H. R. 486
One Hundred Ninth Congress
of the
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and six 
An Act 
To provide for a land exchange involving private land and Bureau of Land Manage-
ment 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. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Holloman Air Force Base Land 
Exchange Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ means the 
land administered by the Secretary consisting of a total of 
approximately 320 acres, as depicted on the map. 
(2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map entitled 
‘‘Holloman AFB Land Exchange’’ and dated May 19, 2006. 
(3) NON-FEDERAL
LAND.—The term ‘‘non-Federal land’’ 
means the parcel consisting of a total of approximately 241 
acres of land, as depicted on the map, that is—
(A) contiguous to Holloman Air Force Base, New 
Mexico; and 
(B) located within the required safety zone surrounding 
munitions storage bunkers at the installation. 
(4) OWNER.—The term ‘‘owner’’ means an owner that is 
able to convey to the United States clear title to the non-
Federal land. 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of the Interior. 
SEC. 3. LAND EXCHANGE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—If the owner submits to the Secretary a 
request to exchange the non-Federal land for the Federal land 
or a portion of the Federal land, the Secretary shall convey to 
the owner all right, title, and interest of the United States in 
and to the Federal land or the applicable portion of the Federal 
land. 
(b) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the conveyance of 
the Federal land under subsection (a), the owner shall convey 
to the United States all right, title, and interest of the owner 
in and to the non-Federal land. 
(c) ADDITION
TO MILITARY RESERVATION.—On acquisition of 
the non-Federal land by the Secretary, the Secretary shall—
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(1) assume jurisdiction over the non-Federal land; and 
(2) amend the withdrawal for the Holloman Air Force Base 
to include the non-Federal land. 
(d) INTERESTS
INCLUDED
IN
EXCHANGE.—Subject to valid 
existing rights, the land exchange under this Act shall include 
the conveyance of all surface, subsurface, mineral, and water rights 
to the Federal land and non-Federal land exchanged. 
(e) COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL LAND POLICY AND MANAGEMENT 
ACT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
Secretary shall carry out the land exchange under this section 
in accordance with section 206 of the Federal Land Policy 
and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716). 
(2) CASH EQUALIZATION.—Notwithstanding section 206(b) 
of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 
U.S.C. 1716(b)), a cash equalization payment may be made 
in excess of 25 percent of the appraised value of the Federal 
land. 
(f) NO AMENDMENT TO MANAGEMENT PLAN REQUIRED.—The 
exchange of Federal land and non-Federal land shall not require 
an amendment to the White Sands Resource Management Plan. 
(g) DISPOSITION AND USE OF PROCEEDS.—
(1) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.—The Secretary shall deposit 
any cash equalization payments received under this Act in 
the Federal Land Disposal Account established under section 
206(a) of the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act (43 
U.S.C. 2305(a)). 
(2) USE
OF
PROCEEDS.—Amounts deposited under para-
graph (1) shall be expended in accordance with section 206(c) 
of the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act (43 U.S.C. 
2305(c)). 
(h) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary may 
require any additional terms and conditions for the land exchange 
that the Secretary considers to be appropriate to protect the 
interests of the United States.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.