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Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, as
amended (43 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.) (ANILCA);
(2) the Service and KNA have agreed to an ex-
change and acquisition program pursuant to Public
Law 102–458, of lands and interests in land;
(3) the lands to be conveyed to KNA are of
lower quality habitat in relation to lands to be ac-
quired by the United States. Conveyance of lands to
KNA would not significantly impact the purposes for
which the Refuge was established;
(4) this acquisition of and exchange of lands
will significantly enhance the ability of the Service to
conserve fish and wildlife populations and habitats,
fulfill migratory bird treaties, ensure water quality
and quantity, provide opportunities for environ-
mental research and education, improve access to
fish and wildlife oriented recreation, and further en-
hance the Refuge management objectives;
(5) the amount to be paid for the Swanson
River Road West Tract, the sole issue upon which
the Service and KNA could not agree, is established
by Congress at $7,500,000; and
(6) it is in the public interest to complete this
exchange, and to provide for the economic and bene-
ficial use of lands conveyed to KNA in fulfillment of
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the purpose of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement
Act of 1971, as amended (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.)
(Settlement Act).
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to author-
ize and direct the Secretary to complete an exchange and
acquisition as provided by Public Law 102–458 of lands
owned by KNA that will provide for and enhance the man-
agement opportunities and objectives of the Refuge, and
assist KNA in achieving economic viability and use of its
retained lands in furtherance of the Settlement Act.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act, the term—
(a) ‘‘ANILCA’’ means the Alaska National In-
terest Lands Conservation Act, as amended (16
U.S.C. 3101 et seq.);
(b) ‘‘conservation system unit’’ has the same
meaning as in ANILCA;
(c) ‘‘KNA’’ means the Kenai Natives Associa-
tion, Inc., an urban corporation incorporated in the
State of Alaska pursuant to the terms of the Settle-
ment Act;
(d) ‘‘lands’’ means both the surface and sub-
surface estates or any interest therein whenever both
estates are owned by the United States or KNA, as
applicable;
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(e) ‘‘property’’ has the same meaning given
such term by section 12(b)(7) of the Settlement Act;
(f) ‘‘refuge’’ means the Kenai National Wildlife
Refuge;
(g) ‘‘region’’ means Cook Inlet Region, Incor-
porated, an Alaska Native Regional Corporation
which is the appropriate Regional Corporation for
KNA, under section 1613(h) of the Settlement Act;
(h) ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the
Interior;
(i) ‘‘Service’’ means the United States Fish and
Wildlife Service; and
(j) ‘‘Settlement Act’’ means the Alaska Native
Claims Settlement Act of 1971, as amended (43
U.S.C. 1601 et seq.).
SEC. 4. EXCHANGE AND ACQUISITION OF LANDS
(a) EXCHANGE OF LANDS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Within 180 days of the en-
actment of this Act and upon receipt by KNA of
funds for the payments provided by this Act, the
Secretary shall convey to KNA, in accordance with
the provisions of ANILCA and subject to the provi-
sions of section 4(a)(3) and valid existing rights, ap-
proximately 1,831 acres of land, portions of the Fed-
eral subsurface estate underlying the same, and por-
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tions of the Federal subsurface estate underlying an-
other 3,238 acres, all as identified in section 4(b)(2),
in exchange for approximately 14,338 acres of KNA
land, and the relinquishment by KNA of its
unpatented selections and all entitlement to selec-
tions under the Settlement Act, consisting of ap-
proximately 1,207 acres, all located within the Ref-
uge and identified in section 4(b)(1).
(2) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may not con-
vey any lands or make any payment to KNA under
this section unless title to the lands to be conveyed
by KNA in exchange for such lands and payments
is in accordance with the Department of Justice
standards for preparation of title evidence in land
acquisitions by the United States.
