Sealaska Bill

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113TH CONGRESS1ST SESSION S.

llTo provide for the settlement of certain claims under the Alaska Native

Claims Settlement Act, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

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Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. BEGICH) introduced the following bill;which was read twice and referred to the Committee on

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A BILL

To provide for the settlement of certain claims under the

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and for other pur-poses.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1

tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,2

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.3

This Act may be cited as the Southeast Alaska Na-4

tive Land Entitlement Finalization and Jobs Protection5

Act.6

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.7

In this Act:8


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(1) MAPS.The term maps means the maps1

entitled Sealaska Land Entitlement Finalization,2

numbered 1 through 17 and dated October 17,3

2012, and numbered 18 and dated December 21,4

2012.5

(2) SEALASKA.The term Sealaska means6

the Sealaska Corporation, a Regional Native Cor-7

poration established under the Alaska Native Claims8

Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.).9

(3) SECRETARY.The term Secretary means10

the Secretary of the Interior.11

(4) STATE.The term State means the State12

of Alaska.13

SEC. 3. FINALIZATION OF ENTITLEMENT.14

(a) IN GENERAL.If, not later than 90 days after15

the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary receives16

a corporate resolution adopted by the board of directors17

of Sealaska agreeing to accept the conveyance of land de-18

scribed in subsection (b) in accordance with this Act as19

full and final satisfaction of the remaining land entitle-20

ment of Sealaska under section 14(h) of the Alaska Native21

Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1613(h)), the Secretary22

shall23

(1) implement the provisions of this Act; and24


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(2) charge the entitlement pool under section1

14(h)(8) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act2

(43 U.S.C. 1613(h)(8)) 70,075 acres, reduced by the3

number of acres deducted under subsection (b)(2),4

in fulfillment of the remaining land entitlement for5

Sealaska under that Act, notwithstanding whether6

the surveyed acreage of the 18 parcels of land gen-7

erally depicted on the maps as Sealaska Selections8

and patented under section 4 is less than or more9

than 69,585 acres, reduced by the number of acres10

deducted under subsection (b)(2).11

(b) FINAL ENTITLEMENT.12

(1) IN GENERAL.Except as provided in para-13

graph (2), the land described in subsection (a) shall14

consist of15

(A) the 18 parcels of Federal land com-16

prising approximately 69,585 acres that is gen-17

erally depicted as Sealaska Selections on the18

maps; and19

(B) a total of not more than 490 acres of20

Federal land for cemetery sites and historical21

places comprised of parcels that are applied for22

in accordance with section 5.23

(2) DEDUCTION.24


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(A) IN GENERAL.The Secretary shall de-1

duct from the number of acres of Federal land2

described in paragraph (1)(A) the number of3

acres of Federal land for which the Secretary4

has issued a conveyance during the period be-5

ginning on August 1, 2012, and ending on the6

date of receipt of the resolution under sub-7

section (a).8

(B) AGREEMENT.The Secretary, the Sec-9

retary of Agriculture, and Sealaska shall nego-10

tiate in good faith to make a mutually agree-11

able adjustment to the parcel of Federal land12

generally depicted on the maps entitled13

Sealaska Land Entitlement Finalization,14

numbered 1 of 17, and dated October 17, 2012,15

and the map numbered 18 and dated December16

21, 2012, to implement the deduction of acres17

required by subparagraph (A).18

(c) EFFECT OF ACCEPTANCE.The resolution filed19

by Sealaska in accordance with subsection (a) shall20

(1) be final and irrevocable; and21

(2) without any further administrative action by22

the Secretary, result in23

(A) the relinquishment of all existing selec-24

tions made by Sealaska under subsection25


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14(h)(8) of the Alaska Native Claims Settle-1

