SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Alaska Land Convey-
ances and Trails Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CONVEYANCES TO THE UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) AVAILABLE STATE-SELECTED LAND.—The 
term ‘‘available State-selected land’’ means Federal 
land in the State that has been selected by the State 
pursuant to section 6(b) of Public Law 85–508 
(commonly known as the ‘‘Alaska Statehood Act’’) 
(48 U.S.C. note prec. 21), including land upon 
which the State has, prior to December 31, 1993, 
filed a future selection application under section 
906(e) of the Alaska National Interest Lands Con-
servation Act (43 U.S.C. 1635(e)), but not conveyed 
or patented to the State, pursuant to Public Law 
85–508 (commonly known as the ‘‘Alaska Statehood 
Act’’) (48 U.S.C. note prec. 21). 
(2) INHOLDING.—The term ‘‘inholding’’ means 
any interest in land owned by the University with-
in— 
(A) any conservation system unit (as de-
fined in section 102 of the Alaska National In-
terest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 
3102)); or 
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(B) any unit of the National Forest Sys-
tem in the State. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di-
rector of the Bureau of Land Management. 
(4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Alaska. 
(5) 
UNIVERSITY.—The 
term 
‘‘University’’ 
means the University of Alaska, acting through the 
Board of Regents. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 
a program within the Bureau of Land Management— 
(1) to identify and convey available State-se-
lected land to the University to support higher edu-
cation in the State; and 
(2) to acquire, by purchase or exchange, Uni-
versity-owned inholdings in the State. 
(c) IDENTIFICATION OF LAND TO BE CONVEYED TO 
THE UNIVERSITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 4 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the State and the 
University may jointly identify not more than 
500,000 acres of available State-selected land for in-
clusion in the program established under subsection 
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(b), of which not more than 360,000 acres may be 
conveyed and patented to the University. 
(2) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—On the request 
of the State and the University, the Secretary shall 
provide technical assistance in the identification of 
available State-selected land for inclusion in the pro-
gram established under subsection (b). 
(3) MAPS.—As soon as practicable after the 
date on which the available State-selected land is 
identified under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Nat-
ural Resources of the House of Representatives 1 or 
more maps depicting the available State-selected 
land identified for potential conveyance to the Uni-
versity. 
(4) CONVEYANCE.—Subject to paragraph (5), if 
the State and the University notify the Secretary in 
writing that the State and the University jointly 
concur with the conveyance of all or a portion of the 
available State-selected land identified under para-
graph (1), and that the State will conditionally relin-
quish the selection rights of the State to the land 
covered by the notification on the issuance of the 
land being tentatively approved, and will fully relin-
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quish those selection rights on final patent by the 
Secretary to the University, the Secretary shall con-
vey the applicable identified available State-selected 
land to the University, subject to valid existing 
rights, in the same manner and subject to the same 
terms, conditions, and limitations as is applicable to 
the State under section 6(b) of Public Law 85–508 
(commonly known as the ‘‘Alaska Statehood Act’’) 
(48 U.S.C. note prec. 21) and other applicable law, 
to be held in trust for the exclusive use and benefit 
of the University, to be administered in accordance 
with subsection (e). 
(5) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 
(A) MAXIMUM ACREAGE.—Subject to sub-
paragraph (C), the Secretary shall convey not 
more than a total of 360,000 acres of available 
State-selected land to the University under this 
subsection, not to exceed the remaining entitle-
ment of the State under section 6(b) of Public 
Law 85–508 (commonly known as the ‘‘Alaska 
Statehood Act’’) (48 U.S.C. note prec. 21). 
(B) LETTERS
OF
CONCURRENCE.—For 
purposes of paragraph (4) and subject to the 
maximum acreage limitation under paragraph 
(1), the State and the University may submit to 
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the Secretary 1 or more joint letters of concur-
rence identifying parcels of available State se-
lected land for conveyance as a subset of the 
total acres to be conveyed under this subsection. 
(C) ACREAGE CHARGED AGAINST ALASKA 
STATEHOOD ACT ENTITLEMENT.—The acreage 
of land conveyed to the University under this 
subsection shall be charged against the remain-
ing entitlement of the State under section 6(b) 
of Public Law 85–508 (commonly known as the 
‘‘Alaska Statehood Act’’) (48 U.S.C. note prec. 
21). 
(D) SURVEY COSTS.—In accordance with 
Public Law 85–508 (commonly known as the 
‘‘Alaska Statehood Act’’) (48 U.S.C. note prec. 
21), the Secretary shall be responsible for the 
costs of required surveys. 
(E) SUBMERGED LANDS.—Lands beneath 
navigable waters (as defined in section 2 of the 
Submerged Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1301)) shall 
not be available for conveyance to the Univer-
sity under the program established under sub-
section (b). 
(d) UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA INHOLDINGS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary or the Sec-
retary of Agriculture, as appropriate, may acquire 
by purchase or exchange, with the consent of the 
University, University-owned inholdings within Fed-
eral land in the State. 
(2) APPRAISALS.—The value of the land to be 
exchanged or acquired under this subsection shall be 
determined by the Secretary or the Secretary of Ag-
riculture, as appropriate, through appraisals con-
ducted— 
(A) in accordance with— 
(i) the Uniform Appraisal Standards 
for Federal Land Acquisitions; and 
(ii) the Uniform Standards of Profes-
sional Appraisal Practice; and 
(B) by a qualified appraiser mutually 
agreed to by the Secretary or the Secretary of 
Agriculture, as appropriate, and the University. 
