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119TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 41 

To provide for the recognition of certain Alaska Native communities and 

the settlement of certain claims under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 3, 2025 

Mr. BEGICH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To provide for the recognition of certain Alaska Native communities and the settlement of certain claims under the 

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, 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 ‘‘Unrecognized South5 east Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Com6 pensation Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. PURPOSE. 

2 The purpose of this Act is to redress the omission 

3 of the southeastern Alaska communities of Haines, Ketch4 ikan, Petersburg, Tenakee, and Wrangell from eligibility 

5 under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 

6 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) by authorizing the Alaska Natives 

7 enrolled in the communities— 

8 (1) to form Urban Corporations for the commu9 nities of Haines, Ketchikan, Petersburg, Tenakee, 

10 and Wrangell under the Alaska Native Claims Set11 tlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.); and 

12 (2) to receive certain settlement land pursuant 

13 to that Act. 

14 SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF ADDITIONAL NATIVE COR15 PORATIONS. 

16 Section 16 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 

17 Act (43 U.S.C. 1615) is amended by adding at the end 

18 the following: 

19 ‘‘(e) NATIVE VILLAGES OF HAINES, KETCHIKAN, PE20 TERSBURG, TENAKEE, AND WRANGELL, ALASKA.— 

21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Native residents of 

22 each of the Native Villages of Haines, Ketchikan, 

23 Petersburg, Tenakee, and Wrangell, Alaska, may or24 ganize as Urban Corporations. 

25 ‘‘(2) EFFECT ON ENTITLEMENT TO LAND.— 

26 Nothing in this subsection affects any entitlement to 


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1 land of any Native Corporation established before 

2 the date of enactment of this subsection pursuant to 

3 this Act or any other provision of law.’’. 

4 SEC. 4. SHAREHOLDER ELIGIBILITY. 

5 Section 8 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 

6 (43 U.S.C. 1607) is amended by adding at the end the 

7 following: 

8 ‘‘(d) NATIVE VILLAGES OF HAINES, KETCHIKAN, 

9 PETERSBURG, TENAKEE, AND WRANGELL.— 

10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall enroll 

11 to each of the Urban Corporations for Haines, 

12 Ketchikan, Petersburg, Tenakee, or Wrangell those 

13 individual Natives who enrolled under this Act to the 

14 Native Villages of Haines, Ketchikan, Petersburg, 

15 Tenakee, or Wrangell, respectively. 

16 ‘‘(2) NUMBER OF SHARES.—Each Native who 

17 is enrolled to an Urban Corporation for Haines, 

18 Ketchikan, Petersburg, Tenakee, or Wrangell pursu19 ant to paragraph (1) and who was enrolled as a 

20 shareholder of the Regional Corporation for South21 east Alaska shall receive 100 shares of Settlement 

22 Common Stock in the respective Urban Corporation. 

23 ‘‘(3) NATIVES RECEIVING SHARES THROUGH IN24 HERITANCE.—If a Native received shares of stock in 

25 the Regional Corporation for Southeast Alaska 


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1 through inheritance from a decedent Native who 

2 originally enrolled to the Native Village of Haines, 

3 Ketchikan, Petersburg, Tenakee, or Wrangell and 

4 the decedent Native was not a shareholder in a Vil5 lage Corporation or Urban Corporation, the Native 

6 shall receive the identical number of shares of Settle7 ment Common Stock in the Urban Corporation for 

8 Haines, Ketchikan, Petersburg, Tenakee, or 

9 Wrangell as the number of shares inherited by that 

10 Native from the decedent Native who would have 

11 been eligible to be enrolled to the respective Urban 

12 Corporation. 

13 ‘‘(4) EFFECT ON ENTITLEMENT TO LAND.— 

14 Nothing in this subsection affects any previous or 

15 future allocation of acreage to any Regional Cor16 poration pursuant to section 12(b) or 14(h)(8).’’. 

