map, which shall be known as the Picacho Peak Spe-
cial Preservation Area. 
(b) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall submit to Congress a map and legal de-
scriptions of the special preservation areas. 
(2) FORCE AND EFFECT.—The map and legal 
descriptions submitted under paragraph (1) shall 
have the same force and effect as if included in this 
title, except that the Secretary may correct clerical 
and typographical errors in the map and legal de-
scriptions. 
(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Copies of the map 
and legal descriptions submitted under paragraph 
(1) shall be on file and available for public inspec-
tion in— 
(A) the Office of the Director of the Bu-
reau of Land Management; 
(B) the Office of the State director; 
(C) the Office of the Las Cruces District 
Manager of the Bureau of Land Management; 
and 
(D) the Office of the County Clerk of 
Don˜a Ana County, New Mexico. 
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(c) WITHDRAWALS.—Subject to valid existing rights 
(including lease rights), all Federal land within the special 
preservation areas and any land and interests in land ac-
quired for the special preservation areas by the United 
States after the date of enactment of this Act are with-
drawn from— 
(1) all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal 
under the public land laws; 
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 
laws; and 
(3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral 
materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 
SEC. 
102. 
MANAGEMENT 
OF 
SPECIAL 
PRESERVATION 
AREAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall manage the 
special preservation areas— 
(1) in a manner that— 
(A) conserves, protects, and improves the 
resources, including grazing land and wildlife 
habitat, of the special preservation areas; 
(B) maintains and preserves the open 
spaces of Federal lands within the special pres-
ervation areas; and 
(2) in accordance with— 
(A) this title; 
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(B) the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 170 et seq.); and 
(C) any other applicable laws. 
(b) NO BUFFER ZONES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—There shall be no buffer 
zone around any of the special preservation areas. 
(2) ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE THE SPECIAL PRESER-
VATION AREAS.—The fact that an activity or use of 
land is not permitted on land within a special pres-
ervation area shall not preclude the activity or use 
outside the boundary of the special preservation area 
or on private or State land within the special preser-
vation area, consistent with other applicable laws. 
(c) ACQUISITION OF LAND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may acquire 
non-Federal land in a special preservation area 
only— 
(A) from a State, a local government, or a 
non-profit organization; and 
(B) through purchase, exchange, or dona-
tion. 
(2) MANAGEMENT.—Land acquired under para-
graph (1) shall be managed as part of a special pres-
ervation area in accordance with this title. 
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TITLE II—RANGELAND 
PRESERVATION AREAS 
SEC. 201. ESTABLISHMENT OF RANGELAND PRESERVATION 
AREAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The following parcels of land in 
the County are designated as rangeland preservation 
areas: 
(1) ORGAN MOUNTAINS RANGELAND PRESERVA-
TION AREA.—Certain Federal land managed by the 
Bureau of Land Management, comprising approxi-
mately 77,059 acres as generally depicted on the 
map, which shall be known as the Organ Mountains 
Rangeland Preservation Area. 
(2) LAS
UVAS
MOUNTAINS
WATERSHED
AND 
RANGELAND PRESERVATION AREA.—Certain Federal 
lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 
comprising approximately 11,067 acres as generally 
depicted on the map, which shall be known as the 
Las Uvas Mountains Watershed and Rangeland 
Preservation Area. 
(3) ROBLEDO
MOUNTAINS
WATERSHED
AND 
RANGELAND PRESERVATION AREA.—Certain Federal 
lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 
comprising approximately 12,946 acres as generally 
depicted on the map, which shall be known as the 
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Robledo Mountains Watershed and Rangeland Pres-
ervation Area. 
(4) 
POTRILLO
NATIONAL
SECURITY
AND 
RANGELAND PRESERVATION AREA.—Certain Federal 
lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 
comprising approximately 182,472 acres as generally 
depicted on the map, which shall be known as the 
Potrillo National Security and Rangeland Preserva-
tion Area. 
(b) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall submit to Congress a map and legal de-
scriptions of the rangeland preservation areas. 
