Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization and Jobs Protection Act

To provide for the settlement of certain claims under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization and Jobs Protection Act 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Maps The term maps Sealaska Land Entitlement Finalization (2) Sealaska The term Sealaska 43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq. (3) Secretary The term Secretary (4) State The term State 3. Findings; purpose (a) Findings Congress finds that— (1) (A) in 1971, Congress enacted the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq. (B) that Act declared that the land settlement should be accomplished rapidly, with certainty, in conformity with the real economic and social needs of Natives (2) the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq. (A) authorized the distribution of approximately $1,000,000,000 and 44,000,000 acres of land to Alaska Natives; and (B) provided for the establishment of Native Corporations to receive and manage the funds and that land to meet the cultural, social, and economic needs of Native shareholders; (3) under section 12 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1611 (4) (A) Sealaska, the Regional Corporation for southeast Alaska, 1 of the Regional Corporations with the largest number of Alaska Native shareholders, with more than 21 percent of all original Alaska Native shareholders, received less than 1 percent of the lands set aside for Alaska Natives, and received no land under section 12 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1611 (B) the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska was 1 of the entities representing the Alaska Natives of southeast Alaska before the date of enactment of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq. (C) Sealaska did not receive land in proportion to the number of Alaska Native shareholders, or in proportion to the size of the area to which Sealaska had an aboriginal land claim, in part because of a United States Court of Claims cash settlement to the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska in 1968 for land previously taken to create the Tongass National Forest and Glacier Bay National Monument; (5) the 1968 Court of Claims cash settlement of $7,500,000 did not— (A) adequately compensate the Alaska Natives of southeast Alaska for the significant quantity of land and resources lost as a result of the creation of the Tongass National Forest and Glacier Bay National Monument or other losses of land and resources; or (B) justify the significant disparate treatment of Sealaska under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1611 (6) (A) while each other Regional Corporation received a significant quantity of land under sections 12 and 14 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1611 43 U.S.C. 1613(h) (B) section 14(h) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1613(h) unreserved and unappropriated (C) under section 14(h)(8) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1613(h)(8) (D) the only Native land entitlement of Sealaska derives from a proportion of leftover land remaining from the 2,000,000-acre land pool, estimated as of the date of enactment of this Act at approximately 1,655,000 acres; (E) because at the time of enactment of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq. (F) at the time of enactment of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq. 43 U.S.C. 1616(d)(2) (G) Sealaska in 1975 requested that Congress amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq. 43 U.S.C. 1615 (H) in 1976 Congress amended section 16 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1615 43 U.S.C. 1613(h)(8) (7) the 10 Alaska Native village withdrawal areas in southeast Alaska surround the Alaska Native communities of Yakutat, Hoonah, Angoon, Kake, Kasaan, Klawock, Craig, Hydaburg, Klukwan, and Saxman; (8) (A) the existing conveyance requirements of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq. (i) in any withdrawal area established for the Urban Corporations for Sitka and Juneau, Alaska; or (ii) outside the 10 Alaska Native village withdrawal areas; and (B) unlike other Regional Corporations, Sealaska is not authorized to request land located outside the withdrawal areas described in subparagraph (A) if the withdrawal areas are insufficient to complete the land entitlement of Sealaska under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq. (9) (A) the deadline for applications for selection of cemetery sites and historic places on land outside withdrawal areas established under section 14 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1613 (B) (i) as of that date, the Bureau of Land Management notified Sealaska that the total entitlement of Sealaska would be approximately 200,000 acres; and (ii) Sealaska made entitlement allocation decisions for cultural sites and economic development sites based on that original estimate; (C) as a result of the Alaska Land Transfer Acceleration Act ( Public Law 108–452 43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq. (10) in light of the revised Bureau of Land Management estimate of the total number of acres that Sealaska will receive pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq. (A) the acquisition of places of sacred, cultural, traditional, and historical significance; (B) the acquisition of sites with traditional and recreational use value and sites suitable for renewable energy development; and (C) the acquisition of lands that are not within the watersheds of Native and non-Native communities and are suitable economically and environmentally for natural resource development; (11) 44 percent (820,000 acres) of the 10 Alaska Native village withdrawal areas established