17 SEC. 5. DISTRIBUTION RIGHTS. 

18 Section 7 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 

19 (43 U.S.C. 1606) is amended— 

20 (1) in subsection (j)— 

21 (A) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘In 

22 the case’’ and inserting the following: 

23 ‘‘(3) THIRTEENTH REGIONAL CORPORATION.— 

24 In the case’’; 


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1 (B) in the second sentence, by striking 

2 ‘‘Not less’’ and inserting the following: 

3 ‘‘(2) MINIMUM ALLOCATION.—Not less’’; 

4 (C) by striking ‘‘(j) During’’ and inserting 

5 the following: 

6 ‘‘(j) DISTRIBUTION OF CORPORATE FUNDS AND

7 OTHER NET INCOME.— 

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—During’’; and 

9 (D) by adding at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘(4) NATIVE VILLAGES OF HAINES, KETCH11 IKAN, PETERSBURG, TENAKEE, AND WRANGELL.— 

12 Native members of the Native Villages of Haines, 

13 Ketchikan, Petersburg, Tenakee, and Wrangell who 

14 become shareholders in an Urban Corporation for 

15 such a Native Village shall continue to be eligible to 

16 receive distributions under this subsection as at17 large shareholders of the Regional Corporation for 

18 Southeast Alaska.’’; and 

19 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

20 ‘‘(s) EFFECT OF AMENDATORY ACT.—The Unrecog21 nized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition 

22 and Compensation Act and the amendments made by that 

23 Act shall not affect— 


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1 ‘‘(1) the ratio for determination of revenue dis2 tribution among Native Corporations under this sec3 tion; or 

4 ‘‘(2) the settlement agreement among Regional 

5 Corporations or Village Corporations or other provi6 sions of subsection (i) or (j).’’. 

7 SEC. 6. COMPENSATION. 

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

9 1601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol10 lowing: 

11 ‘‘SEC. 43. URBAN CORPORATIONS FOR HAINES, KETCHIKAN, 

12 PETERSBURG, TENAKEE, AND WRANGELL. 

13 ‘‘(a) DEFINITION OF URBAN CORPORATION.—In this 

14 section, the term ‘Urban Corporation’ means each of the 

15 Urban Corporations for Haines, Ketchikan, Petersburg, 

16 Tenakee, and Wrangell. 

17 ‘‘(b) CONVEYANCES OF LAND.— 

18 ‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION.— 

19 ‘‘(A) CONVEYANCES TO URBAN CORPORA20 TIONS.—Subject to valid existing rights and 

21 paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and (6), the Secretary 

22 shall convey— 

23 ‘‘(i) to the Urban Corporation for 

24 Haines, the surface estate in 12 parcels of 

25 Federal land comprising approximately 


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1 23,040 acres, as generally depicted on the 

2 maps entitled ‘Haines Selections’, num3 bered 1 and 2, and dated April 19, 2023; 

4 ‘‘(ii) to the Urban Corporation for 

5 Ketchikan, the surface estate in 8 parcels 

6 of Federal land comprising approximately 

7 23,040 acres, as generally depicted on the 

8 maps entitled ‘Ketchikan Selections’, num9 bered 1 through 4, and dated April 19, 

10 2023; 

11 ‘‘(iii) to the Urban Corporation for 

12 Petersburg, the surface estate in 12 par13 cels of Federal land comprising approxi14 mately 23,040 acres, as generally depicted 

15 on the maps entitled ‘Petersburg Selec16 tions’, numbered 1 through 3, and dated 

17 April 19, 2023; 

18 ‘‘(iv) to the Urban Corporation for 

19 Tenakee, the surface estate in 15 parcels 

20 of Federal land comprising approximately 

21 23,040 acres, as generally depicted on the 

22 maps entitled ‘Tenakee Selections’, num23 bered 1 through 3, and dated April 19, 

24 2023; and 


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1 ‘‘(v) to the Urban Corporation for 

2 Wrangell, the surface estate in 13 parcels 

3 of Federal land comprising approximately 

4 23,040 acres, as generally depicted on the 

5 maps entitled ‘Wrangell Selections’, num6 bered 1 through 5, and dated April 19, 

7 2023. 

