23,040 acres, as generally depicted on the 
maps entitled ‘Haines Selections’, num-
bered 1 and 2, and dated April 19, 2023; 
‘‘(ii) to the Urban Corporation for 
Ketchikan, the surface estate in 8 parcels 
of Federal land comprising approximately 
23,040 acres, as generally depicted on the 
maps entitled ‘Ketchikan Selections’, num-
bered 1 through 4, and dated April 19, 
2023; 
‘‘(iii) to the Urban Corporation for 
Petersburg, the surface estate in 12 par-
cels of Federal land comprising approxi-
mately 23,040 acres, as generally depicted 
on the maps entitled ‘Petersburg Selec-
tions’, numbered 1 through 3, and dated 
April 19, 2023; 
‘‘(iv) to the Urban Corporation for 
Tenakee, the surface estate in 15 parcels 
of Federal land comprising approximately 
23,040 acres, as generally depicted on the 
maps entitled ‘Tenakee Selections’, num-
bered 1 through 3, and dated April 19, 
2023; and 
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‘‘(v) to the Urban Corporation for 
Wrangell, the surface estate in 13 parcels 
of Federal land comprising approximately 
23,040 acres, as generally depicted on the 
maps entitled ‘Wrangell Selections’, num-
bered 1 through 5, and dated April 19, 
2023. 
‘‘(B) CONVEYANCES
TO
REGIONAL
COR-
PORATION
FOR
SOUTHEAST
ALASKA.—Subject 
to valid existing rights, on the applicable date 
on which the surface estate in land is conveyed 
to an Urban Corporation under subparagraph 
(A), the Secretary shall convey to the Regional 
Corporation for Southeast Alaska the sub-
surface estate for that land. 
‘‘(C) CONGRESSIONAL INTENT.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause 
(ii), it is the intent of Congress that the 
Secretary complete the interim conveyance 
of the surface estate in land to an Urban 
Corporation under subparagraph (A) not 
later than the date that is 2 years after 
the applicable date of incorporation of the 
Urban Corporation under section 16(e)(1). 
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‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION.—As the Secretary 
determines to be necessary, the Secretary 
may extend the 2-year deadline established 
by clause (i) by not more than 1 year for 
any individual parcel of land to allow for 
the conclusion of any pending appeal of a 
public easement decision for the applicable 
parcel pursuant to section 17(b), subject to 
the requirement that the final conveyance 
of the surface estate with respect to the 
applicable parcel shall be completed as 
soon as practicable after the date on which 
the appeal is concluded. 
‘‘(D) FINALIZATION OF ENTITLEMENT.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The conveyances 
under subparagraph (A) shall be consid-
ered to be the full and final satisfaction of 
the entitlement of the southeastern Alaska 
communities of Haines, Ketchikan, Peters-
burg, Tenakee, and Wrangell under this 
Act, notwithstanding whether the surveyed 
acreage of the parcels of land described in 
clauses (i) through (v) of that subpara-
graph is less than or more than 23,040 
acres in the case of each Urban Corpora-
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tion, subject to the requirement that the 
surveyed acreage shall be not less than 
23,020 acres and not more than 23,060 
acres. 
‘‘(ii) ADJUSTMENTS.—If the total sur-
veyed acreage of land conveyed to an 
Urban Corporation under subparagraph 
(A) is less than 23,020 acres or more than 
23,060 acres, the Secretary, the Secretary 
of Agriculture, and the Urban Corporation 
shall negotiate in good faith to make a mu-
tually agreeable adjustment to the parcels 
of Federal land described in clauses (i) 
through (v) of subparagraph (A) to ensure 
that not less than and not more than 
23,040 acres of land is conveyed to the 
Urban Corporation. 
‘‘(2) WITHDRAWAL.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid exist-
ing rights, the Federal land described in para-
graph (1) is withdrawn from all forms of— 
‘‘(i) entry, appropriation, or disposal 
under the public land laws; 
‘‘(ii) location, entry, and patent under 
the mining laws; and 
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‘‘(iii) disposition under all laws per-
taining to mineral and geothermal leasing 
or mineral materials. 
