(1) The Sand Ranch Preservation Area is one 
of the best strongholds of the Lesser Prairie Chicken 
and possibly the most accessible place for the public 
to view them. 
(2) The Preservation Area is also inhabited by 
the Sand Dune Lizard, which is found nowhere else 
in the world except in the sand dune blowout- 
shinnery oak habitat of southeast New Mexico and 
adjacent areas of Texas. 
(3) Both the Lesser Prairie Chicken and the 
Sand Dune Lizard are species of concern which will 
only benefit from additional conservation. Such con-
servation will be achieved through the establishment 
of the Sand Ranch Preservation Area. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) STATE
LAND.—The term ‘‘State land’’ 
means the land administered by the Secretary, act-
ing through the State, consisting of approximately 
5,018 acres, as depicted on the map. 
(2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map ti-
tled ‘‘Lesser Prairie Chicken National Habitat Pres-
ervation Area and Land Exchange’’ and dated Octo-
ber 17, 2007. 
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(3) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘non-Fed-
eral land’’ means the approximately 14,048 acres of 
State land, as depicted on the map. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(5) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of New Mexico. 
(6) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means the 
County of Chaves. 
(7) PRESERVATION AREA.—The term ‘‘Preser-
vation Area’’ means the Lesser Prairie Chicken Na-
tional Habitat Preservation Area. 
SEC. 4. LAND EXCHANGE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall convey to the 
State all right, title, and interest of the United States in 
and to the Federal land. 
(b) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the con-
veyance of the Federal land under subsection (a), the 
State shall convey to the United States all right, title, and 
interest of the State in and to the non-Federal land. 
(c) 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. 
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(d) COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL LAND POLICY AND 
MANAGEMENT ACT.—The Secretary shall carry out the 
land exchange under this Act in accordance with section 
206 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716). 
(e) NO AMENDMENT TO MANAGEMENT PLAN RE-
QUIRED.—The exchange of Federal land and non-Federal 
land shall not require an amendment to the Mimbres Re-
source Management Plan. 
(f) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Sec-
retary may require such additional terms and conditions 
for the land exchange as the Secretary considers to be ap-
propriate to protect the interests of the United States. 
SEC. 5. LESSER PRAIRIE CHICKEN NATIONAL HABITAT 
PRESERVATION AREA. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT; PURPOSES.—There is estab-
lished in the County the Lesser Prairie Chicken National 
Habitat Preservation Area to protect, conserve, and en-
hance habitat for the Lesser Prairie Chicken. 
(b) BOUNDARIES.—The Preservation Area shall con-
sist of approximately 39,462 acres of public land in the 
County, including those lands acquired under section 4, 
as generally depicted on the map. 
(c) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall submit to Congress a map and legal description 
of the Preservation Area. 
(2) FORCE AND EFFECT.—The map and legal 
description submitted under paragraph (1) shall 
have the same force and effect as if included in this 
Act, except that the Secretary may correct clerical 
and typographical errors in the map and legal de-
scription. 
(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Copies of the map 
and legal description submitted under paragraph (1) 
shall be on file and available for public inspection 
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 Pecos District Man-
ager of the Bureau of Land Management; and 
(D) the Office of the County Clerk in 
Roswell, New Mexico. 
SEC. 6. MANAGEMENT OF THE PRESERVATION AREA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall manage the 
Preservation Area— 
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(1) in a manner that protects, conserves, and 
enhances the habitat for the Lesser Prairie Chicken; 
and (2) in accordance with— 
(A) this Act; 
(B) the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and 
(C) any other applicable laws. 
(b) USES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall allow 
only uses of the Preservation Area that the Sec-
retary determines will further the purposes for which 
the Preservation Area is established. 
(2) USE OF MOTORIZED VEHICLES.—Except as 
needed for administrative purposes or to respond to 
an emergency, the use of motorized vehicles or 
mechanized transport in the Preservation Area shall 
be allowed only on roads and trails designated for 
vehicular use under the management plan so long as 
such use is in conformance with the purposes of this 
Act. 
(c) WITHDRAWALS.—Subject to valid existing rights 
(including lease rights) and historic rights of access, all 
Federal land within the Preservation Area and any land 
and interests in land acquired for the Preservation Area 
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by the United States after the date of the enactment of 
this Act are withdrawn 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) disposal under the mineral leasing, mineral 
materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 
(d) HUNTING AND TRAPPING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
hunting and trapping shall be allowed in the Preser-
vation Area. 
(2) LIMITATIONS.— 
(A) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary may 
designate by regulation areas in which, and es-
tablish periods during which, for reasons of 
public safety, administration, or compliance 
with applicable laws, no hunting or trapping 
will be permitted in the Preservation Area. 
(B) CONSULTATION.—Except in emer-
gencies, the Secretary shall consult with, and 
obtain the approval of, the appropriate State 
agency before promulgating regulations under 
subparagraph (A) that close a portion of the 
Preservation Area to hunting and trapping. 
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(e) GRAZING.—The Secretary may allow grazing sole-
ly for the purpose of vegetative management to enhance 
Lesser Prairie Chicken habitat. 
(f) NO BUFFER ZONES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There shall be no protective 
perimeter or buffer zone around the Preservation 
Area. 
(2) 
ACTIVITIES
OUTSIDE
PRESERVATION 
AREA.—The fact than an activity or use of land is 
not permitted on land within the Preservation Area 
shall not preclude the activity or use outside the 
boundary of the Preservation Area or on private 
land within the Preservation Area, consistent with 
other applicable law. 
(g) ACQUISITION OF LAND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may acquire 
non-Federal land in the Preservation Area only— 
(A) from a willing seller; and 
(B) through purchase, exchange, or dona-
tion. 
(2) MANAGEMENT.—Land acquired under para-
graph (1) shall by managed as part of the Preserva-
tion Area in accordance with this Act. 
(h) INTERPRETATIVE SITES.—The Secretary may es-
tablish sites in the Preservation Area to permit the inter-
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pretation of the historical, cultural, scientific, archae-
ological, natural, and education resources of the Preserva-
tion Area. 
(i) WATER RIGHTS.—Nothing in this Act constitutes 
an express or implied reservation of any water right. 
SEC. 7. MANAGEMENT PLAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall de-
velop a comprehensive plan for the long-range protection 
and management of the Preservation Area. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The management plan shall— 
(1) describe the appropriate uses and manage-
ment of the Preservation Area in accordance with— 
(A) this Act; 
(B) the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and 
(C) other applicable laws; 
(2) incorporate, as appropriate, decisions in any 
other management or activity plan for the land with-
in or adjacent to the Preservation Area; and 
(3) take into consideration— 
(A) any information developed in studies of 
the land within or adjacent to the Preservation 
Area; and 
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(B) the historical involvement of the local 
community in the interpretation and protection 
of the resources of the Preservation Area. 
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