[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 292 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 292

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

                            February 4, 2011

  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

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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 
        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.
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