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16 U.S.C. § 3112 — Congressional statement of policy
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It is hereby declared to be the policy of Congress that—
(1) consistent with sound management principles, and the conservation of healthy populations of fish and wildlife, the utilization of the public lands in Alaska is to cause the least adverse impact possible on rural residents who depend upon subsistence uses of the resources of such lands; consistent with management of fish and wildlife in accordance with recognized scientific principles and the purposes for each unit established, designated, or expanded by or pursuant to titles II through VII of this Act, the purpose of this subchapter is to provide the opportunity for rural residents engaged in a subsistence way of life to do so;
(2) nonwasteful subsistence uses of fish and wildlife and other renewable resources shall be the priority consumptive uses of all such resources on the public lands of Alaska when it is necessary to restrict taking in order to assure the continued viability of a fish or wildlife population or the continuation of subsistence uses of such population, the taking of such population for nonwasteful subsistence uses shall be given preference on the public lands over other consumptive uses; and
(3) except as otherwise provided by this Act or other Federal laws, Federal land managing agencies, in managing subsistence activities on the public lands and in protecting the continued viability of all wild renewable resources in Alaska, shall cooperate with adjacent landowners and land managers, including Native Corporations, appropriate State and Federal agencies, and other nations.
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It is hereby declared to be the policy of Congress that—
(1) consistent with sound management principles, and the conservation of healthy populations of fish and wildlife, the utilization of the public lands in Alaska is to cause the least adverse impact possible on rural residents who depend upon subsistence uses of the resources of such lands; consistent with management of fish and wildlife in accordance with recognized scientific principles and the purposes for each unit established, designated, or expanded by or pursuant to titles II through VII of this Act, the purpose of this subchapter is to provide the opportunity for rural residents engaged in a subsistence way of life to do so;
(2) nonwasteful subsistence uses of fish and wildlife and other renewable resources shall be the priority consumptive uses of all such resources on the public lands of Alaska when it is necessary to restrict taking in order to assure the continued viability of a fish or wildlife population or the continuation of subsistence uses of such population, the taking of such population for nonwasteful subsistence uses shall be given preference on the public lands over other consumptive uses; and
(3) except as otherwise provided by this Act or other Federal laws, Federal land managing agencies, in managing subsistence activities on the public lands and in protecting the continued viability of all wild renewable resources in Alaska, shall cooperate with adjacent landowners and land managers, including Native Corporations, appropriate State and Federal agencies, and other nations.
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**(a) Establishment of units** In order to preserve for the benefit, use, education, and inspiration of present and future generations certain lands and waters in the State of Alaska that contain nationally significant natural, scenic, historic, archeological, geological, scientific, wilderness, cultural, recreational, and wildlife values, the units described in the following titles are hereby established.
**(b) Preservation and protection of scenic, geological, etc., values** It is the intent of Congress in this Act to preserve unrivaled scenic and geological values associated with natural landscapes; to provide for the maintenance of sound populations of, and habitat for, wildlife species of inestimable value to the citizens of Alaska and the Nation, including those species dependent on vast relatively undeveloped areas; to preserve in their natural state extensive unaltered arctic tundra, boreal forest, and coastal rainforest ecosystems; to protect the resources related to subsistence needs; to protect and preserve historic and archeological sites, rivers, and lands, and to preserve wilderness resource values and related recreational opportunities including but not limited to hiking, canoeing, fishing, and sport hunting, within large arctic and subarctic wildlands and on freeflowing rivers; and to maintain opportunities for scientific research and undisturbed ecosystems.
**(c) Subsistence way of life for rural residents** It is further the intent and purpose of this Act consistent with management of fish and wildlife in accordance with recognized scientific principles and the purposes for which each conservation system unit is established, designated, or expanded by or pursuant to this Act, to provide the opportunity for rural residents engaged in a subsistence way
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**(a) Presidential Declaration.—** The President may, in the President’s discretion, declare by public proclamation historic landmarks, historic and prehistoric structures, and other objects of historic or scientific interest that are situated on land owned or controlled by the Federal Government to be national monuments.
**(b) Reservation of Land.—** The President may reserve parcels of land as a part of the national monuments. The limits of the parcels shall be confined to the smallest area compatible with the proper care and management of the objects to be protected.
**(c) Relinquishment to Federal Government.—** When an object is situated on a parcel covered by a bona fide unperfected claim or held in private ownership, the parcel, or so much of the parcel as may be necessary for the proper care and management of the object, may be relinquished to the Federal Government and the Secretary may accept the relinquishment of the parcel on behalf of the Federal Government.
**(d) Limitation on Extension or Establishment of National Monuments in Wyoming.—** No extension or establishment of national monuments in Wyoming may be undertaken except by express authorization of Congress.
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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 3113
the public lands and by Alaska Natives on Na-
tive lands is essential to Native physical, eco-
nomic, traditional, and cultural existence and
to non-Native physical, economic, traditional,
and social existence;
(2) the situation in Alaska is unique in that,
in most cases, no practical alternative means
are available to replace the food supplies and
other items gathered from fish and wildlife
which supply rural residents dependent on sub-
sistence uses;
(3) continuation of the opportunity for sub-
sistence uses of resources on public and other
lands in Alaska is threatened by the increas-
ing population of Alaska, with resultant pres-
sure on subsistence resources, by sudden de-
cline in the populations of some wildlife spe-
cies which are crucial subsistence resources,
by increased accessibility of remote areas con-
taining subsistence resources, and by taking of
fish and wildlife in a manner inconsistent with
recognized principles of fish and wildlife man-
agement;
(4) in order to fulfill the policies and pur-
poses of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement
Act [43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.] and as a matter of
equity, it is necessary for the Congress to in-
voke its constitutional authority over Native
affairs and its constitutional authority under
the property clause and the commerce clause
to protect and provide the opportunity for
continued subsistence uses on the public lands
by Native and non-Native rural residents; and
(5) the national interest in the proper regu-
lation, protection, and conservation of fish
and wildlife on the public lands in Alaska and
the continuation of the opportunity for a sub-
sistence way of life by residents of rural Alas-
ka require that an administrative structure be
established for
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