[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 730 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 730

To provide for the settlement of certain claims under the Alaska Native 
             Claims Settlement Act, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 5, 2011

  Ms. Murkowski (for herself and Mr. Begich) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide for the settlement of certain claims under the Alaska Native 
             Claims Settlement Act, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Southeast Alaska Native Land 
Entitlement Finalization and Jobs Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Conservation system unit.--The term ``conservation 
        system unit'' has the meaning given the term in section 102 of 
        the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 
        3102).
            (2) Land use designation ii.--The term ``Land Use 
        Designation II'' has the meaning described in title V of the 
        Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 539 
        et seq.), as further amended by section 201 of the Tongass 
        Timber Reform Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-626).
            (3) Sealaska.--The term ``Sealaska'' means the Sealaska 
        Corporation, a Regional Native Corporation created under the 
        Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.).
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.

SEC. 3. SELECTIONS IN SOUTHEAST ALASKA.

    (a) Selection by Sealaska.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 14(h)(8) of the 
        Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1613(h)(8)), 
        Sealaska is authorized to select and receive conveyance of the 
        remaining land entitlement of Sealaska under that Act (43 
        U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) from Federal land located in southeast 
        Alaska from each category described in subsections (b) and (c).
            (2) Treatment of land conveyed.--Land conveyed pursuant to 
        this Act is to be treated as land conveyed pursuant to the 
        Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) 
        subject to, but not limited to--
                    (A) reservation of public easements across land 
                pursuant to section 17(b) of the Alaska Native Claims 
                Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1616(b));
                    (B) valid existing rights pursuant to section 14(g) 
                of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 
                1613(g)); and
                    (C) the land bank protections of section 907(d) of 
                the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (43 
                U.S.C. 1636(d)).
    (b) Withdrawal of Land.--The following public land is withdrawn, 
subject to valid existing rights, from all forms of appropriation under 
public land laws, including the mining and mineral leasing laws, and 
from selection under the Act of July 7, 1958 (commonly known as the 
``Alaska Statehood Act'') (48 U.S.C. note prec. 21; Public Law 85-508), 
and shall be available for selection by, and conveyance to, Sealaska to 
complete the remaining land entitlement of Sealaska under section 
14(h)(8) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 
1613(h)(8)):
            (1) Land identified on the maps dated February 1, 2011, and 
        labeled ``Attachment A (Maps 1 through 8)''.
            (2) Sites with traditional, recreational, and renewable 
        energy use value, as identified on the map entitled ``Sites 
        with Traditional, Recreational, and Renewable Energy Use 
        Value'', dated February 1, 2011, and labeled ``Attachment D'', 
        subject to the condition that not more than 5,000 acres shall 
        be selected for those purposes.
            (3) Sites identified on the map entitled ``Traditional and 
        Customary Trade and Migration Routes'', dated February 1, 2011, 
        and labeled ``Attachment C'', which includes an identification 
        of--
                    (A) a conveyance of land 25 feet in width, together 
                with 1-acre sites at each terminus and at 8 locations 
                along the route, with the route, location, and 
                boundaries of the conveyance described on the map inset 
                entitled ``Yakutat to Dry Bay Trade and Migration 
                Route'' on the map entitled ``Traditional and Customary 
                Trade and Migration Routes'', dated February 1, 2011, 
                and labeled ``Attachment C'';
                    (B) a conveyance of land 25 feet in width, together 
                with 1-acre sites at each terminus, with the route, 
                location, and boundaries of the conveyance described on 
                the map inset entitled ``Bay of Pillars to Port Camden 
                Trade and Migration Route'' on the map entitled 
                ``Traditional and Customary Trade and Migration 
                Routes'', dated February 1, 2011, and labeled 
                ``Attachment C''; and
                    (C) a conveyance of land 25 feet in width, together 
                with 1-acre sites at each terminus, with the route, 
                location, and boundaries of the conveyance described on 
                the map inset entitled ``Portage Bay to Duncan Canal 
                Trade and Migration Route'' on the map entitled 
                ``Traditional and Customary Trade and Migration 
                Routes'', dated February 1, 2011, and labeled 
                ``Attachment C''.
    (c) Sites With Sacred, Cultural, Traditional, or Historic 
Significance.--Subject to the criteria and procedures applicable to 
land selected pursuant to section 14(h)(1) of the Alaska Native Claims 
Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1613(h)(1)) and set forth in the regulations 
promulgated at section 2653.5 of title 43, Code of Federal Regulations 
(as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act), except as 
otherwise provided in this Act--
            (1) Sealaska shall have a right to identify up to 3,600 
        acres of sites with sacred, cultural, traditional, or historic 
        significance, including archeological sites, cultural 
        landscapes, and natural features having cultural significance; 
        and
            (2) on identification of the land by Sealaska under 
        paragraph (1), the identified land shall be--
                    (A) withdrawn, subject to valid existing rights, 
                from all forms of appropriation under public land laws, 
                including the mining and mineral leasing laws, and from 
                selection under the Act of July 7, 1958 (commonly known 
                as the ``Alaska Statehood Act'') (48 U.S.C. note prec. 
                21; Public Law 85-508); and
                    (B) available for selection by, and conveyance to, 
                Sealaska to complete the remaining land entitlement of 
                Sealaska under section 14(h)(8) of the Alaska Native 
                Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1613(h)(8)), subject 
                to the conditions that--
                            (i) no sites with sacred, cultural, 
                        traditional, or historic significance may be 
                        selected from within a unit of the National 
                        Park System; and
                            (ii) beginning on the date that is 15 years 
                        after the date of enactment of this Act, 
                        Sealaska shall be limited to identifying not 
                        more than 360 acres of sites with sacred, 
                        cultural, traditional, or historic significance 
                        under this subsection.
    (d) Forest Development Roads.--Sealaska shall receive from the 
United States, subject to such reasonable terms and conditions as the 
Forest Service may impose, nonexclusive easements to Sealaska to 
allow--
            (1) access on the forest development road and use of the 
        log transfer site identified in paragraphs (3)(b), (3)(c), and 
        (3)(d) of the patent numbered 50-85-0112 and dated January 4, 
        1985;
            (2) access on the forest development road identified in 
        paragraphs (2)(a) and (2)(b) of the patent numbered 50-92-0203 
        and dated February 24, 1992;
            (3) access on the forest development road identified in 
        paragraph (2)(a) of the patent numbered 50-94-0046 and dated 
        December 17, 1993;
            (4) access on the forest development roads and use of the 
        log transfer facilities identified on the maps dated February 
        1, 2011, and labeled ``Attachment A (Maps 1 through 8)'';
            (5) a reservation of a right to construct a new road to 
        connect to existing forest development roads, as generally 
        identified on the maps described in paragraph (4); and
            (6) access to, and reservation of a right to, construct a 
        new log transfer facility and log storage area at the location 
        identified on the maps described in paragraph (4).