(3) EQUAL VALUE EXCHANGES.—For any land 
exchange entered into under this subsection, the 
Federal land and University-owned inholdings ex-
changed shall be of equal value. 
(4) PURCHASE
ACQUISITIONS.—Pursuant to 
chapter 2003 of title 54, United States Code, 
amounts in the Land and Water Conservation Fund 
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established by section 200302 of that title may be 
used for the purchase of University-owned inholdings 
within Federal land in the State under this sub-
section. 
(5) REQUIREMENT.—Any land acquired by the 
United States under this subsection shall be admin-
istered in accordance with the laws (including regu-
lations) applicable to the conservation system unit or 
unit of the National Forest System in which the 
land is located. 
(e) ADMINISTRATION OF CONVEYED OR EXCHANGED 
LAND.—All available State-selected land that is ten-
tatively approved or conveyed to the University under this 
section, and all land or assets acquired by the University 
through an exchange under this section, together with the 
income therefrom and the proceeds from any dispositions 
thereof, shall be administered by the University in trust 
to meet the necessary expenses of higher education pro-
grams, similar to prior Federal land grants to the Univer-
sity. 
(f) STATE AND UNIVERSITY PARTICIPATION.—Noth-
ing in this section requires the State or the University— 
(1) to participate in the program established 
under subsection (b); or 
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(2) to enter into sales or exchanges of Univer-
sity-owned inholdings under subsection (d). 
(g) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 
90 days after the date of any conveyance and patent to 
the University under this section, the Secretary shall no-
tify the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 
the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of 
the House of Representatives of the land conveyed and 
patented. 
(h) NO EFFECT ON ALASKA STATEHOOD ACT ENTI-
TLEMENT.—Except for any available State-selected land 
conveyed under subsection (c) and charged against the re-
maining entitlement of the State under section 6(b) of 
Public Law 85–508 (commonly known as the ‘‘Alaska 
Statehood Act’’) (48 U.S.C. note prec. 21)— 
(1) the operation of the program established 
under subsection (b) shall not diminish or alter the 
rights of the State to receive the entitlement of the 
State in any way; and 
(2) the State may continue to pursue the trans-
fer of the remaining entitlement of the State under 
section 6(b) of Public Law 85–508 (commonly 
known as the ‘‘Alaska Statehood Act’’) (48 U.S.C. 
note prec. 21) at any time. 
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SEC. 3. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN SETTLEMENT TRUST PAY-
MENTS TO CERTAIN ALASKA NATIVES FOR 
PURPOSES OF DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY 
FOR CERTAIN FEDERAL PROGRAMS. 
Section 29(c) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 
Act (43 U.S.C. 1626(c)) is amended, in the undesignated 
matter following paragraph (3), by striking subparagraph 
(E) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(E) an interest in a Settlement Trust or an 
amount distributed from or benefit provided by a 
Settlement Trust to a Native or descendant of a Na-
tive who is an aged, blind, or disabled individual (as 
defined in section 1614(a) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1382c(a))).’’. 
SEC. 4. CHILKOOT NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL; ALASKA 
LONG NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL STUDY. 
(a) DESIGNATION OF THE CHILKOOT NATIONAL HIS-
TORIC TRAIL.—Section 5(a) of the National Trails System 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(a)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(31) CHILKOOT NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL.— 
‘‘(A) DEFINITION OF INDIAN TRIBE.—In 
this paragraph, the term ‘Indian Tribe’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 4 of the In-
dian Self-Determination and Education Assist-
ance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 
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‘‘(B) DESIGNATION.—The Chilkoot Na-
tional Historic Trail, an approximately 16.5- 
mile route within the Klondike Gold Rush Na-
tional Historical Park that was traditionally 
used as a trading route by the Tlingit and 
Tagish people and as the primary route by 
which people made their way to the Klondike 
during the gold rush, as generally depicted on 
the map entitled ‘Proposed Chilkoot National 
Historic Trail’, numbered KLGO–461–173787, 
and dated October 2020. 
‘‘(C) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map de-
scribed in subparagraph (B) shall be on file and 
available for public inspection in the appro-
priate offices of the National Park Service. 
‘‘(D) ADMINISTRATION.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Chilkoot Na-
tional Historic Trail shall be administered 
by the Secretary of the Interior, in con-
sultation and coordination with affected 
Indian Tribes. 
‘‘(ii) CONTRACTS, 
COMPACTS, 
AND 
AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary of the Inte-
rior may enter into contracts, compacts, 
and cooperative agreements with Indian 
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Tribes to protect, preserve, maintain, in-
terpret, or operate any site, service, or 
property included within or outside the 
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical 
Park that is associated with the Chilkoot 
National Historic Trail. 
‘‘(iii) FUNDING
AGREEMENTS.—The 
Secretary of the Interior may enter into 
funding agreements with Indian Tribes to 
encourage Tribal participation in the plan-
ning, protection, operation, development, 
or maintenance of the Chilkoot National 
Historic Trail in accordance with the In-
dian Self-Determination and Education 
Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.). 
‘‘(E) EFFECT.—The designation of the 
Chilkoot National Historic Trail shall not affect 
any authorities under Public Law 94–323 (16 
U.S.C. 410bb et seq.). 
‘‘(F) COORDINATION OF ACTIVITIES.—The 
Secretary of the Interior may coordinate with 
public and nongovernmental organizations and 
institutions of higher education in the United 
States and Canada, and, in consultation with 
the Secretary of State, the Government of Can-
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