112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 278 

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. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Sugar Loaf Fire Pro3 tection 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, Col8 orado. 

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 

15 Land Exchange’’, and dated November 12, 

16 2009; and 

17 (B) the parcel of approximately 3.56 acres 

18 of land in the National Forest that is generally 

19 depicted on the map numbered 2, entitled 

20 ‘‘Sugarloaf Fire Protection District Proposed 

21 Land Exchange’’, and dated November 12, 

22 2009. 

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

24 Forest’’ means the Arapaho-Roosevelt National For25 ests located in the State of Colorado. 
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1 (4) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘non-Fed2 eral land’’ means the parcel of approximately 5.17 

3 acres of non-Federal land in unincorporated Boulder 

4 County, Colorado, that is generally depicted on the 

5 map numbered 3, entitled ‘‘Sugarloaf Fire Protec6 tion District Proposed Land Exchange’’, and dated 

7 November 12, 2009. 

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

9 the Secretary of Agriculture. 

10 SEC. 3. LAND EXCHANGE. 

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

12 Act, if the District offers to convey to the Secretary all 

13 right, title, and interest of the District in and to the non14 Federal land, and the offer is acceptable to the Sec15 retary— 

16 (1) the Secretary shall accept the offer; and 

17 (2) on receipt of acceptable title to the non18 Federal land, the Secretary shall convey to the Dis19 trict all right, title, and interest of the United States 

20 in and to the Federal land. 

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

22 Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 

23 1716) shall apply to the land exchange authorized under 

24 subsection (a), except that— 
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1 (1) the Secretary may accept a cash equali2 zation payment in excess of 25 percent of the value 

3 of the Federal land; and 

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

5 subsection (a), the District shall— 

6 (A) pay each cost relating to any land sur7 veys and appraisals of the Federal land and 

8 non-Federal land; and 

9 (B) enter into an agreement with the Sec10 retary that allocates any other administrative 

11 costs between the Secretary and the District. 

12 (c) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The 

13 land exchange under subsection (a) shall be subject to— 

14 (1) valid existing rights; and 

15 (2) any terms and conditions that the Secretary 

16 may require. 

17 (d) TIME FOR COMPLETION OF LAND EXCHANGE.— 

18 It is the intent of Congress that the land exchange under 

19 subsection (a) shall be completed not later than 1 year 

20 after the date of enactment of this Act. 

21 (e) AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY TO CONDUCT SALE

22 OF FEDERAL LAND.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with para24 graph (2), if the land exchange under subsection (a) 

25 is not completed by the date that is 1 year after the 
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1 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary may 

2 offer to sell to the District the Federal land. 

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

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

5 the fair market value of the Federal land. 

6 (f) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall deposit 

8 in the fund established under Public Law 90–171 

9 (commonly known as the ‘‘Sisk Act’’) (16 U.S.C. 

10 484a) any amount received by the Secretary as the 

11 result of— 

12 (A) any cash equalization payment made 

13 under subsection (b); and 

14 (B) any sale carried out under subsection 

15 (e). 

16 (2) USE OF PROCEEDS.—Amounts deposited 

17 under paragraph (1) shall be available to the Sec18 retary, without further appropriation and until ex19 pended, for the acquisition of land or interests in 

20 land in the National Forest. 

21 (g) MANAGEMENT AND STATUS OF ACQUIRED

22 LAND.—The non-Federal land acquired by the Secretary 

23 under this section shall be— 

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

25 National Forest; and 
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1 (2) managed by the Secretary in accordance 

2 with— 

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

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

5 seq.); and 

6 (B) any laws (including regulations) appli7 cable to the National Forest. 

8 (h) REVOCATION OF ORDERS; WITHDRAWAL.— 

9 (1) REVOCATION OF ORDERS.—Any public 

10 order withdrawing the Federal land from entry, ap11 propriation, or disposal under the public land laws 

12 is revoked to the extent necessary to permit the con13 veyance of the Federal land to the District. 

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

15 of this Act, if not already withdrawn or segregated 

16 from entry and appropriation under the public land 

17 laws (including the mining and mineral leasing laws) 

18 and the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 

19 1001 et seq.), the Federal land is withdrawn until 
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1 the date of the conveyance of the Federal land to the 

2 District. 

Passed the Senate November 2, 2011. 

Attest: 

Secretary. 
112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 278 

AN ACT 

To provide for the exchange of certain land located 

State of Colorado, and for other purposes. in the Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forests in the