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Calendar No. 80 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 131 

To provide for the exchange of certain National Forest System land and 

non-Federal land in the State of Alaska, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 12, 2017 

Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. SULLIVAN) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

MAY 16, 2017 

Reported by Ms. MURKOWSKI, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To provide for the exchange of certain National Forest System land and non-Federal land in the State of Alaska, 

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. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Alaska Mental Health 

5 Trust Land Exchange Act of 2017’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. PURPOSE. 

2 The purpose of this Act is to facilitate, authorize, di3 rect, and expedite the exchange of land between the Alaska 

4 Mental Health Trust and the Secretary of Agriculture in 

5 accordance with this Act— 

6 (1) to preserve the scenic and visual backdrops 

7 of southeastern Alaska communities, while creating 

8 jobs and economic opportunities in more remote 

9 areas of the State; 

10 (2) to secure Federal ownership and protection 

11 of non-Federal land in the State that has significant 

12 natural, scenic, recreational, and other public values; 

13 and 

14 (3) to contribute to the goals and objectives of 

15 the Alaska Mental Health Trust. 

16 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

17 In this Act: 

18 (1) ALASKA MENTAL HEALTH TRUST.—The 

19 term ‘‘Alaska Mental Health Trust’’ means the Alas20 ka Mental Health Trust Authority, an agency of the 

21 State. 

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

23 means the following 7 parcels of National Forest 

24 System land, as generally depicted on maps 7 

25 through 9, comprising a total of approximately 

26 20,580 acres: 


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1 (A) The parcel generally depicted as 

2 ‘‘Naukati Phase 1’’ on map 8, comprising ap3 proximately 2,400 acres. 

4 (B) The parcel generally depicted as ‘‘West 

5 Naukati’’ on map 8, comprising approximately 

6 4,182 acres. 

7 (C) The parcel generally depicted as 

8 ‘‘North Naukati’’ on map 8, comprising ap9 proximately 1,311 acres. 

10 (D) The parcel generally depicted as ‘‘East 

11 Naukati/2016 Naukati addition’’ on map 8, 

12 comprising approximately 1,067 acres. 

13 (E) The parcel generally depicted as ‘‘Cen14 tral Naukati’’ on map 8, comprising approxi15 mately 1,858 acres. 

16 (F) The parcel generally depicted as ‘‘Hol17 lis’’ on map 9, comprising approximately 1,538 

18 acres. 

19 (G) The parcel generally depicted as ‘‘Shel20 ter Cove Area’’ on map 7, comprising approxi21 mately 8,224 acres. 

22 (3) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the applica23 ble map prepared by the Alaska Region of the For24 est Service entitled ‘‘Alaska Mental Health Trust 

25 Act of 2016’’— 


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1 (A) numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, or 9 and 

2 dated September 19, 2016; or 

3 (B) numbered 8 and dated November 28, 

4 2016. 

5 (4) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘non-Fed6 eral land’’ means the following 20 parcels of non7 Federal land, as generally depicted on maps 1 

8 through 6, comprising a total of approximately 

9 17,341 acres: 

10 (A) The parcel generally depicted as parcel 

11 K–1 on map 1, comprising approximately 1,878 

12 acres. 

13 (B) The parcel generally depicted as parcel 

14 K–2 on map 1, comprising approximately 707 

15 acres. 

16 (C) The parcel generally depicted as parcel 

17 K–3 on map 1, comprising approximately 901 

18 acres, including the 12-acre conservation ease19 ment described in section 4(e)(1). 

20 (D) The parcel generally depicted as parcel 

21 K–4A on map 1, comprising approximately 

22 3,180 acres. 

23 (E) The parcel generally depicted as parcel 

24 P–1A on map 2, comprising approximately 


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1 3,174 acres, including the administrative site 

2 described in section 5(c). 

3 (F) The parcel generally depicted as parcel 

4 P–1B on map 2, comprising approximately 144 

5 acres. 

6 (G) The parcel generally depicted as parcel 

7 P–2B on map 2, comprising approximately 181 

8 acres. 

9 (H) The parcel generally depicted as parcel 

10 P–3B on map 2, comprising approximately 92 

11 acres. 

12 (I) The parcel generally depicted as parcel 

13 P–4 on map 2, comprising approximately 280 

14 acres. 

15 (J) The parcel generally depicted as parcel 

16 W–1 on map 3, comprising approximately 204 

17 acres. 

18 (K) The parcel generally depicted as parcel 

19 W–2 on map 3, comprising approximately 104 

20 acres. 

21 (L) The parcel generally depicted as parcel 

22 W–3 on map 3, comprising approximately 63 

23 acres. 


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1 (M) The parcel generally depicted as parcel 

2 W–4 on map 3, comprising approximately 700 

3 acres. 

4 (N) The parcel generally depicted as parcel 

5 S–1 on map 4, comprising approximately 2,456 

6 acres. 

7 (O) The parcel generally depicted as parcel 

8 S–2 on map 4, comprising approximately 284 

9 acres. 

10 (P) The parcel generally depicted as parcel 

11 S–3 on map 4, comprising approximately 109 

12 acres. 

13 (Q) The parcel generally depicted as parcel 

14 S–4 on map 4, comprising approximately 26 

15 acres. 

16 (R) The parcel generally depicted as parcel 

17 MC–1 on map 5, comprising approximately 169 

18 acres. 

19 (S) The parcel generally depicted as parcel 

20 J–1B on map 6, comprising approximately 

21 2,261 acres. 

22 (T) The parcel generally depicted as parcel 

23 J–1A on map 6, comprising approximately 428 

24 acres. 


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1 (5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

2 the Secretary of Agriculture. 

3 SEC. 4. LAND EXCHANGE. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—If the Alaska Mental Health 

5 Trust offers to convey to the Secretary, in the 2 phases 

6 described in subsection (n), all right, title, and interest 

7 of the Alaska Mental Health Trust in and to the non-Fed8 eral land, the Secretary shall simultaneously convey to the 

9 Alaska Mental Health Trust, in the 2 phases described 

10 in subsection (n), all right, title, and interest of the United 

11 States in and to the Federal land. 

12 (b) CONDITION ON ACCEPTANCE.—Title to any non13 Federal land conveyed by the Alaska Mental Health Trust 

14 to the Secretary under subsection (a) shall be in a form 

15 that is acceptable to the Secretary. 

