Public Law

[119th Congress Public Law 93]
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Public Law 119-93
119th Congress

                                 An Act

To provide equitable treatment for the people of the Village Corporation
  established for the Native Village of Saxman, Alaska, and for other
            purposes. <<NOTE: May 19, 2026 -  [H.R. 2815]>>

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Cape Fox Land
Entitlement Finalization Act of 2025.>>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Cape Fox Land Entitlement
Finalization Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Cape fox.--The term ``Cape Fox'' means the Cape Fox
        Village Corporation, a Village Corporation for the Native
        Village of Saxman, Alaska, organized pursuant to the Alaska
        Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.).
            (2) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means the
        approximately 180 acres of surface land within the Tongass
        National Forest in the State of Alaska, as generally depicted on
        the Map.
            (3) Map.--The term ``Map'' means the map entitled ``Cape Fox
        Village Corporation Final Selection'' and dated December 18,
        2023.
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of the Interior.

SEC. 3. WAIVER OF CORE TOWNSHIP REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN LAND.

SEC. 3. WAIVER OF CORE TOWNSHIP REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN LAND.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 16(b) of the Alaska Native
Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1615(b)), Cape Fox shall not be
required to select or receive conveyance of the approximately 185 acres
of unconveyed land described in subsection (b) located within the
township in which the Native Village of Saxman, Alaska, is located.
    (b) Land Described.--The land referred to in subsection (a) is as
follows:
            (1) Approximately 40 acres in T. 74 S., R.90 E., sec. 10,
        SWNE, Copper River Meridian.
            (2) Approximately 144.57 acres in T. 75 S., R.91 E., sec. 1,
        lots 1, 3, and 4, Copper River Meridian.

SEC. 4. > SELECTION OUTSIDE EXTERIOR SELECTION

SEC. 4. <<NOTE: Deadlines.>> SELECTION OUTSIDE EXTERIOR SELECTION
                    BOUNDARY.

    (a) <<NOTE: Notice.>> Selection and Conveyance of Surface Estate.--
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, if Cape
Fox submits to the Secretary a written notice of selection

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of the Federal land, the Secretary shall, on receiving that written
notice, convey the Federal land to Cape Fox.

    (b) Conveyance of Subsurface Estate.--On conveyance to Cape Fox of
the surface estate to the Federal land under subsection (a), the
Secretary shall convey to Sealaska Corporation the subsurface estate to
that Federal land.
    (c) Timing.--It is the intent of Congress that the Secretary
complete the conveyances to Cape Fox and Sealaska Corporation under
subsections (a) and (b), respectively, as soon as practicable after the
date on which the Secretary receives a written notice of the selection
of Cape Fox under subsection (a), but not later than 180 days after the
date on which the Secretary receives that written notice.
    (d) Entitlement Fulfilled.--The conveyance of Federal land to Cape
Fox and the subsurface interest in the Federal land to Sealaska
Corporation under subsections (a) and (b), respectively, shall be
considered to fulfill the entitlement of--
            (1) Cape Fox under section 16 of the Alaska Native Claims
        Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1615); and
            (2) Sealaska Corporation to any subsurface interest in the
        Federal land under section 14(f) of that Act (43 U.S.C.
        1613(f)).

SEC. 5. PUBLIC ACCESS EASEMENT.

SEC. 5. PUBLIC ACCESS EASEMENT.

    The conveyance of the Federal land under section 4 shall be subject
to the reservation of a public easement under section 17(b) of the
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1616(b)) to allow for
access to National Forest System land further inland on Revillagigedo
Island from the George Inlet.

SEC. 6. VALID EXISTING RIGHTS.

SEC. 6. VALID EXISTING RIGHTS.

    Unless otherwise agreed to by the Secretary, the Secretary of
Agriculture, and Cape Fox, the conveyances under this legislation shall
be subject to any valid existing rights, reservations, rights-of-way,
and other encumbrances of third parties in, to, or on the Federal land
as of the date of enactment of this Act.

    Approved May 19, 2026.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 2815 (S. 1008):
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 119-354 (Comm. on Natural Resources).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:
                                                        Vol. 171 (2025):
                                    Dec. 15, considered and passed
                                        House.
                                                        Vol. 172 (2026):
                                    Feb. 26, considered and passed
                                        Senate.

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