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Union Calendar No. 150
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1948
[Report No. 105–261]
To provide for the exchange of lands within Admiralty Island National
Monument, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 17, 1997
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
SEPTEMBER 23, 1997
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 17, 1997]
A BILL
To provide for the exchange of lands within Admiralty Island
National Monument, 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 ‘‘Hood Bay Land
Exchange Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Alaska National Interest Lands Con-
servation Act established the Admiralty Island Na-
tional Monument which is managed by the Secretary
of Agriculture, by and through the Forest Service.
(2) The Forest Service has established a policy of
encouraging 
the 
acquisition 
of 
private 
land
inholdings within Admiralty Island National Monu-
ment on a willing buyer/willing seller basis. Congress
has supported this policy, for example by passage of
the Greens Creek Land Exchange Act of 1996 which
provided for a land exchange of certain public and
private lands in Admiralty Island National Monu-
ment.
(3) Lands owned by Alaska Pulp Corporation,
consisting of 54 acres, more or less, located in Hood
Bay on Admiralty Island within the boundaries of
the Kootznoowoo Wilderness are available for transfer
to Federal ownership on a willing seller/willing buyer
basis. The acquisition of these lands would provide
Federal ownership of this valuable land in a critical
area of Admiralty Island National Monument.
(4) The United States is the owner of certain re-
versionary interests to 143.87 acres, more or less, lo-
cated adjacent to Silver Bay near Sitka, Alaska,
which interests were reserved in patent No. 1213671
issued to the Alaska Pulp Corporation on October 18,
1960. The transfer of the reversionary interests of the
United States in such lands adjacent to Silver Bay
to the Alaska Pulp Corporation would facilitate fu-
ture use and development of that land.
(5) The future acquisition by the United States
of the Chaik Bay property on Admiralty Island to be
incorporated into the Kootznoowoo Wilderness would
be in the public interest.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Act:
(1) The term ‘‘ANILCA’’ means the Alaska Na-
tional Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C.
3101 et seq.).
(2) The term ‘‘Company’’ means the Alaska Pulp
Corporation, an Alaska corporation, its successors,
and assigns.
(3) The term ‘‘Company Property’’ means the
property depicted on United States Survey Plat 1058
approved March 20, 1917, consisting of approxi-
mately 54 acres of land.
(4) The term ‘‘Federal Property’’ means the re-
versionary interest of the United States described in
paragraphs (6) and (7) of the patent dated October
18, 1960, granted by the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment to Alaska Lumber & Pulp Co., which was re-
corded at Book 15, Pages 271–273, Sitka Recording
District on November 9, 1960. The term ‘‘Federal
Property’’ does not include the interests described in
paragraphs (1) through (5) of the said patent.
(5) The term ‘‘Monument’’ means the Admiralty
Island National Monument, which was established by
section 503 of ANILCA and which is managed by the
Secretary of Agriculture as a unit of the National
Forest System.
(6) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of
Agriculture.
(7) The term ‘‘Sitka’’ means the city and bor-
ough of Sitka, Alaska, a home-rule borough formed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Alaska.
(8) The term ‘‘Sitka Property’’ means the prop-
erty depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Sitka Lands’’,
dated August 
, 1997, consisting of approxi-
mately 49 acres of land.
SEC. 4. LAND EXCHANGE, TRANSFER, RELINQUISHMENT.
(a) EXCHANGE OF COMPANY AND FEDERAL PROP-
ERTY.—After the Company conveys to the United States,
by general warranty deed, all right, title, and interest of
the Company in and to the Company Property, the Sec-
retary shall within 60 days of acceptance of delivery of said
deed, unconditionally and without limitation except as pro-
vided herein, relinquish to the Company all right, title, and
interest of the United States in and to the Federal Property
and shall evidence that relinquishment by conveying to the
Company a quitclaim deed to the Federal Property.
(b) RELINQUISHMENT
OF PROPERTY
TO SITKA.—
Upon relinquishment of the Federal Property to the Com-
pany under subsection (a), the Company shall transfer all
right, title, and interest of the Company in the Sitka Prop-
erty to Sitka.
(c) AVAILABILITY OF MAPS.—The map referred to in
section 3(8) depicting the Sitka Property shall be on file
and available for public inspection in the office of the Man-
ager of the City and Borough of Sitka until the conveyance
described in subsection (b), at which time the map shall
be recorded along with the deed.
SEC. 5. PROCESSING OF AND TERMS AND CONDITIONS RE-
LATING TO LAND EXCHANGE.
(a) SURVEYS.—Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, the Secretary of the Interior may conduct and ap-
prove all cadastral surveys that are necessary for comple-
tion of the exchange. The cost of any surveys shall be borne
by the Company.
(b) EQUAL VALUE EXCHANGE.—The values of the Fed-
eral Property and the Company Property are deemed to
be of equal value.
(c) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary is directed to
implement and administer the rights and obligations of the
United States under this Act.
(d) CLEANUP OBLIGATIONS.—Nothing in this Act shall
impact or alter the Company’s rights, duties, and obliga-
tions regarding investigation, remediation, cleanup, and
restoration under its September 10, 1995, Commitment
Agreement with the State of Alaska or other applicable law.
The Company shall utilize its property consistent with that
restrictive covenant recorded on September 
, 1997.
(e) TITLE STANDARDS.—Title to the Company Prop-
erty to be conveyed to the United States shall be acceptable
to the Secretary consistent with the title review standard
of the Attorney General of the United States.
SEC. 6. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
(a) MANAGEMENT OF COMPANY PROPERTY.—Upon ac-
quisition of the Company Property by the United States
pursuant to this Act, said property shall be managed as
a part of the Admiralty Island National Monument and
the Kootznoowoo Wilderness.
(b) AUTHORIZATION TO NEGOTIATE FOR ACQUISITION
OF PROPERTY.—In furtherance of the purposes of the
Kootznoowoo Wilderness, the Secretary, acting through the
Forest Service, is authorized to enter into negotiations with
the owners of private property in Chaik Bay on Admiralty
Island, with the objective of acquiring such property. The
Secretary is authorized to enter into an option to purchase
or an exchange agreement with the owners of such property
to be effected either through existing administrative mecha-
nisms provided by law and regulation, or by subsequent
ratification by Act of Congress.