I 
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 Corpora-
tion of certain other public land in partial satisfaction of the land 
entitlement of the Corporation under the Alaska Native Claims Settle-
ment 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 juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To resolve the claims of the Bering Straits Native Corpora-
tion 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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Salmon Lake Land 
Selection Resolution Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this Act is to ratify the Salmon Lake 
Area Land Ownership Consolidation Agreement entered 
into by the United States, the State of Alaska, and the 
Bering Straits Native Corporation. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) 
AGREEMENT.—The 
term 
‘‘Agreement’’ 
means the document— 
(A) titled ‘‘Salmon Lake Area Land Own-
ership Consolidation Agreement’’; 
(B) between the United States, the State, 
and the Bering Straits Native Corporation on 
July 18, 2007, which was extended until Janu-
ary 1, 2011, by agreement of the parties to the 
Agreement effective January 1, 2009; and 
(C) on file with— 
(i) the Department of the Interior; 
(ii) the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources of the Senate; and 
(iii) the Committee on Natural Re-
sources of the House of Representatives. 
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(2) BERING STRAITS NATIVE CORPORATION.— 
The term ‘‘Bering Straits Native Corporation’’ 
means an Alaska Native Regional Corporation 
formed under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 
Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) for the Bering Straits 
region of the State. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Alaska. 
SEC. 4. RATIFICATION OF AGREEMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the provisions of this 
Act, Congress ratifies the Agreement. 
(b) EASEMENTS.—The conveyance of land to the 
Bering Straits Native Corporation, as specified in the 
Agreement, shall include the reservation of the easements 
that— 
(1) are identified in Appendix E to the Agree-
ment; and 
(2) were developed by the parties to the Agree-
ment in accordance with section 17(b) of the Alaska 
Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1616(b)). 
(c) CORRECTIONS.—Beginning on the date of the en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary, with the consent of 
the other parties to the Agreement, may only make typo-
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graphical or clerical corrections to the Agreement and any 
exhibits to the Agreement. 
(d) GENERAL AUTHORITY
OF SECRETARY.—The 
Secretary may carry out all actions allowed or required 
under the Agreement. 
SEC. 5. BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 
complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 
shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 
titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 
Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 
by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro-
vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 
vote on passage. 
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