SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be referred to as the ‘‘Pribilof Islands
Transition Act’’.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to complete the orderly
withdrawal of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad-
ministration from the civil administration of the Pribilof
Islands, Alaska.
SEC. 3. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR PRIBILOF ISLANDS
UNDER FUR SEAL ACT OF 1966.
Public Law 89–702, popularly known and referred to
in this Act as the Fur Seal Act of 1966, is amended by
amending section 206 (16 U.S.C. 1166) to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 206. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
‘‘(a) GRANT AUTHORITY.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability
of appropriations, the Secretary shall provide finan-
cial assistance to any city government, village cor-
poration, or tribal council of St. George, Alaska, or
St. Paul, Alaska.
‘‘(2) USE
FOR
MATCHING.—Notwithstanding
any other provision of law relating to matching
funds, funds provided by the Secretary as assistance
under this subsection may be used by the entity as
non-Federal matching funds under any Federal pro-
gram that requires such matching funds.
‘‘(3) RESTRICTION
ON
USE.—The Secretary
may not use financial assistance authorized by this
Act—
‘‘(A) to settle any debt owed to the United
States;
‘‘(B) for administrative or overhead ex-
penses; or
‘‘(C) for contributions authorized under
section 5(b)(3)(B) of the Pribilof Islands Tran-
sition Act.
‘‘(4) FUNDING
INSTRUMENTS
AND
PROCE-
DURES.—In providing assistance under this sub-
section the Secretary shall transfer any funds appro-
priated to carry out this section to the Secretary of
the Interior, who shall obligate such funds through
instruments and procedures that are equivalent to
the instruments and procedures required to be used
by the Bureau of Indian Affairs pursuant to title IV
of the Indian Self-Determination and Education As-
sistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.).
‘‘(5) PRO
RATA
DISTRIBUTION
OF
ASSIST-
ANCE.—In any fiscal year for which less than all of
the funds authorized under subsection (c)(1) are ap-
propriated, such funds shall be distributed under
this subsection on a pro rata basis among the enti-
ties referred to in subsection (c)(1) in the same pro-
portions in which amounts are authorized by that
subsection for grants to those entities.
‘‘(b) SOLID WASTE ASSISTANCE.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability
of appropriations, the Secretary shall provide assist-
ance to the State of Alaska for designing, locating,
constructing, redeveloping, permitting, or certifying
solid waste management facilities on the Pribilof Is-
lands to be operated under permits issued to the
City of St. George and the City of St. Paul, Alaska,
by the State of Alaska under section 46.03.100 of
the Alaska Statutes.
‘‘(2) TRANSFER.—The Secretary shall transfer
any appropriations received under paragraph (1) to
the State of Alaska for the benefit of rural and Na-
tive villages in Alaska for obligation under section
303 of Public Law 104–182, except that subsection
(b) of that section shall not apply to those funds.
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for fis-
cal years 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005—
‘‘(1) for assistance under subsection (a) a total
not to exceed—
‘‘(A) $9,000,000, for grants to the City of
St. Paul;
‘‘(B) $6,300,000, for grants to the
Tanadgusix Corporation;
‘‘(C) $1,500,000, for grants to the St.
Paul Tribal Council;
‘‘(D) $6,000,000, for grants to the City of
St. George;
‘‘(E) $4,200,000, for grants to the St.
George Tanaq Corporation; and
‘‘(F) $1,000,000, for grants to the St.
George Tribal Council; and
‘‘(2) for assistance under subsection (b), such
sums as may be necessary.
‘‘(d) LIMITATION ON USE OF ASSISTANCE FOR LOB-
BYING ACTIVITIES.—None of the funds authorized by this
section may be available for any activity a purpose of
which is to influence legislation pending before the Con-
gress, except that this subsection shall not prevent officers
or employees of the United States or of its departments,
agencies, or commissions from communicating to Members
of Congress, through proper channels, requests for legisla-
tion or appropriations that they consider it necessary for
the efficient conduct of public business.
‘‘(e) IMMUNITY
FROM
LIABILITY.—Neither the
United States nor any of its agencies, officers, or employ-
ees shall have any liability under this Act or any other
law associated with or resulting from the designing, locat-
ing, contracting for, redeveloping, permitting, certifying,
operating, or maintaining any solid waste management fa-
cility on the Pribilof Islands as a consequence of having
provided assistance to the State of Alaska under sub-
section (b).
‘‘(f) REPORT
ON
EXPENDITURES.—Each entity
which receives assistance authorized under subsection (c)
shall submit an audited statement listing the expenditure
of that assistance to the Committee on Appropriations and
the Committee on Resources of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Appropriations and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
Senate, on the last day of fiscal years 2002, 2004, and
2006.
‘‘(g) CONGRESSIONAL INTENT.—Amounts authorized
under subsection (c) are intended by Congress to be pro-
vided in addition to the base funding appropriated to the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in fis-
cal year 2000.
SEC. 4. DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY.
Section 205 of the Fur Seal Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C.
1165) is amended—
(1) by amending subsection (c) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(c) Not later than 3 months after the date of the
enactment of the Pribilof Islands Transition Act, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Resources of the House of Representatives a re-
port that includes—
‘‘(1) a description of all property specified in
the document referred to in subsection (a) that has
been conveyed under that subsection;
‘‘(2) a description of all Federal property speci-
fied in the document referred to in subsection (a)
that is going to be conveyed under that subsection;
and
‘‘(3) an identification of all Federal property on
the Pribilof Islands that will be retained by the Fed-
eral Government to meet its responsibilities under
this Act, the Convention, and any other applicable
law.’’; and
(2) by striking subsection (g).
SEC. 5. TERMINATION OF RESPONSIBILITIES.
(a) FUTURE OBLIGATION.—
1166), section 3(c)(1)(A) of Public Law 104–91
(16 U.S.C. 1165 note), or any other provision
of law; or
(B) any cause of action could or could not
arise with respect to such an obligation.
(4) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section
3(c)(1) of Public Law 104–91 (16 U.S.C. 1165
note) is amended by striking subparagraph (A) and
redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (D) in
order as subparagraphs (A) through (C).
(b) PROPERTY CONVEYANCE AND CLEANUP.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2),
there are terminated all obligations of the Secretary
of Commerce and the United States to—
(A) convey property under section 205 of
the Fur Seal Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 1165);
and
(B) carry out cleanup activities, including
assessment, response, remediation, and moni-
toring, except for postremedial measures such
as monitoring and operation and maintenance
activities, related to National Oceanic and At-
mospheric Administration administration of the
Pribilof Islands, Alaska, under section 3 of
Public Law 104–91 (16 U.S.C. 1165 note) and
the Pribilof Islands Environmental Restoration
Agreement between the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration and the State of
Alaska, signed January 26, 1996.
(2) APPLICATION.—Paragraph (1) shall apply
on and after the date on which the Secretary cer-
tifies that—
(A) the State of Alaska has provided writ-
ten confirmation that no further corrective ac-
tion is required at the sites and operable units
covered by the Pribilof Islands Environmental
Restoration Agreement between the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and
the State of Alaska, signed January 26, 1996,
with the exception of postremedial measures,
such as monitoring and operation and mainte-
nance activities;
(B) the cleanup required under section
3(a) of Public Law 104–91 (16 U.S.C. 1165
note) is complete;
(C) the properties specified in the docu-
ment referred to in subsection (a) of section
205 of the Fur Seal Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C.
1165(a)) can be unconditionally offered for con-
veyance under that section; and
(D) all amounts appropriated under sec-
tion 206(c)(1) of the Fur Seal Act of 1966, as
amended by this Act, have been obligated.
(3) FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS FOR CLEANUP
COSTS.—(A) On and after the date on which section
3(b)(5) of Public Law 104–91 (16 U.S.C. 1165
note) is repealed by this Act, the Secretary may not
seek or require financial contribution by or from any
local governmental entity of the Pribilof Islands, any
official of such an entity, or the owner of land on
the Pribilof Islands, for cleanup costs incurred pur-
suant to section 3(a) of Public Law 104–91 (as in
effect before such repeal), except as provided in sub-
paragraph (B).
(B) Subparagraph (A) shall not limit the au-
thority of the Secretary to seek or require financial
contribution from any person for costs or fees to
clean up any matter that was caused or contributed
to by such person on or after March 15, 2000.
(4) CERTAIN RESERVED RIGHTS NOT CONDI-
TIONS.—For purposes of paragraph (2)(C), the fol-
lowing requirements shall not be considered to be
conditions on conveyance of property:
(A) Any requirement that a potential
transferee must allow the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration continued access to
the property to conduct environmental moni-
toring following remediation activities.
(B) Any requirement that a potential
transferee must allow the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration access to the prop-
erty to continue the operation, and eventual clo-
sure, of treatment facilities.
(C) Any requirement that a potential
transferee must comply with institutional con-
trols to ensure that an environmental cleanup
remains protective of human health or the envi-
ronment that do not unreasonably affect the
use of the property.
(D) Valid existing rights in the property,
including rights granted by contract, permit,
right-of-way, or easement.
(E) The terms of the documents described
in subsection (d)(2).
(c) REPEALS.—Effective on the date described in
subsection (b)(2), the following provisions are repealed:
(1) Section 205 of the Fur Seal Act of 1966
(16 U.S.C. 1165).
(2) Section 3 of Public Law 104–91 (16 U.S.C.
1165 note).
(d) SAVINGS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act shall af-
fect any obligation of the Secretary of Commerce, or
of any Federal department or agency, under or with
respect to any document described in paragraph (2)
or with respect to any lands subject to such a docu-
ment.
(2) DOCUMENTS DESCRIBED.—The documents
referred to in paragraph (1) are the following:
(A) The Transfer of Property on the
Pribilof Islands: Description, Terms, and Con-
ditions, dated February 10, 1984, between the
Secretary of Commerce and various Pribilof Is-
land entities.
(B) The Settlement Agreement between
Tanadgusix Corporation and the City of St.
Paul, dated January 11, 1988, and approved by
the Secretary of Commerce on February 23,
1988.
(C) The Memorandum of Understanding
between Tanadgusix Corporation, Tanaq Cor-
poration, and the Secretary of Commerce, dated
December 22, 1976.
(e) DEFINITIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the definitions set forth in section 101 of
the Fur Seal Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 1151) shall
apply to this section.
(2) NATIVES OF THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS.—For
purposes of this section, the term ‘‘Natives of the
Pribilof Islands’’ includes the Tanadgusix Corpora-
tion, the St. George Tanaq Corporation, and the city
governments and tribal councils of St. Paul and St.
George, Alaska.
SEC. 6. TECHNICAL AND CLARIFYING AMENDMENTS.
(a) Public Law 104–91 and the Fur Seal Act of 1966
are amended by—
(1) striking ‘‘(d)’’ and all that follows through
the heading for subsection (d) of section 3 of Public
Law 104–91 and inserting ‘‘SEC. 212.’’; and
(2) moving and redesignating such subsection
so as to appear as section 212 of the Fur Seal Act
of 1966.
(b) Section 201 of the Fur Seal Act of 1966 (16
U.S.C. 1161) is amended by striking ‘‘on such Islands’’
and insert ‘‘on such property’’.
(c) The Fur Seal Act of 1966 is amended by inserting
before title I the following: