text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Copper Valley Native Allotment 
  Resolution Act of 2007''.
  
  SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
  
      In this Act:
              (1) Association.--The term ``Association'' means the Copper 
          Valley Electric Association.
              (2) Native allotment.--
                      (A) In general.--The term ``Native allotment'' 
                  means--
                              (i) each of the following allotments issued 
                          under the Act of May 17, 1906 (34 Stat. 197, 
                          chapter 2469):
                                      (I) A-031653.
                                      (II) A-043380.
                                      (III) A-046337.
                                      (IV) AA-5896.
                                      (V) AA-6014, Parcel B.
                                      (VI) AA-6034.
                                      (VII) AA-7059.
                                      (VIII) AA-7242, Parcel B.
                                      (IX) AA-7336.
                                      (X) AA-7552.
                                      (XI) AA-7553.
                                      (XII) AA-7554.
                                      (XIII) AA-7600.
                                      (XIV) AA-8032; and
                              (ii) any allotment for which a patent or 
                          Certificate of Allotment has been issued under 
                          the Act of May 17, 1906 (34 Stat. 197, chapter 
                          2469) across which the Association maintains an 
                          electric transmission line on the date of 
                          enactment of this Act.
                      (B) Exclusions.--The term ``Native allotment'' does 
                  not include any allotment to which the Secretary has 
                  approved the grant of a right of way or issued a patent 
                  or Certificate of Allotment that is subject to a right 
                  of way held by the Association.
              (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
          of the Interior.
              (4) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Alaska.
  
  SEC. 3. ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION LINE RIGHTS-OF-WAY.
  
      (a) In General.--There is granted to the Association rights-of-way 
  across the Native allotments for an electric transmission line owned by 
  the Association.
      (b) Width.--After considering any information provided by the 
  Association, allottee, or any other source that the Secretary 
  determines to be relevant, the Secretary shall determine an accurate 
  legal description of the rights-of-way, the nature of the rights 
  granted, and the widths of the rights-of-way granted by subsection (a).
      (c) Certain Agreements.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
  this Act, this Act does not apply to land owned by Ahtna, Inc. and any 
  prior or current right-of-way agreements that may exist between Ahtna, 
  Inc. and the Copper Valley Electric Association or the State.
      (d) Compensation.--
              (1) In general.--The Secretary shall--
                      (A) appraise the value of the rights-of-way granted 
                  under subsection (a);
                      (B) pay to any owner of a Native allotment or, if 
                  the owner is deceased, an heir or assign of the owner, 
                  compensation for the grant of a right-of-way over the 
                  Native allotment in an amount determined under 
                  paragraph (2);
                      (C) issue recordable instruments that indicate the 
                  location of the rights-of-way over the Native 
                  allotments;
                      (D) provide written notice of the compensation 
                  procedure for the rights-of-way to--
                              (i) the owner of record for each Native 
                          allotment; or
                              (ii) if the owner of record is deceased, 
                          the heir or assign of the owner of record; and
                      (E) publish in the Federal Register and any 
                  newspaper of general circulation within the service 
                  area of the Association and location of the relevant 
                  allotment--
                              (i) notice of the compensation procedure 
                          established by this subsection; and
                              (ii) with respect to a Native allotment 
                          described in section 2(2)(A)(ii), the location 
                          of the right-of-way, as prepared by the 
                          Association and provided to the Secretary, in 
                          accordance with any requirements established by 
                          the Secretary.
              (2) Calculation of payments.--
                      (A) In general.--For purposes of calculating the 
                  amount of compensation required under paragraph (1)(B), 
                  the Secretary shall determine, with respect to a 
                  portion of a Native allotment encumbered by a right-of-
                  way--
                              (i) compensation for each right-of-way 
                          based on an appraisal conducted in conformity 
                          with the version of the Uniform Appraisal 
                          Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions that is 
                          correct as of the date of the compensation 
                          proceeding; and
                              (ii) interest calculated based on the 
                          section 3116 of title 40, United States Code.
                      (B) Date of valuation.--For purposes of 
                  subparagraph (A), the date of valuation of the 
                  acquisition by the Association of each right-of-way 
                  shall be considered to be the date of enactment of this 
                  Act.
              (3) Judicial review.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
          of law, judicial review under this subsection shall be limited 
          to a review of the determination of the Secretary under 
          paragraph (2) regarding the compensation for a right-of-way 
          over a Native allotment.
  
  SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
  
      There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary 
  to carry out this Act.
  
              Passed the House of Representatives April 17, 2007.
  
              Attest:
  
                                              LORRAINE C. MILLER,
  
                                                                   Clerk.
target: Copper Valley Native Allotment Resolution Act of 2007 - Grants rights-of-way across specified Native allotments to the Copper Valley Electric Association for an electric transmission line.
  
  Declares this Act inapplicable to land owned by Ahtna, Inc. and any prior or current right-of-way agreements that may exist between Ahtna, Inc. and the Copper Valley Electric Association or Alaska.
  
  Prescribes compensation procedures.
  
  Authorizes appropriations.
feat_title: To grant rights-of-way for electric transmission lines over certain Native allotments in the State of Alaska.