The Alaska citizen., 1911-01-30
Two Alaska Coal Land Bills

shall be Id by any lessee under Gus act, in the same manner and 10 the same extent as in the case uf the transportation rates of com mon carriers under the provisions f an act entitled An Act to regu- late commerce" approved February i. 1897. and all acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto. And the determination and decision of the commission may be reviewed, rCJonsid red, and revised in the same court, in the same manner, and jO the same extent as in the ease of common carriers under the provisions of said acts.
 Sec. II. That one-half of all the mon ys derived from licenses and leases granted under the preceding provisions of this act shall be paid into anl constitute part of the Alaska fund" in the treasury of the United States, provided for and ere atld by the act entitled An Act to provide for the construction and maintenance of roads, the establish ment and maintenance of schools, and the care and support of insane persons in the district of Alaska, and for otl CT purposes" approved January 26. 1905, and may be ex- pended for the purpose described in said act; and the residue of the moneys derived from such licenses and leases shall be paid into the rcasury of the United States and f the treasury.
 Sec. F. That it shall be the duty of the secretary of the interior 10 asC ertain as so as may be whether any of the coal deposits in the terri tory Cf Alaska are suitable and well adapted for the use of the navy of h. United States, and if such de pOsitS are fCund the secretary, un- der the direction of the president may withhold and withdraw the same rom exploration and lease under the pr, Ceding provision of this act. That the secretary of the interior. in conjunction with the secretary of the navy, under the dire ction of the president, may, on behalf of the { nit d States, under such rules and regulations as they may prescribe, ease such coal deposits to a lessee ur lesscoS qualified to take a lease un- i.r the preceding sections Of this act for the purpose of mining and extracting the coal and supplying he same to the navy and the rev onue cutter service of the United States at an agrl ed price per ton. 10 be specifi in the lease. and as to such coal furnished the United states as aforesaid, no rental or royalty shall be paid therefor Dy the lessee, but the same shall be taken into account in fixing the price al which the coal is to be supplied to the United States.
 "I hat the Secretary of the Inter- ! is hereby authorized, in his dis Getion to withdraw from all kinds If settlement, location, sale or entry, any land in the territory of Alaska, requisite for the opening and deyel- opm-nt of a deposit of ccal, or requisite for a right of way to or from such deposit, CT requisite as sic for Wharfage for handling storage. or shipment of coal, and such right of way and such wharf age site shall be open to the free Use of any lessee under this act in respect to any operations carried on under his lease, but this provision shall not be constructed to give a free right Cf way or free wharfage si'e to any railroad company in re srect to it's railroad or railroad ter minal.
 $ c. II. That all existing laws relative to the sale or disposal of coal deposits in Alaska and all other laws or portions of laws in con illct herewith are hereby repealed