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Calendar No. 68

106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 426

[Report No. 106–30]

To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, to provide for a land

exchange between the Secretary of Agriculture and the Huna Totem

Corporation, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

FEBRUARY 12, 1999

Mr. MURKOWSKI introduced the following bill; which was read twice and

referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

MARCH 22, 1999

Reported by Mr. MURKOWSKI, with amendments

[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]

A BILL

To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, to provide for a land exchange between the Secretary of Agriculture and the Huna Totem 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,
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Huna Totem Corpora3 tion Public Interest Land Exchange Act’’.

4 SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF SETTLEMENT ACT.

5 The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (Public

6 Law 92–203, December 18, 1971, 85 Stat. 688, 43 U.S.C.

7 1601, et seq.), as amended, is further amended by adding

8 a new section to read:

9 ‘‘SEC. ll. HUNA TOTEM CORPORATION LAND EXCHANGE.

10 ‘‘(a) GENERAL.—In exchange for lands and interests

11 therein described in subsection (b), the Secretary of Agri12 culture shall, subject to valid existing rights, convey to the

13 Huna Totem Corporation the surface estate and to

14 Sealaska Corporation the subsurface estate of the Federal

15 lands identified by Huna Totem Corporation pursuant to

16 subsection (c): Lands exchanged pursuant to this section

17 shall be on the basis of equal value.. The values of the lands

18 and interests therein exchanged pursuant to this section

19 shall be equal.

20 ‘‘(b) The surface estate to be conveyed by Huna

21 Totem Corporation and the subsurface estate to be con22 veyed by Sealaska Corporation to the Secretary of Agri23 culture are the municipal watershed lands as shown on

24 the map dated September 1, 1997, and labeled attachment

25 A, and are further described as follows:
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1 ‘‘MUNICIPAL WATERSHED AND GREENBELT

2 BUFFER

3 ‘‘T43S, R61E, C.R.M.

‘‘Portion of Section Approximate Acres

16 ....................................................................................................... 2

21 ....................................................................................................... 610

22 ....................................................................................................... 227

23 ....................................................................................................... 35

26 ....................................................................................................... 447

27 ....................................................................................................... 400

33 ....................................................................................................... 202

34 ....................................................................................................... 76

Approximate total .............................................................................. 1,999.

4 ‘‘(c) Within ninety (90) days of the receipt by the

5 United States of the conveyances of the surface estate and

6 subsurface estate described in subsection (b), Huna Totem

7 Corporation shall be entitled to identify lands readily ac8 cessible to the Village of Hoonah and, where possible, lo9 cated on the road system to the Village of Hoonah, as

10 depicted on the map dated September 1, 1997, and labeled

11 Attachment B. Huna Totem Corporation shall notify the

12 Secretary of Agriculture in writing which lands Huna

13 Totem Corporation has identified.

14 ‘‘(d) TIMING OF CONVEYANCE AND VALUATION.—

15 The conveyance mandated by subsection (a) by the Sec16 retary of Agriculture shall occur within ninety (90) days

17 after the list of identified lands is submitted by Huna

18 Totem Corporation pursuant to subsection (c).

19 ‘‘(e) TIMBER MANUFACTURING; EXPORT RESTRIC20 TION.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, tim-
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1 ber harvested from land conveyed to Huna Totem Cor2 poration under this section shall not be exported as un3 processed logs from Alaska, nor may Huna Totem Cor4 poration sell, trade, exchange, substitute, or otherwise

5 convey that timber to any person for the purpose of ex6 porting that timber from the State of Alaska.

7 ‘‘(f) RELATION TO OTHER REQUIREMENTS.—The

8 land conveyed to Huna Totem Corporation and Sealaska

9 Corporation under this section shall be considered, for all

10 purposes, land conveyed under the Alaska Native Claims

11 Settlement Act.

12 ‘‘(g) MAPS.—The maps referred to in this section

13 shall be maintained on file in the Office of the Chief,

14 United States Forest Service, and in the Office of the Sec15 retary of the Interior, Washington, D.C. The acreage cited

16 in this section is approximate, and if there is any discrep17 ancy between cited acreage and the land depicted on the

18 specified maps, the maps shall control. The maps do not

19 constitute an attempt by the United States to convey State

20 or private land.’’.

Calendar No. 68

106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 426

[Report No. 106–30]

A BILL

To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement

Corporation, and for other purposes.Secretary of Agriculture and the Huna TotemAct, to provide for a land exchange between the

MARCH 22, 1999

Reported with amendments