A bill to direct the Administrator of General Services, on behalf of the Secretary of the Interior, to convey certain Federal property located in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska to the Olgoonik Corporation, an Alaska Native Corporation established under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.

Directs the Administrator of General Services (GSA), on behalf of the Secretary of the Interior, to convey to the Olgoonik Corporation, an Alaska Native Corporation, approximately 1,518 acres of real property and improvements that comprise a former Distant Early Warning Line site in the National Petroleum Reserve near Wainwright, Alaska.

Requires the Corporation to pay the fair market value of the property.

Permits the Secretary to authorize the Corporation to enter the property at no charge for pre-construction and construction activities.

Exempts this conveyance from certain provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.

[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2684 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2684

   To direct the Administrator of General Services, on behalf of the 
 Secretary of the Interior, to convey certain Federal property located 
      in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska to the Olgoonik 
Corporation, an Alaska Native Corporation established under the Alaska 
                     Native Claims Settlement Act.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 29, 2014

 Ms. Murkowski introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
   To direct the Administrator of General Services, on behalf of the 
 Secretary of the Interior, to convey certain Federal property located 
      in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska to the Olgoonik 
Corporation, an Alaska Native Corporation established under the Alaska 
                     Native Claims Settlement Act.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE FEDERAL PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE NATIONAL 
              PETROLEUM RESERVE IN ALASKA.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act and after completion of the survey and appraisal 
described in this section, the Administrator of General Services, on 
behalf of the Secretary of the Interior, shall convey to the 
Corporation by quitclaim deed for the consideration described in 
subsection (c), all right, title, and interest of the United States in 
and to a parcel of real property described in subsection (b).
    (b) Legal Description of Property.--
            (1) In general.--The parcel to be conveyed under subsection 
        (a) consists of approximately 1,518 acres and improvements 
        comprising a former Distant Early Warning Line site in the 
        National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska near Wainwright, Alaska, 
        and described as United States Survey Number 5252 located 
        within the Umiat Meridian in--
                    (A) Sections 3 and 4 within Township 14 North, 
                Range 31 West;
                    (B) Sections 17, 18, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28, 33, 34, 
                and 35 within Township 15 North, Range 31 West; and
                    (C) Section 13 within Township 15 North; Range 32.
            (2) Survey required.--Not later than 180 days after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act, the exact acreage and legal 
        description of the real property to be conveyed under 
        subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey, paid for by the 
        Corporation, that is satisfactory to the Secretary.
    (c) Terms and Conditions.--
            (1) Consideration.--
                    (A) In general.--As consideration for the 
                conveyance of the property under subsection (a), the 
                Corporation shall pay to the Secretary an amount not 
                less than the fair market value of the conveyed 
                property, to be determined as provided in subparagraph 
                (B).
                    (B) Appraisal.--The fair market value of the 
                property to be conveyed under subsection (a) shall be 
                determined based on an appraisal that--
                            (i) is conducted by a licensed, independent 
                        appraiser that is approved by the Secretary and 
                        the Corporation;
                            (ii) is based on the highest and best use 
                        of the property;
                            (iii) is approved by the Secretary; and
                            (iv) is paid for by the Corporation.
            (2) Pre-conveyance entry.--The Secretary, on terms and 
        conditions the Secretary determines to be appropriate, may 
        authorize the Corporation to enter the property at no charge 
        for pre-construction and construction activities.
            (3) Additional terms and conditions.--The Secretary may 
        require additional terms and conditions in connection with the 
        conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers 
        appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.
    (d) Exemption.--Section 102 of the National Environmental Policy 
Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332) shall not apply to any conveyance of 
property under this section.
    (e) Corporation Defined.--In this section, the term ``Corporation'' 
means the Olgoonik Corporation, an Alaska Native Corporation 
established under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 
1601 et seq.).
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