[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2561 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2561

   To provide for an exchange of lands located near Gustavus, Alaska.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 31, 1995

 Mr. Young of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                     to the Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
   To provide for an exchange of lands located near Gustavus, Alaska.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Glacier Bay National Park and 
Preserve Boundary Adjustment Act of 1995''.

SEC. 2. LAND EXCHANGE.

    (a) In General.--If the State of Alaska transfers all right, title, 
and interest in and to the State lands described in subsection (b)(1) 
to the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary shall transfer to the 
State of Alaska all right, title, and interest of the United States in 
and to the Federal lands described in subsection (b)(2).
    (b) Lands Described.--
            (1) State lands.--The lands referred to in subsection (a) 
        to be transferred by the State of Alaska comprise approximately 
        960 acres within the Dude Creek Critical Habitat Area more 
        particularly described as follows:
                    Township 40 South, Range 58 East, C.R.M.
                            Section 16 in its entirety.
                            Section 9, W\1/2\.
            (2) Federal lands.--The lands referred to in subsection (a) 
        to be transferred by the Secretary comprise approximately 960 
        acres more particularly described as follows:
                    In Township 39 South, Range 59 East, Copper River 
                Meridian (C.R.M.) partially surveyed--
                            Section 36 (unsurveyed, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, 
                        S\1/2\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, W\1/
                        2\W\1/2\, NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, and S\1/2\SE\1/
                        4\NW\1/4\, containing approximately 130 acres.
                    In Township 40 South, Range 59 East, partially 
                surveyed--
                            Section 1 (unsurveyed) NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\, 
                        W\1/2\SE\1/4\, and SW\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, 
                        excluding U.S. Survey 944 and Native Allotment 
                        A-442;
                            Section 2 (unsurveyed), fractional, that 
                        portion lying above the mean high tide line of 
                        Icy Passage, excluding U.S. Survey 944 and U.S. 
                        Survey 945;
                            Section 11 (unsurveyed), fractional, that 
                        portion lying above the mean high tide line of 
                        Icy Passage, excluding U.S. Survey 944;
                            Section 12 (unsurveyed), fractional, NW\1/
                        4\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, those 
                        portions of NW\1/4\ and SW\1/4\ lying above the 
                        mean high tide line of Icy Passage, excluding 
                        U.S. Survey 944 and Native Allotment A-442,
                containing approximately 830 acres,
        aggregating approximately 960 acres.
    (c) Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve.--The lands acquired 
from the State of Alaska under this section shall be added to and 
administered as part of the Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, 
subject to valid existing rights. Upon completion of the exchange of 
lands under this section, the Secretary shall adjust the boundary of 
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve to include the lands acquired 
from the State of Alaska and to exclude the lands transferred to the 
State of Alaska under this section.
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