufficient to compensate for the additional expense involved. 7. No drill related structures (rigs, collector lines, reserve pits, access roads, storage tanks, etc.) wi 11 be allowed for placement in the following restricted areas: a. Within 2,000 feet of any structure, including, but not limited to the dam, spillway or embankment areas. The lessee, his operators, agents, or employees shall not utilize the surface of such areas for any purpose. Drilling operations in, on, or under these areas, including drilling outside of such areas which would cause a bore hole to be under these areas, will not be permitted. These areas are included in the lease for the sole purpose of becoming a part of a drilling unit so that the United States will share in the royalty of the unit. The lessee shall be fully responsible for any damaging subsidence from extract ion thereunder. b. within the boundaries of designated Corps or state operated public use areas, and special recreation areas (hiking trails, horseback trails, etc. ). c. within areas leased to cities, townships, or quasi- public groups for park af1d recreational purposes, d. below elevations, ft. m.s.l . , 2-1o L _ e. within incorporated town, villages, or city limits, f. within unique ecological areas, g. historical sites, h. wildlife and waterfowl refuges, i. within 100 feet of public roadways or 300 feet of occupied buildings. The lessee, his operators, agents, or employees wi 11 be prohibited from use or entry upon the surface of restricted areas for any purpose. With the exception of lands covered in paragraph 7.a. above, directional drilling fran non-restricted areas is prohibited. 8. The Secretary of the Army or designee reserves the right to require cessation of operations in a national emergency of if t he Army needs the premises for a use incompati ble with lease operations. On approval by higher authority, the Commander will notify the lessee in writing or, if time permits, requests the BLM to notify the lessee. The lessee understands that rights granted by this lease do no include the period of any such cessation, and the United States has no obligation to compensate the lessee for damages or contractual lasses resulting from exercise of this stipulation. The lessee shall include this stipulation in contracts with third parties to supply oil and gas. This stipulation shall not affect the lessee's right to seek suspension of the lease term from BLM. 9. If the Commander or the Commander's authori zed representative discovers an imminent danger to safety or security which allows no time to consult BLM, that person may order such activities stopped immediately. The state BLM director will be notified immediately, will review the order, and will determine the need for further remedial action. 10. If contamination is found in the operating area, either from mineral lessee's operations or existing conditions, t he operator will irrmediately stop work and consult with the District Commander, or his authorized representative in analyzing the problem and developing a remedial plan. 11. In furtherance of Section 9 of the lease, l essee liability for damage to improvements and al 1 natural resources and waters of the project shall include improvements of the Department of Defense and any surface users authorized by the Department of Defense. 12. Before beginning to drill, the lessee must consult with third parties authorized to use real estate in the leased a rea and must take into consideration programs for which third parties have contractual responsibility. 2-11 13. A 1 icense to conduct geophysical tests on the leased area must be obtained separately from the Commander or his authorized representative. 14. Prior to beginning operations, the lessee wil l appoint and retain a local agent who may be served notice concerning matters in these stipulations and who will notify the SMA i nstantly in the event of pollution, potential spil 1s or other hazards encountered. 15. The lessee will be liable for pollution or other damages, as a result of their ope rat ions, to Government-owned lands and property and to the property of the Government's authorized surface user. 16. That it is understood that this instrument is effective only insofar as the rights of the United States in the said property are concerned; and that the lessee shall obtain such permission as may be necessary on account of any other existing rights whether or not granted by the Government. It is further understood that the Government does not warrant title or the accuracy of the descriptions provided in the lease. 