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 114 STAT. 2006 PUBLIC LAW 106-462—NOV. 7, 2000 "(B) APPLICATION OF LEASE. —The lease or agreement described in subparagraph (A) shall apply to the portion of the undivided interest in allotted land described in such paragraph (including entitlement of the Indian tribe to payment under the lease or agreement), and the Indian tribe shall not be treated as being a party to the lease or agreement. Nothing in this section (or in the lease or agreement) shall be construed to affect the sovereignty of the Indian tribe. "(e) DISTRIBUTION OF PROCEEDS. — "(1) IN GENERAL.— The proceeds derived from a lease or agreement that is approved by the Secretary under subsection (a) shall be distributed to all owners of undivided interest in the allotted land covered under the lease or agreement. "(2) DETERMINATION OF AMOUNTS DISTRIBUTED.— The amount of the proceeds under paragraph (1) that are distributed to each owner under that paragraph shall be determined in accordance with the portion of the undivided interest in the allotted land covered under the lease or agreement that is owned by that owner. "(f) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.— Nothing in this section shall be construed to amend or modify the provisions of Public Law 105-188 (25 U.S.C. 396 note), the American Indian Agricultural Resources Management Act (25 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.), title II of the Indian Land Consolidation Act Amendments of 2000, or any other Act that provides specific standards for the percentage of ownership interest that must approve a lease or agreement on a specified reservation. 25 USC 2219. "SEC. 220. APPLICATION TO ALASKA. "(a) FINDINGS. — Congress finds that— "(1) numerous academic and governmental organizations have studied the nature and extent of fractionated ownership of Indian land outside of Alaska and have proposed solutions to this problem; and "(2) despite these studies, there has not been a comparable effort to analyze the problem, if any, of fractionated ownership in Alaska. "(b) APPLICATION OF ACT TO ALASKA. —Except as provided in this section, this Act shall not apply to land located within Alaska. "(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. — Nothing in this section shall be construed to constitute a ratification of any determination by any agency, instrumentality, or court of the United States that may support the assertion of tribal jurisdiction over allotment lands or interests in such land in Alaska.". 25 USC 2206 SEC. 104. JUDICIAL REVIEW. Notwithstanding section 207(g)(5) of the Indian Land Consolidation Act (25 U.S.C. 2206(f)(5)), after the Secretary of the Interior provides the certification required under section 207(g)(4) of such Act, the owner of an interest in trust or restricted land may bring an administrative action to challenge the application of such section 207 to the devise or descent of his or her interest or interests in trust or restricted lands, and may seek judicial review of the final decision of the Secretary of the Interior with respect to such challenge.

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