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‘‘(iii) For purposes of this subparagraph and
subparagraph (C), the term ‘Regional Corporation’
shall refer only to Doyon, Limited.’’; and
(2) in subparagraph (E) (as so redesignated),
by striking ‘‘(A) or (B)’’ and inserting ‘‘(A), (B), or
(C)’’.
(b) FAILURE TO APPEAL NOT PROHIBITIVE.—Sec-
tion 12(c) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43
U.S.C. 1611(c)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(5) Subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of para-
graph (4) shall apply, notwithstanding the failure of
the Regional Corporation to have appealed the rejec-
tion of a selection during the conveyance of the rel-
evant surface estate.’’.
SEC. 1414. AMENDMENT TO PUBLIC LAW 102–415.
Section 20 of the Alaska Land Status Technical Cor-
rections Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 2129), is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(h) Establishment of the account under subsection
(b) and conveyance of land under subsection (c), if any,
shall be treated as though 3,520 acres of land had been
conveyed to Gold Creek under section 14(h)(2) of the
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act for which rights to
subsurface estate are hereby provided to CIRI. Within 1
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year from the date of the enactment of this subsection,
CIRI shall select 3,520 acres of land from the area des-
ignated for selection by paragraph I.B.(2)(b) of the docu-
ment identified in section 12(b) (referring to the
Talkeetna Mountains) of the Act of January 2, 1976 (43
U.S.C. 1611 note). Not more than five selections shall be
made under this subsection, each of which shall be reason-
ably compact and in whole sections, except when separated
by unavailable land or when the remaining entitlement is
less than a whole section.’’.
SEC. 1415. CLARIFICATION ON TREATMENT OF BONDS
FROM A NATIVE CORPORATION.
Section 29(c) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement
Act (43 U.S.C. 1626(c)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (3)(A), by inserting ‘‘and on
bonds received from a Native Corporation’’ after
‘‘from a Native Corporation’’; and
(2) in paragraph (3)(B), by inserting ‘‘or bonds
issued by a Native Corporation which bonds shall be
subject to the protection of section 7(h) until volun-
tarily and expressly sold or pledged by the share-
holder subsequent to the date of distribution’’ before
the semicolon.
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SEC. 1416. MINING CLAIMS.
Paragraph (3) of section 22(c) of the Alaska Native
Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1621(c)) is amended—
(1) by striking out ‘‘regional corporation’’ each
place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Re-
gional Corporation’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘The
provisions of this section shall apply to Haida Cor-
poration and the Haida Traditional Use Sites, which
shall be treated as a Regional Corporation for the
purposes of this paragraph, except that any revenues
remitted to Haida Corporation under this section
shall not be subject to distribution pursuant to sec-
tion 7(i) of this Act.’’.
SEC. 1417. SALE, DISPOSITION, OR OTHER USE OF COMMON
VARIETIES OF SAND, GRAVEL, STONE, PUM-
ICE, PEAT, CLAY, OR CINDER RESOURCES.
Subsection (i) of section 7 of the Alaska Native
Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1606(i)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘Seventy per centum’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(A) Except as provided by subparagraph
(B), seventy percent’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(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 during a fiscal year ending
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after the date of enactment of this subparagraph, the reve-
nues received by a Regional Corporation shall not be sub-
ject to division under subparagraph (A). Nothing in this
subparagraph is intended to or shall be construed to alter
the ownership of such sand, gravel, stone, pumice, peat,
clay, or cinder resources.’’.
SEC. 1418. 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
enactment of this paragraph,
‘‘(B) if the lands described in the application
are in Federal ownership other than as a result of
reacquisition 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.
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‘‘(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 jurisdiction of the Secretary is extended to
make any factual determinations required to carry out this
paragraph.’’.
SEC. 1419. 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 in-
serting ‘‘Native Corporations’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘is most directly affected’’ and
inserting ‘‘are most directly affected’’.
SEC. 1420. 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 Na-
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tional 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 carry-
ing out this section with respect to the Forest Service.
SEC. 1421. SHAREHOLDER BENEFITS.
Section 7 of the Alaskan Native Claims Settlement
Act (43 U.S.C. 1606) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
‘‘(r) BENEFITS FOR SHAREHOLDERS OR IMMEDIATE
FAMILIES.—The authority of a Native Corporation to pro-
vide benefits to its shareholders who are Natives or de-
scendants of Natives or to its shareholders’ immediate
family members who are Natives or descendants of Na-
tives to promote the health, education, or welfare of such
shareholders or family members is expressly authorized
and confirmed. Eligibility for such benefits need not be
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based on share ownership in the Native Corporation and
such benefits may be provided on a basis other than pro
rata based on share ownership.’’.
Subtitle C—Miscellaneous
Provisions
SEC. 1431. MORATORIUM ON FEDERAL MANAGEMENT.
Prior to December 31, 1999, neither the Secretary
of the Interior nor the Secretary of Agriculture may issue
or implement final regulations, rules, or policies pursuant
to title VIII of the Alaska National Interest Lands Con-
servation Act (16 U.S.C. 3111 et seq.) to assert jurisdic-
tion, management, or control over the navigable waters
transferred to the State of Alaska pursuant to the Sub-
merged Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.) or the Act
entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for the admission of the State
of Alaska into the Union’’, approved July 7, 1958 (Public
Law 85–508; 72 Stat. 339).
SEC. 1432. EASEMENT FOR CHUGACH ALASKA CORPORA-
TION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, not later than December 11, 1998, the Sec-
retary of Agriculture shall convey to Chugach Alaska Cor-
poration an easement for the construction, use, and main-
tenance of forest roads and related facilities necessary for
access to and economic development of the land interests
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in the Carbon Mountain and Katalla vicinity that were
conveyed to Chugach Alaska Corporation pursuant to the
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. The public shall be
permitted use of the roads pursuant to the terms and con-
ditions contained in the 1982 Chugach Natives, Inc. Set-
tlement Agreement. The location of the easement is de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘Carbon Mountain Access
Easement’’ and dated November 4, 1997. Nothing in this
section waives any legal environmental requirement with
respect to the actual road construction.
(b) CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE.—Construc-
tion and maintenance of any roads pursuant to subsection
(a) shall be in accordance with the best management prac-
tices of the Forest Service as promulgated in the Forest
Service Handbook.
(c) SETTLEMENT
AGREEMENT
TO
REMAIN
IN
FORCE.—Nothing in this section shall be construed as im-
pairing or diminishing any right granted Chugach Alaska
Corporation under the 1982 Chugach Natives, Inc. Settle-
ment Agreement.
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