[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 296 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 296

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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 12, 2011

 Mr. Young of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee 
   on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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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,

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--
                    (A) titled ``Salmon Lake Area Land Ownership 
                Consolidation Agreement'';
                    (B) between the United States, the State, and the 
                Bering Straits Native Corporation on July 18, 2007, 
                which was extended until January 1, 2011, by agreement 
                of the parties to the Agreement effective January 1, 
                2009; and
                    (C) on file with--
                            (i) the Department of the Interior;
                            (ii) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
                        Resources of the Senate; and
                            (iii) the Committee on Natural Resources of 
                        the House of Representatives.
            (2) Bering straits native corporation.--The term ``Bering 
        Straits Native Corporation'' means an Alaska 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 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 the 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) General Authority of Secretary.--The Secretary may carry out 
all actions allowed or required under the Agreement.

SEC. 5. BUDGETARY EFFECTS.

    The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying 
with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by 
reference to the latest statement titled ``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO 
Legislation'' for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional 
Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that 
such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.
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