under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq. (12) of land subject to the selection rights of Sealaska, 110,000 acres are encumbered by gubernatorial consent requirements under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq. (13) in each withdrawal area, there exist other unique factors that limit the ability of Sealaska to select sufficient land to fulfill the land entitlement of Sealaska; (14) the selection limitations and guidelines applicable to Sealaska under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq. (A) are inequitable and inconsistent with the purposes of that Act because there is insufficient land remaining in the withdrawal areas to meet the traditional, cultural, and socioeconomic needs of the shareholders of Sealaska; and (B) make it difficult for Sealaska to select— (i) places of sacred, cultural, traditional, and historical significance; (ii) sites with traditional and recreation use value and sites suitable for renewable energy development; and (iii) lands that meet the real economic needs of the shareholders of Sealaska; (15) unless Sealaska is allowed to select land outside designated withdrawal areas in southeast Alaska, Sealaska will not be able to— (A) complete the land entitlement selections of Sealaska under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq. (B) avoid land selections in watersheds that are the exclusive drinking water supply for regional communities, support world class salmon streams, have been identified as important habitat, or would otherwise be managed by the Forest Service as roadless and old growth forest reserves; (C) secure ownership of places of sacred, cultural, traditional, and historical importance to the Alaska Natives of southeast Alaska; and (D) continue to support forestry jobs and economic opportunities for Alaska Natives and other residents of rural southeast Alaska; (16) (A) the rate of unemployment in southeast Alaska exceeds the statewide rate of unemployment on a non-seasonally adjusted basis; (B) in November 2012, the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development reported the unemployment rate for the Prince of Wales—Hyder census area at approximately 12.1 percent; (C) in October 2007, the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development projected population losses between 1996 and 2030 for the Prince of Wales—Outer Ketchikan census area at 56.6 percent; (D) official unemployment rates severely underreport the actual level of regional unemployment, particularly in Native villages; and (E) additional job losses will exacerbate outmigration from Native and non-Native communities in southeast Alaska; (17) Sealaska has played, and is expected to continue to play, a significant role in the health of the southeast Alaska economy; (18) despite the small land base of Sealaska as compared to other Regional Corporations (less than 1 percent of the total quantity of land allocated pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq. (A) provided considerable benefits to Alaska Native shareholders; (B) supported hundreds of jobs for Alaska Native shareholders and non-shareholders in southeast Alaska for more than 30 years; and (C) been a significant economic force in southeast Alaska; (19) pursuant to the revenue sharing provisions of section 7(i) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1606(i) (20) resource development operations maintained by Sealaska— (A) support hundreds of jobs in the southeast Alaska region; (B) make timber available to local and domestic sawmills and other wood products businesses such as guitar manufacturers; (C) support firewood programs for local communities; (D) support maintenance of roads utilized by local communities for subsistence and recreation uses; (E) support development of new biomass energy opportunities in southeast Alaska, reducing dependence on high-cost diesel fuel for the generation of energy; (F) provide start-up capital for innovative business models in southeast Alaska that create new opportunities for non-timber economic development in the region, including support for renewable biomass initiatives, Alaska Native artisans, and rural mariculture farming; and (G) support Native education and cultural and language preservation activities; (21) if the resource development operations of Sealaska cease on land appropriate for those operations, there will be a significant negative impact on— (A) southeast Alaska Native shareholders; (B) the cultural preservation activities of Sealaska; (C) the economy of southeast Alaska; and (D) the Alaska Native community that benefits from the revenue-sharing requirements under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq. (22) it is critical that the remaining land entitlement conveyances to Sealaska under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq. (23) in order to realize cultural preservation goals while also diversifying economic opportunities, Sealaska should be authorized to select and receive conveyance of— (A) sacred, cultural, traditional, and historic sites and other places of traditional and cultural significance, to facilitate the perpetuation and preservation of Alaska Native culture and history; (B) other sites with traditional and recreation use value and sites suitable for renewable energy development to facilitate appropriate tourism and outdoor recreation enterprises and renewable energy development for rural southeast Alaska communities; and (C) lands that are suitable economically and environmentally for natural resource development; (24) on completion of the conveyances of land to Sealaska to fulfill the full land entitlement of Sealaska under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq. (25) although the Tribal Forest Protection Act ( 25 U.S.C. 3101 Public Law 108–278 