ment Act (43 U.S.C. 1613(h)(8)); and2

(B) the termination of all withdrawals by3

section 16 of the Alaska Native Claims Settle-4

ment Act (43 U.S.C. 1615), except to the ex-5

tent a selection by a Village Corporation under6

subsections (b) and (d) of section 16 of the7

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (438

U.S.C. 1615) remains pending, until the date9

on which those selections are resolved.10

(d) FAILURE TO ACCEPT.If Sealaska fails to file11

the resolution in accordance with subsection (a)12

(1) the provisions of this Act shall cease to be13

effective; and14

(2) the Secretary shall, not later than 2715

months after the date of enactment of this Act, com-16

plete the interim conveyance of the remaining land17

entitlement to Sealaska under section 14(h)(8) of18

the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C.19

1613(h)(8)) from prioritized selections on file with20

the Secretary on the date of enactment of this Act.21

(e) SCOPE OF LAW.Except as provided in sub-22

sections (d) and (f), this Act provides the exclusive author-23

ity under which the remaining land entitlement of24


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Sealaska under section 14(h) of the Alaska Native Claims1

Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1613(h)) may be fulfilled.2

(f) EFFECT.Nothing in this Act affects any land3

that is4

(1) the subject of an application under sub-5

section (h)(1) of section 14 of the Alaska Native6

Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1613) that is7

pending on the date of enactment of this Act; and8

(2) conveyed in accordance with that sub-9

section.10

SEC. 4. CONVEYANCES TO SEALASKA.11

(a) INTERIM CONVEYANCE.Subject to valid existing12

rights, subsections (c), (d), and (e), section 3(b), and sec-13

tion 6(a), the Secretary shall complete the interim convey-14

ance of the 18 parcels of Federal land comprising approxi-15

mately 69,585 acres generally depicted on the maps by16

the date that is 60 days after the date of receipt of the17

resolution under section 3(a), subject to the Secretary18

identifying and reserving, by the date that is 2 years after19

the date of enactment of this Act, any easement that could20

have been reserved in accordance with this Act prior to21

the interim conveyance.22

(b) WITHDRAWAL.23


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(1) IN GENERAL.Subject to valid existing1

rights, the Federal land described in subsection (a)2

is withdrawn from3

(A) all forms of appropriation under the4

public land laws;5

(B) location, entry, and patent under the6

mining laws;7

(C) disposition under laws relating to min-8

eral or geothermal leasing; and9

(D) selection under the Act of July 7,10

1958 (commonly known as the Alaska State-11

hood Act) (48 U.S.C. note prec. 21; Public12

Law 85508).13

(2) TERMINATION.The withdrawal under14

paragraph (1) shall remain in effect until15

(A) if Sealaska fails to file a resolution in16

accordance with section 3(a), the date that is17

90 days after the date of enactment of this Act;18

or19

(B) the date on which the Federal land is20

conveyed under subsection (a).21

(c) TREATMENT OF LAND CONVEYED.Except as22

otherwise provided in this Act, any land conveyed to23

Sealaska under subsection (a) shall be24


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(1) considered to be land conveyed by the Sec-1

retary under section 14(h)(8) of the Alaska Native2

Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1613(h)(8)); and3

(2) subject to all laws (including regulations)4

applicable to entitlements under section 14(h)(8) of5


1613(h)(8)), including section 907(d) of the Alaska7

National Interest Lands Conservation Act (438

U.S.C. 1636(d)).9

(d) EASEMENTS.10

(1) PUBLIC EASEMENTS.The deeds of convey-11

ance for the land under subsection (a) shall be sub-12

ject to the reservation of public easements under13

section 17(b) of the Alaska Native Claims Settle-14

ment Act (43 U.S.C. 1616(b)).15

(2) CONSERVATION EASEMENTS.16

(A) IN GENERAL.In the deeds of convey-17

ance for the land under subsection (a), the Sec-18

retary shall reserve a conservation easement to19

protect the aquatic and riparian habitat extend-20

ing 100 feet on each side of the anadromous21

water bodies depicted as 100 Foot Conserva-22

tion Easement on the maps numbered 3, 4,23

and 6.24


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(B) PROHIBITION.The commercial har-1