17. Land and water areas included under a fish and wildlife management license agreement with a State agency, or allocated in t he Master Plan for Fish and W1ldl ife Management, wi 11 be subject to the special Kansas City District Corps of Engineers Lease Stipulations for Wildlife lands. Signature of Lessee Date of Signature 2-12 KANSAS CITY DISTRICT CORPS OF ENGINEERS STIPULATION FOR LANDS DESIGNATED FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF WILDLIFE Lands and wat er areas of t he Project are managed for multipurposes and may be included unde r a fish and wildlife management license with a State agency, permitted to the USF&WLS, or allocated in the Master Plan for Fish and Wildlife Management, and will be subject to special stipulations to insure the mit1gation, protection and/ or enhancement of wildlife and wildlife habitat. Surface disturbance wi ll be restricted to those areas wi th insignifi cant impact to wildlife resources, and will be prohibited in areas providing habitat for t hreatened or endangered species, refuges, critical habitat of t he key· management species, and/ or unique breeding grounds. The time period or location where construction, drilling, production or restoration activity can occur (or 1s required to be accomplished) may be specified to avoid impact to seasonal hunt ing, breeding, migration or fire hazard, to include seasonal occupancy, controlled access, limits on noise generation, lighting and use of explosives. Vegetation must be preserved, sludge or f lare pits covered, erosion repai red, and scars revegetated. Access roads must be maintained for collateral use with the public where hunting or fishing is authorized, and when no longer requ1 red by the lessee shall be brought t o useable standards for continued public access, or obliterated and revegetated, at the option of the lessor. Ancillary equipment w111 be removed immediately when no longer needed for production. Signat ure of Lessee Date of Signature 2-13 A P P E NDIX 3 OIL AND GAS LEASE OP E RATION S Acquiri ng a Fede ral Oil and Gas leases ...... 3-1. Locating a We ll ...... • •.. .•• .••. • ••. .. • ...... 3-1 . Application for Pe rmit to Drill .. .. .• • ...... 3-2. Env ironmen t al Assessme nt .,., ...... • • •. • . .. • • .. . , • ...... 3-2 . Dr 11ling Plan ..••• . •...... • . . • ...... • •...... • ...... •...... • ...... 3-3. Bonding., • ...... • • ...... •• ...... • • ...... •• • , . . . •• •. . . . .• • . . ..• , • • . , . . . 3-3. Dr11ling ...... • ...... ••...... • ...... • ...... • .•. • . • . • ...• . . .• . . . . •• . . •.• . 3-3. Logging ...... • • ...... • . .. •. ....•. .. .. •.• . • .. .• .•. . . . . • ...... • . . 3-4 . Producing ...... •• ...... • ...... •• ...... • . • .. .. • •...... •...... 3-4. Month 1y Reports • • • • •• . • • • •• • ••• •• • • . ••• •••• • • • •• . .. .•• • • • • • • • •• ••• • •• •• • • • 3- 5. Undesirable Events ...... ,, . •• .. , . .. . . • . . . .. • • ...... • ...... 3-5. Change of Operator ...... • . • . . , ...... • ...... • ...... 3-5. Abandonment ...... • . •. • . ••• .• .• • . • . ... • . •• .... • . ... • . • ...... 3-5. A- 3 - APPENDIX 3 ACQUIRING AND DEVELOPING A FEDERAL OIL AND GAS LEASE Lands available for leasing from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) must meet the guidelines outlined in 43 Code of Federal Regulations § 3100. A Fade ra 1 1ease may be acquired by either compet 1t 1ve 1ease sa 1e or noncompetitive lease sale . The competitive leasing process is the offering of Federal oil and gas leases at oral auctions. These auctions are held at least quarterly throughout the year. The winning bid at the oral auction is the highest bid which equals or exceeds the national minimum acceptable bid. Lands that were offered at the competitive lease sale, and for which no bid was received, shall be ava11able for noncompetitive lease. Such lands become available for a period of 2 years beginning on the first business day fo 11 owing the 1ast day of the competitive oral auction. A competitive lease has a term of 5 years (unl ess held by production) and a noncompetitive lease has a term of 10 years (unless held by production). lease stipulations to mitigate the environmental effect of oil and gas operations on other resources may be applied by both the BLM and other federal agencies. Stipulations on acreage with nonfederal surface over federal minerals are also applied by the Bureau of land Management. DECIDING ON LOCATION OF WELL A geologist for an exploration company examines well logs, seismic data, and any other available information to determine an area for possible accumulation of hydrocarbons. Geologists, engineers, and other exploration experts determine the best location for a proposed well . The surface location for the well is based upon geological evidence and surface conditions. The average drill pad covers approximately one to three acres . Access and surface conditions (creeks, ponds , timber, and structures) should be taken into consideration in selecting the location, and the pad area should be as level as possible. Creating the least possible surface disturbance and safety procedures are other factors to be considered when selecting a well location. Once the locati on of the proposed well has been determined the well location needs to be staked (surveyed) . The BLM is notified of a proposed well location on Federal minerals by a notice of staking (NOS) or an Application for Permit to Drill (APD). An approved APD must be issued and in hand prior to any surface disturbance or drilling activities. 