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Union Calendar No. 459 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5167 

[Report No. 113–618] 

To direct the Administrator of General Services, on behalf of the Secretary 

of the Interior, to convey certain Federal property located in the National 

Petroleum Reserve in Alaska to the Olgoonik Corporation, an Alaska 

Native Corporation established under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 22, 2014 

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

Committee on Natural Resources 

NOVEMBER 12, 2014 

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 

on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

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

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 22, 2014] 


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A BILL 

To direct the Administrator of General Services, on behalf 

of the Secretary of the Interior, to convey certain Federal 

property located in the National Petroleum Reserve in 

Alaska to the Olgoonik Corporation, an Alaska Native 

Corporation established under the Alaska Native Claims 

Settlement Act. 


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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. CONVEYANCE FEDERAL PROPERTY LOCATED IN 

4 THE NATIONAL PETROLEUM RESERVE IN 

5 ALASKA. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

7 date of the enactment of this Act and after completion of 

8 the appraisal described in this section, the Secretary of the 

9 Interior shall convey to the Corporation by quitclaim deed 

10 for the consideration described in subsection (c), all right, 

11 title, and interest of the United States in and to a parcel 

12 of real property described in subsection (b). 

13 (b) LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The parcel 

14 to be conveyed under subsection (a) consists of approxi15 mately 1,518 acres and improvements comprising a former 

16 Distant Early Warning Line site in the National Petroleum 

17 Reserve in Alaska near Wainwright, Alaska, and described 

18 as United States Survey Number 5252 located within the 

19 Umiat Meridian in— 

20 (1) Sections 3 and 4 within Township 14 North, 

21 Range 31 West; 

22 (2) Sections 17, 18, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28, 33, 34, 

23 and 35 within Township 15 North, Range 31 West; 

24 and 


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1 (3) Section 13 within Township 15 North; Range 

2 32. 

3 (c) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 

4 (1) CONSIDERATION.— 

5 (A) IN GENERAL.—As consideration for the 

6 conveyance of the property under subsection (a), 

7 the Corporation shall pay to the Secretary an 

8 amount not less than the fair market value of the 

9 conveyed property, to be determined as provided 

10 in subparagraph (B). 

11 (B) APPRAISAL.—The fair market value of 

12 the property to be conveyed under subsection (a) 

13 shall be determined based on an appraisal 

14 that— 

15 (i) is conducted by a licensed, inde16 pendent appraiser that is approved by the 

17 Secretary and the Corporation; 

18 (ii) is based on the highest and best use 

19 of the property; 

20 (iii) is approved by the Secretary; and 

21 (iv) is paid for by the Corporation. 

22 (2) PRE-CONVEYANCE ENTRY.—The Secretary, on 

23 terms and conditions the Secretary determines to be 

24 appropriate, may authorize the Corporation to enter 


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1 the property at no charge for pre-construction and 

2 construction activities. 

3 (3) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The 

4 Secretary may require additional terms and condi5 tions in connection with the conveyance under sub6 section (a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to 

7 protect the interests of the United States. 

8 (d) EXEMPTION.—Section 102 of the National Envi9 ronmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332) shall not 

10 apply to any conveyance of property under this section. 

11 (e) CORPORATION DEFINED.—In this section, the term 

12 ‘‘Corporation’’ means the Olgoonik Corporation, an Alaska 

13 Native Corporation established under the Alaska Native 

14 Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.). 

Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to direct the 

Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal property located in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska 

to the Olgoonik Corporation, an Alaska Native Corporation established under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 459 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5167 

[Report No. 113–618] 

A BILL 

To direct the Administrator of General Services, on 

ment Act. tablished under the Alaska Native Claims SettleCorporation, an Alaska Native Corporation esPetroleum Reserve in Alaska to the Olgoonik certain Federal property located in the National behalf of the Secretary of the Interior, to convey 

NOVEMBER 12, 2014 

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee 

dered to be printed of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and orVerDate Sep 11 2014 23:38 Nov 12, 2014 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6651 Sfmt 6651 E:\BILLS\H5167.RH H5167

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