109TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 486

AN ACT

To provide for a land exchange involving private

Base.tions storage bunkers at Holloman Air Forcefrom the required safety zone surrounding muniMexico, for the purpose of removing private landthe vicinity of Holloman Air Force Base, Newland and Bureau of Land Management land in

109TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 486

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.
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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. LAND EXCHANGE, PRIVATE AND PUBLIC LAND

4 IN VICINITY OF HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE,

5 NEW MEXICO.

6 (a) CONVEYANCE OF PUBLIC LAND.—In exchange

7 for the land described in subsection (b), the Secretary of

8 the Interior shall convey to Randal, Jeffrey, and Timothy

9 Rabon of Otero County, New Mexico (in this section re10 ferred to as the ‘‘Rabons’’), all right, title, and interest

11 of the United States in and to certain public land adminis12 tered by the Secretary through the Bureau of Land Man13 agement consisting of a total of approximately 320 acres,

14 as depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Alamogordo Rabon Land

15 Exchange’’ and dated September 24, 2004, and more spe16 cifically described as follows:

(1) SE1 17 ⁄4 of section 6, township 17 south, range

18 10 east, New Mexico principal meridian.

(2) N1⁄2N1 19 ⁄2 of section 7, township 17 south,

20 range 10 east, New Mexico principal meridian.

21 (b) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the con22 veyance of the real property under subsection (a), the

23 Rabons shall convey to the United States all right, title,

24 and interest held by the Rabons in and to three parcels

25 of land depicted on the map referred to in subsection (a),
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1 which consists of approximately 241 acres, is contiguous

2 to Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, and is located

3 within the required safety zone surrounding munitions

4 storage bunkers at the installation. The Secretary shall

5 assume jurisdiction over the land acquired under this sub6 section. The three parcels are more specifically described

7 as follows:

8 (1) Lot 4 in the S1/2 of section 30, township

9 16 south, range 9 east, New Mexico principal merid10 ian, consisting of approximately 17.6 acres.

11 (2) E1/2SW1/4 of section 31, township 16

12 south, range 9 east, New Mexico principal meridian,

13 consisting of approximately 80 acres.

14 (3) Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4 of section 31, township

15 16 south, range 9 east, New Mexico principal merid16 ian, consisting of approximately 143 acres.

17 (c) INTERESTS INCLUDED IN EXCHANGE.—Subject

18 to valid existing rights, the land exchange under this sec19 tion shall include conveyance of all surface, subsurface,

20 mineral, and water rights in the lands.

21 (d) COMPLIANCE WITH EXISTING LAW.—(1) The

22 Secretary shall carry out the land exchange under this sec23 tion in the manner provided in section 206 of the Federal

24 Land Policy Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716).

25 Notwithstanding subsection (b) of such section, if nec-
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1 essary, a cash equalization payment may be made in ex2 cess of 25 percent of the appraised value of the public

3 land to be conveyed under subsection (a).

4 (2) The cost of the appraisals performed as part of

5 the land exchange shall be borne by the Secretary.

6 (e) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The

7 Secretary may require such additional terms and condi8 tions in connection with the land exchange under this sec9 tion as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the

10 interests of the United States.

Passed the House of Representatives March 14,

2005.

Attest:

Clerk.