An Act to revise the boundaries of the Carlsbad Caverns National Park in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes.
PL 88-249 (S.1175), enacted 12/30/1963

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PUBLIC LAW 88-249-DEC. 30, 1963 
[77 STAT. 
SEC. 104. No part of any amount appropriated in this Act shall be 
available to finance, under authority of section 4167(a) of title 39, 
74 Stat. 663. 
United States Code, the mailing and delivering of mail matter sent 
through the mails after October 2, 1962, with a simplified form of 
address under the franking privilege by any Member or Member-elect 
of the United States Senate to postal patrons, including those patrons 
on rural or star routes; nor shall any part of any amount appropriated 
in this Act be so available with respect to the mailing and delivering 
of such mail matter so addressed by any Member or Member-elect of 
the House of Representatives beyond the district which such Member 
or Member-elect was elected to represent. 
Short title. 
This Act may be cited as the "Legislative Branch Appropriation 
Act. 1064". 
Approved December 30, 1963. 
Public Law 88-249 
December 30, 1963 
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To revise the bouudaries of the Carlsbad Caverns National Park in the State 
of New Mexico, and for other purposes. 
Be it emtcted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
Carlsbad Cav- 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That Carlsbad Cav-
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erns National Park situated in the State of New Mexico shall consist 
^Boundaries. 
of the foUowiug descHbed lands: 
X E W MKXICO PRINCIPAL MERHHAN, NEW^ MEXICO 
Township 24 south, range 23 east: south half section 35; section 36. 
Township 24 south, range 24 east: sections 25 to 29, inclusive; sec-
tions 31 to 36, inclusive. 
Township 24 south, range 25 east: south half southeast quarter sec-
tion 19; south half south half section 20; south half south half section 
21; southwest quarter southwest quarter section 26; sections 27 to 33, 
inclusive; west half section 34; northwest quarter northeast quarter 
section 34. 
Township 25 south, range 22 east: sections 24, 25, 35, and 36. 
Township 25 south, range 23 east: sections 1 to 33, inclusive; north-
west quarter section 34. 
Township 25 south, range 24 east: north half section 1; west half 
section 2; northeast quarter section 2; sections 3 to 8, inclusive; west 
half section 9; northeast quarter section 9; northwest quarter section 
10; west half section 17; northeast quarter section 17; section 18; 
northwest quarter section 19. 
Township 25 south, range 25 east: north half section 5; north half 
section 6. 
Township 26 south, range 22 east: north half section 1; west half 
southwest quarter section 1; section 2; section 11; west half west 
lialf section 12; northwest quarter section 14. 
Township 26 south, range 23 east: northwest quarter section 6. 
All of which contains 46,786.11 acres, more or less. 
And the tract of land, including Rattlesnake Springs, lying in sec-
tion 23, township 25 south, range 24 east, New Mexico principal 
meridian, acquired by the United States for water right purposes by 
warranty deed dated January 23, 1934, recorded in Eddy County, 
New Mexico, records in deedbook 64 on page 97, containing 79.87 acres, 
more or less. 
SEC. 2. (a) For the purpose of acquiring the State-owned lands 
lying within the area described in section 1 of this Act, consisting of 
2.721.12 acres, and described as follows: 
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XEW MEXICO PRIXCIPAL MERIDIAN, NEW MEXICO 
Township 24 south, range 23 east: section 36. 
Township 24 south, range 24 east: section 32. 
Township 24 south, range 25 east: section 32. 
Township 25 south, range 24 east: lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, south half 
north half, southwest quarter section 2. 
Township 26 south, range 22 east: south half section 2, the Secretaiy 
of the Interior may, subject to such terms, conditions, and reservations 
as may be necessary or are in the public interest, including the reser-
vation of surface rights-of-way across Federal lands situated in town-
ship 25 south, range 24 east, New Mexico principal meridian, for the 
construction of roads and utility lines between park headquarters and 
Rattlesnake Springs, exchange the following described 2,719.80 acres 
of public land of approximately equal value: 
NKW MEXICO rKlNCIFAL MERIDJAX, XEW MEXICO 
Township 24 south, range 25 east: southeast quarter section 34. 
Township 25 south, range 24 east: south half section 1; west lialf 
section 11; west half section 14; section 15; southeast quarter section 17. 
Township 25 south, range 25 east: south half section 5; lot 6, north-
east quarter southwest quarter, southeast quarter section 6. 
Township 26 south, range 22 east: west half west half section 13; 
north half northeast quarter section 14. 
(b) For the purpose of acquiring the private lands or interests in 
lands lying within the area described in section 1 of this Act, the 
Secretary of the Interior may, subject to such terms, conditions, and 
reservations as may be necessary, exchange on an approximately equal 
value basis any of the following described lands: 
NEW MEXICO PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, NEW 3IEXIC0 
Township 25 south, range 24 east: soutlieast quarter section 9: soutli 
half, northeast quarter section 10. 
Township 26 south, range 22 east: south half, south half northeast 
quarter section 14. 
(c) Notwithstanding section 2(a) of this Act, when an exchange in-
volves lands in section 32, township 24 south, range 24 east. New Mex-
ico principal meridian, which the State of New Mexico has leased, the 
Secretary may compensate a lessee for the reasonable value of his im-
provements to the lands. Reasonable value shall be determined by 
the Secretary of the Interior by obtaining an impartial appraisal. 
SEC. 3. The Secretary is authorized to convey to the State of New 
Mexico a right-of-way over lands between the western boundary of 
the southeast quarter of section 84, township 24 south, range 25 east, 
and the vicinity of the caverns for the use of the State in constructing 
a park-type road for public use thereon:. Provided, That the State 
may construct a road which shall meet the general standards of Na-
tional Park Service roads and shall agree to reconvey its interests in 
such lands and any improvements thereon, without cost to the United 
States, upon completion of such road. 
The location of the road shall 
be determined by the Secretary, after consultation with officials of 
the State of New Mexico. 
SEC. 4. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated not more 
Appropriation. 
than $500 to carry out the purposes of this Act. 
SEC. 5. Section 4 of the Act of May 14,1930 (46 Stat. 279; 16 U.S.C. 
Repeat. 
1:07c), is repealed. 
Approved December 30, 1963.