[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
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[H.R. 8363 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8363

To exchange non-Federal land held by the Chugach Alaska Corporation for 
  certain Federal Land in the Chugach Region, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 10, 2024

 Mrs. Peltola introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To exchange non-Federal land held by the Chugach Alaska Corporation for 
  certain Federal Land in the Chugach Region, 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 ``Chugach Alaska Land Exchange Oil 
Spill Recovery Act of 2024''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSE; FINDINGS.

    (a) Purpose.--The purposes of this Act are--
            (1) to authorize, direct, and expedite the exchange of land 
        and interests in land between Chugach Alaska and the United 
        States; and
            (2) to consolidate Federal ownership of the surface and 
        subsurface estate of Federal land and interests acquired under 
        the Program.
    (b) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) on March 24, 1989, the oil tanker Exxon Valdez ran 
        aground in Prince William Sound, Alaska, spilling 11,000,000 
        gallons of crude oil, spreading in the months that followed and 
        covering approximately 1,300 miles of coastline, with immense 
        impact for fish and wildlife and their habitats, and for local 
        industries and communities;
            (2) civil settlement funds of $900,000,000 paid by Exxon to 
        the United States and the State of Alaska were used to 
        establish the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council (referred 
        to in this section as ``EVOSTC'') and to develop the Program;
            (3) through the Program, the EVOSTC dedicated nearly 60 
        percent of the funds to acquire fee title of, and conservation 
        easements on, the surface estate of more than 600,000 acres in 
        the area impacted by the oil spill, including 241,000 acres of 
        surface estate land and conservation easements in the Chugach 
        Region, giving the United States ownership of, and conservation 
        easements on, 241,000 acres of formerly Native-owned land 
        within the Chugach Region;
            (4) the conflict described in the Chugach Region Land Study 
        Report and in this Act occurred when surface estate was 
        purchased by the EVOSTC for conservation purposes while 
        development rights remained for the subsurface (dominant 
        estate) owned by Chugach Alaska, which shall be resolved by 
        Chugach Alaska trading 231,036 acres of subsurface estate under 
        surface fee and conservation easements on surface land owned by 
        the Federal Government for 65,403 acres of fee simple land 
        owned by the Federal Government;
            (5) most of the surface land and conservation easements on 
        surface land in the Chugach Region described in paragraph (3) 
        that were acquired by the EVOSTC were purchased from 4 Alaska 
        Native Village Corporations--
                    (A) Chenega Corporation;
                    (B) the English Bay (Nanwalek Corporation);
                    (C) the Eyak Corporation; and
                    (D) the Tatitlek Corporation;
            (6) in accordance with section 14 of the Alaska Native 
        Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1613), when a Village 
        Corporation selects and receives title to the surface estate to 
        fulfill its land entitlement, the Regional Corporation receives 
        title to the subsurface, resulting in split ownership between 
        Alaska Native entities from the same region;
            (7) Chugach Alaska holds the dominant subsurface estate to 
        approximately 241,000 acres of surface land acquired by the 
        EVOSTC from the Village Corporations under paragraph (5) that 
        is protected under the Program;
            (8) none of the acquisitions described in paragraph (5) by 
        the EVOSTC included the subsurface interests owned by Chugach 
        Alaska, despite awareness by the EVOSTC of the provisions in 
        the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et 
        seq.) creating split ownership and the existing right of the 
        subsurface owner to use the surface if it constitutes 
        reasonable use in the development of subsurface resources;
            (9) due to the split estate ownership described in 
        paragraph (8), which became a split between Chugach Alaska and 
        the Federal Government, there is a clear conflict with the 
        preservation goal of the Program and the responsibility of 
        Chugach Alaska, on behalf of the Alaska Native shareholders of 
        Chugach Alaska, to develop the subsurface estate under the 
        land;
            (10) recognizing the conflicts between the mandates in the 
        Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) on 
        Native Corporations and the goals of the Program, and the 
        significant social and economic impact of the Program on the 
        region and on Chugach Alaska and the land held by Chugach 
        Alaska, Congress directed, in section 1113 of the John D. 
        Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act 
        (Public Law 116-9; 133 Stat. 614), that the Bureau of Land 
        Management conduct a study and identify accessible and 
        economically viable Federal land that could be exchanged with 
        Chugach Alaska, and to recommend exchange options that would 
        consolidate ownership of the surface and subsurface estates of 
        land in the Program;
            (11) the Bureau of Land Management submitted the Chugach 
        Region Land Study Report to Congress in December 2022, over a 
        year after the 18-month deadline;
            (12) in the Chugach Region Land Study Report, the Bureau of 
        Land Management explained that the Program acquisitions have 
        greatly increased the complexity and the costs of any 
        development by Chugach Alaska of its subsurface interests, 
        significantly reduced Native-owned land and Native control over 
        management of land in the region, and, along with the larger 
        oil spill cleanup effort, highly disrupted the socio-cultural 
        environment and economies in the Alaska Native communities in 
        the region;
            (13) the Chugach Region Land Study Report identifies land 
        available for exchange from both the Federal Government and 
        Chugach Alaska to inform a land exchange to address the impact 
        of the Program on Chugach Alaska and the ability of Chugach 
        Alaska to meet its responsibilities to its Native shareholders 
        under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 
        et seq.);
            (14) the land exchange between Chugach Alaska and the 
        Federal Government in this Act--
                    (A) furthers objectives under the Alaska Native 
                Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), 
                including balancing land selections between areas that 
                are significant in cultural history and traditions and 
                areas that have potential economic value for 
                development; and
                    (B) facilitates more efficient Federal land 
                management of the Program by Federal acquisition of 
                nearly 231,000 acres of subsurface estate that 
                underlies federally owned surface fee and conservation 
                easements to perfect conservation of the surface, which 
                is the purpose of the Program; and
            (15) the land exchange in this Act, based on the findings 
        in this section, is in the public interest.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) ANSCA terms.--The terms ``Native Corporation'', 
        ``Regional Corporation'', and ``Village Corporation'' have the 
        meanings given those terms in section 3 of the Alaska Native 
        Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602).
            (2) Chugach alaska.--The term ``Chugach Alaska'' means the 
        Chugach Alaska Corporation, a Regional Corporation.
            (3) Chugach region land study report.--The term ``Chugach 
        Region Land Study Report'' means the report and recommendations 
        submitted to Congress by the Secretary pursuant to section 1113 
        of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and 
        Recreation Act (Public Law 116-9; 133 Stat. 614).
            (4) Federal exchange land.--The term ``Federal exchange 
        land'' means the approximately 65,403 acres of fee simple land 
        located in the Chugach Region as described in section 4(e).
            (5) Non-federal land.--The term ``non-Federal land'' means 
        the parcels of subsurface land comprising approximately 231,000 
        acres--
                    (A) owned by Chugach Alaska and conveyed to Chugach 
                Alaska pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 
                Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.);
                    (B) described in section 4(f); and
                    (C) for which--
                            (i) the United States has acquired fee 
                        title to the surface estate or a conservation 
                        easement on the surface estate pursuant to the 
                        Program; or
                            (ii) the State has acquired fee title to, 
                        and the United States has acquired a 
                        conservation easement in, the surface estate 
                        pursuant to the Program.
            (6) Program.--The term ``Program'' means the Exxon Valdez 
        Oil Spill Habitat Protection and Acquisition Program of the 
        Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council.
            (7) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (8) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Alaska.

SEC. 4. LAND EXCHANGE.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, if Chugach Alaska offers to convey to the Secretary all 
rights, title, and interest in and to the non-Federal land, the 
Secretary shall accept the offer and convey in exchange all rights, 
title, and interest of the Federal Government in and to the Federal 
exchange land.
    (b) Condition on Acceptance.--Title to the non-Federal land 
exchanged in subsection (a) shall be in a form that is acceptable to 
the Secretary.
