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Union Calendar No. 824 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1418 

[Report No. 115–1058] 

To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide that Alexander 

Creek, Alaska, is and shall be recognized as an eligible Native village 

under that Act, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 7, 2017 

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

Committee on Natural Resources 

NOVEMBER 30, 2018 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 


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A BILL 

To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide that Alexander Creek, Alaska, is and shall be recognized as an eligible Native village under that Act, and 

for other purposes. 


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

3 SECTION 1. ALEXANDER CREEK VILLAGE RECOGNITION. 

4 The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 

5 1601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol6 lowing: 

7 ‘‘SEC. 43. ALEXANDER CREEK VILLAGE RECOGNITION. 

8 ‘‘(a) RECOGNITION OF THE VILLAGE OF ALEXANDER

9 CREEK.—Subject to the limitations of this section and 

10 notwithstanding section 1432(d) of the Alaska National 

11 Interest Lands Conservation Act (Public Law 96–487) 

12 and any conveyance or agreement in furtherance thereof 

13 or thereto, to the contrary, Alexander Creek, located with14 in Township 15N, Range 7W, Seward Meridian, Alaska, 

15 is and shall be recognized as an eligible Native village 

16 under section 11(b)(3) of this Act. 

17 ‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section, 

18 the following terms apply: 

19 ‘‘(1) The term ‘agency’ includes— 

20 ‘‘(A) any instrumentality of the United 

21 States; 

22 ‘‘(B) any element of an agency; and 

23 ‘‘(C) any wholly owned or mixed-owned 

24 corporation of the United States Government 


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1 identified in chapter 91 of title 31, United 

2 States Code. 

3 ‘‘(2) The term ‘Alexander Creek’ means Alex4 ander Creek, Incorporated, an Alaska Native Group 

5 corporation organized pursuant to this Act prior to 

6 the enactment of this section, but subsequent to en7 actment of this section means Alexander Creek, In8 corporated, an Alaska Native Village corporation 

9 recognized and organized pursuant to section (a). 

10 ‘‘(3) The term ‘Region’ means Cook Inlet Re11 gion Incorporated, an Alaska Native Regional Cor12 poration, which is the appropriate Regional Corpora13 tion for Alexander Creek under section 1613(h) of 

14 this Act. 

15 ‘‘(c) ORGANIZATION OF ALEXANDER CREEK.—As 

16 soon as practicable after enactment of this section, Alex17 ander Creek shall cause to be filed— 

18 ‘‘(1) any amendments to its corporate charter 

19 in the State of Alaska necessary to convert from a 

20 Native group to a Native Village corporation; and 

21 ‘‘(2) if necessary, any amendments to its cor22 porate charter and governing business documents 

23 that fulfill the terms of the agreement authorized 

24 under this Act. 


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1 ‘‘(d) NEGOTIATIONS.—Not later than 30 days after 

2 the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary 

3 shall open negotiations with Alexander Creek and, not 

4 later than 13 months after the date of the enactment of 

5 this section, reach an agreement with Alexander Creek to 

6 fairly and equitably settle Alexander Creek’s aboriginal 

7 land claims and any other claims of Alexander Creek 

8 against the United States. An agreement under this sec9 tion shall be in approximate value parity with those of 

10 other Alaska Native Village Corporations, notwithstanding 

11 Alexander Creek’s prior status as a Group Corporation. 

12 The Secretary shall effectuate such agreement under the 

13 authority in this section, other existing authorities, and 

14 in coordination with the Administrator pursuant to 40 

15 U.S.C. 549 with respect to property to be transferred to 

16 Alexander Creek pursuant to such agreement. Notwith17 standing paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 549(a) of title 

18 40, United States Code, Alexander Creek is hereby consid19 ered both a ‘State’ and a ‘State agency’ under that section 

20 for the sole purpose of the Secretary effectuating an agree21 ment under this section. 

22 ‘‘(e) SHAREHOLDER PARTICIPATION.—Alexander 

23 Creek shall notify each member of the Native village rec24 ognized under this section that, upon the effective date 

25 of this section, such members shall cease to receive beneVerDate Sep 11 2014 20:49 Nov 30, 2018 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1418.RH H1418

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1 fits from the Region as at-large shareholders pursuant to 

2 section 7(m), and that all future resource payments from 

3 the Region shall be made to the Village Corporation pur4 suant to section 7(j). The Region shall not be liable under 

5 any State, Federal, or local law, or under State or Federal 

6 common law, for damages arising out of or related to the 

7 cessation of payments to such individuals under section 

8 7(m) pursuant to this section. 

9 ‘‘(f) CONSTRUCTION.—Except as provided in this sec10 tion with respect to Alexander Creek, nothing in this sec11 tion shall be construed to modify or amend land convey12 ance entitlements or conveyance agreements between the 

13 Region and village corporations other than Alexander 

14 Creek in such region, nor between the Region and the 

15 Federal Government, nor between any such parties and 

16 the State of Alaska. 

17 ‘‘(g) CONSTRUCTION REGARDING CURRENT ALEX18 ANDER CREEK LAND.—Nothing in this section shall be 

19 construed to reduce the land entitlement to which Alex20 ander Creek became entitled as a Group Corporation, in21 cluding the land selected by and conveyed to Alexander 

22 Creek at the time of enactment of this section.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 824 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1418 

[Report No. 115–1058] 

A BILL 

To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 

under that Act, and for other purposes. shall be recognized as an eligible Native village to provide that Alexander Creek, Alaska, is and 

NOVEMBER 30, 2018 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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