(2) FORCE AND EFFECT.—The map and legal 
descriptions submitted under paragraph (1) shall 
have the same force and effect as if included in this 
title, except that the Secretary may correct clerical 
and typographical errors in the map and legal de-
scriptions. 
(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Copies of the map 
and legal descriptions submitted under paragraph 
(1) shall be on file and available for public inspec-
tion in— 
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(A) the Office of the Director of the Bu-
reau of Land Management; 
(B) the Office of the State Director; and 
(C) the Office of the Las Cruces District 
Manager of the Bureau of Land Management. 
(c) WITHDRAWALS.—Subject to valid existing rights 
(including lease rights), all Federal land within a range-
land preservation area and any land and interests in land 
acquired for a rangeland preservation area by the United 
States after the date of enactment of this Act are with-
drawn from— 
(1) all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal 
under the public land laws; 
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 
laws; and 
(3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral 
materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 
SEC. 202. MANAGEMENT OF RANGELAND PRESERVATION 
AREAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall manage the 
rangeland preservation areas— 
(1) in a manner that serves the purposes of— 
(A) conserving, protecting, and seeking to 
improve the livestock grazing, recreation, wild-
life management, and scenic values under mul-
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(A) on roads and trails designated for ve-
hicular use under the management plan; and 
(B) as determined by the Secretary to be 
necessary for— 
(i) administrative purposes; 
(ii) homeland security or law enforce-
ment; 
(iii) construction, maintenance, oper-
ation, or management of flood control or 
water conservation systems by any Fed-
eral, State, or local governmental entity; 
(iv) construction, maintenance, or op-
eration of rangeland improvements author-
ized by the Secretary; or 
(v) emergency response. 
(c) HUNTING AND TRAPPING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
the Secretary shall allow hunting and trapping in 
the rangeland preservation areas. 
(2) LIMITATIONS.— 
(A) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary may 
designate by regulation areas in a rangeland 
preservation area in which, and establish peri-
ods during which, for reasons of public safety, 
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administration, or compliance with applicable 
laws, no hunting or trapping will be allowed. 
(B) CONSULTATION.—Except in emer-
gencies, the Secretary shall consult with the ap-
propriate State agency before promulgating reg-
ulations under subparagraph (A) that close a 
portion of a rangeland preservation area to 
hunting or trapping. 
(d) GRAZING.—The Secretary shall issue any grazing 
leases or permits in the rangeland preservation areas in 
accordance with the same laws and executive orders that 
apply to issuance by the Secretary of grazing leases and 
permits on other land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau 
of Land Management. 
(e) NO BUFFER ZONES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—There shall be no buffer 
zone around a rangeland preservation area. 
(2) ACTIVITIES
OUTSIDE
THE
RANGELAND 
PRESERVATION AREAS.—The fact that an activity or 
use of land is not permitted on land within a range-
land preservation area shall not preclude the activity 
or use outside the boundary of the rangeland preser-
vation area or on private or State land within the 
rangeland preservation area, consistent with other 
applicable laws. 
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(f) ACQUISITION OF LAND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may acquire 
non-Federal land in a rangeland preservation area 
only— 
(A) from a State, a local government, or a 
non-profit organization; and 
(B) through purchase, exchange, or dona-
tion. 
(2) MANAGEMENT.—Land acquired under para-
graph (1) shall be managed as part of a rangeland 
preservation area in accordance with this title. 
(g) INTERPRETIVE SITES.—The Secretary may es-
tablish sites in a rangeland preservation area to allow the 
interpretation of the historical, cultural, scientific, archae-
ological, natural, and educational resources of the range-
land preservation area. 
(h) WATER RIGHTS.—Nothing in this title— 
(1) shall constitute or be construed to con-
stitute either an express or implied reservation by 
the United States of any water or water rights with 
respect to the lands within a rangeland preservation 
area; or 
(2) shall affect any water rights existing on the 
date of enactment of this Act, including any water 
right held by the United States. 
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(i) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—This title shall not be 
construed to prevent— 
(1) the construction, maintenance, operation, or 
management of flood control or water conservation 
systems by any Federal, State, or local governmental 
entity; 
(2) the construction, maintenance, or operation 
of rangeland improvements; or 
(3) the exercise of homeland security and law 
enforcement activities. 
