Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, or essentially con-
sisted of mountain tops; 
(G) Sealaska in 1975 requested that Congress 
amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 
U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) to permit the Regional Corpora-
tion to select lands inside of the withdrawal areas es-
tablished for southeast Alaska Native villages under 
section 16 of that Act (43 U.S.C. 1615), otherwise, 
there were no areas available for selection; and 
(H) in 1976 Congress amended section 16 of the 
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 
1615) to allow Sealaska to select lands under section 
14(h)(8) of that Act (43 U.S.C. 1613(h)(8)) from land 
located inside, rather than outside, the withdrawal 
areas established for southeast Alaska Native villages; 
(7) the 10 Alaska Native village withdrawal 
areas in southeast Alaska surround the Alaska Native 
communities of Yakutat, Hoonah, Angoon, Kake, 
Kasaan, Klawock, Craig, Hydaburg, Klukwan, and 
Saxman; 
(8)(A) the existing conveyance requirements of 
the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 
1601 et seq.) for southeast Alaska limit the land eligi-
ble for conveyance to Sealaska to the original with-
drawal areas surrounding 10 Alaska Native villages 
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in southeast Alaska, which precludes Sealaska from 
selecting land located— 
(i) in any withdrawal area established for 
the Urban Corporations for Sitka and Juneau, 
Alaska; or 
(ii) outside the 10 Alaska Native village 
withdrawal areas; and 
(B) unlike other Regional Corporations, Sealaska 
is not authorized to request land located outside the 
withdrawal areas described in subparagraph (A) if 
the withdrawal areas are insufficient to complete the 
land entitlement of Sealaska under the Alaska Native 
Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.); 
(9)(A) the deadline for applications for selection 
of cemetery sites and historic places on land outside 
withdrawal areas established under section 14 of the 
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 
1613) was July 1, 1976; 
(B)(i) as of that date, the Bureau of Land Man-
agement notified Sealaska that the total entitlement of 
Sealaska would be approximately 200,000 acres; and 
(ii) Sealaska made entitlement allocation deci-
sions for cultural sites and economic development 
sites based on that original estimate; 
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(C) as a result of the Alaska Land Transfer Ac-
celeration Act (Public Law 108–452; 118 Stat. 3575) 
and subsequent related determinations and actions of 
the Bureau of Land Management, it became clear 
within the last decade that Sealaska would be entitled 
to receive a total of approximately 365,000 acres pur-
suant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 
U.S.C. 1601 et seq.); 
(10) in light of the revised Bureau of Land Man-
agement estimate of the total number of acres that 
Sealaska will receive pursuant to the Alaska Native 
Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), and 
in consultation with Members of Alaska’s congres-
sional delegation, Sealaska and its shareholders be-
lieve that it is appropriate to allocate more of the en-
titlement of Sealaska to— 
(A) the acquisition of places of sacred, cul-
tural, traditional, and historical significance; 
(B) the acquisition of sites with traditional 
and recreational use value and sites suitable for 
renewable energy development; and 
(C) the acquisition of lands that are not 
within the watersheds of Native and non-Native 
communities and are suitable economically and 
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environmentally for natural resource develop-
ment; 
(11) 44 percent (820,000 acres) of the 10 Alaska 
Native village withdrawal areas established under the 
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 
et seq.) described in paragraphs (7) and (8) are com-
posed of salt water and not available for selection; 
(12) of land subject to the selection rights of 
Sealaska, 110,000 acres are encumbered by guber-
natorial consent requirements under the Alaska Na-
tive Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.); 
(13) in each withdrawal area, there exist other 
unique factors that limit the ability of Sealaska to se-
lect sufficient land to fulfill the land entitlement of 
Sealaska; 
(14) the selection limitations and guidelines ap-
plicable to Sealaska under the Alaska Native Claims 
Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.)— 
(A) are inequitable and inconsistent with 
the purposes of that Act because there is insuffi-
cient land remaining in the withdrawal areas to 
meet the traditional, cultural, and socioeconomic 
needs of the shareholders of Sealaska; and 
(B) make it difficult for Sealaska to select— 
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(i) places of sacred, cultural, tradi-
tional, and historical significance; 
(ii) sites with traditional and recre-
ation use value and sites suitable for renew-
able energy development; and 
