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Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa 
Indians Restoration Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians is a 
        political successor to signatories of the Pembina Treaty of 
        1863, under which a large area of land in the State of North 
        Dakota was ceded to the United States;
            (2) the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa of North Dakota 
        and the Chippewa-Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy's Reservation of 
        Montana, which also are political successors to the signatories 
        of the Pembina Treaty of 1863, have been recognized by the 
        Federal Government as distinct Indian tribes;
            (3) the members of the Little Shell Tribe continue to live 
        in the State of Montana, as their ancestors have for more than 
        100 years since ceding land in the State of North Dakota as 
        described in paragraph (1);
            (4) in the 1930s and 1940s, the Tribe repeatedly petitioned 
        the Federal Government for reorganization under the Act of June 
        18, 1934 (25 U.S.C. 461 et seq.) (commonly known as the 
        ``Indian Reorganization Act'');
            (5) Federal agents who visited the Tribe and Commissioner 
        of Indian Affairs John Collier attested to the responsibility 
        of the Federal Government for the Tribe and members of the 
        Tribe, concluding that members of the Tribe are eligible for, 
        and should be provided with, trust land, making the Tribe 
        eligible for reorganization under the Act of June 18, 1934 (25 
        U.S.C. 461 et seq.) (commonly known as the ``Indian 
        Reorganization Act'');
            (6) due to a lack of Federal appropriations during the 
        Depression, the Bureau of Indian Affairs lacked adequate 
        financial resources to purchase land for the Tribe, and the 
        members of the Tribe were denied the opportunity to reorganize;
            (7) in spite of the failure of the Federal Government to 
        appropriate adequate funding to secure land for the Tribe as 
        required for reorganization under the Act of June 18, 1934 (25 
        U.S.C. 461 et seq.) (commonly known as the ``Indian 
        Reorganization Act''), the Tribe continued to exist as a 
        separate community, with leaders exhibiting clear political 
        authority;
            (8) the Tribe, together with the Turtle Mountain Band of 
        Chippewa of North Dakota and the Chippewa-Cree Tribe of the 
        Rocky Boy's Reservation of Montana, filed 2 law suits under the 
        Act of August 13, 1946 (60 Stat. 1049) (commonly known as the 
        ``Indian Claims Commission Act''), to petition for additional 
        compensation for land ceded to the United States under the 
        Pembina Treaty of 1863 and the McCumber Agreement of 1892;
            (9) in 1971 and 1982, pursuant to Acts of Congress, the 
        tribes received awards for the claims described in paragraph 
        (8);
            (10) in 1978, the Tribe submitted to the Bureau of Indian 
        Affairs a petition for Federal recognition, which is still 
        pending as of the date of enactment of this Act; and
            (11) the Federal Government, the State of Montana, and the 
        other federally recognized Indian tribes of the State have had 
        continuous dealings with the recognized political leaders of 
        the Tribe since the 1930s.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Member.--The term ``member'' means an individual who is 
        enrolled in the Tribe pursuant to section 7.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (3) Tribe.--The term ``Tribe'' means the Little Shell Tribe 
        of Chippewa Indians of Montana.

SEC. 4. FEDERAL RECOGNITION.

    (a) In General.--Federal recognition is extended to the Tribe.
    (b) Effect of Federal Laws.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
Act, all Federal laws (including regulations) of general application to 
Indians and Indian tribes, including the Act of June 18, 1934 (25 
U.S.C. 461 et seq.) (commonly known as the ``Indian Reorganization 
Act''), shall apply to the Tribe and members.

SEC. 5. FEDERAL SERVICES AND BENEFITS.

    (a) In General.--Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Tribe and each member shall be eligible for all services and 
benefits provided by the United States to Indians and federally 
recognized Indian tribes, without regard to--
            (1) the existence of a reservation for the Tribe; or
            (2) the location of the residence of any member on or near 
        an Indian reservation.
    (b) Service Area.--For purposes of the delivery of services and 
benefits to members, the service area of the Tribe shall be considered 
to be the area comprised of Blaine, Cascade, Glacier, and Hill Counties 
in the State of Montana.

SEC. 6. REAFFIRMATION OF RIGHTS.

