BSNC under the Alaska Native Claims Settle-
ment Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.). 
(3) OFFER TO BSNC.— 
(A) ACCEPTANCE BY BSNC.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to clause 
(ii), if BSNC chooses to accept an offer of 
conveyance of Tract 6 under paragraph 
(2)(B), the Secretary of the Interior shall 
consider Tract 6 as within BSNC’s entitle-
ment under section 14(h)(8) of the Alaska 
Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 
1613(h)(8)) and shall convey Tract 6 to 
BSNC. 
(ii) LEASE BY THE STATE.—The con-
veyance of Tract 6 to BSNC shall be sub-
ject to BSNC negotiating a lease of Tract 
6 to the State at no cost to the State, if 
the State requests such a lease. 
(B) DECLINE BY BSNC.—If BSNC declines 
to accept an offer of conveyance of Tract 6 
under paragraph (2)(B), the Secretary of the 
Interior shall dispose of Tract 6 pursuant to 
the applicable public land laws. 
(f) TERMS OF CONVEYANCE.— 
(1) ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE.— 
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(A) TRACT 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, OR 6.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of 
the Interior shall not convey Tract 1, 
Tract 2, Tract 3, Tract 4, Tract 5, or 
Tract 6 under this section until— 
(I) the Secretary certifies that 
the applicable requirements under sec-
tion 120(h) of the Comprehensive En-
vironmental Response, Compensation, 
and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 
9620(h)) and other applicable envi-
ronmental laws have been satisfied for 
land in such Tract; or 
(II) the Board of Directors of 
BSNC adopts and submits to the Sec-
retary of the Interior a resolution 
stating that BSNC is willing to accept 
Tract 1, Tract 2, Tract 3, Tract 4, 
Tract 5, or Tract 6, as appropriate, 
‘‘as is’’ at the time of such convey-
ance, based on known contamination. 
(ii) AS IS.—In this subparagraph, the 
term ‘‘as is’’ means the physical condition 
of Tract 1, Tract 2, Tract 3, Tract 4, 
Tract 5, or Tract 6, as appropriate, at the 
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time of the conveyance of such Tract, in-
cluding with respect to any known con-
tamination by hazardous materials or sub-
stances. 
(B) LAND
TO
BE
CONVEYED
TO
THE 
STATE OR BSNC.— 
(i) ENVIRONMENTAL
COMPLIANCE.— 
To the extent cleanup and remediation of 
hazardous substances on land in a Tract to 
be conveyed to the State or to BSNC are 
required by existing law, all environmental 
compliance activities pursuant to section 
120(h) of the Comprehensive Environ-
mental Response, Compensation, and Li-
ability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)) 
and other applicable environmental laws 
shall be satisfied. 
(ii) MONITORING
OF
KNOWN
CON-
TAMINATION.—Notwithstanding 
section 
120(h) of the Comprehensive Environ-
mental Response, Compensation, and Li-
ability Act of 1980 and other applicable 
environmental laws, any known contamina-
tion in a Tract to be conveyed that does 
not pose an immediate or long-term health 
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or environmental risk may be routinely 
monitored and managed by the State or 
BSNC, as applicable, through institutional 
controls in accordance with the laws of the 
State. 
(iii) 
LATER
FOUND
CONTAMINA-
TION.—If preexisting contamination from 
hazardous materials and substances are 
found to be present in a Tract after the 
date the Tract is conveyed to the State or 
BSNC, responsibility for cleanup and re-
mediation of such contamination shall con-
tinue to be governed by section 120(h)(3) 
of the Comprehensive Environmental Re-
sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)(3)), applicable 
provisions of chapter 19 of title 14, United 
States Code, and applicable laws of the 
State. 
(C) LAND TO BE RETAINED BY THE COAST 
GUARD.—With respect to land in Tract 1, Tract 
3, or Tract 4 to be retained by the Coast 
Guard, nothing in this section may be construed 
to limit the obligation of the Coast Guard to 
comply with applicable environmental law, in-
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cluding section 120(h) of the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)). 
(2) AIRSTRIP USE.— 
(A) USE BY COAST GUARD.—All convey-
ances under this section shall be subject to— 
(i) an easement granting unlimited 
use of all existing and future landing pads, 
airstrips, runways, and taxiways that are 
located on such Tract conveyed, at no cost 
to the Coast Guard; and 
(ii) the right to access such landing 
pads, airstrips, runways, and taxiways, at 
no cost to the Coast Guard. 
(B) USE BY STATE.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—For any Tract con-
veyed to BSNC under this section, BSNC 
shall provide to the State, if requested and 
pursuant to negotiated terms with the 
State, for no compensation— 
(I) an easement over all existing 
and future airstrips, runways, and 
taxiways located on such Tract; and 
(II) a right of access to and from 
such airstrips, runways, and taxiways. 
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(ii) RIGHT OF ACCESS.—If the State 
requests a right of access for a road from 
the airstrip to the southern tip of Point 
Spencer, the location of such right of ac-
cess shall be determined by the State, in 
consultation 
with 
the 
Secretary 
and 
BSNC, so that such access is compatible 
with other existing or planned infrastruc-
ture development at Point Spencer. 
(3) RELATIONSHIP
TO
PUBLIC
LAND
ORDER 
2650.— 
(A) TRACTS NOT CONVEYED.—Any Tract 
that is not conveyed under this section shall re-
main withdrawn pursuant to Public Land Order 
2650 (published in the Federal Register on 
April 12, 1962). 