(iii) lands that meet the real economic 
needs of the shareholders of Sealaska; 
(15) unless Sealaska is allowed to select land 
outside designated withdrawal areas in southeast 
Alaska, Sealaska will not be able to— 
(A) complete the land entitlement selections 
of Sealaska under the Alaska Native Claims Set-
tlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) in a man-
ner that meets the cultural, social, and economic 
needs of Native shareholders; 
(B) avoid land selections in watersheds that 
are the exclusive drinking water supply for re-
gional communities, support world class salmon 
streams, have been identified as important habi-
tat, or would otherwise be managed by the Forest 
Service as roadless and old growth forest re-
serves; 
(C) secure ownership of places of sacred, 
cultural, traditional, and historical importance 
to the Alaska Natives of southeast Alaska; and 
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(D) continue to support forestry jobs and 
economic opportunities for Alaska Natives and 
other residents of rural southeast Alaska; 
(16)(A) the rate of unemployment in southeast 
Alaska exceeds the statewide rate of unemployment on 
a non-seasonally adjusted basis; 
(B) in November 2012, the Alaska Department of 
Labor and Workforce Development reported the unem-
ployment rate for the Prince of Wales—Hyder census 
area at approximately 12.1 percent; 
(C) in October 2007, the Alaska Department of 
Labor and Workforce Development projected popu-
lation losses between 1996 and 2030 for the Prince of 
Wales—Outer Ketchikan census area at 56.6 percent; 
(D) official unemployment rates severely under-
report the actual level of regional unemployment, par-
ticularly in Native villages; and 
(E) additional job losses will exacerbate out-
migration from Native and non-Native communities 
in southeast Alaska; 
(17) Sealaska has played, and is expected to con-
tinue to play, a significant role in the health of the 
southeast Alaska economy; 
(18) despite the small land base of Sealaska as 
compared to other Regional Corporations (less than 1 
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percent of the total quantity of land allocated pursu-
ant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 
U.S.C. 1601 et seq.)), Sealaska has— 
(A) provided considerable benefits to Alaska 
Native shareholders; 
(B) supported hundreds of jobs for Alaska 
Native shareholders and non-shareholders in 
southeast Alaska for more than 30 years; and 
(C) been a significant economic force in 
southeast Alaska; 
(19) pursuant to the revenue sharing provisions 
of section 7(i) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 
Act (43 U.S.C. 1606(i)), Sealaska has distributed 
more than $300,000,000 during the period beginning 
on January 1, 1971, and ending on December 31, 
2005, to Native Corporations throughout the State of 
Alaska from the development of natural resources, 
which accounts for 42 percent of the total revenues 
shared under that section during that period; 
(20) resource development operations maintained 
by Sealaska— 
(A) support hundreds of jobs in the south-
east Alaska region; 
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(B) make timber available to local and do-
mestic sawmills and other wood products busi-
nesses such as guitar manufacturers; 
(C) support firewood programs for local 
communities; 
(D) support maintenance of roads utilized 
by local communities for subsistence and recre-
ation uses; 
(E) support development of new biomass en-
ergy opportunities in southeast Alaska, reducing 
dependence on high-cost diesel fuel for the gen-
eration of energy; 
(F) provide start-up capital for innovative 
business models in southeast Alaska that create 
new opportunities for non-timber economic devel-
opment in the region, including support for re-
newable biomass initiatives, Alaska Native arti-
sans, and rural mariculture farming; and 
(G) support Native education and cultural 
and language preservation activities; 
(21) if the resource development operations of 
Sealaska cease on land appropriate for those oper-
ations, there will be a significant negative impact 
on— 
(A) southeast Alaska Native shareholders; 
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(B) the cultural preservation activities of 
Sealaska; 
(C) the economy of southeast Alaska; and 
(D) the Alaska Native community that ben-
efits from the revenue-sharing requirements 
under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 
(43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.); 
(22) it is critical that the remaining land enti-
tlement conveyances to Sealaska under the Alaska Na-
tive Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) 
are fulfilled to continue to meet the economic, social, 
and cultural needs of the Alaska Native shareholders 
of southeast Alaska and the Alaska Native community 
throughout Alaska; 
(23) in order to realize cultural preservation 
goals while also diversifying economic opportunities, 
Sealaska should be authorized to select and receive 
conveyance of— 
