‘‘(B) In the case of the sale, disposition, or other use
of common varieties of sand, gravel, stone, pumice, peat,
clay, or cinder resources made after the date of enactment
of this subparagraph, the revenues received by a Regional
Corporation shall not be subject to division under subpara-
graph (A). Nothing in this subparagraph is intended to or
shall be construed to alter the ownership of such sand, grav-
el, stone, pumice, peat, clay, or cinder resources.’’.
SEC. 8. ALASKA NATIVE ALLOTMENT APPLICATIONS.
Section 905(a) of the Alaska National Interest Lands
Conservation Act (43 U.S.C. 1634(a)) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following:
‘‘(7) Paragraph (1) of this subsection and subsection
(d) shall apply, and paragraph (5) of this subsection shall
cease to apply, to an application—
‘‘(A) that is open and pending on the date of en-
actment of this paragraph,
‘‘(B) if the lands described in the application are
in Federal ownership other than as a result of reac-
quisition by the United States after January 3, 1959,
and
‘‘(C) if any protest which is filed by the State
of Alaska pursuant to paragraph (5)(B) with respect
to the application is withdrawn or dismissed either
before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this
paragraph.
‘‘(8)(A) Any allotment application which is open and
pending and which is legislatively approved by enactment
of paragraph (7) shall, when allotted, be made subject to
any easement, trail, or right-of-way in existence on the date
of the Native allotment applicant’s commencement of use
and occupancy.
‘‘(B) The Secretary shall make any factual determina-
tions required to carry out this paragraph.’’.
SEC. 9. VISITOR SERVICES.
Paragraph (1) of section 1307(b) of the Alaska Na-
tional Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3197(b))
is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘Native Corporation’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Native Corporations’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘is most directly affected’’ and
inserting ‘‘are most directly affected’’.
SEC. 10. LOCAL HIRE REPORT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior
shall transmit to Congress a report.
(b) LOCAL HIRE.—The report required by subsection
(a) shall—
(1) indicate the actions taken in carrying out
subsection (b) of section 1308 of the Alaska National
Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3198);
(2) address the recruitment processes that may
restrict employees hired under subsection (a) of such
section from successfully obtaining positions in the
competitive service; and
(3) describe the actions of the Secretary of the
Interior in contracting with Alaska Native Corpora-
tions to provide services with respect to public lands
in Alaska.
(c) COOPERATION.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall
cooperate with the Secretary of the Interior in carrying out
this section with respect to the Forest Service.
Union Calendar No. 383
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2000
[Report No. 105–677]
A BILL
To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act
to make certain clarifications to the land bank
protection provisions, and for other purposes.
AUGUST 5, 1998
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Commit-
tee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and
ordered to be printed