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Calendar No. 132 

112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 292 

[Report No. 112–52] 

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 

AUGUST 30 (legislative day, AUGUST 2), 2011 

Reported under authority of the order of the Senate of August 2, 2011, by 

Mr. BINGAMAN, with an amendment 

[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic] 

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 


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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, 

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, which was extended until January 1, 

21 2011, by agreement of the parties to the Agree22 ment effective January 1, 2009; and 2007; and 

23 (C) is on file with Department of the Inte24 rior, the Committee on Energy and Natural ReVerDate Mar 15 2010 22:10 Aug 30, 2011 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S292.RS S292

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1 sources of the Senate, and the Committee on 

2 Natural Resources of the House of Representa3 tives. 

4 (2) BERING STRAITS NATIVE CORPORATION.— 

5 The term ‘‘Bering Straits Native Corporation’’ 

6 means an Alaskan Native Regional Corporation 

7 formed under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 

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

9 region of the State. 

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

11 the Secretary of the Interior. 

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

13 of Alaska. 

14 SEC. 4. RATIFICATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AGREE15 MENT. 

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

17 Act, Congress ratifies the Agreement. 

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

19 Bering Straits Native Corporation, as specified in the 

20 Agreement, shall include the reservation of the easements 

21 that— 

22 (1) are identified in Appendix E to the Agree23 ment; and 


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1 (2) were developed by the parties to the Agree2 ment in accordance with section 17(b) of the Alaska 

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

4 (c) CORRECTIONS.—Beginning on the date of enact5 ment of this Act, the Secretary, with the consent of the 

6 other parties to the Agreement, may only make typo7 graphical or clerical corrections to the Agreement and any 

8 exhibits to the Agreement. 

9 (d) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary shall carry out 

10 all actions required by the Agreement. 


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Calendar No. 132 

112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 292 

[Report No. 112–52] 

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 adAUGUST 30 (legislative day, AUGUST 2), 2011 

Reported with an amendment 


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