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                                                 Union Calendar No. 443
105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3087

                          [Report No. 105-782]

To require the Secretary of Agriculture to grant an easement to Chugach 
                          Alaska Corporation.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 13, 1997

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

                            October 6, 1998

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
    [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on 
                           November 13, 1997]

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                                 A BILL


 
To require the Secretary of Agriculture to grant an easement to Chugach 
                          Alaska Corporation.

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

SECTION 1. CHUGACH ALASKA CORPORATION SETTLEMENT IMPLEMENTATION.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not 
later than December 11, 1998, the Secretary of Agriculture shall grant 
Chugach Alaska Corporation an irrevocable and perpetual 500-foot-wide 
easement for the construction, use, and maintenance of nonpublic roads 
and related facilities necessary for access to and economic development 
of the land interests in the Carbon Mountain and Katalla vicinity that 
were conveyed to Chugach Alaska Corporation pursuant to the Alaska 
Native Claims Settlement Act. The centerline of the easement is 
depicted on the map entitled ``Carbon Mountain Access Easement'' and 
dated November 4, 1997.
    (b) Submission of Survey; Relinquishment of Unneeded Portion of 
Easement.--Not later than 90 days after completion of construction of 
roads and related facilities on the easement granted pursuant to 
subsection (a), Chugach Alaska Corporation shall submit to the 
Secretary of Agriculture an as-built survey of such roads and related 
facilities and relinquish to the United States those portions of the 
easement Chugach Alaska Corporation deems not necessary for future use.
    (c) Construction and Maintenance.--Construction and maintenance of 
any roads pursuant to subsection (a) shall be in accordance with the 
best management practices of the Forest Service as promulgated in the 
Forest Service Handbook.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 443

105th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 3087

                          [Report No. 105-782]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

To require the Secretary of Agriculture to grant an easement to Chugach 
                          Alaska Corporation.

_______________________________________________________________________

                            October 6, 1998

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed