Draft Environmental Assessment for Federal Land Disposal and Replacement of Hydro #2 Game Production Area in South Dakota

South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (SDGFP) has requested approval from the FWS to dispose of the Federal encumbrance on the 32.251 acre Hydro #2 GPA property in exchange for a new Federal encumbrance on the 320 acre Hepler GPA, a property solely owned by SDGFP and also located in Lawrence County, South Dakota. The disposal of real property with a federal encumbrance constitutes a Federal action subject to the provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended.

FWS has prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) to analyze the effects of this action and to document the findings. The FWS will use this Draft EA and associated public review process to determine if the Proposed Action (i.e., disposal of the Federal encumbrance) is likely to result in significant impacts to the human environment.