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 PUBLIC LAW 105-83 —NOV. 14, 1997 111 STAT. 1595 (A) by striking "or" at the end of paragraph (3); (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (4) and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon and "or"; and (C) by inserting at the end the following new paragraph: "(5) prohibiting the Secretary or the State from entering into co-management agreements with Alaska Native organizations or other local or regional entities when such organization or entity is msinaging fish and wildlife on public lands in Alaska for subsistence uses.". (c) SAVINGS CLAUSE. — No provision of this section, amendment 16 USC 3102 made by this section, or exercise of authority pursuant to this note, section may be construed to validate, invalidate, or in any way affect— (1) any assertion that an Alaska Native organization (including a federally recognized tribe, traditional Alaska Native council, or Alaska Native council organized pursuant to the Act of June 18, 1934 (25 U.S.C. 461 et seq.), as amended) has or does not have governmental authority over lands (including management of, or regulation of the taking of, fish and wildlife) or persons within the boundaries of the State of Alaska; (2) any assertion that Indian country, as defined in section 1151 of title 18, United States Code, exists or does not exist within the boundaries of the State of Alaska; (3) any assertion that the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.) is or is not Indian law; or (4) the authority of the Secretary of the Interior under section 1314(c) of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3202(c)). (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Unless and until laws are adopted in 16 USC 3102 the State of Alaska which provide for the definition, preference, °ote. and participation specified in sections 803, 804, and 805 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3111 et seq.), the amendments made by subsection (b) of this section shall be effective only for the purposes of determining whether the State's laws provide for such definition, preference, and participation. The Secretary shall certify before December 1, 1998 if such Certification, laws have been adopted in the State of Alaska. Subsection (b) Alaska, shall be repealed on such date if such laws have not been adopted. SEC. 317. Section 909(b)(2) of division II, title IX of Public Law 104-333 is amended by striking the following: "For technical 16 USC 461 note, assistance pursuant to section 908, not more than $50,000 annually.". SEC. 318. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be expended or obligated to fund the activities of the western director and special assistant to the Secretary within the Office of the Secretary of Agriculture that exceeds the funding provided for these activities from this Act during fiscal year 1997. SEC. 319. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for fiscal year 1998 the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior are authorized to limit competition for watershed restoration project contracts as part of the "Jobs in the Woods" component of the President's Forest Plan for the Pacific Northwest to individuals and entities in historically timber-dependent areas in the States of Washington,

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