    (c) Treatment of Land Conveyed.--Except as otherwise provided, any 
land conveyed to Chugach Alaska under subsection (a) shall be 
considered to be land conveyed by the Secretary under the Alaska Native 
Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.).
    (d) Valid Existing Rights.--The conveyances under subsection (a) 
shall be subject to any valid existing rights, reservations, rights-of-
way, or other encumbrances of third parties in, to, or on the Federal 
exchange land or the non-Federal land as of the date of enactment of 
this Act.
    (e) Conveyance of Federal Exchange Land.--On receipt of title to 
the non-Federal land, the Secretary shall simultaneously convey to 
Chugach Alaska--
            (1) all rights, title, and interest in and to the National 
        Forest System land of the Forest Service identified in the 
        Chugach Regional Land Study and Report, comprising 
        approximately 63,443 total acres, comprising--
                    (A) T. 3 N., R. 10 E., Seward Meridian, Drier Bay 
                Parcel, comprising approximately 2,996 acres of surface 
                estate;
                    (B) T. 17 and 18 S., R. 7 and 8 E., Copper River 
                Meridian, Kushtaka Lake Parcel, comprising 
                approximately 7,876 acres of surface and subsurface 
                estate;
                    (C) T. 2 N., R. 1 and 2 E., Seward Meridian, Snow 
                River Parcel, comprising approximately 11,462 acres of 
                surface and subsurface estate;
                    (D) T. 17 and 18 S., R. 8 W., Copper River 
                Meridian, Hinchinbrook Island Parcel, comprising 
                approximately 2,646 acres of surface and subsurface 
                estate;
                    (E) T. 17 S., R. 7 E., secs. 5, 8, 18, 19, and 30 
                through 33, Copper River Meridian, Kushtaka Lake 
                Parcel, comprising approximately 6,375 acres of surface 
                and subsurface estate;
                    (F) T. 18 S., R. 7 E., secs. 6 and 7, Copper River 
                Meridian, Kushtaka Lake Parcel, comprising 
                approximately 1,280 acres of surface and subsurface 
                estate;
                    (G) T. 16 S., R. 5 E., secs. 24 through 26 and 36, 
                Copper River Meridian, Martin River Parcel, comprising 
                approximately 2,240 acres of surface and subsurface 
                estate;
                    (H) T. 16, S., R. 6 E., secs. 16, 19 through 21, 
                and 25 through 36, Copper River Meridian, Martin River 
                Parcel, comprising approximately 8,305 acres of surface 
                and subsurface estate;
                    (I) T. 17 S., R. 6 E., secs. 1 through 4, and 10, 
                Copper River Meridian, Martin River Parcel, comprising 
                approximately 3,170 acres of surface and subsurface 
                estate;
                    (J) T. 16 S., R. 4 E., secs. 1 through 4, 9 through 
                13, and 24, Copper River Meridian, Johnson River 
                Parcel, comprising approximately 5,200 acres of surface 
                and subsurface estate;
                    (K) T. 16 S., R. 5 E., secs. 5 through 9, and 15 
                through 22, Copper River Meridian, Johnson River 
                Parcel, comprising approximately 6,165 acres of surface 
                and subsurface estate; and
                    (L) T. 19 S., R. 15 E., secs. 12 through 14, 23, 
                24, 26, 27, 33, and 34, Copper River Meridian, Robinson 
                Mountains Parcel, comprising approximately 5,728 acres 
                of surface and subsurface estate; and
            (2) all rights, title, and interest in and to the Federal 
        land administered by the Bureau of Land Management and National 
        Park Service identified in the Chugach Regional Land Study and 
        Report, comprising approximately 1,960 total acres, 
        comprising--
                    (A) T. 21 S., R. 24 E., Copper River Meridian, Taan 
                Fjord Parcel, comprising approximately 450 acres of 
                surface and subsurface estate;
                    (B) T. 21 and 22 S., R. 24 E., Copper River 
                Meridian, Kageet Point Parcel, comprising approximately 
                310 acres of surface and subsurface estate; and
                    (C) T. 9 S., R. 2 W., secs. 5 and 6, Copper River 
                Meridian, Thompson Pass Parcel, comprising 1,200 acres 
                of surface and subsurface estate.
