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[S. 1466 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        S.1466

                       One Hundred Eighth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
           the twentieth day of January, two thousand and four


                                 An Act


 
To facilitate the transfer of land in the State of Alaska, and for other 
                                purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Alaska Land 
Transfer Acceleration Act''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as 
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.

                TITLE I--STATE SELECTIONS AND CONVEYANCES

Sec. 101. Community grant selections and conveyances.
Sec. 102. Prioritization of land to be conveyed.
Sec. 103. Selection of certain reversionary interests held by the United 
          States.
Sec. 104. Effect of hydroelectric withdrawals.
Sec. 105. Entitlement for the University of Alaska.
Sec. 106. Settlement of remaining entitlement.
Sec. 107. Effect of Federal mining claims.
Sec. 108. Land mistakenly relinquished or omitted.

              TITLE II--ALASKA NATIVE CLAIMS SETTLEMENT ACT

Sec. 201. Land available after selection period.
Sec. 202. Combined entitlements.
Sec. 203. Authority to convey by whole section.
Sec. 204. Conveyance of cemetery sites and historical places.
Sec. 205. Allocations based on population.
Sec. 206. Authority to withdraw land.
Sec. 207. Report on withdrawals.
Sec. 208. Automatic segregation of land for underselected Village 
          Corporations.
Sec. 209. Settlement of remaining entitlement.

                      TITLE III--NATIVE ALLOTMENTS

Sec. 301. Correction of conveyance documents.
Sec. 302. Title recovery of Native allotments.
Sec. 303. Native allotment revisions on land selected by or conveyed to 
          a Native Corporation.
Sec. 304. Compensatory acreage.
Sec. 305. Reinstatements and reconstructions.
Sec. 306. Amendments to section 41 of the Alaska Native Claims 
          Settlement Act.

         TITLE IV--FINAL PRIORITIES; CONVEYANCE AND SURVEY PLANS

Sec. 401. Deadline for establishment of regional plans.
Sec. 402. Deadline for establishment of village plans.
Sec. 403. Final prioritization of ANCSA selections.
Sec. 404. Final prioritization of State selections.

            TITLE V--ALASKA LAND CLAIMS HEARINGS AND APPEALS

Sec. 501. Alaska land claims hearings and appeals.

          TITLE VI--REPORT AND AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

Sec. 601. Report.
Sec. 602. Authorization of appropriations.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
        (1) Native allotment.--The term ``Native allotment'' means an 
    allotment claimed under the Act of May 17, 1906 (34 Stat. 197, 
    chapter 2469).
        (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
    the Interior.
        (3) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Alaska.

               TITLE I--STATE SELECTIONS AND CONVEYANCES

    SEC. 101. COMMUNITY GRANT SELECTIONS AND CONVEYANCES.
    (a) In General.--Section 6 of Public Law 85-508 (commonly known as 
the ``Alaska Statehood Act'') (72 Stat. 340) is amended by adding at 
the end the following:
    ``(n) The minimum tract selection size is waived with respect to a 
selection made by the State of Alaska under subsection (a) for the 
following selections:

 
 
                National Forest Community Grant
                      Application Number                     Area Name                       Est. Acres
 
                       209                            Yakutat Airport Addition              111
                       264                             Bear Valley (Portage)                120
                       284                                Hyder-Fish Creek                  61
                       310                                   Elfin Cove                     37
                       384                              Edna Bay Admin Site                 37
                       390                                  Point Hilda                     29.''.
 


    (b) Community Grant Selections.--Section 6 of Public Law 85-508 
(commonly known as the ``Alaska Statehood Act'') (72 Stat. 340) (as 
amended by subsection (a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(o)(1) The State of Alaska may elect to convert a selection filed 
under subsection (b) to a selection under subsection (a) by notifying 
the Secretary of the Interior in writing.
    ``(2) If the State of Alaska makes an election under paragraph (1), 
the entire selection shall be converted to a selection under subsection 
(a).
    ``(3) The Secretary of the Interior shall not convey a total of 
more than 400,000 acres of public domain land selected under subsection 
(a) or converted under paragraph (1) to a public domain selection under 
subsection (a).
    ``(4) Conversion of a selection under paragraph (1) shall not 
increase the survey obligation of the United States with respect to the 
land converted.
    ``(p) All selection applications of the State of Alaska that are on 
file with the Secretary of the Interior under the public domain 
provisions of subsection (a) on the date of enactment of this 
subsection and any selection applications that are converted to a 
subsection (a) selection under subsection (o)(1) are approved as 
suitable for community or recreational purposes.''.
    SEC. 102. PRIORITIZATION OF LAND TO BE CONVEYED.
    Section 906(h)(2) of the Alaska National Interest Lands 
Conservation Act (43 U.S.C. 1635(h)(2)) is amended--
        (1) by striking ``(2) As soon as practicable'' and inserting 
    the following:
        ``(2)(A) As soon as practicable'';
        (2) by striking ``The sequence of'' and inserting the 
    following:
        ``(B)(i) The sequence of''; and
        (3) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(ii) In establishing the priorities for tentative approval 
    under clause (i), the State shall--
            ``(I) in the case of a selection under section 6(a) of 
        Public Law 85-508 (commonly known as the `Alaska Statehood 
        Act') (72 Stat. 340), include all land selected; or
            ``(II) in the case of a selection under section 6(b) of 
        that Act--
                ``(aa) include at least 5,760 acres; or
                ``(bb) if a waiver has been granted under section 6(g) 
            of that Act or less than 5,760 acres of the entitlement 
            remains, prioritize the selection in such increments as are 
            available for conveyance.''.
    SEC. 103. SELECTION OF CERTAIN REVERSIONARY INTERESTS HELD BY THE 
      UNITED STATES.
    (a) In General.--All reversionary interests held by the United 
States in land owned by the State or any political subdivision of the 
State and any Federal land leased by the State under the Act of August 
23, 1950 (25 U.S.C. 293b), or the Act of June 4, 1953 (25 U.S.C. 293a), 
that is prioritized for conveyance by the State under section 906(h)(2) 
of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (43 U.S.C. 
1635(h)(2))--
        (1) are deemed to be selected; and
        (2) may, with the concurrence of the Secretary or the head of 
    the Federal agency with administrative jurisdiction over the land, 
    be conveyed under section 6 of Public Law 85-508 (commonly known as 
    the ``Alaska Statehood Act'') (72 Stat. 340).
    (b) Effect on Entitlement.--If, before the date of enactment of 
this Act, the entitlement of the State has not been charged with 
respect to a parcel for which a reversionary interest is conveyed under 
subsection (a), the total acreage of the parcel shall be charged 
against the remaining entitlement of the State.
    (c) Minimum Acreage Requirement Not Applicable.--The minimum 
acreage requirement under subsections (a) and (b) of section 6 of 
Public Law 85-508 (commonly known as the ``Alaska Statehood Act'') (72 
Stat. 340) shall not apply to the selection of reversionary interests 
under subsection (a).
    (d) State Waiver.--On conveyance to the State of any reversionary 
interest selected under subsection (a), the State shall be deemed to 
have waived all right to any future credit should the reversion not 
occur.
    (e) Limitation.--This section shall not apply to--
        (1) reversionary interests in land acquired by the United 
    States through the use of amounts from the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill 
    Trust Fund; or
        (2) reversionary interests in any land conveyed to the State as 
    a result of the ``Terms and Conditions for Land Consolidation and 
    Management in Cook Inlet Area'' as ratified by section 12 of Public 
    Law 94-204 (43 U.S.C. 1611 note).
    SEC. 104. EFFECT OF HYDROELECTRIC WITHDRAWALS.
    (a) Land Withdrawn, Reserved, or Classified for Power Site or Power 
Project Purposes.--If the State has filed a future selection 
application under section 906(e) of the Alaska National Interest Lands 
Conservation Act (43 U.S.C. 1635(e)) for land withdrawn, reserved, or 
classified for power site or power project purposes, notwithstanding 
the withdrawal, reservation, or classification for power site or power 
project purposes, the following parcels of land shall be deemed to be 
vacant, unappropriated, and unreserved within the meaning of Public Law 
85-508 (commonly known as the ``Alaska Statehood Act'') (72 Stat. 339):