SEC. 203. MANAGEMENT PLAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 4 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop 
a comprehensive plan for the long-range protection and 
management of the rangeland preservation areas. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The management plan shall de-
scribe the appropriate uses and management of the range-
land preservation areas in accordance with— 
(1) this title; 
(2) the Federal Land Policy and Management 
Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and 
(3) other applicable laws. 
SEC. 204. RELEASE OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS. 
(a) FINDING.—Congress finds that, for purposes of 
section 603 of the Federal Land Policy and Management 
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Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782), the Federal land in the 
following areas has been adequately studied for wilderness 
designation: 
(1) The Aden Lava Flow Wilderness Study 
Area. 
(2) The Las Uvas Mountains Wilderness Study 
Area. 
(3) The Organ Mountains Wilderness Study 
Area. 
(4) The Robledo Mountains Wilderness Study 
Area. 
(5) The West Potrillo Mountains Wilderness 
Study Area. 
(6) The Mount Riley Wilderness Study Area. 
(7) The Pena Blanca Wilderness Study Area. 
(8) The Organ Needles Wilderness Study Area. 
(b) RELEASE.—Any Federal land described in sub-
section (a)— 
(1) shall no longer be subject to section 603(c) 
of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)); and 
(2) shall be managed in accordance with section 
202 of this title and the management plan developed 
under section 203 of this title. 
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TITLE III—LAND EXCHANGES 
SEC. 301. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this title is to— 
(1) support efforts of the University to manage 
the land of the University consistent with the des-
ignation of the University as the land-grant college 
for the State under the Act of July 2, 1862 (7 
U.S.C. 301 et seq.; commonly known as the First 
Morrill Act); 
(2) allow the University to control development 
of University land at the Center by consolidating 
surface and subsurface ownership; and 
(3) authorize the acquisition of non-Federal 
land to— 
(A) consolidate holdings of the Bureau of 
Land Management; and 
(B) improve the management by the Bu-
reau of Land Management of recreation and 
other resources in the area of the Center. 
SEC. 302. NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY LAND EX-
CHANGE. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION FOR EXCHANGE.—If the Uni-
versity conveys to the United States by quitclaim deed ac-
ceptable to the Secretary, all right, title, and interest of 
the University in and to the University land, the Secretary 
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shall, not later than 90 days after the date on which the 
Secretary accepts title to the University land, convey to 
the University all right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to the Federal estate. 
(b) APPROXIMATE EQUAL VALUE.—Notwithstanding 
any other law— 
(1) the value of the Federal estate and the 
value of the University land conveyed under this sec-
tion shall be considered to be of equal value; and 
(2) appraisals of the Federal estate and the 
University land are not required. 
(c) LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a 
map and legal descriptions of the University land 
and the Federal estate. 
(2) EFFECT.—The map and the legal descrip-
tions submitted under paragraph (1) shall have the 
same force and effect as if included in this title, ex-
cept that the Secretary may correct any clerical and 
typographical errors in the legal descriptions and 
map. 
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(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Copies of the map 
and the legal descriptions submitted under para-
graph (1) shall be on file and available for public in-
spection in the Office of the State Director. 
(d) HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Before any conveyances 
under this section, the University shall prepare, at 
the expense of the University, any environmental site 
assessment for the University land that the Sec-
retary determines to be necessary. 
(2) OPTIONS
OF
SECRETARY.—If hazardous 
substances are found on the University land in an 
assessment prepared under paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary may— 
(A)(i) conduct further investigations of the 
affected land; and 
(ii) as the Secretary determines to be nec-
essary, require the University to conduct reme-
diation; 
(B) refuse— 
(i) to accept conveyance of the af-
fected land under subsection (a); and 
(ii) to convey land related to the af-
fected land under subsection (a); or 
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(C) terminate the conveyance of land 
under subsection (a). 
(e) EFFECT ON VALID EXISTING RIGHTS.—Nothing 
in this title affects any valid existing rights in existence 
on the date of enactment of this Act with respect to any 
interest in the University land or the Federal estate. 