3-1 ACQUIRING AN APPROVED APPLICATION FOR PERMIT TO DRILL (APD ) To acquire an approved APD the following items are required: (1) an environmental assessment of the surface use plan, (2) an approved drilling plan, and (3) all bonding requirements met. These are the minimum requirements and s pecial stipulations may be added to the APD in either the surface use plan or the drilling plan. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF SURFACE USE PLAN To acquire an approved Application for Permit to Drill (APO) an Env ironmental Assessment (EA) must be made of the surf ace use plan. The surface use plan contains i nformation including the road and drill pad location, details of pad construction, methods for containment and disposal of waste material, plans for reclamation of t he surface, and other pertinent data as required. A drawing showing the proposed layout of the drilling location should be included in t he surface use plan. A cultural evaluation and threatened and endangered (T/E) species evaluation of the surface use plan are reviewed by a BLM Archeologist and a BLM Wildlife Biologist. Wetlands (riparian areas), floodplains, soil permeability, water quality, and any special circumstances are also eva 1 uated. The cu1tu ra 1 eva1 uat ion i nvo 1ves contacting the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) and any other federal or state agency involved in the preservation of historic or prehistoric sites. The T/E eva 1ua t ion i nvo 1ves contacting the State W11 d 1 ife Department, the State Natural Heritage Program, and/or the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Each agency receives a 30- day time period for review and col'llTlent. BLM personnel or a private contractor (approved by the BLM and hi red by the oil & gas operator) will, upon request, conduct an on-foot location inventory of the proposed well location. After the Environmental Assessment of the surface use plan is completed, a checklist is sent to the operator requesting any additional information or special stipulations required before the APD can be approved. A BLM Environmental Scientist will inspect the proposed drilling location with the Operator's agent, dirt contractor, and Surface Management Agency (SMA) representative prior to approving the APD. After the proposed drilling location inspection, the SMA wi11 advise the BLM if they require any additional stipulations. Additional stipulations could include seasonal use, elevation of dri11 pad, pad drainage , an archeologist on location to monitor site protection, or the rerouting of an access road to avoid an archeological site. Upon completion of the proposed drill location visit, cultural eva 1uat 1on, threatened and endangered species eva1 uat ion, and any addi tional evaluations, t he APD may be approved. An approved APO with copies of regulations and stipulations attached is issued by the BLM t o the lessee or their designated operator. An approved APD has an expiration date of one year, but a one year extension may be rece1ved upon request and approva 1. 3-2 -' ------DRILLING PLAN A drnling plan must be attached to the APD. This drilling plan must contai n a descr1ption of the drilling program and surface use program. The drilling program shall include a description of the pressure control system and circulation mediums, the testing, lagging and caring program, pertinent gea 1 agi c data, and information on expected prob 1ems and hazards. The surface use program shall contai n a description of the road, drill pad location, construction methods for containment and disposal of waste materials, plans for reclamation of the surface, and other pertinent data. BONDING REQUIREMENTS The lessee or their designated operator must furnish a bond (minimum amount $10,000) before any surface-disturbing activities related to drilling can begin. The bond requirement is to ensure compliance with all the lease terms and stipulations. If there is a change of operator, the new operator must state the bond under which he/she will operate. Bonds are not re 1eased unt i 1 ·a 11 the terms and conditions of the 1ease have been met. This means the well has been plugged and reclamation of the 1ocat ion camp 1eted as out 11 ned in the surface use p 1an. An authorized officer of the BLM must inspect and approve all the work done. SPUDDI NG AND DRILLING THE WELL "Spudding in" or to "'spud" a well, means to begin drilling operations. The operator must report by telephone, within one working day, to an authorized officer the spudding of the well. The lessee or their designated ope rater is res pons i b 1e for the p 1acement and rna i ntenance at each well location of a sign identifying the well name and number, name of the operator, lease serial number, and surveyed location. The operator must submit daily drilling reports to the BLM designated representative during the d ri 11 i ng and camp 1et i ng of the we 11 . Drill-site preparation begins when a