96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 3611, 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 5951 City of Ketchikan, a Municipal Corporation, D/B/A Ketchikan Public Utilities v. Cape Fox Corporation, an Alaska Corporation

85 F.3d 1381 96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 3611 , 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 5951 CITY OF KETCHIKAN, a municipal corporation, d/b/a Ketchikan Public Utilities, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CAPE FOX CORPORATION, an Alaska corporation, Defendant-Appellee. No. 94-35316. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 10, 1995. Opinion Filed Sept. 6, 1995. Opinion Withdrawn Jan. 23, 1996. Resubmitted April 25, 1996. Decided May 23, 1996. H. Clay Keene, Keene & Currall, Ketchikan, Alaska, for plaintiff-appellant. James D. Nelson, Betts, Patterson & Mines, Seattle, Washington, for defendant-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Alaska; H. Russel Holland, District Judge, Presiding. No. CV-92-0005-HRH. Before: WRIGHT, POOLE and WIGGINS, Circuit Judges. EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge: 1 This case involves interpretation of the land reconveyance provision of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA), 43 U.S.C. § 1613 (c). The City of Ketchikan seeks conveyance from the Cape Fox Corporation of surface title to 38 acres upon which its Beaver Falls hydroelectric powerhouse is located. The City appeals the district court's…