‘‘(B) 
TERMINATION.—The 
withdrawal 
under subparagraph (A) shall remain in effect 
until the date on which the Federal land is con-
veyed under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) TREATMENT
OF
LAND
CONVEYED.—Ex-
cept as otherwise provided in this section, any land 
conveyed to an Urban Corporation under paragraph 
(1)(A) shall be— 
‘‘(A) considered to be land conveyed by the 
Secretary under section 14(h)(3); and 
‘‘(B) subject to all laws (including regula-
tions) applicable to entitlements under section 
14(h)(3), including section 907(d) of the Alaska 
National Interest Lands Conservation Act (43 
U.S.C. 1636(d)). 
‘‘(4) PUBLIC EASEMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (C), the conveyance and patents for the 
land under paragraph (1)(A) shall be subject to 
the reservation before the conveyance of public 
easements under section 17(b). 
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‘‘(B) TERMINATION.—No public easement 
reserved on land conveyed under paragraph 
(1)(A) shall be terminated by the Secretary 
without publication of notice of the proposed 
termination in the Federal Register. 
‘‘(C) RESERVATION
OF
EASEMENTS.—In 
the conveyance and patent for any parcel of 
land under paragraph (1)(A) for which the 
easement reservation process has not been com-
pleted by the date that is 2 years after the ap-
plicable date of incorporation of the Urban Cor-
poration under section 16(e)(1), or, in the case 
of an appeal of a public easement under section 
17(b), by the date that is 3 years after the ap-
plicable date of incorporation, the Secretary 
shall— 
‘‘(i) convey the parcel of land; and 
‘‘(ii) as part of the conveyance and 
patent for the parcel of land under clause 
(i), reserve the right of the Secretary to 
amend the conveyance and patent to in-
clude reservations of public easements 
under section 17(b) until the date of com-
pletion of the easement reservation proc-
ess. 
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‘‘(D) STATE
OF
ALASKA
EASEMENTS.— 
Nothing in this Act modifies, changes, or termi-
nates the rights-of-way granted to the State 
under— 
‘‘(i) section 4407 of the SAFETEA– 
LU (Public Law 109–59; 119 Stat. 1777); 
or 
‘‘(ii) the 2006 memorandum of under-
standing between the State and the Forest 
Service to implement that section. 
‘‘(5) HUNTING, FISHING, RECREATION, AND AC-
CESS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Any land conveyed 
under paragraph (1)(A), including access to the 
land through roadways, trails, and forest roads, 
shall remain open and available to subsistence 
uses, noncommercial recreational hunting and 
fishing, and other noncommercial recreational 
uses by the public under applicable law— 
‘‘(i) without liability on the part of the 
Urban Corporation, except for willful acts 
of the Urban Corporation, to any user as 
a result of the use; and 
‘‘(ii) subject to— 
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‘‘(I) any reasonable restrictions 
that may be imposed by the Urban 
Corporation on the public use— 
‘‘(aa) to ensure public safe-
ty; 
‘‘(bb) to minimize conflicts 
between recreational and com-
mercial uses; 
‘‘(cc) to protect cultural re-
sources; 
‘‘(dd) to conduct scientific 
research; or 
‘‘(ee) to provide environ-
mental protection; and 
‘‘(II) the condition that the 
Urban Corporation post on any appli-
cable property, in accordance with 
State law, notices of the restrictions 
on use. 
‘‘(B) EFFECT.—Access provided to any in-
dividual or entity under subparagraph (A) shall 
not— 
‘‘(i) create an interest in any third 
party in the land conveyed under para-
graph (1)(A); or 
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‘‘(ii) provide standing to any third 
party in any review of, or challenge to, any 
determination by the Urban Corporation 
with respect to the management or devel-
opment of the land conveyed under para-
graph (1)(A), except as against the Urban 
Corporation for the management of public 
access under subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(6) MISCELLANEOUS.— 
‘‘(A) SPECIAL USE AUTHORIZATIONS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—On the conveyance 
of land to an Urban Corporation under 
paragraph (1)(A)— 
‘‘(I) any guiding or outfitting 
special use authorization issued by the 
Forest Service for the use of the con-
veyed land shall terminate; and 
‘‘(II) as a condition of the con-
veyance and consistent with section 
14(g), the Urban Corporation shall 
issue the holder of the special use au-
thorization terminated under sub-
clause (I) an authorization to continue 
the authorized use, subject to the 
terms and conditions that were in the 
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special use authorization issued by the 
Forest Service, for— 
‘‘(aa) the remainder of the 
term of the authorization; and 
‘‘(bb) 1 additional consecu-
tive 10-year renewal period. 
