and Native Allotments; section 14(h)(8) provides 
that after selections are made under paragraphs 
14(h)(1) through (7), whatever is remaining from 
the 2,000,000 acre pool shall be allocated on the 
basis of Native shareholder population to all of the 
Regional Corporations; in sum, Sealaska’s sole land 
entitlement derives from a proportion of ‘‘leftover’’ 
land remaining from the 2,000,000 acre pool, cur-
rently estimated at 1,200,000 acres. 
(7) Despite the small land base in comparison 
to all other Regional Corporations (less than 1 per-
cent of the total of all ANCSA lands), the Native 
Regional 
Corporation 
for 
Southeast 
Alaska— 
Sealaska—has provided considerable benefits to its 
shareholders and has been a significant economic 
force in Southeast Alaska. 
(8) Pursuant to the revenue-sharing provisions 
contained in section 7(i) of ANCSA (43 U.S.C. 
1606(i)), Sealaska has also distributed to the other 
Native Corporations throughout Alaska considerable 
revenues derived from its development of its natural 
resources—more than $300,000,000 between 1971 
and 2005, which is 42 percent of the total revenues 
shared under section 7(i) during that time period, 
from less than 1 percent of total ANCSA lands. 
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(9) As a result of its small land entitlement, it 
is critical that Sealaska complete its remaining land 
entitlement conveyances under the Act, in order to 
continue to meet the economic, social, and cultural 
needs of its Alaska Native shareholders of Southeast 
Alaska, and of the Native community throughout 
Alaska. 
(10) ANCSA’s conveyance requirements for 
Southeast Alaska limit the land eligible for convey-
ance to Sealaska to the original withdrawal areas 
surrounding 10 Alaska Native villages in Southeast 
Alaska, prohibiting Sealaska from selecting lands 
from withdrawal areas established for the Urban 
Corporations for Sitka and Juneau, Alaska, or from 
outside the 10 village withdrawal areas. Unlike other 
Regional Corporations, Sealaska did not have the 
right to request lands outside of the withdrawal 
areas if the withdrawal areas were insufficient to 
complete its ANCSA land entitlement. 
(11) Within the 10 village withdrawals that 
were created in ANCSA, 44 percent of the area, or 
820,000 acres, is salt water and is, therefore, not 
available for selection. 
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(12) Of Sealaska’s selection rights, 110,000 
acres are encumbered by Gubernatorial Consent pro-
visions added in subsequent amendments to the Act. 
(13) The United States Forest Service and the 
Bureau of Land Management grossly underesti-
mated Sealaska’s land entitlement under ANCSA, 
resulting in an insufficient land pool from which 
Sealaska could select lands suitable for its tradi-
tional, cultural, or socioeconomic purposes, and to 
accomplish a settlement ‘‘in conformity with the real 
economic and social needs of Natives, . . .’’. (43 
U.S.C. 1601(b)). 
