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Calendar No. 592 
107TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3048 
[Report No. 107–275] 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 23, 2002 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources 
SEPTEMBER 11, 2002 
Reported by Mr. BINGAMAN, without amendment 
AN ACT 
To resolve the claims of Cook Inlet Region, Inc., to lands 
adjacent to the Russian River in the State of Alaska. 
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 ‘‘Russian River Land 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
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(1) Certain lands adjacent to the Russian River 
in the area of its confluence with the Kenai River 
contain abundant archaeological resources of signifi-
cance to the Native people of the Cook Inlet Region, 
the Kenaitze Indian Tribe, and the citizens of the 
United States. 
(2) Those lands at the confluence of the Rus-
sian River and Kenai River contain abundant fish-
eries resources of great significance to the citizens of 
Alaska. 
(3) Cook Inlet Region, Inc., an Alaska Native 
Regional Corporation formed under the provisions of 
the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971 
(43 U.S.C. 1601 et. seq.) (hereinafter in this Act re-
ferred to as ‘‘ANCSA’’), has selected lands in the 
area pursuant to section 14(h)(1) of such Act (43 
U.S.C. 1613(h)(1)), for their values as historic and 
cemetery sites. 
(4) The United States Bureau of Land Man-
agement, the Federal agency responsible for the ad-
judication of ANCSA selections has not finished ad-
judicating Cook Inlet Region, Inc.’s selections under 
section 14(h)(1) of that Act as of the date of the en-
actment of this Act. 
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(5) The Bureau of Indian Affairs has certified 
a portion of Cook Inlet Region, Inc.’s selections 
under section 14(h)(1) of ANCSA as containing pre-
historic and historic cultural artifacts, and meeting 
the requirements of section 14(h)(1) of that Act. 
(6) A portion of the selections under section 
14(h)(1) of ANCSA made by Cook Inlet Region, 
Inc., and certified by the Bureau of Indian Affairs 
lies within the Chugach National Forest over which 
the United States Forest Service is the agency cur-
rently responsible for the administration of public 
activities, archaeological features, and natural re-
sources. 
(7) A portion of the selections under section 
14(h)(1) of ANCSA and the lands certified by the 
Bureau of Indian Affairs lies within the Kenai Na-
tional Wildlife Refuge over which the United States 
Fish and Wildlife Service is the land managing 
agency currently responsible for the administration 
of public activities, archaeological features, and nat-
ural resources. 
(8) The area addressed by this Act lies within 
the Sqilantnu Archaeological District which was de-
termined eligible for the National Register of His-
toric Places on December 31, 1981. 
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(9) Both the Forest Service and the Fish and 
Wildlife Service dispute the validity and timeliness of 
Cook Inlet Region, Inc.’s selections under section 
14(h)(1) of ANCSA. 
(10) The Forest Service, Fish and Wildlife 
Service, and Cook Inlet Region, Inc., determined 
that it was in the interest of the United States and 
Cook Inlet Region, Inc., to— 
(A) protect and preserve the outstanding 
historic, cultural, and natural resources of the 
area; 
(B) resolve their disputes concerning the 
validity of Cook Inlet Region, Inc.’s selections 
under section 14(h)(1) of ANCSA without liti-
gation; and 
(C) provide for the management of public 
use of the area and protection of the cultural 
resources within the Sqilantnu Archaeological 
District, particularly the management of the 
area at the confluence of the Russian and 
Kenai Rivers. 
(11) Legislation is required to enact the resolu-
tion reached by the Forest Service, the Fish and 
Wildlife Service, and Cook Inlet Region, Inc. 
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