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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 340 

To provide for the settlement of certain claims under the Alaska Native 

Claims Settlement Act, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 14, 2013 

Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. BEGICH) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To provide for the settlement of certain claims under the 

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, 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 ‘‘Southeast Alaska Na5 tive Land Entitlement Finalization and Jobs Protection 

6 Act’’. 

7 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

8 In this Act: 


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1 (1) MAPS.—The term ‘‘maps’’ means the maps 

2 entitled ‘‘Sealaska Land Entitlement Finalization’’, 

3 numbered 1 through 17 and dated October 17, 

4 2012, and numbered 18 and dated December 21, 

5 2012. 

6 (2) SEALASKA.—The term ‘‘Sealaska’’ means 

7 the Sealaska Corporation, a Regional Native Cor8 poration established under the Alaska Native Claims 

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

10 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

11 the Secretary of the Interior. 

12 (4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 

13 of Alaska. 

14 SEC. 3. FINALIZATION OF ENTITLEMENT. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—If, not later than 90 days after 

16 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary receives 

17 a corporate resolution adopted by the board of directors 

18 of Sealaska agreeing to accept the conveyance of land de19 scribed in subsection (b) in accordance with this Act as 

20 full and final satisfaction of the remaining land entitle21 ment of Sealaska under section 14(h) of the Alaska Native 

22 Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1613(h)), the Secretary 

23 shall— 

24 (1) implement the provisions of this Act; and 


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1 (2) charge the entitlement pool under section 

2 14(h)(8) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 

3 (43 U.S.C. 1613(h)(8)) 70,075 acres, reduced by the 

4 number of acres deducted under subsection (b)(2), 

5 in fulfillment of the remaining land entitlement for 

6 Sealaska under that Act, notwithstanding whether 

7 the surveyed acreage of the 18 parcels of land gen8 erally depicted on the maps as ‘‘Sealaska Selections’’ 

9 and patented under section 4 is less than or more 

10 than 69,585 acres, reduced by the number of acres 

11 deducted under subsection (b)(2). 

12 (b) FINAL ENTITLEMENT.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para14 graph (2), the land described in subsection (a) shall 

15 consist of— 

16 (A) the 18 parcels of Federal land com17 prising approximately 69,585 acres that is gen18 erally depicted as ‘‘Sealaska Selections’’ on the 

19 maps; and 

20 (B) a total of not more than 490 acres of 

21 Federal land for cemetery sites and historical 

22 places comprised of parcels that are applied for 

23 in accordance with section 5. 

24 (2) DEDUCTION.— 


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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall de2 duct from the number of acres of Federal land 

3 described in paragraph (1)(A) the number of 

4 acres of Federal land for which the Secretary 

5 has issued a conveyance during the period be6 ginning on August 1, 2012, and ending on the 

7 date of receipt of the resolution under sub8 section (a). 

9 (B) AGREEMENT.—The Secretary, the Sec10 retary of Agriculture, and Sealaska shall nego11 tiate in good faith to make a mutually agree12 able adjustment to the parcel of Federal land 

13 generally depicted on the maps entitled 

14 ‘‘Sealaska Land Entitlement Finalization’’, 

15 numbered 1 of 17, and dated October 17, 2012, 

16 and the map numbered 18 and dated December 

17 21, 2012, to implement the deduction of acres 

18 required by subparagraph (A). 

19 (c) EFFECT OF ACCEPTANCE.—The resolution filed 

20 by Sealaska in accordance with subsection (a) shall— 

21 (1) be final and irrevocable; and 

22 (2) without any further administrative action by 

23 the Secretary, result in— 

24 (A) the relinquishment of all existing selec25 tions made by Sealaska under subsection 


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1 14(h)(8) of the Alaska Native Claims Settle2 ment Act (43 U.S.C. 1613(h)(8)); and 

3 (B) the termination of all withdrawals by 

4 section 16 of the Alaska Native Claims Settle5 ment Act (43 U.S.C. 1615), except to the ex6 tent a selection by a Village Corporation under 

7 subsections (b) and (d) of section 16 of the 

8 Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 

9 U.S.C. 1615) remains pending, until the date 

10 on which those selections are resolved. 