(14) In each of the 10 village withdrawal areas, 
there are factors that limit Sealaska’s ability to se-
lect sufficient land, and, in particular, economically 
viable land, to complete its entitlement— 
(A) in the Yakutat withdrawal, 46 percent 
of the area is salt water, 10 sections (6,400 
acres) around the Situk Lake were restricted 
from selection and no consideration was given 
for this restriction, and 70,000 acres are sub-
ject to the Governor’s consent prior to selection, 
and Sealaska received no consideration for this 
consent restriction; 
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(B) in the Hoonah withdrawal, 51 percent 
of the area is salt water; 
(C) in the Angoon withdrawal, 120,000 
acres of the area is salt water and Sealaska re-
ceived no consideration for the 1977 amend-
ment to the Act prohibiting selection of lands 
from the 80,000 acres within the Angoon with-
drawal included in the Admiralty Island Na-
tional Monument; moreover, the Village Cor-
poration for Angoon was allowed to select out- 
of-withdrawal lands on Prince of Wales Island 
in return for not selecting on Admiralty Island, 
but no alternative lands were made available for 
Sealaska to select next to the Village Corpora-
tion’s out-of-withdrawal land; 
(D) in the Kake withdrawal, 64 percent of 
the area is salt water and extensive United 
States Forest Service timber harvest occurred 
in the area prior to 1971 that significantly re-
duced the value of land available for selection 
by and conveyance to Sealaska; 
(E) in the Kasaan withdrawal, 54 percent 
of the area is salt water and the United States 
Forest Service previously harvested in the area; 
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(F) in the Klawock withdrawal, the with-
drawal area is only 5 townships, as compared to 
the usual 9 township withdrawal area, because 
of its proximity to the Village of Craig, which 
reduces the selection area by 92,160 acres, and 
combined with the Craig withdrawal, this area 
is 35 percent salt water; 
(G) in the Craig withdrawal, the with-
drawal area is only 6 townships, as compared to 
the usual 9 township withdrawal area, because 
of its proximity to the Village of Klawock, 
which reduces the selection area by 69,120 
acres, and combined with the Klawock with-
drawal area, this area is 35 percent salt water; 
(H) in the Hydaburg withdrawal, 36 per-
cent of the area is salt water and Sealaska re-
ceived no consideration in the Haida Land Ex-
change Act of 1986 (Public Law No. 99–664, 
100 Stat. 4303) for relinquishing selection 
rights to land within the withdrawal that Haida 
Corporation exchanged to the United States 
Forest Service; 
(I) in the Klukwan withdrawal, 27 percent 
of the area is salt water and the withdrawal 
area is only 70,000 acres, as compared to the 
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usual 207,360 acres in a 9 township withdrawal 
area, which reduces the selection area by 
137,360 acres; and 
(J) in the Saxman withdrawal, 29 percent 
of the area is salt water, Sealaska received no 
consideration for the 50,576 acres of land with-
in this area that were excluded from selection 
around the First-Class City of Ketchikan, and 
Sealaska received no consideration for the 1977 
amendment to the Act that required the Gov-
ernor’s consent for selection of 58,000 acres in 
this area; moreover, 23,888 acres are within the 
Annette Island Indian Reservation for the 
Metlakatla Indian Tribe and, therefore, are not 
available for selection. 
(15) With the passage of time, it has become 
clear that the selection limitations and guidelines in 
ANCSA, as they relate to Sealaska, are inequitable 
and inconsistent with the intent of ANCSA because 
there is insufficient land remaining in the with-
drawal areas to meet the traditional, cultural, or so-
cioeconomic needs of the shareholders of the Re-
gional Corporation for Southeast Alaska. 
(16) The selection limitations also make it dif-
ficult for the Regional Corporation for Southeast 
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historic sites are not subject to the same limitations. 
These restrictions hinder Sealaska’s ability to use 
these sites for cultural, educational, or research pur-
poses, for Natives and non-Natives alike. 
(19) Unless it is allowed to select land outside 
of the designated withdrawal areas in Southeast 
Alaska, Sealaska will not be able to complete its en-
titlement; secure ownership of places of sacred, cul-
tural, traditional, and historic importance; maintain 
its existing resource development and management 
operations; or provide continued economic opportuni-
ties for the Native people of Southeast Alaska. 
(20) In order to actualize its cultural preserva-
tion goals, while also diversifying its economic oppor-
tunities, Sealaska should receive its sacred, cultural, 
traditional, and historic sites, and other places of 
traditional cultural significance, including traditional 
and customary trade and migration routes, that will 
facilitate the perpetuation and preservation of Alas-
ka Native culture and history, as well as Native en-
terprise sites that will facilitate appropriate tourism 
and outdoor recreation enterprises. 
(21) If Sealaska’s resource development oper-
ations cease on those lands appropriate for such de-
velopment, there will be a significant negative im-
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pact on the Southeast Alaska Native shareholders, 
the cultural preservation activities of Sealaska, the 
economy of Southeast Alaska, and the broader Alas-
ka Native community that benefits from the rev-
enue-sharing requirements under ANCSA. 
