(2) FORM.—The disclaimer and relinquishment 
under paragraph (1) shall be in a form that allows 
the recording of the disclaimer and relinquishment 
in State and local real estate records. 
(3) RECORDING.—The disclaimer and relin-
quishment under paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) be recorded in the public land records 
under the jurisdiction of the Secretary; and 
(B) conclusively establish the title of the 
claimant to use the R.S. 2477 right-of-way. 
(4) REVIEW.—The document delivered by, and 
any actions of, the Secretary under paragraph (1)— 
(A) shall only be subject to review as pro-
vided in section 6; and 
(B) shall not be subject to— 
(i) quiet title proceedings under sec-
tion 6(d) or any other provision of law; or 
(ii) any other judicial or administra-
tive de novo or on the record reviews, 
claims, actions, or proceedings. 
(5) FEDERAL
REGISTER
NOTICE
OF
FINAL 
AGENCY ACTION.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date on which the document is delivered under para-
graph (1), the Secretary shall publish in the Federal 
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Register notice of the action by the Secretary under 
that paragraph. 
SEC. 6. JUDICIAL REVIEW. 
(a) JURISDICTION.— 
(1) FILING.—If a claimant seeks to appeal the 
denial by the Secretary of a claimed R.S. 2477 
right-of-way under this Act, the claimant shall file 
an appeal of the denial in the district court of the 
United States for the judicial district in which the 
longest lineal segment of the claimed R.S. 2477 
right-of-way is located. 
(2) 
EXCLUSIVE
JURISDICTION.—A 
district 
court described in paragraph (1) shall have the ex-
clusive jurisdiction to decide the appeal on the 
record before the Secretary regarding the claimed 
R.S. 2477 right-of-way, subject only to appeal or re-
view on the record by a court with appropriate Fed-
eral appellate jurisdiction. 
(b) FILING.—Any action initiated under subsection 
(a) shall be filed not later than 30 days after the date 
on which the Secretary provides written notice to the 
claimant of the denial by the Secretary of the claimed R.S. 
2477 right-of-way. 
(c) PRIOR ADJUDICATION NOT AFFECTED.—Nothing 
in this Act affects a final settlement or final judgment in 
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any court of competent jurisdiction before the date of the 
enactment of this Act in which the United States was a 
party in determining rights to a R.S. 2477 right-of-way. 
(d) ACTIONS TO QUIET TITLE UNAFFECTED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to this section and 
section 5, Federal court actions to quiet R.S. 2477 
titles that involve R.S. 2477 claims previously filed 
under this Act in which a disclaimer and relinquish-
ment are pending or have been issued are null and 
void. 
(2) ALLOWABLE ACTIONS.—Any quiet title ac-
tion not prohibited under paragraph (1) shall be 
filed during or before the date described in section 
4(a)(1). 
SEC. 7. APPLICABLE LAW AND TIME EXTENSIONS. 
(a) APPLICATION OF STATE AND FEDERAL LAW.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—This Act shall apply with re-
spect to conclusively establishing the acceptance, 
scope, validity, or abandonment of a R.S. 2477 
right-of-way. 
(2) PREEMPTION.—In the case of any inconsist-
ency or conflict between the provisions of this Act 
and State law, this Act shall apply in determining 
the acceptance, scope, validity, and abandonment of 
a R.S. 2477 right-of-way. 
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(b) EXTENSION.—The Secretary shall grant a 1-time 
extension of up to 180 days for any deadline established 
by this Act for a maximum period of 1 year, for good 
cause, if the claimant submits to the Secretary, not later 
than 30 days before the date on which the deadline ex-
pires, a written request for the extension signed by the 
claimant under oath or affirmation. 
SEC. 8. IMPLEMENTATION REQUIRED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to section 4(e)— 
(1) not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete 
all policies, procedures, delegations, forms, and any 
other action necessary to implement this Act; and 
(2) on the completion of the actions described 
in paragraph (1), begin processing claims under this 
Act. 
(b) INJUNCTION; LIABILITY.—The duties and obliga-
tions of, or failure to perform by, the Secretary under this 
section— 
(1) are enforceable by injunction or restraining 
order; and 
(2) may result in official and personal civil li-
ability. 
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SEC. 9. EFFECT; APPLICABILITY. 
(a) EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS.—Nothing in this Act 
affects or modifies— 
(1) title V of the Federal Land Policy and Man-
agement Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761 et seq.); or 
(2) title XI of the Alaska National Interest 
Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3161 et seq.). 
(b) EXCLUDED LAND.—Nothing in this Act applies 
to or affects— 
(1) the use of Department of Defense land or 
land with respect to which the Department of De-
fense shares control or jurisdiction; 
(2) land that is not owned by the United 
States; 
(3) land held in trust by the Secretary of the 
Interior for any Indian Tribe; or 
(4) land within the exterior boundary of— 
(A) a National Park; or 
(B) a congressionally designated National 
Wilderness Area. 
(c) EFFECT ON CLAIMS.—This Act and the proce-
dures and process implemented under this Act— 
(1) shall apply to— 
(A) claims filed after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act; and 
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(B) claims filed before the date of the en-
actment of this Act for which a final determina-
tion has not been issued; and 
(2) shall not affect the ability of a claimant to 
file or maintain a suit with respect to the claimed 
R.S. 2477 right-of-way under section 2409a(m) of 
title 28, United States Code, if the claimant has not 
filed a claim under section 4 regarding that R.S. 
2477 right-of-way. 
SEC. 10. REPEAL OF RESTRICTIONS ON REGULATIONS. 
Section 108 of the Department of the Interior and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public Law 
104–208; 110 Stat. 3009–200) is repealed. 
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