[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 14 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 14

   To provide for the partial settlement of certain claims under the 
                  Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 26, 2013

  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 partial settlement of certain claims under the 
                  Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.

    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 
Conveyance Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Maps.--The term ``maps'' means the maps entitled 
        ``Sealaska Land Entitlement Finalization'', numbered 5 and 9 of 
        17, and dated October 17, 2012.
            (2) Sealaska.--The term ``Sealaska'' means the Sealaska 
        Corporation, a Regional Native Corporation established under 
        the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et 
        seq.).
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (4) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Alaska.

SEC. 3. SOUTHEAST ALASKA PARTIAL NATIVE LAND CONVEYANCE.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act and subject to valid existing rights and subsection (b), 
the Secretary shall convey to Sealaska the 2 parcels of Federal land 
comprising approximately 3,380 acres, as generally depicted on the 
maps, in partial fulfillment of 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)).
    (b) Public Easements.--The conveyance under subsection (a) shall be 
subject to the condition that the Secretary identify and reserve, by 
the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, 
public easements under section 17(b) of the Alaska Native Claims 
Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1616(b); 85 Stat. 708) with respect to the 
Federal land conveyed under subsection (a).
    (c) Treatment of Land Conveyed.--The Federal land conveyed to 
Sealaska under subsection (a) shall be considered to be land conveyed 
by the Secretary under section 14(h)(8) of the Alaska Native Claims 
Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1613(h)(8)).
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