8 ‘‘(B) CONVEYANCES TO REGIONAL COR9 PORATION FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA.—Subject 

10 to valid existing rights, on the applicable date 

11 on which the surface estate in land is conveyed 

12 to an Urban Corporation under subparagraph 

13 (A), the Secretary shall convey to the Regional 

14 Corporation for Southeast Alaska the sub15 surface estate for that land. 

16 ‘‘(C) CONGRESSIONAL INTENT.— 

17 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause 

18 (ii), it is the intent of Congress that the 

19 Secretary complete the interim conveyance 

20 of the surface estate in land to an Urban 

21 Corporation under subparagraph (A) not 

22 later than the date that is 2 years after 

23 the applicable date of incorporation of the 

24 Urban Corporation under section 16(e)(1). 


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1 ‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION.—As the Secretary 

2 determines to be necessary, the Secretary 

3 may extend the 2-year deadline established 

4 by clause (i) by not more than 1 year for 

5 any individual parcel of land to allow for 

6 the conclusion of any pending appeal of a 

7 public easement decision for the applicable 

8 parcel pursuant to section 17(b), subject to 

9 the requirement that the final conveyance 

10 of the surface estate with respect to the 

11 applicable parcel shall be completed as 

12 soon as practicable after the date on which 

13 the appeal is concluded. 

14 ‘‘(D) FINALIZATION OF ENTITLEMENT.— 

15 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The conveyances 

16 under subparagraph (A) shall be consid17 ered to be the full and final satisfaction of 

18 the entitlement of the southeastern Alaska 

19 communities of Haines, Ketchikan, Peters20 burg, Tenakee, and Wrangell under this 

21 Act, notwithstanding whether the surveyed 

22 acreage of the parcels of land described in 

23 clauses (i) through (v) of that subpara24 graph is less than or more than 23,040 

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1 tion, subject to the requirement that the 

2 surveyed acreage shall be not less than 

3 23,020 acres and not more than 23,060 

4 acres. 

5 ‘‘(ii) ADJUSTMENTS.—If the total sur6 veyed acreage of land conveyed to an 

7 Urban Corporation under subparagraph 

8 (A) is less than 23,020 acres or more than 

9 23,060 acres, the Secretary, the Secretary 

10 of Agriculture, and the Urban Corporation 

11 shall negotiate in good faith to make a mu12 tually agreeable adjustment to the parcels 

13 of Federal land described in clauses (i) 

14 through (v) of subparagraph (A) to ensure 

15 that not less than and not more than 

16 23,040 acres of land is conveyed to the 

17 Urban Corporation. 

18 ‘‘(2) WITHDRAWAL.— 

19 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid exist20 ing rights, the Federal land described in para21 graph (1) is withdrawn from all forms of— 

22 ‘‘(i) entry, appropriation, or disposal 

23 under the public land laws; 

24 ‘‘(ii) location, entry, and patent under 

25 the mining laws; and 


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1 ‘‘(iii) disposition under all laws per2 taining to mineral and geothermal leasing 

3 or mineral materials. 

4 ‘‘(B) TERMINATION.—The withdrawal 

5 under subparagraph (A) shall remain in effect 

6 until the date on which the Federal land is con7 veyed under paragraph (1). 

8 ‘‘(3) TREATMENT OF LAND CONVEYED.—Ex9 cept as otherwise provided in this section, any land 

10 conveyed to an Urban Corporation under paragraph 

11 (1)(A) shall be— 

12 ‘‘(A) considered to be land conveyed by the 

13 Secretary under section 14(h)(3); and 

14 ‘‘(B) subject to all laws (including regula15 tions) applicable to entitlements under section 

16 14(h)(3), including section 907(d) of the Alaska 

17 National Interest Lands Conservation Act (43 

18 U.S.C. 1636(d)). 

19 ‘‘(4) PUBLIC EASEMENTS.— 

20 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara21 graph (C), the conveyance and patents for the 

22 land under paragraph (1)(A) shall be subject to 

23 the reservation before the conveyance of public 

24 easements under section 17(b). 


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1 ‘‘(B) TERMINATION.—No public easement 

2 reserved on land conveyed under paragraph 

3 (1)(A) shall be terminated by the Secretary 

4 without publication of notice of the proposed 

5 termination in the Federal Register. 

