,,ii #aahth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #cfag ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,january #ah1 #bjbd,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 equitable treatment for the people of the ,village ,corporation established for the ,native ,village of ,saxman1 ,alaska1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,cape ,fox ,land ,entitlement ,finalization ,act of #bjbd4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds that-- 7#a7 the ,cape ,fox ,corporation is a ,village ,corporation for the ,native ,village of ,saxman1 ,alaska1 organized pursuant to the ,alaska ,native ,claims ,settlement ,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #afja et seq472 7#b7 similar to other ,village ,corporations in southeast ,alaska1 under section #af of that ,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #afae71 ,cape ,fox could select only #bc1jdj acres from land withdrawn for the purpose of that selection2 7#c7 under section #bb7l7 of that ,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #afba7l77-- 7,a7 the ,village ,corporations in southeast ,alaska1 other than ,cape ,fox1 were restricted with respect to the selection of land within #b miles of a home rule city 7as that term is used in that ,act72 and 7,b7 to protect the watersheds in the vicinity1 ,cape ,fox was restricted with respect to the selection of land within #f miles of the boundary of the home rule city of ,ketchikan1 ,alaska2 7#d7 the #f-mile restriction described in paragraph 7#c77;,b7 precluded ,cape ,fox from selecting valuable land1 industrial sites1 and other commercial property located-- 7,a7 within the townships in which the ,native ,village of ,saxman is located1 more particularly described as ,t4#ge ,s41 ,t4#gf ,s41 ,r4#ia ,e41 ,copper ,river ,meridian2 and 7,b7 on surrounding land that is far removed from ,ketchikan1 ,alaska1 and its watersheds2 7#e7 as a result of the restriction described in paragraph 7#c77;,b71 only the remote1 mountainous1 northeast corner of the property described in paragraph 7#d77;,a71 which is nonproductive and has no known economic value1 was available for selection by ,cape ,fox1 as required under section #af7;b7 of the ,alaska ,native ,claims ,settlement ,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #afae7;b772 7#f7 land selections by ,cape ,fox under that ,act were further limited by the fact that-- 7,a7 the ,annette ,island ,indian ,reservation is located within the applicable selection area2 and 7,b7 land of that ,reservation is unavailable for selection by ,cape ,fox2 7#g7 ,cape ,fox is the only ,village ,corporation affected by the restrictions described in paragraphs 7#c77;,b7 and 7#f72 and 7#h7 the ,secretary has advised ,congress that the predicament of ,cape ,fox is sufficiently unique to warrant the legislative remedy provided by this ,act4 #c4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,cape ,fox ,the term ,cape ,fox means the ,cape ,fox ,village ,corporation1 a ,village ,corporation for the ,native ,village of ,saxman1 ,alaska1 organized pursuant to the ,alaska ,native ,claims ,settlement ,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #afja et seq474 7#b7 ,federal land ,the term ,federal land means the approximately #ahj acres of surface land within the ,tongass ,national ,forest in the ,state of ,alaska1 as generally depicted on the ,map4 7#c7 ,map ,the term ,map means the map entitled ,cape ,fox ,village ,corporation ,final ,selection and dated ,december #ah1 #bjbc4 7#d7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of the ,interior4 #d4 ,waiver of core township requirement for certain land 7a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding section #af7;b7 of the ,alaska ,native ,claims ,settlement ,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #afae7;b771 ,cape ,fox shall not be required to select or receive conveyance of the approximately #ahe acres of unconveyed land described in subsection 7b7 located within the township in which the ,native ,village of ,saxman1 ,alaska1 is located4 7b7 ,land described ,the land referred to in subsection 7a7 is as follows3 7#a7 ,approximately #dj acres in ,t4 #gd ,s41 ,r4#ij ,e41 sec4 #aj1 ,,swne1 ,copper ,river ,meridian4 7#b7 ,approximately #add4eg acres in ,t4#ge ,s41 ,r4#ia ,e41 sec4 #a1 lots #a1 #c1 and #d1 ,copper ,river ,meridian4 #e4 ,selection outside exterior selection boundary 7a7 ,selection and ,conveyance of ,surface ,estate ,not later than #ij days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 if ,cape ,fox submits to the ,secretary a written notice of selection of the ,federal land1 the ,secretary shall1 on receiving that written notice1 convey the ,federal land to ,cape ,fox4 7b7 ,conveyance of ,subsurface ,estate ,on conveyance to ,cape ,fox of the surface estate to the ,federal land under subsection 7a71 the ,secretary shall convey to ,sealaska ,corporation the subsurface estate to that ,federal land4 7c7 ,timing ,it is the intent of ,congress that the ,secretary complete the conveyances to ,cape ,fox and ,sealaska ,corporation under subsections 7a7 and 7b71 respectively1 as soon as practicable after the date on which the ,secretary receives a written notice of the selection of ,cape ,fox under subsection 7a71 but not later than #ahj days after the date on which the ,secretary receives that written notice4 7d7 ,entitlement fulfilled ,the conveyance of ,federal land to ,cape ,fox and the subsurface interest in the ,federal land to ,sealaska ,corporation under subsections 7a7 and 7b71 respectively1 shall be considered to fulfill the entitlement of-- 7#a7 ,cape ,fox under section #af of the ,alaska ,native ,claims ,settlement ,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #afae72 and 7#b7 ,sealaska ,corporation to any subsurface interest in the ,federal land under section #ad7;f7 of that ,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #afac7;f774