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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 218 
To provide for the exchange of Federal land and non-Federal land in the 
State of Alaska for the construction of a road between King Cove 
and Cold Bay. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 3, 2017 
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To provide for the exchange of Federal land and non-Federal 
land in the State of Alaska for the construction of a 
road between King Cove and Cold Bay. 
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 ‘‘King Cove Road Land 
Exchange Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDING. 
Congress finds that the land exchange required under 
this Act (including the designation of the road corridor 
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and the construction of the road along the road corridor) 
is in the public interest. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) FEDERAL LAND.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘Federal 
land’’ means the approximately 206 acres of 
Federal land located within the Refuge as de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘Project Area Map’’ 
and dated September 2012. 
(B) 
INCLUSION.—The 
term 
‘‘Federal 
land’’ includes the 131 acres of Federal land in 
the Wilderness, which shall be used for the road 
corridor along which the road is to be con-
structed in accordance with section 4(b)(2). 
(2) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘non-Fed-
eral land’’ means the approximately 43,093 acres of 
land owned by the State as depicted on the map en-
titled ‘‘Project Area Map’’ and dated September 
2012. 
(3) REFUGE.—The term ‘‘Refuge’’ means the 
Izembek National Wildlife Refuge in the State. 
(4) ROAD
CORRIDOR.—The term ‘‘road cor-
ridor’’ means the road corridor designated under 
section 4(b)(1). 
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(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(6) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Alaska. 
(7) WILDERNESS.—The term ‘‘Wilderness’’ 
means the Izembek Wilderness designated by section 
702(6) of the Alaska National Interest Lands Con-
servation Act (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 96– 
487). 
SEC. 4. LAND EXCHANGE REQUIRED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—If the State offers to convey to 
the Secretary all right, title, and interest of the State in 
and to the non-Federal land, the Secretary shall convey 
to the State all right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to the Federal land. 
(b) USE
OF FEDERAL LAND.—The Federal land 
shall be conveyed to the State for the purposes of— 
(1) designating a road corridor through the 
Refuge; and 
(2) constructing a single-lane gravel road along 
the road corridor subject to the requirements in sec-
tion 6. 
(c) VALUATION, APPRAISALS, AND EQUALIZATION.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—The value of the Federal 
land and the non-Federal land to be exchanged 
under this section— 
(A) shall be equal, as determined by ap-
praisals conducted in accordance with para-
graph (2); or 
(B) if not equal, shall be equalized in ac-
cordance with paragraph (3). 
(2) APPRAISALS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary and State shall select an appraiser to 
conduct appraisals of the Federal land and non- 
Federal land. 
(B) REQUIREMENTS.—The appraisals re-
quired under subparagraph (A) shall be con-
ducted in accordance with nationally recognized 
appraisal standards, including— 
(i) the Uniform Appraisal Standards 
for Federal Land Acquisitions; and 
(ii) the Uniform Standards of Profes-
sional Appraisal Practice. 
(3) EQUALIZATION.— 
(A) SURPLUS OF FEDERAL LAND.—If the 
final appraised value of the Federal land ex-
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ceeds the final appraised value of the non-Fed-
eral land to be conveyed under the land ex-
change under this section, the value of the Fed-
eral land and non-Federal land shall be equal-
ized— 
(i) by conveying additional non-Fed-
eral land in the State to the Secretary, 
subject to the approval of the Secretary; 
(ii) by the State making a cash pay-
ment to the United States; or 
(iii) by using a combination of the 
methods described in clauses (i) and (ii). 
(B) SURPLUS OF NON-FEDERAL LAND.—If 
the final appraised value of the non-Federal 
land exceeds the final appraised value of the 
Federal land to be conveyed under the land ex-
change under this section, the value of the Fed-
eral land and non-Federal land shall be equal-
ized by the State adjusting the acreage of the 
non-Federal land to be conveyed. 
(C) AMOUNT
OF
PAYMENT.—Notwith-
standing section 206(b) of the Federal Land 
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1716(b)), the Secretary may accept a payment 
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under subparagraph (A)(ii) in excess of 25 per-
cent of the value of the Federal land conveyed. 
(d) ADMINISTRATION.—On completion of the ex-
change of Federal land and non-Federal land under this 
section— 
(1) the boundary of the Wilderness shall be 
modified to exclude the Federal land; and 
(2) the non-Federal land shall be— 
(A) added to the Wilderness; and 
(B) administered in accordance with— 
(i) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1131 et seq.); and 
(ii) other applicable laws. 
(e) DEADLINE.—The land exchange under this sec-
tion shall be completed not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 5. ROUTE OF ROAD CORRIDOR. 
The route of the road corridor shall follow the south-
ern road alignment as described in the alternative entitled 
‘‘Alternative 2-Land Exchange and Southern Road Align-
ment’’ in the final environmental impact statement enti-
tled ‘‘Izembek National Wildlife Refuge Land Exchange/ 
Road Corridor Final Environmental Impact Statement’’ 
and dated February 5, 2013. 
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SEC. 6. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO ROAD. 
The requirements relating to usage, barrier cables, 
and dimensions and the limitation on support facilities 
under subsections (a) and (b) of section 6403 of the Omni-
bus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 
111–11; 123 Stat. 1180) shall apply to the road con-
structed in the road corridor. 
SEC. 7. EFFECT. 
The exchange of Federal land and non-Federal land 
and the road to be constructed under this Act shall not 
constitute a major Federal action for purposes of the Na-
tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 
et seq.). 
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