[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
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[S. 340 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 340

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

                           February 14, 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 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) Maps.--The term ``maps'' means the maps entitled 
        ``Sealaska Land Entitlement Finalization'', numbered 1 through 
        17 and dated October 17, 2012, and numbered 18 and dated 
        December 21, 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. FINALIZATION OF ENTITLEMENT.

    (a) In General.--If, not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary receives a corporate resolution 
adopted by the board of directors of Sealaska agreeing to accept the 
conveyance of land described in subsection (b) in accordance with this 
Act as full and final satisfaction of the remaining land entitlement of 
Sealaska under section 14(h) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 
(43 U.S.C. 1613(h)), the Secretary shall--
            (1) implement the provisions of this Act; and
            (2) charge the entitlement pool under section 14(h)(8) of 
        the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1613(h)(8)) 
        70,075 acres, reduced by the number of acres deducted under 
        subsection (b)(2), in fulfillment of the remaining land 
        entitlement for Sealaska under that Act, notwithstanding 
        whether the surveyed acreage of the 18 parcels of land 
        generally depicted on the maps as ``Sealaska Selections'' and 
        patented under section 4 is less than or more than 69,585 
        acres, reduced by the number of acres deducted under subsection 
        (b)(2).
    (b) Final Entitlement.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
        land described in subsection (a) shall consist of--
                    (A) the 18 parcels of Federal land comprising 
                approximately 69,585 acres that is generally depicted 
                as ``Sealaska Selections'' on the maps; and
                    (B) a total of not more than 490 acres of Federal 
                land for cemetery sites and historical places comprised 
                of parcels that are applied for in accordance with 
                section 5.
            (2) Deduction.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary shall deduct from 
                the number of acres of Federal land described in 
                paragraph (1)(A) the number of acres of Federal land 
                for which the Secretary has issued a conveyance during 
                the period beginning on August 1, 2012, and ending on 
                the date of receipt of the resolution under subsection 
                (a).
                    (B) Agreement.--The Secretary, the Secretary of 
                Agriculture, and Sealaska shall negotiate in good faith 
                to make a mutually agreeable adjustment to the parcel 
                of Federal land generally depicted on the maps entitled 
                ``Sealaska Land Entitlement Finalization'', numbered 1 
                of 17, and dated October 17, 2012, and the map numbered 
                18 and dated December 21, 2012, to implement the 
                deduction of acres required by subparagraph (A).
    (c) Effect of Acceptance.--The resolution filed by Sealaska in 
accordance with subsection (a) shall--
            (1) be final and irrevocable; and
            (2) without any further administrative action by the 
        Secretary, result in--
                    (A) the relinquishment of all existing selections 
                made by Sealaska under subsection 14(h)(8) of the 
                Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 
                1613(h)(8)); and
                    (B) the termination of all withdrawals by section 
                16 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 
                U.S.C. 1615), except to the extent a selection by a 
                Village Corporation under subsections (b) and (d) of 
                section 16 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 
                (43 U.S.C. 1615) remains pending, until the date on 
                which those selections are resolved.
    (d) Failure To Accept.--If Sealaska fails to file the resolution in 
accordance with subsection (a)--
            (1) the provisions of this Act shall cease to be effective; 
        and
            (2) the Secretary shall, not later than 27 months after the 
        date of enactment of this Act, complete the interim conveyance 
        of the remaining land entitlement to Sealaska under section 
        14(h)(8) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 
        1613(h)(8)) from prioritized selections on file with the 
        Secretary on the date of enactment of this Act.
    (e) Scope of Law.--Except as provided in subsections (d) and (f), 
this Act provides the exclusive authority under which the remaining 
land entitlement of Sealaska under section 14(h) of the Alaska Native 
Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1613(h)) may be fulfilled.
    (f) Effect.--Nothing in this Act affects any land that is--
            (1) the subject of an application under subsection (h)(1) 
        of section 14 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 
        U.S.C. 1613) that is pending on the date of enactment of this 
        Act; and
            (2) conveyed in accordance with that subsection.

SEC. 4. CONVEYANCES TO SEALASKA.

    (a) Interim Conveyance.--Subject to valid existing rights, 
subsections (c), (d), and (e), section 3(b), and section 6(a), the 
Secretary shall complete the interim conveyance of the 18 parcels of 
Federal land comprising approximately 69,585 acres generally depicted 
on the maps by the date that is 60 days after the date of receipt of 
the resolution under section 3(a), subject to the Secretary identifying 
and reserving, by the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, any easement that could have been reserved in accordance 
with this Act prior to the interim conveyance.
    (b) Withdrawal.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to valid existing rights, the 
        Federal land described in subsection (a) is withdrawn from--
                    (A) all forms of appropriation under the public 
                land laws;
                    (B) location, entry, and patent under the mining 
                laws;
                    (C) disposition under laws relating to mineral or 
                geothermal leasing; and
                    (D) 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).
            (2) Termination.--The withdrawal under paragraph (1) shall 
        remain in effect until--
                    (A) if Sealaska fails to file a resolution in 
                accordance with section 3(a), the date that is 90 days 
                after the date of enactment of this Act; or
                    (B) the date on which the Federal land is conveyed 
                under subsection (a).
    (c) Treatment of Land Conveyed.--Except as otherwise provided in 
this Act, any land conveyed to Sealaska under subsection (a) shall be--
            (1) 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)); and
            (2) subject to all laws (including regulations) applicable 
        to entitlements under section 14(h)(8) of the Alaska Native 
        Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1613(h)(8)), including section 
        907(d) of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act 
        (43 U.S.C. 1636(d)).
    (d) Easements.--
            (1) Public easements.--The deeds of conveyance for the land 
        under subsection (a) shall be subject to the reservation of 
        public easements under section 17(b) of the Alaska Native 
        Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1616(b)).
            (2) Conservation easements.--
                    (A) In general.--In the deeds of conveyance for the 
                land under subsection (a), the Secretary shall reserve 
                a conservation easement to protect the aquatic and 
                riparian habitat extending 100 feet on each side of the 
                anadromous water bodies depicted as ``100 Foot 
                Conservation Easement'' on the maps numbered 3, 4, and 
                6.
                    (B) Prohibition.--The commercial harvest of timber 
                within the conservation easements described in 
                subparagraph (A) shall be prohibited, except that 
                Sealaska may, for the purpose of harvesting timber 
                outside of the conservation easement--
                            (i) maintain roads within the conservation 
                        easement that are in existence on the date of 
                        enactment of this Act; and
                            (ii) construct temporary roads and yarding 
                        corridors across the conservation easements in 
                        accordance with the applicable National Forest 
                        System construction standards.
                    (C) Administration.--The Secretary of Agriculture 
                shall administer the conservation easements described 
                in subparagraph (A).
            (3) Research easement.--In the deed of conveyance for the 
        land generally depicted on the map entitled ``Sealaska Land 
        Entitlement Finalization'', numbered 7 of 17, and dated October 
        17, 2012, the Secretary shall reserve an easement--
                    (A) to access and continue Forest Service research 
                activities on the study plots located on the land; and
                    (B) that shall remain in effect for a 10-year 
                period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act.
            (4) Koscuisko island road easement.--
                    (A) In general.--The deeds of conveyance for the 
                land on Koscuisko Island under subsection (a) shall 
                grant to Sealaska an easement providing access to and 
                use by Sealaska of the log transfer facility at Shipley 
                Bay on Koscuisko Island, subject to--
                            (i) the agreement under subparagraph (C); 
                        and
                            (ii) the agreement under section 6(b).
                    (B) Scope of the easement.--The easement under 
                subparagraph (A) shall enable Sealaska--
                            (i) to construct, use, and maintain a road 
                        connecting the Forest Service Road known as 
                        ``Cape Pole Road'' to the Forest Service Road 
                        known as ``South Shipley Bay Road'' within the 
                        corridor depicted on the map entitled 
                        ``Sealaska Land Entitlement Finalization'', 
                        numbered 3 of 17, and dated October 17, 2012;
                            (ii) to use, maintain, and if necessary, 
                        reconstruct the Forest Service Road known as 
                        ``South Shipley Bay Road'' referred to in 
                        clause (i) to access the log transfer facility 
                        at Shipley Bay; and
                            (iii) to use, maintain, and expand the log 
                        transfer and sort yard facility at Shipley Bay 
                        that is within the area depicted on the map 
                        entitled ``Sealaska Land Entitlement 
                        Finalization'', numbered 3 of 17 and dated 
                        October 17, 2012.
