    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 128, 113th Congress, 2nd Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    Public Law 113-99
    113th Congress

    An Act

    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.

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    (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.

    Approved April 15, 2014.

    LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S. 404 (H.R. 908):
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    HOUSE REPORTS: No. 113-328 (Comm. on Natural Resources) accompanying
    H.R. 908.
    SENATE REPORTS: No. 113-140 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources).
    CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 160 (2014):
    Apr. 3, considered and passed Senate.
    Apr. 7, considered and passed House.