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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1299 

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 

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. 

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’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION, 

2 WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, NEW MEXICO. 

3 (a) TRANSFER REQUIRED.—Not later than Sep4 tember 30, 2014, the Secretary of the Interior shall trans5 fer to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of 

6 the Army certain public land administered by the Bureau 

7 of Land Management in Dona Ana County, New Mexico, 

8 consisting of approximately 5,100 acres depicted as ‘‘Par9 cel 1’’ on the map titled ‘‘White Sands Missile Range 

10 Land Reservation’’ and dated January 4, 2013. 

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

12 of the land under subsection (a), the Secretary of the 

13 Army shall include the land as part of White Sands Missile 

14 Range, New Mexico, and authorize use of the land for 

15 military purposes. 

16 (c) LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

17 (1) PREPARATION AND PUBLICATION.—The 

18 Secretary of the Interior shall publish in the Federal 

19 Register a legal description of the public land to be 

20 transferred under subsection (a). 

21 (2) FORCE OF LAW.—The legal description filed 

22 under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and 

23 effect as if included in this Act, except that the Sec24 retary of the Interior may correct errors in the legal 

25 description. 


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1 (d) REIMBURSEMENT OF COSTS.—The transfer re2 quired by subsection (a) shall be made without reimburse3 ment, except that the Secretary of the Army shall reim4 burse the Secretary of the Interior for any costs incurred 

5 by the Secretary of the Interior to prepare the legal de6 scription under subsection (c). 

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

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

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

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

11 transfer the grazing rights associated with the permit or 

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

13 holder, so that the grazing rights continue to have the 

14 same value to the holder. 

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