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Home My WebLink About5.301 Original Contract JUN-19-2007 15:12 ELM WENATCHEE ..' '''-"'' -- 509 665 2121 P.01/05 5.6DI " United States Department of the Interior BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT Oregon State Office P.O. Box 2965 Portland, <kgon 97208 www.or.blrn.gov IN REPLY REFER TO: 1781/2000 WAW-05324 WAOR-58431 (OR-958.1) April 2, 2003 Joseph Turrey, Vice-Chairman Elwha Klalliam Tribe 2851 Lower Elwha Road Port Angeles, W A 98363 Dear Mr. Turrey: Thank you for your letter of March 14, 2003 relative to the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe's recent acquisition ofland on Ediz Hook. Public Law 108-007, "Joint Resolution, Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30,2003, and for other purposest Division P, Title I, Sec. 161, states that, "all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the following described land,...... are hereby conveyed to the Lower Elwha Klallarn Indi3n Tribe." That 13nguage tT3nsferred 3ny interest that the United States holds in the referenced property to the Tribe subject to those rights and reservations under points 1 through 6. Because of the wording in the law, no written issued deed is necessary. Enclosed you will find a copy of the pertinent section of Public Law 108-007 which is suitable for use as the document for recordation purposes with Clallam County, State of Washington. With respect to the legal description and the land which is embraced by the survey, Public Law 108-007 stated that the Lower Elwha Klallam .Indian Tribe would provide said legal description and map to the Oregon/Washington Office of the Bureau of Land Management within 90 days of enactment of this Act. Thank you for providing this office with the survey. I would like to bring to your attention however, that the United States holds no interest in those lands described below the mean high tide line on Ediz Hook. The lands below the mean high tide line and above the mean low tide line are considered tidelands and are a part of the bed of navigable waters, such land belonging to the State of Washington, Pollard's Lessee v. Hagan, 44 US. 212 (1844). JUN-19-2007 15:12 ELM WENRTCHEE 589 665 2121 P.82/85 <,- '- ~ Should you have any general questions or concerns please feel free to call me at (503) 808-6024. Should you have any specific questions relative to the real estate aspects of this issue, please call Mr. Robert DeViney, Chief, Branch of Realty and Records Services at (503) 808-6154. Sincerely, /S/ Charles E. Wassinger Elaine M. Brong State Director 1 Enclosure Public Law 108-007, Division F, Title I, Sec. 106 cc: Senator Patty Murray, (Wash. D.C. Office, Seattle Office) Congressman Norm Dicks (Wash. D.C- Office, Tacoma Office) JUN-19-2007 15:13 ELM WENATCHEE 509 665 2121 P.03/05 .,- --- -' LEGE~s'dJ~trF~ PROPOSED MARINA SITE ON EDlZ HOOK A P ARCa OF LAND AND TIDELANDS TN THE CITY OF PORT ANGELES AND CLALLAM COUNTY, STATE OFWASlllNGTON, MORE PARTICULAR!.. YDESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT A UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF INTERJOR BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT BRASS CAP MONUMENT ATOP AN IRON POST. MARKING THE WITNESS CORNER TO THE AUXILIARY MEANDER CORNERS AT CORNERS NUMBER ONE AND FOUR OF OlffLOTNUMBER SIX AND CORNERS NU1vIBER TWO AND THREE OF OUT LOT NUMBER SEVEN, AS SHOWN ON THE OFFICIAL NOTES OF THE DEPENDENT RESURVEY OF OUT LOTS, U. S. LIGHTIlOUSE RESERVE, TOWNSHIP 31 NORTH, RANGE 6 WEST OF TIlE WILLAMETIE MERIDIAN, PREPARED BY TIlE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT UNDER SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS UNDER GROUP NUMBER216,DATEDAPRlL 19. 