[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 81 (Thursday, May 9, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3656-S3659]
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          STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS

      By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Rounds, and Mr. 
        Lujan):
  S. 4301. A bill to grant States and Indian Tribes the authority to 
waive the 2-year foreign residence requirement for educators in rural 
and Tribal areas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
Judiciary.
  Mr. THUNE. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of 
the bill be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be 
printed in the Record, as follows:

                                S. 4301

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. MODIFICATION OF DEFINITIONS TO INCLUDE INDIAN 
                   TRIBES.

       Section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1101(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (36), by striking ``and the Commonwealth 
     of the Northern Mariana Islands'' and inserting ``the 
     Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and each Indian 
     Tribe''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(53) The term `Indian Tribe' has the meaning given that 
     term in section 4(e) of the Indian Self-Determination and 
     Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304(e)).
       ``(54) The terms `Tribal government' and `Tribal entity' 
     mean the recognized governing body of an Indian Tribe.
       ``(55) The term `State educational agency' has the meaning 
     given that term in section 8101(49) of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801(49))''.

     SEC. 2. EXCHANGE VISITOR VISA EXTENSION FOR EDUCATORS IN 
                   RURAL AND TRIBAL AREAS.

       Section 214 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1184) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(s)(1) If the Governor of a State or a Tribal government 
     requests a waiver of the 2-year foreign residence requirement 
     under section 212(e) on behalf of an alien described in 
     clause (i) or (ii) of that section who is a primary or 
     secondary school teacher or an education specialist in that 
     State, the Secretary of Homeland Security may not grant such 
     a waiver unless--
       ``(A) in the case of an alien who is otherwise 
     contractually obligated to return to a foreign country, the 
     government of such country furnishes the Director of the 
     United States Information Agency with a statement in writing 
     that it has no objection to such waiver;
       ``(B) the grant of such waiver would not cause the number 
     of waivers allotted for that State for that fiscal year to 
     exceed 30;
       ``(C) the alien demonstrates a bona fide offer of full-time 
     employment as a teacher or an education specialist at a 
     primary or secondary school in a rural or Tribal area in that 
     State; and
       ``(D)(i) in the case of a request made by a Governor, the 
     alien agrees to begin employment with such a primary or 
     secondary school not later than 90 days after receiving such 
     waiver, and agrees to continue to work for a total of not 
     less than 3 years (unless the Secretary of Homeland Security 
     determines that extenuating circumstances exist, such as 
     closure of the school or hardship to the alien, which would 
     justify a lesser period of employment at the school, in which 
     case the alien must demonstrate another bona fide offer of 
     employment at a primary or secondary school for the remainder 
     of such 3-year period), in rural and underserved area (as 
     defined by the State educational agency); or
       ``(ii) in the case of a request made by a Tribal 
     government, the alien--
       ``(I) agrees to begin employment with such a primary or 
     secondary school of an Indian Tribe, including any Bureau of 
     Indian Education funded school operated pursuant to a grant 
     under the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988 (25 U.S.C. 
     2501 et seq.) or a contract under the Indian Self-
     Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5301 et 
     seq.), not later than 90 days after receiving such waiver; 
     and
       ``(II) agrees to continue to work for a total of not less 
     than 3 years (unless the Secretary of Homeland Security 
     determines that extenuating circumstances exist, such as 
     closure of the school or hardship to the alien, which would 
     justify a lesser period of employment at the school, in which 
     case the alien must demonstrate another bona fide offer of 
     employment at a primary or secondary school for the remainder 
     of such 3-year period).
       ``(2)(A) Notwithstanding section 248(a)(2), the Secretary 
     of Homeland Security may change the status of an alien who 
     qualifies under this subsection and section 212(e) to that of 
     an alien described in section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b). The 
     numerical limitations contained in subsection (g)(1)(A) shall 
     not apply to any alien whose status is changed pursuant to 
     this subparagraph, if the alien obtained a waiver of the 2-
     year foreign residence requirement upon a request by an 
     interested Federal agency or an interested State agency.
       ``(B) No person who has obtained a change of status under 
     subparagraph (A) and who has failed to fulfill the terms of 
     the contract with the primary or secondary school named in 
     the waiver application shall be eligible to apply for an 
     immigrant visa, for permanent residence, or for any other 
     change of nonimmigrant status, until such person has resided 
     and been physically present in the country of his or her 
     nationality or his or her last residence for an aggregate of 
     at least 2 years following his or here departure from the 
     United States.
       ``(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     subsection, the 2-year foreign residence requirement under 
     section 212(e) shall apply with respect to an alien described 
     in clause (i) or (ii) of such section who has not otherwise 
     been accorded status under section 101(a)(27)(H), if at any 
     time the alien ceases to comply with any agreement entered 
     into under pursuant to paragraph (1)(C).
       ``(4) Any spouse or children of an alien granted a waiver 
     under this subsection shall be included in such waiver.
       ``(5) In the case of a request submitted under paragraph 
     (1) by a Tribal entity, the Governor of the State in which 
     the Tribal entity is located may endorse such request.''.
                                 ______
                                 
      By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Sullivan):
  S. 4310. 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; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  Ms. MURKOWSKI. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the text 
of the bill be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be 
printed in the Record, as follows:

                                S. 4310

       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

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     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;

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       (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

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     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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