6 ‘‘(C) RESERVATION OF EASEMENTS.—In 

7 the conveyance and patent for any parcel of 

8 land under paragraph (1)(A) for which the 

9 easement reservation process has not been com10 pleted by the date that is 2 years after the ap11 plicable date of incorporation of the Urban Cor12 poration under section 16(e)(1), or, in the case 

13 of an appeal of a public easement under section 

14 17(b), by the date that is 3 years after the ap15 plicable date of incorporation, the Secretary 

16 shall— 

17 ‘‘(i) convey the parcel of land; and 

18 ‘‘(ii) as part of the conveyance and 

19 patent for the parcel of land under clause 

20 (i), reserve the right of the Secretary to 

21 amend the conveyance and patent to in22 clude reservations of public easements 

23 under section 17(b) until the date of com24 pletion of the easement reservation proc25 ess. 


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1 ‘‘(D) STATE OF ALASKA EASEMENTS.— 

2 Nothing in this Act modifies, changes, or termi3 nates the rights-of-way granted to the State 

4 under— 

5 ‘‘(i) section 4407 of the SAFETEA– 

6 LU (Public Law 109–59; 119 Stat. 1777); 

7 or 

8 ‘‘(ii) the 2006 memorandum of under9 standing between the State and the Forest 

10 Service to implement that section. 

11 ‘‘(5) HUNTING, FISHING, RECREATION, AND AC12 CESS.— 

13 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Any land conveyed 

14 under paragraph (1)(A), including access to the 

15 land through roadways, trails, and forest roads, 

16 shall remain open and available to subsistence 

17 uses, noncommercial recreational hunting and 

18 fishing, and other noncommercial recreational 

19 uses by the public under applicable law— 

20 ‘‘(i) without liability on the part of the 

21 Urban Corporation, except for willful acts 

22 of the Urban Corporation, to any user as 

23 a result of the use; and 

24 ‘‘(ii) subject to— 


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1 ‘‘(I) any reasonable restrictions 

2 that may be imposed by the Urban 

3 Corporation on the public use— 

4 ‘‘(aa) to ensure public safe5 ty; 

6 ‘‘(bb) to minimize conflicts 

7 between recreational and com8 mercial uses; 

9 ‘‘(cc) to protect cultural re10 sources; 

11 ‘‘(dd) to conduct scientific 

12 research; or 

13 ‘‘(ee) to provide environ14 mental protection; and 

15 ‘‘(II) the condition that the 

16 Urban Corporation post on any appli17 cable property, in accordance with 

18 State law, notices of the restrictions 

19 on use. 

20 ‘‘(B) EFFECT.—Access provided to any in21 dividual or entity under subparagraph (A) shall 

22 not— 

23 ‘‘(i) create an interest in any third 

24 party in the land conveyed under para25 graph (1)(A); or 


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1 ‘‘(ii) provide standing to any third 

2 party in any review of, or challenge to, any 

3 determination by the Urban Corporation 

4 with respect to the management or devel5 opment of the land conveyed under para6 graph (1)(A), except as against the Urban 

7 Corporation for the management of public 

8 access under subparagraph (A). 

9 ‘‘(6) MISCELLANEOUS.— 

10 ‘‘(A) SPECIAL USE AUTHORIZATIONS.— 

11 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—On the conveyance 

12 of land to an Urban Corporation under 

13 paragraph (1)(A)— 

14 ‘‘(I) any guiding or outfitting 

15 special use authorization issued by the 

16 Forest Service for the use of the con17 veyed land shall terminate; and 

18 ‘‘(II) as a condition of the con19 veyance and consistent with section 

20 14(g), the Urban Corporation shall 

21 issue the holder of the special use au22 thorization terminated under sub23 clause (I) an authorization to continue 

24 the authorized use, subject to the 

25 terms and conditions that were in the 


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1 special use authorization issued by the 

2 Forest Service, for— 

3 ‘‘(aa) the remainder of the 

4 term of the authorization; and 

5 ‘‘(bb) 1 additional consecu6 tive 10-year renewal period. 

7 ‘‘(ii) NOTICE OF COMMERCIAL ACTIVI8 TIES.—The Urban Corporation, and any 

9 holder of a guiding or outfitting authoriza10 tion under this subparagraph, shall have a 

11 mutual obligation, subject to the guiding 

12 or outfitting authorization, to inform the 

13 other party of any commercial activities 

14 prior to engaging in the activities on the 

15 land conveyed to the Urban Corporation 

16 under paragraph (1)(A). 

17 ‘‘(iii) NEGOTIATION OF NEW

18 TERMS.—Nothing in this paragraph pre19 cludes the Urban Corporation and the 

20 holder of a guiding or outfitting authoriza21 tion from negotiating a new mutually 

22 agreeable guiding or outfitting authoriza23 tion. 

