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 118 STAT. 3580 PUBLIC LAW 108–452—DEC. 10, 2004 (4) the survey of the exterior boundaries of the land to be conveyed. (b) CONSULTATION.—Before entering into an agreement under subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that any concerns or issues identified by any Federal agency potentially affected are given consideration. (c) ERRORS.—The State, by entering into an agreement under subsection (a), shall receive any gain or bear any loss that results from errors in prior surveys, protraction diagrams, or the computa- tion of the ownership of third parties on any land conveyed under an agreement entered into under subsection (a). (d) AVAILABILITY OF AGREEMENTS.—Agreements entered into under subsection (a) shall be available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Department of the Interior. (e) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section increases the entitlement provided to the State under Public Law 85–508 (commonly known as the ‘‘Alaska Statehood Act’’) (72 Stat. 340), or the Act of January 21, 1929 (45 Stat. 1091, chapter 92). SEC. 107. EFFECT OF FEDERAL MINING CLAIMS. (a) CONDITIONAL RELINQUISHMENTS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—To facilitate the conversion of Federal mining claims to State mining claims on land selected or topfiled by the State, a Federal mining claimant may file with the Secretary a voluntary relinquishment of the Federal mining claim conditioned on conveyance of the land to the State. (2) CONVEYANCE OF RELINQUISHED CLAIM.—The Secretary may convey the land described in the relinquished Federal mining claim to the State if, with respect to the land— (A) the State has filed as of January 3, 1994— (i) a selection application under Public Law 85– 508 (commonly known as the ‘‘Alaska Statehood Act’’) (72 Stat. 339); or (ii) a future selection application under section 906(e) of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conserva- tion Act 43 U.S.C. 1635(e)); and (B) the land addressed by the selection application or future selection application is conveyed to the State. (3) OBLIGATIONS UNDER FEDERAL LAW.—Until the date on which the land is conveyed under paragraph (2), a Federal mining claimant shall be subject to any obligations relating to the land under Federal law. (4) NO RELINQUISHMENT.—If the land previously encum- bered by the relinquished Federal mining claim is not conveyed to the State under paragraph (2), the relinquishment of land under paragraph (1) shall be of no effect. (b) RIGHTS-OF-WAY; OTHER INTEREST.—On conveyance to the State of a relinquished Federal mining claim under this section, the State shall assume authority over any leases, licenses, permits, rights-of-way, operating plans, other land use authorizations, or reclamation obligations applicable to the relinquished Federal mining claim on the date of conveyance. SEC. 108. LAND MISTAKENLY RELINQUISHED OR OMITTED. Notwithstanding the selection deadlines under section 6(a) of Public Law 85–508 (commonly known as the ‘‘Alaska Statehood Act’’) (72 Stat. 340)— 43 USC 1635 note. VerDate 11-MAY-2000 13:54 Nov 10, 2005 Jkt 029194 PO 00000 Frm 00114 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 C:\STATUTES\2004\29194PT4.001 APPS10 PsN: 29194PT4

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