Indian tribe 25 U.S.C. 450b any Alaska Native village or regional or village corporation as defined in or established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act … Indian forest land or rangeland (A) permit Native Corporations, including Sealaska, as Indian forest land owners in Alaska, to work with the Secretary of Agriculture under the Tribal Forest Protection Act to address forest fire and insect infestation issues, including the spread of the spruce bark beetle in southeast and southcentral Alaska, which threaten the health of the Native forestlands; and (B) ensure that Native Corporations, including Sealaska, can participate in programs administered by the Secretary of Agriculture under the Tribal Forest Protection Act without including Native Corporations under the definition in that Act of Indian forest land or rangeland (26) although the National Historic Preservation Act ( 16 U.S.C. 470 et seq. Indian tribe Native village, Regional Corporation or Village Corporation, as those terms are defined in section 3 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Tribal lands (A) permit Native Corporations, including Sealaska, as owners of Indian cemetery sites and historical places in Alaska, to work with the Secretary of the Interior under the National Historic Preservation Act to secure grants and other support to manage their own historic sites and programs pursuant to that Act; and (B) ensure that Native Corporations, including Sealaska, can participate in programs administered by the Secretary of the Interior under the National Historic Preservation Act without including Native Corporations under the definition in that Act of Tribal lands (b) Purpose The purpose of this Act is to address the inequitable treatment of Sealaska by allowing Sealaska to select the remaining land entitlement of Sealaska under section 14 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1613 4. Finalization of entitlement (a) In general If, not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary receives a corporate resolution adopted by the board of directors of Sealaska agreeing to accept the conveyance of land described in subsection (b) in accordance with this Act as full and final satisfaction of the remaining land entitlement of Sealaska under section 14(h) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1613(h) (1) implement the provisions of this Act; and (2) charge the entitlement pool under section 14(h)(8) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1613(h)(8) Sealaska Selections (b) Final entitlement (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), the land described in subsection (a) shall consist of— (A) the 25 parcels of Federal land comprising approximately 69,235 acres that is generally depicted as Sealaska Selections (B) a total of not more than 840 acres of Federal land for cemetery sites and historical places comprised of parcels that are applied for in accordance with section 6. (2) Deduction (A) In general The Secretary shall deduct from the number of acres of Federal land described in paragraph (1)(A) the number of acres of Federal land for which the Secretary has issued a conveyance during the period beginning on August 1, 2012, and ending on the date of receipt of the resolution under subsection (a). (B) Agreement The Secretary, the Secretary of Agriculture, and Sealaska shall negotiate in good faith to make a mutually agreeable adjustment to the parcel of Federal land generally depicted on the maps entitled Sealaska Land Entitlement Finalization (c) Effect of acceptance The resolution filed by Sealaska in accordance with subsection (a) shall— (1) be final and irrevocable; and (2) without any further administrative action by the Secretary, result in— (A) the relinquishment of all existing selections made by Sealaska under subsection 14(h)(8) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1613(h)(8) (B) the termination of all withdrawals by section 16 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1615 43 U.S.C. 1615 (d) Failure To accept If Sealaska fails to file the resolution in accordance with subsection (a)— (1) the provisions of this Act shall cease to be effective; and (2) the Secretary shall, not later than 27 months after the date of enactment of this Act, complete the interim conveyance of the remaining land entitlement to Sealaska under section 14(h)(8) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1613(h)(8) (e) Scope of law Except as provided in subsections (d) and (f), this Act provides the exclusive authority under which the remaining land entitlement of Sealaska under section 14(h) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1613(h) (f) Effect Nothing in this Act affects any land that is— (1) the subject of an application under subsection (h)(1) of section 14 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1613 (2) conveyed in accordance with that subsection. 5. Conveyances to sealaska (a) Interim conveyance Subject to valid existing rights, subsections (c), (d), and (e), section 4(b), and section 7(a), the Secretary shall complete the interim conveyance of the 25 parcels of Federal land comprising approximately 69,235 acres generally depicted on the maps by the date that is 60 days after the date of receipt of the resolution under section 4(a), subject to the Secretary identifying and reserving, by the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, or as soon as practicable thereafter, any easement that could have been reserved in accordance with this Act prior to the interim conveyance. (b) Withdrawal (1) In general Subject to valid existing rights, the Federal land described in subsection (a) is withdrawn from— (A) all forms of appropriation under the public land laws; (B) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; (C) disposition