The Geese House Site Conveyance Act directs the federal government to transfer approximately 21,578 acres of land in the Denali National Park and Preserve to Doyon, Limited, an Alaska Native corporation, within one year of the bill's enactment. This land transfer fulfills a selection that Doyon, Limited made back in 1978 under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. The bill imposes strict restrictions on how Doyon can use the land, prohibiting it from selling the land to anyone other than the U.S. government, mining or extracting minerals, or developing it in ways that would damage the cultural significance of the Geese House site. The Interior Department must also adjust the boundary of Denali National Park to exclude the conveyed land while maintaining public easement rights as required by existing law. No specific funding is mentioned in the legislation, as it primarily involves a land transfer rather than appropriating money.
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