,,ii #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #aja ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,january #aa1 #bjag,ms4 ,murkowski 7for herself and ,mr4 ,sullivan7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural ,resources ,a ,,bill ,to provide for the exchange of ,federal land and non-,federal land in the ,state of ,alaska for the construction of a road between ,king ,cove and ,cold ,bay4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,king ,cove ,road ,land ,exchange ,act4 #b4 ,finding ,congress finds that the land exchange required under this ,act 7including the designation of the road corridor and the construction of the road along the road corridor7 is in the public interest4 #c4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,federal land 7,a7 ,in general ,the term ,federal land means the approximately #bjf acres of ,federal land located within the ,refuge as depicted on the map entitled ,project ,area ,map and dated ,september #bjab4 7,b7 ,inclusion ,the term ,federal land includes the #aca acres of ,federal land in the ,wilderness1 which shall be used for the road corridor along which the road is to be constructed in accordance with section #d7;b77#b74 7#b7 ,non-,federal land ,the term non-,federal land means the approximately #dc1jic acres of land owned by the ,state as depicted on the map entitled ,project ,area ,map and dated ,september #bjab4 7#c7 ,refuge ,the term ,refuge means the ,izembek ,national ,wildlife ,refuge in the ,state4 7#d7 ,road corridor ,the term road corridor means the road corridor designated under section #d7;b77#a74 7#e7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of the ,interior4 7#f7 ,state ,the term ,state means the ,state of ,alaska4 7#g7 ,wilderness ,the term ,wilderness means the ,izembek ,wilderness designated by section #gjb7f7 of the ,alaska ,national ,interest ,lands ,conservation ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aacb note2 ,public ,law #if-dhg74 #d4 ,land exchange required 7a7 ,in general ,if the ,state offers to convey to the ,secretary all right1 title1 and interest of the ,state in and to the non-,federal land1 the ,secretary shall convey to the ,state all right1 title1 and interest of the ,united ,states in and to the ,federal land4 7b7 ,use of federal land ,the ,federal land shall be conveyed to the ,state for the purposes of-- 7#a7 designating a road corridor through the ,refuge2 and 7#b7 constructing a single-lane gravel road along the road corridor subject to the requirements in section #f4 7c7 ,valuation1 appraisals1 and equalization 7#a7 ,in general ,the value of the ,federal land and the non-,federal land to be exchanged under this section-- 7,a7 shall be equal1 as determined by appraisals conducted in accordance with paragraph 7#b72 or 7,b7 if not equal1 shall be equalized in accordance with paragraph 7#c74 7#b7 ,appraisals 7,a7 ,in general ,as soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary and ,state shall select an appraiser to conduct appraisals of the ,federal land and non-,federal land4 7,b7 ,requirements ,the appraisals required under subparagraph 7,a7 shall be conducted in accordance with nationally recognized appraisal standards1 including-- 7i7 the ,uniform ,appraisal ,standards for ,federal ,land ,acquisitions2 and 7ii7 the ,uniform ,standards of ,professional ,appraisal ,practice4 7#c7 ,equalization 7,a7 ,surplus of federal land ,if the final appraised value of the ,federal land exceeds the final appraised value of the non-,federal land to be conveyed under the land exchange under this section1 the value of the ,federal land and non-,federal land shall be equalized-- 7i7 by conveying additional non-,federal land in the ,state to the ,secretary1 subject to the approval of the ,secretary2 7ii7 by the ,state making a cash payment to the ,united ,states2 or 7iii7 by using a combination of the methods described in clauses 7i7 and 7ii74 7,b7 ,surplus of non-federal land ,if the final appraised value of the non-,federal land exceeds the final appraised value of the ,federal land to be conveyed under the land exchange under this section1 the value of the ,federal land and non-,federal land shall be equalized by the ,state adjusting the acreage of the non-,federal land to be conveyed4 7,c7 ,amount of payment ,notwithstanding section #bjf7;b7 of the ,federal ,land ,policy and ,management ,act of #aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #agaf7;b771 the ,secretary may accept a payment under subparagraph 7,a77ii7 in excess of #be percent of the value of the ,federal land conveyed4 7d7 ,administration ,on completion of the exchange of ,federal land and non-,federal land under this section-- 7#a7 the boundary of the ,wilderness shall be modified to exclude the ,federal land2 and 7#b7 the non-,federal land shall be-- 7,a7 added to the ,wilderness2 and 7,b7 administered in accordance with-- 7i7 the ,wilderness ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aaca et seq472 and 7ii7 other applicable laws4 7e7 ,deadline ,the land exchange under this section shall be completed not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this ,act4 #e4 ,route of road corridor ,the route of the road corridor shall follow the southern road alignment as described in the alternative entitled ,alternative #b-,land ,exchange and ,southern ,road ,alignment in the final environmental impact statement entitled ,izembek ,national ,wildlife ,refuge ,land ,exchange_/,road ,corridor ,final ,environmental ,impact ,statement and dated ,february #e1 #bjac4 #f4 ,requirements relating to road ,the requirements relating to usage1 barrier cables1 and dimensions and the limitation on support facilities under subsections 7a7 and 7b7 of section #fdjc of the ,omnibus ,public ,land ,management ,act of #bjji 7,public ,law #aaa-aa2 #abc ,stat4 #aahj7 shall apply to the road constructed in the road corridor4 #g4 ,effect ,the exchange of ,federal land and non-,federal land and the road to be constructed under this ,act 7including the issuance of any permit that may be required from any ,federal agency to construct the road7 shall not constitute a major ,federal action for purposes of the ,national ,environmental ,policy ,act of #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq474