119-hr2135

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2135 Introduced in House

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 2135

 To provide for an exchange of certain Federal and non-Federal land in 
 Artesia, New Mexico, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 March 14, 2025

Ms. Leger Fernandez (for herself and Mr. Fry) introduced the following 
 bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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 A BILL

 To provide for an exchange of certain Federal and non-Federal land in 
 Artesia, New Mexico, and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Caza Ranches LLC and Department of 
Homeland Security Land Exchange Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. LAND EXCHANGE.

    (a) 

=== Definitions. ===
-In this section:

    (1) Centers.--The term ``Centers'' means the Federal Law 
 Enforcement Training Centers and related facilities that are 
 located in Artesia, New Mexico.

    (2) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means the 
 approximately 160 acres of land in Artesia, New Mexico, 
 generally depicted as ``FLETC/DHS Federal Land to be Exchanged 
 to CAZA'', with the following identification and description:
        (A) Identification.--Parcel Number: 4-149-096-266-
 460.
        (B) Description.--Township 16 South, Range 25 East, 
 

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    (3) Map.--The term ``Map'' means a map depicting the 
 Federal land and the non-Federal land, as agreed to by the 
 Centers and Caza Ranches LLC.

    (4) Non-federal land.--The term ``non-Federal Land'' means 
 the approximately 160 acres of land owned by Caza Ranches LLC, 
 generally depicted as ``CAZA to be Exchanged to FLETC/DHS 
 Federal Land'' on the Map, but does not include any subsurface 
 rights to the land vested in a third party, with the following 
 identification and description:
        (A) Identification.--Parcel Number: 4-147-097-132-
 132.
        (B) Description.--Township 17 South, Range 25 East, 
 

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    (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
 of Homeland Security.

    (b) Exchange of Lands.--

    (1) In general.--Upon receiving an offer from the Caza 
 Ranches LLC to convey to the Secretary all right, title, and 
 interest of the Caza Ranches LLC in and to the non-Federal 
 land, the Secretary is authorized to accept the offer and to 
 convey to Caza Ranches LLC all right, title, and interest of 
 the United States in and to the Federal land.

    (2) Land title.--Title to the non-Federal land conveyed to 
 the Secretary under this section shall conform to the title 
 approval standards of the Attorney General of the United States 
 applicable to land acquisitions by the Federal Government.
            (c) Exchange Terms and Appraisals.--

    (1) In general.--The exchange of Federal and non-Federal 
 lands under subsection

    (b) shall be subject to the following:
        (A) Any valid existing rights as of the date of the 
 enactment of this section.
        (B) Any additional terms and conditions the 
 Secretary determines appropriate to protect the 
 interests of the United States, including with respect 
 to any of the rights referred to in subparagraph
        (A) .

    (2) Costs.--The costs of carrying out the exchange of lands 
 under subsection

    (b) shall be shared equally by the Secretary 
 and the Caza Ranches LLC.

    (3) Equal value exchange.--The value of the lands exchanged 
 under subsection

    (b) shall be deemed equal.

    (4) Memorialization.--All terms and conditions for the 
 exchange of lands under subsection

    (b) shall be memorialized in 
 a written exchange agreement that is signed by Caza Ranches LLC 
 and the Secretary.
            (d) Acquisition of Land for Training Purposes Boundary 
Adjustment.--On acceptance of title to the non-Federal land by the 
Secretary--

    (1) the non-Federal land shall be added to and administered 
 as part of the Centers;

    (2) the Centers shall use such land to erect structures in 
 support of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers' 
 training mission; and

    (3) the boundaries of the Centers shall be adjusted to 
 exclude the exchanged Federal land.

    (e) Maps, Estimates, and Descriptions.--

    (1) Minor errors.--The Secretary and the Caza Ranches LLC 
 may, by mutual agreement, carry out the following:
        (A) Make minor boundary adjustments to the Federal 
 and non-Federal lands involved in the exchange under 
 this section.
        (B) Correct any minor errors in the Map or any 
 other map, acreage estimate, or legal description of 
 any such lands.

    (2) Conflict.--If there is a conflict between a map, an 
 acreage estimate, or a legal description of the lands involved 
 in the exchange under this section, the Map shall control 
 unless the Secretary and the Caza Ranches LLC mutually agree 
 otherwise.

    (3) Availability.--The Secretary shall file and make 
 available for public inspection in the New Mexico headquarters 
 of the Department of Homeland Security a copy of the Map and 
 any other map referred to in this section.
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