 
 
                                                                                  General Selection Application
                        Serial Number                      Area Name                          Number
 
                   AKAA 058747                           Bradley Lake                    GS 5141
                   AKAA 058848                           Bradley Lake                    GS 44
                   AKAA 058266                   Eagle River/Ship Creek/Peters           GS 1429
                                                             Creek
                   AKAA 058265                   Eagle River/Ship Creek/Peters           GS 1209
                                                             Creek
                   AKAA 058374                           Salmon Creek                    GS 327
                   AKF 031321                            Nenana River                    GS 2182
                   AKAA 059056                      Solomon Gulch at Valdez              GS 86
                   AKFF 085798                    Kruzgamepa River Pass Creek            GS 4096.
 


    (b) Limitation.--Subsection (a) does not apply to any land that 
is--
        (1) located within the boundaries of a conservation system unit 
    (as defined in section 102 of the Alaska National Interest Lands 
    Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3102)); or
        (2) otherwise unavailable for conveyance under Public Law 85-
    508 (commonly known as the ``Alaska Statehood Act'') (72 Stat. 
    339).
    (c) Requirement Applicable to National Forest System Land.--Any 
land described in subsection (a) that is in a unit of the National 
Forest System shall not be conveyed unless the Secretary of Agriculture 
approved the State selection before January 3, 1994.
    (d) Requirements Applicable to Hydroelectric Applications and 
Licensed Projects.--
        (1) Hydroelectric applications.--Any selection of land 
    described in subsection (a) that is included in a hydroelectric 
    application--
            (A) shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the Federal 
        Energy Regulatory Commission; and
            (B) shall not be conveyed while the hydroelectric 
        application is pending.
        (2) Licensed project.--Any selection of land described in 
    subsection (a) that is included in a licensed project shall be 
    subject to--
            (A) the jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory 
        Commission;
            (B) the rights of third parties; and
            (C) the right of reentry under section 24 of the Federal 
        Power Act (16 U.S.C. 818).
    (e) Effect of Section.--Nothing in this section negates or 
diminishes any right of an applicant to petition for restoration and 
opening of land withdrawn or classified for power purposes under 
section 24 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 818).
    SEC. 105. ENTITLEMENT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA.
    (a) In General.--As of January 1, 2003, the remaining State 
entitlement for the benefit of the University of Alaska under the Act 
of January 21, 1929 (45 Stat. 1091, chapter 92), is 456 acres.
    (b) Reversionary Interests.--The Act of January 21, 1929 (45 Stat. 
1091, chapter 92), is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``Sec. 3. (a) The State of Alaska (referred to in this Act as the 
`State'), acting on behalf of, and with the approval of, the University 
of Alaska, may select--
        ``(1) any mineral interest (including an interest in oil or 
    gas) in land located in the State, the unreserved portion of which 
    is owned by the University of Alaska; or
        ``(2) any reversionary interest held by the United States in 
    land located in the State, the unreserved portion of which is owned 
    by the University of Alaska.
    ``(b) The total acreage of any parcel of land for which a partial 
interest is conveyed under subsection (a) shall be charged against the 
remaining entitlement of the State under this Act.
    ``(c) In taking title to a reversionary interest, the State, with 
the approval of the University of Alaska, waives all right to any 
future acreage credit if the reversion does not occur.
    ``Sec. 4. The Secretary may survey any vacant, unappropriated, and 
unreserved land in the State for purposes of allowing selections under 
this Act.
    ``Sec. 5. The authorized outstanding selections under this Act 
shall be not more than--
        ``(1) 125 percent of the remaining entitlement; plus
        ``(2) the number of acres of land that are in conflict with 
    land owned by the University of Alaska, as identified in Native 
    allotment applications on record with the Bureau of Land 
    Management.''.
    SEC. 106. SETTLEMENT OF REMAINING ENTITLEMENT.
    (a) In General.--The Secretary may enter into a binding written 
agreement with the State with respect to--
        (1) the exact number and location of acres of land remaining to 
    be conveyed under each entitlement established or confirmed by 
    Public Law 85-508 (commonly known as the ``Alaska Statehood Act'') 
    (72 Stat. 340), from--
            (A) the land selected by the State as of January 3, 1994; 
        and
            (B) selections under the Act of January 21, 1929 (45 Stat. 
        1091, chapter 92);
        (2) the priority in which the land is to be conveyed;
        (3) the relinquishment of selections which are not to be 
    conveyed; and
        (4) the survey of the exterior boundaries of the land to be 
    conveyed.
    (b) Consultation.--Before entering into an agreement under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that any concerns or issues 
identified by any Federal agency potentially affected are given 
consideration.