                    (C) Roads and facilities use agreement.--In 
                addition to the agreement under section 6(b), the 
                Secretary and Sealaska shall enter into an agreement 
                relating to the access, use, maintenance, and 
                improvement of the roads and facilities under this 
                paragraph.
                    (D) Determination of location; legal description.--
                Sealaska shall--
                            (i) in consultation with the Secretary, 
                        determine the location within the corridor of 
                        the centerline of the road described in 
                        subparagraph (B)(i); and
                            (ii) provide to the Secretary a legal 
                        description of the centerline acceptable for 
                        granting the easement described in subparagraph 
                        (B)(i).
    (e) Hunting, Fishing, and Recreation.--
            (1) In general.--Any land conveyed under subsection (a) 
        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 remain open and available to subsistence 
        uses, as that term is defined in section 803 of the Alaska 
        National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3113), and 
        noncommercial recreational hunting and fishing and other 
        recreational uses by the public under applicable law--
                    (A) without liability on the part of Sealaska, 
                except for willful acts, to any user as a result of the 
                use; and
                    (B) subject to--
                            (i) any reasonable restrictions that may be 
                        imposed by Sealaska on the public use--
                                    (I) to ensure public safety;
                                    (II) to minimize conflicts between 
                                recreational and commercial uses;
                                    (III) to protect cultural 
                                resources;
                                    (IV) to conduct scientific 
                                research; or
                                    (V) to provide environmental 
                                protection; and
                            (ii) the condition that Sealaska post on 
                        any applicable property, in accordance with 
                        State law, notices of the restrictions on use.
            (2) Effect.--Access provided to any individual or entity 
        under paragraph (1) shall not--
                    (A) create an interest in any third party in the 
                land conveyed under subsection (a); or
                    (B) provide standing to any third party in any 
                review of, or challenge to, any determination by 
                Sealaska with respect to the management or development 
                of the land conveyed under subsection (a), except as 
                against Sealaska for the management of public access 
                under paragraph (1).

SEC. 5. CEMETERY SITES AND HISTORICAL PLACES.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 14(h)(1)(E) of the Alaska 
Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1613(h)(1)(E)), Sealaska may 
submit applications for the conveyance under section 14(h)(1)(A) of the 
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1613(h)(1)(A)) of not 
more than 76 cemetery sites and historical places--
            (1) that are listed in the document entitled ``Sealaska 
        Cemetery Sites and Historical Places'' and dated October 17, 
        2012;
            (2) that are cemetery sites and historical places included 
        in the report by Wilsey and Ham, Inc., entitled ``1975 Native 
        Cemetery and Historic Sites of Southeast Alaska (Preliminary 
        Report)'' and dated October 1975;
            (3) for which Sealaska has not previously submitted an 
        application; and
            (4) that are not located within a conservation system unit 
        (as defined in section 102 of the Alaska National Interest 
        Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3102)).
    (b) Procedure for Evaluating Applications.--Except as otherwise 
provided in this section, the Secretary shall consider all applications 
submitted under this section in accordance with the criteria and 
procedures set forth in applicable regulations in effect as of the date 
of enactment of this Act.
    (c) Conveyance.--The Secretary may convey cemetery sites and 
historical places under this section that result in the conveyance of a 
total of approximately 490 acres of Federal land comprised of parcels 
that are--
            (1) applied for in accordance with this section; and
            (2) subject to--
                    (A) valid existing rights;
                    (B) the public access provisions of subsection (g);
                    (C) the condition that the conveyance of land for 
                the site listed under subsection (a)(1) as ``Bay of 
                Pillars Portage'' is limited to 25 acres in T.60 S., 
                R.72 E., Sec. 28, Copper River Meridian; and
                    (D) the condition that any access to or use of the 
                cemetery sites and historical places shall be 
                consistent with the management plans for adjacent 
                public land, if the management plans are more 
                restrictive than the laws (including regulations) 
                applicable under subsection (i).
    (d) Timeline.--No application for a cemetery site or historical 
place may be submitted under subsection (a) after the date that is 2 
years after the date of enactment of this Act.