24 ‘‘(iv) LIABILITY.—Neither the Urban 

25 Corporation nor the United States shall 


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1 bear any liability, except for willful acts of 

2 the Urban Corporation or the United 

3 States, regarding the use and occupancy of 

4 any land conveyed to the Urban Corpora5 tion under paragraph (1)(A), as provided 

6 in any outfitting or guiding authorization 

7 under this paragraph. 

8 ‘‘(B) MUTUAL USE AGREEMENT FOR

9 ROADS AND FACILITIES.— 

10 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of 

11 Agriculture shall seek to enter into a bind12 ing mutual use agreement for— 

13 ‘‘(I) the use of National Forest 

14 System roads and related transpor15 tation facilities (including marine ac16 cess facilities, log transfer facilities, 

17 sort yards, and associated log rafting 

18 and storage areas) in the Tongass 

19 National Forest by the Urban Cor20 poration and designees of the Urban 

21 Corporation; and 

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1 ated log rafting and storage areas) of 

2 the Urban Corporation by the Forest 

3 Service and designees of the Forest 

4 Service. 

5 ‘‘(ii) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The 

6 binding mutual use agreement under 

7 clause (i)— 

8 ‘‘(I) shall provide that the use of 

9 road and transportation facilities in10 frastructure by a third party shall not 

11 begin until the date on which the 

12 third party signs a mutual use agree13 ment entered into with the Urban 

14 Corporation; 

15 ‘‘(II) shall provide that the State 

16 (including entities and designees of 

17 the State) shall be authorized to use 

18 the roads and related transportation 

19 facilities of the Urban Corporation on 

20 substantially similar terms as are pro21 vided by the Urban Corporation to the 

22 Forest Service; 

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1 lated transportation facilities in exist2 ence as of the date of enactment of 

3 this section, as necessary, that are 

4 reasonable and comparable to the re5 strictions and fees imposed by the 

6 Forest Service for the use of the 

7 roads and related transportation fa8 cilities; 

9 ‘‘(IV) shall not restrict or limit 

10 any access to the roads and related 

11 transportation facilities of the Urban 

12 Corporation or the Forest Service that 

13 may be otherwise provided by valid ex14 isting rights and agreements in exist15 ence as of the date of enactment of 

16 this section; and 

17 ‘‘(V) shall provide for periodic 

18 updates to the mutual use agreement 

19 if the terms and conditions of the up20 dated mutual use agreement are con21 sistent with the terms and conditions 

22 described in subclauses (I) through 

23 (IV). 

24 ‘‘(iii) INTENT OF CONGRESS.—It is 

25 the intent of Congress that the mutual use 


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1 agreement under clause (i) shall be entered 

2 into as soon as practicable after the date 

3 of enactment of this section and in any 

4 case by not later than 1 year after the date 

5 of incorporation of the Urban Corporation. 

6 ‘‘(iv) CONTINUED ACCESS.—Begin7 ning on the date on which the land is con8 veyed to the Urban Corporation under 

9 paragraph (1)(A) and ending on the effec10 tive date of a binding mutual use agree11 ment entered into under clause (i), the 

12 Urban Corporation shall provide and allow 

13 administrative access to roads and related 

14 transportation facilities on the land under 

15 substantially similar terms as are provided 

16 by the Forest Service as of the date of en17 actment of this section. 

18 ‘‘(C) EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS.— 

19 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this 

20 section delays the duty of the Secretary to 

21 convey land to— 

22 ‘‘(I) the State under Public Law 

23 85–508 (commonly known as the 

24 ‘Alaska Statehood Act’) (48 U.S.C. 

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1 ‘‘(II) a Native Corporation 

2 under— 

3 ‘‘(aa) this Act; or 

4 ‘‘(bb) the Alaska Land 

5 Transfer Acceleration Act (43 

6 U.S.C. 1611 note; Public Law 

7 108–452). 

8 ‘‘(ii) STATEHOOD ENTITLEMENT.— 

9 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—Statehood se10 lections under Public Law 85–508 

11 (commonly known as the ‘Alaska 

12 Statehood Act’) (48 U.S.C. note prec. 

13 21) are not displaced by the parcels of 

14 land described in clauses (i) through 

15 (v) of paragraph (1)(A). 