11 (d) FAILURE TO ACCEPT.—If Sealaska fails to file 

12 the resolution in accordance with subsection (a)— 

13 (1) the provisions of this Act shall cease to be 

14 effective; and 

15 (2) the Secretary shall, not later than 27 

16 months after the date of enactment of this Act, com17 plete the interim conveyance of the remaining land 

18 entitlement to Sealaska under section 14(h)(8) of 

19 the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 

20 1613(h)(8)) from prioritized selections on file with 

21 the Secretary on the date of enactment of this Act. 

22 (e) SCOPE OF LAW.—Except as provided in sub23 sections (d) and (f), this Act provides the exclusive author24 ity under which the remaining land entitlement of 


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1 Sealaska under section 14(h) of the Alaska Native Claims 

2 Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1613(h)) may be fulfilled. 

3 (f) EFFECT.—Nothing in this Act affects any land 

4 that is— 

5 (1) the subject of an application under sub6 section (h)(1) of section 14 of the Alaska Native 

7 Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1613) that is 

8 pending on the date of enactment of this Act; and 

9 (2) conveyed in accordance with that sub10 section. 

11 SEC. 4. CONVEYANCES TO SEALASKA. 

12 (a) INTERIM CONVEYANCE.—Subject to valid existing 

13 rights, subsections (c), (d), and (e), section 3(b), and sec14 tion 6(a), the Secretary shall complete the interim convey15 ance of the 18 parcels of Federal land comprising approxi16 mately 69,585 acres generally depicted on the maps by 

17 the date that is 60 days after the date of receipt of the 

18 resolution under section 3(a), subject to the Secretary 

19 identifying and reserving, by the date that is 2 years after 

20 the date of enactment of this Act, any easement that could 

21 have been reserved in accordance with this Act prior to 

22 the interim conveyance. 

23 (b) WITHDRAWAL.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing 

2 rights, the Federal land described in subsection (a) 

3 is withdrawn from— 

4 (A) all forms of appropriation under the 

5 public land laws; 

6 (B) location, entry, and patent under the 

7 mining laws; 

8 (C) disposition under laws relating to min9 eral or geothermal leasing; and 

10 (D) selection under the Act of July 7, 

11 1958 (commonly known as the ‘‘Alaska State12 hood Act’’) (48 U.S.C. note prec. 21; Public 

13 Law 85–508). 

14 (2) TERMINATION.—The withdrawal under 

15 paragraph (1) shall remain in effect until— 

16 (A) if Sealaska fails to file a resolution in 

17 accordance with section 3(a), the date that is 

18 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act; 

19 or 

20 (B) the date on which the Federal land is 

21 conveyed under subsection (a). 

22 (c) TREATMENT OF LAND CONVEYED.—Except as 

23 otherwise provided in this Act, any land conveyed to 

24 Sealaska under subsection (a) shall be— 


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1 (1) considered to be land conveyed by the Sec2 retary under section 14(h)(8) of the Alaska Native 

3 Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1613(h)(8)); and 

4 (2) subject to all laws (including regulations) 

5 applicable to entitlements under section 14(h)(8) of 

6 the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 

7 1613(h)(8)), including section 907(d) of the Alaska 

8 National Interest Lands Conservation Act (43 

9 U.S.C. 1636(d)). 

10 (d) EASEMENTS.— 

11 (1) PUBLIC EASEMENTS.—The deeds of convey12 ance for the land under subsection (a) shall be sub13 ject to the reservation of public easements under 

14 section 17(b) of the Alaska Native Claims Settle15 ment Act (43 U.S.C. 1616(b)). 

16 (2) CONSERVATION EASEMENTS.— 

17 (A) IN GENERAL.—In the deeds of convey18 ance for the land under subsection (a), the Sec19 retary shall reserve a conservation easement to 

20 protect the aquatic and riparian habitat extend21 ing 100 feet on each side of the anadromous 

22 water bodies depicted as ‘‘100 Foot Conserva23 tion Easement’’ on the maps numbered 3, 4, 

24 and 6. 


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1 (B) PROHIBITION.—The commercial har2 vest of timber within the conservation ease3 ments described in subparagraph (A) shall be 

4 prohibited, except that Sealaska may, for the 

5 purpose of harvesting timber outside of the con6 servation easement— 

7 (i) maintain roads within the con8 servation easement that are in existence on 

9 the date of enactment of this Act; and 

10 (ii) construct temporary roads and 

11 yarding corridors across the conservation 

12 easements in accordance with the applica13 ble National Forest System construction 

14 standards. 