    (f) Conveyance of Non-Federal Land.--
            (1) Conveyance.--The non-Federal land to which Chugach 
        Alaska may convey to the Secretary all rights, title, and 
        interest, that the Secretary determines to be applicable, 
        includes--
                    (A) the approximately 130,469.93 subsurface acres, 
                which comprises--
                            (i) T. 13 S., R. 1 W., sec. 19, Copper 
                        River Meridian, comprising approximately 467 
                        acres;
                            (ii) T. 13 S., R. 2 W., secs. 23 through 
                        27, Copper River Meridian, comprising 
                        approximately 2,627 acres;
                            (iii) T. 15 S., R. 2 W., secs. 3 through 9, 
                        17 through 19, and 29 through 33, Copper River 
                        Meridian, comprising approximately 8,277.36 
                        acres;
                            (iv) T. 16 S., R. 2 W., secs. 1 through 4, 
                        and 6, Copper River Meridian, comprising 
                        approximately 2,373.34 acres;
                            (v) T. 14 S., R. 3 W., secs. 32 and 33, 
                        Copper River Meridian, comprising approximately 
                        240 acres;
                            (vi) T. 15 S., R. 3 W., secs. 3 through 7, 
                        portions of secs. 8 and 9, and secs. 12, 13, 
                        18, 19, 24, 25, 35, and 36, Copper River 
                        Meridian, comprising approximately 3,486.36 
                        acres;
                            (vii) T. 16 S., R. 3 W., secs. 1, 11, and 
                        15, Copper River Meridian, comprising 
                        approximately 962 acres;
                            (viii) T. 13 S., R. 4 W., secs. 26, 27, and 
                        32 through 34, Copper River Meridian, 
                        comprising approximately 2,494.05 acres;
                            (ix) T. 14 S., R. 4 W., secs. 1 through 11, 
                        15 through 21, 25, 30, and 31, Copper River 
                        Meridian, comprising approximately 6,750.98 
                        acres;
                            (x) T. 15 S., R. 4 W., secs. 8 through 12, 
                        16 through 22, and 24, Copper River Meridian, 
                        comprising approximately 5,839.15 acres;
                            (xi) T. 13 S., R. 5 W., secs. 3, 9 through 
                        11, 14 through 20, a portion of sec. 21, and 
                        secs. 31 and 36, Copper River Meridian, 
                        comprising approximately 4,216.36 acres;
                            (xii) T. 14 S., R. 5 W., sec. 1, a portion 
                        of sec. 2, secs. 6 through 12, 14 through 21, 
                        29, and 30, Copper River Meridian, comprising 
                        approximately 9,057.6 acres;
                            (xiii) T. 15 S., R. 5 W., secs. 23 and 24, 
                        Copper River Meridian, comprising approximately 
                        292.97 acres;
                            (xiv) T. 12 S., R. 6 W., secs. 11, 13, 14, 
                        23, and 24, Copper River Meridian, comprising 
                        approximately 1,980.69 acres;
                            (xv) T. 12 S., R. 7 W., secs. 32, 34, 35, 
                        and 36, Copper River Meridian, comprising 
                        approximately 343 acres;
                            (xvi) T. 13 S., R. 7 W., secs. 1 through 
                        22, 24, 25, and 27 through 36, Copper River 
                        Meridian, comprising approximately 17,234.88 
                        acres;
                            (xvii) T. 14 S., R. 7 W., secs. 2, 3, and 
                        6, Copper River Meridian, comprising 
                        approximately 203 acres;
                            (xviii) T. 13 S., R. 8 W., secs. 1, 9 
                        through 11, 13 through 29, and 32 through 36, 
                        Copper River Meridian, comprising approximately 
                        9,282.25 acres;
                            (xix) T. 14 S., R. 8 W., secs. 1 through 5, 
                        Copper River Meridian, comprising approximately 
                        629.25 acres;
                            (xx) T. 13 S., R. 9 W., sec. 24, Copper 