    (e) Consultation With Recognized Tribal Entity.--Sealaska shall--
            (1) consult with any affected federally recognized Indian 
        tribe before submitting any application for a cemetery site or 
        historical place located within the traditional territory of 
        the Indian tribe; and
            (2) include with each application described in paragraph 
        (1) a statement that the required consultation was carried out 
        in accordance with that paragraph.
    (f) Selection of Additional Cemetery Sites.--If Sealaska submits 
timely applications to the Secretary in accordance with subsections 
(a), (d), and (e), for all 76 sites listed under subsection (a)(1), and 
the Secretary rejects any of those applications in whole or in part--
            (1) not later than 2 years after the date on which the 
        Secretary completes the conveyance of eligible cemetery sites 
        and historical places applied for under subsection (a), and 
        subject to subsection (e), Sealaska may submit applications for 
        the conveyance under section 14 (h)(1)(A) of the Alaska Native 
        Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1613(h)(1)(A)) of additional 
        cemetery sites that are not located in a conservation system 
        unit described in (a)(4), the total acreage of which, together 
        with the cemetery sites and historical places previously 
        conveyed by the Secretary under subsection (c), shall not 
        exceed 490 acres; and
            (2) the Secretary shall--
                    (A) consider any applications for the conveyance of 
                additional cemetery sites in accordance with subsection 
                (b); and
                    (B) if the applications are approved, provide for 
                the conveyance of the sites in accordance with 
                subsection (c).
    (g) Public Access.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), any land 
        conveyed under this section shall be subject to--
                    (A) the reservation of public easements under 
                section 17(b) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 
                Act (43 U.S.C. 1616(b));
                    (B) public access across the conveyed land in cases 
                in which no reasonable alternative access around the 
                land is available, without liability to Sealaska, 
                except for willful acts, to any user by reason of the 
                use; and
                    (C) public access within 25 feet of any Class I 
                stream described in section 705(e) of the Alaska 
                National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 
                539d(e)) for noncommercial recreational and subsistence 
                fishing, without liability to Sealaska, except for 
                willful acts, to any user by reason of the use.
            (2) Limitations.--The public access and use under 
        subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (1) shall be subject 
        to--
                    (A) any reasonable restrictions that may be imposed 
                by Sealaska on the public access and use--
                            (i) to ensure public safety;
                            (ii) to protect and conduct research on the 
                        historic, archaeological, and cultural 
                        resources of the conveyed land; or
                            (iii) to provide environmental protection;
                    (B) the condition that Sealaska post on any 
                applicable property, in accordance with State law, 
                notices of the restrictions on the public access and 
                use; and
                    (C) the condition that the public access and use 
                shall not be incompatible with or in derogation of the 
                values of the area as a cemetery site or historical 
                place, as provided in section 2653.11 of title 43, Code 
                of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation).
            (3) Effect.--Access provided to any individual or entity by 
        paragraph (1) shall not--
                    (A) create an interest in any third party in the 
                land conveyed under this section; or
                    (B) provide standing to any third party in any 
                review of, or challenge to, any determination by 
                Sealaska with respect to the management or development 
                of the land conveyed under this section, except as 
                against Sealaska for the management of public access 
                under paragraph (2).
    (h) Prohibition on Transfer or Loss.--
            (1) Prohibition on transfer.--Notwithstanding any other 
        provision of law, Sealaska shall not--
                    (A) alienate, transfer, assign, mortgage, or pledge 
                any cemetery site or historical place conveyed under 
                this section to any person or entity other than the 
                United States; or
                    (B) permit development or improvement of the 
                cemetery site or historical place for any use which is 
                incompatible with, or is in derogation of, the values 
                of the area as a cemetery site or historical place.
            (2) Prohibition on loss.--Notwithstanding any other 
        provision of law, any cemetery site or historical place 
        conveyed to Sealaska under this section shall be exempt from--
                    (A) adverse possession and similar claims based on 
                estoppel;
                    (B) real property taxes by any governmental entity;
                    (C) title 11 of the United States Code or a 
                successor law, any other insolvency or moratorium law, 
                or any other law generally affecting creditors' rights;
                    (D) judgments in any action at law or in equity to 
                recover sums owed or penalties incurred by Sealaska or 
                any employee, officer, director, or shareholder of 
                Sealaska; and
                    (E) involuntary distributions or conveyances to any 
                person or entity other than the United States related 
                to the involuntary dissolution of Sealaska.