15 (C) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary of 

16 Agriculture shall administer the conservation 

17 easements described in subparagraph (A). 

18 (3) RESEARCH EASEMENT.—In the deed of con19 veyance for the land generally depicted on the map 

20 entitled ‘‘Sealaska Land Entitlement Finalization’’, 

21 numbered 7 of 17, and dated October 17, 2012, the 

22 Secretary shall reserve an easement— 

23 (A) to access and continue Forest Service 

24 research activities on the study plots located on 

25 the land; and 


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1 (B) that shall remain in effect for a 10- 

2 year period beginning on the date of enactment 

3 of this Act. 

4 (4) KOSCUISKO ISLAND ROAD EASEMENT.— 

5 (A) IN GENERAL.—The deeds of convey6 ance for the land on Koscuisko Island under 

7 subsection (a) shall grant to Sealaska an ease8 ment providing access to and use by Sealaska 

9 of the log transfer facility at Shipley Bay on 

10 Koscuisko Island, subject to— 

11 (i) the agreement under subparagraph 

12 (C); and 

13 (ii) the agreement under section 6(b). 

14 (B) SCOPE OF THE EASEMENT.—The ease15 ment under subparagraph (A) shall enable 

16 Sealaska— 

17 (i) to construct, use, and maintain a 

18 road connecting the Forest Service Road 

19 known as ‘‘Cape Pole Road’’ to the Forest 

20 Service Road known as ‘‘South Shipley 

21 Bay Road’’ within the corridor depicted on 

22 the map entitled ‘‘Sealaska Land Entitle23 ment Finalization’’, numbered 3 of 17, and 

24 dated October 17, 2012; 


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1 (ii) to use, maintain, and if necessary, 

2 reconstruct the Forest Service Road known 

3 as ‘‘South Shipley Bay Road’’ referred to 

4 in clause (i) to access the log transfer facil5 ity at Shipley Bay; and 

6 (iii) to use, maintain, and expand the 

7 log transfer and sort yard facility at Ship8 ley Bay that is within the area depicted on 

9 the map entitled ‘‘Sealaska Land Entitle10 ment Finalization’’, numbered 3 of 17 and 

11 dated October 17, 2012. 

12 (C) ROADS AND FACILITIES USE AGREE13 MENT.—In addition to the agreement under 

14 section 6(b), the Secretary and Sealaska shall 

15 enter into an agreement relating to the access, 

16 use, maintenance, and improvement of the 

17 roads and facilities under this paragraph. 

18 (D) DETERMINATION OF LOCATION; LEGAL

19 DESCRIPTION.—Sealaska shall— 

20 (i) in consultation with the Secretary, 

21 determine the location within the corridor 

22 of the centerline of the road described in 

23 subparagraph (B)(i); and 

24 (ii) provide to the Secretary a legal 

25 description of the centerline acceptable for 


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1 granting the easement described in sub2 paragraph (B)(i). 

3 (e) HUNTING, FISHING, AND RECREATION.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Any land conveyed under 

5 subsection (a) that is located outside a withdrawal 

6 area designated under section 16(a) of the Alaska 

7 Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1615(a)) 

8 shall remain open and available to subsistence uses, 

9 as that term is defined in section 803 of the Alaska 

10 National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 

11 U.S.C. 3113), and noncommercial recreational hunt12 ing and fishing and other recreational uses by the 

13 public under applicable law— 

14 (A) without liability on the part of 

15 Sealaska, except for willful acts, to any user as 

16 a result of the use; and 

17 (B) subject to— 

18 (i) any reasonable restrictions that 

19 may be imposed by Sealaska on the public 

20 use— 

21 (I) to ensure public safety; 

22 (II) to minimize conflicts between 

23 recreational and commercial uses; 

24 (III) to protect cultural re25 sources; 


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1 (IV) to conduct scientific re2 search; or 

3 (V) to provide environmental pro4 tection; and 

5 (ii) the condition that Sealaska post 

6 on any applicable property, in accordance 

7 with State law, notices of the restrictions 

8 on use. 