16 (c) VALID EXISTING RIGHTS.—Unless otherwise 

17 agreed to by the Secretary and the Alaska Mental Health 

18 Trust, the conveyances under subsection (a) shall be sub19 ject to any valid existing rights, reservations, rights-of20 way, or other encumbrances of third parties in, to, or on 

21 the Federal land and the non-Federal land as of the date 

22 of enactment of this Act. 

23 (d) RECIPROCAL ROAD EASEMENTS.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—In conveying the Federal 

25 land and the non-Federal land under subsection (a), 


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1 the Secretary and the Alaska Mental Health Trust 

2 shall exchange at no cost reciprocal easements on ex3 isting roads as necessary to access the parcels each 

4 party acquires in the exchange. 

5 (2) PUBLIC ACCESS.—The reciprocal easements 

6 exchanged under paragraph (1) shall provide for 

7 public access. 

8 (3) COST-SHARE AGREEMENT.—The Secretary 

9 and the Alaska Mental Health Trust may enter into 

10 a separate cost-share agreement to cover the cost of 

11 road maintenance with respect to the reciprocal 

12 easements exchanged under paragraph (1). 

13 (e) K–3 PARCEL LANDFILL BUFFER.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of the ex15 change under subsection (a), in conveying the parcel 

16 of non-Federal land described in section 3(4)(C) to 

17 the United States, the Alaska Mental Health Trust 

18 shall grant to the United States a 300-foot conserva19 tion easement abutting that parcel along the inter20 face of the parcel and the City of Ketchikan landfill 

21 (as in existence on the date of enactment of this 

22 Act), as generally depicted on map 1. 

23 (2) DEVELOPMENT AND OWNERSHIP.—The 

24 conservation easement described in paragraph (1) 


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1 shall remain undeveloped and in the ownership of 

2 the Alaska Mental Health Trust. 

3 (3) EQUALIZATION.—The value of the conserva4 tion easement described in paragraph (1) shall be in5 cluded in the value of the non-Federal land for pur6 poses of equalizing the values of the Federal land 

7 and the non-Federal land under subsection (j). 

8 (f) RESEARCH EASEMENTS.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—In order to allow time for 

10 the completion of research activities of the Forest 

11 Service that are ongoing as of the date of enactment 

12 of this Act, in conveying the Federal land to the 

13 Alaska Mental Health Trust under subsection (a), 

14 the Secretary shall reserve research easements for 

15 the following Forest Service study plots (as in exist16 ence on the date of enactment of this Act): 

17 (A) The Sarkar research easement study 

18 plot on the parcel of Federal land described in 

19 section 3(2)(B), as generally depicted on map 

20 8, to remain in effect for the 10-year period be21 ginning on the date of enactment of this Act. 

22 (B) The Naukati commercial thinning 

23 study plot on the parcel of Federal land de24 scribed in section 3(2)(B), as generally depicted 

25 on map 8, to remain in effect for the 15-year 


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1 period beginning on the date of enactment of 

2 this Act. 

3 (C) The POW Yatuk study plot on the 

4 parcel of Federal land described in section 

5 3(2)(A), as generally depicted on map 8, to re6 main in effect for the 10-year period beginning 

7 on the date of enactment of this Act. 

8 (D) The POW Naukati study plot on the 

9 parcel of Federal land described in section 

10 3(2)(D), as generally depicted on map 8, to re11 main in effect for the 10-year period beginning 

12 on the date of enactment of this Act. 

13 (E) The Revilla George study plot on the 

14 parcel of Federal land described in section 

15 3(2)(G), as generally depicted on map 8, to re16 main in effect for the 10-year period beginning 

17 on the date of enactment of this Act. 

18 (2) PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES.—The Alaska 

19 Mental Health Trust shall not construct any new 

20 road or harvest timber on any study plot covered by 

21 a research easement described in paragraph (1) dur22 ing the period described in subparagraph (A), (B), 

23 (C), (D), or (E) of that paragraph, as applicable. 

24 (g) AREA OF KARST CONCERN.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—In conveying the parcels of 

2 Federal land described in subparagraphs (A) and 

3 (D) of section 3(2) to the Alaska Mental Health 

4 Trust under subsection (a), the Secretary shall re5 serve to the United States a conservation easement 

6 that shall protect the aquatic and riparian habitat 

7 within the area labeled ‘‘Conservation Easement’’, as 

8 generally depicted on map 8. 

9 (2) PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES.—The conservation 

10 easement described in paragraph (1) shall prohibit 

11 within the area covered by the conservation ease12 ment— 

13 (A) new road construction and timber har14 vest within 100 feet of any anadromous water 

15 bodies (including underground water bodies); 

16 and 

17 (B) commercial mineral extraction. 

18 (h) COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW.—Prior to 

19 completing each phase of the land exchange described in 

20 subsection (n), the Secretary shall complete, for the land 

21 to be conveyed in the applicable phase, any necessary land 

22 surveys and required preexchange clearances, reviews, 

23 mitigation activities, and approvals relating to— 

24 (1) threatened and endangered species; 

25 (2) cultural and historic resources; 


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1 (3) wetland and floodplains; and 

2 (4) hazardous materials. 

3 (i) APPRAISALS.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 

5 the date of enactment of this Act— 

6 (A) the Secretary and the Alaska Mental 

7 Health Trust shall select an appraiser to con8 duct appraisals of the Federal land and the 

9 non-Federal land; and 

10 (B) the Secretary shall issue all appraisal 

11 instructions for those appraisals. 

12 (2) REQUIREMENTS.— 

13 (A) IN GENERAL.—All appraisals under 

14 paragraph (1) shall be conducted in accordance 

15 with nationally recognized appraisal standards, 

16 including— 

17 (i) the Uniform Appraisal Standards 

18 for Federal Land Acquisitions; and 

19 (ii) the Uniform Standards of Profes20 sional Appraisal Practice. 

21 (B) FINAL APPRAISED VALUE.— 

22 (i) IN GENERAL.—During the 3-year 

23 period beginning on the date on which the 

24 final appraised values of the Federal land 

25 and the non-Federal land for each phase of 


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1 the exchange described in subsection (n) 

2 are approved by the Secretary, the Sec3 retary shall not be required to reappraise 

4 or update the final appraised values of the 

5 Federal land and the non-Federal land. 

6 (ii) EXCHANGE AGREEMENT.—Begin7 ning on the date of entrance into an ex8 change agreement under subsection (a), no 

9 reappraisal or updates to the final ap10 praised values of the Federal land and the 

11 non-Federal land approved by the Sec12 retary shall be required. 

