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Union Calendar No. 153 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 218 

[Report No. 115–218] 

To provide for the exchange of Federal land and non-Federal land in the 

State of Alaska for the construction of a road between King Cove 

and Cold Bay. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 3, 2017 

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

Committee on Natural Resources 

JULY 13, 2017 

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 provide for the exchange of Federal land and non-Federal 

land in the State of Alaska for the construction of a 

road between King Cove and Cold Bay. 


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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. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘King Cove Road Land 

5 Exchange Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDING. 

7 Congress finds that the land exchange required under 

8 this Act (including the designation of the road corridor 

9 and the construction of the road along the road corridor) 

10 is in the public interest. 

11 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

12 In this Act: 

13 (1) FEDERAL LAND.— 

14 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘Federal 

15 land’’ means the approximately 206 acres of 

16 Federal land located within the Refuge as de17 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Project Area Map’’ 

18 and dated September 2012. 

19 (B) INCLUSION.—The term ‘‘Federal 

20 land’’ includes the 131 acres of Federal land in 

21 the Wilderness, which shall be used for the road 

22 corridor along which the road is to be con23 structed in accordance with section 4(b)(2). 

24 (2) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘non-Fed25 eral land’’ means the approximately 43,093 acres of 


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1 land owned by the State as depicted on the map en2 titled ‘‘Project Area Map’’ and dated September 

3 2012. 

4 (3) REFUGE.—The term ‘‘Refuge’’ means the 

5 Izembek National Wildlife Refuge in the State. 

6 (4) ROAD CORRIDOR.—The term ‘‘road cor7 ridor’’ means the road corridor designated under 

8 section 4(b)(1). 

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

10 the Secretary of the Interior. 

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

12 of Alaska. 

13 (7) WILDERNESS.—The term ‘‘Wilderness’’ 

14 means the Izembek Wilderness designated by section 

15 702(6) of the Alaska National Interest Lands Con16 servation Act (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 96– 

17 487). 

18 SEC. 4. LAND EXCHANGE REQUIRED. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—If the State offers to convey to 

20 the Secretary all right, title, and interest of the State in 

21 and to the non-Federal land, the Secretary shall convey 

22 to the State all right, title, and interest of the United 

23 States in and to the Federal land. 

24 (b) USE OF FEDERAL LAND.—The Federal land 

25 shall be conveyed to the State for the purposes of— 


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1 (1) designating a road corridor through the 

2 Refuge; and 

3 (2) constructing a single-lane gravel road along 

4 the road corridor subject to the requirements in sec5 tion 6. 

6 (c) VALUATION, APPRAISALS, AND EQUALIZATION.— 

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

8 land and the non-Federal land to be exchanged 

9 under this section— 

10 (A) shall be equal, as determined by ap11 praisals conducted in accordance with para12 graph (2); or 

13 (B) if not equal, shall be equalized in ac14 cordance with paragraph (3). 

15 (2) APPRAISALS.— 

16 (A) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable 

17 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec18 retary and State shall select an appraiser to 

19 conduct appraisals of the Federal land and non20 Federal land. 

21 (B) REQUIREMENTS.—The appraisals re22 quired under subparagraph (A) shall be con23 ducted in accordance with nationally recognized 

24 appraisal standards, including— 


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1 (i) the Uniform Appraisal Standards 

2 for Federal Land Acquisitions; and 

3 (ii) the Uniform Standards of Profes4 sional Appraisal Practice. 

5 (3) EQUALIZATION.— 

6 (A) SURPLUS OF FEDERAL LAND.—If the 

7 final appraised value of the Federal land ex8 ceeds the final appraised value of the non-Fed9 eral land to be conveyed under the land ex10 change under this section, the value of the Fed11 eral land and non-Federal land shall be equal12 ized— 

13 (i) by conveying additional non-Fed14 eral land in the State to the Secretary, 

15 subject to the approval of the Secretary; 

16 (ii) by the State making a cash pay17 ment to the United States; or 

18 (iii) by using a combination of the 

19 methods described in clauses (i) and (ii). 

20 (B) SURPLUS OF NON-FEDERAL LAND.—If 

21 the final appraised value of the non-Federal 

22 land exceeds the final appraised value of the 

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1 ized by the State adjusting the acreage of the 

2 non-Federal land to be conveyed. 

3 (C) AMOUNT OF PAYMENT.—Notwith4 standing section 206(b) of the Federal Land 

5 Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 

6 1716(b)), the Secretary may accept a payment 

7 under subparagraph (A)(ii) in excess of 25 per8 cent of the value of the Federal land conveyed. 

9 (d) ADMINISTRATION.—On completion of the ex10 change of Federal land and non-Federal land under this 

11 section— 

12 (1) the boundary of the Wilderness shall be 

13 modified to exclude the Federal land; and 

14 (2) the non-Federal land shall be— 

15 (A) added to the Wilderness; and 

16 (B) administered in accordance with— 

17 (i) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

18 1131 et seq.); and 

19 (ii) other applicable laws. 

20 (e) DEADLINE.—The land exchange under this sec21 tion shall be completed not later than 180 days after the 

22 date of enactment of this Act. 

23 SEC. 5. ROUTE OF ROAD CORRIDOR. 

24 The route of the road corridor shall follow the south25 ern road alignment as described in the alternative entitled 


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1 ‘‘Alternative 2-Land Exchange and Southern Road Align2 ment’’ in the final environmental impact statement enti3 tled ‘‘Izembek National Wildlife Refuge Land Exchange/ 

4 Road Corridor Final Environmental Impact Statement’’ 

5 and dated February 5, 2013. 

6 SEC. 6. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO ROAD. 

7 The requirements relating to usage, barrier cables, 

8 and dimensions and the limitation on support facilities 

9 under subsections (a) and (b) of section 6403 of the Omni10 bus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 

11 111–11; 123 Stat. 1180) shall apply to the road con12 structed in the road corridor. 

13 SEC. 7. EFFECT. 

14 The exchange of Federal land and non-Federal land 

15 and the road to be constructed under this Act shall not 

16 constitute a major Federal action for purposes of the Na17 tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 

18 et seq.). 


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Union Calendar No. 153 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 218 

[Report No. 115–218] 

A BILL 

To provide for the exchange of Federal land and 

Cold Bay. construction of a road between King Cove and non-Federal land in the State of Alaska for the 

JULY 13, 2017 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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