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Union Calendar No. 294 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2340 
[Report No. 111–514] 
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 
MAY 7, 2009 
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
JUNE 28, 2010 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 7, 2009] 
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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. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Salmon Lake Land Se-
lection 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 Ber-
ing Straits Native Corporation. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) AGREEMENT.—The term ‘‘Agreement’’ means 
the document— 
(A) titled ‘‘Salmon Lake Area Land Owner-
ship 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 Nat-
ural Resources of the Senate; and 
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(iii) the Committee on Natural Re-
sources of the House of Representatives. 
(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 Ber-
ing Straits Native Corporation, as specified in the Agree-
ment, 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 
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other parties to the Agreement, may only make typo-
graphical or clerical corrections to the Agreement and any 
exhibits to the Agreement. 
(d) GENERAL AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY.—The Sec-
retary 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, provided that 
such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on pas-
sage. 
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Union Calendar No. 294 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2340 
[Report No. 111–514] 
A BILL 
To resolve the claims of the Bering Straits Native 
Corporation and the State of Alaska to land ad-
jacent 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 entitle-
ment of the Corporation under the Alaska Native 
Claims Settlement Act. 
JUNE 28, 2010 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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