13 (3) PUBLIC REVIEW.—Before completing each 

14 phase of the land exchange described in subsection 

15 (n), the Secretary shall make available for public re16 view summaries of the appraisals of the Federal land 

17 and the non-Federal land for the applicable phase. 

18 (j) EQUAL VALUE LAND EXCHANGE.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—The value of the Federal 

20 land and the non-Federal land to be exchanged 

21 under subsection (a) shall be— 

22 (A) equal; or 

23 (B) equalized in accordance with this sub24 section. 

25 (2) SURPLUS OF FEDERAL LAND VALUE.— 


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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—If the final appraised 

2 value of the Federal land (after applying any 

3 cash equalization credit or debit from phase 1 

4 of the exchange under subsection (n)(2)) ex5 ceeds the final appraised value of the non-Fed6 eral land in phase 2 of the exchange, notwith7 standing subsection (a), 1 or more parcels, or 

8 1 or more portions of parcels, of the Federal 

9 land, as determined by the Alaska Mental 

10 Health Trust after consultation with the Sec11 retary, shall be removed from the conveyance to 

12 the Alaska Mental Health Trust by— 

13 (i) removing parcels in accordance 

14 with subparagraph (B) until, to the max15 imum extent practicable, approximate 

16 equal value is achieved; and 

17 (ii) equalizing any remaining dif18 ference in value in accordance with para19 graph (4). 

20 (B) ORDER OF PRIORITY.—Parcels shall 

21 be removed under subparagraph (A)(i) in the 

22 reverse order of the parcels described in sub23 paragraphs (A) through (G) of section 3(2). 

24 (3) SURPLUS OF NON-FEDERAL LAND VALUE.— 


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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—If the final appraised 

2 value of the non-Federal land (after applying 

3 any cash equalization credit or debit from phase 

4 1 of the exchange under subsection (n)(2)) ex5 ceeds the final appraised value of the Federal 

6 land in phase 2 of the exchange, notwith7 standing subsection (a), 1 or more parcels, or 

8 1 or more portions of parcels, of the non-Fed9 eral land, as determined by the Alaska Mental 

10 Health Trust after consultation with the Sec11 retary, shall be removed from the conveyance to 

12 the United States by— 

13 (i) removing parcels in accordance 

14 with subparagraph (B) until, to the max15 imum extent practicable, approximate 

16 equal value is achieved; and 

17 (ii) equalizing any remaining dif18 ference in value in accordance with para19 graph (4). 

20 (B) ORDER OF PRIORITY.—Parcels shall 

21 be removed under subparagraph (A)(i) in the 

22 reverse order of the parcels, as described in 

23 subparagraphs (A) through (T) of section 3(4). 

24 (C) WAIVER OF CASH EQUALIZATION.—In 

25 order to expedite completion of the exchange, if 


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1 the values of the Federal land and the non-Fed2 eral land cannot be exactly equalized under this 

3 paragraph, the Alaska Mental Health Trust 

4 may, at its sole discretion, elect to waive any 

5 cash equalization payment that would otherwise 

6 be due from the United States under paragraph 

7 (4). 

8 (4) REMAINING DIFFERENCE.—Any remaining 

9 difference in value shall be equalized under para10 graph (2)(A)(ii) or (3)(A)(ii), as applicable, by— 

11 (A) removal of a portion of a parcel of the 

12 Federal land or the non-Federal land, as appli13 cable, as determined by the Alaska Mental 

14 Health Trust after consultation with the Sec15 retary; 

16 (B) the payment of a cash equalization, as 

17 necessary, by the Secretary or the Alaska Men18 tal Health Trust, as appropriate, in accordance 

19 with section 206(b) of the Federal Land Policy 

20 and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 

21 1716(b)); or 

22 (C) a combination of the methods de23 scribed in subparagraphs (A) and (B), as deter24 mined by the Alaska Mental Health Trust after 

25 consultation with the Secretary. 


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1 (k) COSTS.—As a condition of the land exchange 

2 under this Act, the Alaska Mental Health Trust shall 

3 agree to pay, without compensation, all costs that are as4 sociated with each phase of the exchange described in sub5 section (n), including— 

6 (1) all costs to complete the land surveys, ap7 praisals, and environmental reviews described in sub8 section (h) such that the exchange may be completed 

9 in accordance with the deadlines described in sub10 section (n); and 

11 (2) on request of the Secretary, reimbursement 

12 of costs for agency staff, additional agency staff, or 

13 third-party contractors appropriate such that the ex14 change may be completed in accordance with the 

15 deadlines described in subsection (n). 

16 (l) LAND SURVEYS, APPROVALS, USES.— 

17 (1) SURVEY INSTRUCTIONS.—Not later than 90 

18 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 

19 Secretary of the Interior shall issue survey instruc20 tions to assist in the timely completion of all land 

21 surveys necessary to complete the land exchange 

22 under subsection (a) in accordance with the dead23 lines described in subsection (n). 

24 (2) SURVEYS.—Unless otherwise agreed to by 

25 the Secretary and the Alaska Mental Health Trust, 


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1 after consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, 

2 land surveys shall not be required for— 

3 (A) any portion of the boundaries of the 

4 non-Federal land that is contiguous to— 

5 (i) National Forest System land, as in 

6 existence on the date of enactment of this 

7 Act; or 

8 (ii) land that has been surveyed or 

9 lotted as of the date of enactment of this 

10 Act; 

11 (B) any portion of the boundaries of the 

12 Federal land that is contiguous to— 

13 (i) land owned as of the date of enact14 ment of this Act by— 

15 (I) the Alaska Mental Health 

16 Trust; or 

17 (II) the State; or 

18 (ii) land that has been surveyed or 

19 lotted as of the date of enactment of this 

20 Act; 

21 (C) any portion of the boundaries that the 

22 Secretary and the Alaska Mental Health Trust 

23 agree, after consultation with the Secretary of 

24 the Interior, is adequately defined by a survey, 


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1 mapping, or aliquot part, or other legal descrip2 tion; and 

3 (D) any portion of the boundaries of the 

4 non-Federal land that— 

5 (i) the United States tentatively con6 veyed to the State without survey; 

7 (ii) is being reconveyed to the United 

8 States in the land exchange under sub9 section (a); and 

10 (iii) is not surveyed as of the date of 

11 enactment of this Act. 

12 (3) USE OF LAND.—Any Federal land or non13 Federal land that is conveyed to the Alaska Mental 

14 Health Trust or the United States under subsection 

15 (a) shall, on the conveyance— 

16 (A) become the property of the party to 

17 which the land is conveyed; and 

18 (B) be available to the party to which the 

19 land is conveyed for all uses permitted under 

20 applicable laws (including regulations). 

21 (m) PARCEL ADJUSTMENT.—If a portion of a parcel 

22 of the Federal land or the non-Federal land to be conveyed 

23 under subsection (a) cannot be conveyed due to the pres24 ence of hazardous materials— 


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1 (1) the portion shall be removed from the ex2 change; and 

3 (2) the final exchange values shall be equalized 

4 in accordance with subsection (j). 

5 (n) LAND EXCHANGE PHASES.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—The land exchange under 

7 subsection (a) shall be completed in 2 phases, as de8 scribed in paragraphs (2) and (3). 

9 (2) PHASE 1.— 

10 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara11 graph (B) and subsection (j), not later than 1 

12 year after the date of enactment of this Act— 

13 (i) the Secretary shall convey to the 

14 Alaska Mental Health Trust the parcel of 

15 Federal land described in section 3(2)(A); 

16 and 

17 (ii) the Alaska Mental Health Trust 

18 shall convey to the United States the par19 cels of non-Federal land described in sub20 paragraphs (A) and (B) of section 3(4). 

21 (B) CONDITIONS.—Subparagraph (A) shall 

22 be subject to the following conditions: 

23 (i) The land conveyed under this sub24 paragraph shall be appraised— 


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1 (I) separately from the land de2 scribed in paragraph (3); but 

3 (II) in accordance with the na4 tionally recognized appraisal stand5 ards described in subsection (i)(2)(A). 

6 (ii) Any cash equalization payment 

7 that would otherwise be necessary to be 

8 paid by the Secretary or the Alaska Mental 

9 Health Trust on the completion of the con10 veyance under this paragraph shall be— 

11 (I) deferred until the completion 

12 of the conveyance under paragraph 

13 (3); and 

14 (II) debited or credited, as appro15 priate, to any final land or cash 

16 equalization that may be due from ei17 ther party on the completion of the 

18 conveyance under paragraph (3). 

19 (3) PHASE 2.—Subject to subsection (j), not 

20 later than 2 years after the date of enactment of 

21 this Act— 

22 (A) the Secretary shall convey to the Alas23 ka Mental Health Trust the Federal land de24 scribed in subparagraphs (B) through (G) of 

25 section 3(2); and 


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1 (B) the Alaska Mental Health Trust shall 

2 convey to the United States the non-Federal 

3 land described in subparagraphs (C) through 

4 (T) of section 3(4). 

5 SEC. 5. MANAGEMENT OF NON-FEDERAL LAND. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—On acquisition of the non-Federal 

7 land by the Secretary under this Act, the non-Federal land 

8 shall— 

9 (1) become part of the Tongass National For10 est; 

11 (2) be administered in accordance with the laws 

12 applicable to the National Forest System; and 

13 (3) be managed to protect the scenic value of 

14 the non-Federal land. 

15 (b) BOUNDARY REVISION.—On acquisition of the 

16 non-Federal land by the Secretary under this Act, the 

17 boundaries of the Tongass National Forest shall be modi18 fied to reflect the inclusion of the non-Federal land. 

19 (c) ADMINISTRATIVE SITE.—On acquisition of the 

20 parcel of non-Federal land described in section 3(4)(E), 

21 the Secretary shall set aside 42 acres of the parcel, in the 

22 location generally depicted on map 2, as an administrative 

23 site for purposes of the future administrative needs of the 

24 Tongass National Forest. 


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1 SEC. 6. WITHDRAWAL. 

2 Subject to valid existing rights, the non-Federal land 

3 acquired by the Secretary under this Act shall be with4 drawn from all forms of— 

5 (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the 

6 public land laws; 

7 (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 

8 laws; and 

9 (3) disposition under the mineral leasing, min10 eral materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 

11 SEC. 7. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. 

12 (a) REVOCATION OF ORDERS; WITHDRAWAL.— 

13 (1) REVOCATION OF ORDERS.—Any public land 

14 order or administrative action that withdraws the 

15 Federal land from appropriation or disposal under a 

16 public land law shall be revoked to the extent nec17 essary to permit the conveyance of the Federal land. 

18 (2) WITHDRAWAL.— 

19 (A) IN GENERAL.—If the Federal land or 

20 any Federal interest in the non-Federal land is 

21 not withdrawn or segregated from entry and 

22 appropriation under a public land law (includ23 ing logging and mineral leasing laws and the 

24 Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 

25 1001 et seq.)) as of the date of enactment of 

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1 the non-Federal land shall be withdrawn, with2 out further action by the Secretary, from entry 

3 and appropriation. 

4 (B) TERMINATION.—The withdrawal 

5 under subparagraph (A) shall be terminated— 

6 (i) on the date of the completion of 

7 the phase of the land exchange described 

8 in section 4(n) covering the applicable Fed9 eral land; or 

10 (ii) if the Alaska Mental Health Trust 

11 notifies the Secretary in writing that the 

12 Alaska Mental Health Trust elects to with13 draw from the land exchange under section 

14 206(d) of the Federal Land Policy and 

15 Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 

16 1716(d)), on the date on which the Sec17 retary receives the notice of the election. 

18 (b) MAPS, ESTIMATES, DESCRIPTIONS.— 

19 (1) MINOR ERRORS.—The Secretary and the 

20 Alaska Mental Health Trust, by mutual agreement, 

21 may correct minor errors in any map, acreage esti22 mate, or description of any land conveyed or ex23 changed under this Act. 

24 (2) CONFLICT.—If there is a conflict between a 

25 map, acreage estimate, or description of land in this 


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1 Act, the map shall be given effect unless the Sec2 retary and the Alaska Mental Health Trust mutually 

3 agree otherwise. 

4 (3) AVAILABILITY.—On the date of enactment 

5 of this Act, the Secretary shall file and make avail6 able for public inspection in the office of the Super7 visor of the Tongass National Forest each map. 

