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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5167 

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 

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. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE FEDERAL PROPERTY LOCATED 

2 IN THE NATIONAL PETROLEUM RESERVE IN 

3 ALASKA. 

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

5 date of the enactment of this Act and after completion 

6 of the survey and appraisal described in this section, the 

7 Administrator of General Services, on behalf of the Sec8 retary of the Interior, shall convey to the Corporation by 

9 quitclaim deed for the consideration described in sub10 section (c), all right, title, and interest of the United 

11 States in and to a parcel of real property described in sub12 section (b). 

13 (b) LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—The parcel to be conveyed 

15 under subsection (a) consists of approximately 1,518 

16 acres and improvements comprising a former Dis17 tant Early Warning Line site in the National Petro18 leum Reserve in Alaska near Wainwright, Alaska, 

19 and described as United States Survey Number 

20 5252 located within the Umiat Meridian in— 

21 (A) Sections 3 and 4 within Township 14 

22 North, Range 31 West; 

23 (B) Sections 17, 18, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28, 

24 33, 34, and 35 within Township 15 North, 

25 Range 31 West; and 


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1 (C) Section 13 within Township 15 North; 

2 Range 32. 

3 (2) SURVEY REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 

4 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

5 exact acreage and legal description of the real prop6 erty to be conveyed under subsection (a) shall be de7 termined by a survey, paid for by the Corporation, 

8 that is satisfactory to the Secretary. 

9 (c) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 

10 (1) CONSIDERATION.— 

11 (A) IN GENERAL.—As consideration for 

12 the conveyance of the property under subsection 

13 (a), the Corporation shall pay to the Secretary 

14 an amount not less than the fair market value 

15 of the conveyed property, to be determined as 

16 provided in subparagraph (B). 

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

18 the property to be conveyed under subsection 

19 (a) shall be determined based on an appraisal 

20 that— 

21 (i) is conducted by a licensed, inde22 pendent appraiser that is approved by the 

23 Secretary and the Corporation; 

24 (ii) is based on the highest and best 

25 use of the property; 


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1 (iii) is approved by the Secretary; and 

2 (iv) is paid for by the Corporation. 

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

4 on terms and conditions the Secretary determines to 

5 be appropriate, may authorize the Corporation to 

6 enter the property at no charge for pre-construction 

7 and construction activities. 

8 (3) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 

9 The Secretary may require additional terms and 

10 conditions in connection with the conveyance under 

11 subsection (a) as the Secretary considers appropriate 

12 to protect the interests of the United States. 

13 (d) EXEMPTION.—Section 102 of the National Envi14 ronmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332) shall not 

15 apply to any conveyance of property under this section. 

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

17 term ‘‘Corporation’’ means the Olgoonik Corporation, an 

18 Alaska Native Corporation established under the Alaska 

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

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