News Release
| Release Number: | 03-036 |
| Dated: | 3/24/2003 |
| Contact: | Matt Rabe, 503-808-4510 |
Portland, Ore.-The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, today, released a Notice of Availability for Crow Butte Park, located on Lake Umatilla in Benton County near Paterson, Wash.
Lake Umatilla is that portion of the Columbia River impounded by the John Day Dam.
The Corps is requesting proposals on a competitive basis to lease the existing park and recreation facility to the best-qualified individual or business entity. The Corps will accept proposals until April 30, 2003. It is anticipated that the successful applicant would begin operating Crowe Butte Park by July 1.
The Notice of Availability and Application for Leasing are posted on the Corps' Internet site at https://www.nwp.usace.army.mil/re. A copy of the notice can be obtained by faxing a written request to: (503) 808-4675, ATTN: Phillip White, Realty Specialist. Please include name, address, and telephone number of the applicant and, if applicable, the name, address, and telephone number of a representative authorized to act on behalf of the applicant during the course of the project.
Applications will be evaluated by: (1) provision of recreation opportunities and management services; (2) experience and background; and (3) financial capability.
Crow Butte Park consists of about 480 acres of developed land and water area and about 300 acres of undeveloped land, including all government-developed park and recreation amenities, support buildings, landscaping, hardscaping, and major capital assets.
As a matter of procedure the Corps has offered the land to the Department of the Interior under the right of first refusal as stated in Public Law 100-581. The law requires all federal agencies to first offer lands available for sale or lease to the Department of Interior for treaty fishing access purposes.