[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 128, 113th Congress, 2nd Session]
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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.