(A) sacred, cultural, traditional, and his-
toric sites and other places of traditional and 
cultural significance, to facilitate the perpetua-
tion and preservation of Alaska Native culture 
and history; 
(B) other sites with traditional and recre-
ation use value and sites suitable for renewable 
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energy development to facilitate appropriate 
tourism and outdoor recreation enterprises and 
renewable energy development for rural southeast 
Alaska communities; and 
(C) lands that are suitable economically 
and environmentally for natural resource devel-
opment; 
(24) on completion of the conveyances of land to 
Sealaska to fulfill the full land entitlement of 
Sealaska under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 
Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), the encumbrances on 
327,000 acres of Federal land created by the with-
drawal of land for selection by Native Corporations 
in southeast Alaska should be removed, which will fa-
cilitate thorough and complete planning and efficient 
management relating to national forest land in south-
east Alaska by the Forest Service; 
(25) although the Tribal Forest Protection Act 
(25 U.S.C. 3101 note; Public Law 108–278) defines 
the term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ to include Indian tribes 
under section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and 
Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b), a term 
which includes ‘‘any Alaska Native village or regional 
or village corporation as defined in or established 
pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 
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. . .’’, the Tribal Forest Protection Act does not define 
the term ‘‘Indian forest land or rangeland’’ to include 
lands owned by Alaska Native Corporations, includ-
ing Sealaska, which are the primary Indian forest 
land owners in Alaska, and therefore, the Tribal For-
est Protection Act should be amended in a manner 
that will— 
(A) permit Native Corporations, including 
Sealaska, as Indian forest land owners in Alas-
ka, to work with the Secretary of Agriculture 
under the Tribal Forest Protection Act to address 
forest fire and insect infestation issues, including 
the spread of the spruce bark beetle in southeast 
and southcentral Alaska, which threaten the 
health of the Native forestlands; and 
(B) ensure that Native Corporations, in-
cluding Sealaska, can participate in programs 
administered by the Secretary of Agriculture 
under the Tribal Forest Protection Act without 
including Native Corporations under the defini-
tion in that Act of ‘‘Indian forest land or range-
land’’ or otherwise amending that Act in a man-
ner that validates, invalidates, or otherwise af-
fects any claim regarding the existence of Indian 
country in the State of Alaska; and 
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(26) although the National Historic Preservation 
Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.) defines the term ‘‘Indian 
tribe’’ to include any ‘‘Native village, Regional Cor-
poration or Village Corporation, as those terms are 
defined in section 3 of the Alaska Native Claims Set-
tlement Act’’, the National Historic Preservation Act 
does not define the term ‘‘Tribal lands’’ to include 
lands owned by Alaska Native Corporations, thereby 
excluding from the National Historic Preservation 
Act cemetery sites and historical places transferred to 
Native Corporations, including Sealaska, pursuant to 
the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and there-
fore, the National Historic Preservation Act should be 
amended in a manner that will— 
(A) permit Native Corporations, including 
Sealaska, as owners of Indian cemetery sites and 
historical places in Alaska, to work with the Sec-
retary of the Interior under the National His-
toric Preservation Act to secure grants and other 
support to manage their own historic sites and 
programs pursuant to that Act; and 
(B) ensure that Native Corporations, in-
cluding Sealaska, can participate in programs 
administered by the Secretary of the Interior 
under the National Historic Preservation Act 
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without including Native Corporations under the 
definition in that Act of ‘‘Tribal lands’’ or other-
wise amending that Act in a manner that vali-
dates, invalidates, or otherwise affects any claim 
regarding the existence of Indian country in the 
State of Alaska. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to address 
the inequitable treatment of Sealaska by allowing Sealaska 
to select the remaining land entitlement of Sealaska under 
section 14 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 
U.S.C. 1613) from designated Federal land in southeast 
Alaska located outside the 10 southeast Alaska Native vil-
lage withdrawal areas in a manner that meets the cultural, 
social, and economic needs of Alaska Native shareholders, 
including the need to maintain jobs supported by Sealaska 
in rural southeast Alaska communities. 
