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550 FW 3 60 Exhibit 1 Page 2 of 4 - PROJECT DESCR~TION The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) is proposing to convey appmy I30 acres of upland and submerged lands administered by the U.S. Army Corps of Bagineers (Corps) to the Division of Stale Lands (Division), an agency of the State of Oregon. In e,~cchange for the Federal land, the Division is proposing to convey approumatrlY 3,930 acres of State-owned land within the ~tr+.:n~errative boundary of the Beluga to GSA, which will in turn transfer those lands to the Service. - led land eacchange, the Servicx would gain fee title ownership to certain Under the propo of the Refiige which would provide a more )ands within the administrative boundary ~ ~, Other substantial and durable means of protecting wildlife resources from incompatzb State lands within the Refuge will be managed by the Service under along-term cooperative.mangemeat agreement with the Division. The Division has proposed to develop a multi-tenant marine industrial park on the property conveyed to it. KEY bSSUFS Through public scopirtg and with input from various agencies and publics, ~Y issue ware identified. These focused on the following subject. areas: I) certain aspects of the physical environment, especially the potential for hazardous materials to be rrleased from local sediments; 2) certain aspects of the biological environment, especially wetlands and threatened and endangered spocies; and 3) certain aspects of the cultural and social environment, cspecially the local and regional economy. These factors were also examined for the State-owned islands Proposed as additions to the Refuge. These issues were thoroughly examined in the Draft and Final IIS. ALTERNATIVES More than 20 alternatives were considered before limiting the alternatives ~ ~ ~~ for further study, Alternatives considered but not advancod for detailed analy ' alternative development concepts, alternative sites, and single versus multi-tenant developments. Alternatives advancod for detailed analysis include (A) the Proposed land exchange and development of amulti-tenant marine '~ usttiai d~~ ~~ t~~ ~ ~~~ land exchange and multi-tenant marine industrial acv op Tongue Point; and (C) a No Action Alternative. Adverse and beneficial impacts of each alternative are considered. a.~terna, five A Alternative A comprises two elements: (1) the land pcchange, acid (2) the multi-tuiant marine industrial development (1) Approximately 3,930 acres of State-owned land within the administrative boundary of the Lewis and Clark National Wildlife Refuge would be exchanged through GSA to the ENVIRONMENTAL atIALITY