Resolution Copper Project and Land Exchange Draft Environmental
APPENDIX B. EXISTING CONDITIONS OF OFFERED LANDS Appendix B Existing Conditions of Offered Lands Overview of Land Exchange Section 3003 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘Buck’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (NDAA) directs the conveyance of approximately 2,422 acres of specified National Forest System (NFS) lands to Resolution Copper Mining, LLC (Resolution Copper) if Resolution Copper offers to convey approximately 5,374 acres of private lands to the United States, which Resolution Copper has done. Table B-1 provides a brief summary of the land exchange parcels. A detailed description of the land exchange can be found in section 2.2.1.1 of the draft environmental impact statement (DEIS). The complete Section 3003 of the NDAA is provided in appendix A of the DEIS. Table B-1. Summary of land exchange parcels Parcel Landownership Description of Parcels to Be Exchanged Parcels transferred from the • 2,422 acres near Superior in Pinal County, Arizona, known as the Oak Flat Federal United States to Resolution Parcel, to become private lands Copper Parcels transferred from • 140 acres* near Superior in Pinal County, Arizona, known as the Apache Leap South End Resolution Copper to the United Parcel, to be administered by the Tonto National Forest States, to be included in the • 148 acres in Yavapai County, Arizona, known as the Tangle Creek Parcel, to be NFS administered by the Tonto National Forest • 147 acres in Gila County, Arizona, known as the Turkey Creek Parcel, to be administered by the Tonto National Forest • 149 acres near Cave Creek in Maricopa County, Arizona, known as the Cave Creek Parcel, to be administered by the Tonto National Forest • 640 acres north of Payson in Coconino County, Arizona, known as the East Clear Creek Parcel, to be administered by the Coconino National Forest Parcels transferred from • 3,050 acres near Mammoth in Pinal County, Arizona, known as the Lower San Pedro Resolution Copper to the U.S.
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