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Union Calendar No. 294 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2340 

[Report No. 111–514] 

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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 7, 2009 

Mr. YOUNG of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Natural Resources 

JUNE 28, 2010 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 7, 2009] 


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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. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Salmon Lake Land Se5 lection Resolution Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PURPOSE. 

7 The purpose of this Act is to ratify the Salmon Lake 

8 Area Land Ownership Consolidation Agreement entered 

9 into by the United States, the State of Alaska, and the Ber10 ing Straits Native Corporation. 

11 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

12 In this Act: 

13 (1) AGREEMENT.—The term ‘‘Agreement’’ means 

14 the document— 

15 (A) titled ‘‘Salmon Lake Area Land Owner16 ship Consolidation Agreement’’; 

17 (B) between the United States, the State, 

18 and the Bering Straits Native Corporation on 

19 July 18, 2007, which was extended until Janu20 ary 1, 2011, by agreement of the parties to the 

21 Agreement effective January 1, 2009; and 

22 (C) on file with— 

23 (i) the Department of the Interior; 

24 (ii) the Committee on Energy and Nat25 ural Resources of the Senate; and 


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1 (iii) the Committee on Natural Re2 sources of the House of Representatives. 

3 (2) BERING STRAITS NATIVE CORPORATION.— 

4 The term ‘‘Bering Straits Native Corporation’’ means 

5 an Alaska Native Regional Corporation formed under 

6 the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 

7 1601 et seq.) for the Bering Straits region of the 

8 State. 

9 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

10 the Secretary of the Interior. 

11 (4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 

12 of Alaska. 

13 SEC. 4. RATIFICATION OF AGREEMENT. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the provisions of this 

15 Act, Congress ratifies the Agreement. 

16 (b) EASEMENTS.—The conveyance of land to the Ber17 ing Straits Native Corporation, as specified in the Agree18 ment, shall include the reservation of the easements that— 

19 (1) are identified in Appendix E to the Agree20 ment; and 

21 (2) were developed by the parties to the Agree22 ment in accordance with section 17(b) of the Alaska 

23 Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1616(b)). 

24 (c) CORRECTIONS.—Beginning on the date of the en25 actment of this Act, the Secretary, with the consent of the 


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1 other parties to the Agreement, may only make typo2 graphical or clerical corrections to the Agreement and any 

3 exhibits to the Agreement. 

4 (d) GENERAL AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY.—The Sec5 retary may carry out all actions allowed or required under 

6 the Agreement. 

7 SEC. 5. BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 

8 The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 

9 complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 

10 shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled 

11 ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this Act, 

12 submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the 

13 Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that 

14 such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on pas15 sage. 


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Union Calendar No. 294 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2340 

[Report No. 111–514] 

A BILL 

To resolve the claims of the Bering Straits Native 

Claims Settlement Act. ment of the Corporation under the Alaska Native land in partial satisfaction of the land entitleStraits Native Corporation of certain other public and to provide for the conveyance to the Bering jacent to Salmon Lake in the State of Alaska Corporation and the State of Alaska to land adJUNE 28, 2010 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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