    (a) In General.--Nothing in this Act diminishes any right or 
privilege of the Tribe or any member that existed before the date of 
enactment of this Act.
    (b) Claims of Tribe.--Except as otherwise provided in this Act, 
nothing in this Act alters or affects any legal or equitable claim of 
the Tribe to enforce any right or privilege reserved by, or granted to, 
the Tribe that was wrongfully denied to, or taken from, the Tribe 
before the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 7. MEMBERSHIP ROLL.

    (a) In General.--As a condition of receiving recognition, services, 
and benefits pursuant to this Act, the Tribe shall submit to the 
Secretary, by not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of 
this Act, a membership roll consisting of the name of each individual 
enrolled as a member of the Tribe.
    (b) Determination of Membership.--The qualifications for inclusion 
on the membership roll of the Tribe shall be determined in accordance 
with sections 1 through 3 of article 5 of the constitution of the Tribe 
dated September 10, 1977 (including amendments to the constitution).
    (c) Maintenance of Roll.--The Tribe shall maintain the membership 
roll under this section.

SEC. 8. TRANSFER OF LAND.

    (a) Homeland.--The Secretary shall acquire, for the benefit of the 
Tribe, trust title to 200 acres of land within the service area of the 
Tribe to be used for a tribal land base.
    (b) Additional Land.--The Secretary may acquire additional land for 
the benefit of the Tribe pursuant to section 5 of the Act of June 18, 
1934 (25 U.S.C. 465) (commonly known as the ``Indian Reorganization 
Act'').

Output: Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians Restoration Act of 2007 - Extends federal recognition to the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana. Makes the Tribe and each member eligible for all services and benefits provided by the United States to Indians and federally recognized Indian tribes, without regard to the existence of a reservation for the Tribe or the location of the residence of any member on or near an Indian reservation.

Directs the Tribe, as a condition of receiving recognition, services, and benefits pursuant to this Act, to submit to the Secretary of the Interior a membership roll consisting of the name of each individual enrolled as a member of the Tribe. Requires the Tribe to maintain such membership roll.

Directs the Secretary to acquire, for the benefit of the Tribe, trust title to 200 acres of land within the Tribe's service area to be used for a tribal land base.


Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. ALEXANDER CREEK VILLAGE RECOGNITION.

    The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 43. ALEXANDER CREEK VILLAGE RECOGNITION.