                        River Meridian, comprising approximately 10 
                        acres;
                            (xxi) T. 10 S., R. 10 W., sec. 32, Copper 
                        River Meridian, comprising approximately 1.19 
                        acres;
                            (xxii) T. 3 N., R. 7 E., secs. 1 through 4, 
                        8 through 17, 20, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, and 29, 
                        Seward Meridian, comprising approximately 9,314 
                        acres;
                            (xxiii) T. 4 N., R. 7 E., secs. 11, 14, 15, 
                        21 through 28, and 33 through 36, Seward 
                        Meridian, comprising approximately 8,684.96 
                        acres;
                            (xxiv) T. 3 N., R. 8 E., secs. 4 through 7, 
                        18, and 19, Seward Meridian, comprising 
                        approximately 1,120.50 acres;
                            (xxv) T. 4 N., R. 8 E., secs. 29 through 
                        32, and 36, Seward Meridian, comprising 
                        approximately 1,404.25 acres;
                            (xxvi) T. 1 N., R. 10 E., secs. 5 and 8, 
                        Seward Meridian, comprising approximately 743 
                        acres;
                            (xxvii) T. 3 S., R. 2 W., secs. 22, 23, 25, 
                        26, 33, 35, and 36, Seward Meridian, comprising 
                        approximately 2,125 acres;
                            (xxviii) T. 4 S., R. 2 W., secs. 2, 3, 4, 
                        and 11, Seward Meridian, comprising 
                        approximately 1,225 acres;
                            (xxix) T. 5 S., R. 3 W., secs. 18, 19, 20, 
                        23, 26 through 29, and 32 through 36, Seward 
                        Meridian, comprising approximately 3,670 acres;
                            (xxx) T. 5 S., R. 4 W., sec. 13, Seward 
                        Meridian, comprising approximately 380 acres;
                            (xxxi) T. 6 S., R. 4 W., sec. 7, Seward 
                        Meridian, comprising approximately 613 acres;
                            (xxxii) T. 5 S., R. 5 W., sec. 33, Seward 
                        Meridian, comprising approximately 620 acres;
                            (xxxiii) T. 6 S., R. 5 W., secs. 4, 9, 28, 
                        29, 32, and 33, Seward Meridian, comprising 
                        approximately 3,205 acres;
                            (xxxiv) T. 7 S., R. 5 W., sec. 4, Seward 
                        Meridian, comprising approximately 230 acres;
                            (xxxv) T. 8 S., R. 6 W., secs. 7 through 
                        12, 14 through 22, and 27 through 34, Seward 
                        Meridian, comprising approximately 6,797.39 
                        acres;
                            (xxxvi) T. 7 S., R. 7 W., secs. 1, 2, 5, 6, 
                        8, 9, 11 through 14, 16, 17, 23, and 24, Seward 
                        Meridian, comprising approximately 6,031.78 
                        acres;
                            (xxxvii) T. 8 S., R. 7 W., secs. 24, 25, 
                        35, and 36, Seward Meridian, comprising 
                        approximately 705.65 acres; and
                            (xxxviii) T. 7 S., R. 8 W., secs. 1, 5, 8, 
                        12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 20, 21, 23, 26 (lots 1 
                        through 4), 27, 28, and 29, Seward Meridian, 
                        comprising approximately 6,831.97 acres;
                    (B) the approximately 24,911.65 subsurface acres in 
                which the fee title to the surface estate has been 
                acquired by the State, and a conservation easement in 
                the surface estate has been acquired by the United 
                States, pursuant to the Program, which comprises--
                            (i) T. 16 S., R. 4 W., sec. 6, Copper River 
                        Meridian, comprising approximately 157.49 
                        acres;
                            (ii) T. 15 S., R. 5 W., secs. 35 and 36, 
                        Copper River Meridian, comprising approximately 
                        1,280 acres;
                            (iii) T. 16 S., R. 5 W., secs. 3, 4, 10, 
                        11, and 12, Copper River Meridian, comprising 
