,,ii #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #dfif ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,september #bd1 #bjbj,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 continuation of higher education through the conveyance to the ,university of ,alaska of certain public land in the ,state of ,alaska1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,university of ,alaska ,fiscal ,foundation ,act4 #b4 ,purpose ,the purpose of this ,act is to establish a program within the ,department of the ,interior to fulfill the commitment of ,congress to establish the ,university of ,alaska as a land grant university with holdings sufficient to facilitate operation and maintenance of a university system for the ,state of ,alaska4 #c4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,available ,state selected land ,the term available ,state selected land means ,federal land in the ,state that has been selected by the ,state1 including top-filed land1 but not conveyed or patented to the ,state1 pursuant to ,public ,law #he-ejh 7commonly known as the ,alaska ,statehood ,act7 7#dh ,u4,s4,c4 note prec4 #ba74 7#b7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of the ,interior1 acting through the ,director of the ,bureau of ,land ,management4 7#c7 ,state ,the term ,state means the ,state of ,alaska4 7#d7 ,university ,the term ,university means the ,university of ,alaska4 #d4 ,university of ,alaska land grant 7a7 ,establishment ,the ,secretary shall establish a program within the ,bureau of ,land ,management to identify and convey available ,state selected land to the ,university for a land grant to support higher education4 7b7 ,identification of available ,state selected land 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #b years after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,state and the ,university may jointly identify not more than #ejj1jjj acres of available ,state selected land for inclusion in the program established under subsection 7a7 for conveyance and patent to the ,university4 7#b7 ,technical assistance ,upon the request of the ,state and the ,university1 the ,secretary shall provide technical assistance in the identification of available ,state selected land for inclusion in the program4 7#c7 ,survey ,upon notification that the ,state and the ,university have identified available ,state selected land for conveyance under paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary shall expeditiously survey the available ,state selected land4 7#d7 ,maps ,as soon as practicable after the date on which the available ,state selected land is identified for conveyance under paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary shall submit to ,congress one or more maps depicting the available ,state selected land identified for conveyance under that paragraph4 7c7 ,state and ,university concurrence2 conveyances ,subject to subsection 7e71 if the ,state and the ,university submit to the ,secretary one or more joint letters stating that the ,state and the ,university concur with the conveyance of all or a portion of the available ,state selected land identified for conveyance under subsection 7b77#a71 the ,secretary shall convey to the ,board of ,regents of the ,university1 subject to valid existing rights1 the applicable identified available ,state selected land1 to be held in trust for the exclusive use and benefit of the ,university4 7d7 ,administration of conveyed land ,all available ,state selected land conveyed to the ,university under this ,act1 together with the income therefrom and the proceeds from any dispositions thereof1 shall be administered by the ,university in trust to meet the necessary expenses of higher education programs1 similar to prior ,federal land grants to the ,university4 7e7 ,terms and conditions 7#a7 ,maximum acreage ,the ,secretary shall convey not more than a total of #cfj1jjj acres of available ,state selected land to the ,university under this ,act4 7#b7 ,letters of concurrence ,for purposes of subsection 7c7 and subject to the maximum acreage limitation under paragraph 7#a71 the ,state and the ,university may submit to the ,secretary one or more joint letters of concurrence identifying parcels of available ,state selected land for conveyance as a subset of the total acres to be conveyed under this ,act4 7#c7 ,acreage charged against ,alaska ,statehood ,act entitlement ,the total acreage of all parcels of available ,state selected land conveyed to the ,university under this ,act shall be charged against the remaining entitlement of the ,state under ,public ,law #he-ejh 7commonly known as the ,alaska ,statehood ,act7 7#dh ,u4,s4,c4 note prec4 #ba74 7#d7 ,survey costs ,in accordance with ,public ,law #he-ejh 7commonly known as the ,alaska ,statehood ,act7 7#dh ,u4,s4,c4 note prec4 #ba71 the ,secretary shall be responsible for the costs of the survey under subsection 7b77#c74 7f7 ,intent of ,congress ,it is the intent of ,congress that any conveyance requested through a joint letter of concurrence under subsection 7c7 be finalized not later than #a year after the date on which the letter is received by the ,secretary4 7g7 ,state and ,university participation ,nothing in this ,act requires the ,state or the ,university-- 7#a7 to participate in the program established under subsection 7a72 or 7#b7 to submit joint letters of concurrence under subsection 7c7 or 7e77#b74 #e4 ,congressional notification ,on conveyance and patent to the ,university of the available ,state selected land under this ,act1 the ,secretary shall notify the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural ,resources of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,natural ,resources of the ,house of ,representatives of the conveyance4