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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 292 

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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 4, 2011 

Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. BEGICH) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

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. 

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


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Salmon Lake Land 

3 Selection Resolution Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. PURPOSE. 

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

6 Area Land Ownership Consolidation Agreement entered 

7 into by the United States, the State of Alaska, and the 

8 Bering Straits Native Corporation. 

9 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

10 In this Act: 

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

12 means the document between the United States, the 

13 State, and the Bering Straits Native Corporation 

14 that— 

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

16 Land Ownership Consolidation Agreement’’; 

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

18 2007, which was extended until January 1, 

19 2011, by agreement of the parties to the Agree20 ment effective January 1, 2009; 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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