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Union Calendar No. 295 

112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 292 

[Report No. 112–428] 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 21, 2011 

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

APRIL 16, 2012 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 


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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 

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 between the United States, the 

15 State, and the Bering Straits Native Corporation 

16 that— 

17 (A) is entitled the ‘‘Salmon Lake Area 

18 Land Ownership Consolidation Agreement’’; 

19 (B) had an initial effective date of July 18, 

20 2007; and 

21 (C) is on file with Department of the Inte22 rior, the Committee on Energy and Natural Re23 sources of the Senate, and the Committee on 

24 Natural Resources of the House of Representa25 tives. 


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1 (2) BERING STRAITS NATIVE CORPORATION.— 

2 The term ‘‘Bering Straits Native Corporation’’ 

3 means an Alaskan Native Regional Corporation 

4 formed under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 

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

6 region of the State. 

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

8 the Secretary of the Interior. 

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

10 of Alaska. 

11 SEC. 4. RATIFICATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AGREE12 MENT. 

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

14 Act, Congress ratifies the Agreement. 

15 (b) EASEMENTS.—The conveyance of land to the 

16 Bering Straits Native Corporation, as specified in the 

17 Agreement, shall include the reservation of the easements 

18 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 enact25 ment 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) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary shall carry out 

5 all actions required by the Agreement. 


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Union Calendar No. 295 

112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 292 

[Report No. 112–428] 

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 adAPRIL 16, 2012 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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