    (i) Treatment of Land Conveyed.--Except as otherwise provided in 
this Act, any land conveyed to Sealaska under this section shall be--
            (1) considered land conveyed by the Secretary under section 
        14(h)(1) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 
        1613(h)(1)); and
            (2) subject to all laws (including regulations) applicable 
        to conveyances under section 14(h)(1) of the Alaska Native 
        Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1613(h)(1)), including section 
        907(d) of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act 
        (43 U.S.C. 1636(d)).

SEC. 6. MISCELLANEOUS.

    (a) Special Use Authorizations.--
            (1) In general.--On the conveyance of land to Sealaska 
        under section 4(a)--
                    (A) any guiding or outfitting special use 
                authorization issued by the Forest Service for the use 
                of the conveyed land shall terminate; and
                    (B) as a condition of the conveyance and consistent 
                with section 14(g) of the Alaska Native Claims 
                Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1613(g)), Sealaska shall 
                allow the holder of the special use authorization 
                terminated under subparagraph (A) to continue the 
                authorized use, subject to the terms and conditions 
                that were in the special use authorization issued by 
                the Forest Service, for--
                            (i) the remainder of the term of the 
                        authorization; and
                            (ii) 1 additional consecutive 10-year 
                        renewal period.
            (2) Notice of commercial activities.--Sealaska and any 
        holder of a guiding or outfitting authorization under this 
        subsection shall have a mutual obligation, subject to the 
        guiding or outfitting authorization, to inform the other party 
        of any commercial activities prior to engaging in the 
        activities on the land conveyed to Sealaska under section 4(a).
            (3) Negotiation of new terms.--Nothing in this subsection 
        precludes Sealaska and the holder of a guiding or outfitting 
        authorization from negotiating a new mutually agreeable guiding 
        or outfitting authorization.
            (4) Liability.--Neither Sealaska nor the United States 
        shall bear any liability, except for willful acts of Sealaska 
        or the United States, regarding the use and occupancy of any 
        land conveyed to Sealaska under this Act, as provided in any 
        outfitting or guiding authorization under this subsection.
    (b) Roads and Facilities.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture and Sealaska shall 
negotiate in good faith to develop a binding agreement--
            (1) for the use of National Forest System roads and related 
        transportation facilities by Sealaska; and
            (2) the use of Sealaska roads and related transportation 
        facilities by the Forest Service.
    (c) Traditional Trade and Migration Route Designations.--
            (1) Designations.--
                    (A) The inside passage.--The route from Yakutat to 
                Dry Bay, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
                ``Traditional Trade and Migration Route, Neix naax aan 
                nax--The Inside Passage'' and dated October 17, 2012, 
                is designated as ``Neix naax aan nax'' (``The Inside 
                Passage'').
                    (B) Canoe road.--The route from the Bay of Pillars 
                to Port Camden, as generally depicted on the map 
                entitled ``Traditional Trade and Migration Route, 
                Yakwdeiyi--Canoe Road'' and dated October 17, 2012, is 
                designated as ``Yakwdeiyi'' (``Canoe Road'').
                    (C) The people's road.--The route from Portage Bay 
                to Duncan Canal, as generally depicted on the map 
                entitled ``Traditional Trade and Migration Route, 
                Lingit Deiyi--The People's Road'' and dated October 17, 
                2012, is designated ``Lingit Deiyi'' (``The People's 
                Road'').
            (2) Access to traditional trade and migration routes.--The 
        culturally and historically significant trade and migration 
        routes designated by paragraph (1) shall be open to travel by 
        Sealaska and the public in accordance with applicable law, 
        subject to such terms, conditions, and special use 
        authorizations as the Secretary of Agriculture may require.
    (d) Effect on Other Laws.--
            (1) In general.--Nothing in this Act delays the duty of the 
        Secretary to convey land to--
                    (A) the State 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); or
                    (B) a Native Corporation under--
                            (i) the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 
                        (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.); or
                            (ii) the Alaska Land Transfer Acceleration 
                        Act (43 U.S.C. 1611 note; Public Law 108-452).