TITLE IV—DISPOSAL OF FED-
ERAL LAND FOR COMMUNITY 
GROWTH 
SEC. 401. DISPOSAL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation 
with the City and the County, shall conduct a sale of Fed-
eral land described in subsection (b) to qualified bidders. 
(b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred to in 
subsection (a) consists of the Federal land in the County 
that is— 
(1) identified for disposal through the resource 
management planning process of the Bureau of 
Land Management as of the date of enactment of 
this Act; and 
(2) not segregated or withdrawn from the lands 
so identified by Congress or by the Secretary on or 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(c) SALES.—Except as provided in subsection (g), the 
land referred to in subsection (a) shall be sold at a price 
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and in acreage as recommended by the Board. Such sales 
shall be— 
(1) in accordance with Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), 
this title, and other applicable laws; and 
(2) subject to valid existing rights. 
(d) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map produced by 
the Bureau of Land Management as a result of the re-
source management planning process described in sub-
section (b) shall be on file and available for public inspec-
tion in— 
(1) the Office of the Director of the Bureau of 
Land Management; 
(2) the Office of the State Director; and 
(3) the Office of the Las Cruces District Man-
ager of the Bureau of Land Management. 
(e) COMPLIANCE WITH LOCAL PLANNING AND ZON-
ING LAWS.—Before a sale of land is conducted under sub-
section (a), the City or County shall submit to the Sec-
retary a certification that all qualified bidders have agreed 
to comply with— 
(1) city and county zoning ordinances; and 
(2) any master plan for the area approved by 
the City or County. 
(f) WITHDRAWAL.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing 
rights and except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
land described in subsection (b) is withdrawn 
from— 
(A) all forms of entry and appropriation 
under the public land laws, including the min-
ing laws; 
(B) location, entry, and patent under the 
mining laws; and 
(C) operation of the mineral leasing and 
geothermal leasing laws. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1)(A) shall not 
apply to a competitive sale, or an election by the 
City or County, to obtain the land described in sub-
section (b) for public purposes under the Act of 
June 14, 1926 (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.; commonly 
known as the Recreation and Public Purposes Act). 
(g) OPPORTUNITY HOUSING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may convey 
to a local government entity, including a local public 
housing authority, land in the County that is 
(A) identified for disposal under subsection 
(b); and 
(B) recommended by the Board as appro-
priate for affordable housing. 
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(2) TERMS OF CONVEYANCE.—Any conveyance 
of land under paragraph (1) shall be— 
(A) on a noncompetitive basis; 
(B) at fair market value; and 
(C) for the purpose of providing affordable 
housing communities. 
(h) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committee on Natural Re-
sources of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate 
a report that describes the status of any conveyances 
under this title. 
SEC. 402. DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except for proceeds from land 
sales made to the County under section 401(g) and subject 
to appropriations, amounts received by the United States 
as proceeds of sales under section 401(b) shall be used 
by the Secretary as follows: 
(1) 10 percent of the amount shall be paid to 
the County for use for— 
(A) county planning; 
(B) fire protection; 
(C) law enforcement; 
(D) public safety; 
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(E) transportation; and 
(F) the development of parks, trails, nat-
ural areas, and other open space. 
(2) 10 percent of the amount shall be paid to 
the County to be allocated to local communities 
within the County for use for— 
(A) planning; 
(B) fire protection; 
(C) law enforcement; 
(D) public safety; 
(E) transportation; 
(F) the development of parks, trails, nat-
ural areas; and 
(G) pursuant to a cooperative agreement 
among units of local government, funding of a 
Don˜a Ana County Open Space Authority. 
