111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2340 

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. 
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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 

5 Selection 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 

10 Bering Straits Native Corporation. 

11 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

12 In this Act: 

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

14 means the document— 

15 (A) titled ‘‘Salmon Lake Area Land Own16 ership 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 

25 Natural 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’’ 

5 means an Alaska Native Regional Corporation 

6 formed under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 

7 Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) for the Bering Straits 

8 region of the 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 

17 Bering Straits Native Corporation, as specified in the 

18 Agreement, shall include the reservation of the easements 

19 that— 

20 (1) are identified in Appendix E to the Agree21 ment; and 

22 (2) were developed by the parties to the Agree23 ment in accordance with section 17(b) of the Alaska 

24 Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1616(b)). 
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1 (c) CORRECTIONS.—Beginning on the date of the en2 actment of this Act, the Secretary, with the consent of 

3 the other parties to the Agreement, may only make typo4 graphical or clerical corrections to the Agreement and any 

5 exhibits to the Agreement. 

6 (d) GENERAL AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY.—The 

7 Secretary may carry out all actions allowed or required 

8 under the Agreement. 

9 SEC. 5. BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 

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

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

12 shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 

13 titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 

14 Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 

15 by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro16 vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 

17 vote on passage. 

Passed the House of Representatives July 1, 2010. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2340 

AN ACT 

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 ad-