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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3608
To provide for the conveyance of certain property in the State of Alaska,
and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
DECEMBER 20, 2001
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Armed
Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned
A BILL
To provide for the conveyance of certain property 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. CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY IN UMNAK IS-
LAND, ALASKA.
(a) AUTHORITY TO CONVEY.—Subject to the condi-
tions set forth in subsections (b) and (c)(3), the Secretary
of the Interior shall convey to the Chaluka Corporation,
the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act village corpora-
tion for the Native Village of Nikolski, Umnak Island,
Alaska—
(1) Phase I lands, not later than September 30,
2002; and
(2) Phase II lands, upon completion of environ-
mental restoration by the Department of the Air
Force following written notification described in sub-
section (c)(1).
(b) TREATMENT AS ANCSA LANDS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Any lands conveyed under
subsection (a) shall be deemed, at the time of con-
veyance, to be selected under section 12(a) or (b) of
the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C.
1611(a) or (b)).
(2) 
REPRIORITIZATION
OF
LAND
SELEC-
TIONS.—The Chaluka Corporation shall reprioritize
its remaining selections under the Alaska Native
Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.)
upon the conveyance of both Phase I and Phase II
lands under this section.
(c) ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION.—
(1) AIR FORCE NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary
of the Air Force shall send written notification to
the Secretary of the Interior as soon as environ-
mental restoration of Phase II lands is complete.
(2) AUTHORIZATION FOR CLEANUP OF POWER
HOUSE LAND.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to the Secretary of the Air Force such sums
as are necessary to perform environmental restora-
tion of the contaminated land beneath and adjacent
to the power house owned by the Native Village of
Nikolski, Alaska.
(3) 
FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT
ACCESS.—The
Chaluka Corporation shall permit, without cost of
the United States, reasonable airfield landing and
takeoff rights, and such rights of entry as are nec-
essary, to the United States Government, its agents,
and its employees for site investigation, environ-
mental restoration, and environmental monitoring of
the former Nikolski Radio Relay Site.
(d) CEMETERY LANDS.—There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior, to provide
to the Chaluka Corporation, such sums as are necessary
to—
(1) move the graves from the cemetery now lo-
cated beneath the Nikolski airstrip and the land ad-
jacent to the airstrip;
(2) relocate the graves to a location on Umnak
Island acceptable to the Chaluka Corporation and
the Russian Orthodox Church; and
(3) restore the airstrip to its original usable
condition.
(e) REMOVAL OF LANDS FROM REFUGE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Effective on the date of con-
veyance under this section to the Chaluka Corpora-
tion of Phase I lands and Phase II lands, respec-
tively, such lands—
(A) are removed from the National Wildlife
Refuge System;
(B) shall not be considered to be part of
the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge;
and
(C) shall not be subject to any laws per-
taining to lands within the boundaries of the
Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge, in-
cluding the conveyance restrictions imposed by
section 22(g) of the Alaska Native Claims Set-
tlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1621(g)), for land in
the National Wildlife Refuge System.
(2) ADJUSTMENT OF BOUNDARIES.—The Sec-
retary of the Interior shall adjust the boundaries of
the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge in ac-
cordance with paragraph (1).
(f) SURVEY REQUIREMENTS.—