8 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

9 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Alaska Mental Health 

10 Trust Land Exchange Act of 2017’’. 

11 SEC. 2. PURPOSE. 

12 The purpose of this Act is to facilitate and expedite 

13 the exchange of land between the Alaska Mental Health 

14 Trust and the Secretary of Agriculture in accordance with 

15 this Act— 

16 (1) to secure Federal ownership and protection of 

17 non-Federal land in the State of Alaska that has sig18 nificant natural, scenic, watershed, recreational, wild19 life, and other public values by— 

20 (A) retaining the undeveloped natural char21 acter of the non-Federal land; and 

22 (B) preserving recreational trails for hiking, 

23 biking, and skiing; 


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1 (2) to create jobs and provide economic opportu2 nities for resource use in more remote areas of the 

3 State; and 

4 (3) to facilitate the goals and objectives of the 

5 Alaska Mental Health Trust. 

6 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

8 (1) ALASKA MENTAL HEALTH TRUST.—The term 

9 ‘‘Alaska Mental Health Trust’’ means the Alaska 

10 Mental Health Trust Authority, an agency of the 

11 State. 

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

13 means the following 7 parcels of National Forest Sys14 tem land, as generally depicted on maps 7 through 9, 

15 comprising a total of approximately 20,580 acres: 

16 (A) The parcel generally depicted as 

17 ‘‘Naukati Phase 1’’ on map 8, comprising ap18 proximately 2,400 acres. 

19 (B) The parcel generally depicted as ‘‘West 

20 Naukati’’ on map 8, comprising approximately 

21 4,182 acres. 

22 (C) The parcel generally depicted as ‘‘North 

23 Naukati’’ on map 8, comprising approximately 

24 1,311 acres. 


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1 (D) The parcel generally depicted as ‘‘East 

2 Naukati/2016 Naukati addition’’ on map 8, com3 prising approximately 1,067 acres. 

4 (E) The parcel generally depicted as ‘‘Cen5 tral Naukati’’ on map 8, comprising approxi6 mately 1,858 acres. 

7 (F) The parcel generally depicted as ‘‘Hol8 lis’’ on map 9, comprising approximately 1,538 

9 acres. 

10 (G) The parcel generally depicted as ‘‘Shel11 ter Cove Area’’ on map 7, comprising approxi12 mately 8,224 acres. 

13 (3) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the applica14 ble map prepared by the Alaska Region of the Forest 

15 Service to accompany this Act— 

16 (A) numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9 and 

17 dated March 3, 2017; or 

18 (B) numbered 10 and dated March 9, 2017. 

19 (4) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘non-Fed20 eral land’’ means the following 20 parcels of non-Fed21 eral land, as generally depicted on maps 1 through 6 

22 and map 10, comprising a total of approximately 

23 18,258 acres: 


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1 (A) The parcel generally depicted as parcel 

2 K–1 on map 1, comprising approximately 1,878 

3 acres. 

4 (B) The parcel generally depicted as parcel 

5 K–2 on map 1, comprising approximately 707 

6 acres. 

7 (C) The parcel generally depicted as parcel 

8 K–3 on map 1, comprising approximately 901 

9 acres, including the 12-acre conservation ease10 ment described in section 4(e)(1). 

11 (D) The parcel generally depicted as parcel 

12 K–4A on map 1, comprising approximately 

13 3,180 acres. 

14 (E) The parcel generally depicted as parcel 

15 P–1A on map 2, comprising approximately 

16 3,174 acres, including the administrative site de17 scribed in section 5(c). 

18 (F) The parcel generally depicted as parcel 

19 P–1B on map 2, comprising approximately 144 

20 acres. 

21 (G) The parcel generally depicted as parcel 

22 P–2B on map 2, comprising approximately 181 

23 acres. 


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1 (H) The parcel generally depicted as parcel 

2 P–3B on map 2, comprising approximately 92 

3 acres. 

4 (I) The parcel generally depicted as parcel 

5 P–4 on map 2, comprising approximately 280 

6 acres. 

7 (J) The parcel generally depicted as parcel 

8 W–1 on map 3, comprising approximately 204 

9 acres. 

10 (K) The parcel generally depicted as parcel 

11 W–2 on map 3, comprising approximately 104 

12 acres. 

13 (L) The parcel generally depicted as parcel 

14 W–3 on map 3, comprising approximately 63 

15 acres. 

16 (M) The parcel generally depicted as parcel 

17 W–4 on map 3, comprising approximately 700 

18 acres. 

19 (N) The parcel generally depicted as parcel 

20 S–2 on map 4, comprising approximately 284 

21 acres. 

22 (O) The parcel generally depicted as parcel 

23 S–3 on map 4, comprising approximately 109 

24 acres. 


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1 (P) The parcel generally depicted as parcel 

2 S–4 on map 4, comprising approximately 26 

3 acres. 

4 (Q) The parcel generally depicted as parcel 

5 MC–1 on map 5, comprising approximately 169 

6 acres. 

7 (R) The parcel generally depicted as parcel 

8 J–1B on map 6, comprising approximately 

9 2,261 acres. 

10 (S) The parcel generally depicted as parcel 

11 J–1A on map 6, comprising approximately 428 

12 acres. 

13 (T) The parcel generally depicted as parcel 

14 NB-1 on map 10, comprising approximately 

15 3,374 acres. 

16 (5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

17 the Secretary of Agriculture. 

18 (6) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 

19 of Alaska. 

20 SEC. 4. LAND EXCHANGE. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—If the Alaska Mental Health Trust 

22 offers to convey to the Secretary, in the 2 phases described 

23 in subsection (n), all right, title, and interest of the Alaska 

24 Mental Health Trust in and to the non-Federal land, the 

25 Secretary shall— 


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1 (1) accept the offer; and 

2 (2) offer to exchange with the Alaska Mental 

3 Health Trust, in the 2 phases described in subsection 

4 (n), all right, title, and interest of the United States 

5 in and to the Federal land. 

6 (b) CONDITION ON ACCEPTANCE.—Title to any non7 Federal land conveyed by the Alaska Mental Health Trust 

8 to the Secretary under subsection (a) shall be in a form 

9 that is acceptable to the Secretary. 

