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Union Calendar No. 538 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4194 
[Report No. 112–736] 
To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide that Alexander 
Creek, Alaska, is and shall be recognized as an eligible Native village 
under that Act, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 8, 2012 
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
DECEMBER 31, 2012 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to pro-
vide that Alexander Creek, Alaska, is and shall be recog-
nized as an eligible Native village under that Act, and 
for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. ALEXANDER CREEK VILLAGE RECOGNITION. 
The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 
1601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 43. ALEXANDER CREEK VILLAGE RECOGNITION. 
‘‘(a) RECOGNITION OF THE VILLAGE OF ALEXANDER 
CREEK.—Subject to the limitations of this section and 
notwithstanding section 1432(d) of the Alaska National 
Interest Lands Conservation Act (Public Law 96–487) to 
the contrary, Alexander Creek, located within Township 
15N, Range 7W, Seward Meridian, Alaska, is and shall 
be recognized as an eligible Native village under section 
11(b)(3) of this Act. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section, 
the following terms apply: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘agency’ includes— 
‘‘(A) any instrumentality of the United 
States; 
‘‘(B) any element of an agency; and 
‘‘(C) any wholly owned or mixed-owned 
corporation of the United States Government 
identified in chapter 91 of title 31, United 
States Code. 
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‘‘(2) The term ‘Alexander Creek’ means Alex-
ander Creek Incorporated, an Alaska Native Group 
corporation, organized pursuant to this Act. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘Region’ means Cook Inlet Re-
gion Incorporated, an Alaska Native Regional Cor-
poration, which is the appropriate Regional Corpora-
tion for Alexander Creek under section 1613(h) of 
this Act. 
‘‘(c) ORGANIZATION
OF ALEXANDER CREEK.—As 
soon as practicable after enactment of this section, Alex-
ander Creek shall cause to be filed— 
‘‘(1) any amendments to its corporate charter 
in the State of Alaska necessary to convert from a 
Native group to a Native Village corporation; and 
‘‘(2) if necessary, any amendments to its cor-
porate charter and governing business documents 
that fulfill the terms of the agreement authorized 
under this Act. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORITY AND DIRECTION TO NEGOTIATE.— 
Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment 
of this section, the Secretary shall open discussions and 
subsequently negotiate and, in the Secretary’s sole discre-
tion on behalf of the United States, enter into an agree-
ment by December 31, 2012, with the Native Village Cor-
poration of Alexander Creek (hereinafter, ‘Alexander 
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Creek’) to settle aboriginal land claims and any other 
claims of such Native Village Corporation against the 
United States fairly, reaching an agreement in approxi-
mate parity with those of other Alaska Native Village Cor-
porations, notwithstanding Alexander Creek’s prior status 
as a Group Corporation. 
‘‘(e) 
SHAREHOLDER
PARTICIPATION.—Alexander 
Creek shall notify each member of the Native village rec-
ognized under this section that, upon the effective date 
of this section, such members shall cease to receive bene-
fits from the Region as at-large shareholders pursuant to 
section 7(m), and that all future resource payments from 
the Region shall be made to the Village Corporation pur-
suant to section 7(j). The Region shall not be liable under 
any State, Federal, or local law, or under State or Federal 
common law, for damages arising out of or related to the 
cessation of payments to such individuals under section 
7(m) pursuant to this section. 
‘‘(f) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
section shall be construed to— 
‘‘(1) limit, alter, violate, breach, or otherwise 
affect the rights of any party under a contract, set-
tlement agreement, or land exchange entered into 
prior to enactment of this section between Alexander 
Creek and any party, or one or more parties to any 
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contract, settlement, agreement, or land exchange 
predicated upon Alexander Creek’s Native village 
status under this Act; or 
‘‘(2) diminish or reduce the acreage entitlement 
to which Alexander Creek became entitled to as a 
Group Corporation.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 538 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4194 
[Report No. 112–736] 
A BILL 
To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 
to provide that Alexander Creek, Alaska, is and 
shall be recognized as an eligible Native village 
under that Act, and for other purposes. 
DECEMBER 31, 2012 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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