SEC. 4. CONVEYANCES TO SEALASKA.

    (a) Timeline for Conveyance.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), 
        the Secretary shall work with Sealaska to develop a mutually 
        agreeable schedule to complete the conveyance of land to 
        Sealaska under this Act.
            (2) Final priorities.--Consistent with the provisions of 
        section 403 of the Alaska Land Transfer Acceleration Act (43 
        U.S.C. 1611 note; Public Law 108-452), not later than 18 months 
        after the date of enactment of this Act, Sealaska shall submit 
        to the Secretary the final, irrevocable priorities for 
        selection of land withdrawn under section 3(b)(1).
            (3) Substantial completion required.--Not later than 2 
        years after the date of selection by Sealaska of land withdrawn 
        under section 3(b)(1), the Secretary shall substantially 
        complete the conveyance of the land to Sealaska under this Act.
            (4) Effect.--Nothing in this Act shall interfere with, or 
        cause any delay in, the duty of the Secretary to convey land to 
        the State of Alaska under section 6 of the Act of July 7, 1958 
        (commonly known as the ``Alaska Statehood Act'') (48 U.S.C. 
        note prec. 21; Public Law 85-508).
    (b) Expiration of Withdrawals.--On completion of the selection by 
Sealaska and the conveyances to Sealaska of land under subsection (a) 
in a manner that is sufficient to fulfill the land entitlement of 
Sealaska under section 14(h)(8) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 
Act (43 U.S.C. 1613(h)(8))--
            (1) the right of Sealaska to receive any land under section 
        14(h)(8) of that Act from within a withdrawal area established 
        under subsections (a) and (d) of section 16 of that Act (43 
        U.S.C. 1615(a) and 1615(d)) shall be terminated;
            (2) the withdrawal areas set aside for selection by Native 
        Corporations in southeast Alaska under subsections (a) and (d) 
        of section 16 of that Act (43 U.S.C. 1615(a) and 1615(d)) shall 
        be rescinded; and
            (3) land located within a withdrawal area that is not 
        conveyed to Sealaska or to a southeast Alaska Village 
        Corporation or Urban Corporation shall be returned to the 
        unencumbered management of the Forest Service as part of the 
        Tongass National Forest.
    (c) Limitation.--Sealaska shall not select or receive under this 
Act any conveyance of land pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2) of section 
3(b) located within any conservation system unit.
    (d) Applicable Easements and Public Access.--
            (1) In general.--The conveyance to Sealaska of land 
        withdrawn pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (3) of section 3(b) 
        that is located outside a withdrawal area designated under 
        section 16(a) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 
        U.S.C. 1615(a)) shall be subject to--
                    (A) a reservation for easements for public access 
                on the public roads depicted on the maps dated February 
                1, 2011, and labeled ``Attachment A (Maps 1 through 
                8)'';
                    (B) a reservation for easements along the temporary 
                roads designated by the Forest Service as of the date 
                of enactment of this Act for the public access trails 
                depicted on the maps described in subparagraph (A);
                    (C) the right of noncommercial public access for 
                subsistence uses, consistent with title VIII of the 
                Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 
                U.S.C. 3111 et seq.), and recreational access, without 
                liability to Sealaska, subject to--
                            (i) the right of Sealaska to regulate 
                        access granted under this subparagraph to 
                        ensure public safety, to protect cultural or 
                        scientific resources, and to provide 
                        environmental protection; and
                            (ii) the condition that Sealaska shall post 
                        on any applicable property, in accordance with 
                        State law, notices of the conditions on use; 
                        and
                    (D) the requirement that, with respect to the land 
                conveyed to the corporation pursuant to section 
                3(b)(1), Sealaska shall continue to manage the land in 
                accordance with the State of Alaska Forest Resources 
                and Practices Act, Alaska Stat. 41.17, except that, for 
