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Calendar No. 338 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 404 

[Report No. 113–140] 

To preserve the Green Mountain Lookout in the Glacier Peak Wilderness 

of the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 28, 2013 

Mrs. MURRAY (for herself and Ms. CANTWELL) introduced the following bill; 

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

MARCH 31, 2014 

Reported by Ms. LANDRIEU, with an amendment 

[Insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To preserve the Green Mountain Lookout in the Glacier 

Peak Wilderness of the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. 

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 ‘‘Green Mountain Look5 out Heritage Protection Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF LEGAL AUTHORITY OF GREEN 

2 MOUNTAIN LOOKOUT. 

3 (a) LEGAL AUTHORITY OF LOOKOUT.—Section 4(b) 

4 of the Washington State Wilderness Act of 1984 (Public 

5 Law 98–339; 98 Stat. 300; 16 U.S.C. 1131 note) is 

6 amended by striking the period at the end and inserting 

7 the following: ‘‘, and except that with respect to the lands 

8 described in section 3(5), the designation of such lands 

9 as a wilderness area shall not preclude the operation and 

10 maintenance of Green Mountain Lookout.’’ 

11 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

12 this section shall take effect as if included in the enact13 ment of the Washington State Wilderness Act of 1984. 

14 SEC. 3. PRESERVATION OF GREEN MOUNTAIN LOOKOUT 

15 LOCATION. 

16 The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the 

17 Chief of the Forest Service, may not move Green Moun18 tain Lookout from its current location on Green Mountain 

19 in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest unless 

20 the Secretary determines that moving Green Mountain 

21 Lookout is necessary to preserve the Lookout or to ensure 

22 the safety of individuals on or around Green Mountain. 

23 If the Secretary makes such a determination, the Sec24 retary shall move the Green Mountain Lookout to a loca25 tion outside of the lands described in section 3(5) of the 


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1 Washington State Wilderness Act of 1984 and designated 

2 as a wilderness area in section 4(b) of such Act. 

3 SEC. 4. ALASKA NATIVE VETERAN ALLOTMENT. 

4 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

5 (1) APPLICATION.—The term ‘‘application’’ 

6 means the Alaska Native Veteran Allotment applica7 tion numbered AA-084021-B. 

8 (2) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 

9 means the 80 acres of Federal land that is— 

10 (A) described in the application; and 

11 (B) depicted as Lot 2 in U.S. Survey No. 

12 13957, Alaska, that was officially filed on Octo13 ber 9, 2009. 

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

15 the Secretary of the Interior. 

16 (b) ISSUANCE OF PATENT.—Notwithstanding section 

17 41 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 

18 1629g) and subject to subsection (c), the Secretary shall— 

19 (1) approve the application; and 

20 (2) issue a patent for the Federal land to the 

21 person that submitted the application. 

22 (c) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—The patent issued under sub24 section (b) shall— 


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1 (A) only be for the surface rights to the Fed2 eral land; and 

3 (B) be subject to the terms and conditions 

4 of any certificate issued under section 41 of the 

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

6 1629g), including terms and conditions pro7 viding that— 

8 (i) the patent is subject to valid exist9 ing rights, including any right of the 

10 United States to income derived, directly or 

11 indirectly, from a lease, license, permit, 

12 right-of-way, or easement on the Federal 

13 land; and 

14 (ii) the United States shall reserve an 

15 interest in deposits of oil, gas, and coal on 

16 the Federal land, including the right to ex17 plore, mine, and remove the minerals on 

18 portions of the Federal land that the Sec19 retary determines to be prospectively valu20 able for development. 

21 (2) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The 

22 Secretary may require any additional terms and con23 ditions for the issuance of the patent under subsection 

24 (a) that the Secretary determines to be appropriate to 

25 protect the interests of the United States. 


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Calendar No. 338 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 404 

[Report No. 113–140] 

A BILL 

To preserve the Green Mountain Lookout in the 

Snoqualmie National Forest. Glacier Peak Wilderness of the Mount BakerMARCH 31, 2014 

Reported with an amendment 


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