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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 865 
To grant rights-of-way for electric transmission lines over certain Native 
allotments in the State of Alaska. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 6, 2007 
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To grant rights-of-way for electric transmission lines over 
certain Native allotments in the State of Alaska. 
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 ‘‘Copper Valley Native 
Allotment Resolution Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ASSOCIATION.—The term ‘‘Association’’ 
means the Copper Valley Electric Association. 
(2) NATIVE ALLOTMENT.— 
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(B) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘Native al-
lotment’’ does not include any allotment to 
which the Secretary has approved the grant of 
a right of way or issued a patent or Certificate 
of Allotment that is subject to a right of way 
held by the Association. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Alaska. 
SEC. 3. ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION LINE RIGHTS-OF-WAY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is granted to the Associa-
tion rights-of-way across the Native allotments for an elec-
tric transmission line owned by the Association. 
(b) WIDTH.—After considering any information pro-
vided by the Association, allottee, or any other source that 
the Secretary determines to be relevant, the Secretary 
shall determine an accurate legal description of the rights- 
of-way, the nature of the rights granted, and the widths 
of the rights-of-way granted by subsection (a). 
(c) CERTAIN AGREEMENTS.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of this Act, this Act does not apply to land 
owned by Ahtna, Inc. and any prior or current right-of- 
way agreements that may exist between Ahtna, Inc. and 
the Copper Valley Electric Association or the State. 
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(d) COMPENSATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall— 
(A) appraise the value of the rights-of-way 
granted under subsection (a); 
(B) pay to any owner of a Native allotment 
or, if the owner is deceased, an heir or assign 
of the owner, compensation for the grant of a 
right-of-way over the Native allotment in an 
amount determined under paragraph (2); 
(C) issue recordable instruments that indi-
cate the location of the rights-of-way over the 
Native allotments; 
(D) provide written notice of the com-
pensation procedure for the rights-of-way to— 
(i) the owner of record for each Na-
tive allotment; or 
(ii) if the owner of record is deceased, 
the heir or assign of the owner of record; 
and 
(E) publish in the Federal Register and 
any newspaper of general circulation within the 
service area of the Association and location of 
the relevant allotment— 
(i) notice of the compensation proce-
dure established by this subsection; and 
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(ii) with respect to a Native allotment 
described in section 2(2)(A)(ii), the loca-
tion of the right-of-way, as prepared by the 
Association and provided to the Secretary, 
in accordance with any requirements estab-
lished by the Secretary. 
(2) CALCULATION OF PAYMENTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of calcu-
lating the amount of compensation required 
under paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary shall de-
termine, with respect to a portion of a Native 
allotment encumbered by a right-of-way— 
(i) compensation for each right-of-way 
based on an appraisal conducted in con-
formity with the version of the Uniform 
Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Ac-
quisitions that is correct as of the date of 
the compensation proceeding; and 
(ii) interest calculated based on the 
section 3116 of title 40, United States 
Code. 
(B) DATE OF VALUATION.—For purposes 
of subparagraph (A), the date of valuation of 
the acquisition by the Association of each right- 
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of-way shall be considered to be the date of en-
actment of this Act. 
(3) SOURCE OF COMPENSATION PAYMENTS.— 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
compensation payments required by this subsection 
shall be paid on a nonreimbursable basis from the 
permanent judgment appropriation under section 
1304 of title 31, United States Code. 
(4) JUDICIAL
REVIEW.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, judicial review under this 
subsection shall be limited to a review of the deter-
mination of the Secretary under paragraph (2) re-
garding the compensation for a right-of-way over a 
Native allotment. 
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as are necessary to carry out this Act. 
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