(22) Upon completion of the conveyance of 
lands to Sealaska pursuant to ANCSA, as amended 
by this Act, the following would occur: 
(A) The United States Government would 
complete and finalize the ANCSA land entitle-
ment owed to the Regional Corporation for 
Southeast Alaska. 
(B) The encumbrances on 327,000 acres of 
Federal lands, created by the withdrawal of 
lands for selection by Native Corporations in 
Southeast Alaska, would be removed, thereby 
facilitating thorough and complete planning and 
efficient management related to national forest 
lands in Southeast Alaska by the United States 
Forest Service. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to redress 
the inequitable treatment of the Regional Corporation for 
Southeast Alaska by allowing Sealaska to select its re-
maining land entitlement under section 14 of the Alaska 
Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1613) from des-
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ignated Federal land in Southeast Alaska outside of the 
10 Southeast Alaska village withdrawal areas, and 
through additional related provisions. 
SEC. 3. OUT-OF-WITHDRAWAL SELECTIONS IN SOUTHEAST 
ALASKA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the limitations 
set forth in section 14(h)(8)(B) of the Alaska Native 
Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1613(h)(8)(B)), 
Sealaska is authorized to select and receive conveyance of 
its remaining Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act land 
entitlement from Federal lands in Southeast Alaska from 
each of the categories listed in subsection (b). 
(b) CATEGORIES.—The categories referred to in sub-
section (a) are as follows: 
(1) Economic development land from within the 
pool of lands identified on the map entitled 
‘‘Sealaska ANCSA Land Entitlement Rationaliza-
tion Pool’’, dated May 17, 2007, and labeled Attach-
ment A. 
(2) Sites with sacred, cultural, traditional, or 
historic significance, including traditional and cus-
tomary trade and migration routes, archeological 
sites, cultural landscapes, and natural features hav-
ing cultural significance, provided that: 
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(A) No more than 2,400 acres shall be se-
lected for this purpose, from within the lands 
identified on the maps titled as follows: 
(i) ‘‘Places of Sacred, Cultural, Tradi-
tional and Historic Significance’’, dated 
May 17, 2007, and labeled Attachment B. 
(ii) 
‘‘Traditional 
and 
Customary 
Trade and Migration Routes’’, dated May 
17, 2007, and labeled Attachment C, which 
includes identification of the following: 
(I) YAKUTAT TO DRY BAY TRADE 
AND
MIGRATION
ROUTE.—A convey-
ance of land 25 feet in width, together 
with 1-acre sites at each terminus and 
at 8 locations along the route. The 
route, location, and boundaries of the 
conveyance are described on the map 
entitled ‘‘Yakutat to Dry Bay Trade 
and Migration Route’’, dated May 17, 
2007, and labeled Attachment C. 
(II) BAY OF PILLARS TO PORT 
CAMDEN
TRADE
AND
MIGRATION 
ROUTE.—A conveyance of land 25 feet 
in width, together with 1-acre sites at 
each terminus. The route, location, 
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and boundaries of the conveyance are 
described on the map entitled ‘‘Bay of 
Pillars to Port Camden Trade and 
Migration Route’’, dated May 17, 
2007, and labeled Attachment C. 
(III) PORTAGE BAY TO DUNCAN 
CANAL
TRADE
AND
MIGRATION 
ROUTE.—A conveyance of land 25 feet 
in width, together with 1-acre sites at 
each terminus. The route, location, 
and boundaries of the conveyance are 
described on the map entitled ‘‘Por-
tage Bay to Duncan Canal Trade and 
Migration Route’’, dated May 17, 
2007, and labeled Attachment C. 
(B) An additional 1,200 acres may be used 
by Sealaska to acquire places of sacred, cul-
tural, traditional and historic significance, ar-
cheological sites, traditional, and customary 
trade and migration routes, and other sites with 
scientific value that further the understanding 
of Native culture and heritage, that have not 
yet been discovered, identified, or adequately 
documented for their cultural significance. 
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