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105TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 1158

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

OCTOBER 21, 1998

Referred to the Committee on Resources

AN ACT

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.lll. HUNA TOTEM CORPORATION LAND EXCHANGE.

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

8 therein described in subsection (b), the Secretary of Agri9 culture shall, subject to valid existing rights, convey to the

10 Huna Totem Corporation the surface estate and to

11 Sealaska Corporation the subsurface estate of the Federal

12 lands identified by Huna Totem Corporation pursuant to

13 subsection (c): Provided, That, the exchange of lands de14 scribed in this section shall be on the basis of equal value.

15 ‘‘(b) DESCRIPTION.—The surface estate to be con16 veyed by Huna Totem Corporation and the subsurface es17 tate to be conveyed by Sealaska Corporation to the Sec18 retary of Agriculture are the municipal watershed lands

19 as shown on the map dated September 1, 1997, and la20 beled attachment A, and are further 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
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‘‘Portion of Section Approximate Acres

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

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

1 ‘‘(c) DEADLINE.—Within ninety (90) days of the re2 ceipt by the United States of the conveyances of the sur3 face estate and the subsurface estate described in sub4 section (b), Huna Totem Corporation shall be entitled to

5 identify lands readily accessible to the Village of Hoonah

6 and, where possible, located on the road system to the Vil7 lage of Hoonah, as depicted on the map dated September

8 1, 1997, and labeled Attachment B. Huna Totem Cor9 poration shall notify the Secretary of Agriculture in writ10 ing which lands Huna Totem Corporation has identified.

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

12 The conveyance mandated by subsection (a) by the Sec13 retary of Agriculture shall occur within ninety (90) days

14 after the list of identified lands is submitted by Huna

15 Totem Corporation pursuant to subsection (c).

16 ‘‘(e) TIMBER MANUFACTURING; EXPORT RESTRIC17 TION.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, tim18 ber harvested from land conveyed to Huna Totem Cor19 poration under this section is not available for export as

20 unprocessed logs from Alaska, nor may Huna Totem Cor21 poration sell, trade, exchange, substitute, or otherwise

22 convey that timber to any person for the purpose of ex23 porting that timber from the State of Alaska.
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1 ‘‘(f) RELATION TO OTHER REQUIREMENTS.—The

2 land conveyed to Huna Totem Corporation and Sealaska

3 Corporation under this section shall be considered, for all

4 purposes, land conveyed under the Alaska Native Claims

5 Settlement Act.

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

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

8 United States Forest Service, and in the Office of the Sec9 retary of the Interior, Washington, D.C. The acreage cited

10 in this section is approximate, and if a discrepancy arises

11 between cited acreage and the land depicted on the speci12 fied maps, the maps shall control. The maps do not con13 stitute an attempt by the United States to convey State

14 or private land.’’.

Passed the Senate June 25, 1998.

Attest: GARY SISCO,

Secretary.