text: SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
  
      Congress finds that--
              (1) the Cape Fox Corporation (referred to in this Act as 
          ``Cape Fox'') is a Village Corporation for the Native Village 
          of Saxman, Alaska, organized pursuant to the Alaska Native 
          Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.);
              (2) similar to other Village Corporations in southeast 
          Alaska, under section 16 of that Act (43 U.S.C. 1615), Cape Fox 
          could select only 23,040 acres from land withdrawn for the 
          purpose of that selection;
              (3) under section 22(l) of that Act (43 U.S.C. 1621(l))--
                      (A) the Village Corporations in southeast Alaska, 
                  other than Cape Fox, were restricted with respect to 
                  the selection of land within 2 miles of a home rule 
                  city (as that term is used in that Act); and
                      (B) to protect the watersheds in the vicinity, Cape 
                  Fox was restricted with respect to the selection of 
                  land within 6 miles of the boundary of the home rule 
                  city of Ketchikan, Alaska;
              (4) the 6-mile restriction described in paragraph (3)(B) 
          precluded Cape Fox from selecting valuable timber land, 
          industrial sites, and other commercial property located--
                      (A) within the townships in which the Native 
                  Village of Saxman is located, more particularly 
                  described as T.75 S., T.76 S., R.91 E., Copper River 
                  Meridian; and
                      (B) on surrounding land that is far removed from 
                  Ketchikan, Alaska, and its watersheds;
              (5) as a result of that 6-mile restriction, only the 
          remote, mountainous, northeast corner of the property described 
          in paragraph (4)(A), which is nonproductive and has no known 
          economic value, was available for selection by Cape Fox, as 
          required under section 16(b) of the Alaska Native Claims 
          Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1615(b));
              (6) land selections by Cape Fox under that Act were further 
          limited by the fact that--
                      (A) the Annette Island Indian Reservation is 
                  located within the applicable selection area; and
                      (B) land of that reservation is unavailable for 
                  selection by Cape Fox;
              (7) Cape Fox is the only Village Corporation affected by 
          the restrictions described in paragraphs (3)(B) and (6);
              (8) the Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this Act 
          as the ``Secretary'') has advised Congress that the predicament 
          of Cape Fox is sufficiently unique to warrant the legislative 
          remedy provided by this Act; and
              (9) the adjustment of the selections available and 
          conveyances of land to Cape Fox under the Alaska Native Claims 
          Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), and the related 
          adjustment of selections available and conveyances of land to 
          the Regional Corporation for Sealaska established pursuant to 
          that Act, are in accordance with--
                      (A) the purposes of that Act; and
                      (B) the public interest.
  
  SEC. 2. WAIVER OF CORE TOWNSHIP REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN LAND.
  
      Notwithstanding section 16(b) of the Alaska Native Claims 
  Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1615(b)), Cape Fox shall not be required to 
  select or receive conveyance of the approximately 160 acres of 
  unconveyed Federal land located within sec. 1, T.75 S., R.91 E., Copper 
  River Meridian.
  
  SEC. 3. SELECTION OUTSIDE EXTERIOR SELECTION BOUNDARY.
  
      (a) Selection and Conveyance of Surface Estate.--Not later than 90 
  days after the date of enactment of this Act, in addition to land made 
  available for selection under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 
  (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), Cape Fox may select, and, on receiving 
  written notice of the selection, the Secretary shall convey, the 
  approximately 99 acres of the surface estate of Tongass National Forest 
  land located outside the exterior selection boundary of Cape Fox (as in 
  existence on the day before the date of enactment of this Act) and more 
  particularly described as follows:
              (1) T.73 S., R.90 E., Copper River Meridian.
              (2) Of land located in sec. 33--
                      (A) the 38 acres located within the SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
                      (B) the 13 acres located within the NW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
                      (C) the 40 acres located within the SE\1/4\SE\1/4\; 
                  and
                      (D) the 8 acres located within the SE\1/4\SW\1/4\.
      (b) Conveyance of Subsurface Estate.--On conveyance to Cape Fox of 
  the surface estate to the land identified in subsection (a), the 
  Secretary shall convey to Sealaska Corporation the subsurface estate to 
  the land.
      (c) Timing.--The Secretary shall complete the conveyances to Cape 
  Fox and Sealaska Corporation under this section as soon as practicable 
  after the date on which the Secretary receives a notice of the 
  selection of Cape Fox under subsection (a).
      (d) Entitlement Fulfilled.--
              (1) Definition of approved conveyance.--The term ``approved 
          conveyance'' means the conveyance of the 40 acres described as 
          the SW\1/4\NE\1/4\ of sec. 10, T.74 S., R.90 E., Copper River 
          Meridian, selected and approved for conveyance by the decision 
          of the Bureau of Land Management dated May 3, 2000.
              (2) Treatment as full entitlement.--The conveyance of land 
          to Cape Fox and Sealaska Corporation pursuant to subsection (a) 
          and the approved conveyance shall be considered to fulfill the 
          entitlement of--
                      (A) Cape Fox under section 16 of the Alaska Native 
                  Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1615); and
                      (B) Sealaska Corporation to any subsurface interest 
                  in the land under section 14(f) of that Act (43 U.S.C. 
                  1613(f)).
target: Declares that the Cape Fox Corporation (Cape Fox) of Saxman, Alaska, shall not be required to select or receive conveyance of specified unconveyed federal land.
  
  Allows Cape Fox to select, and requires the Secretary of the Interior to convey, on receiving written notice of the selection, the approximately 99 acres of the surface estate of Tongass National Forest land located outside the exterior selection boundary of Cape Fox.
  
  Requires the Secretary, on conveyance to Cape Fox of the surface estate to such land, to convey its subsurface estate to Sealaska Corporation.
feat_title: A bill to provide equitable treatment for the people of the Village Corporation established for the Native Village of Saxman, Alaska, and for other purposes.