[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 47 (Thursday, April 13, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Page S2799]
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            AMENDING THE ALASKA NATIVE CLAIMS SETTLEMENT ACT

  The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (S. 1797) to amend the 
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, to provide for a land conveyance 
to the City of Craig, AK, and for other purposes, which had been 
reported from the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, with an 
amendment to strike all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu 
thereof the following:

     SECTION. 1. LAND EXCHANGE WITH CITY OF CRAIG, ALASKA.

       (a) At such time as Congress appropriates funds sufficient 
     for the Secretary of Agriculture to acquire non-Federal lands 
     within conservation system units on the Tongass National 
     Forest, the Secretary shall convey to the City of Craig, 
     Alaska, all Federal interests in the lands identified in 
     subsection (b): Provided, That the lands conveyed to the City 
     of Craig shall be of equal value to the lands acquired by the 
     Secretary of Agriculture pursuant to this subsection.
       (b) The approximately 4,532 acres of Federal lands to be 
     conveyed to the City of Craig are described as follows:
       (1) All Federal land in the following described protracted 
     and partially surveyed townships in the Copper River 
     Meridian, Alaska:
       (A) Within T. 71 S., R. 81 E--
       Section 24, E\1/2\;
       Section 25, E\1/2\, S\1/2\ SW\1/4\;
       Section 36.
       Containing 1360 acres, more or less;
       (B) Within T. 71 S., R. 82 E--
       Section 19, S\1/2\ SW\1/4\;
       Section 29, W\1/4\ NW\1/4\, N\1/2\ SW\1/4\;
       Section 30, All;
       Section 31, All.
       Containing 1500 acres, more or less; and
       (C) Within T. 72 S., R. 82 E--
       Section 5, SW\1/4\ NW\1/4\, W\1/2\, SW\1/4\;
       Section 6, All;
       Section 7, NE\1/4\ NE\1/4\;
       Section 8, W\1/2\, SW\1/4\ SE\1/4\;
       Section 17, NW\1/4\ NW\1/4\, E\1/2\ NW\1/4\, NE\1/4\ SW\1/
     4\, W\1/2\ NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\ SE\1/4\, S\1/2\ SE\1/4\;
       Section 20, NE\1/4\.
       Containing 1672 acres, more or less.

  The committee amendment in the nature of a substitute was agree to.
  The bill (S. 1797), as amended, was passed.
  The title was amended so as to read:

       A bill to provide for a land conveyance to the City of 
     Craig, Alaska, and for other purposes.

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