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[112th Congress Public Law 133]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]

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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. <<NOTE: June 15, 2012 -  [S. 292]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Salmon Lake Land 
Selection Resolution Act.>> 
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--

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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) <<NOTE: Effective date.>>  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.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S. 292:
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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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