    (c) Errors.--The State, by entering into an agreement under 
subsection (a), shall receive any gain or bear any loss that results 
from errors in prior surveys, protraction diagrams, or the computation 
of the ownership of third parties on any land conveyed under an 
agreement entered into under subsection (a).
    (d) Availability of Agreements.--Agreements entered into under 
subsection (a) shall be available for public inspection in the 
appropriate offices of the Department of the Interior.
    (e) Effect.--Nothing in this section increases the entitlement 
provided to the State under Public Law 85-508 (commonly known as the 
``Alaska Statehood Act'') (72 Stat. 340), or the Act of January 21, 
1929 (45 Stat. 1091, chapter 92).
    SEC. 107. EFFECT OF FEDERAL MINING CLAIMS.
    (a) Conditional Relinquishments.--
        (1) In general.--To facilitate the conversion of Federal mining 
    claims to State mining claims on land selected or topfiled by the 
    State, a Federal mining claimant may file with the Secretary a 
    voluntary relinquishment of the Federal mining claim conditioned on 
    conveyance of the land to the State.
        (2) Conveyance of relinquished claim.--The Secretary may convey 
    the land described in the relinquished Federal mining claim to the 
    State if, with respect to the land--
            (A) the State has filed as of January 3, 1994--
                (i) a selection application under Public Law 85-508 
            (commonly known as the ``Alaska Statehood Act'') (72 Stat. 
            339); or
                (ii) a future selection application under section 
            906(e) of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation 
            Act 43 U.S.C. 1635(e)); and
            (B) the land addressed by the selection application or 
        future selection application is conveyed to the State.
        (3) Obligations under federal law.--Until the date on which the 
    land is conveyed under paragraph (2), a Federal mining claimant 
    shall be subject to any obligations relating to the land under 
    Federal law.
        (4) No relinquishment.--If the land previously encumbered by 
    the relinquished Federal mining claim is not conveyed to the State 
    under paragraph (2), the relinquishment of land under paragraph (1) 
    shall be of no effect.
    (b) Rights-of-Way; Other Interest.--On conveyance to the State of a 
relinquished Federal mining claim under this section, the State shall 
assume authority over any leases, licenses, permits, rights-of-way, 
operating plans, other land use authorizations, or reclamation 
obligations applicable to the relinquished Federal mining claim on the 
date of conveyance.
    SEC. 108. LAND MISTAKENLY RELINQUISHED OR OMITTED.
    Notwithstanding the selection deadlines under section 6(a) of 
Public Law 85-508 (commonly known as the ``Alaska Statehood Act'') (72 
Stat. 340)--
        (1) the State selection application AA-17607 NFCG 75, located 
    in the Chugach National Forest, is reinstated to the parcels of 
    land originally selected in 1978, which are more particularly 
    described as--
            (A) S\1/2\ sec. 14, T. 11 S., R. 11 W., of the Copper River 
        Meridian;
            (B) S\1/2\ sec. 15, T. 11 S., R. 11 W., of the Copper River 
        Meridian;
            (C) E\1/2\SE\1/4\ sec. 16, T. 11 S., R. 11 W., of the 
        Copper River Meridian;
            (D) E\1/2\, E\1/2\W\1/2\, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\ sec. 21, T. 11 S., 
        R. 11 W., of the Copper River Meridian;
            (E) N\1/2\, SW\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\ sec. 22, T. 11 S., R. 11 
        W., of the Copper River Meridian;
            (F) N\1/2\, SW\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\ sec. 23, T. 11 S., R. 11 
        W., of the Copper River Meridian;
            (G) NW\1/4\ sec. 27, T. 11 S., R. 11 W., of the Copper 
        River Meridian; and
            (H) N\1/2\N\1/2\, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\ sec. 28, T. 11 S., R. 11 
        W., of the Copper River Meridian; and
        (2) the following parcels of land are considered topfiled under 
    section 906(e) of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation 
    Act (16 U.S.C. 1635(e)):
            (A) The parcels of land omitted from the State's topfiling 
        of the Utility and Transportation Corridor, and other parcels 
        of land encompassing the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System, 
        withdrawn by Public Land Order No. 5150 (except for any land 
        within the boundaries of a conservation system unit), which are 
        more particularly described as--
                (i) secs. 1-30, 32-36, T. 27 N., R. 11 W., of the 
            Fairbanks Meridian;
                (ii) secs. 10, 13-18, 21-28, and 33-36, T. 20 N., R. 13 
            W., of the Fairbanks Meridian;
                (iii) secs. 13, 14, and 15, T. 20 N., R. 14 W., of the 
            Fairbanks Meridian;
                (iv) secs. 1-5, 8-17, and 20-28, T. 19 N., R. 13 W., of 
            the Fairbanks Meridian;
                (v) secs. 29-32, T. 20 N., R. 16 W., of the Fairbanks 
            Meridian;
                (vi) secs. 5-11, 14-23, and 25-36, T. 19 N., R. 16 W., 
            of the Fairbanks Meridian;
                (vii) secs. 30 and 31, T. 19 N., R. 15 W., of the 
            Fairbanks Meridian;
                (viii) secs. 5 and 6, T. 18 N., R. 15 W., of the 
            Fairbanks Meridian;
                (ix) secs. 1-2 and 7-34, T. 16 N., R. 14 W., of the 
            Fairbanks Meridian; and
                (x) secs. 4-9, T. 15 N., R. 14 W., of the Fairbanks 
            Meridian.
            (B) Secs. 1, 2, 11-14, T. 10 S., R. 42 W., of the Seward 
        Meridian.