vest of timber within the conservation ease-2

ments described in subparagraph (A) shall be3

prohibited, except that Sealaska may, for the4

purpose of harvesting timber outside of the con-5

servation easement6

(i) maintain roads within the con-7

servation easement that are in existence on8

the date of enactment of this Act; and9

(ii) construct temporary roads and10

yarding corridors across the conservation11

easements in accordance with the applica-12

ble National Forest System construction13

standards.14

(C) ADMINISTRATION.The Secretary of15

Agriculture shall administer the conservation16

easements described in subparagraph (A).17

(3) RESEARCH EASEMENT.In the deed of con-18

veyance for the land generally depicted on the map19

entitled Sealaska Land Entitlement Finalization,20

numbered 7 of 17, and dated October 17, 2012, the21

Secretary shall reserve an easement22

(A) to access and continue Forest Service23

research activities on the study plots located on24

the land; and25


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(B) that shall remain in effect for a 10-1

year period beginning on the date of enactment2

of this Act.3

(4) KOSCUISKO ISLAND ROAD EASEMENT.4

(A) IN GENERAL.The deeds of convey-5

ance for the land on Koscuisko Island under6

subsection (a) shall grant to Sealaska an ease-7

ment providing access to and use by Sealaska8

of the log transfer facility at Shipley Bay on9

Koscuisko Island, subject to10

(i) the agreement under subparagraph11

(C); and12

(ii) the agreement under section 6(b).13

(B) SCOPE OF THE EASEMENT.The ease-14

ment under subparagraph (A) shall enable15

Sealaska16

(i) to construct, use, and maintain a17

road connecting the Forest Service Road18

known as Cape Pole Road to the Forest19

Service Road known as South Shipley20

Bay Road within the corridor depicted on21

the map entitled Sealaska Land Entitle-22

ment Finalization, numbered 3 of 17, and23

dated October 17, 2012;24


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(ii) to use, maintain, and if necessary,1

reconstruct the Forest Service Road known2

as South Shipley Bay Road referred to3

in clause (i) to access the log transfer facil-4

ity at Shipley Bay; and5

(iii) to use, maintain, and expand the6

log transfer and sort yard facility at Ship-7

ley Bay that is within the area depicted on8

the map entitled Sealaska Land Entitle-9

ment Finalization, numbered 3 of 17 and10

dated October 17, 2012.11

(C) ROADS AND FACILITIES USE AGREE-12

MENT.In addition to the agreement under13

section 6(b), the Secretary and Sealaska shall14

enter into an agreement relating to the access,15

use, maintenance, and improvement of the16

roads and facilities under this paragraph.17

(D) DETERMINATION OF LOCATION; LEGAL18

DESCRIPTION.Sealaska shall19

(i) in consultation with the Secretary,20

determine the location within the corridor21

of the centerline of the road described in22

subparagraph (B)(i); and23

(ii) provide to the Secretary a legal24

description of the centerline acceptable for25


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granting the easement described in sub-1

paragraph (B)(i).2

(e) HUNTING, FISHING, AND RECREATION.3

(1) IN GENERAL.Any land conveyed under4

subsection (a) that is located outside a withdrawal5

area designated under section 16(a) of the Alaska6

Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1615(a))7

shall remain open and available to subsistence uses,8

as that term is defined in section 803 of the Alaska9


U.S.C. 3113), and noncommercial recreational hunt-11

ing and fishing and other recreational uses by the12

public under applicable law13

(A) without liability on the part of14

Sealaska, except for willful acts, to any user as15

a result of the use; and16

(B) subject to17

(i) any reasonable restrictions that18

may be imposed by Sealaska on the public19

use20

(I) to ensure public safety;21

(II) to minimize conflicts between22

recreational and commercial uses;23

(III) to protect cultural re-24

sources;25


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(IV) to conduct scientific re-1

