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Q: 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.''.
A:
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.