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)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.
(g)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.
July 20, 2011
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of
the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be
printed