PUBLIC LAW 99-664—NOV. 17, 1986
Public Law 99-664 99th Congress
100 STAT. 4303
An Act
To provide for a land exchange in the State of Alaska.
Nov. 17, 1986 [H.R. 5730]
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Haida Land United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND PURPOSE.
Exchange Act of 1986. Public lands.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the "Haida Land Exchange Act of 1986". (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to provide an offer for the owners thereof to relinquish and convey voluntarily to the United States certain lands and interests therein as described below and receive in lieu thereof certain Federal lands and money. Congress finds and declares that it is in the public interest to implement the land exchanges and acquisitions set forth herein, in order to carry out the purposes of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act and 43 USC 1601 note. the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS AND MAPS.
16 USC 3101 note.
(a) GENERAL DEFINITIONS.—As used in this Act: (1) The "Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act" means Public Law 92-203, 85 Stat. 688 (December 18, 1971), as amended. (2) The "Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act" means Public Law 96-487, 94 Stat. 2371 (December 2, 1980), as amended. (3) The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Agriculture, unless otherwise specified. (4) The term "Haida Corporation" means the Alaska Native Village Corporation of Hydaburg, Alaska, which was organized pursuant to section 8 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. 43 USC 1607. (5) The term "Sealaska" means Sealaska Corporation, a Regional Corporation (as such term is defined in section 3(g) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act) existing under the laws of the State 43 USC 1602. of Alaska. (6) The term "Haida Exchange Lands" means those lands and interests therein generally depicted on a map entitled "Haida Exchange Lands" dated August 1986, the surface estate of which was cc-iveyed, subject to valid existing rights and the provisions of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, to Haida Corporation in partial fulfillment of its entitlement under section 16(b) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. 43 USC 1615. (7) The term "Haida Traditional Use Sites" means those lands and interests therein generally depicted on a map entitled "Haida Traditional Use Sites" dated August 1986, which are presently owned by the United States. (8) The terms "Goat Island" and "South Pass Islands" mean those lands and interests therein generally depicted on a map entitled "Goat Island and South Pass Islands Acquisitions" dated September 1986, the surface estate of which was conveyed, subject to valid existing rights and the provisions of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, to Haida Corporation in partial fulfillment of its
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