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109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6156 
To provide for the exchange of certain land in the Lincoln National Forest, 
New Mexico, with the owners of Ranchman’s Camp and the C Bar 
X Ranch, to adjust the proclamation boundary of that national forest, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 21, 2006 
Mr. PEARCE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To provide for the exchange of certain land in the Lincoln 
National Forest, New Mexico, with the owners of Ranch-
man’s Camp and the C Bar X Ranch, to adjust the 
proclamation boundary of that national forest, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Lincoln National Forest Act of 2006’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
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Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—LAND EXCHANGES 
Sec. 101. Ranchman’s Camp land exchange, Lincoln National Forest, New 
Mexico. 
Sec. 102. C Bar X Ranch land exchange, Lincoln National Forest, New Mexico. 
Sec. 103. Provisions applicable to both land exchanges. 
TITLE II—BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT 
Sec. 201. Proclamation boundary defined. 
Sec. 202. Lincoln National Forest proclamation boundary adjustment. 
Sec. 203. Miscellaneous provisions. 
TITLE I—LAND EXCHANGES 
SEC. 101. RANCHMAN’S CAMP LAND EXCHANGE, LINCOLN 
NATIONAL FOREST, NEW MEXICO. 
(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—If the owners of 
Ranchman’s Camp, New Mexico, offer to convey to the 
United States all right, title, and interest of the owners 
in and to the non-Federal land depicted for exchange on 
the map entitled ‘‘Ranchman’s Camp Land Exchange’’ 
and dated June 3, 2006, the Secretary of Agriculture may 
accept title to the land on behalf of the United States and 
convey in exchange to the owners all right, title, and inter-
est of the United States in and to the Federal land in 
the Lincoln National Forest depicted for exchange on such 
map. 
(b) EASEMENTS.—Simultaneously with the exchange 
of Federal land and non-Federal land under subsection 
(a), the Secretary and the owners of Ranchman’s Camp 
shall exchange, at no additional consideration, nonexclu-
sive reciprocal easements for access and utilities across, 
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over, and through Forest Road 105, as depicted on the 
map referred to in such subsection. 
(c) TREATMENT OF MAP.—The map referred to in 
subsection (a) shall be available for inspection in the Of-
fice of the Chief of the Forest Service and the Office of 
the Supervisor of Lincoln National Forest during the pe-
riod beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act 
until one year after completion of the land exchange au-
thorized by such subsection. 
(d) COMPLETION.—To the extent practicable, the 
Secretary shall complete the land exchange authorized by 
subsection (a) not later than 180 days after the date on 
which the owners of Ranchman’s Camp make the offer 
described in such subsection, unless the Secretary and the 
owners agree to extend such deadline. 
SEC. 102. C BAR X RANCH LAND EXCHANGE, LINCOLN NA-
TIONAL FOREST, NEW MEXICO. 
(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—If the owners of C 
Bar X Ranch, New Mexico, offer to convey to the United 
States all right, title, and interest of the owners in and 
to the non-Federal land depicted for exchange on the map 
entitled ‘‘C Bar X Ranch Land Exchange’’ and dated 
June 3, 2006, the Secretary of Agriculture may accept 
title to the land on behalf of the United States and convey 
in exchange to the owners all right, title, and interest of 
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the United States in and to the Federal land in the Lin-
coln National Forest depicted for exchange on such map. 
(b) EASEMENTS.—Simultaneously with the exchange 
of Federal land and non-Federal land under subsection 
(a), the Secretary and the owners of C Bar X Ranch shall 
exchange, at no additional consideration, nonexclusive re-
ciprocal easements for access and utilities across, over, 
and through Forest Road 488 and Forest Road 105, as 
depicted on the map referred to in such subsection. 
(c) TREATMENT OF MAP.—The map referred to in 
subsection (a) shall be available for inspection in the Of-
fice of the Chief of the Forest Service and the Office of 
the Supervisor of Lincoln National Forest during the pe-
riod beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act 
until one year after completion of the land exchange au-
thorized by such subsection. 
(d) COMPLETION.—To the extent practicable, the 
Secretary shall complete the land exchange authorized by 
subsection (a) not later than 180 days after the date on 
which the owners of C Bar X Ranch make the offer de-
scribed in such subsection, unless the Secretary and the 
owners agree to extend such deadline. 
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SEC. 103. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO BOTH LAND EX-
CHANGES. 
(a) EXCHANGE PROCESSING.—Numerous surveys, 
clearances, reviews for threatened and endangered species, 
and reviews of cultural and historical resources have been 
conducted with regard to the land authorized for exchange 
under this title. There is no need to conduct additional 
duplicate studies or surveys to complete the land ex-
changes. 
(b) FINAL MAPS AND DESCRIPTIONS.—The exact 
acreage and legal description of the land authorized to be 
exchanged under this title shall be more particularly delin-
eated and described by the Secretary of the Interior ac-
cording to a final boundary map and boundary descrip-
tion, which shall be filed in the Office of the Chief of the 
Forest Service. 
(c) EQUAL VALUE EXCHANGE.— 
(1) EQUAL VALUE EXCHANGE REQUIRED.—The 
market value of the Federal land and non-Federal 
land covered by each land exchange authorized by 
this title shall be equal or equalized as provided by 
subsection (d) or by adjusting the acreage to be con-
veyed in the land exchange, as determined by the 
Secretary and agreed to by the private land owners. 
(2) APPRAISER
QUALIFICATIONS.—The ap-
praisal of the land authorized to be exchanged under 
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