under laws relating to mineral or geothermal leasing; and (D) selection under the Act of July 7, 1958 (commonly known as the Alaska Statehood Act Public Law 85–508 (2) Termination The withdrawal under paragraph (1) shall remain in effect until— (A) if Sealaska fails to file a resolution in accordance with section 4(a), the date that is 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act; or (B) the date on which the Federal land is conveyed under subsection (a). (c) Treatment of land conveyed Except as otherwise provided in this Act, any land conveyed to Sealaska under subsection (a) shall be— (1) considered to be land conveyed by the Secretary under section 14(h)(8) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1613(h)(8) (2) subject to all laws (including regulations) applicable to entitlements under section 14(h)(8) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1613(h)(8) 43 U.S.C. 1636(d) (d) Easements (1) Public easements The deeds of conveyance for the land under subsection (a) shall be subject to the reservation of public easements under section 17(b) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1616(b) (2) Research easement In the deed of conveyance for the land generally depicted on the map entitled Sealaska Land Entitlement Finalization (A) to access and continue Forest Service research activities on the study plots located on the land; and (B) that shall remain in effect for a 10-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act. (3) Koscuisko island road easement (A) In general The deeds of conveyance for the land on Koscuisko Island under subsection (a) shall grant to Sealaska an easement providing access to and use by Sealaska of the log transfer facility at Shipley Bay on Koscuisko Island, subject to— (i) the agreement under subparagraph (C); and (ii) the agreement under section 7(b). (B) Scope of the easement The easement under subparagraph (A) shall enable Sealaska— (i) to construct, use, and maintain a road connecting the Forest Service Road known as Cape Pole Road South Shipley Bay Road Sealaska Land Entitlement Finalization (ii) to use, maintain, and if necessary, reconstruct the Forest Service Road known as South Shipley Bay Road (iii) to use, maintain, and expand the log transfer and sort yard facility at Shipley Bay that is within the area depicted on the map entitled Sealaska Land Entitlement Finalization (C) Roads and facilities use agreement In addition to the agreement under section 7(b), the Secretary and Sealaska shall enter into an agreement relating to the access, use, maintenance, and improvement of the roads and facilities under this paragraph. (D) Determination of location; legal description Sealaska shall— (i) in consultation with the Secretary, determine the location within the corridor of the centerline of the road described in subparagraph (B)(i); and (ii) provide to the Secretary a legal description of the centerline acceptable for granting the easement described in subparagraph (B)(i). (E) Effect Nothing in this paragraph shall preempt or otherwise affect State or local regulatory authority. (e) Hunting, fishing, and recreation (1) In general Any land conveyed under subsection (a) that is located outside a withdrawal area designated under section 16(a) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1615(a) (A) without liability on the part of Sealaska, except for willful acts, to any user as a result of the use; and (B) subject to— (i) any reasonable restrictions that may be imposed by Sealaska on the public use— (I) to ensure public safety; (II) to minimize conflicts between recreational and commercial uses; (III) to protect cultural resources; (IV) to conduct scientific research; or (V) to provide environmental protection; and (ii) the condition that Sealaska post on any applicable property, in accordance with State law, notices of the restrictions on use. (2) Effect Access provided to any individual or entity under paragraph (1) shall not— (A) create an interest in any third party in the land conveyed under subsection (a); or (B) provide standing to any third party in any review of, or challenge to, any determination by Sealaska with respect to the management or development of the land conveyed under subsection (a). 6. Cemetery sites and historical places (a) In general Notwithstanding section 14(h)(1)(E) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1613(h)(1)(E) 43 U.S.C. 1613(h)(1)(A) (1) that are listed in the document entitled Sealaska Cemetery Sites and Historical Places (2) that are cemetery sites and historical places included in the report by Wilsey and Ham, Inc., entitled 1975 Native Cemetery and Historic Sites of Southeast Alaska (Preliminary Report) (3) for which Sealaska has not previously submitted an application. (b) Procedure for evaluating applications Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Secretary shall consider all applications submitted under this section in accordance with the criteria and procedures set forth in applicable regulations in effect as of the date of enactment of this Act. (c) Conveyance The Secretary may convey cemetery sites and historical places under this section that result in the conveyance of a total of approximately 840 acres of Federal land comprised of parcels that are— (1) applied for in accordance with this section; and (2) subject to— (A) valid existing rights; (B) the public access provisions of subsection (f); (C) the condition that the conveyance of land for the site listed under subsection (a)(1) as Bay of Pillars Portage (D) the condition that any access to or use of the cemetery sites and historical places shall be consistent with the management plans for adjacent public land, if the management plans are more restrictive than the laws (including regulations) applicable