SEC. 4. FINALIZATION OF ENTITLEMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—If, not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary receives a cor-
porate resolution adopted by the board of directors of 
Sealaska agreeing to accept the conveyance of land described 
in subsection (b) in accordance with this Act as full and 
final satisfaction of the remaining land entitlement of 
Sealaska under section 14(h) of the Alaska Native Claims 
Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1613(h)), the Secretary shall— 
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(1) implement the provisions of this Act; and 
(2) charge the entitlement pool under section 
14(h)(8) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 
(43 U.S.C. 1613(h)(8)) 70,075 acres, reduced by the 
number of acres deducted under subsection (b)(2), in 
fulfillment of the remaining land entitlement for 
Sealaska under that Act, notwithstanding whether the 
surveyed acreage of the 25 parcels of land generally 
depicted on the maps as ‘‘Sealaska Selections’’ and 
patented under section 5 is less than or more than 
69,235 acres, reduced by the number of acres deducted 
under subsection (b)(2). 
(b) FINAL ENTITLEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the land described in subsection (a) shall 
consist of— 
(A) the 25 parcels of Federal land com-
prising approximately 69,235 acres that is gen-
erally depicted as ‘‘Sealaska Selections’’ on the 
maps; and 
(B) a total of not more than 840 acres of 
Federal land for cemetery sites and historical 
places comprised of parcels that are applied for 
in accordance with section 6. 
(2) DEDUCTION.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall de-
duct from the number of acres of Federal land 
described in paragraph (1)(A) the number of 
acres of Federal land for which the Secretary has 
issued a conveyance during the period beginning 
on August 1, 2012, and ending on the date of re-
ceipt of the resolution under subsection (a). 
(B) AGREEMENT.—The Secretary, the Sec-
retary of Agriculture, and Sealaska shall nego-
tiate in good faith to make a mutually agreeable 
adjustment to the parcel of Federal land gen-
erally depicted on the maps entitled ‘‘Sealaska 
Land Entitlement Finalization’’, numbered 1 of 
25, and dated January 22, 2013, to implement 
the deduction of acres required by subparagraph 
(A). 
(c) EFFECT OF ACCEPTANCE.—The resolution filed by 
Sealaska in accordance with subsection (a) shall— 
(1) be final and irrevocable; and 
(2) without any further administrative action by 
the Secretary, result in— 
(A) the relinquishment of all existing selec-
tions made by Sealaska under subsection 
14(h)(8) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 
Act (43 U.S.C. 1613(h)(8)); and 
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(B) the termination of all withdrawals by 
section 16 of the Alaska Native Claims Settle-
ment Act (43 U.S.C. 1615), except to the extent 
a selection by a Village Corporation under sub-
sections (b) and (d) of section 16 of the Alaska 
Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1615) 
remains pending, until the date on which those 
selections are resolved. 
(d) FAILURE TO ACCEPT.—If Sealaska fails to file the 
resolution in accordance with subsection (a)— 
(1) the provisions of this Act shall cease to be ef-
fective; and 
(2) the Secretary shall, not later than 27 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act, complete the 
interim conveyance of the remaining land entitlement 
to Sealaska under section 14(h)(8) of the Alaska Na-
tive Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1613(h)(8)) 
from prioritized selections on file with the Secretary 
on the date of enactment of this Act. 
(e) SCOPE OF LAW.—Except as provided in subsections 
(d) and (f), this Act provides the exclusive authority under 
which the remaining land entitlement of Sealaska under 
section 14(h) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 
(43 U.S.C. 1613(h)) may be fulfilled. 
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(f) EFFECT.—Nothing in this Act affects any land that 
is— 
(1) the subject of an application under subsection 
(h)(1) of section 14 of the Alaska Native Claims Set-
tlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1613) that is pending on the 
date of enactment of this Act; and 
(2) conveyed in accordance with that subsection. 
SEC. 5. CONVEYANCES TO SEALASKA. 
(a) INTERIM CONVEYANCE.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, subsections (c), (d), and (e), section 4(b), and section 
7(a), the Secretary shall complete the interim conveyance 
of the 25 parcels of Federal land comprising approximately 
69,235 acres generally depicted on the maps by the date 
that is 60 days after the date of receipt of the resolution 
under section 4(a), subject to the Secretary identifying and 
reserving, by the date that is 2 years after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, or as soon as practicable thereafter, any 
easement that could have been reserved in accordance with 
this Act prior to the interim conveyance. 
