[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3061 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3061

     To resolve certain conveyances under the Alaska Native Claims 
Settlement Act related to Cape Fox Corporation, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 12, 1996

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

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                                 A BILL


 
     To resolve certain conveyances under the Alaska Native Claims 
Settlement Act related to Cape Fox Corporation, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. DEFINITION.  

    For the purposes of this Act, the term ``Cape Fox Corporation'' 
means the Cape Fox Corporation, an Alaska Native village corporation 
organized pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 
U.S.C. 1601 and following) by the native village of Kassan.

SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE AND ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN LANDS TO CAPE FOX 
              CORPORATION.

    (a) Lands Within 6-Mile Radius of Ketchikan.--The following 
described lands located near Ketchikan, Alaska, shall be treated as 
lands selected under section 16 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 
Act (43 U.S.C. 1615) by the Cape Fox Corporation, and the Secretary of 
the Interior shall, within 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act and subject to valid existing rights, transfer such lands 
under the terms and conditions of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 
Act, notwithstanding section 22(l) of that Act (43 U.S.C. 1621(l)), to 
the Cape Fox Corporation:

        T. 74 S., R. 91 E. C.R.M.
            Section 21 SW\1/4\SW\1/4\.
            Section 28 W\1/2\W\1/2\.

    (b) Expansion of Land Selection Area.--In addition to lands made 
available for selection under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 
(43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), the following described lands, other than any 
of such lands conveyed to or selected by the State of Alaska under 
Public Law 85-508 (commonly known as the ``Alaska Statehood Act'', 
approved July 7, 1958 (72 Stat. 339, 48 U.S.C. note prec. 21), shall be 
eligible for selection by the Cape Fox Corporation for the 24-month 
period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act:

            T. 73 S., R. 90 E. C.R.M.
    Sections 13, 14, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 34, 35, 36.
            T. 73 S., R. 91 E. C.R.M.
    Sections 19, 20, 29, 30, 31, 32.

    (c) Directed Conveyance of a 1,040-Acre Parcel.--The following 
described lands located near Ketchikan, Alaska, other than any of such 
lands conveyed to or selected by the State of Alaska under Public Law 
85-508 (commonly known as the ``Alaska Statehood Act'', approved July 
7, 1958 (72 Stat. 339, 48 U.S.C. note prec. 21), shall be treated as 
lands selected under section 16 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 
Act (43 U.S.C. 1615) by the Cape Fox Corporation, an Alaska Native 
village corporation, and the Secretary of the Interior shall, within 90 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act and subject to valid 
existing rights, transfer such lands under the terms and conditions of 
the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to the Cape Fox Corporation:

        T. 73 S., R. 90 E. C.R.M.
            Section 24 E\1/2\E\1/2\.
            Section 25 NE\1/4\.

        T. 73 S., R. 91 E. C.R.M.
            Section 19 SE\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, W\1/2\W\1/2\.
            Section 29 E\1/2\SW\1/4\, W\1/2\W\1/2\.
            Section 30 N\1/2\NE\1/4\.
            Section 32 E\1/2\NW\1/4\, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\.

SEC. 3. WAIVER OF CORE TOWNSHIP REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN NON-PRODUCTIVE 
              LANDS.

    The Cape Fox Corporation shall not be required to select up to 200 
nonproductive acres of lands within the township in which Cape Fox 
Corporation is located, notwithstanding the provisions of section 16(b) 
of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1615(b)) relating 
to the selection of lands in the township or townships in which all or 
part of a Native village is located.

SEC. 4. CREDIT FOR RECONVEYANCE OF BEAVER FALLS HYDROPROJECT POWERHOUSE 
              SITE.

    Within 24 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Cape Fox Corporation may transfer all or part of its right, title, and 
interest in and to the approximately 320-acre parcel that includes 
Beaver Falls Hydroelectric power-house site to the United States. In 
exchange for the transfer, the acreage entitlement of the Cape Fox 
Corporation shall be credited in the amount of the number of acres 
returned to the United States under this section.

SEC. 5. AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN PARCELS FOR HOMESITE PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--The lands described in subsection (b), other than 
any of such lands conveyed to or selected by the State of Alaska under 
Public Law 85-508 (commonly known as the ``Alaska Statehood Act'', 
approved July 7, 1958 (72 Stat. 339, 48 U.S.C. note prec. 21), shall be 
available to the Cape Fox Corporation for its homesite program under 
section 21(j) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 
1620(j)). The Secretary shall transfer to the Cape Fox Corporation such 
portions of the lands as the Cape Fox Corporation requires.
    (b) Lands Described.--The lands described in this section are the 
following lands:

        T. 77 S., R. 91 E. C.R.M.
            Section 5 S\1/2\SW\1/4\.
            Section 6 E\1/2\SE\1/4\.
            Section 31 S\1/2\NE\1/4\.

SEC. 6. LIMITATION.

    (a) No Change in Aggregate Entitlement.--Lands may not be 
transferred under this Act to the extent that the transfer of such 
lands would result in the Cape Fox Corporation acquiring a total amount 
of land under this Act and the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act in 
excess of the amount of land to which the Cape Fox Corporation is 
entitled pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act as 
modified by sections 2 and 4 of this Act.
    (b) Relinquishment.--A relinquishment of lands by Cape Fox 
Corporation under this Act relinquishes the rights of Sealaska 
Corporation to the subsurface rights to such lands, and Sealaska 
Corporation is entitled to the subsurface rights in any lands 
subsequently selected by Cape Fox Corporation to the extent and in the 
same manner as provided in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.
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