search; or2

(V) to provide environmental pro-3

tection; and4

(ii) the condition that Sealaska post5

on any applicable property, in accordance6

with State law, notices of the restrictions7

on use.8

(2) EFFECT.Access provided to any individual9

or entity under paragraph (1) shall not10

(A) create an interest in any third party in11

the land conveyed under subsection (a); or12

(B) provide standing to any third party in13

any review of, or challenge to, any determina-14

tion by Sealaska with respect to the manage-15

ment or development of the land conveyed16

under subsection (a), except as against17

Sealaska for the management of public access18

under paragraph (1).19

SEC. 5. CEMETERY SITES AND HISTORICAL PLACES.20

(a) IN GENERAL.Notwithstanding section21

14(h)(1)(E) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act22

(43 U.S.C. 1613(h)(1)(E)), Sealaska may submit applica-23

tions for the conveyance under section 14(h)(1)(A) of the24

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C.25


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1613(h)(1)(A)) of not more than 76 cemetery sites and1

historical places2

(1) that are listed in the document entitled3

Sealaska Cemetery Sites and Historical Places4

and dated October 17, 2012;5

(2) that are cemetery sites and historical places6

included in the report by Wilsey and Ham, Inc., en-7

titled 1975 Native Cemetery and Historic Sites of8

Southeast Alaska (Preliminary Report) and dated9

October 1975;10

(3) for which Sealaska has not previously sub-11

mitted an application; and12

(4) that are not located within a conservation13

system unit (as defined in section 102 of the Alaska14


U.S.C. 3102)).16

(b) PROCEDURE FOR EVALUATINGAPPLICATIONS.17

Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Secretary18

shall consider all applications submitted under this section19

in accordance with the criteria and procedures set forth20

in applicable regulations in effect as of the date of enact-21

ment of this Act.22

(c) CONVEYANCE.The Secretary may convey ceme-23

tery sites and historical places under this section that re-24


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sult in the conveyance of a total of approximately 4901

acres of Federal land comprised of parcels that are2

(1) applied for in accordance with this section;3

and4

(2) subject to5

(A) valid existing rights;6

(B) the public access provisions of sub-7

section (g);8

(C) the condition that the conveyance of9

land for the site listed under subsection (a)(1)10

as Bay of Pillars Portage is limited to 2511

acres in T.60 S., R.72 E., Sec. 28, Copper12

River Meridian; and13

(D) the condition that any access to or use14

of the cemetery sites and historical places shall15

be consistent with the management plans for16

adjacent public land, if the management plans17

are more restrictive than the laws (including18

regulations) applicable under subsection (i).19

(d) TIMELINE.No application for a cemetery site20

or historical place may be submitted under subsection (a)21

after the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment22

of this Act.23

(e) CONSULTATION WITH RECOGNIZED TRIBAL EN-24

TITY.Sealaska shall25


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(1) consult with any affected federally recog-1

nized Indian tribe before submitting any application2

for a cemetery site or historical place located within3

the traditional territory of the Indian tribe; and4

(2) include with each application described in5

paragraph (1) a statement that the required con-6

sultation was carried out in accordance with that7

paragraph.8

(f) SELECTION OFADDITIONAL CEMETERY SITES.9

If Sealaska submits timely applications to the Secretary10

in accordance with subsections (a), (d), and (e), for all11

76 sites listed under subsection (a)(1), and the Secretary12

rejects any of those applications in whole or in part13

(1) not later than 2 years after the date on14

which the Secretary completes the conveyance of eli-15

gible cemetery sites and historical places applied for16

under subsection (a), and subject to subsection (e),17

Sealaska may submit applications for the conveyance18

under section 14 (h)(1)(A) of the Alaska Native19

Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1613(h)(1)(A)) of20

additional cemetery sites that are not located in a21

conservation system unit described in (a)(4), the22

total acreage of which, together with the cemetery23

sites and historical places previously conveyed by the24


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Secretary under subsection (c), shall not exceed 4901

acres; and2

(2) the Secretary shall3

(A) consider any applications for the con-4

veyance of additional cemetery sites in accord-5

ance with subsection (b); and6

(B) if the applications are approved, pro-7

vide for the conveyance of the sites in accord-8

ance with subsection (c).9

(g) PUBLICACCESS.10

(1) IN GENERAL.Subject to paragraph (2),11

any land conveyed under this section shall be subject12

to13

(A) the reservation of public easements14

under section 17(b) of the Alaska Native15

Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1616(b));16

(B) public access across the conveyed land17

in cases in which no reasonable alternative ac-18

cess around the land is available, without liabil-19

ity to Sealaska, except for willful acts, to any20

user by reason of the use; and21

(C) public access within 25 feet of any22

Class I stream described in section 705(e) of23

the Alaska National Interest Lands Conserva-24

tion Act (16 U.S.C. 539d(e)) for noncommercial25


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recreational and subsistence fishing, without li-1

ability to Sealaska, except for willful acts, to2

any user by reason of the use.3

(2) LIMITATIONS.The public access and use4

under subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (1)5

shall be subject to6

(A) any reasonable restrictions that may7

be imposed by Sealaska on the public access8

and use9

(i) to ensure public safety;10

(ii) to protect and conduct research on11

the historic, archaeological, and cultural12

resources of the conveyed land; or13

(iii) to provide environmental protec-14

tion;15

(B) the condition that Sealaska post on16

any applicable property, in accordance with17

State law, notices of the restrictions on the18

public access and use; and19

(C) the condition that the public access20

and use shall not be incompatible with or in21

derogation of the values of the area as a ceme-22

tery site or historical place, as provided in sec-23

tion 2653.11 of title 43, Code of Federal Regu-24

lations (or a successor regulation).25


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(3) EFFECT.Access provided to any individual1

or entity by paragraph (1) shall not2

(A) create an interest in any third party in3

the land conveyed under this section; or4

(B) provide standing to any third party in5

any review of, or challenge to, any determina-6

tion by Sealaska with respect to the manage-7

ment or development of the land conveyed8

under this section, except as against Sealaska9

for the management of public access under10

paragraph (2).11

(h) PROHIBITION ON TRANSFER OR LOSS.12

(1) PROHIBITION ON TRANSFER.Notwith-13

standing any other provision of law, Sealaska shall14

not15

(A) alienate, transfer, assign, mortgage, or16

pledge any cemetery site or historical place con-17

veyed under this section to any person or entity18

other than the United States; or19

(B) permit development or improvement of20

the cemetery site or historical place for any use21

which is incompatible with, or is in derogation22

of, the values of the area as a cemetery site or23

historical place.24


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(2) PROHIBITION ON LOSS.Notwithstanding1

any other provision of law, any cemetery site or his-2

torical place conveyed to Sealaska under this section3

shall be exempt from4

(A) adverse possession and similar claims5

based on estoppel;6

(B) real property taxes by any govern-7

mental entity;8

(C) title 11 of the United States Code or9

a successor law, any other insolvency or mora-10

torium law, or any other law generally affecting11

creditors rights;12

(D) judgments in any action at law or in13

equity to recover sums owed or penalties in-14

curred by Sealaska or any employee, officer, di-15

rector, or shareholder of Sealaska; and16

(E) involuntary distributions or convey-17

ances to any person or entity other than the18

United States related to the involuntary dis-19

solution of Sealaska.20

(i) TREATMENT OF LAND CONVEYED.Except as21

otherwise provided in this Act, any land conveyed to22

Sealaska under this section shall be23


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(1) considered land conveyed by the Secretary1

