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Union Calendar No. 445
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3088
[Report No. 105–784]
To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, regarding Huna Totem
Corporation public interest land exchange, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 13, 1997
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
OCTOBER 6, 1998
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered to be printed
A BILL
To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, regard-
ing Huna Totem Corporation public interest land ex-
change, 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. AMENDMENT OF SETTLEMENT ACT.
The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C.
1601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing new section:
‘‘SEC. 41. HUNA TOTEM CORPORATION LAND EXCHANGE.
‘‘(a) EXCHANGE.—In exchange for lands and inter-
ests described in subsection (b), the Secretary of Agri-
culture shall, subject to valid existing rights, convey to
Huna Totem Corporation the surface estate and to
Sealaska Corporation the subsurface estate of the Federal
lands identified by Huna Totem Corporation pursuant to
subsection (c).
‘‘(b) LANDS DESCRIBED.—The surface estate to be
conveyed by Huna Totem Corporation and the subsurface
estate to be conveyed by Sealaska Corporation to the
United States pursuant to this section are to the munici-
pal watershed lands as shown on the map dated Septem-
ber 1, 1997, and labeled ‘Attachment A’, and are further
described as follows:
‘‘MUNICIPAL WATERSHED AND GREENBELT BUFFER
C.R.M., T43S, R61E
‘‘Portion of
Approximate
section:
acres:
16 .................................................................................................
21 .................................................................................................
610
22 .................................................................................................
227
23 .................................................................................................
26 .................................................................................................
447
27 .................................................................................................
400
33 .................................................................................................
202
‘‘Portion of
Approximate
section:
acres:
34 .................................................................................................
Approximate total ................................................................
1,999.
‘‘(c) IDENTIFICATION OF LANDS.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days
after the conveyance to the United States pursuant
to subsection (a), Huna Totem Corporation may
identify lands readily accessible to the village of
Hoonah and, where possible, located on the road sys-
tem to the village of Hoonah, as depicted on the
map dated September 1, 1997, and labeled ‘Attach-
ment B’. Huna Totem Corporation shall submit to
the Secretary of Agriculture a written description of
such identified lands.
‘‘(2) EQUAL VALUE.—The value of the lands
identified pursuant to paragraph (1) may not exceed
the value of the lands described in subsection (b).
‘‘(d) TIMING OF CONVEYANCE.—Not later than 90
days after the written description of identified lands is
submitted to the Secretary pursuant to subsection (c), the
Secretary shall convey all right, title, and interest of the
United States to such lands to Huna Totem Corporation.
‘‘(e) TIMBER MANUFACTURING; EXPORT RESTRIC-
TION.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, tim-
ber harvested from lands conveyed to Huna Totem Cor-
poration under this section shall not be available for ex-
port as unprocessed logs from Alaska, nor may Huna
Totem Corporation sell, trade, exchange, substitute, or
otherwise convey such timber to any person for the pur-
pose of exporting that timber from the State of Alaska.
‘‘(f) RELATION
TO OTHER REQUIREMENTS.—The
lands conveyed to Huna Totem Corporation and Sealaska
Corporation under this section shall be considered, for all
purposes, lands conveyed under this Act.
‘‘(g) MAPS.—The maps referred to in this section
shall be maintained on file in the office of the Chief,
United States Forest Service, and in the office of the Sec-
retary of the Interior, Washington, D.C. The acreage cited
in this section is approximate, and if a discrepancy arises
between cited acreage and the lands depicted on the speci-
fied maps, the maps shall control. The maps do not con-
stitute an attempt by the United States to convey State
or private land.’’.
Union Calendar No. 445
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3088
[Report No. 105–784]
A BILL
To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement
Act, regarding Huna Totem Corporation public
interest land exchange, and for other purposes.
OCTOBER 6, 1998
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed