(g) shall be an abandonment of any and all rights to the 
R.S. 2477 right-of-way for which the relinquishment was 
issued. 
SEC. 5. JUDICIAL REVIEW. 
(a) JURISDICTION.—Subject to section 4(e), any case 
or controversy arising under this Act shall be filed in the 
United States District Court located in the District within 
which the longest lineal segment of the claimed R.S. 2477 
right-of-way is located, which Federal Court shall have ex-
clusive jurisdiction to decide the case or controversy on 
the record regarding the claimed R.S. 2477 right-of-way, 
subject only to appeal or review on the record under Fed-
eral appellate court jurisdiction. 
(b) LIMITATION OF ACTION.—Cases shall be filed in 
the court specified by subsection (a) not later than 30 days 
after the publication specified by subsection 4(f). 
(c) PRIOR ADJUDICATION UNAFFECTED.—A final 
settlement, or final judgment in any court of competent 
jurisdiction before the effective date of this Act, where the 
United States was a party in determining rights to a R.S. 
2477 right-of-way shall not be affected by this Act. 
(d) ACTIONS TO QUIET TITLE UNAFFECTED.—Sub-
ject to the provisions of this section and section 4, includ-
ing the expiration of time periods specified therein, this 
Act shall apply to prohibit Federal court actions to quiet 
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R.S. 2477 titles that involve R.S. 2477 claims previously 
filed under this Act, where a disclaimer and relinquish-
ment are pending or have been issued. Any quiet title ac-
tion not prohibited by this paragraph must be filed on or 
before the date specified by section 3(a). 
SEC. 6. APPLICABLE LAW AND TIME EXTENSIONS. 
(a) APPLICATION OF STATE AND FEDERAL LAW.— 
This Act shall apply to conclusively establish the accept-
ance, scope, validity, or abandonment of a R.S. 2477 
right-of-way. From and after the date of enactment, the 
provisions of this Act will be supreme, preempt and control 
any inconsistency or conflict between provisions of this Act 
and State law in determining the acceptance, scope, valid-
ity and abandonment of a R.S. 2477 right-of-way. 
(b) DEADLINES.—Any deadline established by this 
Act shall be extended one time, for a maximum of 365 
days, for good cause stated in writing signed by claimant 
under oath or affirmation and delivered to the Secretary, 
Authority or Authorized Officer not less than 30 days be-
fore the deadline to be continued. 
SEC. 7. IMPLEMENTATION REQUIRED. 
Subject to section 2(d), not later than 90 days after 
the effective date of this Act, the Secretary, Authority and 
Authorized Officer shall have completed all policies, proce-
dures, delegations, forms and any other action necessary 
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to implement the provisions of this Act and begin proc-
essing claims immediately thereafter. The duties and obli-
gations of, or failure to perform by, the Secretary, Author-
ity, and Authorized Officer within the scope of this sec-
tion, are enforceable by injunction, restraining order and 
may result in official and personal civil liability all pursu-
ant to action in any Federal District Court. 
SEC. 8. FEDERAL LAND POLICY AND MANAGEMENT ACT OF 
1976 
AND 
ALASKA 
NATIONAL 
INTEREST 
LANDS CONSERVATION ACT. 
Nothing in this Act is intended, or shall be construed, 
to affect, change, alter, or modify title V of FLPMA or 
title XI of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conserva-
tion Act (16 U.S.C. 3161 et seq.). 
SEC. 9. RULES AND REGULATIONS. 
Any final rule or regulation of any agency of the Fed-
eral Government pertaining to the recognition, manage-
ment, or validity of a rights-of-way pursuant to R.S. 2477 
may take effect without further express authorization by 
an Act of Congress subsequent to the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 10. EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN LANDS. 
Nothing in this Act shall apply to or effect use of 
land by the Department of Defense or lands the use of 
which is shared with the Department of Defense. 
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SEC. 11. REPEAL OF RESTRICTIONS ON REGULATIONS. 
Section 108 of the Omnibus Consolidated Appropria-
tions Act, 1997 (110 Stat. 3009–200), related to Revised 
Statute 2477, is hereby repealed. 
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