    ``(a) Recognition of the Village of Alexander Creek.--Subject to 
the limitations of this section and notwithstanding section 1432(d) of 
the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (Public Law 96-487) 
to the contrary, Alexander Creek, located within Township 15N, Range 
7W, Seward Meridian, Alaska, is and shall be recognized as an eligible 
Native village under section 11(b)(3) of this Act.
    ``(b) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section, the following 
terms apply:
            ``(1) The term `agency' includes--
                    ``(A) any instrumentality of the United States;
                    ``(B) any element of an agency; and
                    ``(C) any wholly owned or mixed-owned corporation 
                of the United States Government identified in chapter 
                91 of title 31, United States Code.
            ``(2) The term `conservation system unit' has the meaning 
        given that term in the Alaska National Interest Lands 
        Conservation Act.
            ``(3) The term `Alexander Creek' means Alexander Creek 
        Incorporated, an Alaska Native Group corporation, organized 
        pursuant to this Act.
            ``(4) The term `property' has the meaning given that term 
        in Public Law 94-204 (43 U.S.C. 1611 note).
            ``(5) The term `Region' means Cook Inlet Region 
        Incorporated, an Alaska Native Regional Corporation, which is 
        the appropriate Regional Corporation for Alexander Creek under 
        section 1613(h) of this Act.
            ``(6) The term `CIRI Property Account' means the account in 
        the Treasury established by the Secretary of the Treasury 
        pursuant to section 12(b) of Public Law 94-204 (43 U.S.C. 1611 
        note), referred to in that section as the `Cook Inlet Region, 
        Incorporated property account'.
    ``(c) Establishment.--(1) The Secretary of the Treasury, in 
consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, shall establish an 
account in the Treasury to be known as the `Alexander Creek account' 
which shall be funded in the full amount provided for by this section 
within 24 months of the date of enactment of this section
    ``(2) Funds in the Alexander Creek account shall--
            ``(A) be available to Alexander Creek for bidding on and 
        purchasing property sold at public sale, subject to paragraph 
        (3); and
            ``(B) remain available until expended.
    ``(3)(A) Alexander Creek may use funds in the Alexander Creek 
account to bid as any other bidder for property in Alaska at any public 
sale by an agency and may purchase such property in accordance with 
applicable laws and regulations of the agency offering the property for 
sale.
    ``(B) In conducting a transaction described in subparagraph (A), an 
agency shall accept, in the same manner as cash, any amount tendered 
from the Alexander Creek account. The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
adjust the balance of the Alexander Creek account to reflect the 
transaction.
    ``(C) The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the 
Secretary of the Interior, shall establish procedures for the following 
transactions related to the Alexander Creek account:
            ``(i) Receipt of deposits.
            ``(ii) Receipt of deposits into escrow when an escrow is 
        required for the sale of property.
            ``(iii) Reinstatement to the Alexander Creek account of any 
        unused escrow deposits in the event that a sale of property is 
        not consummated.
    ``(d) Amount.--(1) The initial balance of the Alexander Creek 
account shall be the fair market value as determined by the appraisal 
conducted under subsection (g) of the surface estate of the 
approximately 61,440 acres of deficiency selections previously made by 
Alexander Creek, which comprise the following parcels of land:
                    ``T. 2 T., R. 19 W., secs. 3 and 4.
                    ``T. 2 T., R. 19 W., sec. 10.
                    ``T. 2 T., R. 19 W., secs. 14 and 15.
                    ``T. 3 T., R. 19 W., sec. 30.
                    ``T. 2 T., R. 20 W., secs. 20 through 23.
                    ``T. 3 T., R. 20 W., sec. 10.
                    ``T. 3 T., R. 20 W., sec. 14.
                    ``T. 3 T., R. 20 W., secs. 24 and 25.
                    ``T. 1 T., R. 26 W., sec. 31.
                    ``T. 2 T., R. 27 W., secs. 3 and 4.
                    ``T. 2 T., R. 29 W., secs. 3 through 5.
                    ``T. 2 S., R. 19 W., sec. 18.
                    ``T. 2 S., R. 20 W., secs. 12 and 13.
                    ``T. 2 S., R. 20 W., sec. 24.
                    ``T. 2 S., R. 20 W., secs. 26 and 27.
                    ``T. 2 S., R. 20 W., secs. 33 and 34.
                    ``T. 3 S., R. 23 W., sec. 25.
                    ``T. 6 S., R. 24 W., secs. 1 and 2.
                    ``T. 6 S., R. 24 W., sec. 11.
                    ``T. 6 S., R. 24 W., secs. 18 through 20.