(b) WITHDRAWAL.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, the Federal land described in subsection (a) is 
withdrawn from— 
(A) all forms of appropriation under the 
public land laws; 
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(B) location, entry, and patent under the 
mining laws; 
(C) disposition under laws relating to min-
eral or geothermal leasing; and 
(D) selection under the Act of July 7, 1958 
(commonly known as the ‘‘Alaska Statehood 
Act’’) (48 U.S.C. note prec. 21; Public Law 85– 
508). 
(2) TERMINATION.—The withdrawal under para-
graph (1) shall remain in effect until— 
(A) if Sealaska fails to file a resolution in 
accordance with section 4(a), the date that is 90 
days after the date of enactment of this Act; or 
(B) the date on which the Federal land is 
conveyed under subsection (a). 
(c) TREATMENT OF LAND CONVEYED.—Except as oth-
erwise provided in this Act, any land conveyed to Sealaska 
under subsection (a) shall be— 
(1) considered to be land conveyed by the Sec-
retary under section 14(h)(8) of the Alaska Native 
Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1613(h)(8)); and 
(2) subject to all laws (including regulations) 
applicable to entitlements under section 14(h)(8) of 
the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 
1613(h)(8)), including section 907(d) of the Alaska 
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National Interest Lands Conservation Act (43 U.S.C. 
1636(d)). 
(d) EASEMENTS.— 
(1) PUBLIC EASEMENTS.—The deeds of convey-
ance for the land under subsection (a) shall be subject 
to the reservation of public easements under section 
17(b) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 
U.S.C. 1616(b)). 
(2) RESEARCH EASEMENT.—In the deed of con-
veyance for the land generally depicted on the map 
entitled ‘‘Sealaska Land Entitlement Finalization’’, 
numbered 7 of 25, and dated January 22, 2013, the 
Secretary shall reserve an easement— 
(A) to access and continue Forest Service 
research activities on the study plots located on 
the land; and 
(B) that shall remain in effect for a 10-year 
period beginning on the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
(3) KOSCUISKO ISLAND ROAD EASEMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The deeds of conveyance 
for the land on Koscuisko Island under sub-
section (a) shall grant to Sealaska an easement 
providing access to and use by Sealaska of the 
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log transfer facility at Shipley Bay on Koscuisko 
Island, subject to— 
(i) the agreement under subparagraph 
(C); and 
(ii) the agreement under section 7(b). 
(B) SCOPE OF THE EASEMENT.—The ease-
ment under subparagraph (A) shall enable 
Sealaska— 
(i) to construct, use, and maintain a 
road connecting the Forest Service Road 
known as ‘‘Cape Pole Road’’ to the Forest 
Service Road known as ‘‘South Shipley Bay 
Road’’ within the corridor depicted on the 
map entitled ‘‘Sealaska Land Entitlement 
Finalization’’, numbered 3 of 25, and dated 
January 22, 2013; 
(ii) to use, maintain, and if necessary, 
reconstruct the Forest Service Road known 
as ‘‘South Shipley Bay Road’’ referred to in 
clause (i) to access the log transfer facility 
at Shipley Bay; and 
(iii) to use, maintain, and expand the 
log transfer and sort yard facility at Ship-
ley Bay that is within the area depicted on 
the map entitled ‘‘Sealaska Land Entitle-
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ment Finalization’’, numbered 3 of 25 and 
dated January 22, 2013. 
(C) ROADS
AND
FACILITIES
USE
AGREE-
MENT.—In addition to the agreement under sec-
tion 7(b), the Secretary and Sealaska shall enter 
into an agreement relating to the access, use, 
maintenance, and improvement of the roads and 
facilities under this paragraph. 
(D) DETERMINATION OF LOCATION; LEGAL 
DESCRIPTION.—Sealaska shall— 
(i) in consultation with the Secretary, 
determine the location within the corridor 
of the centerline of the road described in 
subparagraph (B)(i); and 
(ii) provide to the Secretary a legal de-
scription of the centerline acceptable for 
granting the easement described in subpara-
graph (B)(i). 
(E) EFFECT.—Nothing in this paragraph 
shall preempt or otherwise affect State or local 
regulatory authority. 