16 ‘‘(II) BOUNDARY ADJUST17 MENTS.—In the event of a dispute be18 tween an area selected as a Statehood 

19 selection and a parcel of land referred 

20 to in subclause (I), the Secretary shall 

21 work with the Urban Corporation and 

22 the State in good faith to adjust the 

23 boundary of the parcel to exclude any 

24 area selected as a Statehood selection. 


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1 ‘‘(iii) CONVEYANCES.—The Secretary 

2 shall promptly proceed with the conveyance 

3 of all land necessary to fulfill the final en4 titlement of all Native Corporations in ac5 cordance with— 

6 ‘‘(I) this Act; and 

7 ‘‘(II) the Alaska Land Transfer 

8 Acceleration Act (43 U.S.C. 1611 

9 note; Public Law 108–452). 

10 ‘‘(iv) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing 

11 in this section enlarges or diminishes the 

12 responsibility and authority of the State 

13 with respect to the management of fish 

14 and wildlife on public land in the State. 

15 ‘‘(D) MAPS.— 

16 ‘‘(i) AVAILABILITY.—Each map re17 ferred to in paragraph (1)(A) shall be 

18 available in the appropriate offices of the 

19 Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture. 

20 ‘‘(ii) CORRECTIONS.—The Secretary, 

21 in consultation with the Secretary of Agri22 culture, may make any necessary correc23 tion to a clerical or typographical error in 

24 a map referred to in paragraph (1)(A). 


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1 ‘‘(7) ESCROW FUNDS.—Beginning on the date 

2 of enactment of this section, the escrow require3 ments of section 2 of Public Law 94–204 (43 U.S.C. 

4 1613 note) shall apply to proceeds (including inter5 est) derived from the land withdrawn under para6 graph (2). 

7 ‘‘(c) CONVEYANCE OF ROADS, TRAILS, LOG TRANS8 FER FACILITIES, LEASES, AND APPURTENANCES.— 

9 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The land conveyed to an 

10 Urban Corporation under subsection (b)(1)(A) shall 

11 include all right, title, and interest of the United 

12 States in all roads, trails, log transfer facilities, 

13 leases, and appurtenances on or related to the land 

14 conveyed to the Urban Corporation. 

15 ‘‘(2) CONDITIONS.—The land conveyed to an 

16 Urban Corporation under subsection (b)(1)(A) shall 

17 be subject to all valid existing rights in accordance 

18 with section 14(g), including any reciprocal rights19 of-way, easements, or agreements for the use of the 

20 roads, trails, log transfer facilities, leases, and ap21 purtenances conveyed under subsection (b)(1)(A). 

22 ‘‘(3) CONTINUATION OF AGREEMENTS.— 

23 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—On or before the date 

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1 retary shall provide to the Urban Corporation 

2 notice of all reciprocal rights-of-way, easements, 

3 and agreements for use of the roads, trails, log 

4 transfer facilities, leases, and appurtenances on 

5 or related to the land in existence as of the date 

6 of enactment of this section. 

7 ‘‘(B) REQUIREMENT.—In accordance with 

8 section 14(g), any right-of-way, easement, or 

9 agreement described in subparagraph (A) shall 

10 continue unless the right-of-way, easement, or 

11 agreement— 

12 ‘‘(i) expires under its own terms; or 

13 ‘‘(ii) is mutually renegotiated. 

14 ‘‘(d) SETTLEMENT TRUST.— 

15 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each Urban Corporation 

16 may establish a settlement trust in accordance with 

17 section 39 for the purposes of promoting the health, 

18 education, and welfare of the trust beneficiaries, and 

19 preserving the Native heritage and culture, of the 

20 community of Haines, Ketchikan, Petersburg, 

21 Tenakee, or Wrangell, as applicable. 

22 ‘‘(2) PROCEEDS AND INCOME.—The proceeds 

23 and income from the principal of a trust established 

24 under paragraph (1) shall— 


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1 ‘‘(A) first be applied to the support of 

2 those enrollees, and the descendants of the en3 rollees, who are elders or minor children; and 

4 ‘‘(B) thereafter to the support of all other 

5 enrollees.’’. 

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