                    ``T. 9 S., R. 27 W., secs. 6 and 7.
                    ``T. 7 S., R. 28 W., sec. 2.
                    ``T. 7 S., R. 28 W., sec. 21.
                    ``T. 7 S., R. 28 W., secs. 28 and 29.
                    ``T. 7 S., R. 28 W., secs. 31 through 33.
                    ``T. 8 S., R. 28 W., secs. 5 through 7.
                    ``T. 9 S., R. 28 W., sec. 1.
                    ``T. 9 S., R. 28 W., sec. 12.
                    ``T. 7 S., R. 29 W., sec. 12.
                    ``T. 8 S., R. 29 W., sec. 1.
                    ``T. 8 S., R. 29 W., secs. 3 and 4.
                    ``T. 8 S., R. 29 W., secs. 8 through 20.
                    ``T. 2 N., R. 20 W., sec. 13.
                    ``T. 1 N., R. 27 W., sec. 8.
                    ``T. 1 N., R. 27 W., sec. 16.
                    ``T. 1 N., R. 27 W., secs. 20 through 23.
                    ``T. 1 N., R. 27 W., sec. 25.
                    ``T. 1 N., R. 27 W., sec. 36.
                    ``T. 1 N., R. 28 W., secs. 1 and 2.
                    ``T. 1 N., R. 28 W., secs. 8 through 11.
                    ``T. 1 N., R. 28 W., secs. 16 through 18.
                    ``T. 3 S., R. 23 W., sec. 8.
                    ``T. 3 S., R. 23 W., sec. 26.
                    ``T. 3 S., R. 23 W., sec. 33.
                    ``T. 6 S., R. 24 W., secs. 27 and 28.
                    ``T. 7 S., R. 28 W., secs. 4 through 7.
                    ``T. 7 S., R. 28 W., secs. 10 and 11.
                    ``T. 7 S., R. 28 W., secs. 14 and 15.
                    ``T. 7 S., R. 28 W., sec. 22.
                    ``T. 8 S., R. 29 W., sec. 5.
                    ``T. 2 N., R. 20 W., sec. 30.
                    ``T. 3 N., R. 20 W., sec. 2.
                    ``T. 3 N., R. 20 W., sec. 13.
                    ``T. 4 N., R. 20 W., sec. 33.
                    ``T. 2 N., R. 27 W., secs. 10 through 12.
                    ``T. 11 N., R. 28 W., secs. 16 through 27.
                    ``T. 2 N., R. 30 W., sec. 12.
                    ``T. 1 S., R. 20 W., sec. 4.
                    ``T. 3 S., R. 23 W., sec. 17.
                    ``T. 3 S., R. 23 W., sec. 28.
                    ``T. 6 S., R. 24 W., sec. 14.
                    ``T. 6 S., R. 24 W., sec. 21.
                    ``T. 6 S., R. 24 W., sec. 26.
                    ``T. 5 S., R. 26 W., secs. 29 and 30.
                    ``T. 7 S., R. 28 W., sec. 1.
                    ``T. 7 S., R. 29 W., sec. 1.
                    ``T. 7 S., R. 29 W., sec. 11.
                    ``T. 7 S., R. 29 W., secs. 14 through 16.
                    ``T. 7 S., R. 29 W., secs. 21 and 22.
                    ``T. 2 N., R. 19 W., sec. 7.
                    ``T. 2 N., R. 19 W., sec. 18.
    ``(2) The balance of the CIRI Property Account shall be increased 
by an amount equal to the fair market value of the subsurface estate of 
the approximately 61,440 acres of deficiency selections made by 
Alexander Creek, as described in paragraph (1): Provided, That the 
value of such subsurface estate shall not be less than 61,440 
multiplied by the acre equivalent value of the Region's entitlement 
lands under paragraph (2) of the second section of 12(b)(7)(iv) of the 
Act of January 2, 1976 (Public Law 94-204). The funds added to the CIRI 
Property Account pursuant to this subsection shall be segregated from 
all other funds therein by a method to be mutually agreed by CIRI and 
the Secretary of the Treasury.
    ``(e) Land Exchange.--The Secretary of the Interior shall enter 
into negotiations with Alexander Creek, no later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, to attempt to conclude, under 
the authority of section 22(f), a land exchange to acquire lands not 
within any conservation system unit from the State of Alaska or the 
Matanuska-Susitna Borough under the same procedures set forth in 
section 22(f) to enable Alexander Creek to obtain additional public 
lands within Alexander Creek's original withdrawal area in Alaska, as 
identified by Alexander Creek. The subsurface to lands conveyed to 
Alexander Creek under subsection (d) shall be conveyed, without 
consideration, to the Region and shall be treated for all purposes as 
subsurface land conveyed to the Region under section 14(f). Any land 
exchange to be undertaken pursuant to this subsection must be approved 
by Alexander Creek, and must be completed no later than 36 months after 
the date of the enactment of this Act.
    ``(f) Adjustment in Account.--If a conveyance of surface estate is 
made to Alexander Creek pursuant to subsection (e), the Alexander Creek 
account shall be reduced by the amount of the actual acres conveyed 
multiplied by the average value per acre of the surface acres appraised 
under subsection (g). If a conveyance of subsurface estate is made to 
the Region pursuant to subsection (d), the CIRI Property Account shall 
be reduced by the amount of the actual acres conveyed multiplied by the 
average value per acre of the subsurface acres appraised under 
