I 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4806 
To provide for a land exchange involving Federal lands in the Lincoln 
National Forest in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 9, 2004 
Mr. NEUGEBAUER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To provide for a land exchange involving Federal lands in 
the Lincoln National Forest in the State of New Mexico, 
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. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Pine Springs Land 
Exchange Act’’. 
SEC. 2. LAND EXCHANGE, LINCOLN NATIONAL FOREST, 
NEW MEXICO. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 
means the three parcels of land, and any improve-
ments thereon, comprising approximately 80 acres in 
the Lincoln National Forest, New Mexico, as de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘Pine Springs Land Ex-
change’’ and dated May 25, 2004, and more particu-
larly described as S1/2SE1/4NW1/4, SW1/4SW1/4, 
W1/2E1/2NW1/4SW1/4, and E1/2W1/2NW1/4SW1/ 
4 of section 32 of township 17 south, range 13 east, 
New Mexico Principal Meridian. 
(2) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘non-Fed-
eral land’’ means the parcel of land owned by Lub-
bock Christian University comprising approximately 
80 acres, as depicted on the map referred to in para-
graph (1) and more particularly described as N1/ 
2NW1/4 of section 24 of township 17 south, range 
12 east, New Mexico Principal Meridian. 
(b) LAND EXCHANGE.— 
(1) EXCHANGE.—In exchange for the convey-
ance of the non-Federal land by Lubbock Christian 
University, the Secretary of Agriculture shall convey 
to Lubbock Christian University, by quit-claim deed, 
all right, title, and interest of the United States in 
and to the Federal land. The conveyance of the Fed-
eral land shall be subject to valid existing rights and 
such terms and conditions as the Secretary may pre-
scribe and may be made without further administra-
tive or environmental analyses or examination. 
(2) ACCEPTABLE TITLE.—Title to the non-Fed-
eral land shall conform with the title approval stand-
ards of the Attorney General applicable to Federal 
land acquisitions and shall otherwise be acceptable 
to the Secretary. 
(3) COMPLETION OF EXCHANGE.—To the ex-
tent practicable, and subject to paragraph (2), the 
Secretary shall complete the land exchange within 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(4) 
COSTS
OF
IMPLEMENTING
THE
EX-
CHANGE.—The costs of implementing the land ex-
change shall be shared equally by the Secretary and 
Lubbock Christian University. 
(c) TREATMENT
OF MAP
AND LEGAL DESCRIP-
TIONS.—The Secretary and Lubbock Christian University 
may correct any minor error in the map referred to in 
subsection (a)(1) or the legal descriptions of the Federal 
land and non-Federal land. In the event of a discrepancy 
between the map and legal descriptions, the map shall pre-
vail unless the Secretary and Lubbock Christian Univer-
sity otherwise agree. The map shall be on file and available 
for inspection in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Serv-
ice in Washington, D.C., and the Office of the Supervisor 
of Lincoln National Forest. 
(d) VALUATION OF LAND TO BE CONVEYED.—The 
fair market values of the Federal land and non-Federal 
land shall be determined by an appraisal acceptable to the 
Secretary and Lubbock Christian University. The ap-
praisal shall conform with the Federal appraisal stand-
ards, as defined in the Uniform Appraisal Standards for 
Federal Land Acquisitions developed by the Interagency 
Land Acquisition Conference, 1992, and any amendments 
to these standards. 
(e) EQUALIZATION OF VALUES.— 
(1) EQUALIZATION METHODS.—If the fair mar-
ket values of the Federal land and non-Federal land 
are not equal, the values may be equalized— 
(A) by the payment of a cash equalization 
payment under paragraph (2) by the Secretary 
or Lubbock Christian University, as appro-
priate; 
(B) by reducing the acreage of the Federal 
land to be exchanged by not more than 20 
acres, if the value of the non-Federal land is 
less than the value of the Federal land; or 
(C) by using a combination of subpara-
graphs (A) and (B).
(2) CASH EQUALIZATION PAYMENTS.—Notwith-
standing section 206(b) of the Federal Land Policy 
and 
Management 
Act 
of 
1976 
(43 
U.S.C. 
1716(b))— 
(A) if the value of the non-Federal land is 
less than the value of the Federal land, the Sec-
retary may accept a cash equalization payment 
in excess of 25 percent of the value of the Fed-
eral land; or 
(B) if the value of the Federal land is less 
than the value of the non-Federal land, the Sec-
retary may make a cash equalization payment, 
subject to the availability of appropriations for 
this purpose, in excess of 25 percent of the 
value of the Federal land. 
(f) TREATMENT OF CASH EQUALIZATION PAYMENTS 
RECEIVED.— 
(1) DEPOSIT.—The Secretary shall deposit any 
cash equalization payment received under subsection 
(e) in the fund established by the Act of December 
4, 1967 (commonly known as the Sisk Act; 16 
U.S.C. 484a). The amounts so deposited shall not be 
paid or distributed to the State of New Mexico or 
counties therein under any provision of law or other-
wise treated as moneys received from the National