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104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 3061

To resolve certain conveyances under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement

Act related to Cape Fox Corporation, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 12, 1996

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

Committee on Resources

A BILL

To resolve certain conveyances under the Alaska Native

Claims Settlement Act related to Cape Fox Corporation,

and for other purposes.

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

3 SECTION 1. DEFINITION.

4 For the purposes of this Act, the term ‘‘Cape Fox

5 Corporation’’ means the Cape Fox Corporation, an Alaska

6 Native village corporation organized pursuant to the Alas7 ka Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 and fol8 lowing) by the native village of Kassan.
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1 SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE AND ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN LANDS

2 TO CAPE FOX CORPORATION.

3 (a) LANDS WITHIN 6-MILE RADIUS OF KETCH4 IKAN.—The following described lands located near Ketch5 ikan, Alaska, shall be treated as lands selected under sec6 tion 16 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43

7 U.S.C. 1615) by the Cape Fox Corporation, and the Sec8 retary of the Interior shall, within 90 days after the date

9 of the enactment of this Act and subject to valid existing

10 rights, transfer such lands under the terms and conditions

11 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, notwithstand12 ing section 22(l) of that Act (43 U.S.C. 1621(l)), to the

13 Cape Fox Corporation:

T. 74 S., R. 91 E. C.R.M.

Section 21 SW1⁄4SW1⁄4.

Section 28 W1⁄2W1⁄2.

14 (b) EXPANSION OF LAND SELECTION AREA.—In ad15 dition to lands made available for selection under the Alas16 ka Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.),

17 the following described lands, other than any of such lands

18 conveyed to or selected by the State of Alaska under Pub19 lic Law 85-508 (commonly known as the ‘‘Alaska State20 hood Act’’, approved July 7, 1958 (72 Stat. 339, 48

21 U.S.C. note prec. 21), shall be eligible for selection by the
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1 Cape Fox Corporation for the 24-month period beginning

2 on the date of the enactment of this Act:

T. 73 S., R. 90 E. C.R.M.

Sections 13, 14, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 34, 35, 36.

T. 73 S., R. 91 E. C.R.M.

Sections 19, 20, 29, 30, 31, 32.

3 (c) DIRECTED CONVEYANCE OF A 1,040-ACRE PAR4 CEL.—The following described lands located near Ketch5 ikan, Alaska, other than any of such lands conveyed to

6 or selected by the State of Alaska under Public Law 85-

7 508 (commonly known as the ‘‘Alaska Statehood Act’’, ap8 proved July 7, 1958 (72 Stat. 339, 48 U.S.C. note prec.

9 21), shall be treated as lands selected under section 16

10 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C.

11 1615) by the Cape Fox Corporation, an Alaska Native vil12 lage corporation, and the Secretary of the Interior shall,

13 within 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act

14 and subject to valid existing rights, transfer such lands

15 under the terms and conditions of the Alaska Native

16 Claims Settlement Act to the Cape Fox Corporation:

T. 73 S., R. 90 E. C.R.M.

Section 24 E1⁄2E1⁄2.

Section 25 NE1⁄4.

T. 73 S., R. 91 E. C.R.M.
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Section 19 SE1⁄4, SE1⁄4SW1⁄4, W1⁄2W1⁄2.

Section 29 E1⁄2SW1⁄4, W1⁄2W1⁄2.

Section 30 N1⁄2NE1⁄4.

Section 32 E1⁄2NW1⁄4, NW1⁄4NW1⁄4.

1 SEC. 3. WAIVER OF CORE TOWNSHIP REQUIREMENT FOR

2 CERTAIN NON-PRODUCTIVE LANDS.

3 The Cape Fox Corporation shall not be required to

4 select up to 200 nonproductive acres of lands within the

5 township in which Cape Fox Corporation is located, not6 withstanding the provisions of section 16(b) of the Alaska

7 Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1615(b)) relat8 ing to the selection of lands in the township or townships

9 in which all or part of a Native village is located.

10 SEC. 4. CREDIT FOR RECONVEYANCE OF BEAVER FALLS

11 HYDROPROJECT POWERHOUSE SITE.

12 Within 24 months after the date of the enactment

13 of this Act, the Cape Fox Corporation may transfer all

14 or part of its right, title, and interest in and to the ap15 proximately 320-acre parcel that includes Beaver Falls

16 Hydroelectric power-house site to the United States. In

17 exchange for the transfer, the acreage entitlement of the

18 Cape Fox Corporation shall be credited in the amount of

19 the number of acres returned to the United States under

20 this section.
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1 SEC. 5. AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN PARCELS FOR HOME2 SITE PROGRAM.

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The lands described in subsection

4 (b), other than any of such lands conveyed to or selected

5 by the State of Alaska under Public Law 85-508 (com6 monly known as the ‘‘Alaska Statehood Act’’, approved

7 July 7, 1958 (72 Stat. 339, 48 U.S.C. note prec. 21), shall

8 be available to the Cape Fox Corporation for its homesite

9 program under section 21(j) of the Alaska Native Claims

10 Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1620(j)). The Secretary shall

11 transfer to the Cape Fox Corporation such portions of the

12 lands as the Cape Fox Corporation requires.

13 (b) LANDS DESCRIBED.—The lands described in this

14 section are the following lands:

T. 77 S., R. 91 E. C.R.M.

Section 5 S1⁄2SW1⁄4.

Section 6 E1⁄2SE1⁄4.

Section 31 S1⁄2NE1⁄4.

15 SEC. 6. LIMITATION.

16 (a) NO CHANGE IN AGGREGATE ENTITLEMENT.—

17 Lands may not be transferred under this Act to the extent

18 that the transfer of such lands would result in the Cape

19 Fox Corporation acquiring a total amount of land under

20 this Act and the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act in

21 excess of the amount of land to which the Cape Fox Cor-
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1 poration is entitled pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims

2 Settlement Act as modified by sections 2 and 4 of this

3 Act.

4 (b) RELINQUISHMENT.—A relinquishment of lands

5 by Cape Fox Corporation under this Act relinquishes the

6 rights of Sealaska Corporation to the subsurface rights to

7 such lands, and Sealaska Corporation is entitled to the

8 subsurface rights in any lands subsequently selected by

9 Cape Fox Corporation to the extent and in the same man10 ner as provided in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement

11 Act.

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