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.

Bill: 108-hr-4808
Sponsor: Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2]
Introduced: 2004-07-09 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Air force
Armed Forces and National Security
Grazing
Land transfers
Land use
Leases
Military bases
New Mexico
Right-of-way
Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2004-07-09
text: 
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey to Randal, Jeffrey, and Timothy Rabon of Otero County, New Mexico (Rabons), all right of the United States in a specified parcel of public land administered by the Secretary through the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) that is a BLM inholding within lands owned by the Rabons, including all surface, subsurface, mineral, and water rights of the United States to the parcel.
 
Directs the Rabons, as consideration for that conveyance, to convey to the United States all right held by the Rabons in a specified parcel that is contiguous to Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, that is located within the required safety zone surrounding munitions storage bunkers at the installation.
 
Sets forth provisions regarding appraisal and cash equalization payment, the placing of a no-development designation by the Secretary on the land acquired to prevent encroachment on the Base, grazing leases, and maintenance of a right-of-way by the County.

action_date: 2004-09-28
text: 
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey to Randal, Jeffrey, and Timothy Rabon (the Rabons) of Otero County, New Mexico, all right, title, and interest of the United States in a specified parcel of public land administered by the Secretary through the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) depicted on the map entitled &quot;Alamogordo Rabon Land Exchange&quot; dated September 24, 2004.
 
Directs the Rabons, in exchange for such conveyance, to convey to the United States all right, title, and interest in a specified parcel of land that is contiguous to Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, and is located within the required safety zone surrounding munitions storage bunkers.
 
Includes in such land exchanges the conveyance of all surface, subsurface, mineral, and water rights. 
 
Requires the Secretary to carry out the land exchanges in accordance with the Federal Land Policy Management Act of 1976 and to bear the costs of appraisals performed as part of the land exchanges. Authorizes a cash equalization payment in excess of 25 percent of the appraised value of the public lands to be conveyed to the Rabons.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-09-29
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2004-09-28
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2004-09-28
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7669)
action_date: 2004-09-28
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7669)
action_date: 2004-09-28
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4808.
action_date: 2004-09-28
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7669-7670)
action_date: 2004-09-28
text: Mr. Radanovich moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2004-09-15
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2004-09-15
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2004-09-15
text: Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands Discharged.
action_date: 2004-09-14
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2004-07-26
text: Executive Comment Requested from Interior, DOD.
action_date: 2004-07-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.
action_date: 2004-07-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
action_date: 2004-07-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-07-09
text: Introduced in House