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[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4808 Received in Senate (RDS)]

  2d Session
                                H. R. 4808

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 29, 2004

                                Received

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                                 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. LAND EXCHANGE, PRIVATE AND PUBLIC LAND IN VICINITY OF 
              HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, NEW MEXICO.

    (a) Conveyance of Public Land.--In exchange for the land described 
in subsection (b), the Secretary of the Interior shall convey to 
Randal, Jeffrey, and Timothy Rabon of Otero County, New Mexico (in this 
section referred to as the ``Rabons''), all right, title, and interest 
of the United States in and to certain public land administered by the 
Secretary through the Bureau of Land Management consisting of a total 
of approximately 320 acres, as depicted on the map entitled 
``Alamogordo Rabon Land Exchange'' and dated September 24, 2004, and 
more specifically described as follows:
            (1) SE1/4 of section 6, township 17 south, range 10 east, 
        New Mexico principal meridian.
            (2) N1/2N1/2 of section 7, township 17 south, range 10 
        east, New Mexico principal meridian.
    (b) Consideration.--As consideration for the conveyance of the real 
property under subsection (a), the Rabons shall convey to the United 
States all right, title, and interest held by the Rabons in and to 
three parcels of land depicted on the map referred to in subsection 
(a), which consists of approximately 241 acres, is contiguous to 
Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, and is located within the required 
safety zone surrounding munitions storage bunkers at the installation. 
The Secretary shall assume jurisdiction over the land acquired under 
this subsection. The three parcels are more specifically described as 
follows:
            (1) Lot 4 in the S1/2 of section 30, township 16 south, 
        range 9 east, New Mexico principal meridian, consisting of 
        approximately 17.6 acres.
            (2) E1/2SW1/4 of section 31, township 16 south, range 9 
        east, New Mexico principal meridian, consisting of 
        approximately 80 acres.
            (3) Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4 of section 31, township 16 south, 
        range 9 east, New Mexico principal meridian, consisting of 
        approximately 143 acres.
    (c) Interests Included in Exchange.--Subject to valid existing 
rights, the land exchange under this section shall include conveyance 
of all surface, subsurface, mineral, and water rights in the lands.
    (d) Compliance With Existing Law.--(1) The Secretary shall carry 
out the land exchange under this section in the manner provided in 
section 206 of the Federal Land Policy Management Act of 1976 (43 
U.S.C. 1716). Notwithstanding subsection (b) of such section, if 
necessary, a cash equalization payment may be made in excess of 25 
percent of the appraised value the public land to be conveyed under 
subsection (a).
    (2) The cost of the appraisals performed as part of the land 
exchange shall be borne by the Secretary.
    (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may require 
such additional terms and conditions in connection with the land 
exchange under this section as the Secretary considers appropriate to 
protect the interests of the United States.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 28, 2004.

            Attest:

                                                 JEFF TRANDAHL,

                                                                 Clerk.
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