S404 ENR: Green Mountain Lookout Heritage Protection Act
U.S. Senate
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1.This Act may be cited as the Green
Mountain Lookout Heritage Protection Act
.2.Clarification of
legal authority of Green Mountain Lookout(a)Legal authority
of LookoutSection 4(b) of
the Washington State Wilderness Act of 1984 (Public Law 98–339; 98 Stat.
300;
16 U.S.C. 1131 note) is amended by striking the period at the end and
inserting
the following: , and except that with respect to the lands described in
section 3(5), the designation of such lands as a wilderness area shall not
preclude the operation and maintenance of Green Mountain
Lookout.
(b)The amendments made by this section shall take effect as if
included in the enactment of the Washington State Wilderness Act of
1984.3.Preservation of
Green Mountain Lookout locationThe Secretary of Agriculture, acting through
the Chief of the Forest Service, may not move Green Mountain Lookout from
its
current location on Green Mountain in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National
Forest unless the Secretary determines that moving Green Mountain Lookout
is
necessary to preserve the Lookout or to ensure the safety of individuals
on or
around Green Mountain. If the Secretary makes such a determination, the
Secretary shall move the Green Mountain Lookout to a location outside of
the
lands described in section 3(5) of the Washington State Wilderness Act of
1984
and designated as a wilderness area in section 4(b) of such Act.4.Alaska native veteran allotment(a)In this section:(1)The term application
means the Alaska Native Veteran Allotment application numbered AA–084021–B.(2)The term Federal land
means the 80 acres of Federal land that is—(A)described in the application; and(B)depicted as Lot 2 in U.S. Survey No. 13957, Alaska, that was officially filed on October 9, 2009.(3)The term Secretary
means the Secretary of the Interior.(b)Notwithstanding section 41 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement
Act (43 U.S.C. 1629g) and subject to subsection (c), the Secretary shall—(1)approve the application; and(2)issue a patent for the Federal land to the person that submitted the application.(c)(1)The patent issued under subsection (b) shall—(A)only be for the surface rights to the Federal land; and(B)be subject to the terms and conditions of any certificate issued under section 41 of the Alaska
Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1629g), including terms and
conditions providing that—(i)the patent is subject to valid existing rights, including any right of the United States to income
derived, directly or indirectly, from a lease, license, permit,
right-of-way, or easement on the Federal land; and(ii)the United States shall reserve an interest in deposits of oil, gas, and coal on the Federal land,
including the right to explore, mine, and remove the minerals on portions
of the Federal land that the Secretary determines to be prospectively
valuable for development.(2)Additional terms and conditionsThe Secretary may require any additional terms and conditions for the issuance of the patent under
subsection (a) that the Secretary determines to be appropriate to protect
the interests of the United States.Speaker of the House of RepresentativesVice President of the United States and President of the Senate