                        approximately 1,479 acres;
                            (iv) T. 11 S., R. 8 W., secs. 4 and 9, 
                        Copper River Meridian, comprising approximately 
                        579 acres;
                            (v) T. 12 S., R. 8 W., sec. 1, Copper River 
                        Meridian, comprising approximately 130 acres;
                            (vi) T. 9 S., R. 9 W., secs. 26, 27, 33, 
                        34, and 35, Copper River Meridian, comprising 
                        approximately 1,524.26 acres;
                            (vii) T. 10 S., R. 10 W., secs. 15, 16, 22, 
                        23, 27, 28, 32, and 33, Copper River Meridian, 
                        comprising approximately 2,183.65 acres;
                            (viii) T. 4 N., R. 7 E., secs. 12 and 13, 
                        Seward Meridian, comprising approximately 1,145 
                        acres;
                            (ix) T. 3 N., R. 8 E., secs. 12 and 13, 
                        Seward Meridian, comprising approximately 304 
                        acres;
                            (x) T. 4 N., R. 8 E., secs. 1 through 5, 7 
                        through 30, and 33 through 35, Seward Meridian, 
                        comprising approximately 14,712.25 acres; and
                            (xi) T. 4 N., R. 9 E., secs. 6, 7, 17, 18, 
                        and 19, Seward Meridian, comprising 
                        approximately 1,417 acres; and
                    (C) the approximately 75,655.4 subsurface acres in 
                which a conservation easement in the surface estate has 
                been acquired by the United States pursuant to the 
                Program, which comprises--
                            (i) T. 13 S., R. 2 W., secs. 33 and 34, 
                        Copper River Meridian, comprising approximately 
                        1,131.75 acres;
                            (ii) T. 14 S., R. 2 W., secs. 4 through 8, 
                        and 31, Copper River Meridian, comprising 
                        approximately 2,104.92 acres;
                            (iii) T. 14 S., R. 3 W., secs. 12 through 
                        16, 21 through 23, and 28 through 31, Copper 
                        River Meridian, comprising approximately 
                        5,319.37 acres;
                            (iv) T. 14 S., R. 3 W., secs. 6 through 8, 
                        and 17 through 20, Copper River Meridian, 
                        comprising approximately 3,899.44 acres;
                            (v) T. 15 S., R. 3 W., secs. 8 and 9, and 
                        the southern part of sec. 13, Copper River 
                        Meridian, comprising approximately 125 acres;
                            (vi) T. 16 S., R. 3 W., secs. 1, 11, 12, 
                        14, and 15, Copper River Meridian, comprising 
                        approximately 506 acres;
                            (vii) T. 14 S., R. 4 W., secs. 28 and 29, 
                        Copper River Meridian, comprising approximately 
                        660.15 acres;
                            (viii) T. 14 S., R. 4 W., secs. 1, 5 
                        through 8, 10 through 15, 22 through 27, and 34 
                        through 36, Copper River Meridian, comprising 
                        approximately 3,516 acres;
                            (ix) T. 15 S., R. 5 W., secs. 27, 28, 33, 
                        and 34, Copper River Meridian, comprising 
                        approximately 1,455.63 acres;
                            (x) T. 11 S., R. 6 W., secs. 25, 26, and 34 
                        through 36, Copper River Meridian, comprising 
                        approximately 2,088.26 acres;
                            (xi) T. 12 S., R. 6 W., secs. 1 through 3, 
                        8 through 10, and 16 through 19, Copper River 
                        Meridian, comprising approximately 2,777.5 
                        acres;
                            (xii) T. 11 S., R. 7 W., sec. 31, Copper 
                        River Meridian, comprising approximately 577.8 
                        acres;
                            (xiii) T. 12 S., R. 7 W., sec. 5 through 7, 
                        10 through 15, and 18 through 24, Copper River 
                        Meridian, comprising approximately 6,596.93 
                        acres;