10 (c) VALID EXISTING RIGHTS.—The conveyances under 

11 subsection (a) shall be subject to any valid existing rights, 

12 reservations, rights-of-way, or other encumbrances of third 

13 parties in, to, or on the Federal land and the non-Federal 

14 land as of the date of enactment of this Act. 

15 (d) RECIPROCAL ROAD EASEMENTS.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary and the Alaska 

17 Mental Health Trust shall exchange at no cost recip18 rocal easements on existing roads as necessary to ac19 cess the parcels each party acquires in the exchange. 

20 (2) PUBLIC ACCESS.—The reciprocal easements 

21 exchanged under paragraph (1) shall provide for pub22 lic access. 

23 (3) COST-SHARE AGREEMENT.—The Secretary 

24 and the Alaska Mental Health Trust may enter into 

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1 road maintenance with respect to the reciprocal ease2 ments exchanged under paragraph (1). 

3 (e) K–3 PARCEL LANDFILL BUFFER.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of the exchange 

5 under subsection (a), in conveying the parcel of non6 Federal land described in section 3(4)(C) to the 

7 United States, the Alaska Mental Health Trust shall 

8 grant to the United States a 300-foot conservation 

9 easement abutting that parcel along the interface of 

10 the parcel and the City of Ketchikan landfill (as in 

11 existence on the date of enactment of this Act), as gen12 erally depicted on map 1. 

13 (2) DEVELOPMENT AND OWNERSHIP.—The con14 servation easement described in paragraph (1) shall 

15 provide that the land covered by the easement remains 

16 undeveloped and in the ownership of the Alaska Men17 tal Health Trust. 

18 (3) EQUALIZATION.—The value of the conserva19 tion easement described in paragraph (1) shall be in20 cluded in the value of the non-Federal land for pur21 poses of equalizing the values of the Federal land and 

22 the non-Federal land under subsection (j). 

23 (f) RESEARCH EASEMENTS.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—In order to allow time for the 

25 completion of research activities of the Forest Service 


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1 that are ongoing as of the date of enactment of this 

2 Act, in conveying the Federal land to the Alaska Men3 tal Health Trust under subsection (a), the Secretary 

4 shall reserve research easements for the following For5 est Service study plots (as in existence on the date of 

6 enactment of this Act): 

7 (A) The Sarkar research easement study 

8 plot on the parcel of Federal land described in 

9 section 3(2)(B), as generally depicted on map 8, 

10 to remain in effect for the 10-year period begin11 ning on the date of enactment of this Act. 

12 (B) The Naukati commercial thinning 

13 study plot on the parcel of Federal land de14 scribed in section 3(2)(B), as generally depicted 

15 on map 8, to remain in effect for the 15-year pe16 riod beginning on the date of enactment of this 

17 Act. 

18 (C) The POW Yatuk study plot on the par19 cel of Federal land described in section 3(2)(A), 

20 as generally depicted on map 8, to remain in ef21 fect for the 10-year period beginning on the date 

22 of enactment of this Act. 

23 (D) The POW Naukati study plot on the 

24 parcel of Federal land described in section 

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1 main in effect for the 10-year period beginning 

2 on the date of enactment of this Act. 

3 (E) The Revilla George study plot on the 

4 parcel of Federal land described in section 

5 3(2)(G), as generally depicted on map 8, to re6 main in effect for the 10-year period beginning 

7 on the date of enactment of this Act. 

8 (2) PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES.—The Alaska Men9 tal Health Trust shall not construct any new road or 

10 harvest timber on any study plot covered by a re11 search easement described in paragraph (1) during 

12 the period described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), 

13 (D), or (E) of that paragraph, as applicable. 

14 (g) AREA OF KARST CONCERN.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—In conveying the parcels of 

16 Federal land described in subparagraphs (A) and (D) 

17 of section 3(2) to the Alaska Mental Health Trust 

18 under subsection (a), the Secretary shall reserve to the 

19 United States a conservation easement that shall pro20 tect the aquatic and riparian habitat within the area 

21 labeled ‘‘Conservation Easement’’, as generally de22 picted on map 8. 

23 (2) PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES.—The conservation 

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1 within the area covered by the conservation ease2 ment— 

3 (A) new road construction and timber har4 vest within 100 feet of any anadromous water 

5 bodies (including underground water bodies); 

6 and 

7 (B) commercial mineral extraction. 

8 (h) COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW.—Prior to 

9 completing each phase of the land exchange described in 

10 subsection (n), the Secretary shall complete, for the land 

11 to be conveyed in the applicable phase, any necessary land 

12 surveys and required preexchange clearances, reviews, miti13 gation activities, and approvals relating to— 

14 (1) threatened and endangered species; 

15 (2) cultural and historic resources; 

16 (3) wetland and floodplains; and 

17 (4) hazardous materials. 

18 (i) APPRAISALS.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 

20 the date of enactment of this Act— 

21 (A) the Secretary and the Alaska Mental 

22 Health Trust shall select an appraiser to conduct 

23 appraisals of the Federal land and the non-Fed24 eral land; and 


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1 (B) the Secretary shall issue all appraisal 

2 instructions for those appraisals. 

3 (2) REQUIREMENTS.— 

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—All appraisals under 

5 paragraph (1) shall be conducted in accordance 

6 with nationally recognized appraisal standards, 

7 including— 

8 (i) the Uniform Appraisal Standards 

9 for Federal Land Acquisitions; and 

10 (ii) the Uniform Standards of Profes11 sional Appraisal Practice. 

12 (B) FINAL APPRAISED VALUE.— 

13 (i) IN GENERAL.—During the 3-year 

14 period beginning on the date on which the 

15 final appraised values of the Federal land 

16 and the non-Federal land for each phase of 

17 the exchange described in subsection (n) are 

18 approved by the Secretary, the Secretary 

19 shall not be required to reappraise or up20 date the final appraised values of the Fed21 eral land and the non-Federal land. 

22 (ii) EXCHANGE AGREEMENT.—After 

23 the date on which an agreement to exchange 

24 the Federal land and non-Federal is entered 

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1 dates to the final appraised values of the 

2 Federal land and the non-Federal land ap3 proved by the Secretary shall be required. 

4 (3) PUBLIC REVIEW.—Before completing each 

5 phase of the land exchange described in subsection 

6 (n), the Secretary shall make available for public re7 view summaries of the appraisals of the Federal land 

8 and the non-Federal land for the applicable phase. 