contractor moves in equipment to prepare the well location. If necessary, the location is leveled. A ·l arge pit i s constructed to contain water for the drilling operations and disposal of drill cutting and drilling fluids. The necessary drilling equipment (engines, pumps, tanks, drilling rig, hoisting equipment, and etc.) is assembled . A large diameter hole is drilled to a shallow depth and lined with conductor pipe. The area between the conductor pipe and the wall of the well (well bore) is filled with cement from bottom to top. A smaller-diameter hole called a "'rat hole" is drilled near the main bore hale. This rat hole is lined with pipe and is used far temporary storage of a piece of drilling equipment called the "kelly," After the conductor pipe is set, the next type of pipe set in the well bore is called surface casing. The main purpose of this casing is to protect aquifers which may contain useable water, but surface casing also provides a mounting place for the blowout prevention equipment, and serves as support far any production casing that may be set if the well 3-3 1s productive. In compliance with Federal Onshore Oi l and Gas Order No . 2, surface. casing is cemented and tested at pre-approved pressure.s. This surface casing may be several hundred or several thousand feet deep. While drilling, the well is monitored closely to assure any angle of deviation is within tolerance requirements outlined in Federal Onshore Oil and Gas Order No. 2. Circulating mediums are used to lubricate and cool the drill bit and dr111 string, carry the formation cuttings to the sUrface, and protect and control formation pressures. These ci rcul at ion mediums may be water, oil, gas, or air base. LOGGING AND COMPLETING THE WELL When the predetermined total depth of the well 1s reached, a logging company 1s employed for various types of evaluations. The logging tools are lowered to the bottom of the hole and then reeled slowly back to the surface while assembling ( logging) information gathered by the tools. There are several types of well logs. The electrical log uses electricity and measures t he natural electric potential and the effect of induced electricity on the formations. The radioactivity logs measure the natural radioactivity and the effect of induced radioactivity on the formations . Sonic logs measure the velocity of sound waves in the formations. (If a radioactive tool is lost in the hole and cannot be retrieved; the Nuclear Regu l atory Commission is notified and the wel 1 is plugged wi th red cement above the lost tool and a permanent plaque is attached at the surface to the top of the casing. Thi s plaque 1 ists the type of equipment lost in the hole.) Once the well is completed a Well Completion or Re-completion Report and log (BLM Form 3160-4) must be submitted within 30 days to a BLM authorized officer. If the well is a dry hole, the operator may get oral approval to plug and abandon the well. Oral approval must be followed with written confirmation t o the authorized officer. PRODUCING THE WELL Once the well is successfully completed, the operator must submit a start-up notice to the BLM authorized officer within 5 working days. If the report is submitted by telephone, it must be followed by written notice within the 5-day time period. The normal size of a well location with production equipment is from 1/2 to 1 acre. Th i s size will vary wi th the amount of on- location production equipment required, and is outlined in the surface use plan. 3-4 L MONTHLY REPORTS While the well is producing, the operator must submi t a Monthly Report of Operations (MRO) to the BLM. This report lists the monthly production for the well. Each we ll location is inspected once a year by a BLM authorized officer for compliance with Federal regulations and stipul ations. If any viol ations are found, a re port of Incident of Noncompliance (INC) is written and the report is sent to t he operator with inst ructions to cor rect the violation within a certain time frame. UNDESIRABLE EVENTS All undesirabl e events w111 be reported to a BLM authorized officer irrrned1ately. Undesirable events include but are not limited to, oil spills, salt water spi lls, theft, fires, leaks, accidents, or other unusual occurrences. Once the BLM authorized offi cer is notified, procedures for reporting and investigating t he event are carried out i n accordance with BLM New Mex1co State Office Instruction Memorandum, Undesirable Event Checkl ist. CHANGE OF OPERATOR Once producing, any operation at the well location t hat creates additiona l surface disturbance or effects a change i n the well bore status requires a Not i ce of Intent be submitted to the BLM on the Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells (BLM Form 3160-5) . Before any work is commenced, the plan must be approved wi th any necessary modifications and/or additions to conform to Federal regul ations. Also, any change i n lessee of record must be approved by BLM prior to t he new l essee operating the we l l. Until