                a period of 5 years beginning on the date of enactment 
                of this Act, Alaska Stat. 41.17.116(1) shall apply to 
                the harvest of timber within 100 feet of a water body 
                defined in Alaska Stat. 41.17.950(31).
            (2) Sacred, cultural, traditional and historic sites.--The 
        conveyance to Sealaska of land withdrawn pursuant to section 
        3(c) that is located outside of a withdrawal area designated 
        under section 16(a) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 
        (43 U.S.C. 1615(a)) shall be subject to--
                    (A) the right of public access across the 
                conveyances where no reasonable alternative access 
                around the land is available without liability to 
                Sealaska; and
                    (B) the right of Sealaska to regulate access 
                granted under this paragraph across the conveyances to 
                ensure public safety, to protect cultural or scientific 
                resources, to provide environmental protection, or to 
                prohibit activities incompatible with the use and 
                enjoyment of the land by Sealaska, subject to the 
                condition that Sealaska shall post on any applicable 
                property, in accordance with State law, notices of the 
                conditions on use.
            (3) Traditional and customary trade and migration routes.--
        The conveyance to Sealaska of land withdrawn pursuant to 
        section 3(b)(3) that is located outside of a withdrawal area 
        designated under section 16(a) of the Alaska Native Claims 
        Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1615(a)) shall be subject to a 
        requirement that Sealaska provide public access across the 
        conveyances if an adjacent landowner or the public has a legal 
        right to use the adjacent private or public land.
            (4) Sites with traditional, recreational, and renewable 
        energy use value.--The conveyance to Sealaska of land withdrawn 
        pursuant to section 3(b)(2) that is located outside of a 
        withdrawal area designated under section 16(a) of the Alaska 
        Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1615(a)) shall be 
        subject to--
                    (A) the right of public access across the land 
                without liability to Sealaska; and
                    (B) the condition that public access across the 
                land would not be unreasonably restricted or impaired.
            (5) Effect.--No right of access provided to any individual 
        or entity (other than Sealaska) by this subsection--
                    (A) creates any interest, other than an interest 
                retained by the United States, of such an individual or 
                entity in the land conveyed to Sealaska in excess of 
                that right of access; or
                    (B) provides standing in any review of, or 
                challenge to, any determination by Sealaska with 
                respect to the management or development of the 
                applicable land.
    (e) Conditions on Sacred, Cultural, Traditional, and Historic Sites 
and Traditional and Customary Trade and Migration Routes.--The 
conveyance to Sealaska of land withdrawn pursuant to sections 3(b)(3) 
and 3(c)--
            (1) shall be subject to a covenant prohibiting any 
        commercial timber harvest or mineral development on the land;
            (2) shall be subject to a covenant allowing use of the land 
        only as described in subsection (f); and
            (3) shall not be subject to any additional restrictive 
        covenant based on cultural or historic values, or any other 
        restriction, encumbrance, or easement, except as provided in 
        sections 14(g) and 17(b) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 
        Act (43 U.S.C. 1613(g), 1616(b)).
    (f) Uses of Sacred, Cultural, Traditional, and Historic Sites and 
Traditional and Customary Trade and Migration Routes.--Any land 
conveyed to Sealaska from land withdrawn pursuant to sections 3(b)(3) 
and 3(c) may be used for--
            (1) preservation of cultural knowledge and traditions 
        associated with the site;
            (2) historical, cultural, and scientific research and 
        education;
            (3) public interpretation and education regarding the 
        cultural significance of the site to Alaska Natives;
            (4) protection and management of the site to preserve the 
        natural and cultural features of the site, including cultural 
        traditions, values, songs, stories, names, crests, and clan 
        usage, for the benefit of future generations; and
