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Union Calendar No. 85 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1299 

[Report No. 113–120, Part I] 

To provide for the transfer of certain public land currently administered 

by the Bureau of Land Management to the administrative jurisdiction 

of the Secretary of the Army for inclusion in White Sands Missile 

Range, New Mexico, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 20, 2013 

Mr. PEARCE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 

Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 

each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

JUNE 24, 2013 

Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

JUNE 24, 2013 

The Committee on Armed Services discharged; committed to the Committee 

of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 20, 2013] 


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A BILL 

To provide for the transfer of certain public land currently 

administered by the Bureau of Land Management to 

the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the 

Army for inclusion in White Sands Missile Range, New 

Mexico, and for other purposes. 


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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. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘White Sands Missile 

5 Range Security Enhancement Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION, 

7 WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, NEW MEXICO. 

8 (a) TRANSFER REQUIRED.—Not later than September 

9 30, 2014, the Secretary of the Interior shall transfer to the 

10 administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Army 

11 certain public land administered by the Bureau of Land 

12 Management in Dona Ana County, New Mexico, consisting 

13 of approximately 5,100 acres depicted as ‘‘Parcel 1’’ on the 

14 map titled ‘‘White Sands Missile Range Land Reservation’’ 

15 and dated January 4, 2013. 

16 (b) USE OF TRANSFERRED LAND.—Upon the receipt 

17 of the land under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Army 

18 shall include the land as part of White Sands Missile 

19 Range, New Mexico, and authorize use of the land for mili20 tary purposes. 

21 (c) LEGAL DESCRIPTION AND MAP.— 

22 (1) PREPARATION AND PUBLICATION.—The Sec23 retary of the Interior shall publish in the Federal 

24 Register a legal description and map of the public 

25 land to be transferred under subsection (a). 


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1 (2) FORCE OF LAW.—The legal description and 

2 map filed under paragraph (1) shall have the same 

3 force and effect as if included in this Act, except that 

4 the Secretary of the Interior may correct errors in the 

5 legal description. 

6 (d) REIMBURSEMENT OF COSTS.—The transfer re7 quired by subsection (a) shall be made without reimburse8 ment, except that the Secretary of the Army shall reimburse 

9 the Secretary of the Interior for any costs incurred by the 

10 Secretary of the Interior to prepare the legal description 

11 and map under subsection (c). 

12 (e) TREATMENT OF GRAZING LEASES.—If a grazing 

13 permit or lease exists on the date of the enactment of this 

14 Act for any portion of the public land to be transferred 

15 under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Interior shall 

16 transfer or relocate the grazing allotments associated with 

17 the permit or lease to other public land, acceptable to the 

18 permit or lease holder, so that the grazing continues to have 

19 the same value to the holder. 

20 SEC. 3. WATER RIGHTS. 

21 (a) WATER RIGHTS.—Nothing in this Act shall be con22 strued— 

23 (1) to establish a reservation in favor of the 

24 United States with respect to any water or water 

25 right on lands transferred by this Act; or 


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1 (2) to authorize the appropriation of water on 

2 lands transferred by this Act except in accordance 

3 with applicable State law. 

4 (b) EFFECT ON PREVIOUSLY ACQUIRED OR RESERVED

5 WATER RIGHTS.—This section shall not be construed to af6 fect any water rights acquired or reserved by the United 

7 States before the date of the enactment of this Act. 

8 SEC. 4. WITHDRAWAL. 

9 Subject to valid existing rights, the public land to be 

10 transferred under section 2 is withdrawn from all forms 

11 of appropriation under the public land laws, including the 

12 mining laws and geothermal leasing laws, so long as the 

13 lands remain under the administrative jurisdiction of the 

14 Secretary of the Army. 


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Union Calendar No. 85 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1299 

[Report No. 113–120, Part I] 

A BILL 

To provide for the transfer of certain public land 

purposes. Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, and for other the Secretary of the Army for inclusion in White Management to the administrative jurisdiction of currently administered by the Bureau of Land 

JUNE 24, 2013 

Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with 

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an amendment 

UNE 24, 2013 

The Committee on Armed Services discharged; committed 

the Union and ordered to be printed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 


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