,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dehb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #bg1      
#bjai,mr4 ,young 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 ,not later than #cj days  
after the date of the enactment of this 
section1 the ,secretary shall open      
negotiations with ,alexander ,creek and1
 not later than #ac months after the    
date of the enactment of this section1  
reach an agreement with ,alexander      

,creek to fairly and equitably settle   
,alexander ,creek's aboriginal land     
claims and any other claims of          
,alexander ,creek against the ,united   
,states4 ,an agreement under this       
section shall be in approximate value   
parity with those of other ,alaska      
,native ,village ,corporations1         
notwithstanding ,alexander ,creek's     
prior status as a ,group ,corporation4  
,the ,secretary shall effectuate such   
agreement under the authority in this   
section1 other existing authorities1 and
 in coordination with the ,administrator
 with respect to surplus property to be 
transferred to ,alexander ,creek        
pursuant to such agreement4             
,notwithstanding paragraphs 7#b7 and    
7#c7 of section #edi7;a7 of title #dj1  
,united ,states ,code1 ,alexander ,creek
 is hereby considered both a ,state and 
a ,state agency under that section for  
the sole purpose of the ,secretary      
effectuating an agreement under this    
section4 ,notwithstanding any other     

provision of law1 ,alexander ,creek is  
hereby considered eligible to receive   
real property declared to be surplus    
under section #acjc of title #dj1       
,united ,states ,code1 for the sole     
purpose of the ,secretary effectuating  
an agreement under this section4  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