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 106 STAT. 2118 PUBLIC LAW 102-415—OCT. 14, 1992 "(6) The United States shall not be subject to liability for the presence of any hazardous substance in land or an interest in land solely as a result of any reconveyance to and transfer by the United States of the land or interest pursuant to this subsection.". SEC. 13. POINT HOPE TOWNSITE. (a) DEFINITIONS. —As used in this section: (1) The term "Act" means the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.). (2) The terms ''Native" and "descendant of a Native" have the meanings provided the terms in subsections (b) and (r), respectively, of section 3 of the Act (43 U.S.C. 1602). (3) The term "North Slope Borough surveys" means those lands within sections 11 and 14 of Township 34 North, Range 35 West, Kateel River Meridian, Alaska, that have been surveyed by the North Slope Borough, Alaska, in surveys identified as— (A) "North Slope Borough Survey Plat of New Point Hope," dated December 1975, covering 137.49 acres; (B) "Addition Number One" to the survey described in subparagraph (A), dated April 1978, covering 12.50 acres; (C) "Addition Number Two" to the survey described in subparagraph (A), dated September 1980, covering 12.50 acres; and (D) "Addition Number 3" to the survey described in subparagraph (A), dated March 1983, covering 30.374 acres. (4) The term "Regional Corporation" means Arctic Slope Regional Corporation, the Native Regional Corporation established pursuant to section 7(d) of the Act (43 U.S.C. 1606(d)) by the Native residents of the North Slope of Alaska. (5) The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior. (6) The term "Village Corporation" means Tigara Corporation, the Native Village Corporation established piu'suant to section 8(a) of the Act (43 U.S.C. 1607(a)) by the Native residents of the Village of Point Hope, Alaska. (b) RECONVEYANCE. — (1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary is authorized to accept reconveyance from the Village Corporation and the Regional Corporation of interests in specific, individual lots identified in the North Slope Borough surveys in any case in which the land (or any interest in the land) of the lots had been previously interim conveyed or patented to the Village Corporation and the Regional Corporation. (2)(A) In making any reconveyance to the United States pursuant to paragraph (1), the Village Corporation shall— (i) designate the individual to receive title to the specific lot; and (ii) certify to the Secretary that the individual is a resident of Point Hope and an Alaska Native or descendant of a Native. (B) Each reconveyance to the United States under this section shall be completed not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this section. (c) ISSUANCE OF DEEDS.— (I)(A) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), upon receipt of the reconveyance, identification, and certification

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