‘‘SEC. 43. ALEXANDER CREEK VILLAGE RECOGNITION. 
‘‘(a) RECOGNITION OF THE VILLAGE OF ALEXANDER 
CREEK.—Subject to the limitations of this section and 
notwithstanding section 1432(d) of the Alaska National 
Interest Lands Conservation Act (Public Law 96–487) 
and any conveyance or agreement in furtherance thereof 
or thereto, to the contrary, Alexander Creek, located with-
in Township 15N, Range 7W, Seward Meridian, Alaska, 
is and shall be recognized as an eligible Native village 
under section 11(b)(3) of this Act. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section, 
the following terms apply: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘agency’ includes— 
‘‘(A) any instrumentality of the United 
States; 
‘‘(B) any element of an agency; and 
‘‘(C) any wholly owned or mixed-owned 
corporation of the United States Government 
identified in chapter 91 of title 31, United 
States Code. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘Alexander Creek’ means Alex-
ander Creek, Incorporated, an Alaska Native Group 
corporation organized pursuant to this Act prior to 
the enactment of this section, but subsequent to en-
actment of this section means Alexander Creek, In-
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corporated, an Alaska Native Village corporation 
recognized and organized pursuant to section (a). 
‘‘(3) The term ‘Region’ means Cook Inlet Re-
gion Incorporated, an Alaska Native Regional Cor-
poration, which is the appropriate Regional Corpora-
tion for Alexander Creek under section 1613(h) of 
this Act. 
‘‘(c) ORGANIZATION
OF ALEXANDER CREEK.—As 
soon as practicable after enactment of this section, Alex-
ander Creek shall cause to be filed— 
‘‘(1) any amendments to its corporate charter 
in the State of Alaska necessary to convert from a 
Native group to a Native Village corporation; and 
‘‘(2) if necessary, any amendments to its cor-
porate charter and governing business documents 
that fulfill the terms of the agreement authorized 
under this Act. 
‘‘(d) NEGOTIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY
AND
DIRECTION
TO
NEGO-
TIATE.—Not later than 30 days after the date of en-
actment of this section, the Secretary shall open dis-
cussions and subsequently negotiate and, in the Sec-
retary’s sole discretion on behalf of the United 
States, enter into an agreement within one year of 
enactment of this section, with Alexander Creek to 
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fairly and equitably settle aboriginal land claims and 
any other claims of Alexander Creek against the 
United States; and such agreement with Alexander 
Creek shall be in approximate value parity with 
those of other Alaska Native Village Corporations, 
notwithstanding Alexander Creek’s prior status as a 
Group Corporation. 
‘‘(2) FUNDS FOR SETTLEMENT.—A settlement 
reached under this subsection shall not be subject to 
the Indian Tribal Judgment Funds Use or Distribu-
tion Act (25 U.S.C. 1401), unless subsequently au-
thorized by law. 
‘‘(e) 
SHAREHOLDER
PARTICIPATION.—Alexander 
Creek shall notify each member of the Native village rec-
ognized under this section that, upon the effective date 
of this section, such members shall cease to receive bene-
fits from the Region as at-large shareholders pursuant to 
section 7(m), and that all future resource payments from 
the Region shall be made to the Village Corporation pur-
suant to section 7(j). The Region shall not be liable under 
any State, Federal, or local law, or under State or Federal 
common law, for damages arising out of or related to the 
cessation of payments to such individuals under section 
7(m) pursuant to this section. 
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‘‘(f) CONSTRUCTION.—Except as provided in this sec-
tion with respect to Alexander Creek, nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to modify or amend land convey-
ance entitlements or conveyance agreements between the 
Region and village corporations other than Alexander 
Creek in such region, nor between the Region and the 
Federal Government, nor between any such parties and 
the State of Alaska. 
‘‘(g) CONSTRUCTION REGARDING CURRENT ALEX-
ANDER CREEK LAND.—Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to reduce the land entitlement to which Alex-
ander Creek became entitled as a Group Corporation, in-
cluding the land selected by and conveyed to Alexander 
Creek at the time of enactment of this section.’’. 
Æ 
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