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[H.R. 482 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]


        H.R.482

                       One Hundred Ninth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
             the third day of January, two thousand and six


                                 An Act


 
 To provide for a land exchange involving Federal lands in the Lincoln 
   National Forest in the State of 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 ``Pine Springs Land Exchange Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
        (1) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means the 3 
    parcels of Forest land (including any improvements on the land), 
    comprising approximately 80 acres, as depicted on the map.
        (2) Forest.--The term ``Forest'' means the Lincoln National 
    Forest in the State of New Mexico.
        (3) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled ``Pine 
    Springs Land Exchange'' and dated May 25, 2004.
        (4) Non-federal land.--The term ``non-Federal land'' means the 
    parcel of University land comprising approximately 80 acres, as 
    depicted on the map.
        (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
    Agriculture.
        (6) University.--The term ``University'' means Lubbock 
    Christian University in the State of New Mexico.

SEC. 3. LAND EXCHANGE.

    (a) In General.--In exchange for the conveyance to the Secretary of 
the non-Federal land by the University, the Secretary shall convey to 
the University, by quitclaim deed, all right, title, and interest of 
the United States in and to the Federal land.
    (b) Map.--
        (1) Availability of map.--The map shall be on file and 
    available for inspection in--
            (A) the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service; and
            (B) the Office of the Supervisor of Lincoln National 
        Forest.
        (2) Minor errors.--The Secretary and the University may correct 
    any minor errors in the map.

SEC. 4. EXCHANGE TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

    (a) In General.--The conveyance of Federal land under section 3(a) 
shall be subject to--
        (1) any valid existing rights; and
        (2) any additional terms and conditions that the Secretary 
    determines to be appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
    States.
    (b) Acceptable Title.--Title to the non-Federal land shall--
        (1) conform with the title approval standards of the Attorney 
    General applicable to Federal land acquisitions; and
        (2) otherwise be acceptable to the Secretary.
    (c) Compliance With Federal Land Policy and Management Act.--The 
land exchange authorized under section 3(a) shall be carried out in 
accordance with section 206 of the Federal Land Policy and Management 
Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716).
    (d) Costs.--The costs of carrying out the exchange of Federal land 
and non-Federal land shall be shared equally by the Secretary and the 
University.

SEC. 5. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

    (a) Revocation and Withdrawal.--
        (1) Revocation of orders.--Any public orders withdrawing any of 
    the Federal land from appropriation or disposal under the public 
    land laws are revoked to the extent necessary to permit disposal of 
    the Federal land in accordance with this Act.
        (2) Withdrawal of federal land.--Subject to valid existing 
    rights, pending the completion of the land exchange under section 
    3(a), the Federal land is withdrawn from all forms of location, 
    entry, and patent under the public land laws, including--
            (A) the mining and mineral leasing laws; and
            (B) the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1001 et 
        seq.).
    (b) Administration of Land Acquired by the United States.--
        (1) Boundary adjustment.--On acceptance of title by the 
    Secretary to the non-Federal land--
            (A) the non-Federal land shall become part of the Forest; 
        and
            (B) the boundaries of the Forest shall be adjusted to 
        include the acquired land.
        (2) Land and water conservation fund.--For purposes of section 
    7 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 
    460l-9), the boundaries of the Forest, as modified under paragraph 
    (1), shall be considered to be boundaries of the Forest as of 
    January 1, 1965.
        (3) Management.--The Secretary shall manage the non-Federal 
    land acquired under section 3(a) in accordance with--
            (A) the Act of March 1, 1911 (commonly known as the ``Weeks 
        Law'') (16 U.S.C. 480 et seq.); and
            (B) any other laws (including regulations) applicable to 
        National Forest System land.
    (c) Duties of Secretary.--In exercising any discretion necessary to 
carry out this Act, the Secretary shall ensure that the public interest 
is well served.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.