subsection (g).
    ``(g) Appraisal.--(1)(A) Subject to subsection (d)(2), the 
Secretary shall determine the amount to be deposited into the Alexander 
Creek and CIRI Property accounts by separately appraising, on a 
reasonable basis, based on all available evidence, the fair market 
value, as of the date of the enactment of this section, of the surface 
and subsurface of each section selected as a separate parcel and 
considering that `public interest' use may be the highest and best use 
of such parcels.
    ``(B) Alexander Creek and the Region shall each have the 
opportunity to present evidence of value to the Secretary solely with 
respect to the respective estates involved, comprising surface estate 
for Alexander Creek and subsurface estate for the Region. The Secretary 
shall provide Alexander Creek and the Region with a preliminary draft 
of the appraisal. Alexander Creek and the Region shall have a 
reasonable and sufficient opportunity to comment on the appraisal.
    ``(2) The Secretary shall forward a certified copy of the appraisal 
of their separate and respective estates each to Alexander Creek, and 
the Region.
    ``(h) Implementation.--(1) Alexander Creek may assign to any person 
or corporation without restriction any or all of the Alexander Creek 
account upon written notification to the Secretary of the Treasury and 
the Secretary of the Interior. In the event that such an assignment is 
made to the Region, on notice from Alexander Creek to the Secretary of 
the Treasury and the Secretary of the Interior, and subject to the 
written consent of the Region in its sole and absolute discretion, the 
amount of such assignment shall be added to or made a part of the CIRI 
Property Account, and may be used in the same manner as other funds in 
that account.
    ``(2) Except for such lands as Alexander Creek has received prior 
to enactment of this section, and such lands it is entitled to recover 
as a Group Corporation, upon completion by the Secretary of the 
Interior of the appraisal process pursuant to subsection (g), and 
notification to the Secretary from Alexander Creek that Alexander Creek 
accepts the results of the appraisal process, Alexander Creek shall be 
deemed to have accepted the terms of this section in lieu of any other 
land entitlement it could have received as a village pursuant to this 
Act, including, without limitation, any lands it would have received 
pursuant to section 12(b). Such acceptance shall satisfy all claims 
Alexander Creek had or may have had against the United States on the 
date of the enactment of this section.
    ``(3) Any land acquired by Alexander Creek with funds from the 
Alexander Creek account shall be deemed to be a conveyance pursuant to 
this Act.
    ``(i) Treatment of Amounts From the Alexander Creek Account.--The 
Secretary of the Treasury and the heads of agencies shall administer 
sales pursuant to this section in the same manner as is provided for 
any other Native village authorized by law as of the date of the 
enactment of this section (including the use of similar accounts for 
bidding on and purchasing property sold for public sale).
    ``(j) Limitation on Agents' and Attorneys' Fees.--No more than 2.5 
percent of payments received by or on behalf of Alexander Creek under 
this section may be paid to or received by any agent or attorney for 
services rendered in connection with obtaining such payment, any 
contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person who violates this 
subsection shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to a 
fine in the amount provided in title 18, United States Code.
    ``(k) Shareholder Participation.--Alexander Creek shall notify each 
member of the Native village recognized under this section that, upon 
the effective date of this provision, such members shall cease to 
receive benefits from the Region as at-large shareholders pursuant to 
section 7(m), and that all future resource payments from the Region 
shall be made to the Village Corporation pursuant to section 7(j). The 
Region shall not be liable under any State, Federal or local law, or 
under State or Federal common law, for damages arising out of or 
related to the cessation of payments to such individuals under section 
7(m) pursuant to this section.
    ``(l) Statutory Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to--
            ``(1) limit, alter, violate, breach, or otherwise affect 
        the rights of any party under a contract, settlement agreement, 
        or land exchange entered into prior to enactment of this 
        section between Alexander Creek and any party, or one or more 
        parties to any contract, settlement, agreement, or land 
        exchange predicated upon Alexander Creek's Native village 
        status under this Act; or
            ``(2) diminish, reduce, or modify the acreage entitlement 
        to which Alexander Creek became entitled to as a Group 
        Corporation.''.