(e) HUNTING, FISHING, AND RECREATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Any land conveyed under sub-
section (a) that is located outside a withdrawal area 
designated under section 16(a) of the Alaska Native 
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Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1615(a)) shall re-
main open and available to subsistence uses and non-
commercial recreational hunting and fishing and 
other recreational uses by the public under applicable 
law— 
(A) without liability on the part of 
Sealaska, except for willful acts, to any user as 
a result of the use; and 
(B) subject to— 
(i) any reasonable restrictions that 
may be imposed by Sealaska on the public 
use— 
(I) to ensure public safety; 
(II) to minimize conflicts between 
recreational and commercial uses; 
(III) to protect cultural resources; 
(IV) to conduct scientific research; 
or 
(V) to provide environmental pro-
tection; and 
(ii) the condition that Sealaska post on 
any applicable property, in accordance with 
State law, notices of the restrictions on use. 
(2) EFFECT.—Access provided to any individual 
or entity under paragraph (1) shall not— 
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(A) create an interest in any third party in 
the land conveyed under subsection (a); or 
(B) provide standing to any third party in 
any review of, or challenge to, any determination 
by Sealaska with respect to the management or 
development of the land conveyed under sub-
section (a). 
SEC. 6. CEMETERY SITES AND HISTORICAL PLACES. 
(a) 
IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 
section 
14(h)(1)(E) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 
U.S.C. 1613(h)(1)(E)), Sealaska may submit applications 
for the conveyance under section 14(h)(1)(A) of the Alaska 
Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1613(h)(1)(A)) of 
not more than 127 cemetery sites and historical places— 
(1) that are listed in the document entitled 
‘‘Sealaska Cemetery Sites and Historical Places’’ and 
dated January 18, 2013; 
(2) that are cemetery sites and historical places 
included in the report by Wilsey and Ham, Inc., enti-
tled ‘‘1975 Native Cemetery and Historic Sites of 
Southeast Alaska (Preliminary Report)’’ and dated 
October 1975; and 
(3) for which Sealaska has not previously sub-
mitted an application. 
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(b) PROCEDURE FOR EVALUATING APPLICATIONS.— 
Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Secretary 
shall consider all applications submitted under this section 
in accordance with the criteria and procedures set forth in 
applicable regulations in effect as of the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
(c) CONVEYANCE.—The Secretary may convey ceme-
tery sites and historical places under this section that result 
in the conveyance of a total of approximately 840 acres of 
Federal land comprised of parcels that are— 
(1) applied for in accordance with this section; 
and 
(2) subject to— 
(A) valid existing rights; 
(B) the public access provisions of sub-
section (f); 
(C) the condition that the conveyance of 
land for the site listed under subsection (a)(1) as 
‘‘Bay of Pillars Portage’’ is limited to 25 acres 
in T.60 S., R.72 E., Sec. 28, Copper River Me-
ridian; and 
(D) the condition that any access to or use 
of the cemetery sites and historical places shall 
be consistent with the management plans for ad-
jacent public land, if the management plans are 
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more restrictive than the laws (including regula-
tions) applicable under subsection (g). 
(d) TIMELINE.—No application for a cemetery site or 
historical place may be submitted under subsection (a) after 
the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
(e) SELECTION OF ADDITIONAL CEMETERY SITES.— 
If Sealaska submits timely applications to the Secretary in 
accordance with subsections (a) and (d) for all 127 sites 
listed under subsection (a)(1), and the Secretary rejects any 
of those applications in whole or in part— 
(1) not later than 2 years after the date on 
which the Secretary completes the conveyance of eligi-
ble cemetery sites and historical places applied for 
under subsection (a), Sealaska may submit applica-
tions for the conveyance under section 14(h)(1)(A) of 
the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 
1613(h)(1)(A)) of additional cemetery sites, the total 
acreage of which, together with the cemetery sites and 
historical places previously conveyed by the Secretary 
under subsection (c), shall not exceed 840 acres; and 
(2) the Secretary shall— 
(A) consider any applications for the con-
veyance of additional cemetery sites in accord-
ance with subsection (b); and 
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(B) if the applications are approved, pro-
vide for the conveyance of the sites in accordance 
with subsection (c). 
(f) PUBLIC ACCESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), any 
land conveyed under this section shall be subject to— 
(A) the reservation of public easements 
under section 17(b) of the Alaska Native Claims 
Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1616(b)); and 
(B) public access across the conveyed land 
in cases in which no reasonable alternative ac-
cess around the land is available, without liabil-
ity to Sealaska, except for willful acts, to any 
user by reason of the use. 