9 (j) EQUAL VALUE LAND EXCHANGE.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—The value of the Federal land 

11 and the non-Federal land to be exchanged under sub12 section (a) shall be— 

13 (A) equal; or 

14 (B) equalized in accordance with this sub15 section. 

16 (2) SURPLUS OF FEDERAL LAND VALUE.— 

17 (A) IN GENERAL.—If the final appraised 

18 value of the Federal land exceeds the final ap19 praised value of the non-Federal land in phase 

20 2 of the exchange (after applying any cash 

21 equalization credit or debit from phase 1 of the 

22 exchange under subsection (n)(2)), the Federal 

23 land shall be adjusted by removing 1 or more 

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1 with the concurrence of the Secretary, in accord2 ance with subparagraph (B) until, to the max3 imum extent practicable, approximate equal 

4 value of the Federal land and non-Federal land 

5 is achieved. 

6 (B) ORDER OF PRIORITY.—The parcels of 

7 Federal land shall be removed under subpara8 graph (A) in the reverse order in which the par9 cels are listed in section 3(2), beginning with 

10 subparagraph (G). 

11 (3) SURPLUS OF NON-FEDERAL LAND VALUE.— 

12 (A) IN GENERAL.—If the final appraised 

13 value of the non-Federal land exceeds the final 

14 appraised value of the Federal land in phase 2 

15 of the exchange (after applying any cash equali16 zation credit or debit from phase 1 of the ex17 change under subsection (n)(2)), the non-Federal 

18 land shall be adjusted by removing 1 or more 

19 parcels, or 1 or more portions of parcels, as de20 termined by the Alaska Mental Health Trust, 

21 with the concurrence of the Secretary, in accord22 ance with subparagraph (B) until, to the max23 imum extent practicable, approximate equal 

24 value of the Federal land and non-Federal land 

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1 (B) ORDER OF PRIORITY.—The parcels of 

2 non-Federal land shall be removed under sub3 paragraph (A) in the reverse order in which the 

4 parcels are listed in section 3(4), beginning with 

5 subparagraph (T). 

6 (C) WAIVER OF CASH EQUALIZATION.—In 

7 order to expedite completion of the exchange, if 

8 the values of the Federal land and the non-Fed9 eral land cannot be equalized under this para10 graph, the Alaska Mental Health Trust may, at 

11 its sole discretion, elect to waive any cash equali12 zation payment that would otherwise be due 

13 from the United States under paragraph (4). 

14 (4) REMAINING DIFFERENCE.—Any remaining 

15 difference in value after adjusting the Federal land or 

16 non-Federal land under paragraph (2)(A) or (3)(A), 

17 respectively, shall be equalized by— 

18 (A) removal of a portion of a parcel of the 

19 Federal land or the non-Federal land, as appli20 cable, as determined by the Alaska Mental 

21 Health Trust, with the concurrence of the Sec22 retary; 

23 (B) the payment of a cash equalization, as 

24 necessary, by the Secretary or the Alaska Mental 

25 Health Trust, as appropriate, in accordance 


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1 with section 206(b) of the Federal Land Policy 

2 and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 

3 1716(b)); or 

4 (C) a combination of the methods described 

5 in subparagraphs (A) and (B), as determined by 

6 the Alaska Mental Health Trust, with the con7 currence of the Secretary. 

8 (k) COSTS.—As a condition of the land exchange under 

9 this Act, the Alaska Mental Health Trust shall agree to pay, 

10 without compensation, all costs that are associated with 

11 each phase of the exchange described in subsection (n), in12 cluding— 

13 (1) all costs to complete the land surveys, ap14 praisals, and environmental reviews described in sub15 section (h) such that the exchange may be completed 

16 in accordance with the deadlines described in sub17 section (n); and 

18 (2) on request of the Secretary, reimbursement of 

19 costs for agency staff, additional agency staff, or 

20 third-party contractors appropriate such that the ex21 change may be completed in accordance with the 

22 deadlines described in subsection (n). 

23 (l) LAND SURVEYS, APPROVALS, USES.— 

24 (1) SURVEY INSTRUCTIONS.—Not later than 90 

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1 retary of the Interior shall issue survey instructions 

2 to assist in the timely completion of all land surveys 

3 necessary to complete the land exchange under sub4 section (a) in accordance with the deadlines described 

5 in subsection (n). 

6 (2) SURVEYS.—Unless otherwise agreed to by the 

7 Secretary and the Alaska Mental Health Trust, after 

8 consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, land 

9 surveys shall not be required for— 

10 (A) any portion of the boundaries of the 

11 non-Federal land that is contiguous to— 

12 (i) National Forest System land, as in 

13 existence on the date of enactment of this 

14 Act; or 

15 (ii) land that has been surveyed or 

16 lotted as of the date of enactment of this 

17 Act; 

18 (B) any portion of the boundaries of the 

19 Federal land that is contiguous to— 

20 (i) land owned as of the date of enact21 ment of this Act by— 

22 (I) the Alaska Mental Health 

23 Trust; or 

24 (II) the State; or 


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1 (ii) land that has been surveyed or 

2 lotted as of the date of enactment of this 

3 Act; 

4 (C) any portion of the boundaries that the 

5 Secretary and the Alaska Mental Health Trust 

6 agree, after consultation with the Secretary of 

7 the Interior, is adequately defined by a survey, 

8 mapping, or aliquot part, or other legal descrip9 tion; and 

10 (D) any portion of the boundaries of the 

11 non-Federal land that— 

12 (i) the United States tentatively con13 veyed to the State without survey; 

14 (ii) is being reconveyed to the United 

15 States in the land exchange under sub16 section (a); and 

17 (iii) is not surveyed as of the date of 

18 enactment of this Act. 

19 (m) PARCEL ADJUSTMENT.—If a portion of a parcel 

20 of the Federal land or the non-Federal land to be conveyed 

21 under subsection (a) cannot be conveyed due to the presence 

22 of hazardous materials— 

23 (1) the portion shall be removed from the ex24 change; and 


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1 (2) the final exchange values shall be equalized 

2 in accordance with subsection (j). 

3 (n) LAND EXCHANGE PHASES.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—The land exchange under sub5 section (a) shall be completed in 2 phases, as specifi6 cally described in paragraphs (2) and (3). 