‘‘(ii) NOTICE OF COMMERCIAL ACTIVI-
TIES.—The Urban Corporation, and any 
holder of a guiding or outfitting authoriza-
tion under this subparagraph, shall have a 
mutual obligation, subject to the guiding 
or outfitting authorization, to inform the 
other party of any commercial activities 
prior to engaging in the activities on the 
land conveyed to the Urban Corporation 
under paragraph (1)(A). 
‘‘(iii) 
NEGOTIATION
OF
NEW 
TERMS.—Nothing in this paragraph pre-
cludes the Urban Corporation and the 
holder of a guiding or outfitting authoriza-
tion from negotiating a new mutually 
agreeable guiding or outfitting authoriza-
tion. 
‘‘(iv) LIABILITY.—Neither the Urban 
Corporation nor the United States shall 
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bear any liability, except for willful acts of 
the Urban Corporation or the United 
States, regarding the use and occupancy of 
any land conveyed to the Urban Corpora-
tion under paragraph (1)(A), as provided 
in any outfitting or guiding authorization 
under this paragraph. 
‘‘(B) MUTUAL
USE
AGREEMENT
FOR 
ROADS AND FACILITIES.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of 
Agriculture shall seek to enter into a bind-
ing mutual use agreement for— 
‘‘(I) the use of National Forest 
System roads and related transpor-
tation facilities (including marine ac-
cess facilities, log transfer facilities, 
sort yards, and associated log rafting 
and storage areas) in the Tongass 
National Forest by the Urban Cor-
poration and designees of the Urban 
Corporation; and 
‘‘(II) the use of the roads and re-
lated transportation facilities (includ-
ing marine access facilities, log trans-
fer facilities, sort yards, and associ-
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ated log rafting and storage areas) of 
the Urban Corporation by the Forest 
Service and designees of the Forest 
Service. 
‘‘(ii) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The 
binding mutual use agreement under 
clause (i)— 
‘‘(I) shall provide that the use of 
road and transportation facilities in-
frastructure by a third party shall not 
begin until the date on which the 
third party signs a mutual use agree-
ment entered into with the Urban 
Corporation; 
‘‘(II) shall provide that the State 
(including entities and designees of 
the State) shall be authorized to use 
the roads and related transportation 
facilities of the Urban Corporation on 
substantially similar terms as are pro-
vided by the Urban Corporation to the 
Forest Service; 
‘‘(III) shall include restrictions 
on, and fees for, the use of the Na-
tional Forest System roads and re-
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lated transportation facilities in exist-
ence as of the date of enactment of 
this section, as necessary, that are 
reasonable and comparable to the re-
strictions and fees imposed by the 
Forest Service for the use of the 
roads and related transportation fa-
cilities; 
‘‘(IV) shall not restrict or limit 
any access to the roads and related 
transportation facilities of the Urban 
Corporation or the Forest Service that 
may be otherwise provided by valid ex-
isting rights and agreements in exist-
ence as of the date of enactment of 
this section; and 
‘‘(V) shall provide for periodic 
updates to the mutual use agreement 
if the terms and conditions of the up-
dated mutual use agreement are con-
sistent with the terms and conditions 
described in subclauses (I) through 
(IV). 
‘‘(iii) INTENT
OF
CONGRESS.—It is 
the intent of Congress that the mutual use 
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agreement under clause (i) shall be entered 
into as soon as practicable after the date 
of enactment of this section and in any 
case by not later than 1 year after the date 
of incorporation of the Urban Corporation. 
‘‘(iv) CONTINUED
ACCESS.—Begin-
ning on the date on which the land is con-
veyed to the Urban Corporation under 
paragraph (1)(A) and ending on the effec-
tive date of a binding mutual use agree-
ment entered into under clause (i), the 
Urban Corporation shall provide and allow 
administrative access to roads and related 
transportation facilities on the land under 
substantially similar terms as are provided 
by the Forest Service as of the date of en-
actment of this section. 
‘‘(C) EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Nothing in this 
section delays the duty of the Secretary to 
convey land to— 
‘‘(I) the State under Public Law 
85–508 (commonly known as the 
‘Alaska Statehood Act’) (48 U.S.C. 
note prec. 21); or 
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‘‘(II) 
a 
Native 
Corporation 
under— 
‘‘(aa) this Act; or 
‘‘(bb) 
the 
Alaska 
Land 
Transfer Acceleration Act (43 
U.S.C. 1611 note; Public Law 
108–452). 