             TITLE II--ALASKA NATIVE CLAIMS SETTLEMENT ACT

    SEC. 201. LAND AVAILABLE AFTER SELECTION PERIOD.
    (a) In General.--To make certain Federal land available for 
conveyance to a Native Corporation that has sufficient remaining 
entitlement, the Secretary may waive the filing deadlines under 
sections 12 and 16 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 
U.S.C. 1611, 1615) if--
        (1) the Federal land is--
            (A) located in a township in which all or any part of a 
        Native Village is located; or
            (B) surrounded by--
                (i) land that is owned by the Native Corporation; or
                (ii) selected land that will be conveyed to the Native 
            Corporation;
        (2) the Federal land--
            (A) became available after the end of the original 
        selection period;
            (B)(i) was not selected by the Native Corporation because 
        the Federal land was subject to a competing claim or entry; and
            (ii) the competing claim or entry has lapsed; or
            (C) was previously an unavailable Federal enclave within a 
        Native selection withdrawal area;
        (3)(A) the Secretary provides the Native Corporation with a 
    specific time period in which to decline the Federal land; and
        (B) the Native Corporation does not submit to the Secretary 
    written notice declining the land within the period established 
    under subparagraph (A); and
        (4) the State has voluntarily relinquished any valid State 
    selection or top-filing for the Federal land.
    (b) Congressional Action.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to a 
parcel of Federal land if Congress has specifically made other 
provisions for disposition of the parcel of Federal land.

SEC. 202. COMBINED ENTITLEMENTS.

    Section 12 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 
1611) is amended--
        (1) in the second sentence of subsection (b), by striking 
    ``Regional Corporation shall'' and inserting ``Regional Corporation 
    shall, not later than October 1, 2005,''; and
        (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f)(1) The entitlements received by any Village Corporation under 
subsection (a) and the reallocations made to the Village Corporation 
under subsection (b) may be combined, at the discretion of the 
Secretary, without--
        ``(A) increasing or decreasing the combined entitlement; or
        ``(B) increasing the limitation on selections of Wildlife 
    Refuge System land, National Forest System land, or State-selected 
    land under subsection (a).
    ``(2) The combined entitlement under paragraph (1) may be fulfilled 
from selections under subsection (a) or (b) without regard to the 
entitlement specified in the selection application.
    ``(3) All selections under a combined entitlement under paragraph 
(1) shall be adjudicated and conveyed in compliance with this Act.
    ``(4) Except in a case in which a survey has been contracted for 
before the date of enactment of this subsection, the combination of 
entitlements under paragraph (1) shall not require separate patents or 
surveys, to distinguish between conveyances made to a Village 
Corporation under subsections (a) and (b).''.
    SEC. 203. AUTHORITY TO CONVEY BY WHOLE SECTION.
    Section 14(d) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 
1613(d)) is amended--
        (1) by striking ``(d) the Secretary'' and inserting the 
    following:
    ``(d)(1) The Secretary''; and
    (2) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(2) For purposes of applying the rule of approximation under 
    this section, the largest legal subdivision that may be conveyed in 
    excess of the applicable acreage limitation specified in subsection 
    (a) shall be--
            ``(A) in the case of land managed by the Bureau of Land 
        Management that is not within a conservation system unit, the 
        next whole section;
            ``(B) in the case of land managed by an agency other than 
        the Bureau of Land Management that is not within a conservation 
        system unit, the next quarter-section and only with concurrence 
        of the agency; or
            ``(C) in the case of land within a conservation system 
        unit, a quarter of a quarter section, and if the land is 
        managed by an agency other than the Bureau of Land Management, 
        only with the concurrence of that agency.
    ``(3)(A) If the Secretary determines pursuant to paragraph (2) that 
an entitlement of a Village Corporation (other than a Village 
Corporation listed in section 16(a)) or a Regional Corporation may be 
fulfilled by conveying a specific tract of surveyed or unsurveyed land, 
the Secretary and the affected Village or Regional Corporation may 
enter into an agreement providing that all land entitlements under this 
Act shall be deemed satisfied by conveyance of the specifically 
identified and agreed upon tract of land.
    ``(B) An agreement entered into under subparagraph (A) shall be--
        ``(i) in writing;
        ``(ii) executed by the Secretary and the Village or Regional 
    Corporation; and
        ``(iii) authorized by a corporate resolution adopted by the 
    affected Village or Regional Corporation.
    ``(C) After execution of an agreement under subparagraph (A) and 
conveyance of the agreed upon tract to the affected Village or Regional 
Corporation--
        ``(i) the Secretary shall not make any further adjustments to 
    calculations relating to acreage entitlements of the Village or 
    Regional Corporation; and
        ``(ii) the Village or Regional Corporation shall not be 
    entitled to any further conveyances under this Act.
    ``(D) A Village or Regional Corporation shall not be eligible to 
receive land under subparagraph (A) if the Village or Regional 
Corporation has received the full land entitlement of the Village or 
Regional Corporation through--
        ``(i) an actual conveyance of land; or
        ``(ii) a previous agreement.
    ``(E) If the calculations of the Secretary indicate that the final 
survey boundaries for any Village or Regional Corporation entitlement 
for which an agreement has not been entered into under this paragraph 
include acreage in a quantity that exceeds the statutory entitlement of 
the corporation by \1/10\ of 1 percent or less, but not more than the 
applicable acreage limitation specified in paragraph (2)--
        ``(i) the entitlement shall be considered satisfied by the 
    conveyance of the surveyed area; and
        ``(ii) the Secretary shall not change the survey for the sole 
    purpose of an acreage adjustment.
    ``(F) This paragraph does not limit or otherwise affect the ability 
of a Village or Regional Corporation to enter into land exchanges with 
the United States.''.
    SEC. 204. CONVEYANCE OF CEMETERY SITES AND HISTORICAL PLACES.
    Section 14(h)(1) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 
U.S.C. 1613(h)(1)) is amended--
        (1) by striking ``(1) The Secretary'' and inserting the 
    following:
        ``(1)(A) The Secretary'';
        (2) by striking ``Only title'' and inserting the following:
        ``(B) Only title''; and
        (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(C)(i) Notwithstanding acreage allocations made before 
        the date of enactment of this subparagraph, the Secretary may 
        convey any cemetery site or historical place--
                ``(I) with respect to which there is an application on 
            record with the Secretary on the date of enactment of this 
            paragraph; and
                ``(II) that is eligible for conveyance.
            ``(ii) Clause (i) shall also apply to any of the 188 closed 
        applications that are determined to be eligible and reinstated 
        under Secretarial Order No. 3220 dated January 5, 2001.
            ``(D) No applications submitted for the conveyance of land 
        under subparagraph (A) that were closed before the date of 
        enactment of this paragraph may be reinstated other than those 
        specified in subparagraph (C)(ii).
            ``(E) After the date of enactment of this paragraph--
                ``(i) no application may be filed for the conveyance of 
            land under subparagraph (A); and
                ``(ii) no pending application may be amended, except as 
            necessary to conform the application to the description in 
            the certification of eligibility of the Bureau of Indian 
            Affairs.
            ``(F) Unless, not later than 1 year after the date of 
        enactment of this paragraph, a Regional Corporation that has 
        filed an application for a historic place submits to the 
        Secretary a statement on the significance of and the location 
        of the historic place--
                ``(i) the application shall not be valid; and
                ``(ii) the Secretary shall reject the application.
            ``(G) The State and the head of the Federal agency with 
        administrative jurisdiction over the land shall have 30 days to 
        provide written comments to the Secretary--
                ``(i) identifying any third party interest to which a 
            conveyance under subparagraph (A) should be made subject; 
            and
                ``(ii) describing any easements recommended for 
            reservation.''.
    SEC. 205. ALLOCATIONS BASED ON POPULATION.
    Section 14(h)(8) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 
U.S.C. 1613(h)(8)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(C)(i) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
        subsection, as soon as practicable after enactment of this 
        subparagraph, the Secretary shall allocate to a Regional 
        Corporation eligible for an allocation under subparagraph (A) 
        the Regional Corporation's share of 200,000 acres from lands 
        withdrawn under this subsection, to be credited against acreage 
        to be allocated to the Regional Corporation under subparagraph 
        (A).
            ``(ii) Clause (i) shall apply to Chugach Alaska Corporation 
        pursuant to the terms of the 1982 CNI Settlement Agreement.
            ``(iii) With respect to Cook Inlet Region, Inc., or Koniag, 
        Inc.--
                ``(I) clause (i) shall not apply; and
                ``(II) the portion of the 200,000 acres allocated to 
            Cook Inlet Region Inc. or Koniag, Inc., shall be retained 
            by the United States.
            ``(iv) This subparagraph shall not affect any prior 
        agreement entered into by a Regional Corporation other than the 
        agreements specifically referred to in this subparagraph.''.