            (5) site improvement activities for any purpose described 
        in paragraphs (1) through (4), subject to the condition that 
        the activities--
                    (A) are consistent with the sacred, cultural, 
                traditional, or historic nature of the site; and
                    (B) are not inconsistent with the management plans 
                for adjacent public land.
    (g) Termination of Restrictive Covenants.--
            (1) In general.--Each restrictive covenant regarding 
        cultural or historical values with respect to any interim 
        conveyance or patent for a historic or cemetery site issued to 
        Sealaska pursuant to the Federal regulations contained in 
        sections 2653.5(a) and 2653.11 of title 43, Code of Federal 
        Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this 
        Act), in accordance with section 14(h)(1) of the Alaska Native 
        Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1613(h)(1)), terminates as a 
        matter of law on the date of enactment of this Act.
            (2) Remaining conditions.--Land subject to a covenant 
        described in paragraph (1) on the day before the date of 
        enactment of this Act shall be subject to the conditions 
        described in subsection (e).
            (3) Records.--Sealaska shall be responsible for recording 
        with the land title recorders office of the State of Alaska any 
        modification to an existing conveyance of land under section 
        14(h)(1) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 
        1613(h)(1)) as a result of this Act.
    (h) Conditions on Sites With Traditional, Recreational, and 
Renewable Energy Use Value.--Each conveyance of land to Sealaska from 
land withdrawn pursuant to section 3(b)(2) shall be subject to--
            (1) a covenant prohibiting any commercial timber harvest or 
        mineral development; and
            (2) the conveyance of the site identified as Pegmatite 
        Mountain Geothermal #53 on the map labeled ``Attachment D'' and 
        dated February 1, 2011, shall be subject to a covenant 
        prohibiting commercial development of the site for a period of 
        15 years beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, 
        provided that Sealaska shall have a right to engage in site 
        evaluation and analysis during the period.
    (i) Escrow Funds for Withdrawn Land.--On the withdrawal by this Act 
of land identified for selection by Sealaska, the escrow requirements 
of section 2 of Public Law 94-204 (43 U.S.C. 1613 note), shall 
thereafter apply to the withdrawn land.
    (j) Guiding and Outfitting Special Use Permits or Authorizations.--
            (1) In general.--Consistent with the provisions of section 
        14(g) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 
        1613(g)), on land conveyed to Sealaska from land withdrawn 
        pursuant to sections 3(b)(1) and 3(b)(2), an existing holder of 
        a guiding or outfitting special use permit or authorization 
        issued by the Forest Service shall be entitled to its rights 
        and privileges on the land for the remaining term of the 
        permit, as of the date of conveyance to Sealaska, and for 1 
        subsequent 10-year renewal of the permit, subject to the 
        condition that the rights shall be considered a valid existing 
        right reserved pursuant to section 14(g) of the Alaska Native 
        Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1613(g)), and shall be managed 
        accordingly.
            (2) Notice of commercial activities.--Sealaska, with 
        respect to the holder of a guiding or outfitting special use 
        permit or authorization under this subsection, and a permit 
        holder referenced in this subsection, with respect to Sealaska, 
        shall have an obligation to inform the other party of their 
        respective commercial activities before engaging in the 
        activities on land, which has been conveyed to Sealaska under 
        this Act, subject to the permit or authorization.
            (3) Negotiation of new terms.--Nothing in this subsection 
        precludes Sealaska and a permit holder under this subsection 
        from negotiating new mutually agreeable permit terms that 
        supersede the requirements of--
                    (A) this subsection;
                    (B) section 14(g) of the Alaska Native Claims 
                Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1613(g)); or
                    (C) any deed covenant.
            (4) Liability.--Sealaska shall bear no liability regarding 
        use and occupancy pursuant to special use permits or 
        authorizations on land selected or conveyed pursuant to this 
        Act.