(2) LIMITATIONS.—The public access and use 
under subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) shall be 
subject to— 
(A) any reasonable restrictions that may be 
imposed by Sealaska on the public access and 
use— 
(i) to ensure public safety; 
(ii) to protect and conduct research on 
the historic, archaeological, and cultural re-
sources of the conveyed land; or 
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(iii) to provide environmental protec-
tion; 
(B) the condition that Sealaska post on any 
applicable property, in accordance with State 
law, notices of the restrictions on the public ac-
cess and use; and 
(C) the condition that the public access and 
use shall not be incompatible with or in deroga-
tion of the values of the area as a cemetery site 
or historical place, as provided in section 
2653.11 of title 43, Code of Federal Regulations 
(or a successor regulation). 
(3) EFFECT.—Access provided to any individual 
or entity by paragraph (1) shall not— 
(A) create an interest in any third party in 
the land conveyed under this section; or 
(B) provide standing to any third party in 
any review of, or challenge to, any determination 
by Sealaska with respect to the management or 
development of the land conveyed under this sec-
tion. 
(g) TREATMENT OF LAND CONVEYED.—Except as oth-
erwise provided in this Act, any land conveyed to Sealaska 
under this section shall be— 
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(1) considered land conveyed by the Secretary 
under section 14(h)(1) of the Alaska Native Claims 
Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1613(h)(1)); and 
(2) subject to all laws (including regulations) 
applicable to conveyances under section 14(h)(1) of 
the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 
1613(h)(1)), including section 907(d) of the Alaska 
National Interest Lands Conservation Act (43 U.S.C. 
1636(d)). 
SEC. 7. MISCELLANEOUS. 
(a) SPECIAL USE AUTHORIZATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—On the conveyance of land to 
Sealaska under section 5(a)— 
(A) any guiding or outfitting special use 
authorization issued by the Forest Service for the 
use of the conveyed land shall terminate; and 
(B) as a condition of the conveyance and 
consistent with section 14(g) of the Alaska Native 
Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1613(g)), 
Sealaska shall allow the holder of the special use 
authorization terminated under subparagraph 
(A) to continue the authorized use, subject to the 
terms and conditions that were in the special use 
authorization issued by the Forest Service, for— 
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(i) the remainder of the term of the au-
thorization; and 
(ii) 1 additional consecutive 10-year 
renewal period. 
(2) NOTICE
OF
COMMERCIAL
ACTIVITIES.— 
Sealaska and any holder of a guiding or outfitting 
authorization under this subsection shall have a mu-
tual obligation, subject to the guiding or outfitting 
authorization, to inform the other party of any com-
mercial activities prior to engaging in the activities 
on the land conveyed to Sealaska under section 5(a). 
(3) NEGOTIATION OF NEW TERMS.—Nothing in 
this subsection precludes Sealaska and the holder of a 
guiding or outfitting authorization from negotiating 
a new mutually agreeable guiding or outfitting au-
thorization. 
(4) LIABILITY.—Neither Sealaska nor the United 
States shall bear any liability, except for willful acts 
of Sealaska or the United States, regarding the use 
and occupancy of any land conveyed to Sealaska 
under this Act, as provided in any outfitting or guid-
ing authorization under this subsection. 
(b) ROADS AND FACILITIES.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Ag-
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riculture and Sealaska shall negotiate in good faith to de-
velop a binding agreement— 
(1) for the use of National Forest System roads 
and related transportation facilities by Sealaska; and 
(2) the use of Sealaska roads and related trans-
portation facilities by the Forest Service. 
(c) TRADITIONAL TRADE AND MIGRATION ROUTES.— 
(1) ROUTES.— 
(A) THE INSIDE PASSAGE.—The route from 
Yakutat to Dry Bay, as generally depicted on the 
map entitled ‘‘Traditional Trade and Migration 
Route, Neix naax aan na´x—The Inside Passage’’ 
and dated October 17, 2012, shall be known as 
‘‘Neix naax aan na´x’’ (‘‘The Inside Passage’’). 
(B) CANOE ROAD.—The route from the Bay 
of Pillars to Port Camden, as generally depicted 
on the map entitled ‘‘Traditional Trade and Mi-
gration Route, Yakwdeiyı´—Canoe Road’’ and 
dated October 17, 2012, shall be known as 
‘‘Yakwdeiyı´’’ (‘‘Canoe Road’’). 