SEC. 206. AUTHORITY TO WITHDRAW LAND.

    Section 14(h)(10) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 
U.S.C. 1613(h)(10)) is amended--
        (1) by striking ``(10) Notwithstanding'' and inserting the 
    following:
        ``(10)(A) Notwithstanding''; and
        (2) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(B) If a Regional Corporation does not have enough valid 
    selections on file to fulfill the remaining entitlement of the 
    Regional Corporation under paragraph (8), the Secretary may use the 
    withdrawal authority under subparagraph (A) to withdraw land that 
    is vacant, unappropriated, and unreserved on the date of enactment 
    of this subparagraph for selection by, and conveyance to, the 
    Regional Corporation to fulfill the entitlement.''.

SEC. 207. REPORT ON WITHDRAWALS.

    Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall--
        (1) review the withdrawals made pursuant to section 17(d)(1) of 
    the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1616(d)(1)) to 
    determine if any portion of the lands withdrawn pursuant to that 
    provision can be opened to appropriation under the public land laws 
    or if their withdrawal is still needed to protect the public 
    interest in those lands;
        (2) provide an opportunity for public notice and comment, 
    including recommendations with regard to lands to be reviewed under 
    paragraph (1); and
        (3) submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 
    the Senate and the Committee on Resources of the House of 
    Representatives a report that identifies any portion of the lands 
    so withdrawn that can be opened to appropriation under the public 
    land laws consistent with the protection of the public interest in 
    these lands.
    SEC. 208. AUTOMATIC SEGREGATION OF LAND FOR UNDERSELECTED VILLAGE 
      CORPORATIONS.
    Section 22(j) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 
1621(j)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
        ``(3) In lieu of withdrawal under paragraph (2), land may be 
    segregated from all other forms of appropriation for the purposes 
    described in that paragraph if--
            ``(A) the Secretary and the Village Corporation enter into 
        an agreement identifying the land for selection; and
            ``(B) the Village Corporation files an application for 
        selection of the land.''.
    SEC. 209. SETTLEMENT OF REMAINING ENTITLEMENT.
    (a) In General.--The Secretary may enter into a binding written 
agreement with a Native Corporation relating to--
        (1) the land remaining to be conveyed to the Native Corporation 
    under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et 
    seq.) from land selected as of September 1, 2004, or land made 
    available under section 201, 206, or 208 of this Act;
        (2) the priority in which the land is to be conveyed;
        (3) the relinquishment of selections which are not to be 
    conveyed;
        (4) the selection entitlement to which selections are to be 
    charged, regardless of the entitlement under which originally 
    selected;
        (5) the survey of the exterior boundaries of the land to be 
    conveyed;
        (6) the additional survey to be performed under section 14(c) 
    of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1613(c)); and
        (7) the resolution of conflicts with Native allotment 
    applications.
    (b) Requirements.--An agreement under subsection (a)--
        (1) shall be authorized by a resolution of the Native 
    Corporation entering into the agreement; and
        (2) shall include a statement that the entitlement of the 
    Native Corporation shall be considered complete on execution of the 
    agreement.
    (c) Correction of Conveyance Documents.--In an agreement under 
subsection (a), the Secretary and the Native Corporation may agree to 
make technical corrections to the legal description in the conveyance 
documents for easements previously reserved so that the easements 
provide the access intended by the original reservation.
    (d) Consultation.--Before entering into an agreement under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that the concerns or issues 
identified by the State and all Federal agencies potentially affected 
by the agreement are given consideration.
    (e) Errors.--Any Native Corporation entering into an agreement 
under subsection (a) shall receive any gain or bear any loss resulting 
from errors in prior surveys, protraction diagrams, or computation of 
the ownership of third parties on any land conveyed.
    (f) Effect.--
        (1) In general.--An agreement under subsection (a) shall not--
            (A) affect the obligations of Native Corporations under 
        prior agreements; or
            (B) result in a Native Corporation relinquishing valid 
        selections of land in order to qualify for the withdrawal of 
        other tracts of land.
        (2) Effect on subsurface rights.--The terms of an agreement 
    entered into under subsection (a) shall be binding on a Regional 
    Corporation with respect to the location and quantity of subsurface 
    rights of the Regional Corporation under section 14(f) of the 
    Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1613(f)).
        (3) Effect on entitlement.--Nothing in this section increases 
    the entitlement provided to any Native Corporation under--
            (A) the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 
        et seq.); or
            (B) the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 
        U.S.C. 3101 et seq.).
    (g) Boundaries of a Native Village.--An agreement entered into 
under subsection (a) may not define the boundaries of a Native Village.
    (h) Availability of Agreements.--An agreement entered into under 
subsection (a) shall be available for public inspection in the 
appropriate offices of the Department of the Interior.

