1.This Act may be cited as the
Sugar Loaf Fire Protection District
Land Exchange Act
.
2.In this Act:
(1)The
term District means the Sugar Loaf Fire Protection District of
Boulder, Colorado.
(2)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.
(3)The term National Forest means the
Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forests located in the State of Colorado.
(4)The term non-Federal 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 November 12, 2009.
(5)The
term Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture.
3.
(a)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-Federal land, the Secretary shall convey to the
District all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the
Federal land.
(b)Section 206 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of
1976 (43 U.S.C.
1716) shall apply to the land exchange authorized under
subsection (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 surveys and appraisals of the Federal land and non-Federal
land; and
(B)enter into an
agreement with the Secretary that allocates any other administrative costs
between the Secretary and the District.
(c)Additional terms
and conditionsThe 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 exchangeIt is the intent of Congress that the
land exchange under subsection (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
(1)In accordance with paragraph (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)The Secretary may offer to sell to the District the Federal
land for the fair market value of the Federal land.
(f)
(1)The Secretary shall deposit in the fund established under
Public Law
90–171 (commonly 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)Amounts deposited under paragraph (1) shall be available
to the Secretary, without further appropriation and until expended, for the
acquisition of land or interests in land in the National Forest.
(g)Management and
status of acquired landThe 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) applicable to the National Forest.
(h)Revocation of
orders; withdrawal
(1)Any public order withdrawing the Federal land from entry,
appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws is revoked to the extent
necessary to permit the conveyance of the Federal land to the District.
(2)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.
Passed the House of
Representatives July 13, 2010.
Lorraine C. Miller,
Clerk.
July 14, 2010
Received; read twice and placed on the
calendar