(B) TRACTS CONVEYED.—For any Tract 
conveyed under this section, Public Land Order 
2650 
shall 
automatically 
terminate 
upon 
issuance of a conveyance document for such 
Tract. 
(4) 
ARCHEOLOGICAL
AND
CULTURAL
RE-
SOURCES.—Conveyance of any Tract under this sec-
tion shall not affect criminal jurisdiction and respon-
sibilities regarding the potential theft or vandalism 
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of archeological or cultural resources located in or 
on such tracts. 
(5) PERSONAL PROPERTY.— 
(A) CASH SALES AUTHORIZED.—The Sec-
retary of Homeland Security is authorized to 
make cash sales of personal property that is lo-
cated on Tract 4 to BSNC or to the State. 
(B) VALUE.—The total value of the per-
sonal property referred to in subparagraph (A) 
shall be deemed to be $5,580,000. 
(C) PROCEEDS.—Pursuant to section 559 
of the Department of Homeland Security Ap-
propriations Act, 2010 (Public Law 111–83), 
the proceeds from the sale of the personal prop-
erty referred to in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) shall be deposited as offsetting col-
lections into the Coast Guard Environ-
mental Compliance and Restoration Ac-
count; 
(ii) shall be available without further 
appropriation for environmental compli-
ance and restoration activities associated 
with any tract conveyed or to be conveyed 
under this Act; and 
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(iii) shall remain available until ex-
pended. 
(D) UNEXPENDED
BALANCES.—If unex-
pended balances remain in the Coast Guard 
Environmental Compliance and Restoration Ac-
count after the completion of the activities de-
scribed in subparagraph (C)(ii), such balances 
may be expended for any other environmental 
compliance and restoration activities of the 
Coast Guard. 
(g) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 
(1) PREPARATION
OF
MAPS
AND
LEGAL
DE-
SCRIPTION.—As soon as practicable after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Inte-
rior shall prepare maps and legal descriptions of 
Tract 1, Tract 2, Tract 3, Tract 4, Tract 5, and 
Tract 6. In doing so, the Secretary of the Interior 
may use metes and bounds legal descriptions based 
upon the official survey plats of Point Spencer ac-
cepted on December 6, 1978. 
(2) LEGAL EFFECT.—The maps and legal de-
scriptions shall have the same force and effect as if 
the maps and legal descriptions were included in this 
Act, except that the Secretary of the Interior may 
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correct any clerical and typographical errors in the 
maps and legal descriptions. 
(3) AVAILABILITY.—Copies of the maps and 
legal descriptions shall be available for public inspec-
tion in the appropriate offices of— 
(A) the Bureau of Land Management; and 
(B) the United States Coast Guard. 
(4) SURVEY.—Not later than 5 years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
the Interior shall survey Tracts conveyed and patent 
the Tracts in accordance with the official plats of 
survey. 
(h) PUBLIC ACCESS EASEMENTS.—No public access 
easements may be reserved to the United States under 
section 17(b) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 
(43 U.S.C. 1616(b)) with respect to the land conveyed 
under this Act. 
SEC. 5. PORT COORDINATION ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR 
POINT SPENCER. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the Port 
Coordination Advisory Council for the Port of Point Spen-
cer. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Council shall consist of a 
representative appointed by each of the following: 
(1) The State. 
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(2) BSNC. 
(c) DUTIES.—The duties of the Council are as fol-
lows: 
(1) To develop a Port Management Coordina-
tion Plan to help coordinate infrastructure develop-
ment and operations at the Port of Point Spencer, 
that includes plans for— 
(A) construction; 
(B) funding eligibility; 
(C) land use planning and development; 
and 
(D) public interest use and access, emer-
gency preparedness, law enforcement, protection 
of Alaska Native archaeological and cultural re-
sources, and other matters that are necessary 
for public and private entities to function in 
proximity together in a remote location. 
(2) Update the Plan annually for the first 5 
years after the date of the enactment of this Act and 
biennially thereafter. 
(3) Facilitate coordination among stakeholders 
at Point Spencer, including the Coast Guard, on the 
development and use of the land and coastline as 
such development relates to activities at the Port of 
Point Spencer. 
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(4) Assess the need, benefits, efficacy, and de-
sirability of establishing in the future a port author-
ity at Point Spencer under State law and act upon 
that assessment, as appropriate, including taking 
steps for the potential formation of such a port au-
thority. 
(d) PLAN.—The Plan shall be developed and imple-
mented by the Council in such a manner so as to facilitate 
and support, and not interfere with nor impede, the statu-
tory missions, duties, and operations of the Coast Guard 
in the Arctic. 
(e) COSTS.—Operations and management costs for 
airstrips, runways, and taxiways at Point Spencer shall 
be determined pursuant to provisions of the Plan, as nego-
tiated by the Council. 
SEC. 6. WAIVER. 
Section 229 of the Howard Coble Coast Guard and 
Maritime Transportation Act of 2014 (Public Law 113– 
281; 128 Stat. 3040) shall not be construed to prohibit 
any transfer or conveyance of lands under to this Act or 
any actions that involve the dismantling or disposal of in-
frastructure that supported the former LORAN system 
that are associated with the transfer or conveyance of 
lands under this Act. 
Æ 
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