Green Mountain Lookout Heritage Protection Act

To preserve the Green Mountain Lookout in the Glacier Peak Wilderness of the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Green Mountain Lookout Heritage Protection Act 2. Clarification of legal authority of Green Mountain Lookout (a) Legal authority of Lookout Section 4(b) of the Washington State Wilderness Act of 1984 ( Public Law 98–339 16 U.S.C. 1131 , and except that with respect to the lands described in section 3(5), the designation of such lands as a wilderness area shall not preclude the operation and maintenance of Green Mountain Lookout. (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the Washington State Wilderness Act of 1984. 3. Preservation of Green Mountain Lookout location The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, may not move Green Mountain Lookout from its current location on Green Mountain in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest unless the Secretary determines that moving Green Mountain Lookout is necessary to preserve the Lookout or to ensure the safety of individuals on or around Green Mountain. If the Secretary makes such a determination, the Secretary shall move the Green Mountain Lookout to a location outside of the lands described in section 3(5) of the Washington State Wilderness Act of 1984 and designated as a wilderness area in section 4(b) of such Act. 4. Alaska native veteran allotment (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Application The term application (2) Federal land The term Federal land (A) described in the application; and (B) depicted as Lot 2 in U.S. Survey No. 13957, Alaska, that was officially filed on October 9, 2009. (3) Secretary The term Secretary (b) Issuance of patent Notwithstanding section 41 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1629g (1) approve the application; and (2) issue a patent for the Federal land to the person that submitted the application. (c) Terms and Conditions (1) In general The patent issued under subsection (b) shall— (A) only be for the surface rights to the Federal land; and (B) be subject to the terms and conditions of any certificate issued under section 41 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1629g (i) the patent is subject to valid existing rights, including any right of the United States to income derived, directly or indirectly, from a lease, license, permit, right-of-way, or easement on the Federal land; and (ii) the United States shall reserve an interest in deposits of oil, gas, and coal on the Federal land, including the right to explore, mine, and remove the minerals on portions of the Federal land that the Secretary determines to be prospectively valuable for development. (2) Additional terms and conditions The Secretary may require any additional terms and conditions for the issuance of the patent under subsection (a) that the Secretary determines to be appropriate to protect the interests of the United States. March 31, 2014 Reported with an amendment

Summary: Green Mountain Lookout Heritage Protection Act - Amends the Washington State Wilderness Act of 1984, with respect to certain lands in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie and Wenatchee National Forests in the state of Washington designated as part of the Glacier Peak Wilderness, to specifically allow the operation and maintenance of Green Mountain Lookout. Prohibits the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), through the Forest Service, from moving the Lookout from its current location on Green Mountain in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest unless the Secretary determines that its move is necessary to preserve the Lookout or to ensure the safety of individuals on or around Green Mountain. Requires the Secretary, if such a determination is made, to move the Lookout to a location outside of the lands specified in this Act and designated as a wilderness area. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to approve the Alaska Native Veteran Allotment application numbered AA-084021-B and to issue the applicant a patent for the 80 acres of federal land identified as Lot 2. Limits the patent to surface rights only and subjects it to the terms and conditions of any certificate issued under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) with respect to the conveyance of certain federal lands in Alaska to certain Alaska Native veterans, including those providing that: (1) the patent is subject to valid existing rights, including any U.S. right to income derived from a lease, license, permit, right-of-way, or easement on the federal land; and (2) the United States shall reserve an interest in deposits of oil, gas, and coal on the land, including the right to explore, mine, and remove the minerals on parts of the land that are prospectively valuable for development.