the assignment of inter est to the new (succeeding) lessee is a pproved the lessee of record remains responsible for all activities pertaining to the lease. ABANDONING/RECLAIMING THE WELL LOCATION If a well is no longer profitable to produce, an operator may wish to plug and abandon the well. No well may be abandoned without pr ior approval by the Tulsa District Office. In order to plug a well, an operator must submit on a Sundry Notice ( BLM Form 3160-5) h 1s intent ion to plug the well. For old wells not having an approved abandonment plan, a sketch showing the disturbed area and roads to be abandoned, along with the proposed reclamation measures, shall be submitted with the Sundry Notice. The BLM authori zed officer reviews the plugging request and has the authority to authorize the plugging. BLM Petroleum Engineering Technicians witness a ll pluggings, and a BLM Environmental Engineer examines the area for evaluation of reclamati on ef forts. Final abandonment is not approved unt i1 the surface reel amat ion work required by the approved APD or approved abandonment notice has been completed sat i sfactori 1 y. 3-5 l GLOSSARY ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION ( ACHP) - A federal council t hat reviews the actions taken by agency officials which aff ect historic properties (cultural resources). ALTERNATIVE - The different ways of addressing t he planning issue(s) and management activities considered in the planning process. These provide t he decisianmaker and the publ ic a clear basis for choices among options. Every planning effort involves the development of several complete, reasonable alternatives for resolving the is sue(s). One of the alternatives offered is the continuat ion of present management (no change) wh ile the other alternatives provide a range of choices for resolution of the issues. One of the alternatives is selected at the end of the pl anni ng process and approved as the plan. AUTHORIZED OFFICER - Any person authorized by the Secretary of the Interior, or his represent ative, to admi nister regulations. CANDIDATE SPECIES - Category I· Plant and animal species for which the USFWS currently has on f1le substantial information to support a proposal to list as threatened or endangered. Category II· Plant and animal species for which current information indicates that a proposal to 1 ist as threatened or endangered i s possibly appropriate, but for which more information is needed to support a l isting proposal. CULTURAL RESOURCES - Any cultural, archeological, historical, or architectural site, building, structure, Di strict, or object. CUMULATIVE IMPACT - The env ironmental impact resulting from the incremental impact of the action when added to other past, present, and reasonabl y fores eeable actions, regardless of the agency (federal or non-federal) or person(s) undertaking other actions. Cumulative impacts can result f r om individual minor, but collectively significant, actions taking place over a period of time. ENDANGERED SPECIES - An ani mal or plant whose prospects of survival and reproduction are in immediate jeopardy, and as further defined by the Endangered Species Act of ~973, as amended . ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT OF ~973 - (as amended): Federal law to ensure that no federal action wi ll jeopardize federally l i sted or proposed threatened or endangered s pecies of plant s or animals. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT (EIS) - A written analysi s of the impacts on the environment of a proposed project or resource management plan. G- 1 FEDERAL LAIID POLICY AND MANAGEMENT ACT OF 1976 (FLPMA) - Public Law 94-579, which gives the BLM legal authority to establish public land pol icy, to establish guidelines for administering such policy and to provide for the management, protection, development, and enhancement of the public land. FLOODPLAIN- The nearly level alluvial plain that borders a stream or river and is subject to inundation during high water periodsj the relatively flat area or lowland adjoining a body of standing or flowing water which has been or might be covered by floodwaters. HABITAT- A specific set of physical conditions that surround a species, group of species or a large community. In w11dlife management, the major constituents are considered to be food, water, cover, and living space. HISTORIC PROPERTY - Any prehistoric or historic cultural resource. HISTORIC SITE - The specific location of any cultural resource created after the time of first contact between European explorers and native Indians in each loca 1 area. INDIAN TRIBE.