under section 14(h)(1) of the Alaska Native Claims2

Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1613(h)(1)); and3

(2) subject to all laws (including regulations)4

applicable to conveyances under section 14(h)(1) of5


1613(h)(1)), including section 907(d) of the Alaska7


U.S.C. 1636(d)).9

SEC. 6. MISCELLANEOUS.10

(a) SPECIAL USEAUTHORIZATIONS.11

(1) IN GENERAL.On the conveyance of land12

to Sealaska under section 4(a)13

(A) any guiding or outfitting special use14

authorization issued by the Forest Service for15

the use of the conveyed land shall terminate;16

and17

(B) as a condition of the conveyance and18

consistent with section 14(g) of the Alaska Na-19

tive Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C.20

1613(g)), Sealaska shall allow the holder of the21

special use authorization terminated under sub-22

paragraph (A) to continue the authorized use,23

subject to the terms and conditions that were in24


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the special use authorization issued by the For-1

est Service, for2

(i) the remainder of the term of the3

authorization; and4

(ii) 1 additional consecutive 10-year5

renewal period.6

(2) NOTICE OF COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES.7

Sealaska and any holder of a guiding or outfitting8

authorization under this subsection shall have a mu-9

tual obligation, subject to the guiding or outfitting10

authorization, to inform the other party of any com-11

mercial activities prior to engaging in the activities12

on the land conveyed to Sealaska under section 4(a).13

(3) NEGOTIATION OF NEW TERMS.Nothing in14

this subsection precludes Sealaska and the holder of15

a guiding or outfitting authorization from negoti-16

ating a new mutually agreeable guiding or outfitting17

authorization.18

(4) LIABILITY.Neither Sealaska nor the19

United States shall bear any liability, except for will-20

ful acts of Sealaska or the United States, regarding21

the use and occupancy of any land conveyed to22

Sealaska under this Act, as provided in any outfit-23

ting or guiding authorization under this subsection.24


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(b) ROADS AND FACILITIES.Not later than 1 year1

after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of2

Agriculture and Sealaska shall negotiate in good faith to3

develop a binding agreement4

(1) for the use of National Forest System roads5

and related transportation facilities by Sealaska; and6

(2) the use of Sealaska roads and related trans-7

portation facilities by the Forest Service.8

(c) TRADITIONAL TRADE AND MIGRATION ROUTE9

DESIGNATIONS.10

(1) DESIGNATIONS.11

(A) THE INSIDE PASSAGE.The route12

from Yakutat to Dry Bay, as generally depicted13

on the map entitled Traditional Trade and Mi-14

gration Route, Neix naax aan naxThe Inside15

Passage and dated October 17, 2012, is des-16

ignated as Neix naax aan nax (The Inside17

Passage).18

(B) CANOE ROAD.The route from the19

Bay of Pillars to Port Camden, as generally de-20

picted on the map entitled Traditional Trade21

and Migration Route, YakwdeiyCanoe Road22

and dated October 17, 2012, is designated as23

Yakwdeiy (Canoe Road).24


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(C) THE PEOPLES ROAD.The route from1

Portage Bay to Duncan Canal, as generally de-2

picted on the map entitled Traditional Trade3

and Migration Route, Lingt DeiyThe Peo-4

ples Road and dated October 17, 2012, is5

designated Lingt Deiy (The Peoples6

Road).7

(2) ACCESS TO TRADITIONAL TRADE AND MI-8

GRATION ROUTES.The culturally and historically9

significant trade and migration routes designated by10

paragraph (1) shall be open to travel by Sealaska11

and the public in accordance with applicable law,12

subject to such terms, conditions, and special use13

authorizations as the Secretary of Agriculture may14

require.15

(d) EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS.16

(1) IN GENERAL.Nothing in this Act delays17

the duty of the Secretary to convey land to18

(A) the State under the Act of July 7,19

1958 (commonly known as the Alaska State-20

hood Act) (48 U.S.C. note prec. 21; Public21

Law 85508); or22

(B) a Native Corporation under23

(i) the Alaska Native Claims Settle-24

ment Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.); or25


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(ii) the Alaska Land Transfer Accel-1

