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

This bill lets the Department of Homeland Security trade land with a local company, Caza Ranches LLC, in Artesia, New Mexico. Each side would swap about 160 acres. If Caza offers its land, DHS can accept it and give its land in return. The land DHS gets would become part of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC) in Artesia, and the center could build new training buildings there. The old DHS land would no longer be inside the center’s boundary. The swap is treated as equal in value, and DHS and the company split the costs. Any existing legal rights on the land stay in place, the title must be clear under federal rules, and the deal must be put in writing. A map of the final boundaries will be kept at DHS’s New Mexico office for the public to see .

Key points

• Who is affected: DHS/FLETC and Caza Ranches LLC; neighbors near the training center in Artesia, NM.
• What changes: A land swap of about 160 acres each; FLETC can build new training structures; boundaries of the center are adjusted; costs are split; the value of the lands is deemed equal; a public map will be available; small boundary fixes and map corrections are allowed by agreement .
• When: After DHS accepts Caza’s offer and the land title is approved and transferred, the new land is added to the training center and the old land is removed from it .