Introduced in House

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 231 Introduced in House (IH)] 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 231 To fulfill the land conveyance requirements under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act for the Alaska Native Village of Canyon Village, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2017 Mr. Young of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To fulfill the land conveyance requirements under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act for the Alaska Native Village of Canyon Village, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Canyon Village Land Conveyance Act''.

SEC. 2. CANYON VILLAGE, ALASKA, LAND CONVEYANCE.

SEC. 2. CANYON VILLAGE, ALASKA, LAND CONVEYANCE.

Section 14(h) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C.

Section 14(h) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1613(h)) is amended-- (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``and follows'' and inserting ``as follows''; (2) by striking the semicolon at the end of each of paragraphs (2) through (5) and inserting a period; (3) in paragraph (6), by striking ``this Act;'' and inserting ``this Act.''; (4) in paragraph (7), by striking ``and (5); and'' and inserting ``(5), and (12).''; (5) in paragraph (9), in the first sentence, by striking ``or (5)'' and inserting ``(5), or (12)''; (6) in paragraph (11), by striking ``and (6)'' and inserting ``(6), and (12)''; and (7) by adding at the end the following: ``(12) Canyon village.-- ``(A) Conveyance.-- ``(i) In general.--The Secretary shall convey to Kian Tr'ee Corporation, for the Native Village of Canyon Village, the surface estate in the land selected by the Kian Tr'ee Corporation under paragraph (2). ``(ii) Application.--For purposes of the conveyance under clause (i), sections 2650.2 and 2653.2(c) of title 43 of the Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations) shall not apply. ``(B) Limitation.--A conveyance under subparagraph (A) shall not exceed 6,400 acres. ``(C) Subsurface estate.-- ``(i) In general.--Unless Doyon Limited elects to make a selection under clause (ii), the Secretary shall convey to Doyon Limited the subsurface estate to the land conveyed under subparagraph (A). ``(ii) Alternate selection.--At the option of Doyon Limited, instead of accepting the conveyance under clause (i)-- ``(I) Doyon Limited may make a selection from existing selections on land withdrawn pursuant to section 11(a)(3) that is equal in acreage to the subsurface estate that would otherwise be conveyed under clause (i); and ``(II) the Secretary shall convey to Doyon Limited the subsurface estate selected under subclause (I).''.