I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9295 
To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide that Alexander 
Creek, Incorporated, is recognized as a Village Corporation under that 
Act, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 14, 2022 
Mrs. PELTOLA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to pro-
vide that Alexander Creek, Incorporated, is recognized 
as a Village Corporation under that Act, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. ALEXANDER CREEK RECOGNITION. 
The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 
1601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 43. ALEXANDER CREEK RECOGNITION. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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‘‘(1) ALEXANDER
CREEK, INCORPORATED.— 
The term ‘Alexander Creek, Incorporated’ means 
Alexander Creek, Incorporated, the entity organized 
and recognized— 
‘‘(A) on the day before the date of enact-
ment of this section, as a Group Corporation; 
and 
‘‘(B) effective beginning on the date of en-
actment of this section, as a Village Corpora-
tion. 
‘‘(2) ALEXANDER CREEK VILLAGE.—The term 
‘Alexander Creek village’ means the community— 
‘‘(A) located in T. 15 N., R. 7 W., Seward 
Meridian, in the State; and 
‘‘(B) recognized as a Native village under 
subsection (b)(2). 
‘‘(3) REGION.—The term ‘Region’ means Cook 
Inlet Region, Incorporated, the appropriate Regional 
Corporation for Alexander Creek, Incorporated, 
under section 14(h). 
‘‘(b) RECOGNITION OF ALEXANDER CREEK.—Not-
withstanding section 1432(d) of the Alaska National In-
terest Lands Conservation Act (Public Law 96–487; 94 
Stat. 2543) and the deadline described in section 11(b)(3), 
subject to the requirements of this section— 
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‘‘(1) Alexander Creek, Incorporated, is recog-
nized as a Village Corporation pursuant to this Act; 
and 
‘‘(2) Alexander Creek village shall be recognized 
as a Native village, notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of this Act. 
‘‘(c) ORGANIZATION OF ALEXANDER CREEK, INCOR-
PORATED.—As soon as practicable after the date of enact-
ment of this section, Alexander Creek, Incorporated, shall 
submit to the Secretary— 
‘‘(1) any amendments to the State corporate 
charter of Alexander Creek, Incorporated, necessary 
to convert Alexander Creek, Incorporated, from a 
Group Corporation to a Village Corporation; and 
‘‘(2) if necessary, any amendments to the State 
corporate charter or governing business documents 
of Alexander Creek, Incorporated, that fulfill the 
terms of the agreement described in subsection (d). 
‘‘(d) AGREEMENT.— 
‘‘(1) NEGOTIATIONS.—Not later than 30 days 
after the date of enactment of this section, the Sec-
retary shall offer to enter into negotiations with 
Alexander Creek, Incorporated, for the purposes of 
fairly and equitably settling— 
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‘‘(A) the aboriginal land claims of Alex-
ander Creek, Incorporated; and 
‘‘(B) any other claims of Alexander Creek, 
Incorporated, against the United States. 
‘‘(2) CONDITION.—As a condition of recognition 
as a Village Corporation under this Act, Alexander 
Creek, Incorporated, shall enter into an agreement 
with the Secretary to achieve the purposes described 
in paragraph (1) by not later than 13 months after 
the date of enactment of this section. 
‘‘(3) PARITY.—To the maximum extent prac-
ticable, the agreement under this subsection shall 
achieve parity, with respect to approximate value, 
with similar agreements of other Village Corpora-
tions. 
‘‘(4) TREATMENT
FOR
FEDERAL
PROPERTY 
PURPOSES.— 
‘‘(A) COORDINATION WITH GSA.—The Sec-
retary shall coordinate with the Administrator 
of General Services with respect to any surplus 
property to be transferred to Alexander Creek, 
Incorporated, pursuant to the agreement under 
this subsection. 
‘‘(B) STATUS
AS
A
STATE
AND
STATE 
AGENCY.—Notwithstanding paragraphs (2) and 
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(3) of section 549(a) of title 40, United States 
Code, Alexander Creek, Incorporated, shall be 
considered to be a ‘State’ and a ‘State agency’ 
under that section for purposes of the agree-
ment under this subsection. 
‘‘(C) 
SURPLUS
PROPERTY.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, Alexander 
Creek, Incorporated, shall be eligible to receive 
real property declared to be surplus under sec-
tion 1303 of title 40, United States Code, for 
purposes of the agreement under this sub-
section. 
‘‘(e) SHAREHOLDER PARTICIPATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Alexander Creek, Incor-
porated, shall notify each member of Alexander 
Creek village that— 
‘‘(A) effective beginning on the date of en-
actment of this section, the members shall cease 
to receive benefits from the Region as at-large 
shareholders pursuant to section 7(m); and 
‘‘(B) all future resource payments from the 
Region shall be retained by Alexander Creek, 
Incorporated, pursuant to section 7(j). 
‘‘(2) LIABILITY.—The Region shall not be liable 
under any State, Federal, or local law, or under 
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State or Federal common law, for damages arising 
out of or relating to the cessation of payments to 
members of Alexander Creek village under para-
graph (1)(A). 
‘‘(f) CONSTRUCTION RELATING TO LAND ENTITLE-
MENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in this 
section with respect to Alexander Creek, Incor-
porated, nothing in this section modifies or amends 
any land conveyance entitlements or conveyance 
agreement between— 
‘‘(A) the Region and Village Corporations 
other than Alexander Creek, Incorporated; 
‘‘(B) the Region and the Federal Govern-
ment; and 
‘‘(C) any party described in subparagraph 
(A) or (B) and the State. 
‘‘(2) CURRENT
ALEXANDER
CREEK, INCOR-
PORATED, LAND.—Nothing in this section reduces 
the land entitlement of Alexander Creek, Incor-
porated, as a Group Corporation before the date of 
enactment of this section, including any land se-
lected by and conveyed to Alexander Creek, Incor-
porated, before that date of enactment.’’. 
Æ 
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