                      TITLE III--NATIVE ALLOTMENTS

    SEC. 301. CORRECTION OF CONVEYANCE DOCUMENTS.
    Section 18 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 
1617) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d)(1) If an allotment application is valid or would have been 
approved under section 905 of the Alaska National Interests Lands 
Conservation Act (43 U.S.C. 1634) had the land described in the 
application been in Federal ownership on December 2, 1980, the 
Secretary may correct a conveyance to a Native Corporation or to the 
State that includes land described in the allotment application to 
exclude the described allotment land with the written concurrence of 
the Native Corporation or the State.
    ``(2) A written concurrence shall--
        ``(A) include a finding that the land description proposed by 
    the Secretary is acceptable; and
        ``(B) attest that the Native Corporation or the State has not--
            ``(i) granted any third party rights or taken any other 
        action that would affect the ability of the United States to 
        convey full title under the Act of May 17, 1906 (34 Stat. 197, 
        chapter 2469); and
            ``(ii) stored or allowed the deposit of hazardous waste on 
        the land.
    ``(3) On receipt of an acceptable written concurrence, the 
Secretary, shall--
        ``(A) issue a corrected conveyance document to the State or 
    Native Corporation, as appropriate; and
        ``(B) issue a certificate of allotment to the allotment 
    applicant.
    ``(4) No documents of reconveyance from the State or an Alaska 
Native Corporation or evidence of title, other than the written 
concurrence and attestation described in paragraph (2), are necessary 
to use the procedures authorized by this subsection.''.
    SEC. 302. TITLE RECOVERY OF NATIVE ALLOTMENTS.
    (a) In General.--In lieu of the process for the correction of 
conveyance documents available under subsection (d) of section 18 of 
the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (as added by section 301), any 
Native Corporation may elect to reconvey all of the land encompassed by 
an allotment claim or a portion of the allotment claim agreeable to the 
applicant in satisfaction of the entire claim by tendering a valid and 
appropriate deed to the United States.
    (b) Certificate of Allotment.--If the United States determines that 
the allotment application is valid or would have been approved under 
section 905 of the Alaska National Interests Lands Conservation Act (42 
U.S.C. 1634) had the land described in the allotment application been 
in Federal ownership on December 2, 1980, and obtains title evidence 
acceptable under the Department of Justice title standards, the United 
States shall accept the deed from the Native Corporation and issue a 
certificate of allotment to the allotment applicant.
    (c) Probate Not Required.--If the Native Corporation reconveys the 
entire interest of the Native Corporation in the allotment claim of a 
deceased applicant, the United States may accept the deed and issue the 
certificate of allotment without waiting for a determination of heirs 
or the approval of a will.
    (d) No Liability.--The United States shall not be subject to 
liability under Federal or State law for the presence of any hazardous 
substance in land or an interest in land solely as a result of any 
reconveyance to, and transfer by, the United States of land or 
interests in land under this section.
    SEC. 303. NATIVE ALLOTMENT REVISIONS ON LAND SELECTED BY OR 
      CONVEYED TO A NATIVE CORPORATION.
    Section 18 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 
1617) (as amended by section 301) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(e)(1) An allotment applicant who had an application pending 
before the Department of the Interior on December 18, 1971, and whose 
application is still open on the records of the Department of the 
Interior as of the date of enactment of this subsection may revise the 
land description in the application to describe land other than the 
land that the applicant originally intended to claim if--
        ``(A) the application--
            ``(i) describes land selected by or conveyed by interim 
        conveyance or patent to a Native Corporation formed to receive 
        benefits under this Act; or
            ``(ii) otherwise conflicts with an interest in land granted 
        to a Native Corporation by the United States;
        ``(B) the revised land description describes land selected by 
    or conveyed by interim conveyance or patent to a Native Corporation 
    of approximately equal acreage in substitution for the land 
    described in the original application;
        ``(C) the Director of the Bureau of Land Management has not 
    adopted a final plan of survey for the final entitlement of the 
    Native Corporation or its successor in interest; and
        ``(D) the Native Corporation that selected the land or its 
    successor in interest provides a corporate resolution authorizing 
    reconveyance or relinquishment to the United States of the land, or 
    interest in land, described in the revised application.
    ``(2) The land description in an allotment application may not be 
revised under this section unless the Secretary has determined--
        ``(A) that the allotment application is valid or would have 
    been approved under section 905 of the Alaska National Interest 
    Lands Conservation Act (43 U.S.C. 1634) had the land in the 
    allotment application been in Federal ownership on December 2, 
    1980;
        ``(B) in consultation with the administering agency, that the 
    proposed revision would not create an isolated inholding within a 
    conservation system unit (as defined in section 102 of the Alaska 
    National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3102)); and
        ``(C) that the proposed revision will facilitate completion of 
    a land transfer in the State.
    ``(3)(A) On obtaining title evidence acceptable under Department of 
Justice title standards and acceptance of a reconveyance or 
relinquishment from a Native Corporation under paragraph (1), the 
Secretary shall issue a Native allotment certificate to the applicant 
for the land reconveyed or relinquished by the Native Corporation.
    ``(B) Any allotment revised under this section shall, when 
allotted, be made subject to any easement, trail, right-of-way, or any 
third-party interest (other than a fee interest) in existence on the 
revised allotment land on the date of revision.''.

