Calendar No. 185

105TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 1158

[Report No. 105–93]

A BILL

To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement

poses.lic interest land exchange, and for other purAct, regarding the Huna Totem Corporation pubSEPTEMBER 30, 1997

Reported with an amendment
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105TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 1158

[Report No. 105–93]

To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, regarding the Huna

Totem Corporation public interest land exchange, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

SEPTEMBER 10, 1997

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

referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

SEPTEMBER 30, 1997

Reported by Mr. MURKOWSKI, with an amendment

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]

A BILL

To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, regarding the Huna Totem Corporation public interest land

exchange, 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 ‘‘Huna Totem Corpora5 tion Land Exchange Act’’.
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1 SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF SETTLEMENT ACT.

2 The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (Public

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

4 1601, et seq.), as amended, is further amended by adding

5 a new section to read:

6 ‘‘SEC. . HUNA TOTEM CORPORATION LAND EXCHANGE.

7 ‘‘(a) GENERAL.—To acknowledge Huna Totem Cor8 poration’s required selection of 14(b) lands within the core

9 township of the City of Hoonah, Alaska, which consist of

10 watershed and other lands not suitable for development,

11 to acknowledge the corporation’s return to public owner12 ship of approximately 1,999 acres of land needed as a mu13 nicipal watershed area and a municipal greenbelt buffer

14 from timber harvesting activities, and to promote the pub15 lic interest, the Secretary of Agriculture referred to as

16 (‘‘Secretary’’) in this section in accordance with the provi17 sions of section 22(f) shall, subject to valid existing rights

18 and easements, convey to the corporation the surface es19 tate to the Federal lands described in subsection (b)(2)

20 of this section and convey to Sealaska Corporation title

21 to the subsurface estate in such lands.

22 ‘‘(b) DESCRIPTION AND DEADLINES.—The land to be

23 exchanged is located in the Copper River Meridian and

24 is further described as follows:

25 (1) the land to be conveyed by Huna Totem

26 Corporation to the United States, no later than
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1 ninety (90) days after the effective date of this

2 section, is depicted on the map dated

3 and labeled attachment A, and is de4 scribed as follows:

MUNICIPAL WATERSHED AND GREENBELT BUFFER

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

5 and

6 (2) the land to be conveyed to Huna Totem

7 Corporation and Sealaska by the Secretary of Agri8 culture shall be lands readily accessible to Hoonah

9 and, where possible, located on the road system to

10 Hoonah, and shall be conveyed within ninety (90)

11 days after the conveyance of lands in subsection

12 (b)(1); and are to be selected from the lands

13 depicted on the map dated and la14 beled attachment B.

15 ‘‘(d) TIMBER MANUFACTURING; EXPORT RESTRIC16 TION.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, tim17 ber harvested from land conveyed to Huna Totem Cor18 poration under this section is not available for export as

19 unprocessed logs from Alaska, nor may Huna Totem Cor-
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1 poration sell, trade, exchange, substitute, or otherwise

2 convey such timber to any person for the purpose of ex3 porting that timber from the State of Alaska.

4 ‘‘(e) RELATION TO OTHER REQUIREMENTS.—The

5 land conveyed to Huna Totem Corporation and Sealaska

6 Corporation under this section is, for all purposes, consid7 ered land conveyed under the Alaska Native Claims Settle8 ment Act.

9 ‘‘(f) MAPS.—The maps referred to in this section

10 shall be maintained on file in the Office of the Chief, Unit11 ed States Forest Service, and in the office of the Secretary

12 of the Interior, Washington, DC. The acreage cited in this

13 section is approximate, and if a discrepancy arises between

14 cited acreage and the land depicted on the specified maps,

15 the maps shall control. The maps do not constitute an at16 tempt by the United States to convey State or private

17 land.’’

18 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

19 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Huna Totem Corpora20 tion Land Exchange Act’’.

21 SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF SETTLEMENT ACT.

22 The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (Public Law

23 92–203, December 18, 1971, 85 Stat. 688, 43 U.S.C. 1601,

24 et seq.), as amended, is further amended by adding a new

25 section to read:
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1 ‘‘SEC. ll. HUNA TOTEM CORPORATION LAND EXCHANGE.

2 ‘‘(a) GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture referred

3 to as (‘‘Secretary’’) in this section in accordance with the

4 equal value provisions of section 22(f) shall, subject to valid

5 existing rights and easements, convey to the Huna Totem

6 Corporation the surface estate to the Federal lands described

7 in subsection (b)(2) of this section and convey to Sealaska

8 Corporation title to the subsurface estate in such lands.

9 ‘‘(b) DESCRIPTION AND DEADLINES.—The land to be

10 exchanged is located in the Copper River Meridian and is

11 further described as follows:

12 ‘‘(1) The surface and subsurface estates to the

13 land to be conveyed by Huna Totem Corporation and

14 Sealaska to the United States, no later than ninety

15 (90) days after the effective date of this section, is de16 picted on the map dated September 1, 1997, and la17 beled attachment A, and is described as follows:

MUNICIPAL WATERSHED AND GREENBELT BUFFER

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

18 ‘‘(2) The surface and subsurface estates to the

19 land to be conveyed to Huna Totem Corporation and
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1 Sealaska by the Secretary of Agriculture shall be

2 lands readily accessible to Hoonah and, where pos3 sible, located on the road system to Hoonah, and shall

4 be conveyed within one hundred eighty (180) days

5 after the conveyance of lands in subsection (b)(1); and

6 are to be selected from the lands depicted on the map

7 dated September 1, 1997, and labeled Attachment B.

8 ‘‘(c) TIMBER MANUFACTURING; EXPORT RESTRIC9 TION.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, timber

10 harvested from land conveyed to Huna Totem Corporation

11 under this section is not available for export as unprocessed

12 logs from Alaska, nor may Huna Totem Corporation sell,

13 trade, exchange, substitute, or otherwise convey such timber

14 to any person for the purpose of exporting that timber from

15 the State of Alaska.

16 ‘‘(d) RELATION TO OTHER REQUIREMENTS.—The land

17 conveyed to Huna Totem Corporation and Sealaska Cor18 poration under this section is, for all purposes, considered

19 land conveyed under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement

20 Act.

21 ‘‘(e) MAPS.—The maps referred to in this section shall

22 be maintained on file in the Office of the Chief, United

23 States Forest Service, and in the office of the Secretary of

24 the Interior, Washington, DC. The acreage cited in this sec25 tion is approximate, and if a discrepancy arises between
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1 cited acreage and the land depicted on the specified maps,

2 the maps shall control. The maps do not constitute an at3 tempt by the United States to convey State or private

4 land.’’