This bill helps the Cape Fox Village Corporation in Saxman, Alaska finish its promised land. It lets Cape Fox choose different land outside its current selection area instead of about 185 acres near Saxman. If Cape Fox gives written notice, the Department of the Interior must transfer about 180 acres of federal land in the Tongass National Forest to Cape Fox, and give the subsurface rights to Sealaska Corporation. The transfers should be completed quickly after notice. A public access route must be kept so people can reach nearby national forest lands from George Inlet. Once done, these transfers count as fulfilling the remaining land rights for both groups.

Key points

• Who is affected: Cape Fox Village Corporation (Saxman, Alaska) and Sealaska Corporation; the public using nearby national forest lands.
• What changes: Waives a rule that would have kept Cape Fox’s remaining selection inside its home township; allows selection of different federal land (about 180 acres surface to Cape Fox, subsurface to Sealaska) and keeps a public access route.
• When: After enactment; Interior acts on Cape Fox’s written notice, with an expectation to finish the transfers soon after the notice.