118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3617 

AN ACT 

To provide equitable treatment for the people of the Village 

Corporation established for the Native Village of 

Saxman, 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, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Cape Fox Land Enti3 tlement Finalization Act of 2024’’. 

4 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

5 In this Act: 

6 (1) CAPE FOX.—The term ‘‘Cape Fox’’ means 

7 the Cape Fox Village Corporation, a Village Cor8 poration for the Native Village of Saxman, Alaska, 

9 organized pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Set10 tlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.). 

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

12 means the approximately 180 acres of surface land 

13 within the Tongass National Forest in the State of 

14 Alaska, as generally depicted on the Map. 

15 (3) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en16 titled ‘‘Cape Fox Village Corporation Final Selec17 tion’’ and dated December 18, 2023. 

18 (4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

19 the Secretary of the Interior. 

20 SEC. 3. WAIVER OF CORE TOWNSHIP REQUIREMENT FOR 

21 CERTAIN LAND. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 16(b) of 

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

24 1615(b)), Cape Fox shall not be required to select or re25 ceive conveyance of the approximately 185 acres of 

26 unconveyed land described in subsection (b) located within 
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1 the township in which the Native Village of Saxman, Alas2 ka, is located. 

3 (b) LAND DESCRIBED.—The land referred to in sub4 section (a) is as follows: 

5 (1) Approximately 40 acres in T. 74 S., R.90 

6 E., sec. 10, SWNE, Copper River Meridian. 

7 (2) Approximately 144.57 acres in T.75 S., 

8 R.91 E., sec. 1, lots 1, 3, and 4, Copper River Me9 ridian. 

10 SEC. 4. SELECTION OUTSIDE EXTERIOR SELECTION 

11 BOUNDARY. 

12 (a) SELECTION AND CONVEYANCE OF SURFACE ES13 TATE.—Not later than 90 days after the date of enact14 ment of this Act, if Cape Fox submits to the Secretary 

15 a written notice of selection of the Federal land, the Sec16 retary shall, on receiving that written notice, convey the 

17 Federal land to Cape Fox. 

18 (b) CONVEYANCE OF SUBSURFACE ESTATE.—On 

19 conveyance to Cape Fox of the surface estate to the Fed20 eral land under subsection (a), the Secretary shall convey 

21 to Sealaska Corporation the subsurface estate to that Fed22 eral land. 

23 (c) TIMING.—It is the intent of Congress that the 

24 Secretary complete the conveyances to Cape Fox and 

25 Sealaska Corporation under subsections (a) and (b), re-
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1 spectively, as soon as practicable after the date on which 

2 the Secretary receives a written notice of the selection of 

3 Cape Fox under subsection (a), but not later than 180 

4 days after the date on which the Secretary receives that 

5 written notice. 

6 (d) ENTITLEMENT FULFILLED.—The conveyance of 

7 Federal land to Cape Fox and the subsurface interest in 

8 the Federal land to Sealaska Corporation under sub9 sections (a) and (b), respectively, shall be considered to 

10 fulfill the entitlement of— 

11 (1) Cape Fox under section 16 of the Alaska 

12 Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1615); and 

13 (2) Sealaska Corporation to any subsurface in14 terest in the Federal land under section 14(f) of that 

15 Act (43 U.S.C. 1613(f)). 

16 SEC. 5. PUBLIC ACCESS EASEMENT. 

17 The conveyance of the Federal land under section 4 

18 shall be subject to the reservation of a public easement 

19 under section 17(b) of the Alaska Native Claims Settle20 ment Act (43 U.S.C. 1616(b)) to allow for access to Na-
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1 tional Forest System land further inland on Revillagigedo 

2 Island from the George Inlet. 

Passed the Senate December 19 (legislative day, December 16), 2024. 

Attest: 

Secretary. 
118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3617 

AN ACT 

To provide equitable treatment for the people of the 

poses. Village of Saxman, Alaska, and for other purVillage Corporation established for the Native