[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3088 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3088

To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, regarding Huna Totem 
   Corporation public interest land exchange, and for other purposes.


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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

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, regarding Huna Totem 
   Corporation public interest land exchange, 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. AMENDMENT OF SETTLEMENT ACT.

    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. HUNA TOTEM CORPORATION LAND EXCHANGE.

    ``(a) Exchange.--In exchange for lands and interests described in 
subsection (b), the Secretary of Agriculture shall, subject to valid 
existing rights, convey to Huna Totem Corporation the surface estate 
and to Sealaska Corporation the subsurface estate of the Federal lands 
identified by Huna Totem Corporation pursuant to subsection (c).
    ``(b) Lands Described.--The surface estate to be conveyed by Huna 
Totem Corporation and the subsurface estate to be conveyed by Sealaska 
Corporation to the United States pursuant to this section are to the 
municipal watershed lands as shown on the map dated September 1, 1997, 
and labeled `Attachment A', and are further described as follows:

               ``Municipal Watershed and Greenbelt Buffer

                           C.R.M., T43S, R61E

``Portion of                                                Approximate
  section:                                                     acres:  
        16.................................................          2 
        21.................................................        610 
        22.................................................        227 
        23.................................................         35 
        26.................................................        447 
        27.................................................        400 
        33.................................................        202 
        34.................................................         76 
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                Approximate total..........................      1,999.
    ``(c) Identification of Lands.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the 
        conveyance to the United States pursuant to subsection (a), 
        Huna Totem Corporation may identify lands readily accessible to 
        the village of Hoonah and, where possible, located on the road 
        system to the village of Hoonah, as depicted on the map dated 
        September 1, 1997, and labeled `Attachment B'. Huna Totem 
        Corporation shall submit to the Secretary of Agriculture a 
        written description of such identified lands.
            ``(2) Equal value.--The value of the lands identified 
        pursuant to paragraph (1) may not exceed the value of the lands 
        described in subsection (b).
    ``(d) Timing of Conveyance.--Not later than 90 days after the 
written description of identified lands is submitted to the Secretary 
pursuant to subsection (c), the Secretary shall convey all right, 
title, and interest of the United States to such lands to Huna Totem 
Corporation.
    ``(e) Timber Manufacturing; Export Restriction.--Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, timber harvested from lands conveyed to 
Huna Totem Corporation under this section shall not be available for 
export as unprocessed logs from Alaska, nor may Huna Totem Corporation 
sell, trade, exchange, substitute, or otherwise convey such timber to 
any person for the purpose of exporting that timber from the State of 
Alaska.
    ``(f) Relation to Other Requirements.--The lands conveyed to Huna 
Totem Corporation and Sealaska Corporation under this section shall be 
considered, for all purposes, lands conveyed under this Act.
    ``(g) Maps.--The maps referred to 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, D.C. The acreage cited in this section is approximate, and 
if a discrepancy arises between cited acreage and the lands depicted on 
the specified maps, the maps shall control. The maps do not constitute 
an attempt by the United States to convey State or private land.''.
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