ANCSA Admiralty Island Land Exchange Finalization Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-1484
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]
Introduced: 2017-06-29
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Alaska

Alaska Natives and Hawaiians

Indian claims

Indian lands and resources rights

Land transfers

Monuments and memorials

Parks, recreation areas, trails
Latest action: action_date: 2017-06-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-06-29
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>ANCSA Admiralty Island Land Exchange Finalization Act of 2017</b></p> This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to convey specified land to the Sealaska Corporation, an Alaska Native regional corporation, if the corporation relinquishes a specified 23,000 acres of subsurface estate. The land to be conveyed by USDA to the corporation consists of 8,873 acres of surface and subsurface estate and 5,145 acres of surface estate.

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1484 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 29, 2017 Ms. Murkowski (for herself and Mr. Sullivan ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To provide for a land exchange relating to the Admiralty Island National Monument, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the ANCSA Admiralty Island Land Exchange Finalization Act of 2017 . 2. Admiralty Island National Monument land exchange (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Sealaska The term Sealaska means the Sealaska Corporation, a Regional Native Corporation established under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.). (2) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture. (b) Land exchange If Sealaska relinquishes to the United States all right, title, and interest in and to the land described in subsection (c)(1), the Secretary, not later than 90 days after the date of the relinquishment, shall convey to Sealaska all right, title, and interest in and to the land described in subsection (c)(2). (c) Land described (1) Sealaska land The land to be relinquished by Sealaska to the United States under subsection (b) is the subsurface estate to the approximately 23,000 acres of subsurface land depicted as Sealaska Lands to U.S. Forest Service on the map entitled Sealaska Land Exchange—Sealaska Admiralty Island National Monument Lands and dated March 10, 2016. (2) Federal land The Federal land to be conveyed to Sealaska under subsection (b) is the surface and subsurface estate to the approximately 8,872.5 acres of Federal land and the surface estate to approximately 5,145 acres of Federal land depicted as U.S. Forest Service Land to Sealaska on the map entitled Sealaska Land Exchange—U.S. Forest Service Lands and dated March 10, 2016. (d) Withdrawal Subject to valid rights in existence on the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal land described in subsection (c)(2) is withdrawn from— (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. (e) Maps The maps described in subsection (c) shall be maintained on file in— (1) the office of the Chief of the Forest Service; (2) the office of the Secretary of the Interior; and (3) the Alaska Regional Office of the Forest Service. (f) Effect Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Federal land conveyed to Sealaska under subsection (b) shall be considered to be a conveyance made under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) on the date of enactment of that Act.