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Union Calendar No. 298 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3923 
[Report No. 111–525] 
To provide for the exchange of certain land located in the Arapaho-Roosevelt 
National Forests in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 23, 2009 
Mr. POLIS of Colorado introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
JULY 13, 2010 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on October 23, 2009] 
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A BILL 
To provide for the exchange of certain land located in the 
Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forests in the State of Colo-
rado, and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Sugar Loaf Fire Protec-
tion District Land Exchange Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) DISTRICT.—The term ‘‘District’’ means the 
Sugar Loaf Fire Protection District of Boulder, Colo-
rado. 
(2) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 
means— 
(A) the parcel of approximately 1.52 acres 
of land in the National Forest that is generally 
depicted on the map numbered 1, entitled 
‘‘Sugarloaf Fire Protection District Proposed 
Land Exchange’’, and dated November 12, 2009; 
and 
(B) the parcel of approximately 3.56 acres 
of land in the National Forest that is generally 
depicted on the map numbered 2, entitled 
‘‘Sugarloaf Fire Protection District Proposed 
Land Exchange’’, and dated November 12, 2009. 
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(3) NATIONAL
FOREST.—The term ‘‘National 
Forest’’ means the Arapaho-Roosevelt National For-
ests located in the State of Colorado. 
(4) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘non-Fed-
eral land’’ means the parcel of approximately 5.17 
acres of non-Federal land in unincorporated Boulder 
County, Colorado, that is generally depicted on the 
map numbered 3, entitled ‘‘Sugarloaf Fire Protection 
District Proposed Land Exchange’’, and dated No-
vember 12, 2009. 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
SEC. 3. LAND EXCHANGE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the provisions of this 
Act, if the District offers to convey to the Secretary all right, 
title, and interest of the District in and to the non-Federal 
land, and the offer is acceptable to the Secretary— 
(1) the Secretary shall accept the offer; and 
(2) on receipt of acceptable title to the non-Fed-
eral land, the Secretary shall convey to the District 
all right, title, and interest of the United States in 
and to the Federal land. 
(b) APPLICABLE LAW.—Section 206 of the Federal 
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716) 
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shall apply to the land exchange authorized under sub-
section (a), except that— 
(1) the Secretary may accept a cash equalization 
payment in excess of 25 percent of the value of the 
Federal land; and 
(2) as a condition of the land exchange under 
subsection (a), the District shall— 
(A) pay each cost relating to any land sur-
veys and appraisals of the Federal land and 
non-Federal land; and 
(B) enter into an agreement with the Sec-
retary that allocates any other administrative 
costs between the Secretary and the District. 
(c) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The land 
exchange under subsection (a) shall be subject to— 
(1) valid existing rights; and 
(2) any terms and conditions that the Secretary 
may require. 
(d) TIME FOR COMPLETION OF LAND EXCHANGE.—It 
is the intent of Congress that the land exchange under sub-
section (a) shall be completed not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
(e) AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY TO CONDUCT SALE OF 
FEDERAL LAND.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—In accordance with para-
graph (2), if the land exchange under subsection (a) 
is not completed by the date that is 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary may offer 
to sell to the District the Federal land. 
(2) VALUE OF FEDERAL LAND.—The Secretary 
may offer to sell to the District the Federal land for 
the fair market value of the Federal land. 
(f) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall deposit in 
the fund established under Public Law 90–171 (com-
monly known as the ‘‘Sisk Act’’) (16 U.S.C. 484a) 
any amount received by the Secretary as the result 
of— 
(A) any cash equalization payment made 
under subsection (b); and 
(B) any sale carried out under subsection 
(e). 
(2) USE
OF
PROCEEDS.—Amounts deposited 
under paragraph (1) shall be available to the Sec-
retary, without further appropriation and until ex-
pended, for the acquisition of land or interests in 
land in the National Forest. 
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(g) MANAGEMENT AND STATUS OF ACQUIRED LAND.— 
The non-Federal land acquired by the Secretary under this 
section shall be— 
(1) added to, and administered as part of, the 
National Forest; and 
(2) managed by the Secretary 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 laws (including regulations) appli-
cable to the National Forest. 
(h) REVOCATION OF ORDERS; WITHDRAWAL.— 
(1) REVOCATION OF ORDERS.—Any public order 
withdrawing the Federal land from entry, appropria-
tion, or disposal under the public land laws is re-
voked to the extent necessary to permit the conveyance 
of the Federal land to the District. 
(2) WITHDRAWAL.—On the date of enactment of 
this Act, if not already withdrawn or segregated from 
entry and appropriation under the public land laws 
(including the mining and mineral leasing laws) and 
the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1001 
et seq.), the Federal land is withdrawn until the date 
of the conveyance of the Federal land to the District. 
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Union Calendar No. 298 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3923 
[Report No. 111–525] 
A BILL 
To provide for the exchange of certain land located 
in the Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forests in the 
State of Colorado, and for other purposes. 
JULY 13, 2010 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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