,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aajc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ab1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,young of ,alaska introduced the   
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,natural ,resources   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,alaska ,native
 ,claims ,settlement ,act to provide    
that ,alexander ,creek1 ,alaska1 is and 
shall be recognized as an eligible      
,native village under that ,act1 and for
 other purposes4  #a4 ,alexander ,creek 
,village recognition ,the ,alaska       
,native ,claims ,settlement ,act 7#dc   
,u4,s4,c4 #afja et seq47 is amended by  
adding at the end the following3  #dc4  
,alexander ,creek ,village recognition  
7a7 ,recognition of the village of      
,alexander ,creek ,subject to the       
limitations of this section and         
notwithstanding section #adcb7;d7 of the
 ,alaska ,national ,interest ,lands     
,conservation ,act 7,public ,law        
#if-dhg7 and any conveyance or agreement
 in furtherance thereof or thereto1 to  

the contrary1 ,alexander ,creek1 located
 within ,township #ae,n1 ,range #g,w1   
,seward ,meridian1 ,alaska1 is and shall
 be recognized as an eligible ,native   
village under section #aa7;b77#c7 of    
this ,act4  7b7 ,definitions ,for the   
purposes of this section1 the following 
terms apply3  7#a7 ,the term agency     
includes--  7,a7 any instrumentality of 
the ,united ,states2  7,b7 any element  
of an agency2 and  7,c7 any wholly owned
 or mixed-owned corporation of the      
,united ,states ,government identified  
in chapter #ia of title #ca1 ,united    
,states ,code4  7#b7 ,the term          
,alexander ,creek means ,alexander      
,creek1 ,incorporated1 an ,alaska       
,native ,group corporation organized    
pursuant to this ,act prior to the      
enactment of this section1 but          
subsequent to enactment of this section 
means ,alexander ,creek1 ,incorporated1 
an ,alaska ,native ,village corporation 
recognized and organized pursuant to    
section 7a74  7#c7 ,the term ,region    

means ,cook ,inlet ,region              
,incorporated1 an ,alaska ,native       
,regional ,corporation1 which is the    
appropriate ,regional ,corporation for  
,alexander ,creek under section         
#afac7;h7 of this ,act4  7c7            
,organization of ,alexander ,creek ,as  
soon as practicable after enactment of  
this section1 ,alexander ,creek shall   
cause to be filed--  7#a7 any amendments
 to its corporate charter in the ,state 
of ,alaska necessary to convert from a  
,native group to a ,native ,village     
corporation2 and  7#b7 if necessary1 any
 amendments to its corporate charter and
 governing business documents that      
fulfill the terms of the agreement      
authorized under this ,act4  7d7        
,negotiations  7#a7 ,authority and      
direction to negotiate ,not later than  
#cj days after the date of enactment of 
this section1 the ,secretary shall open 
discussions and subsequently negotiate  
and1 in the ,secretary's sole discretion
 on behalf of the ,united ,states1 enter

 into an agreement within one year of   
enactment of this section1 with         
,alexander ,creek to fairly and         
equitably settle aboriginal land claims 
and any other claims of ,alexander      
,creek against the ,united ,states2 and 
such agreement with ,alexander ,creek   
shall be in approximate value parity    
with those of other ,alaska ,native     
,village ,corporations1 notwithstanding 
,alexander ,creek's prior status as a   
,group ,corporation4  7#b7 ,funds for   
settlement ,a settlement reached under  
this subsection shall not be subject to 
the ,indian ,tribal ,judgment ,funds    
,use or ,distribution ,act 7#be         
,u4,s4,c4 #adja71 unless subsequently   
authorized by law4  7e7 ,shareholder    
participation ,alexander ,creek shall   
notify each member of the ,native       
village recognized under this section   
that1 upon the effective date of this   
section1 such members shall cease to    
receive benefits from the ,region as    
at-large shareholders pursuant to       

section #g7m71 and that all future      
resource payments from the ,region shall
 be made to the ,village ,corporation   
pursuant to section #g7;j74 ,the ,region
 shall not be liable under any ,state1  
,federal1 or local law1 or under ,state 
or ,federal common law1 for damages     
arising out of or related to the        
cessation of payments to such           
individuals under section #g7m7 pursuant
 to this section4  7f7 ,construction    
,except as provided in this section with
 respect to ,alexander ,creek1 nothing  
in this section shall be construed to   
modify or amend land conveyance         
entitlements or conveyance agreements   
between the ,region and village         
corporations other than ,alexander      
,creek in such region1 nor between the  
,region and the ,federal ,government1   
nor between any such parties and the    
,state of ,alaska4  7g7 ,construction   
regarding current ,alexander ,creek land
 ,nothing in this section shall be      
construed to reduce the land entitlement

 to which ,alexander ,creek became      
entitled as a ,group ,corporation1      
including the land selected by and      
conveyed to ,alexander ,creek at the    
time of enactment of this section4  4