113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 404 

AN ACT 

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, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Green Mountain Look3 out Heritage Protection Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF LEGAL AUTHORITY OF GREEN 

5 MOUNTAIN LOOKOUT. 

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

7 of the Washington State Wilderness Act of 1984 (Public 

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

9 amended by striking the period at the end and inserting 

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

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

12 as a wilderness area shall not preclude the operation and 

13 maintenance of Green Mountain Lookout.’’ 

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

15 this section shall take effect as if included in the enact16 ment of the Washington State Wilderness Act of 1984. 

17 SEC. 3. PRESERVATION OF GREEN MOUNTAIN LOOKOUT 

18 LOCATION. 

19 The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the 

20 Chief of the Forest Service, may not move Green Moun21 tain Lookout from its current location on Green Mountain 

22 in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest unless 

23 the Secretary determines that moving Green Mountain 

24 Lookout is necessary to preserve the Lookout or to ensure 

25 the safety of individuals on or around Green Mountain. 

26 If the Secretary makes such a determination, the Sec-
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1 retary shall move the Green Mountain Lookout to a loca2 tion outside of the lands described in section 3(5) of the 

3 Washington State Wilderness Act of 1984 and designated 

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

5 SEC. 4. ALASKA NATIVE VETERAN ALLOTMENT. 

6 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

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

8 means the Alaska Native Veteran Allotment applica9 tion numbered AA–084021–B. 

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

11 means the 80 acres of Federal land that is— 

12 (A) described in the application; and 

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

14 13957, Alaska, that was officially filed on Octo15 ber 9, 2009. 

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

17 the Secretary of the Interior. 

18 (b) ISSUANCE OF PATENT.—Notwithstanding section 

19 41 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 

20 1629g) and subject to subsection (c), the Secretary shall— 

21 (1) approve the application; and 

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

23 person that submitted the application. 

24 (c) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The patent issued under 

2 subsection (b) shall— 

3 (A) only be for the surface rights to the 

4 Federal land; and 

5 (B) be subject to the terms and conditions 

6 of any certificate issued under section 41 of the 

7 Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 

8 U.S.C. 1629g), including terms and conditions 

9 providing that— 

10 (i) the patent is subject to valid exist11 ing rights, including any right of the 

12 United States to income derived, directly 

13 or indirectly, from a lease, license, permit, 

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

15 land; and 

16 (ii) the United States shall reserve an 

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

18 the Federal land, including the right to ex19 plore, mine, and remove the minerals on 

20 portions of the Federal land that the Sec21 retary determines to be prospectively valu22 able for development. 

23 (2) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 

24 The Secretary may require any additional terms and 

25 conditions for the issuance of the patent under sub-
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1 section (a) that the Secretary determines to be ap2 propriate to protect the interests of the United 

3 States. 

Passed the Senate April 3, 2014. 

Attest: 

Secretary. 
113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 404 

AN ACT 

To preserve the Green Mountain Lookout in the 

Snoqualmie National Forest. Glacier Peak Wilderness of the Mount Baker-