[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 156 (Tuesday, October 18, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Page S6691]
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                     BERING STRAITS SETTLEMENT ACT

  The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (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, which 
had been reported from the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, 
with an amendment.
  [Omit the part in bold faced brackets and insert the part printed in 
italic]

                                 S. 292

       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] 2007; 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.

  The committee amendment was agreed to.
  The bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, was read 
the third time, and passed.

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