(C) THE PEOPLE’S ROAD.—The route from 
Portage Bay to Duncan Canal, as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘Traditional Trade 
and Migration Route, Lingı´t Deiyı´—The Peo-
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ple’s Road’’ and dated October 17, 2012, shall be 
known as ‘‘Lingı´t Deiyı´’’ (‘‘The People’s Road’’). 
(2) ACCESS TO TRADITIONAL TRADE AND MIGRA-
TION ROUTES.—The culturally and historically sig-
nificant trade and migration routes designated by 
paragraph (1) shall be open to travel by Sealaska and 
the public in accordance with applicable law, subject 
to such terms, conditions, and special use authoriza-
tions as the Secretary of Agriculture may require. 
(d) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.— 
(1) TRIBAL FOREST PROTECTION.—Section 2 of 
the Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004, (25 U.S.C. 
3115a), is amended by adding at the end a new sub-
section (h): 
‘‘(h)(1) Land owned by an Alaska Native Corporation 
pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 
U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) that is forest land or formerly had a 
forest cover or vegetative cover that is capable of restoration 
shall be eligible for agreements and contracts authorized 
under this Act and administered by the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) Nothing in this subsection validates, invalidates, 
or otherwise affects any claim regarding the existence of In-
dian country (as defined in section 1151 of title 18, United 
States Code) in the State of Alaska.’’. 
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(2) NATIONAL
HISTORIC
PRESERVATION.—Sec-
tion 101(d) of the National Historic Preservation Act, 
(16 U.S.C. 470a(d)), is amended by adding at the end 
a new paragraph (7): 
‘‘(7)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
an Alaska Native tribe, band, nation or other organized 
group or community, including a Native village, Regional 
Corporation, or Village Corporation, shall be eligible to par-
ticipate in all programs administered by the Secretary 
under this Act on behalf of Indian tribes, including, but 
not limited to, securing grants and other support to manage 
their own historic preservation sites and programs on lands 
held by the Alaska Native tribe, band, nation or other orga-
nized group or community, including a Native village, Re-
gional Corporation, or Village Corporation. 
‘‘(B) Nothing in this paragraph validates, invalidates, 
or otherwise affects any claim regarding the existence of In-
dian country (as defined in section 1151 of title 18, United 
States Code) in the State of Alaska.’’. 
(e) EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act delays the 
duty of the Secretary to convey land to— 
(A) the State under the Act of July 7, 1958 
(commonly known as the ‘‘Alaska Statehood 
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Act’’) (48 U.S.C. note prec. 21; Public Law 85– 
508); or 
(B) a Native Corporation under— 
(i) the Alaska Native Claims Settle-
ment Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.); or 
(ii) the Alaska Land Transfer Accel-
eration Act (43 U.S.C. 1611 note; Public 
Law 108–452). 
(2) CONVEYANCES.—The Secretary shall prompt-
ly proceed with the conveyance of all land necessary 
to fulfill the final entitlement of all Native Corpora-
tions in accordance with— 
(A) the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 
Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.); and 
(B) the Alaska Land Transfer Acceleration 
Act (43 U.S.C. 1611 note; Public Law 108–452). 
(f) ESCROW FUNDS.—If Sealaska files the resolution 
in accordance with section 4(a)— 
(1) the escrow requirements of section 2 of Public 
Law 94–204 (43 U.S.C. 1613 note) shall apply to 
proceeds (including interest) derived from the land 
withdrawn under section 5(b) from the date of receipt 
of the resolution; and 
(2) Sealaska shall have no right to any proceeds 
(including interest) held pursuant to the escrow re-
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quirements of section 2 of Public Law 94–204 (43 
U.S.C. 1613 note) that were derived from land origi-
nally withdrawn for selection by section 16 of the 
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 
1615), but not conveyed. 
(g) MAPS.— 
(1) AVAILABILITY.—Each map referred to in this 
Act shall be available in the appropriate offices of the 
Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture. 
(2) CORRECTIONS.—The Secretary of Agriculture 
may make any necessary correction to a clerical or 
typographical error in a map referred to in this Act. 
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Union Calendar No. 150 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 740 
[Report No. 113–203] 
A BILL 
To provide for the settlement of certain claims 
under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, 
and for other purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 10, 2013 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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