H. R. 486

One Hundred Ninth Congress

of the

United States of America 

AT THE SECOND SESSION 

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 

the third day of January, two thousand and six 

An Act 

To provide for a land exchange involving private land and Bureau of Land Management land in the vicinity of Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, for the 

purpose of removing private land from the required safety zone surrounding 

munitions storage bunkers at Holloman Air Force Base.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 

the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Holloman Air Force Base Land 

Exchange Act’’. 

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

In this Act: 

(1) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ means the 

land administered by the Secretary consisting of a total of 

approximately 320 acres, as depicted on the map. 

(2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map entitled 

‘‘Holloman AFB Land Exchange’’ and dated May 19, 2006. 

(3) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘non-Federal land’’ 

means the parcel consisting of a total of approximately 241 

acres of land, as depicted on the map, that is—

(A) contiguous to Holloman Air Force Base, New 

Mexico; and 

(B) located within the required safety zone surrounding 

munitions storage bunkers at the installation. 

(4) OWNER.—The term ‘‘owner’’ means an owner that is 

able to convey to the United States clear title to the nonFederal land. 

(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 

of the Interior. 

SEC. 3. LAND EXCHANGE. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—If the owner submits to the Secretary a 

request to exchange the non-Federal land for the Federal land 

or a portion of the Federal land, the Secretary shall convey to 

the owner all right, title, and interest of the United States in 

and to the Federal land or the applicable portion of the Federal 

land. 

(b) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the conveyance of 

the Federal land under subsection (a), the owner shall convey 

to the United States all right, title, and interest of the owner 

in and to the non-Federal land. 

(c) ADDITION TO MILITARY RESERVATION.—On acquisition of 

the non-Federal land by the Secretary, the Secretary shall—
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(1) assume jurisdiction over the non-Federal land; and 

(2) amend the withdrawal for the Holloman Air Force Base 

to include the non-Federal land. 

(d) INTERESTS INCLUDED IN EXCHANGE.—Subject to valid 

existing rights, the land exchange under this Act shall include 

the conveyance of all surface, subsurface, mineral, and water rights 

to the Federal land and non-Federal land exchanged. 

(e) COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL LAND POLICY AND MANAGEMENT

ACT.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 

Secretary shall carry out the land exchange under this section 

in accordance with section 206 of the Federal Land Policy 

and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716). 

(2) CASH EQUALIZATION.—Notwithstanding section 206(b) 

of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 

U.S.C. 1716(b)), a cash equalization payment may be made 

in excess of 25 percent of the appraised value of the Federal 

land. 

(f) NO AMENDMENT TO MANAGEMENT PLAN REQUIRED.—The 

exchange of Federal land and non-Federal land shall not require 

an amendment to the White Sands Resource Management Plan. 

(g) DISPOSITION AND USE OF PROCEEDS.—

(1) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.—The Secretary shall deposit 

any cash equalization payments received under this Act in 

the Federal Land Disposal Account established under section 

206(a) of the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act (43 

U.S.C. 2305(a)). 

(2) USE OF PROCEEDS.—Amounts deposited under paragraph (1) shall be expended in accordance with section 206(c) 

of the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act (43 U.S.C. 

2305(c)). 

(h) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary may 

require any additional terms and conditions for the land exchange 

that the Secretary considers to be appropriate to protect the 

interests of the United States.

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.