In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

December 16, 2011. 

Resolved, That the bill from the Senate (S. 278) entitled 

‘‘An Act to provide for the exchange of certain land located 

in the Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forests in the State of 

Colorado, and for other purposes’’, do pass with the following 

AMENDMENT: 

Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert: 

1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Sugar Loaf Fire Protec3 tion District Land Exchange Act of 2011’’. 

4 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

5 In this Act: 

6 (1) DISTRICT.—The term ‘‘District’’ means the 

7 Sugar Loaf Fire Protection District of Boulder, Colo8 rado. 

9 (2) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 

10 means— 

11 (A) the parcel of approximately 1.52 acres 

12 of land in the National Forest that is generally 

13 depicted on the map numbered 1, entitled 

14 ‘‘Sugarloaf Fire Protection District Proposed 
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1 Land Exchange’’, and dated November 12, 2009; 

2 and 

3 (B) the parcel of approximately 3.56 acres 

4 of land in the National Forest that is generally 

5 depicted on the map numbered 2, entitled 

6 ‘‘Sugarloaf Fire Protection District Proposed 

7 Land Exchange’’, and dated November 12, 2009. 

8 (3) NATIONAL FOREST.—The term ‘‘National 

9 Forest’’ means the Arapaho-Roosevelt National For10 ests located in the State of Colorado. 

11 (4) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘non-Fed12 eral land’’ means the parcel of approximately 5.17 

13 acres of non-Federal land in unincorporated Boulder 

14 County, Colorado, that is generally depicted on the 

15 map numbered 3, entitled ‘‘Sugarloaf Fire Protection 

16 District Proposed Land Exchange’’, and dated No17 vember 12, 2009. 

18 (5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

19 the Secretary of Agriculture. 

20 SEC. 3. LAND EXCHANGE. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the provisions of this 

22 Act, if the District offers to convey to the Secretary all right, 

23 title, and interest of the District in and to the non-Federal 

24 land, and the offer is acceptable to the Secretary— 

25 (1) the Secretary shall accept the offer; and 
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1 (2) on receipt of acceptable title to the non-Fed2 eral land, the Secretary shall convey to the District 

3 all right, title, and interest of the United States in 

4 and to the Federal land. 

5 (b) APPLICABLE LAW.—Section 206 of the Federal 

6 Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716) 

7 shall apply to the land exchange authorized under sub8 section (a), except that— 

9 (1) the Secretary may accept a cash equalization 

10 payment in excess of 25 percent of the value of the 

11 Federal land; and 

12 (2) as a condition of the land exchange under 

13 subsection (a), the District shall— 

14 (A) pay each cost relating to any land sur15 veys and appraisals of the Federal land and 

16 non-Federal land; and 

17 (B) enter into an agreement with the Sec18 retary that allocates any other administrative 

19 costs between the Secretary and the District. 

20 (c) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The land 

21 exchange under subsection (a) shall be subject to— 

22 (1) valid existing rights; and 

23 (2) any terms and conditions that the Secretary 

24 may require. 
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1 (d) TIME FOR COMPLETION OF LAND EXCHANGE.—It 

2 is the intent of Congress that the land exchange under sub3 section (a) shall be completed not later than 1 year after 

4 the date of enactment of this Act. 

5 (e) AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY TO CONDUCT SALE OF

6 FEDERAL LAND.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with para8 graph (2), if the land exchange under subsection (a) 

9 is not completed by the date that is 1 year after the 

10 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary may offer 

11 to sell to the District the Federal land. 

12 (2) VALUE OF FEDERAL LAND.—The Secretary 

13 may offer to sell to the District the Federal land for 

14 the fair market value of the Federal land. 

15 (f) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall deposit in 

17 the fund established under Public Law 90–171 (com18 monly known as the ‘‘Sisk Act’’) (16 U.S.C. 484a) 

19 any amount received by the Secretary as the result 

20 of— 

21 (A) any cash equalization payment made 

22 under subsection (b); and 

23 (B) any sale carried out under subsection 

24 (e). 
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1 (2) USE OF PROCEEDS.—Amounts deposited 

2 under paragraph (1) shall be available to the Sec3 retary, without further appropriation and until ex4 pended, for the acquisition of land or interests in 

5 land in the National Forest System. 

6 (g) MANAGEMENT AND STATUS OF ACQUIRED LAND.— 

7 The non-Federal land acquired by the Secretary under this 

8 section shall be— 

9 (1) added to, and administered as part of, the 

10 National Forest; and 

11 (2) managed by the Secretary in accordance 

12 with— 

13 (A) the Act of March 1, 1911 (commonly 

14 known as the ‘‘Weeks Law’’) (16 U.S.C. 480 et 

15 seq.); and 

16 (B) any laws (including regulations) appli17 cable to the National Forest. 

18 (h) REVOCATION OF ORDERS; WITHDRAWAL.— 

19 (1) REVOCATION OF ORDERS.—Any public order 

20 withdrawing the Federal land from entry, appropria21 tion, or disposal under the public land laws is re22 voked to the extent necessary to permit the conveyance 

23 of the Federal land to the District. 

24 (2) WITHDRAWAL.—On the date of enactment of 

25 this Act, if not already withdrawn or segregated from 
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1 entry and appropriation under the public land laws 

2 (including the mining and mineral leasing laws) and 

3 the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1001 

4 et seq.), the Federal land is withdrawn until the date 

5 of the conveyance of the Federal land to the District. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 

112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 278 

AMENDMENT