[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 278 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
S.278
One Hundred Twelfth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the fifth day of January, two thousand and eleven
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
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sugar Loaf Fire Protection District
Land Exchange Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) District.--The term ``District'' means the Sugar Loaf Fire
Protection District of Boulder, Colorado.
(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.
(3) National forest.--The term ``National Forest'' means the
Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forests located in the State of
Colorado.
(4) Non-federal land.--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) 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-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) Applicable Law.--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 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 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 general.--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) 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 (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) Use of proceeds.--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 System.
(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) applicable to the
National Forest.
(h) Revocation of Orders; Withdrawal.--
(1) Revocation of orders.--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) 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.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.