(3) The remainder shall be deposited in a spe-
cial account in the Treasury of the United States 
and shall be available to the Secretary without fur-
ther appropriation until expended for— 
(A) acquisition of environmentally sensitive 
land adjacent to the Federal land in the State, 
subject to the limitation in subsection (b)(4); 
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(B) development of parks, trails, and nat-
ural areas in the County pursuant to a coopera-
tive agreement with a unit of local government; 
(C) rangeland improvements in the range-
land preservation areas and any other area in 
the County administered by the Bureau of 
Land Management; 
(D) preservation and restoration of impor-
tant habitat on public land in the County; 
(E) the reimbursement of costs incurred by 
the Office of the State Director and the Las 
Cruces Office of the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment in administering a sale of land described 
in section 401(b), including the costs of— 
(i) conducting surveys; 
(ii) conducting appraisals; and 
(iii) complying with— 
(I) the National Environment 
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 
et seq.); 
(II) sections 201 and 202 of the 
Federal Land Policy and Management 
Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1711, 1712); 
and 
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(III) any other appropriate Fed-
eral laws. 
(b) SPECIAL ACCOUNT.— 
(1) PROCEDURES.—The Secretary shall coordi-
nate the use of the special account established under 
subsection (a)(3) with the County, local govern-
ments, and other interested persons to ensure ac-
countability and demonstrated results. 
(2) FEDERAL
LAND
TRANSACTION
FACILITA-
TION ACT ACCOUNT.—Subject to appropriations, any 
proceeds from the sale of Federal land in the County 
that, as of the date of enactment of this Act, are in 
the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act ac-
count shall be transferred to the special account. 
(3) INVESTMENT OF SPECIAL ACCOUNT.—Any 
amounts deposited in the special account— 
(A) shall earn interest in an amount deter-
mined by the Secretary of the Treasury on the 
basis of the current average market yield on 
outstanding marketable obligations of the 
United States of comparable maturities; and 
(B) may be expended in accordance with 
this title. 
(4) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall use not 
more than 25 percent of the amounts made available 
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from the special account during any 5-year period 
for any acquisition of land under subsection 
(a)(3)(A). 
SEC. 403. ADVISORY BOARD. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established an advi-
sory board, to be known as the Don˜a Ana County Land 
Disposal Advisory Board, to advise the Secretary with re-
spect to the disposal of the land described in section 
401(b). 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) COMPOSITION.—The Board shall be com-
posed of 7 members, of whom— 
(A) 1 member shall be the Las Cruces Dis-
trict Manager for the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment 
(B) 6 members, to be appointed by the 
Secretary, of whom— 
(i) 1 member shall be a representative 
of the County, based on the recommenda-
tion of the governing body of the County; 
(ii) 1 member shall be a representa-
tive of the City, based on the recommenda-
tion of the governing body of the City; 
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(iii) 1 member shall be a representa-
tive of the business community within the 
County; 
(iv) 1 member shall be a representa-
tive of the ranching community who shall 
be the holder of an active grazing allot-
ment within the County; 
(v) 1 member shall be a member of 
the conservation community within the 
County; and 
(vi) 1 member shall be a representa-
tive of the Elephant Butte Irrigation Dis-
trict, based on the recommendation of the 
governing body of the Elephant Butte Irri-
gation District. 
(2) TERM.—A member of the Board shall be 
appointed for a term of 3 years. 
(3) VACANCIES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—If there is a vacancy on 
the Board, the Secretary shall appoint an indi-
vidual to fill the vacancy. 
(B) TERM.—A member appointed to fill a 
vacancy under subparagraph (A) shall serve for 
the remainder of the term of the member being 
replaced. 
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(c) DUTIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall— 
(A) assist the Secretary in annually 
prioritizing the Bureau of Land Management 
land that is available for disposal under this 
title, as identified in the land use planning 
process; and 
(B) make recommendations to the State 
Director with respect to the disposal of land 
under this title. 
(2) PUBLIC
COMMENT.—The State Director 
shall establish procedures to provide Federal, State, 
and local governments and the public with adequate 
notice of, and an opportunity to comment on, the 
priorities for the disposal of public land, as deter-
mined under subparagraph (A), including through 
the conduct of public hearings as the State Director 
determines to be appropriate. 
(d) MEETINGS.— 
(1) ANNUAL MEETINGS.—The Board shall meet 
at least once a year at the call of the State Director. 
(2) QUORUM AND APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—A quorum of Board 
members, as defined in the charter under sub-
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