(b) EXCHANGE AND ACQUISITION LANDS.—
(1) KNA LANDS TO BE ACQUIRED.—The lands
or interests to be conveyed by KNA to the United
States, all situated within the existing authorized
boundary of the Refuge, and identified on the map
titled ‘‘Kenai Natives Association, Inc. and United
States Fish and Wildlife Service Negotiated Ex-
change/Acquisition Package,’’ dated October 1993,
on file and available for inspection in the Office of
the Secretary, generally include—
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(A) approximately 803 acres located along
the Kenai River, known as the Stephanka
Tract;
(B) approximately 1,243 acres located
along the Moose River, known as the Moose
River Patented Lands Tract;
(C) approximately 2,120 acres located
along Marathon Road, known as the Beaver
Creek Tract;
(D) approximately 10,172 acres located
along the Swanson River Road and the Sunken
Island Lake Road, known as the Swanson River
Road West Tract;
(E) all of the remaining KNA selections
under the Settlement Act, consisting of approxi-
mately 1,207 acres, are hereby relinquished and
all remaining entitlement of KNA is hereby ex-
tinguished; and
(F) an easement for access to and use of
less than one acre of land, located in the NE1⁄4
NE1⁄4 of section 24, T.6N., R.9W., Seward Me-
ridian, within the Swanson River Road East
Tract, for so long as the site is used by the
Service as a radio communications repeater site.
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(2) LANDS TO BE EXCHANGED.—The lands or
interests to be conveyed by the United States to
KNA, and identified (except for the parcel identified
in section 4(b)(2)(A)) on the map titled ‘‘Kenai Na-
tives Association, Inc. and United States Fish and
Wildlife Service Negotiated Exchange/Acquisition
package,’’ dated October 1993, on file and available
for inspection in the Office of the Secretary, gen-
erally include—
(A) approximately five acres, located with-
in the city of Kenai, Alaska, identified as
United States Survey 1435, and known as the
old Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters site;
(B) approximately 1,826 acres located
along the Swanson River Road, known as the
Swanson River Road East Tract; and
(C) the subsurface estate (less oil, coal,
and gas) to approximately 5,064 acres, includ-
ing approximately 1,826 acres underlying the
Swanson River Road East Tract and approxi-
mately 3,238 adjacent acres underlying lands
previously patented to KNA which are located
east of the Swanson River Road.
(3) The lands identified for acquisition by the
United States, specifically identified on the maps
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referenced in section 4(c) as the Stephanka Tract,
the Beaver Creek Tract, and the Moose River Pat-
ented Lands Tract, collectively referred to as the
‘‘Kenai River Project,’’ shall be acquired by the
United States pursuant to the Land and Water Con-
servation Fund Act.
(4) 
NATIONAL
REGISTER
OF
HISTORIC
PLACES.—Upon completion of the exchange author-
ized in section 4(a), the Secretary shall promptly un-
dertake to nominate the Stepanka Tract to the Na-
tional Register of Historic Places, in recognition of
the archeological artifacts from the original Kenaitze
Indian settlement.
(c) GENERAL PROVISIONS.—
(1) REMOVAL
OF
RESTRICTIONS.—(A) Those
lands retained by KNA, and those parcels within the
Refuge, including designated wilderness, conveyed to
KNA pursuant to the terms of this Act, shall be re-
moved in their entirety from inclusion within the
boundaries of the Refuge by operation of this Act.
Such removal from the boundaries of the Refuge
shall terminate any application of Federal manage-
ment and patent restrictions applicable to lands
within the Refuge for which conveyance was made
pursuant to the terms of the Settlement Act or any
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other law or regulation applicable solely to Federal
lands.
(B) The Secretary shall execute and file such
instruments as are necessary to convey lands and re-
move the restrictions referred to in this section at
the time of the conveyances provided in section
4(a)(1).
(C) Any lands KNA shall receive from the Unit-
ed States pursuant to this Act shall be deemed to
have been conveyed pursuant to the Settlement Act.
