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105TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 1159

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 Kake Tribal Corporation public interest land

exchange.

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 ‘‘Kake Tribal 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 at the end thereof:

6 ‘‘SEC.lll. KAKE TRIBAL 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 Kake Tribal Corporation the surface estate and to

11 Sealaska Corporation the subsurface estate of the Federal

12 lands identified by Kake Tribal 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 Kake Tribal 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 COPPER RIVER MERIDIAN

‘‘T56S, R72E

‘‘Section Approximate Acres

13 ....................................................................................................... 82

23 ....................................................................................................... 118

24 ....................................................................................................... 635

25 ....................................................................................................... 640

26 ....................................................................................................... 346

34 ....................................................................................................... 9

35 ....................................................................................................... 349
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‘‘Section Approximate Acres

36 ....................................................................................................... 248

Approximate total .............................................................................. 2,427

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), Kake Tribal Corporation shall be entitled to

5 identify lands in the Hamilton Bay and Saginaw Bay

6 areas, as depicted on the maps dated September 1, 1997,

7 and labeled Attachments B and C. Kake Tribal Corpora8 tion shall notify the Secretary of Agriculture in writing

9 which lands Kake Tribal Corporation has identified.

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

11 The conveyance mandated by subsection (a) by the Sec12 retary of Agriculture shall occur within ninety (90) days

13 after the list of identified lands is submitted by Kake Trib14 al Corporation pursuant to subsection (c).

15 ‘‘(e) MANAGEMENT OF WATERSHED.—The Secretary

16 of Agriculture shall enter into a Memorandum of Agree17 ment with the City of Kake, Alaska, to provide for man18 agement of the municipal watershed.

19 ‘‘(f) TIMBER MANUFACTURING; EXPORT RESTRIC20 TION.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, tim21 ber harvested from land conveyed to Kake Tribal Corpora22 tion under this section is not available for export as un23 processed logs from Alaska, nor may Kake Tribal Cor-
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1 poration sell, trade, exchange, substitute, or otherwise

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

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

5 land conveyed to Kake Tribal Corporation and Sealaska

6 Corporation under this section shall be considered, for all

7 purposes, land conveyed under the Alaska Native Claims

8 Settlement Act.

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

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

11 United States Forest Service, and in the Office of the Sec12 retary of the Interior, Washington, D.C. The acreage cited

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

14 between cited acreage and the land depicted on the speci15 fied maps, the maps shall control. The maps do not con16 stitute an attempt by the United States to convey State

17 or private land.’’.

Passed the Senate June 25, 1998.

Attest: GARY SISCO,

Secretary.