- The governing body of any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other group that is recognized by the Secretary of Interior and for which the United States holds land in trust or restricted status for that entity or its members. INTEREST - The most general term that can be employed to denote a property in lands or chattels. In its application to lands or things real, it is frequently used in connection with the term "estate," "right," and "title," and includes them all. The terms "interest" and "title" are not synonymous. "Interest" more particularly means a right to have the advantage accruing from something; a partial or undivided right, but less than title. INVERTEBRATE- An animal lacking a backbone or spinal column. ISSUE - A matter of controversy over resource management activities that is typically discrete and provides alternatives for a decision. Typically the causal relationship between the activity and undesirable results is documentable and the level of controversy is high enough to merit further analysis. Statement of the planning issue orients the resource management planning process so the vigor of interdisciplinary thought, analysis, and documentation is directed toward resolving the planning issues during the preparation of a Resource Management Plan. G-2 LEASE NOTICE - Provides more detailed information concerning limitations that already exist in law, lease terms, regulations, or operational orders. A lease Notice also addresses special items the lessee would consider when planning operations, but does not impose new or additional restrictions. LEASE STIPULATIONS - Additional specific terms and conditions that change the manner in which operation may be conducted on a lease, or modify the lease rights granted. MANAGEMENT SITUATION ANALYSIS (MSA) - A step in the BLM planning process that identifies existing management, physical resources, and opportunities to meet the needs, concerns, and issues identified through resource management planning. The MSA results in a reference document, which i s kept in the resource area office. The MSA document is open for public inspection but is not distributed to the public. MEMORANOLJ4 OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) - Signed pact between two entities agreeing to some course of action or inaction. MEGAFAUNA - Animals, living or fossil, that are large enough to be seen and studied with the unaided eye (especially the largest manvnals like horse, mammoth, camel, bear, etc.) MITIGATION - The alleviati on or lessening of possible adverse effects upon a resource by application of appropriate protective measures or adequate scienttfic study. MINERAL ESTATE- Mineral and/or subsurface ownership. MITIGATION MEASURES - Methods or procedures committed to by BLM for the purpose of reducing or lessening the impacts of an action. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT OF 1969 (NEPA) - Public Law 91-190. Establishes environmental policy for the nation. Among other items, NEPA requires federal agencies to consider environmental values in decision-making processes. NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACT (NHPA) - The primary federal law providing for the protection and preservation of our cultural resources. Making it a national policy to preserve our cultural heritage, NHPA established the National Register of Historic Places, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation and State Historic Preservation Officers. G-3 NATIONAL· REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES (NRHP) - A list of districts, sitos, bu11d1ngs, structures and objects significant in American history, architecture, archeology and culture maintained by the Secretary of the Interior. Expanded as authorized by Section 2(b) of the Historjc Sjtes Act gf 1935 (16 U.S.C. 462) and Section 101(a)(1) (A) of t he National Historic Preservation Act. NATIONAL REGISTER QUALITY SITE - A cultural resource s i te determined to be eligible for nomination to the National Register of Historjc places by virtue of its local, state or national significance. NO SURFACE OCCUPANCY (NSO) - A fluid mineral leasing stipulation that prohibits occupancy or disturbance on all or part of the lease surface in order to protect special values or uses. Lessees may exploit the all and gas or geothermal resources under leases restricted by this stipulation through use of directional drilling from sites outside the no surface occupancy area. PALEONTOLOGICAL RESOURCE - Any impress ions, footprints, t rackways, foss i 1 i zed, or preserved organic remains not associated with a cult ural resource. PATENT - A grant of some privilege, property, or authority, made by the Government, or sovereign of a country to one or more indi vi duals. A land patent is a muniment of title issued by a government or state for t he conveyance of some portion of public domain. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION - Part of the BLM's planning system that provides the opportunity for citizens as i ndividuals or groups to express local, regional and national perspectives and concerns in the rulemaking, decisionmaking, inventory and planning processes for public land. This i ncludes public meetings, hearings or advisory boards or panels that may rev1ew resource management proposals and offer suggestions or criticisms for the various alternatives considered. PREHISTORIC SITE - (opposite of historic site) the specific location of an cultural resource created ~ the time of the first contact between European explorers and the native tribes of that area. RECLAMATION- Returning disturbed lands to a form and productivity that will be ecologically balanced and in conformity with a predetermined land management plan. RECREATION AND PUBLIC PURPOSES ACT (R&PP) - This Act authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to lease or convey public lands for recreational and public purposes under specified conditions to states or their pol itical subdivisions, and to nonprofit corporations and associations. G-4 RESOURCE AREA- The smallest administrative subdivision of a BLM district. RIPARIAN HABITAT (AREAS) - Areas of land directly i nf l uenced by permanent water and having visible characteristics, e.g., vegetation, reflective. of the presence of permanent water, i.e. , surface and/or subsurface. SCOPING PROCESS- An early and open process for determi ning the scope of issues to be addressed and for identifying the significant issues related to a proposed action. Seeping may involve public meetings, field interviews with representatives of agencies and interest groups, discussions with resource specialists and managers, written comments 1n response to news releases, direct mai11ngs and articles about the proposed action and seeping meetings. STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER (SHPO) - is the official appointed by e ach state's Governor to lead that state's historic preservation program and review all actions that affect the state's National Register Sites. SPECIAL STATUS SPECIES- Wildlife and plant species e i ther federally listed or proposed for listing as endangered or threatened, state-listed or BLM-determ1ned .priority species. SURFACE MANAGING AGENCY (SMA) - is that agency of the federal government which has the primary control and respons1b11ity over a part icular area of land (such as the National Park Service, the U.S. Forest Service, the Bureau of Reclamation, Army Corps of Engineers, or the Bureau of Land Management). SPLIT ESTATE - Lands where the owner of the mineral r i ghts and the surface owner are not the same party i n interest. The most common split estate is Federal ownership of mineral right s and other interest ownership of the surface. Lands or real estate where the federal government owns the sub- surface mineral rights, and the surface is owned by a private citizen or business. THREATENED SPECIES - Any plant or animal species that is like ly to become an endangered species throughout all or a significant portion of its range, as defined by the U.S. Fish and W1ldl1fe Service under the authority of t he Endangered Species Act of 1973, TIMING LIMITATION (SEASONAL RESTRICTION) - Prohibits s urface use during specified time periods to protect identified resource values. The stipulation does not apply to the operation and maintenance of production facilities unless t he findings of analysis demonstrate the continued need for such mitigation and that less stringent, project-specific mitigation measures would be insufficient. G-5 VEGETATION - Plants in general or the sum total of the plant life above and below ground in an area. VERTEBRATE - An animal having a backbone or spinal column. G-6 L APD Application for Permit to Drill AIR FA American Indian Religion Freedom Act of 1978 ARPA Archeologic'al Resources Protection Act of 1966 BLM Bureau of Land Management BOR Bureau of Reclamation CFR Code of Federal Regulations CNG Cimarron National Grasslands COA Conditions of Approval COE Corp of Engi nears DOD Department of Defence EIS Environmental Impact Statement EPA Environmental Protection Agency EO Execut 1ve Order ESA Endangered Species Act F Fahrenheit FLPMA The Federal Land Policy and Management Act FMA Fluid Mineral Assessment FR Federal Register KBS Kansas Biological Survey KBSNHP Kansas Biological Survey's National Heritage Program KCCOE Kansas City District of Corp of Engineers KDWP Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks KGS Kansas Geological Survey KSNHP Kansas Natural Heritage Program MKT Missouri, Kansas, Texas MOA Memorandum of Agreement MOU Memorandum of Understanding MSA Management Situation Analysis MWS Maximum Water Surface NEPA National Environmental Policy Act NESA National Environmental study Area NHPA National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 NRHP National Register of Historic Places NSO No Surface Occupancy NWI National Wetland Inventory ORA Oklahoma Resource Area R&PP Recreation and Public Purpose Act RFD Reasonable Foreseeable Development RMP Resource Management Plan scs Soil Conservation Service SHPO State Historic Preservation Officer SMA Surface Management Agency SPA Supplemental Planning Analysis sss Special Status Species STC Standard Terms and Conditions TDCOE Tulsa District of Corp of Engineers T/E Threatened or Endangered USDA U.S . Department of Agriculture USDI U.S. Department of the Interior USFS u.s. Forest Service USFWS U.S. Fish and Wildlife service USGS U.S. Geological Survey G-7