9 (2) EFFECT.—Access provided to any individual 

10 or entity under paragraph (1) shall not— 

11 (A) create an interest in any third party in 

12 the land conveyed under subsection (a); or 

13 (B) provide standing to any third party in 

14 any review of, or challenge to, any determina15 tion by Sealaska with respect to the manage16 ment or development of the land conveyed 

17 under subsection (a), except as against 

18 Sealaska for the management of public access 

19 under paragraph (1). 

20 SEC. 5. CEMETERY SITES AND HISTORICAL PLACES. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 

22 14(h)(1)(E) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 

23 (43 U.S.C. 1613(h)(1)(E)), Sealaska may submit applica24 tions for the conveyance under section 14(h)(1)(A) of the 

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1 1613(h)(1)(A)) of not more than 76 cemetery sites and 

2 historical places— 

3 (1) that are listed in the document entitled 

4 ‘‘Sealaska Cemetery Sites and Historical Places’’ 

5 and dated October 17, 2012; 

6 (2) that are cemetery sites and historical places 

7 included in the report by Wilsey and Ham, Inc., en8 titled ‘‘1975 Native Cemetery and Historic Sites of 

9 Southeast Alaska (Preliminary Report)’’ and dated 

10 October 1975; 

11 (3) for which Sealaska has not previously sub12 mitted an application; and 

13 (4) that are not located within a conservation 

14 system unit (as defined in section 102 of the Alaska 

15 National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 

16 U.S.C. 3102)). 

17 (b) PROCEDURE FOR EVALUATING APPLICATIONS.— 

18 Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Secretary 

19 shall consider all applications submitted under this section 

20 in accordance with the criteria and procedures set forth 

21 in applicable regulations in effect as of the date of enact22 ment of this Act. 

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1 sult in the conveyance of a total of approximately 490 

2 acres of Federal land comprised of parcels that are— 

3 (1) applied for in accordance with this section; 

4 and 

5 (2) subject to— 

6 (A) valid existing rights; 

7 (B) the public access provisions of sub8 section (g); 

9 (C) the condition that the conveyance of 

10 land for the site listed under subsection (a)(1) 

11 as ‘‘Bay of Pillars Portage’’ is limited to 25 

12 acres in T.60 S., R.72 E., Sec. 28, Copper 

13 River Meridian; and 

14 (D) the condition that any access to or use 

15 of the cemetery sites and historical places shall 

16 be consistent with the management plans for 

17 adjacent public land, if the management plans 

18 are more restrictive than the laws (including 

19 regulations) applicable under subsection (i). 

20 (d) TIMELINE.—No application for a cemetery site 

21 or historical place may be submitted under subsection (a) 

22 after the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment 

23 of this Act. 

24 (e) CONSULTATION WITH RECOGNIZED TRIBAL EN25 TITY.—Sealaska shall— 


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1 (1) consult with any affected federally recog2 nized Indian tribe before submitting any application 

3 for a cemetery site or historical place located within 

4 the traditional territory of the Indian tribe; and 

5 (2) include with each application described in 

6 paragraph (1) a statement that the required con7 sultation was carried out in accordance with that 

8 paragraph. 

9 (f) SELECTION OF ADDITIONAL CEMETERY SITES.— 

10 If Sealaska submits timely applications to the Secretary 

11 in accordance with subsections (a), (d), and (e), for all 

12 76 sites listed under subsection (a)(1), and the Secretary 

13 rejects any of those applications in whole or in part— 

14 (1) not later than 2 years after the date on 

15 which the Secretary completes the conveyance of eli16 gible cemetery sites and historical places applied for 

17 under subsection (a), and subject to subsection (e), 

18 Sealaska may submit applications for the conveyance 

19 under section 14 (h)(1)(A) of the Alaska Native 

20 Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1613(h)(1)(A)) of 

21 additional cemetery sites that are not located in a 

22 conservation system unit described in (a)(4), the 

23 total acreage of which, together with the cemetery 

24 sites and historical places previously conveyed by the 


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1 Secretary under subsection (c), shall not exceed 490 

2 acres; and 

3 (2) the Secretary shall— 

4 (A) consider any applications for the con5 veyance of additional cemetery sites in accord6 ance with subsection (b); and 

7 (B) if the applications are approved, pro8 vide for the conveyance of the sites in accord9 ance with subsection (c). 

