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 118 STAT. 3586 PUBLIC LAW 108–452—DEC. 10, 2004 (1) review the withdrawals made pursuant to section 17(d)(1) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1616(d)(1)) to determine if any portion of the lands withdrawn pursuant to that provision can be opened to appropriation under the public land laws or if their withdrawal is still needed to protect the public interest in those lands; (2) provide an opportunity for public notice and comment, including recommendations with regard to lands to be reviewed under paragraph (1); and (3) submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives a report that identifies any por- tion of the lands so withdrawn that can be opened to appropria- tion under the public land laws consistent with the protection of the public interest in these lands. SEC. 208. AUTOMATIC SEGREGATION OF LAND FOR UNDERSELECTED VILLAGE CORPORATIONS. Section 22(j) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1621(j)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(3) In lieu of withdrawal under paragraph (2), land may be segregated from all other forms of appropriation for the purposes described in that paragraph if— ‘‘(A) the Secretary and the Village Corporation enter into an agreement identifying the land for selection; and ‘‘(B) the Village Corporation files an application for selection of the land.’’. SEC. 209. SETTLEMENT OF REMAINING ENTITLEMENT. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may enter into a binding writ- ten agreement with a Native Corporation relating to— (1) the land remaining to be conveyed to the Native Cor- poration under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) from land selected as of September 1, 2004, or land made available under section 201, 206, or 208 of this Act; (2) the priority in which the land is to be conveyed; (3) the relinquishment of selections which are not to be conveyed; (4) the selection entitlement to which selections are to be charged, regardless of the entitlement under which originally selected; (5) the survey of the exterior boundaries of the land to be conveyed; (6) the additional survey to be performed under section 14(c) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1613(c)); and (7) the resolution of conflicts with Native allotment applica- tions. (b) REQUIREMENTS.—An agreement under subsection (a)— (1) shall be authorized by a resolution of the Native Cor- poration entering into the agreement; and (2) shall include a statement that the entitlement of the Native Corporation shall be considered complete on execution of the agreement. (c) CORRECTION OF CONVEYANCE DOCUMENTS.—In an agree- ment under subsection (a), the Secretary and the Native Corporation may agree to make technical corrections to the legal description 43 USC 1611 note. Public information. VerDate 11-MAY-2000 13:54 Nov 10, 2005 Jkt 029194 PO 00000 Frm 00120 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 C:\STATUTES\2004\29194PT4.001 APPS10 PsN: 29194PT4

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