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Union Calendar No. 538 

112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4194 

[Report No. 112–736] 

To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide that Alexander 

Creek, Alaska, is and shall be recognized as an eligible Native village 

under that Act, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 8, 2012 

Mr. YOUNG of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Natural Resources 

DECEMBER 31, 2012 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 


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A BILL 

To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide that Alexander Creek, Alaska, is and shall be recognized as an eligible Native village under that Act, and 

for other purposes. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. ALEXANDER CREEK VILLAGE RECOGNITION. 

4 The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 

5 1601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol6 lowing: 

7 ‘‘SEC. 43. ALEXANDER CREEK VILLAGE RECOGNITION. 

8 ‘‘(a) RECOGNITION OF THE VILLAGE OF ALEXANDER

9 CREEK.—Subject to the limitations of this section and 

10 notwithstanding section 1432(d) of the Alaska National 

11 Interest Lands Conservation Act (Public Law 96–487) to 

12 the contrary, Alexander Creek, located within Township 

13 15N, Range 7W, Seward Meridian, Alaska, is and shall 

14 be recognized as an eligible Native village under section 

15 11(b)(3) of this Act. 

16 ‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section, 

17 the following terms apply: 

18 ‘‘(1) The term ‘agency’ includes— 

19 ‘‘(A) any instrumentality of the United 

20 States; 

21 ‘‘(B) any element of an agency; and 

22 ‘‘(C) any wholly owned or mixed-owned 

23 corporation of the United States Government 

24 identified in chapter 91 of title 31, United 

25 States Code. 


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1 ‘‘(2) The term ‘Alexander Creek’ means Alex2 ander Creek Incorporated, an Alaska Native Group 

3 corporation, organized pursuant to this Act. 

4 ‘‘(3) The term ‘Region’ means Cook Inlet Re5 gion Incorporated, an Alaska Native Regional Cor6 poration, which is the appropriate Regional Corpora7 tion for Alexander Creek under section 1613(h) of 

8 this Act. 

9 ‘‘(c) ORGANIZATION OF ALEXANDER CREEK.—As 

10 soon as practicable after enactment of this section, Alex11 ander Creek shall cause to be filed— 

12 ‘‘(1) any amendments to its corporate charter 

13 in the State of Alaska necessary to convert from a 

14 Native group to a Native Village corporation; and 

15 ‘‘(2) if necessary, any amendments to its cor16 porate charter and governing business documents 

17 that fulfill the terms of the agreement authorized 

18 under this Act. 

19 ‘‘(d) AUTHORITY AND DIRECTION TO NEGOTIATE.— 

20 Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment 

21 of this section, the Secretary shall open discussions and 

22 subsequently negotiate and, in the Secretary’s sole discre23 tion on behalf of the United States, enter into an agree24 ment by December 31, 2012, with the Native Village Cor25 poration of Alexander Creek (hereinafter, ‘Alexander 


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1 Creek’) to settle aboriginal land claims and any other 

2 claims of such Native Village Corporation against the 

3 United States fairly, reaching an agreement in approxi4 mate parity with those of other Alaska Native Village Cor5 porations, notwithstanding Alexander Creek’s prior status 

6 as a Group Corporation. 

7 ‘‘(e) SHAREHOLDER PARTICIPATION.—Alexander 

8 Creek shall notify each member of the Native village rec9 ognized under this section that, upon the effective date 

10 of this section, such members shall cease to receive bene11 fits from the Region as at-large shareholders pursuant to 

12 section 7(m), and that all future resource payments from 

13 the Region shall be made to the Village Corporation pur14 suant to section 7(j). The Region shall not be liable under 

15 any State, Federal, or local law, or under State or Federal 

16 common law, for damages arising out of or related to the 

17 cessation of payments to such individuals under section 

18 7(m) pursuant to this section. 

19 ‘‘(f) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 

20 section shall be construed to— 

21 ‘‘(1) limit, alter, violate, breach, or otherwise 

22 affect the rights of any party under a contract, set23 tlement agreement, or land exchange entered into 

24 prior to enactment of this section between Alexander 

25 Creek and any party, or one or more parties to any 


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1 contract, settlement, agreement, or land exchange 

2 predicated upon Alexander Creek’s Native village 

3 status under this Act; or 

4 ‘‘(2) diminish or reduce the acreage entitlement 

5 to which Alexander Creek became entitled to as a 

6 Group Corporation.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 538 

112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4194 

[Report No. 112–736] 

A BILL 

To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 

under that Act, and for other purposes. shall be recognized as an eligible Native village to provide that Alexander Creek, Alaska, is and 

DECEMBER 31, 2012 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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