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Summary of Bids Announced for Klamath Project Lease Lands
Media Contact:
Shane Hunt, 916-978-5100, shunt@usbr.gov
For Release: June 03, 2016
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - The Bureau of Reclamation announces that sealed bids for the leasing of 62 lots of public land for agricultural purposes were opened on March 31 and April 16, 2016. The tracts are located in Lower Klamath Lake (Area K) in Oregon and Tule Lake Reserve Sumps in California. A total of 163 bids were received for the lots by competitive bidding. The summary of the bid opening is as follows:
2016 Public Lands Bid Summary
| Lease Area | No. Leased Lots | Total Acreage | Total Bids | Bid Range Per Lot | Total Bid Revenue Received | 2016 Average Lease Value Per Acre | 2015 Average Lease Value Per Acre | Change |
| Lower Klamath Area K (Grain) | 23 | 2922.9 | 80 | 1-7 | $505,132.06 | $172.82 | $131.17 | 31.8% |
| *Lower Klamath Area K (Grass) | 11 | 1511.7 | 28 | 1-6 | $110,923.00 | $73.38 | $30.35 | 141.8% |
| Tule Lake Sump 2 | 13 | 1778.7 | 23 | 1-3 | $564,214.95 | $317.21
| $405.80 | -21.8% |
| Tule Lake Sump 3 | 13 | 2305.0 | 27 | 1-3 | $871,284.18 | $378.00
| $362.33 | 43% |
| Tule Lake Area J Island | 1 | 154.0 | 2 | $25,410.00 | $165.00
| $330.00 | -50.0% | |
| Tule Lake Frey's Island | 1 | 122.8 | 3 | $24,854.98 | $202.40
| $122.15 | 65.7% | |
| Total | 62 | 8795.1 | 163 | $2,101,819.17 |
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| * In 2015, lots leased without irrigation. | ||||||||
Copies of the current bid opening abstracts are available at Reclamation’s Klamath Basin Area Office, 6600 Washburn Way, Klamath Falls, Oregon 97603 or please call Mike Green, Reclamation’s Program Manager at 541-880-2565 to request an electronic copy.
Information on the Lease Lands Program can be viewed on the Klamath Basin Area Office website at http://www.usbr.gov/mp/kbao/programs/land-ops.html. If you encounter problems accessing this information, please call 916-978-5100 (TTY 800-877-8339) or email mppublicaffairs@usbr.gov.
For more information, please contact Green, by email at mgreen@usbr.gov or by phone 541-880-2565.
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