                            (xiv) T. 13 S., R. 7 W., secs. 18 and 19, 
                        Copper River Meridian, comprising approximately 
                        700 acres;
                            (xv) T. 10 S., R. 8 W., secs. 33 and 34, 
                        Copper River Meridian, comprising approximately 
                        1,197 acres;
                            (xvi) T. 11 S., R. 8 W., secs. 1 through 4, 
                        10 through 16, 21 through 26, 31, 35, and 36, 
                        Copper River Meridian, comprising approximately 
                        7,647.41 acres;
                            (xvii) T. 12 S., R. 8 W., secs. 1, 12 
                        through 14, and 24, Copper River Meridian, 
                        comprising approximately 591.75 acres;
                            (xviii) T. 12 S., R. 8 W., secs. 1 through 
                        3, 10, 11, 14 through 16, 21 and 22, Copper 
                        River Meridian, comprising approximately 2,112 
                        acres;
                            (xix) T. 12 S., R. 8 W., secs. 5 through 8, 
                        18, and 19, Copper River Meridian, comprising 
                        approximately 1,220.5 acres;
                            (xx) T. 13 S., R. 8 W., secs. 13, 14, 17, 
                        19 through 21, 23, 24, and 28 through 30, 
                        Copper River Meridian, comprising approximately 
                        1,400 acres;
                            (xxi) T. 11 S., R. 9 W., secs. 22, 23, 25, 
                        26, 27, 34, 35, and 36, Copper River Meridian, 
                        comprising approximately 1,157.75 acres;
                            (xxii) T. 12 S., R. 9 W., secs. 1 through 
                        4, 9 through 15, 22, 23, 24, 26, and 27, Copper 
                        River Meridian, comprising approximately 
                        6,445.71 acres;
                            (xxiii) T. 13 S., R. 9 W., secs. 24 and 25, 
                        Copper River Meridian, comprising approximately 
                        345.33 acres;
                            (xxiv) T. 2 N., R. 7 E., sec. 1, Seward 
                        Meridian, comprising approximately 64.16 acres;
                            (xxv) T. 3 N., R. 7 E., secs. 24, 25, and 
                        36, Seward Meridian, comprising approximately 
                        385.75 acres;
                            (xxvi) T. 1 N., R. 8 E., secs. 11, 14, 15, 
                        22, 23, 26, and 27, Seward Meridian, comprising 
                        approximately 1,667.65 acres;
                            (xxvii) T. 2 N., R. 8 E., secs. 2 through 
                        11, 26, 30, 31, 32, and 35, Seward Meridian, 
                        comprising approximately 4,339.84 acres;
                            (xxviii) T. 3 N., R. 8 E., secs. 1 through 
                        4, 8 through 11, 14 through 17, 19 through 23, 
                        and 26 through 35, Seward Meridian, comprising 
                        approximately 11,339.4 acres;
                            (xxix) T. 4 N., R. 8 E., sec. 35, Seward 
                        Meridian, comprising approximately 1.5 acres;
                            (xxx) T. 1 N., R. 9 E., secs. 1, 2, 11 
                        through 14, and 24, Seward Meridian, comprising 
                        approximately 1,560.25 acres; and
                            (xxxi) T. 1 N., R. 10 E., secs. 6, 7, 17 
                        through 20, 29 and 30, Seward Meridian, 
                        comprising approximately 2,720.65 acres.
            (2) Management.--Land acquired by the Secretary under this 
        subsection shall--
                    (A) become part of the unit of Federal land in 
                which the land acquired by the Secretary is located; 
                and
                    (B) be administered in accordance with that unit of 
                Federal land.

SEC. 5. MAPS, ESTIMATES, AND DESCRIPTIONS.

    (a) Minor Errors.--The Secretary and Chugach Alaska may correct, by 
mutual agreement, any minor errors in any map, acreage estimate, or 
description of any land conveyed or exchanged under this Act.
    (b) Conflict.--If there is a conflict between a map, an acreage 
estimate, or a description of land in this Act, the map shall control 
unless the Secretary and Chugach Alaska mutually agree otherwise.
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