,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #adfh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #aj1 #bjbe,mr4  
,sullivan introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on 
,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  
,to am5d ! ,alaska ,native ,claims      
,settlem5t ,act to provide t ,alex&]    
,creek1 ,incorporat$1 is recogniz$ z a  
,village ,corporation "u t ,act1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,alex&] ,creek          
recognition ,! ,alaska ,native ,claims  
,settlem5t ,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #afja et 
seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !       
foll[+3  #dc4 ,alex&] ,creek recognition
  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7  
,alex&] ,creek1 ,incorporat$ ,! t]m     
,alex&] ,creek1 ,incorporat$ means      
,alex&] ,creek1 ,incorporat$1 ! entity  
organiz$ & recogniz$-- 7,a7 on ! day    
be=e ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is section1 z 
a ,gr\p ,corporation2 &  7,b7 effective 
beg9n+ on ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is       
section1 z a ,village ,corporation4     
7#b7 ,alex&] ,creek village ,! t]m      

,alex&] ,creek village means !          
community-- 7,a7 locat$ 9 ,t4 #ae ,n41  
,r4 #g ,w41 ,sew>d ,m]idian1 9 ! ,/ate2 
&  7,b7 recogniz$ z a ,native village "u
 subsection 7b77#b74  7#c7 ,region ,!   
t]m ,region means ,cook ,inlet ,region1 
,incorporat$1 ! appropriate ,regional   
,corporation = ,alex&] ,creek1          
,incorporat$1 "u section #ad7;h74  7b7  
,recognition ( ,alex&] ,creek ,not)/&+  
section #adcb7;d7 ( ! ,alaska ,national 
,int]e/ ,l&s ,cons]vation ,act 7,public 
,law #if-dhg2 #id ,/at4 #bedc7 & !      
deadl9e describ$ 9 section #aa7;b77#c71 
subject to ! requirem5ts ( ?is section--
 7#a7 ,alex&] ,creek1 ,incorporat$1 is  
recogniz$ z a ,village ,corporation     
pursuant to ?is ,act2 &  7#b7 ,alex&]   
,creek village %all be recogniz$ z a    
,native village1 not)/&+ any o!r        
provision ( ?is ,act4  7c7 ,organization
 ( ,alex&] ,creek1 ,incorporat$ ,z soon 
z practicable aft] ! date ( enactm5t (  
?is section1 ,alex&] ,creek1            
,incorporat$1 %all submit to !          

,secret>y-- 7#a7 any am5dm5ts to ! ,/ate
 corporate *>t] ( ,alex&] ,creek1       
,incorporat$1 necess>y to conv]t ,alex&]
 ,creek1 ,incorporat$1 f a ,gr\p        
,corporation to a ,village ,corporation2
 &  7#b7 if necess>y1 any am5dm5ts to ! 
,/ate corporate *>t] or gov]n+ bus9ess  
docum5ts ( ,alex&] ,creek1 ,incorporat$1
 t fulfill ! t]ms ( ! agreem5t describ$ 
9 subsection 7d74  7d7 ,agreem5t  7#a7  
,negotiations ,n lat] ?an #cj days aft] 
! date ( enactm5t ( ?is section1 !      
,secret>y %all (f] to ent] into         
negotiations ) ,alex&] ,creek1          
,incorporat$1 = ! purposes ( fairly &   
equitably settl+-- 7,a7 ! aborig9al l&  
claims ( ,alex&] ,creek1 ,incorporat$2 &
  7,b7 any o!r claims ( ,alex&] ,creek1 
,incorporat$1 aga9/ ! ,unit$ ,/ates4    
7#b7 ,condition ,z a condition (        
recognition z a ,village ,corporation "u
 ?is ,act1 ,alex&] ,creek1 ,incorporat$1
 %all ent] into an agreem5t ) !         
,secret>y to a*ieve ! purposes describ$ 
9 p>agraph 7#a7 by n lat] ?an #ac mon?s 

aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is section4   
7#c7 ,p>ity ,to ! maximum ext5t         
practicable1 ! agreem5t "u ?is          
subsection %all a*ieve p>ity1 ) respect 
to approximate value1 ) simil> agreem5ts
 ( o!r ,village ,corporations4  7#d7    
,treatm5t = ,f$]al prop]ty purposes     
7,a7 ,coord9ation ) ,,gsa ,! ,secret>y  
%all coord9ate ) ! ,adm9i/rator ( ,g5]al
 ,s]vices ) respect to any surplus      
prop]ty to be transf]r$ to ,alex&]      
,creek1 ,incorporat$1 pursuant to !     
agreem5t "u ?is subsection4  7,b7 ,/atus
 z a ,/ate & ,/ate ag5cy ,not)/&+       
p>agraphs 7#b7 & 7#c7 ( section #edi7;a7
 ( title #dj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1      
,alex&] ,creek1 ,incorporat$1 %all be   
consid]$ to be a ,/ate & a ,/ate ag5cy  
"u t section = purposes ( ! agreem5t "u 
?is subsection4  7,c7 ,surplus prop]ty  
,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1       
,alex&] ,creek1 ,incorporat$1 %all be   
eligible to receive real prop]ty decl>$ 
to be surplus "u section #acjc ( title  
#dj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 = purposes ( !

 agreem5t "u ?is subsection4  7e7       
,%>ehold] p>ticipation  7#a7 ,9 g5]al   
,alex&] ,creek1 ,incorporat$1 %all      
notify ea* memb] ( ,alex&] ,creek       
village t-- 7,a7 effective beg9n+ on !  
date ( enactm5t ( ?is section1 ! memb]s 
%all cease to receive b5efits f !       
,region z at-l>ge %>ehold]s pursuant to 
section #g7m72 &  7,b7 all future       
res\rce paym5ts f ! ,region %all be     
reta9$ by ,alex&] ,creek1 ,incorporat$1 
pursuant to section #g7;j74  7#b7       
,liability ,! ,region %all n be liable  
"u any ,/ate1 ,f$]al1 or local law1 or  
"u ,/ate or ,f$]al common law1 = damages
 aris+ out ( or relat+ to ! cessation ( 
paym5ts to memb]s ( ,alex&] ,creek      
village "u p>agraph 7#a77;,a74  7f7     
,con/ruction relat+ to l& entitlem5ts   
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z provid$ 9 ?is   
section ) respect to ,alex&] ,creek1    
,incorporat$1 no?+ 9 ?is section        
modifies or am5ds any l& conveyance     
entitlem5ts or conveyance agreem5t      
betwe5-- 7,a7 ! ,region & ,village      

,corporations o!r ?an ,alex&] ,creek1   
,incorporat$2  7,b7 ! ,region & ! ,f$]al
 ,gov]nm5t2 &  7,c7 any p>ty describ$ 9 
subp>agraph 7,a7 or 7,b7 & ! ,/ate4     
7#b7 ,curr5t ,alex&] ,creek1            
,incorporat$1 l& ,no?+ 9 ?is section    
r$uces ! l& entitlem5t ( ,alex&] ,creek1
 ,incorporat$1 z a ,gr\p ,corporation   
be=e ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is section1   
includ+ any l& select$ by & convey$ to  
,alex&] ,creek1 ,incorporat$1 be=e t    
date ( enactm5t4  4