126 STAT. 380 PUBLIC LAW 112–133—JUNE 15, 2012 

Public Law 112–133 

112th Congress 

An Act 

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; 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— 

Salmon Lake 

Land Selection 

Resolution Act. 

June 15, 2012 

[S. 292] 


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PUBLIC LAW 112–133—JUNE 15, 2012 126 STAT. 381 

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 292: 

HOUSE REPORTS: No. 112–428 (Comm. on Natural Resources). 

SENATE REPORTS: No. 112–52 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources). 

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: 

Vol. 157 (2011): Oct. 18, considered and passed Senate. 

Vol. 158 (2012): June 5, 6, considered and passed House. 

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(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. 

Approved June 15, 2012. 

Effective date. 


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