SEC. 5. MISCELLANEOUS.

    (a) Status of Conveyed Land.--Each conveyance of Federal land to 
Sealaska pursuant to this Act, and each Federal action carried out to 
achieve the purpose of this Act, shall be considered to be conveyed or 
acted on, as applicable, pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims 
Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.).
    (b) Environmental Mitigation and Incentives.--Notwithstanding 
subsection (e) and (h) of section 4, all land conveyed to Sealaska 
pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et 
seq.) and this Act shall be considered to be qualified to receive or 
participate in, as applicable--
            (1) any federally authorized carbon sequestration program, 
        ecological services program, or environmental mitigation 
        credit; and
            (2) any other federally authorized environmental incentive 
        credit or program.
    (c) No Material Effect on Forest Plan.--
            (1) In general.--Except as required by paragraph (2) and 
        the amendment made by section 6, implementation of this Act, 
        including the conveyance of land to Sealaska, alone or in 
        combination with any other factor, shall not require an 
        amendment of, or revision to, the Tongass National Forest Land 
        and Resources Management Plan before the first revision of that 
        Plan scheduled to occur after the date of enactment of this 
        Act.
            (2) Boundary adjustments.--The Secretary of Agriculture 
        shall implement any land ownership boundary adjustments to the 
        Tongass National Forest Land and Resources Management Plan 
        resulting from the implementation of this Act through a 
        technical amendment to that Plan.
    (d) Effect on Entitlement.--Nothing in this Act shall have any 
effect upon the entitlement due to any Native Corporation, other than 
Sealaska, under--
            (1) the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 
        et seq.); or
            (2) the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 
        U.S.C. 3101 et seq.).

SEC. 6. CONSERVATION AREAS.

