PUBLIC LAW 113–99—APR. 15, 2014 128 STAT. 1143 

Public Law 113–99 

113th Congress 

An Act 

To preserve the Green Mountain Lookout in the Glacier Peak Wilderness of the 

Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. 

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 ‘‘Green Mountain Lookout Heritage 

Protection Act’’. 

SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF LEGAL AUTHORITY OF GREEN MOUNTAIN 

LOOKOUT. 

(a) LEGAL AUTHORITY OF LOOKOUT.—Section 4(b) of the Washington State Wilderness Act of 1984 (Public Law 98–339; 98 Stat. 

300; 16 U.S.C. 1131 note) is amended by striking the period at 

the end and inserting the following: ‘‘, and except that with respect 

to the lands described in section 3(5), the designation of such 

lands as a wilderness area shall not preclude the operation and 

maintenance of Green Mountain Lookout.’’ 

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 

shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the Washington 

State Wilderness Act of 1984. 

SEC. 3. PRESERVATION OF GREEN MOUNTAIN LOOKOUT LOCATION. 

The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the 

Forest Service, may not move Green Mountain Lookout from its 

current location on Green Mountain in the Mount BakerSnoqualmie National Forest unless the Secretary determines that 

moving Green Mountain Lookout is necessary to preserve the Lookout or to ensure the safety of individuals on or around Green 

Mountain. If the Secretary makes such a determination, the Secretary shall move the Green Mountain Lookout to a location outside 

of the lands described in section 3(5) of the Washington State 

Wilderness Act of 1984 and designated as a wilderness area in 

section 4(b) of such Act. 

SEC. 4. ALASKA NATIVE VETERAN ALLOTMENT. 

(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) APPLICATION.—The term ‘‘application’’ means the Alaska 

Native Veteran Allotment application numbered AA–084021– 

B. 

(2) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ means the 

80 acres of Federal land that is— 

(A) described in the application; and 

(B) depicted as Lot 2 in U.S. Survey No. 13957, Alaska, 

that was officially filed on October 9, 2009. 

Determination. 

Green Mountain 

Lookout Heritage 

Protection Act. 

Apr. 15, 2014 

[S. 404] 


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128 STAT. 1144 PUBLIC LAW 113–99—APR. 15, 2014 

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 404 (H.R. 908): 

HOUSE REPORTS: No. 113–328 (Comm. on Natural Resources) accompanying 

H.R. 908. 

SENATE REPORTS: No. 113–140 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources). 

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 160 (2014): 

Apr. 3, considered and passed Senate. 

Apr. 7, considered and passed House. 

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(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 

of the Interior. 

(b) ISSUANCE OF PATENT.—Notwithstanding section 41 of the 

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1629g) and subject 

to subsection (c), the Secretary shall— 

(1) approve the application; and 

(2) issue a patent for the Federal land to the person that 

submitted the application. 

(c) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The patent issued under subsection (b) 

shall— 

(A) only be for the surface rights to the Federal land; 

and 

(B) be subject to the terms and conditions of any certificate issued under section 41 of the Alaska Native Claims 

Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1629g), including terms and 

conditions providing that— 

(i) the patent is subject to valid existing rights, 

including any right of the United States to income 

derived, directly or indirectly, from a lease, license, 

permit, right-of-way, or easement on the Federal land; 

and 

(ii) the United States shall reserve an interest 

in deposits of oil, gas, and coal on the Federal land, 

including the right to explore, mine, and remove the 

minerals on portions of the Federal land that the Secretary determines to be prospectively valuable for 

development. 

(2) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary 

may require any additional terms and conditions for the 

issuance of the patent under subsection (a) that the Secretary 

determines to be appropriate to protect the interests of the 

United States. 

Approved April 15, 2014. 


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