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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5167 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 17, 2014 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 

Resources 

AN ACT 

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. 

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 appraisal described in this section, the Secretary 

7 of the Interior shall convey to the Corporation by quit8 claim deed for the consideration described in subsection 

9 (c), all right, title, and interest of the United States in 

10 and to a parcel of real property described in subsection 

11 (b). 

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

13 to be conveyed under subsection (a) consists of approxi14 mately 1,518 acres and improvements comprising a former 

15 Distant Early Warning Line site in the National Petro16 leum Reserve in Alaska near Wainwright, Alaska, and de17 scribed as United States Survey Number 5252 located 

18 within the Umiat Meridian in— 

19 (1) Sections 3 and 4 within Township 14 

20 North, Range 31 West; 

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

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

23 and 

24 (3) Section 13 within Township 15 North; 

25 Range 32. 

26 (c) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 


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1 (1) CONSIDERATION.— 

2 (A) IN GENERAL.—As consideration for 

3 the conveyance of the property under subsection 

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

5 an amount not less than the fair market value 

6 of the conveyed property, to be determined as 

7 provided in subparagraph (B). 

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

9 the property to be conveyed under subsection 

10 (a) shall be determined based on an appraisal 

11 that— 

12 (i) is conducted by a licensed, inde13 pendent appraiser that is approved by the 

14 Secretary and the Corporation; 

15 (ii) is based on the highest and best 

16 use of the property; 

17 (iii) is approved by the Secretary; and 

18 (iv) is paid for by the Corporation. 

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

20 on terms and conditions the Secretary determines to 

21 be appropriate, may authorize the Corporation to 

22 enter the property at no charge for pre-construction 

23 and construction activities. 

24 (3) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 

25 The Secretary may require additional terms and 


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1 conditions in connection with the conveyance under 

2 subsection (a) as the Secretary considers appropriate 

3 to protect the interests of the United States. 

4 (d) EXEMPTION.—Section 102 of the National Envi5 ronmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332) shall not 

6 apply to any conveyance of property under this section. 

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

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

9 Alaska Native Corporation established under the Alaska 

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

Passed the House of Representatives November 13, 

2014. 

Attest: KAREN L. HAAS, 

Clerk. 


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