I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 513 
To provide for the exchange of certain National Forest System land and 
non-Federal land in the State of Alaska, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 12, 2017 
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To provide for the exchange of certain National Forest Sys-
tem land and non-Federal land in the State of Alaska, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Alaska Mental Health 
Trust Land Exchange Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this Act is to facilitate, authorize, di-
rect, and expedite the exchange of land between the Alaska 
Mental Health Trust and the Secretary of Agriculture in 
accordance with this Act— 
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(1) to preserve the scenic and visual backdrops 
of southeastern Alaska communities, while creating 
jobs and economic opportunities in more remote 
areas of the State; 
(2) to secure Federal ownership and protection 
of non-Federal land in the State that has significant 
natural, scenic, recreational, and other public values; 
and 
(3) to contribute to the goals and objectives of 
the Alaska Mental Health Trust. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ALASKA
MENTAL
HEALTH
TRUST.—The 
term ‘‘Alaska Mental Health Trust’’ means the Alas-
ka Mental Health Trust Authority, an agency of the 
State. 
(2) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 
means the following 7 parcels of National Forest 
System land, as generally depicted on maps 7 
through 9, comprising a total of approximately 
20,580 acres: 
(A) The parcel generally depicted as 
‘‘Naukati Phase 1’’ on map 8, comprising ap-
proximately 2,400 acres. 
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(B) The parcel generally depicted as ‘‘West 
Naukati’’ on map 8, comprising approximately 
4,182 acres. 
(C) The parcel generally depicted as 
‘‘North Naukati’’ on map 8, comprising ap-
proximately 1,311 acres. 
(D) The parcel generally depicted as ‘‘East 
Naukati/2016 Naukati addition’’ on map 8, 
comprising approximately 1,067 acres. 
(E) The parcel generally depicted as ‘‘Cen-
tral Naukati’’ on map 8, comprising approxi-
mately 1,858 acres. 
(F) The parcel generally depicted as ‘‘Hol-
lis’’ on map 9, comprising approximately 1,538 
acres. 
(G) The parcel generally depicted as ‘‘Shel-
ter Cove Area’’ on map 7, comprising approxi-
mately 8,224 acres. 
(3) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the applica-
ble map prepared by the Alaska Region of the For-
est Service entitled ‘‘Alaska Mental Health Trust 
Act of 2016’’— 
(A) numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, or 9 and 
dated September 19, 2016; or 
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(B) numbered 8 and dated November 28, 
2016. 
(4) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘non-Fed-
eral land’’ means the following 20 parcels of non- 
Federal land, as generally depicted on maps 1 
through 6, comprising a total of approximately 
17,341 acres: 
(A) The parcel generally depicted as parcel 
K–1 on map 1, comprising approximately 1,878 
acres. 
(B) The parcel generally depicted as parcel 
K–2 on map 1, comprising approximately 707 
acres. 
(C) The parcel generally depicted as parcel 
K–3 on map 1, comprising approximately 901 
acres, including the 12-acre conservation ease-
ment described in section 4(e)(1). 
(D) The parcel generally depicted as parcel 
K–4A on map 1, comprising approximately 
3,180 acres. 
(E) The parcel generally depicted as parcel 
P–1A on map 2, comprising approximately 
3,174 acres, including the administrative site 
described in section 5(c). 
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(F) The parcel generally depicted as parcel 
P–1B on map 2, comprising approximately 144 
acres. 
(G) The parcel generally depicted as parcel 
P–2B on map 2, comprising approximately 181 
acres. 
(H) The parcel generally depicted as parcel 
P–3B on map 2, comprising approximately 92 
acres. 
(I) The parcel generally depicted as parcel 
P–4 on map 2, comprising approximately 280 
acres. 
(J) The parcel generally depicted as parcel 
W–1 on map 3, comprising approximately 204 
acres. 
(K) The parcel generally depicted as parcel 
W–2 on map 3, comprising approximately 104 
acres. 
(L) The parcel generally depicted as parcel 
W–3 on map 3, comprising approximately 63 
acres. 
(M) The parcel generally depicted as parcel 
W–4 on map 3, comprising approximately 700 
acres. 
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(N) The parcel generally depicted as parcel 
S–1 on map 4, comprising approximately 2,456 
acres. 
(O) The parcel generally depicted as parcel 
S–2 on map 4, comprising approximately 284 
acres. 
(P) The parcel generally depicted as parcel 
S–3 on map 4, comprising approximately 109 
acres. 
(Q) The parcel generally depicted as parcel 
S–4 on map 4, comprising approximately 26 
acres. 
(R) The parcel generally depicted as parcel 
MC–1 on map 5, comprising approximately 169 
acres. 
(S) The parcel generally depicted as parcel 
J–1B on map 6, comprising approximately 
2,261 acres. 
(T) The parcel generally depicted as parcel 
J–1A on map 6, comprising approximately 428 
acres. 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
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SEC. 4. LAND EXCHANGE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—If the Alaska Mental Health 
Trust offers to convey to the Secretary, in the 2 phases 
described in subsection (n), all right, title, and interest 
of the Alaska Mental Health Trust in and to the non-Fed-
eral land, the Secretary shall simultaneously convey to the 
Alaska Mental Health Trust, in the 2 phases described 
in subsection (n), all right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to the Federal land. 
(b) CONDITION ON ACCEPTANCE.—Title to any non- 
Federal land conveyed by the Alaska Mental Health Trust 
to the Secretary under subsection (a) shall be in a form 
that is acceptable to the Secretary. 
(c) VALID
EXISTING
RIGHTS.—Unless otherwise 
agreed to by the Secretary and the Alaska Mental Health 
Trust, the conveyances under subsection (a) shall be sub-
ject to any valid existing rights, reservations, rights-of- 
way, or other encumbrances of third parties in, to, or on 
the Federal land and the non-Federal land as of the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
(d) RECIPROCAL ROAD EASEMENTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—In conveying the Federal 
land and the non-Federal land under subsection (a), 
the Secretary and the Alaska Mental Health Trust 
shall exchange at no cost reciprocal easements on ex-
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