    (a) In General.--Section 508 of the Alaska National Interest Lands 
Conservation Act (Public Law 96-487; 94 Stat. 2381, 104 Stat. 4428) is 
amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
        ``The following lands are hereby'' and inserting the following:
    ``(a) In General.--The following land is''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(13) Conservation areas.--Subject to valid existing 
        rights, certain land for conservation purposes, comprising 
        approximately 151,565 acres, as depicted on the map entitled 
        ``Conservation Areas'', dated February 1, 2011, and labeled 
        ``Attachment E'', which is more particularly described as 
        follows:
                    ``(A) Bay of pillars.--Certain land, comprising 
                approximately 21,146.5 acres, located on the southern 
                shore of the Bay in Forest Service Value Comparison 
                Unit 4030.
                    ``(B) Kushneahin creek.--Certain land, comprising 
                approximately 36,703 acres, located on southwestern 
                Kupreanof Island in the Forest Service Value Comparison 
                Units 4300 and 4310.
                    ``(C) Sarkar lakes.--Certain land, comprising 
                approximately 25,403.7 acres, located on Prince of 
                Wales Island in Forest Service Value Comparison Unit 
                5541.
                    ``(D) Western koscuisko.--Certain land, comprising 
                approximately 7,416.5 acres, located on Koscuisko 
                Island in Forest Service Value Comparison Units 5410, 
                5430, and 5440.
                    ``(E) Honker divide.--Certain land, comprising 
                approximately 15,586.2 acres, located on Prince of 
                Wales Island in Forest Service Value Comparison Units 
                5740, 5750, 5760, 5780, and 5971.
                    ``(F) Eek lake and sukkwan island.--Certain land, 
                comprising approximately 34,644.1 acres, located in 
                Forest Service Value Comparison Units 6320, 6700, 6710 
                and 6720.
                    ``(G) Eastern koscuisko.--Certain karst land, 
                comprising approximately 1,663 acres, located on 
                Koscuisko Island in Forest Service Value Comparison 
                Units 5430 and 5460.
                    ``(H) Northern prince of wales.--Certain karst 
                land, comprising approximately 10,888 acres, located in 
                Forest Service Value Comparison Units 5280, 5290, 5311, 
                5313, 5330, 5360, and 5371.
    ``(b) Management of Conservation Areas.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the 
        conservation areas designated by subsection (a)(13) shall be 
        allocated to Land Use Designation II status (as defined in 
        section 2 of the Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement 
        Finalization and Jobs Protection Act) and shall be managed by 
        the Secretary of Agriculture to protect subsistence activities 
        and unique biological and geological resources and to prohibit 
        commercial timber harvests or new road construction, in 
        accordance with management guidelines developed under the 
        Tongass National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan.
            ``(2) Requirements.--In managing the areas designated by 
        subsection (a)(13)--
                    ``(A) the Forest Service shall protect the 
                traditional and cultural use, biological and geological 
                value, and, where applicable, the roadless character of 
                the areas;
                    ``(B) industrial logging and associated road 
                building shall be prohibited;
                    ``(C) timber micro-sales in accessible areas shall 
                be allowed;
                    ``(D) restoration projects in young-growth stands 
                and salmon streams shall be encouraged for meeting 
                integrated resource objectives;
                    ``(E) subsistence enhancement and low impact 
                recreation and tourism development projects shall be 
                encouraged;
                    ``(F) sustainable, community-scaled economic 
                development of forest and marine resources shall be 
                allowed, including issuance of special use permits for 
                non-timber forest products gathering, mariculture 
                development, and transportation and energy development; 
                and
                    ``(G) existing and future Transportation and 
                Utility Systems shall be permitted in designated 
                Transportation and Utility System Corridors under the 
                Tongass National Forest Land and Resource Management 
                Plan.
    ``(c) Limitation.--The establishment of the conservation areas by 
subsection (a)(13) shall not be used by the Secretary of Agriculture or 
a designee of the Secretary of Agriculture as a basis for any 
administrative management decisions to establish by administrative 
action any buffers, withdrawals, land-use designations, road closures, 
or other similar actions on any land, value comparison units, or 
adjacent land-use designations.''.

SEC. 7. MAPS.

    (a) Availability.--Each map referred to in this Act shall be 
maintained on file in--
            (1) the office of the Chief of the Forest Service; and
            (2) the office of the Secretary.
    (b) Corrections.--The Secretary or the Chief of the Forest Service 
may make any necessary correction to a clerical or typographical error 
in a map referred to in this Act.
    (c) Treatment.--No map referred to in this Act shall be considered 
to be an attempt by the Federal Government to convey any State or 
private land.

SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary 
to carry out this Act and the amendments made by this Act.
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