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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 296 

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 

JANUARY 12, 2011 

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

Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 

the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 

in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

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— 

13 (A) titled ‘‘Salmon Lake Area Land Own14 ership Consolidation Agreement’’; 

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

16 and the Bering Straits Native Corporation on 

17 July 18, 2007, which was extended until Janu18 ary 1, 2011, by agreement of the parties to the 

19 Agreement effective January 1, 2009; and 

20 (C) on file with— 

21 (i) the Department of the Interior; 

22 (ii) the Committee on Energy and 

23 Natural Resources of the Senate; and 

24 (iii) the Committee on Natural Re25 sources of the House of Representatives. 


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1 (2) BERING STRAITS NATIVE CORPORATION.— 

2 The term ‘‘Bering Straits Native Corporation’’ 

3 means an Alaska 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 OF AGREEMENT. 

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

13 Act, Congress ratifies the Agreement. 

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

15 Bering Straits Native Corporation, as specified in the 

16 Agreement, shall include the reservation of the easements 

17 that— 

18 (1) are identified in Appendix E to the Agree19 ment; and 

20 (2) were developed by the parties to the Agree21 ment in accordance with section 17(b) of the Alaska 

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

23 (c) CORRECTIONS.—Beginning on the date of the en24 actment of this Act, the Secretary, with the consent of 

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1 graphical or clerical corrections to the Agreement and any 

2 exhibits to the Agreement. 

3 (d) GENERAL AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY.—The 

4 Secretary may carry out all actions allowed or required 

5 under the Agreement. 

6 SEC. 5. BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 

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

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

9 shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 

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

11 Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 

12 by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro13 vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 

14 vote on passage. 

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