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 PUBLIC LAW 106-283—OCT. 6, 2000 114 STAT. 867 Public Law 106-283 106th Congress An Act To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide for a land exchange between the Secretary of Agriculture and the Kake Tribal Corporation, and for other purposes Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Kake Tribal Corporation Land Transfer Act". SEC. 2. DECLARATION OF PURPOSE. The purpose of this Act is to authorize the reallocation of lands and selection rights between the State of Alaska, Kake Tribal Corporation, and the City of Kake, Alaska, in order to provide for the protection and management of the municipal watershed. SEC. 3. AMENDMENT OF ALASKA NATIVE CLAIMS SETTLEMENT ACT. The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 note) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: "K AKE T RI B AL CORPORATION LAND TRANSFER " SEC. 42. (a) IN GENERAL.— If — "(1) the State of Alaska relinquishes its selection rights under the Alaska Statehood Act (Public Law 85-508) to lands described in subsection (c)(2) of this section; and "(2) Kake Tribal Corporation and Sealaska Corporation convey all right, title, and interest to lands described in subsection (c)(1) to the City of Kake, Alaska, then the Secretary of Agriculture (hereinafter referred to as 'Secretary*) shall, not later than 180 days thereafter, convey to Kake Tribal Corporation title to the surface estate in the land identified in subsection (c)(2) of this section, and convey to Sealaska Corporation title to the subsurface estate in such land. "(b) EFFECT ON SELECTION TOTALS. —<1) Of the lands to which the State of Alaska relinquishes selection rights and which are conveyed to the City of Kake pursuant to subsection (a), 694.5 acres shall be charged against lands to be selected by the State of Alaska under section 6(a) of the Alaska Statehood Act and 694.5 acres against lands to be selected by the State of Alaska under section 6(b) of the Alaska Statehood Act. "(2) The land conveyed to Kake Tribal Corporation and to Sealaska Corporation under this section is, for all purposes, considered to be land conveyed under this Act. However, the conveyance of such land to Kake Tribal Corporation shall not count against Oct. 6, 2000 [8. 430] Kake Tribal Corporation Land Transfer Act. 43 USC 1601 note. 43 USC 1629h note. 43 USC 1629h. Deadline.

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