            (2) Conveyances.--The Secretary shall promptly proceed with 
        the conveyance of all land necessary to fulfill the final 
        entitlement of all Native Corporations in accordance with--
                    (A) the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 
                U.S.C. 1601 et seq.); and
                    (B) the Alaska Land Transfer Acceleration Act (43 
                U.S.C. 1611 note; Public Law 108-452).
    (e) Escrow Funds.--If Sealaska files the resolution in accordance 
with section 3(a)--
            (1) the escrow requirements of section 2 of Public Law 94-
        204 (43 U.S.C. 1613 note) shall apply to proceeds (including 
        interest) derived from the land withdrawn under section 4(b) 
        from the date of receipt of the resolution; and
            (2) Sealaska shall have no right to any proceeds (including 
        interest) held pursuant to the escrow requirements of section 2 
        of Public Law 94-204 (43 U.S.C. 1613 note) that were derived 
        from land originally withdrawn for selection by section 16 of 
        the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1615), but 
        not conveyed.
    (f) Maps.--
            (1) Availability.--Each map referred to in this Act shall 
        be available in the appropriate offices of the Secretary and 
        the Secretary of Agriculture.
            (2) Corrections.--The Secretary of Agriculture may make any 
        necessary correction to a clerical or typographical error in a 
        map referred to in this Act.

SEC. 7. CONSERVATION AREAS.

    (a) LUD II Management Areas.--If Sealaska files a resolution in 
accordance with section 3(a), section 508 of the Alaska National 
Interest Lands Conservation Act (Public Law 96-487; 104 Stat. 4428) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(13) Bay of pillars.--Certain land which comprises 
        approximately 21,106 acres, as generally depicted on the map 
        entitled `Bay of Pillars LUD II Management Area--Proposed' and 
        dated October 17, 2012.
            ``(14) Kushneahin creek.--Certain land which comprises 
        approximately 36,624 acres, as generally depicted on the map 
        entitled `Kushneahin Creek LUD II Management Area--Proposed' 
        and dated October 17, 2012.
            ``(15) Northern prince of wales.--Certain land which 
        comprises approximately 9,064 acres, as generally depicted on 
        the map entitled `Northern Prince of Wales LUD II Management 
        Area--Proposed' and dated October 17, 2012.
            ``(16) Western kosciusko.--Certain land which comprises 
        approximately 7,786 acres, as generally depicted on the map 
        entitled `Western Kosciusko LUD II Management Area--Proposed' 
        and dated October 17, 2012.
            ``(17) Eastern kosciusko.--Certain land which comprises 
        approximately 1,664 acres, as generally depicted on the map 
        entitled `Eastern Kosciusko LUD II Management Area--Proposed' 
        and dated October 17, 2012.
            ``(18) Sarkar lakes.--Certain land which comprises 
        approximately 25,402 acres, as generally depicted on the map 
        entitled `Sarkar Lakes LUD II Management Area--Proposed' and 
        dated October 17, 2012.
            ``(19) Honker divide.--Certain land which comprises 
        approximately 15,584 acres, as generally depicted on the map 
        entitled `Honker Divide LUD II Management Area--Proposed' and 
        dated October 17, 2012.
            ``(20) Eek lake and sukkwan island.--Certain land which 
        comprises approximately 34,873 acres, as generally depicted on 
        the map entitled `Eek Lake and Sukkwan Island LUD II Management 
        Area--Proposed' and dated October 17, 2012.''.
    (b) No Buffer Zones.--
            (1) In general.--The designation of the conservation areas 
        by paragraphs (13) through (20) of section 508 of the Alaska 
        National Interest Lands Conservation Act (Public Law 96-487; 
        104 Stat. 4428) (as added by subsection (a)) (referred to in 
        this subsection as the ``conservation areas'') is not intended 
        to lead to the creation of protective perimeters or buffer 
        zones around the conservation areas.
            (2) Outside activities.--The fact that activities outside 
        of the conservation areas are not consistent with the purposes 
        of the conservation areas or can be seen or heard within the 
        conservation areas shall not preclude the activities or uses 
        outside the boundary of the conservation areas.
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