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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1484 

To provide for a land exchange relating to the Admiralty Island National 

Monument, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 29, 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 

A BILL 

To provide for a land exchange relating to the Admiralty 

Island National Monument, 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 ‘‘ANCSA Admiralty Is5 land Land Exchange Finalization Act of 2017’’. 

6 SEC. 2. ADMIRALTY ISLAND NATIONAL MONUMENT LAND 

7 EXCHANGE. 

8 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

9 (1) SEALASKA.—The term ‘‘Sealaska’’ means 

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1 poration established under the Alaska Native Claims 

2 Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.). 

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

4 the Secretary of Agriculture. 

5 (b) LAND EXCHANGE.—If Sealaska relinquishes to 

6 the United States all right, title, and interest in and to 

7 the land described in subsection (c)(1), the Secretary, not 

8 later than 90 days after the date of the relinquishment, 

9 shall convey to Sealaska all right, title, and interest in and 

10 to the land described in subsection (c)(2). 

11 (c) LAND DESCRIBED.— 

12 (1) SEALASKA LAND.—The land to be relin13 quished by Sealaska to the United States under sub14 section (b) is the subsurface estate to the approxi15 mately 23,000 acres of subsurface land depicted as 

16 ‘‘Sealaska Lands to U.S. Forest Service’’ on the 

17 map entitled ‘‘Sealaska Land Exchange—Sealaska 

18 Admiralty Island National Monument Lands’’ and 

19 dated March 10, 2016. 

20 (2) FEDERAL LAND.—The Federal land to be 

21 conveyed to Sealaska under subsection (b) is the 

22 surface and subsurface estate to the approximately 

23 8,872.5 acres of Federal land and the surface estate 

24 to approximately 5,145 acres of Federal land de25 picted as ‘‘U.S. Forest Service Land to Sealaska’’ on 


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1 the map entitled ‘‘Sealaska Land Exchange—U.S. 

2 Forest Service Lands’’ and dated March 10, 2016. 

3 (d) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid rights in exist4 ence on the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal 

5 land described in subsection (c)(2) is withdrawn from— 

6 (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal 

7 under the public land laws; 

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

9 laws; and 

10 (3) disposition under all laws pertaining to min11 eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 

12 (e) MAPS.—The maps described in subsection (c) 

13 shall be maintained on file in— 

14 (1) the office of the Chief of the Forest Service; 

15 (2) the office of the Secretary of the Interior; 

16 and 

17 (3) the Alaska Regional Office of the Forest 

18 Service. 

19 (f) EFFECT.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 

20 law, the Federal land conveyed to Sealaska under sub21 section (b) shall be considered to be a conveyance made 

22 under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 

23 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) on the date of enactment of that Act. 

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