SEC. 304. COMPENSATORY ACREAGE.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall adjust the acreage entitlement 
computation records for the State or an affected Native Corporation to 
account for any difference in the amount of acreage between the 
corrected description and the previous description in any conveyance 
document as a result of actions taken under section 18(d) of the Alaska 
Native Claims Settlement Act (as added by section 301) or section 18(e) 
of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (as added by section 303), 
or for other voluntary reconveyances to the United States for the 
purpose of facilitating land transfers in the State.
    (b) Limitation.--No adjustment to the acreage conveyance 
computations shall be made where the State or an affected Native 
Corporation retains a partial estate in the described allotment land.
    (c) Availability of Additional Land.--If, as a result of 
implementation under section 18(d) of the Alaska Native Claims 
Settlement Act (as added by section 301) or any voluntary reconveyance 
to facilitate a land transfer, a Village Corporation has insufficient 
remaining selections from which to receive its full entitlement under 
the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, the Secretary may use the 
authority and procedures available under paragraph (3) of section 22(j) 
of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1621(j)) (as 
added by section 208) to make additional land available for selection 
by the Village Corporation.
    SEC. 305. REINSTATEMENTS AND RECONSTRUCTIONS.
    Section 18 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 
1617) (as amended by section 303) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(f)(1) If an applicant for a Native allotment filed under the Act 
of May 17, 1906 (34 Stat. 197, chapter 2469) petitions the Secretary to 
reinstate a previously closed Native allotment application or to accept 
a reconstructed copy of an application claimed to have been timely 
filed with an agency of the Department of the Interior, the United 
States--
        ``(A) may seek voluntary reconveyance of any land described in 
    the application that is reinstated or reconstructed after the date 
    of enactment of this subsection; but
        ``(B) shall not file an action in any court to recover title 
    from a current landowner.
    ``(2) A certificate of allotment that is issued for any allotment 
application for which a request for reinstatement or reconstruction is 
received or accepted after the date of enactment of this subsection 
shall be made subject to any Federal appropriation, trail, right-of-
way, easement, or existing third party interest of record, including 
third party interests created by the State, without regard to the date 
on which the Native allotment applicant initiated use and occupancy.''.
    SEC. 306. AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 41 OF THE ALASKA NATIVE CLAIMS 
      SETTLEMENT ACT.
    Section 41(b) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 
1629g(b)) is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting before the semicolon at 
    the end the following: ``(except that the term `nonmineral', as 
    used in that Act, shall for the purpose of this subsection be 
    defined as provided in section 905(a)(3) of the Alaska National 
    Interest Lands Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 1634(a)(3)), except that 
    such definition shall not apply to land within a conservation 
    system unit)''; and
        (2) in paragraph (2)--
            (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as 
        clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively, and indenting the 
        clauses appropriately;
            (B) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(2)'';
            (C) in clause (ii) (as redesignated by subparagraph (A)), 
        by inserting after ``Department of Veterans Affairs'' the 
        following: ``or based on other evidence acceptable to the 
        Secretary''; and
            (D) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(B)(i) If the Secretary requests that the Secretary of 
        Veterans Affairs make a determination whether a veteran died as 
        a direct consequence of a wound received in action, the 
        Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall, within 60 days of receipt 
        of the request--
                ``(I) provide a determination to the Secretary if the 
            records of the Department of Veterans Affairs contain 
            sufficient information to support such a determination; or
                ``(II) notify the Secretary that the records of the 
            Department of Veterans Affairs do not contain sufficient 
            information to support a determination and that further 
            investigation will be necessary.
            ``(ii) Not later than 1 year after notification to the 
        Secretary that further investigation is necessary, the 
        Department of Veterans Affairs shall complete the investigation 
        and provide a determination to the Secretary.''.

