[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2756 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2756

     To authorize an exchange of property between the Kake Tribal 
    Corporation and the Sealaska Corporation and the United States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 28, 1997

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

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                                 A BILL


 
     To authorize an exchange of property between the Kake Tribal 
    Corporation and the Sealaska Corporation and the United States.

    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 ``Kake Tribal Corporation Land 
Exchange Act''.

SEC. 2. PROPERTY EXCHANGE.

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

``SEC. 41. KAKE TRIBAL CORPORATION PROPERTY EXCHANGE.

    ``(a) Authority for Exchange.--Upon transfer to the United States 
of all right, title, and interest of the Kake Tribal Corporation and 
the Sealaska Corporation in and to the property described in subsection 
(b)(1), the Secretary of the Interior shall transfer--
                    ``(1) to the Kake Tribal Corporation, subject to 
                valid existing rights, all right, title, and interest 
                of the United States in and to the surface estate of 
                the property described in subsection (b)(2); and
                    ``(2) to the Sealaska Corporation, subject to valid 
                existing rights, all right, title, and interest of the 
                United States in and to the subsurface estate of the 
                property described in subsection (b)(2).
    ``(b) Property Descriptions.--
            ``(1) Property to be transferred to the united states.--The 
        property to be transferred to the United States pursuant to 
        subsection (a) is described as the surface estate owned by the 
        Kake Tribal Corporation and the subsurface estate owned by the 
        Sealaska Corporation, of the approximately 2,427 acres depicted 
        on the map dated September 1, 1997, and labeled `Attachment A', 
        and further described as follows:

                        ``Copper River Meridian

                              ``T56S, R72E

    ``Sections 13, 23, 24, 25, 26, 34, 35, and 36.
            ``(2) Property to be transferred to kake tribal corporation 
        and sealaska corporation.--The property to be transferred to 
        the Kake Tribal Corporation and the Sealaska Corporation 
        pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) is the 
        surface estate and the subsurface estate, respectively, to the 
        approximately 2,427 acres of Federal land depicted on the maps 
        dated September 1, 1997, and labeled `Attachment B' and 
        `Attachment C', and further described as follows:

                        ``Copper River Meridian

                              ``T57S, R74E

    ``Sections 18 and 19;

                        ``Copper River Meridian

                              ``T57S, R72E

    ``Sections 31 and 32;

                        ``Copper River Meridian

                              ``T58S, R71E

    ``Section 13; and

                        ``Copper River Meridian

                              ``T58S, R72E

    ``Sections 5, 6, 7, 8, 17, 18, 19, and 20.
    ``(c) Maps and Legal Description on File.--The maps and the legal 
description of the property described in this section shall be 
maintained on file in the Office of the Chief, United States Forest 
Service and in the Office of the Secretary of the Interior, Washington, 
District of Columbia. The acreage cited in this section is approximate. 
If a discrepancy arises between the cited acreage and the acreage 
depicted on the maps, the maps shall control. The maps do not 
constitute an attempt by the United States to convey State or private 
property.
    ``(d) Consideration.--The transfers authorized by this section 
shall be made without consideration, except as provided in this 
section.
    ``(e) Relation to Other Sections.--The property transferred 
pursuant to this section shall be considered land conveyed under and 
shall be subject to the provisions of this Act.''.
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