‘‘(ii) STATEHOOD ENTITLEMENT.— 
‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—Statehood se-
lections under Public Law 85–508 
(commonly known as the ‘Alaska 
Statehood Act’) (48 U.S.C. note prec. 
21) are not displaced by the parcels of 
land described in clauses (i) through 
(v) of paragraph (1)(A). 
‘‘(II) 
BOUNDARY
ADJUST-
MENTS.—In the event of a dispute be-
tween an area selected as a Statehood 
selection and a parcel of land referred 
to in subclause (I), the Secretary shall 
work with the Urban Corporation and 
the State in good faith to adjust the 
boundary of the parcel to exclude any 
area selected as a Statehood selection. 
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‘‘(iii) CONVEYANCES.—The Secretary 
shall promptly proceed with the conveyance 
of all land necessary to fulfill the final en-
titlement of all Native Corporations in ac-
cordance with— 
‘‘(I) this Act; and 
‘‘(II) the Alaska Land Transfer 
Acceleration Act (43 U.S.C. 1611 
note; Public Law 108–452). 
‘‘(iv) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing 
in this section enlarges or diminishes the 
responsibility and authority of the State 
with respect to the management of fish 
and wildlife on public land in the State. 
‘‘(D) MAPS.— 
‘‘(i) AVAILABILITY.—Each map re-
ferred to in paragraph (1)(A) shall be 
available in the appropriate offices of the 
Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(ii) CORRECTIONS.—The Secretary, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Agri-
culture, may make any necessary correc-
tion to a clerical or typographical error in 
a map referred to in paragraph (1)(A). 
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‘‘(7) ESCROW FUNDS.—Beginning on the date 
of enactment of this section, the escrow require-
ments of section 2 of Public Law 94–204 (43 U.S.C. 
1613 note) shall apply to proceeds (including inter-
est) derived from the land withdrawn under para-
graph (2). 
‘‘(c) CONVEYANCE OF ROADS, TRAILS, LOG TRANS-
FER FACILITIES, LEASES, AND APPURTENANCES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The land conveyed to an 
Urban Corporation under subsection (b)(1)(A) shall 
include all right, title, and interest of the United 
States in all roads, trails, log transfer facilities, 
leases, and appurtenances on or related to the land 
conveyed to the Urban Corporation. 
‘‘(2) CONDITIONS.—The land conveyed to an 
Urban Corporation under subsection (b)(1)(A) shall 
be subject to all valid existing rights in accordance 
with section 14(g), including any reciprocal rights- 
of-way, easements, or agreements for the use of the 
roads, trails, log transfer facilities, leases, and ap-
purtenances conveyed under subsection (b)(1)(A). 
‘‘(3) CONTINUATION OF AGREEMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—On or before the date 
on which land is conveyed to an Urban Cor-
poration under subsection (b)(1)(A), the Sec-
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retary shall provide to the Urban Corporation 
notice of all reciprocal rights-of-way, easements, 
and agreements for use of the roads, trails, log 
transfer facilities, leases, and appurtenances on 
or related to the land in existence as of the date 
of enactment of this section. 
‘‘(B) REQUIREMENT.—In accordance with 
section 14(g), any right-of-way, easement, or 
agreement described in subparagraph (A) shall 
continue unless the right-of-way, easement, or 
agreement— 
‘‘(i) expires under its own terms; or 
‘‘(ii) is mutually renegotiated. 
‘‘(d) SETTLEMENT TRUST.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Each Urban Corporation 
may establish a settlement trust in accordance with 
section 39 for the purposes of promoting the health, 
education, and welfare of the trust beneficiaries, and 
preserving the Native heritage and culture, of the 
community 
of 
Haines, 
Ketchikan, 
Petersburg, 
Tenakee, or Wrangell, as applicable. 
‘‘(2) PROCEEDS
AND
INCOME.—The proceeds 
and income from the principal of a trust established 
under paragraph (1) shall— 
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‘‘(A) first be applied to the support of 
those enrollees, and the descendants of the en-
rollees, who are elders or minor children; and 
‘‘(B) thereafter to the support of all other 
enrollees. 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 
$12,500,000, to be used by the Secretary to provide 5 
grants in the amount of $2,500,000 each, to be used only 
for activities that support the implementation of this sec-
tion, including planning and development.’’. 
Æ 
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