under subsection (g). (d) Timeline No application for a cemetery site or historical place may be submitted under subsection (a) after the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act. (e) Selection of additional cemetery sites If Sealaska submits timely applications to the Secretary in accordance with subsections (a) and (d) for all 127 sites listed under subsection (a)(1), and the Secretary rejects any of those applications in whole or in part— (1) not later than 2 years after the date on which the Secretary completes the conveyance of eligible cemetery sites and historical places applied for under subsection (a), Sealaska may submit applications for the conveyance under section 14(h)(1)(A) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1613(h)(1)(A) (2) the Secretary shall— (A) consider any applications for the conveyance of additional cemetery sites in accordance with subsection (b); and (B) if the applications are approved, provide for the conveyance of the sites in accordance with subsection (c). (f) Public access (1) In general Subject to paragraph (2), any land conveyed under this section shall be subject to— (A) the reservation of public easements under section 17(b) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1616(b) (B) public access across the conveyed land in cases in which no reasonable alternative access around the land is available, without liability to Sealaska, except for willful acts, to any user by reason of the use. (2) Limitations The public access and use under subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) shall be subject to— (A) any reasonable restrictions that may be imposed by Sealaska on the public access and use— (i) to ensure public safety; (ii) to protect and conduct research on the historic, archaeological, and cultural resources of the conveyed land; or (iii) to provide environmental protection; (B) the condition that Sealaska post on any applicable property, in accordance with State law, notices of the restrictions on the public access and use; and (C) the condition that the public access and use shall not be incompatible with or in derogation of the values of the area as a cemetery site or historical place, as provided in section 2653.11 (3) Effect Access provided to any individual or entity by paragraph (1) shall not— (A) create an interest in any third party in the land conveyed under this section; or (B) provide standing to any third party in any review of, or challenge to, any determination by Sealaska with respect to the management or development of the land conveyed under this section. (g) Treatment of land conveyed Except as otherwise provided in this Act, any land conveyed to Sealaska under this section shall be— (1) considered land conveyed by the Secretary under section 14(h)(1) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1613(h)(1) (2) subject to all laws (including regulations) applicable to conveyances under section 14(h)(1) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1613(h)(1) 43 U.S.C. 1636(d) 7. Miscellaneous (a) Special use authorizations (1) In general On the conveyance of land to Sealaska under section 5(a)— (A) any guiding or outfitting special use authorization issued by the Forest Service for the use of the conveyed land shall terminate; and (B) as a condition of the conveyance and consistent with section 14(g) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1613(g) (i) the remainder of the term of the authorization; and (ii) 1 additional consecutive 10-year renewal period. (2) Notice of commercial activities Sealaska and any holder of a guiding or outfitting authorization under this subsection shall have a mutual obligation, subject to the guiding or outfitting authorization, to inform the other party of any commercial activities prior to engaging in the activities on the land conveyed to Sealaska under section 5(a). (3) Negotiation of new terms Nothing in this subsection precludes Sealaska and the holder of a guiding or outfitting authorization from negotiating a new mutually agreeable guiding or outfitting authorization. (4) Liability Neither Sealaska nor the United States shall bear any liability, except for willful acts of Sealaska or the United States, regarding the use and occupancy of any land conveyed to Sealaska under this Act, as provided in any outfitting or guiding authorization under this subsection. (b) Roads and facilities Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture and Sealaska shall negotiate in good faith to develop a binding agreement— (1) for the use of National Forest System roads and related transportation facilities by Sealaska; and (2) the use of Sealaska roads and related transportation facilities by the Forest Service. (c) Traditional trade and migration routes (1) Routes (A) The inside passage The route from Yakutat to Dry Bay, as generally depicted on the map entitled Traditional Trade and Migration Route, Neix naax aan náx—The Inside Passage Neix naax aan náx The Inside Passage (B) Canoe road The route from the Bay of Pillars to Port Camden, as generally depicted on the map entitled Traditional Trade and Migration Route, Yakwdeiyí—Canoe Road Yakwdeiyí Canoe Road (C) The people’s road The route from Portage Bay to Duncan Canal, as generally depicted on the map entitled Traditional Trade and Migration Route, Lingít Deiyí—The People’s Road Lingít Deiyí The People’s Road (2) Access to traditional trade and migration routes The culturally and historically significant trade and migration routes designated by paragraph (1) shall be open to travel by Sealaska and the public in accordance with applicable law, subject to such terms, conditions, and special use authorizations as the Secretary of Agriculture may require. (d) Technical corrections (1) Tribal forest protection