        TITLE IV--FINAL PRIORITIES; CONVEYANCE AND SURVEY PLANS

    SEC. 401. DEADLINE FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF REGIONAL PLANS.
    (a) In General.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination and consultation 
with Native Corporations, other Federal land management agencies, and 
the State, shall update and revise the 12 preliminary Regional 
Conveyance and Survey Plans.
    (b) Inclusions.--The updated and revised plans under subsection (a) 
shall identify any conflicts to be resolved and recommend any actions 
that should be taken to facilitate the finalization of land conveyances 
in a region by 2009.
    SEC. 402. DEADLINE FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF VILLAGE PLANS.
    Not later than 30 months after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary, in coordination with affected Federal land management 
agencies, the State, and Village Corporations, shall complete a final 
closure plan with respect to the entitlements for each Village 
Corporation under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 
1601 et seq.).
    SEC. 403. FINAL PRIORITIZATION OF ANCSA SELECTIONS.
    (a) In General.--Any Native Corporation that has not received its 
full entitlement or entered into a voluntary, negotiated settlement of 
final entitlement shall submit the final, irrevocable priorities of the 
Native Corporation--
        (1) in the case of a Village, Group, or Urban Corporation 
    entitlement, not later than 36 months after the date of enactment 
    of this Act; and
        (2) in the case of a Regional Corporation entitlement, not 
    later than 42 months after the date of enactment of this Act.
    (b) Acreage Limitations.--The priorities submitted under subsection 
(a) shall not exceed land that is the greater of--
        (1) not more than 125 percent of the remaining entitlement; or
        (2) not more than 640 acres in excess of the remaining 
    entitlement.
    (c) Corrections.--
        (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
    priorities submitted under subsection (a) may not be revoked, 
    rescinded, or modified by the Native Corporation.
        (2) Technical corrections.--Not later than 90 days after the 
    date of receipt of a notification by the Secretary that there 
    appears to be a technical error in the priorities, the Native 
    Corporation may correct the technical error in accordance with any 
    recommendations of, and in a manner prescribed by or acceptable to, 
    the Secretary.
    (d) Relinquishment.--
        (1) In general.--As of the date on which the Native Corporation 
    submits its final priorities under subsection (a)--
            (A) any unprioritized, remaining selections of the Native 
        Corporation--
                (i) are relinquished, but any part of the selections 
            may be reinstated for the purpose of correcting a technical 
            error; and
                (ii) have no further segregative effect; and
            (B) all withdrawals under sections 11 and 16 of the Alaska 
        Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1610, 1615) under the 
        relinquished selections are terminated.
        (2) Records.--All relinquishments under paragraph (1) shall be 
    included in Bureau of Land Management land records.
    (e) Failure To Submit Priorities.--If a Native Corporation fails to 
submit priorities by the deadline specified in subsection (a)--
        (1) with respect to a Native Corporation that has priorities on 
    file with the Secretary, the Secretary--
            (A) shall convey to the Native Corporation the remaining 
        entitlement of the Native Corporation, as determined based on 
        the most recent priorities of the Native Corporation on file 
        with the Secretary and in accordance with the Alaska Native 
        Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.); and
            (B) may reject any selections not needed to fulfill the 
        entitlement; or
        (2) with respect to a Native Corporation that does not have 
    priorities on file with the Secretary, the Secretary shall satisfy 
    the entitlement by conveying land selected by the Secretary, in 
    consultation with the appropriate Native Corporation, the Federal 
    land managing agency with administrative jurisdiction over the land 
    to be conveyed, and the State, that, to the maximum extent 
    practicable, is--
            (A) compact;
            (B) contiguous to land previously conveyed to the Native 
        Corporation; and
            (C) consistent with the applicable preliminary Regional 
        Conveyance and Survey Plan referred to in section 401.
    (f) Plan of Conveyance.--
        (1) In general.--The Secretary shall--
            (A) identify any Native Corporation that does not have 
        sufficient priorities on file;
            (B) develop priorities for the Native Corporation in 
        accordance with subsection (e); and
            (C) provide to the Native Corporation a plan of conveyance 
        based on the priorities developed under subparagraph (B).
        (2) Finalized selections.--Not later than 180 days after the 
    date on which the Secretary provides a plan of conveyance to the 
    affected Village, Group, or Urban Corporation and the Regional 
    Corporation, the Regional Corporation shall finalize any Regional 
    selections that are in conflict with land selected by the Village, 
    Group, or Urban Corporation that has not been prioritized by the 
    deadline under subsection (a)(1).
    (g) Dissolved or Lapsed Corporations.--
        (1)(A) If a Native Corporation is lapsed or dissolved at the 
    time final priorities are required to be filed under this section 
    and does not have priorities on file with the Secretary, the 
    Secretary shall establish a deadline for the filing of priorities 
    that shall be one year from the provisions of notice of the 
    deadline.
        (B) To fulfill the notice requirement under paragraph (1), the 
    Secretary shall--
            (i) publish notice of the deadline to a lapsed or dissolved 
        Native Corporation in a newspaper of general circulation 
        nearest the locality where the affected land is located; and
            (ii) seek to notify in writing the last known shareholders 
        of the lapsed or dissolved corporation.
        (C) If a Native Corporation does not file priorities with the 
    Secretary before the deadline set pursuant to subparagraph (A), the 
    Secretary shall notify Congress.
        (2) If a Native Corporation with final priorities on file with 
    the Bureau of Land Management is lapsed or dissolved, the United 
    States--
            (A) shall continue to administer the prioritized selected 
        land under applicable law; but
            (B) may reject any selections not needed to fulfill the 
        lapsed or dissolved Native Corporation's entitlement.
    SEC. 404. FINAL PRIORITIZATION OF STATE SELECTIONS.
    (a) Filing of Final Priorities.--
        (1) In general.--The State shall, not later than the date that 
    is 4 years after the date of enactment of this Act, in accordance 
    with section 906(f)(1) of the Alaska National Interest Lands 
    Conservation Act (43 U.S.C. 1635(f)(1)), file final priorities with 
    the Secretary for all land grant entitlements to the State which 
    remain unsatisfied on the date of the filing.
        (2) Ranking.--All selection applications on file with the 
    Secretary on the date specified in paragraph (1) shall--
            (A) be ranked on a Statewide basis in order of priority; 
        and
            (B) include an estimate of the acreage included in each 
        selection.
        (3) Inclusions.--The State shall include in the prioritized 
    list land which has been top-filed under section 906(e) of the 
    Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (43 U.S.C. 
    1635(e)).
        (4) Acreage limitation.--
            (A) In general.--Acreage for top-filings shall not be 
        counted against the 125 percent limitation established under 
        section 906(f)(1) of the Alaska National Interest Lands 
        Conservation Act (43 U.S.C. 1635(f)(1)).
            (B) Relinquishment.--
                (i) In general.--The State shall relinquish any 
            selections that exceed the 125 percent limitation.
                (ii) Failure to relinquish.--If the State fails to 
            relinquish a selection under clause (i), the Secretary 
            shall reject the selection.
        (5) Lower-priority selections.--Notwithstanding the 
    prioritization of selection applications under paragraph (1), if 
    the Secretary reserves sufficient entitlements for the top-filed 
    selections, the Secretary may continue to convey lower-priority 
    selections.
    (b) Deadline for Prioritization.--
        (1) In general.--The State shall irrevocably prioritize 
    sufficient selections to allow the Secretary to complete transfer 
    of 101,000,000 acres by September 30, 2009.
        (2) Reprioritization.--Any selections remaining after September 
    30, 2009, may be reprioritized.
    (c) Financial Assistance.--The Secretary may, using amounts made 
available to carry out this Act, provide financial assistance to other 
Federal agencies, the State, and Native Corporations and entities to 
assist in completing the transfer of land by September 30, 2009.

            TITLE V--ALASKA LAND CLAIMS HEARINGS AND APPEALS

    SEC. 501. ALASKA LAND CLAIMS HEARINGS AND APPEALS.
    (a) Establishment.--The Secretary may establish a field office of 
the Office of Hearings and Appeals in the State to decide matters 
within the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior involving 
hearings and appeals, and other review functions of the Secretary 
regarding land transfer decisions and Indian probates in the State.
    (b) Appointments.--For purposes of carrying out subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall appoint administrative law judges selected in 
accordance with section 3105 of title 5, United States Code, and 
members of the Interior Board of Land Appeals.

          TITLE VI--REPORT AND AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

SEC. 601. REPORT.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the 
status of the implementation of this Act.
    (b) Contents.--The report shall--
        (1) describe the status of conveyances to Alaska Natives, 
    Native Corporations, and the State; and
        (2) include recommendations for completing the conveyances 
    required by this Act.

SEC. 602. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary 
to carry out the purposes of this Act.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.