Output: Amends the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) to recognize the village of Alexander Creek, Alaska, as eligible for land and benefits under the Act, notwithstanding specified provisions of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act.

Establishes in the Treasury the Alexander Creek account and makes the account's funds available to Alexander Creek Incorporated for purchasing property sold at public sale. Increases the existing CIRI Property Account's balance by the subsurface value of Alexander Creek's selections.

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to negotiate for a land exchange to acquire the surface estate in lands not in any conservation system unit from Alaska or the Mantanuska-Susitna Borough to enable Alexander Creek to obtain additional public lands in Alexander Creek's original withdrawal area in Alaska.

Requires the subsurface estate to the lands conveyed to Alexander Creek to be conveyed to CIRI.

Deems Alexander Creek, on completion (and acceptance by Alexander Creek) of an appraisal, to have accepted the terms of this Act in lieu of any other land entitlement it could have received as a village under ANCSA. Requires that such acceptance satisfy all claims of Alexander Creek against the United States.

Requires Alexander Creek to notify each Alexander Creek member that the members will cease to receive benefits from CIRI as at-large shareholders and that all future resource payments from the Region will be made to the Village Corporation. Relieves CIRI from liability under any state, federal, or local law for damages related to that payment cessation.


Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. ALASKA STATE JURISDICTION OVER SMALL HYDROELECTRIC PROJECTS.

    Part I of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 792 et seq.) is amended 
by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 32. ALASKA STATE JURISDICTION OVER SMALL HYDROELECTRIC PROJECTS.

    ``(a) Discontinuance of Regulation by the Commission.--
Notwithstanding sections 4(e) and 23(b), the Commission shall 
discontinue exercising licensing and regulatory authority under this 
Part over qualifying project works in the State of Alaska, effective on 
the date on which the Commission certifies that the State of Alaska has 
in place a regulatory program for water-power development that--
            ``(1) protects the public interest, the purposes listed in 
        paragraph (2), and the environment to the same extent provided 
        by licensing and regulation by the Commission under this Part 
        and other applicable Federal laws, including the Endangered 
        Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and the Fish and Wildlife 
        Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 661 et seq.);
            ``(2) gives equal consideration to the purposes of--
                    ``(A) energy conservation;
                    ``(B) the protection, mitigation of damage to, and 
                enhancement of, fish and wildlife (including related 
                spawning grounds and habitat);
                    ``(C) the protection of recreational opportunities,
                    ``(D) the preservation of other aspects of 
                environmental quality,
                    ``(E) the interests of Alaska Natives, and
                    ``(F) other beneficial public uses, including 
                irrigation, flood control, water supply, and 
                navigation; and
            ``(3) requires, as a condition of a license for any project 
        works--
                    ``(A) the construction, maintenance, and operation 
                by a licensee at its own expense of such lights and 
                signals as may be directed by the Secretary of the 
                Department in which the Coast Guard is operating, and 
                such fishways as may be prescribed by the Secretary of 
                the Interior or the Secretary of Commerce, as 
                appropriate;
                    ``(B) the operation of any navigation facilities 
                which may be constructed as part of any project to be 
                controlled at all times by such reasonable rules and 
                regulations as may be made by the Secretary of the 
                Army; and
                    ``(C) conditions for the protection, mitigation, 
                and enhancement of fish and wildlife based on 
                recommendations received pursuant to the Fish and 
                Wildlife Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 661 et seq.) from 
                the National Marine Fisheries Service, the United 
                States Fish and Wildlife Service, and State fish and 
                wildlife agencies.
    ``(b) Definition of `Qualifying Project Works'.--For purposes of 
this section, the term `qualifying project works' means project works--
            ``(1) that are not part of a project licensed under this 
        Part or exempted from licensing under this Part or section 405 
        of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 prior to 
        the date of enactment of this section;
            ``(2) for which a preliminary permit, a license 
        application, or an application for an exemption from licensing 
        has not been accepted for filing by the Commission prior to the 
        date of enactment of subsection (c) (unless such application is 
        withdrawn at the election of the applicant);
            ``(3) that are part of a project that has a power 
        production capacity of 5,000 kilowatts or less;
            ``(4) that are located entirely within the boundaries of 
        the State of Alaska; and
            ``(5) that are not located in whole or in part on any 
        Indian reservation, a conservation system unit (as defined in 
        section 102(4) of the Alaska National Interest Lands 
        Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3102(4))), or segment of a river 
        designated for study for addition to the Wild and Scenic Rivers 
        System.
    ``(c) Election of State Licensing.--In the case of nonqualifying 
project works that would be a qualifying project works but for the fact 
that the project has been licensed (or exempted from licensing) by the 
Commission prior to the enactment of this section, the licensee of such 
project may in its discretion elect to make the project subject to 
licensing and regulation by the State of Alaska under this section.
    ``(d) Project Works on Federal Lands.--With respect to projects 
located in whole or in part on a reservation, a conservation system 
unit, or the public lands, a State license or exemption from licensing 
shall be subject to--
            ``(1) the approval of the Secretary having jurisdiction 
        over such lands; and
            ``(2) such conditions as the Secretary may prescribe.
    ``(e) Consultation With Affected Agencies.--The Commission shall 
consult with the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of 
Agriculture, and the Secretary of Commerce before certifying the State 
of Alaska's regulatory program.
    ``(f) Application of Federal Laws.--Nothing in this section shall 
preempt the application of Federal environmental, natural resources, or 
cultural resources protection laws according to their terms.
    ``(g) Oversight by the Commission.--The State of Alaska shall 
notify the Commission not later than 30 days after making any 
significant modification to its regulatory program. The Commission 
shall periodically review the State's program to ensure compliance with 
the provisions of this section.
    ``(h) Resumption of Commission Authority.--Notwithstanding 
subsection (a), the Commission shall reassert its licensing and 
regulatory authority under this Part if the Commission finds that the 
State of Alaska has not complied with one or more of the requirements 
of this section.
    ``(i) Determination by the Commission.--
            ``(1) Upon application by the Governor of the State of 
        Alaska, the Commission shall within 30 days commence a review 
        of the State of Alaska's regulatory program for water-power 
        development to determine whether it complies with the 
        requirements of subsection (a).
            ``(2) The Commission's review required by paragraph (1) 
        shall be completed within one year of initiation, and the 
        Commission shall within 30 days thereafter issue a final order 
        determining whether or not the State of Alaska's regulatory 
        program for water-power development complies with the 
        requirements of subsection (a).
            ``(3) If the Commission fails to issue a final order in 
        accordance with paragraph (2), the State of Alaska's regulatory 
        program for water-power development shall be deemed to be in 
        compliance with subsection (a).''.