10 (g) PUBLIC ACCESS.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 

12 any land conveyed under this section shall be subject 

13 to— 

14 (A) the reservation of public easements 

15 under section 17(b) of the Alaska Native 

16 Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1616(b)); 

17 (B) public access across the conveyed land 

18 in cases in which no reasonable alternative ac19 cess around the land is available, without liabil20 ity to Sealaska, except for willful acts, to any 

21 user by reason of the use; and 

22 (C) public access within 25 feet of any 

23 Class I stream described in section 705(e) of 

24 the Alaska National Interest Lands Conserva25 tion Act (16 U.S.C. 539d(e)) for noncommercial 


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1 recreational and subsistence fishing, without li2 ability to Sealaska, except for willful acts, to 

3 any user by reason of the use. 

4 (2) LIMITATIONS.—The public access and use 

5 under subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (1) 

6 shall be subject to— 

7 (A) any reasonable restrictions that may 

8 be imposed by Sealaska on the public access 

9 and use— 

10 (i) to ensure public safety; 

11 (ii) to protect and conduct research on 

12 the historic, archaeological, and cultural 

13 resources of the conveyed land; or 

14 (iii) to provide environmental protec15 tion; 

16 (B) the condition that Sealaska post on 

17 any applicable property, in accordance with 

18 State law, notices of the restrictions on the 

19 public access and use; and 

20 (C) the condition that the public access 

21 and use shall not be incompatible with or in 

22 derogation of the values of the area as a ceme23 tery site or historical place, as provided in sec24 tion 2653.11 of title 43, Code of Federal Regu25 lations (or a successor regulation). 


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1 (3) EFFECT.—Access provided to any individual 

2 or entity by paragraph (1) shall not— 

3 (A) create an interest in any third party in 

4 the land conveyed under this section; or 

5 (B) provide standing to any third party in 

6 any review of, or challenge to, any determina7 tion by Sealaska with respect to the manage8 ment or development of the land conveyed 

9 under this section, except as against Sealaska 

10 for the management of public access under 

11 paragraph (2). 

12 (h) PROHIBITION ON TRANSFER OR LOSS.— 

13 (1) PROHIBITION ON TRANSFER.—Notwith14 standing any other provision of law, Sealaska shall 

15 not— 

16 (A) alienate, transfer, assign, mortgage, or 

17 pledge any cemetery site or historical place con18 veyed under this section to any person or entity 

19 other than the United States; or 

20 (B) permit development or improvement of 

21 the cemetery site or historical place for any use 

22 which is incompatible with, or is in derogation 

23 of, the values of the area as a cemetery site or 

24 historical place. 


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1 (2) PROHIBITION ON LOSS.—Notwithstanding 

2 any other provision of law, any cemetery site or his3 torical place conveyed to Sealaska under this section 

4 shall be exempt from— 

5 (A) adverse possession and similar claims 

6 based on estoppel; 

7 (B) real property taxes by any govern8 mental entity; 

9 (C) title 11 of the United States Code or 

10 a successor law, any other insolvency or mora11 torium law, or any other law generally affecting 

12 creditors’ rights; 

13 (D) judgments in any action at law or in 

14 equity to recover sums owed or penalties in15 curred by Sealaska or any employee, officer, di16 rector, or shareholder of Sealaska; and 

17 (E) involuntary distributions or convey18 ances to any person or entity other than the 

19 United States related to the involuntary dis20 solution of Sealaska. 

21 (i) TREATMENT OF LAND CONVEYED.—Except as 

22 otherwise provided in this Act, any land conveyed to 

23 Sealaska under this section shall be— 


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1 (1) considered land conveyed by the Secretary 

2 under section 14(h)(1) of the Alaska Native Claims 

3 Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1613(h)(1)); and 

4 (2) subject to all laws (including regulations) 

5 applicable to conveyances under section 14(h)(1) of 

6 the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 

7 1613(h)(1)), including section 907(d) of the Alaska 

8 National Interest Lands Conservation Act (43 

9 U.S.C. 1636(d)). 

10 SEC. 6. MISCELLANEOUS. 

11 (a) SPECIAL USE AUTHORIZATIONS.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—On the conveyance of land 

13 to Sealaska under section 4(a)— 

14 (A) any guiding or outfitting special use 

15 authorization issued by the Forest Service for 

16 the use of the conveyed land shall terminate; 

17 and 

18 (B) as a condition of the conveyance and 

19 consistent with section 14(g) of the Alaska Na20 tive Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 

21 1613(g)), Sealaska shall allow the holder of the 

22 special use authorization terminated under sub23 paragraph (A) to continue the authorized use, 

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1 the special use authorization issued by the For2 est Service, for— 

3 (i) the remainder of the term of the 

4 authorization; and 

5 (ii) 1 additional consecutive 10-year 

6 renewal period. 