eration Act (43 U.S.C. 1611 note; Public2

Law 108452).3

(2) CONVEYANCES.The Secretary shall4

promptly proceed with the conveyance of all land5

necessary to fulfill the final entitlement of all Native6

Corporations in accordance with7

(A) the Alaska Native Claims Settlement8

Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.); and9

(B) the Alaska Land Transfer Acceleration10

Act (43 U.S.C. 1611 note; Public Law 10811

452).12

(e) ESCROW FUNDS.If Sealaska files the resolution13

in accordance with section 3(a)14

(1) the escrow requirements of section 2 of15

Public Law 94204 (43 U.S.C. 1613 note) shall16

apply to proceeds (including interest) derived from17

the land withdrawn under section 4(b) from the date18

of receipt of the resolution; and19

(2) Sealaska shall have no right to any proceeds20

(including interest) held pursuant to the escrow re-21

quirements of section 2 of Public Law 94204 (4322

U.S.C. 1613 note) that were derived from land origi-23

nally withdrawn for selection by section 16 of the24


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Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C.1

1615), but not conveyed.2

(f) MAPS.3

(1) AVAILABILITY.Each map referred to in4

this Act shall be available in the appropriate offices5

of the Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture.6

(2) CORRECTIONS.The Secretary of Agri-7

culture may make any necessary correction to a cler-8

ical or typographical error in a map referred to in9

this Act.10

SEC. 7. CONSERVATION AREAS.11

(a) LUD II MANAGEMENT AREAS.If Sealaska files12

a resolution in accordance with section 3(a), section 50813

of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act14

(Public Law 96487; 104 Stat. 4428) is amended by add-15

ing at the end the following:16

(13) BAY OF PILLARS.Certain land which17

comprises approximately 21,106 acres, as generally18

depicted on the map entitled Bay of Pillars LUD II19

Management AreaProposed and dated October20

17, 2012.21

(14) KUSHNEAHIN CREEK.Certain land22

which comprises approximately 36,624 acres, as gen-23

erally depicted on the map entitled Kushneahin24


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Creek LUD II Management AreaProposed and1


(15) NORTHERN PRINCE OF WALES.Certain3

land which comprises approximately 9,064 acres, as4

generally depicted on the map entitled Northern5

Prince of Wales LUD II Management AreaPro-6

posed and dated October 17, 2012.7

(16) WESTERN KOSCIUSKO.Certain land8


erally depicted on the map entitled Western Kos-10

ciusko LUD II Management AreaProposed and11


(17) EASTERN KOSCIUSKO.Certain land13


erally depicted on the map entitled Eastern Kos-15

ciusko LUD II Management AreaProposed and16


(18) SARKAR LAKES.Certain land which18


depicted on the map entitled Sarkar Lakes LUD II20

Management AreaProposed and dated October21

17, 2012.22

(19) HONKER DIVIDE.Certain land which23


depicted on the map entitled Honker Divide LUD25


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II Management AreaProposed and dated October1

17, 2012.2

(20) EEK LAKE AND SUKKWAN ISLAND.Cer-3

tain land which comprises approximately 34,8734

acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Eek5

Lake and Sukkwan Island LUD II Management6

AreaProposed and dated October 17, 2012..7

(b) NO BUFFER ZONES.8

(1) IN GENERAL.The designation of the con-9

servation areas by paragraphs (13) through (20) of10

section 508 of the Alaska National Interest Lands11

Conservation Act (Public Law 96487; 104 Stat.12

4428) (as added by subsection (a)) (referred to in13

this subsection as the conservation areas) is not14

intended to lead to the creation of protective perim-15

eters or buffer zones around the conservation areas.16

(2) OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES.The fact that activi-17

ties outside of the conservation areas are not con-18

sistent with the purposes of the conservation areas19

or can be seen or heard within the conservation20

areas shall not preclude the activities or uses outside21

the boundary of the conservation areas.22

Documents

Sealaska Bill