Caza Ranches LLC and Department of Homeland Security Land Exchange Act of 2025

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

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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,
                Section 35: S \1/2\ S \1/2\.
            (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,
                Section 4: NW \1/4\.
            (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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