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Calendar No. 556 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 486 
[Report No. 109–313] 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MARCH 15, 2005 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources 
JULY 31, 2006 
Reported by Mr. DOMENICI, with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
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, 
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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 
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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). 
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(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. 
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 con-
sisting of a total of approximately 320 acres, as de-
picted on the map. 
(2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map enti-
tled ‘‘Holloman AFB Land Exchange’’ and dated 
May 19, 2006. 
(3) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘non-Fed-
eral 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 
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(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 Sec-
retary 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 applica-
ble portion of the Federal land. 
(b) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the convey-
ance 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 acqui-
sition of the non-Federal land by the Secretary, the Sec-
retary shall— 
(1) assume jurisdiction over the non-Federal 
land; and 
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(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 para-
graph (2), the Secretary shall carry out the land ex-
change 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 sec-
tion 206(b) of the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716(b)), a cash equali-
zation payment may be made in excess of 25 percent 
of the appraised value of the Federal land. 
(f) NO AMENDMENT
TO MANAGEMENT PLAN RE-
QUIRED.—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.— 
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(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 paragraph (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 Sec-
retary may require any additional terms and conditions 
for the land exchange that the Secretary considers to be ap-
propriate to protect the interests of the United States. 
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Calendar No. 556 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 486 
[Report No. 109–313] 
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. 
JULY 31, 2006 
Reported with an amendment 
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