109TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 486
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 muni-
tions storage bunkers at Holloman Air Force
Base.
109TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 486
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 Representa-
tives 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 re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Rabons’’), all right, title, and interest
of the United States in and to certain public land adminis-
tered by the Secretary through the Bureau of Land Man-
agement 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 spe-
cifically 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 con-
veyance 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 sub-
section. 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 merid-
ian, 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 merid-
ian, consisting of approximately 143 acres.
(c) INTERESTS INCLUDED IN EXCHANGE.—Subject
to valid existing rights, the land exchange under this sec-
tion 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 sec-
tion 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 nec-
essary, a cash equalization payment may be made in ex-
cess of 25 percent of the appraised value of 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 condi-
tions in connection with the land exchange under this sec-
tion as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the
interests of the United States.
Passed the House of Representatives March 14,
2005.
Attest:
Clerk.