7 (2) NOTICE OF COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES.— 

8 Sealaska and any holder of a guiding or outfitting 

9 authorization under this subsection shall have a mu10 tual obligation, subject to the guiding or outfitting 

11 authorization, to inform the other party of any com12 mercial activities prior to engaging in the activities 

13 on the land conveyed to Sealaska under section 4(a). 

14 (3) NEGOTIATION OF NEW TERMS.—Nothing in 

15 this subsection precludes Sealaska and the holder of 

16 a guiding or outfitting authorization from negoti17 ating a new mutually agreeable guiding or outfitting 

18 authorization. 

19 (4) LIABILITY.—Neither Sealaska nor the 

20 United States shall bear any liability, except for will21 ful acts of Sealaska or the United States, regarding 

22 the use and occupancy of any land conveyed to 

23 Sealaska under this Act, as provided in any outfit24 ting or guiding authorization under this subsection. 


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1 (b) ROADS AND FACILITIES.—Not later than 1 year 

2 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

3 Agriculture and Sealaska shall negotiate in good faith to 

4 develop a binding agreement— 

5 (1) for the use of National Forest System roads 

6 and related transportation facilities by Sealaska; and 

7 (2) the use of Sealaska roads and related trans8 portation facilities by the Forest Service. 

9 (c) TRADITIONAL TRADE AND MIGRATION ROUTE

10 DESIGNATIONS.— 

11 (1) DESIGNATIONS.— 

12 (A) THE INSIDE PASSAGE.—The route 

13 from Yakutat to Dry Bay, as generally depicted 

14 on the map entitled ‘‘Traditional Trade and Mi15 gration Route, Neix naax aan na ́x—The Inside 

16 Passage’’ and dated October 17, 2012, is des17 ignated as ‘‘Neix naax aan na ́x’’ (‘‘The Inside 

18 Passage’’). 

19 (B) CANOE ROAD.—The route from the 

20 Bay of Pillars to Port Camden, as generally de21 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Traditional Trade 

22 and Migration Route, Yakwdeiyı ́—Canoe Road’’ 

23 and dated October 17, 2012, is designated as 

24 ‘‘Yakwdeiyı ́’’ (‘‘Canoe Road’’). 


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1 (C) THE PEOPLE’S ROAD.—The route from 

2 Portage Bay to Duncan Canal, as generally de3 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Traditional Trade 

4 and Migration Route, Lingı ́t Deiyı ́—The Peo5 ple’s Road’’ and dated October 17, 2012, is 

6 designated ‘‘Lingı ́t Deiyı ́’’ (‘‘The People’s 

7 Road’’). 

8 (2) ACCESS TO TRADITIONAL TRADE AND MI9 GRATION ROUTES.—The culturally and historically 

10 significant trade and migration routes designated by 

11 paragraph (1) shall be open to travel by Sealaska 

12 and the public in accordance with applicable law, 

13 subject to such terms, conditions, and special use 

14 authorizations as the Secretary of Agriculture may 

15 require. 

16 (d) EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act delays 

18 the duty of the Secretary to convey land to— 

19 (A) the State under the Act of July 7, 

20 1958 (commonly known as the ‘‘Alaska State21 hood Act’’) (48 U.S.C. note prec. 21; Public 

22 Law 85–508); or 

23 (B) a Native Corporation under— 

24 (i) the Alaska Native Claims Settle25 ment Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.); or 


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1 (ii) the Alaska Land Transfer Accel2 eration Act (43 U.S.C. 1611 note; Public 

3 Law 108–452). 

4 (2) CONVEYANCES.—The Secretary shall 

5 promptly proceed with the conveyance of all land 

6 necessary to fulfill the final entitlement of all Native 

7 Corporations in accordance with— 

8 (A) the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 

9 Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.); and 

10 (B) the Alaska Land Transfer Acceleration 

11 Act (43 U.S.C. 1611 note; Public Law 108– 

12 452). 

