[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 404 Reported in Senate (RS)]

                                                       Calendar No. 338
113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                 S. 404

                          [Report No. 113-140]

 To preserve the Green Mountain Lookout in the Glacier Peak Wilderness 
             of the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 28, 2013

  Mrs. Murray (for herself and Ms. Cantwell) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

                             March 31, 2014

              Reported by Ms. Landrieu, with an amendment
                  [Insert the part printed in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
 To preserve the Green Mountain Lookout in the Glacier Peak Wilderness 
             of the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest.

    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 ``Green Mountain Lookout Heritage 
Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF LEGAL AUTHORITY OF GREEN MOUNTAIN LOOKOUT.

    (a) Legal Authority of Lookout.--Section 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) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect as if included in the enactment of the Washington State 
Wilderness Act of 1984.

SEC. 3. PRESERVATION OF GREEN MOUNTAIN LOOKOUT LOCATION.

    The 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.

SEC. 4. ALASKA NATIVE VETERAN ALLOTMENT.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Application.--The term ``application'' means the Alaska 
        Native Veteran Allotment application numbered AA-084021-B.
            (2) Federal land.--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) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
    (b)  Issuance of Patent.--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) Terms and Conditions.--
            (1) In general.--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 conditions.--The 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.
                                                       Calendar No. 338

113th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                 S. 404

                          [Report No. 113-140]

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                                 A BILL

 To preserve the Green Mountain Lookout in the Glacier Peak Wilderness 
             of the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest.

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                             March 31, 2014

                       Reported with an amendment