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Union Calendar No. 306 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2815 
[Report No. 119–354] 
To provide equitable treatment for the people of the Village Corporation 
established for the Native Village of Saxman, Alaska, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 10, 2025 
Mr. BEGICH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
OCTOBER 31, 2025 
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 April 10, 2025] 
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A BILL 
To provide equitable treatment for the people of the Village 
Corporation established for the Native Village of 
Saxman, Alaska, and for other purposes. 
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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 ‘‘Cape Fox Land Entitle-
ment Finalization Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) CAPE FOX.—The term ‘‘Cape Fox’’ means the 
Cape Fox Village Corporation, a Village Corporation 
for the Native Village of Saxman, Alaska, organized 
pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 
(43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.). 
(2) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 
means the approximately 180 acres of surface land 
within the Tongass National Forest in the State of 
Alaska, as generally depicted on the Map. 
(3) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map enti-
tled ‘‘Cape Fox Village Corporation Final Selection’’ 
and dated December 18, 2023. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
SEC. 3. WAIVER OF CORE TOWNSHIP REQUIREMENT FOR 
CERTAIN LAND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 16(b) of 
the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 
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1615(b)), Cape Fox shall not be required to select or receive 
conveyance of the approximately 185 acres of unconveyed 
land described in subsection (b) located within the township 
in which the Native Village of Saxman, Alaska, is located. 
(b) LAND DESCRIBED.—The land referred to in sub-
section (a) is as follows: 
(1) Approximately 40 acres in T. 74 S., R.90 E., 
sec. 10, SWNE, Copper River Meridian. 
(2) Approximately 144.57 acres in T. 75 S., 
R.91 E., sec. 1, lots 1, 3, and 4, Copper River Merid-
ian. 
SEC. 
4. 
SELECTION 
OUTSIDE 
EXTERIOR 
SELECTION 
BOUNDARY. 
(a) SELECTION AND CONVEYANCE OF SURFACE ES-
TATE.—Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, if Cape Fox submits to the Secretary a written 
notice of selection of the Federal land, the Secretary shall, 
on receiving that written notice, convey the Federal land 
to Cape Fox. 
(b) CONVEYANCE OF SUBSURFACE ESTATE.—On con-
veyance to Cape Fox of the surface estate to the Federal 
land under subsection (a), the Secretary shall convey to 
Sealaska Corporation the subsurface estate to that Federal 
land. 
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(c) TIMING.—It is the intent of Congress that the Sec-
retary complete the conveyances to Cape Fox and Sealaska 
Corporation under subsections (a) and (b), respectively, as 
soon as practicable after the date on which the Secretary 
receives a written notice of the selection of Cape Fox under 
subsection (a), but not later than 180 days after the date 
on which the Secretary receives that written notice. 
(d) ENTITLEMENT FULFILLED.—The conveyance of 
Federal land to Cape Fox and the subsurface interest in 
the Federal land to Sealaska Corporation under subsections 
(a) and (b), respectively, shall be considered to fulfill the 
entitlement of— 
(1) Cape Fox under section 16 of the Alaska Na-
tive Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1615); and 
(2) Sealaska Corporation to any subsurface in-
terest in the Federal land under section 14(f) of that 
Act (43 U.S.C. 1613(f)). 
SEC. 5. PUBLIC ACCESS EASEMENT. 
The conveyance of the Federal land under section 4 
shall be subject to the reservation of a public easement under 
section 17(b) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 
(43 U.S.C. 1616(b)) to allow for access to National Forest 
System land further inland on Revillagigedo Island from 
the George Inlet. 
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