1956, AND ASSIGNMENT INSTRDCTI ONS DA1ED APRIL 23, 1956, ACCOMPANYING mE OFFICIAL PLAT OF TIrE DEPENDENT RESURVEY OF TIlE our LOTS OF UNITED STATES LIGHTHOUSE RESERVE, EDIZ HOOK LlGHTIIOUSERESERV ATION, DATED DECEMBER 14,1956; SAID MONUMENTHA VlNG COORDINATES BASED ON THE WASHINGTON COORDINATE SYSTEM, NORTIl ZONE, NORTII AMERlCANDATUM OF 1983,1991 ADJUSTMENT, OF NORTH =-427126.71 AND . EAST = 1006470.41, u.s. SURVEY FEET; THENCE USING THE BEARING SYSTEM OF SAID ADJUS"Th1ENT OF SAID W ASHlNGTON COORDlNA TE SYSTEM, NORTH ZONE,ALONG TIffiLINE BE1WEEN OUT LOTS SlXANO SEVEN, SAID EDIZ HOOK LIGHTI:lOUSE RESERVATION, NORTII 01'56'1011 EAST 34.38 FEET TO TIIE SOUTH EDGE OF 'THE PAVEMENT OF THE EDIZ HOOK ROAD AND BICYCLE LANE, AND THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING OFTHlS DESCRlPTION;THENCE FOLLOWING SAID SOUTH EDGE ALONG TIlE FOLLOWING COURSES: SOUTH &7'47'49" EAST 135.60 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 86'21'21 ,t EAST 118.69 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 84'29'31" EAST 136.98 FEET; TIIENCE SOUTH 88'50'33" EAST 81.22 FEET; THENCESOUTII 8S"47'46" EAST 72.63 FEET; THENCE NORTH 86'53'$4/t EAST 19.92 FEET; THENCE LEA VrNG SAID sourn EDGE ALONG A LINE WHICH IS P ARALLEt TO THE LINE BETWEEN SAID OUT LOTS SIX AND SEVEN SOUTH 01'56'10" WEST 420.98 FEET TO TIlE INNER HARBOR LINE AS SHOWN ON TIlE STATE OF WASHINGTON COMMlSSlONER OF PUBLIC LANDS SUPPLEMENTAL MAPS OF PORT ANGELES TIDE LANDS, FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC LANDS, STATE OF W ASHTNGTON, ON MAY 1> 1935; THENCE ALONG SAJD INNER HARBOR LINE NORTI:I 84"03149" WEST 1673.64 FEET; THENCE LEA VlNG SAID rNNER HARBOR LINE ALONG A LINE WHlCH IS THE EXTENSION OF THE LINE BETWEEN OUT LOTS F1VE AND SIX. SAID EDlZ HOOK LIGBTHOUSERBSERV A TION,NORTH 01 -56'23" EAST 347.50 FEET TO TIIE SQum EDGE OF THE PAVEMENT OF THE EDIZ HOOK ROAD AND BICYCLE LANE; THENCE JUN-19-2007 15:13 ELM WENATCHEE 509 665 2121 P.04/05 .--- "-" '-" FOLLOWING SAID SOUTH EDGE ALONG TIIE FOLLOWING COURSES: SOUTH8S'47f20" EAST 37.05 FEET; TBENCESOUTII84'13'47"EAST 172.54 FEET; TIIENCE SOUTH 85"22129" EAST 68.76 FEET; TIIENCESOUTIi 86"20'11 fI EAST 178.36 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 86'19'57" EAST 187.67 FEET; TIIENCE SOUTH 86'18'11" EAST l88.98 FEET; THENCE soum 87'47'50" EAST 200.32 FEET; THENCE SOUTH &7' 47'49" EAST 71.99 FEET TO TILE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING. t - 7/-'r --CJ -:; JUN-19-21211217 15:13 EL~1 WENATCHEE 51219 665 2121 P.05/1215 .:- ~ , "--' EOIZ HOOK UGHTHOUSE RESERVE TOWNSHIP 31 NORTH, RANGE 6 WWM '. F~t: 0l'I. Ecst $idq of Co-m'm'lmi(;a.tion 1rrwfTr' SU.. 1"rlP1 Poi'1'/.t oj Bl1rfin'Tll.ng 2 Mil" Line (City Limits) PORi ANCELES HARBOR Stale Inner HarbOT' Line I o 500 \000 (~ '2/'---dJ SKETCH OF PROPOSED MARINA LEAsE FOR BRLo\N MCGUIRE P.O.BOX 249 PUYA!J...UP, WA. 98371 (253) 840-5680 TOTAL P.05