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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 486

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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 1, 2005

Mr. PEARCE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Resources 

A BILL

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.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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1 SECTION 1. LAND EXCHANGE, PRIVATE AND PUBLIC LAND 

2 IN VICINITY OF HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, 

3 NEW MEXICO. 

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

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

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

7 Rabon of Otero County, New Mexico (in this section re8 ferred to as the ‘‘Rabons’’), all right, title, and interest 

9 of the United States in and to certain public land adminis10 tered by the Secretary through the Bureau of Land Man11 agement consisting of a total of approximately 320 acres, 

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

13 Exchange’’ and dated September 24, 2004, and more spe14 cifically described as follows: 

(1) SE1 15 ⁄4 of section 6, township 17 south, range 

16 10 east, New Mexico principal meridian. 

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

18 range 10 east, New Mexico principal meridian. 

19 (b) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the con20 veyance of the real property under subsection (a), the 

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

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

23 of land depicted on the map referred to in subsection (a), 

24 which consists of approximately 241 acres, is contiguous 

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

26 within the required safety zone surrounding munitions 
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1 storage bunkers at the installation. The Secretary shall 

2 assume jurisdiction over the land acquired under this sub3 section. The three parcels are more specifically described 

4 as follows: 

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

6 16 south, range 9 east, New Mexico principal merid7 ian, consisting of approximately 17.6 acres. 

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

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

10 consisting of approximately 80 acres. 

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

12 16 south, range 9 east, New Mexico principal merid13 ian, consisting of approximately 143 acres. 

14 (c) INTERESTS INCLUDED IN EXCHANGE.—Subject 

15 to valid existing rights, the land exchange under this sec16 tion shall include conveyance of all surface, subsurface, 

17 mineral, and water rights in the lands. 

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

19 Secretary shall carry out the land exchange under this sec20 tion in the manner provided in section 206 of the Federal 

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

22 Notwithstanding subsection (b) of such section, if nec23 essary, a cash equalization payment may be made in ex24 cess of 25 percent of the appraised value of the public 

25 land to be conveyed under subsection (a). 
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1 (2) The cost of the appraisals performed as part of 

2 the land exchange shall be borne by the Secretary. 

3 (e) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The 

4 Secretary may require such additional terms and condi5 tions in connection with the land exchange under this sec6 tion as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the 

7 interests of the United States.

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