(2) MAPS
AND
LEGAL
DESCRIPTIONS.—The
maps described in section 4 and a legal description
of the lands depicted on the maps shall be on file
and available for public inspection in the appropriate
offices of the United States Department of the Inte-
rior. Not later than 120 days after the day of enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare a legal
description of the lands depicted on the maps re-
ferred to in section 4. Such maps and legal descrip-
tions shall have the same force and effect as if in-
cluded in this Act, except that the Secretary may
correct clerical and typographical errors.
(3) CANCELLATION.—Prior to implementation
of the exchange required by section 4(a), if KNA no-
tifies the Secretary in writing that it no longer in-
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tends to complete the exchange, the lands referenced
in section 4(a) shall revert to their status as of the
day before the date of enactment of this Act.
(4) FINAL
MAPS.—Not later than 120 days
after the conclusion of the exchange required by sec-
tion 4(a), the Secretary shall transmit maps accu-
rately depicting the lands transferred and conveyed
pursuant to this Act and the acreage and legal de-
scriptions of such lands to the Committee on Natu-
ral Resources and the Committee on Merchant Ma-
rine and Fisheries of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
sources and the Committee on Environment and
Public Works of the Senate.
SEC. 5. ADJUSTMENTS TO NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
SYSTEM.
(a) ADDITION TO THE KENAI NATIONAL WILDLIFE
REFUGE.—The Secretary shall add the lands conveyed to
the United States pursuant to section 4(a)(1) to the Ref-
uge. The Secretary shall manage such lands in accordance
with the provisions of the National Wildlife Refuge System
Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd–668ee) and
ANILCA.
(b) KENAI NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE BOUND-
ARY ADJUSTMENT.—The boundaries of the Refuge as set
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forth in section 303(4)(A) of ANILCA are hereby adjusted
to include those lands generally depicted on the map de-
scribed in section 4(c)(4) entitled ‘‘Proposed Boundary
Extension’’, dated October 1993.
(c) ADDITION TO WILDERNESS AREA.—Upon acqui-
sition of lands by the United States pursuant to section
4(a)(1), that portion of the Stephanka Tract lying south
and west of the Kenai River, consisting of approximately
592 acres and as generally depicted as ‘‘To be included
in wilderness’’ on the map referenced in section 4(b)(1),
shall be included in and managed as part of the Kenai
Wilderness. Upon their inclusion into the Kenai Wilder-
ness, such lands shall be managed in accordance with the
applicable provisions of the Wilderness Act and ANILCA.
(d) REMOVAL OF CONVEYED LANDS FROM WILDER-
NESS AREA.—Upon conveyance to KNA of those lands
under section 4(b)(2), a portion of which is currently des-
ignated wilderness, consisting of approximately 623.5
acres and identified as ‘‘To be removed from wilderness’’
on the map referenced in section 4(b)(2), such lands are
removed from the Kenai Wilderness and the National Wil-
derness Preservation System.
SEC. 6. SURPLUS PROPERTY ACCOUNT
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—
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(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
on October 1, 1996, the Secretary of the Treasury,
in consultation with the Secretary, shall establish a
KNA account. The valuation of the account shall be
established at $6,457,000, the amount necessary to
equalize values in the land exchange and acquisition
program agreed to by the Service and KNA.
(2) Beginning on October 1, 1996, the balance
of the account shall—
(i) be available to KNA for bidding on and
purchasing property sold at public sale, subject
to the conditions described in section 6(a)(3);
(ii) remain available until expended; and
(iii) KNA may use the account established
under section 6(a)(1) to bid as any other bidder
for property (wherever located) at any public
sale by an agency and may purchase the prop-
erty in accordance with applicable laws and reg-
ulations of the agency offering the property for
sale.
(3) In conducting a transaction described in
section (6)(a), an agency shall accept, in the same
manner as cash, any amount tendered from the ac-
count established by the Secretary of the Treasury
under section 6(a)(1). The Secretary of the Treasury