            Passed the Senate March 25, 1999.

            Attest:

                                                    GARY SISCO,

                                                             Secretary.


Output: Amends the Federal Power Act to direct the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to discontinue its licensing and regulatory authority over certain new, small (power production capacity of 5,000 kilowatts or less) qualifying hydroelectric project works in Alaska effective upon FERC certification that Alaska has a regulatory program in place for water-power development that: (1) protects certain public and environmental interests to the same extent provided by FERC and specified Federal law; (2) gives equal consideration to energy conservation, fish and wildlife protection, recreational opportunities, environmental quality, the interests of Alaska Natives, and beneficial public uses; and (3) has licensing requirements for construction, operation and maintenance of lights, signals, and fishways by a licensee at its own expense, operation of navigation facilities subject to Secretary of the Army regulations, and fish and wildlife protection and enhancement based upon Federal and State agency recommendations. 
Authorizes the licensee of a project works licensed before enactment of this Act to elect to subject such works to licensing and regulation by Alaska in accordance with this Act. 
Declares that, with respect to project works on an Indian reservation, a conservation system unit, or Federal public lands, a State license or exemption from license shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary having jurisdiction over such lands, and such conditions as the Secretary may prescribe. 
Requires FERC to consult with the Secretaries of the Interior, of Agriculture, and of Commerce before certifying Alaska's regulatory program. 
Requires the State of Alaska to notify FERC within 30 days after making any significant modification to its regulatory program.  Requires FERC to reassert its regulatory and licensing authority if Alaska has not complied with one or more requirements of this Act. Prescribes FERC compliance review procedures.