S. 278: Sugar Loaf Fire Protection District Land Exchange Act of 2011
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S. 278: Sugar Loaf Fire Protection District Land Exchange Act of 2011
112th Congress · introduced 2011-02-03 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Became Public Law No: 112-79.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2011-02-03 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Udall, Mark [D-CO] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 940 (2011): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, S278 (2011-12-16), Passed. See all
- Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 112-79. (final step reached)
- If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.
Official title
Sugar Loaf Fire Protection District Land Exchange Act of 2011
Plain summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on December 16, 2011. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Sugar Loaf Fire Protection District Land Exchange Act of 2011 - Requires the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), if the Sugar Loaf Fire Protection District of Boulder, Colorado, offers to convey non-federal land in unincorporated Boulder County and the offer is acceptable to the Secretary, to accept the offer and to convey federal land in the Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forests in Colorado. Applies provisions of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 relating to the exchange of public lands and interests within the National Forest System to the land exchange authorized under this Act, except that: (1) the Secretary may accept a cash equalization payment in excess of 25% of the value of the federal land, and (2) the District shall pay costs relating to any land surveys and appraisals of the federal and non-federal lands and enter into an agreement that allocates any other administrative costs between the Secretary and the District. Expresses the intent of Congress that such land exchange be completed within one year of enactment of this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to offer to sell the federal land to the District if the exchange is not completed by such deadline. Permits the Secretary to offer to sell such land to the District for its fair market value. Sets forth requirements for the disposition and use of the proceeds received as the result of any cash equalization payment or any sale specified above. Requires the acquired non-federal land to become part of the Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forests. Revokes any public orders withdrawing the federal land from entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws to the extent necessary to permit the conveyance of the federal land to the District. Withdraws such land on the date of enactment, if it is not already withdrawn or segregated from entry and appropriation under the public land laws and the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970, until it is conveyed to the District.
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Sugar Loaf Fire Protection District Land Exchange Act of 2011
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Udall, Mark [D-CO] · 1 cosponsors
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Michael F. Bennet (D-CO)
Recorded votes
- House roll call 940 (2011): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, S278 (2011-12-16): Passed
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- Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
- Authorization
- A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112s278.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/s>
Record fed-us-cong112-s278 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112