[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 522 Reported in Senate (RS)]

                                                       Calendar No. 280
111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                 S. 522

                          [Report No. 111-130]

To resolve the claims of the Bering Straits Native Corporation and the 
State of Alaska to land adjacent to Salmon Lake in the State of Alaska 
    and to provide for the conveyance to the Bering Straits Native 
Corporation of certain other public land in partial satisfaction of the 
  land entitlement of the Corporation under the Alaska Native Claims 
                            Settlement Act.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 4, 2009

  Ms. Murkowski (for herself and Mr. Begich) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

                             March 2, 2010

              Reported by Mr. Bingaman, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
To resolve the claims of the Bering Straits Native Corporation and the 
State of Alaska to land adjacent to Salmon Lake in the State of Alaska 
    and to provide for the conveyance to the Bering Straits Native 
Corporation of certain other public land in partial satisfaction of the 
  land entitlement of the Corporation 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,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Salmon Lake Land Selection 
Resolution Act''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Salmon Lake and the water upstream and 
        downstream from Salmon Lake contain important fisheries 
        resources of significance to Alaska Natives in the Bering 
        Straits Region and other residents of the State of 
        Alaska;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) certain land adjacent to Salmon Lake on the 
        Seward Peninsula within the Bering Straits Region contains 
        archaeological and cultural resources of significance to Alaska 
        Natives in the Bering Straits Region, other residents of the 
        State, and the citizens of the United States;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) land adjacent to Salmon Lake on the Seward 
        Peninsula within the Bering Straits Region offers, and is 
        suitable for, a variety of recreational activities;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) the State of Alaska, acting under the Act of 
        July 7, 1958 (commonly known as the ``Alaska Statehood Act'') 
        (48 U.S.C. note prec. 21; Public Law 85-508), has selected land 
        in the Salmon Lake area under section 6(b) of that Act (72 
        Stat. 340);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) the Bering Straits Native Corporation, an 
        Alaska Native Regional Corporation formed under the Alaska 
        Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), has 
        selected land in the Salmon Lake area under section 14(h)(8) of 
        that Act (43 U.S.C. 1613(h)(8));</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) the Bering Straits Native Corporation and the 
        State of Alaska have conflicting selections to certain land in 
        the Salmon Lake area;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (7) the Secretary of the Interior, the State, and 
        the Bering Straits Native Corporation have concluded that it is 
        in the interest of those parties--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) to protect and preserve the 
                historical, cultural, and natural resources of the 
                Salmon Lake area;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) to equitably resolve, without further 
                administrative appeals or litigation, the conflicting 
                land selections made--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) by the State under the Act of 
                        July 7, 1958 (commonly known as the ``Alaska 
                        Statehood Act'') (48 U.S.C. note prec. 21; 
                        Public Law 85-508); and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) by the Bering Straits Native 
                        Corporation in the Salmon Lake area under 
                        section 14(h)(8) of the Alaska Native Claims 
                        Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1613(h)(8)); 
                        and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) to provide simultaneously for--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) continued public ownership, 
                        management, use, and access to certain land in 
                        the Salmon Lake area;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) conveyance to the State of 
                        certain land in the Salmon Lake area in partial 
                        satisfaction of the entitlement of the State 
                        under section 6(a) of the Act of July 7, 1958 
                        (48 U.S.C. note prec. 21; Public Law 85-508); 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) conveyance to the Bering 
                        Straits Native Corporation of certain land in 
                        the Salmon Lake area and other areas of the 
                        Bering Straits Region in partial satisfaction 
                        of the land allocation of the Corporation under 
                        section 14(h)(8) of the Alaska Native Claims 
                        Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1613(h)(8)); 
                        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (8) legislation is required to ratify the 
        agreement among the Secretary of the Interior, the State, and 
        the Bering Straits Native Corporation to resolve the 
        conflicting land selections made by the State and the Bering 
        Straits Native Corporation.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to ratify the 
Salmon Lake Area Land Ownership and Consolidation Agreement entered 
into by the Secretary, the State of Alaska, and the Bering Straits 
Native Corporation.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    In this Act:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Agreement.--The term ``Agreement'' means the 
        document--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) entitled ``Salmon Lake Area Land 
                Ownership and Consolidation Agreement'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) executed by the Secretary, the State, 
                and the Bering Straits Native Corporation on July 18, 
                2007; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) on file with--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) the Department of the 
                        Interior;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) the Committee on Energy and 
                        Natural Resources of the Senate; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) the Committee on Natural 
                        Resources of the House of 
                        Representatives.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the 
        Secretary of the Interior.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of 
        Alaska.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 4. RATIFICATION OF AGREEMENT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Ratification.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--Congress approves, ratifies, and 
        incorporates by reference the Agreement.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Conflict.--Subject to valid existing rights, 
        if any term of the Agreement conflicts with any other provision 
        of law, the terms of the Agreement shall control.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Authorization.--The Secretary may carry out all 
actions permitted or required under the Agreement.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Salmon Lake Land Selection 
Resolution Act''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this Act is to ratify the Salmon Lake Area Land 
Ownership Consolidation Agreement entered into by the United States, 
the State of Alaska, and the Bering Straits Native Corporation.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Agreement.--The term ``Agreement'' means the document 
        between the United States, the State, and the Bering Straits 
        Native Corporation that--
                    (A) is entitled the ``Salmon Lake Area Land 
                Ownership Consolidation Agreement'';
                    (B) had an initial effective date of July 18, 2007, 
                which was extended until January 1, 2011 by agreement 
                of the parties to the Agreement effective January 1, 
                2009; and
                    (C) is on file with Department of the Interior, the 
                Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
                Senate, and the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
                House of Representatives.
            (2) Bering straits native corporation.--The term ``Bering 
        Straits Native Corporation'' means an Alaskan Native Regional 
        Corporation formed under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 
        Act (43 U.S. C. 1601 et. seq.) for the Bering Straits region of 
        the State.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (4) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Alaska.

SEC. 4. RATIFICATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AGREEMENT.

    (a) In General.--Subject to the provisions of this Act, Congress 
ratifies the Agreement.
    (b) Easements.--The conveyance of land to the Bering Straits Native 
Corporation, as specified in the Agreement, shall include the 
reservation of the easements that--
            (1) are identified in Appendix E to the Agreement; and
            (2) were developed by the parties to the Agreement in 
        accordance with section 17(b) of the Alaska Native Claims 
        Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1616(b)).
    (c) Corrections.--Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary, with the consent of the other parties to the Agreement, 
may only make typographical or clerical corrections to the Agreement 
and any exhibits to the Agreement.
    (d) Authorization.--The Secretary shall carry out all actions 
required by the Agreement.
                                                       Calendar No. 280

111th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                 S. 522

                          [Report No. 111-130]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

To resolve the claims of the Bering Straits Native Corporation and the 
State of Alaska to land adjacent to Salmon Lake in the State of Alaska 
    and to provide for the conveyance to the Bering Straits Native 
Corporation of certain other public land in partial satisfaction of the 
  land entitlement of the Corporation under the Alaska Native Claims 
                            Settlement Act.

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                             March 2, 2010

                       Reported with an amendment