7 (2) PHASE 1.— 

8 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph 

9 (B), not later than 1 year after the date of enact10 ment of this Act— 

11 (i) the Secretary shall convey to the 

12 Alaska Mental Health Trust the parcel of 

13 Federal land described in section 3(2)(A); 

14 and 

15 (ii) the Alaska Mental Health Trust 

16 shall simultaneously convey to the United 

17 States the parcels of non-Federal land de18 scribed in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 

19 section 3(4). 

20 (B) CONDITIONS.—Subparagraph (A) shall 

21 be subject to the following conditions: 

22 (i) The land conveyed under this sub23 paragraph shall be appraised— 

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1 (II) in accordance with the na2 tionally recognized appraisal stand3 ards described in subsection (i)(2)(A). 

4 (ii) Any cash equalization payment 

5 that would otherwise be necessary to be paid 

6 by the Secretary or the Alaska Mental 

7 Health Trust on the completion of the con8 veyance under this paragraph shall be— 

9 (I) deferred until the completion 

10 of the conveyance under paragraph (3); 

11 and 

12 (II) debited or credited, as appro13 priate, to any final land or cash 

14 equalization that may be due from ei15 ther party on the completion of the 

16 conveyance under paragraph (3). 

17 (3) PHASE 2.—Subject to subsection (j), not later 

18 than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act— 

19 (A) the Secretary shall convey to the Alaska 

20 Mental Health Trust the Federal land described 

21 in subparagraphs (B) through (G) of section 

22 3(2); and 

23 (B) the Alaska Mental Health Trust shall 

24 simultaneously convey to the United States the 


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1 non-Federal land described in subparagraphs (C) 

2 through (T) of section 3(4). 

3 SEC. 5. USE OF THE FEDERAL LAND AND NON-FEDERAL 

4 LAND. 

5 (a) FEDERAL LAND CONVEYED TO THE ALASKA MEN6 TAL HEALTH TRUST.—On conveyance of the Federal land 

7 to the Alaska Mental Health Trust under this Act, the Fed8 eral land shall— 

9 (1) become the property of the Alaska Mental 

10 Health Trust; and 

11 (2) be available for any use permitted under ap12 plicable law (including regulations). 

13 (b) NON-FEDERAL LAND ACQUIRED BY THE SEC14 RETARY.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—On acquisition of the non16 Federal land by the Secretary under this Act, the 

17 non-Federal land shall— 

18 (A) become part of the Tongass National 

19 Forest; 

20 (B) be administered in accordance with the 

21 laws applicable to the National Forest System; 

22 and 

23 (C) be managed— 

24 (i) to preserve— 


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1 (I) the undeveloped natural char2 acter of the non-Federal land, except as 

3 provided in paragraph (3); and 

4 (II) the wildlife, watershed, and 

5 scenic values of the non-Federal land; 

6 and 

7 (ii) to provide for recreational oppor8 tunities consistent with the purposes and 

9 values of the non-Federal land to be pre10 served under clause (i), including the devel11 opment or maintenance of recreational 

12 trails as described in paragraph (3). 

13 (2) BOUNDARY REVISION.—On acquisition of the 

14 non-Federal land by the Secretary under this Act, the 

15 boundaries of the Tongass National Forest shall be 

16 modified to reflect the inclusion of the non-Federal 

17 land. 

18 (3) RECREATIONAL TRAILS.—Nothing in this 

19 subsection precludes the development or maintenance 

20 of recreational trails for hiking, biking, or skiing. 

21 (c) ADMINISTRATIVE SITE.—On acquisition of the par22 cel of non-Federal land described in section 3(4)(E), the 

23 Secretary shall set aside 42 acres of the parcel, in the loca24 tion generally depicted on map 2, as an administrative site 


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1 for purposes of the future administrative needs of the 

2 Tongass National Forest. 

3 SEC. 6. WITHDRAWAL. 

4 Subject to valid existing rights, the non-Federal land 

5 acquired by the Secretary under this Act shall be withdrawn 

6 from all forms of— 

7 (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the 

8 public land laws; 

9 (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 

10 laws; and 

11 (3) disposition under the mineral leasing, min12 eral materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 

13 SEC. 7. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. 

14 (a) REVOCATION OF ORDERS; WITHDRAWAL.— 

15 (1) REVOCATION OF ORDERS.—Any public land 

16 order or administrative action that withdraws the 

17 Federal land from appropriation or disposal under a 

18 public land law shall be revoked to the extent nec19 essary to permit the conveyance of the Federal land. 

20 (2) WITHDRAWAL.— 

21 (A) IN GENERAL.—If the Federal land or 

22 any Federal interest in the non-Federal land is 

23 not withdrawn or segregated from entry and ap24 propriation under a public land law (including 

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1 thermal Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1001 et 

2 seq.)) as of the date of enactment of this Act, the 

3 Federal land or Federal interest in the non-Fed4 eral land shall be withdrawn, without further ac5 tion by the Secretary, from entry and appro6 priation. 

7 (B) TERMINATION.—The withdrawal under 

8 subparagraph (A) shall be terminated— 

9 (i) on the date of the completion of the 

10 phase of the land exchange described in sec11 tion 4(n) covering the applicable Federal 

12 land; or 

13 (ii) if the Alaska Mental Health Trust 

14 notifies the Secretary in writing that the 

15 Alaska Mental Health Trust elects to with16 draw from the land exchange under section 

17 206(d) of the Federal Land Policy and 

18 Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 

19 1716(d)), on the date on which the Sec20 retary receives the notice of the election. 

21 (b) MAPS, ESTIMATES, DESCRIPTIONS.— 

22 (1) MINOR ERRORS.—The Secretary and the 

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1 mate, or description of any land conveyed or ex2 changed under this Act. 

3 (2) CONFLICT.—If there is a conflict between a 

4 map, acreage estimate, or description of land in this 

5 Act, the map shall be given effect unless the Secretary 

6 and the Alaska Mental Health Trust mutually agree 

7 otherwise. 

8 (3) AVAILABILITY.—On the date of enactment of 

9 this Act, the Secretary shall file and make available 

10 for public inspection in the office of the Supervisor of 

11 the Tongass National Forest each map. 


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Calendar No. 80 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 131 

A BILL 

To provide for the exchange of certain National 

State of Alaska, and for other purposes. Forest System land and non-Federal land in the 

MAY 16, 2017 

Reported with an amendment 


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