[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 195 (Saturday, December 17, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Page S8780]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     SUGAR LOAF FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT LAND EXCHANGE ACT OF 2011

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask the Chair lay to before the body a 
message from the House.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate the following message:

                                 S. 278

         Resolved, That the bill from the Senate (S. 278) entitled 
     ``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'', do pass with the 
     following amendment:
       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     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.

  Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent the motion to concur in the House 
amendment to S. 278 be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid upon 
the table, with no intervening action or debate, and any statements be 
printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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