Section 2 of the Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004, ( 25 U.S.C. 3115a (h) (1) Land owned by an Alaska Native Corporation pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq. (2) Nothing in this subsection validates, invalidates, or otherwise affects any claim regarding the existence of Indian country (as defined in section 1151 . (2) National historic preservation Section 101(d) of the National Historic Preservation Act, ( 16 U.S.C. 470a(d) (7) (A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an Alaska Native tribe, band, nation or other organized group or community, including a Native village, Regional Corporation, or Village Corporation, shall be eligible to participate in all programs administered by the Secretary under this Act on behalf of Indian tribes, including, but not limited to, securing grants and other support to manage their own historic preservation sites and programs on lands held by the Alaska Native tribe, band, nation or other organized group or community, including a Native village, Regional Corporation, or Village Corporation. (B) Nothing in this paragraph validates, invalidates, or otherwise affects any claim regarding the existence of Indian country (as defined in section 1151 . (e) Effect on other laws (1) In general Nothing in this Act delays the duty of the Secretary to convey land to— (A) the State under the Act of July 7, 1958 (commonly known as the Alaska Statehood Act Public Law 85–508 (B) a Native Corporation under— (i) the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq. (ii) the Alaska Land Transfer Acceleration Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1611 Public Law 108–452 (2) Conveyances The Secretary shall promptly proceed with the conveyance of all land necessary to fulfill the final entitlement of all Native Corporations in accordance with— (A) the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq. (B) the Alaska Land Transfer Acceleration Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1611 Public Law 108–452 (f) Escrow funds If Sealaska files the resolution in accordance with section 4(a)— (1) the escrow requirements of section 2 of Public Law 94–204 43 U.S.C. 1613 (2) Sealaska shall have no right to any proceeds (including interest) held pursuant to the escrow requirements of section 2 of Public Law 94–204 43 U.S.C. 1613 43 U.S.C. 1615 (g) Maps (1) Availability Each map referred to in this Act shall be available in the appropriate offices of the Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture. (2) Corrections The Secretary of Agriculture may make any necessary correction to a clerical or typographical error in a map referred to in this Act. September 10, 2013 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Summary: Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization and Jobs Protection Act - (Sec. 4) Gives Sealaska, the regional Alaska Native Corporation for southeast Alaska, 90 days following this Act's enactment to agree to accept the conveyance of specified federal land, subject to certain conditions and restrictions, as full and final satisfaction of its remaining land entitlement under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA). Provides that if Sealaska fails to agree to that conveyance: (1) this Act's provisions cease to be effective; and (2) the Secretary of the Interior shall complete, within 27 month's of this Act's enactment, the interim conveyance of Sealaska's remaining land entitlement under the ANCSA from prioritized selections on file with the Secretary on the date of this Act's enactment. (Sec. 5) Identifies the lands to be conveyed upon Sealaska's agreement as: (1) the 25 parcels of federal land comprising approximately 69,235 acres that are generally depicted as "Sealaska Selections" on certain Sealaska Land Entitlement Finalization maps, and (2) up to 127 cemetery sites and historical places that Sealaska must apply for and that comprise up to 840 acres of federal land. Includes with those conveyances: (1) public easements under the ANCSA, (2) a ten-year easement for Forest System research activities on study plots, and (3) an easement providing Sealaska access to and the use of the log transfer facility at Shipley Bay on Kosciusko Island. Keeps any part of those 25 parcels of conveyed lands that are outside ANCSA withdrawal areas open for subsistence and noncommercial recreational uses by the public. Allows Sealaska to impose reasonable restrictions on public access to and across the conveyed lands. (Sec. 7) Requires Sealaska to allow existing guiding or outfitting special use permit holders to continue to operate on the conveyed lands for the remainder of the permit term and a subsequent ten-year renewal period. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture and Sealaska, within one year of this Act's enactment, to enter into negotiations for an agreement regarding the use of: (1) National Forest System roads and related transportation facilities by Sealaska, and (2) Sealaska roads and related transportation facilities by the Forest Service. Renames certain culturally and historically significant trade and migration routes and keeps them open for travel by Sealaska and the public. Amends the Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004 to allow Alaska Native Corporations to enter into agreements with the federal government under that Act regarding their lands that are forested or formerly had vegetative cover and are capable of restoration. Amends the National Historic Preservation Act to allow an Alaska Native tribe, band, nation or other organized group or community to participate in historic site preservation programs administered on behalf of Indian tribes, including by securing support to manage their own historic preservation sites and programs.