13 (e) ESCROW FUNDS.—If Sealaska files the resolution 

14 in accordance with section 3(a)— 

15 (1) the escrow requirements of section 2 of 

16 Public Law 94–204 (43 U.S.C. 1613 note) shall 

17 apply to proceeds (including interest) derived from 

18 the land withdrawn under section 4(b) from the date 

19 of receipt of the resolution; and 

20 (2) Sealaska shall have no right to any proceeds 

21 (including interest) held pursuant to the escrow re22 quirements of section 2 of Public Law 94–204 (43 

23 U.S.C. 1613 note) that were derived from land origi24 nally withdrawn for selection by section 16 of the 


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1 Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 

2 1615), but not conveyed. 

3 (f) MAPS.— 

4 (1) AVAILABILITY.—Each map referred to in 

5 this Act shall be available in the appropriate offices 

6 of the Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture. 

7 (2) CORRECTIONS.—The Secretary of Agri8 culture may make any necessary correction to a cler9 ical or typographical error in a map referred to in 

10 this Act. 

11 SEC. 7. CONSERVATION AREAS. 

12 (a) LUD II MANAGEMENT AREAS.—If Sealaska files 

13 a resolution in accordance with section 3(a), section 508 

14 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act 

15 (Public Law 96–487; 104 Stat. 4428) is amended by add16 ing at the end the following: 

17 ‘‘(13) BAY OF PILLARS.—Certain land which 

18 comprises approximately 21,106 acres, as generally 

19 depicted on the map entitled ‘Bay of Pillars LUD II 

20 Management Area—Proposed’ and dated October 

21 17, 2012. 

22 ‘‘(14) KUSHNEAHIN CREEK.—Certain land 

23 which comprises approximately 36,624 acres, as gen24 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘Kushneahin 


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1 Creek LUD II Management Area—Proposed’ and 

2 dated October 17, 2012. 

3 ‘‘(15) NORTHERN PRINCE OF WALES.—Certain 

4 land which comprises approximately 9,064 acres, as 

5 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘Northern 

6 Prince of Wales LUD II Management Area—Pro7 posed’ and dated October 17, 2012. 

8 ‘‘(16) WESTERN KOSCIUSKO.—Certain land 

9 which comprises approximately 7,786 acres, as gen10 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘Western Kos11 ciusko LUD II Management Area—Proposed’ and 

12 dated October 17, 2012. 

13 ‘‘(17) EASTERN KOSCIUSKO.—Certain land 

14 which comprises approximately 1,664 acres, as gen15 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘Eastern Kos16 ciusko LUD II Management Area—Proposed’ and 

17 dated October 17, 2012. 

18 ‘‘(18) SARKAR LAKES.—Certain land which 

19 comprises approximately 25,402 acres, as generally 

20 depicted on the map entitled ‘Sarkar Lakes LUD II 

21 Management Area—Proposed’ and dated October 

22 17, 2012. 

23 ‘‘(19) HONKER DIVIDE.—Certain land which 

24 comprises approximately 15,584 acres, as generally 

25 depicted on the map entitled ‘Honker Divide LUD 


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1 II Management Area—Proposed’ and dated October 

2 17, 2012. 

3 ‘‘(20) EEK LAKE AND SUKKWAN ISLAND.—Cer4 tain land which comprises approximately 34,873 

5 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘Eek 

6 Lake and Sukkwan Island LUD II Management 

7 Area—Proposed’ and dated October 17, 2012.’’. 

8 (b) NO BUFFER ZONES.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—The designation of the con10 servation areas by paragraphs (13) through (20) of 

11 section 508 of the Alaska National Interest Lands 

12 Conservation Act (Public Law 96–487; 104 Stat. 

13 4428) (as added by subsection (a)) (referred to in 

14 this subsection as the ‘‘conservation areas’’) is not 

15 intended to lead to the creation of protective perim16 eters or buffer zones around the conservation areas. 

17 (2) OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES.—The fact that activi18 ties outside of the conservation areas are not con19 sistent with the purposes of the conservation areas 

20 or can be seen or heard within the conservation 

21 areas shall not preclude the activities or uses outside 

22 the boundary of the conservation areas. 

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