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43 U.S.C. § 1615 — Withdrawal and selection of public lands; funds in lieu of acreage
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**(a) Withdrawal of public lands; list of Native villages** All public lands in each township that encloses all or any part of a Native village listed below, and in each township that is contiguous to or corners on such township, except lands withdrawn or reserved for national defense purposes, are hereby withdrawn, subject to valid existing rights, from all forms of appropriation under the public land laws, including the mining and mineral leasing laws, and from selection under the Alaska Statehood Act, as amended: Angoon, Southeast. Craig, Southeast. Hoonah, Southeast. Hydaburg, Southeast. Kake, Southeast. Kasaan, Southeast. Klawock, Southeast. Saxman, Southeast. Yakutat, Southeast.
**(b) Native land selections; Village Corporations for listed Native villages; acreage; proximity of selections; conformity to Lands Survey System** During a period of three years from December 18, 1971, each Village Corporation for the villages listed in subsection (a) shall select, in accordance with rules established by the Secretary, an area equal to 23,040 acres, which must include the township or townships in which all or part of the Native village is located, plus, to the extent necessary, withdrawn lands from the townships that are contiguous to or corner on such townships. All selections shall be contiguous and in reasonably compact tracts, except as separated by bodies of water, and shall conform as nearly as practicable to the United States Lands Survey System.
**(c) Tlingit-Haida settlement** The funds appropriated by the Act of July 9, 1968 (82 Stat. 307), to pay the judgment of the Court of Claims in the case of The Tlingit and Haida Indians of Alaska, et al. against The United States, numbered 47,900, and distributed to the Tlingit and Haida Indians pursuant to the Act of
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**(a) Withdrawal of public lands; list of Native villages** All public lands in each township that encloses all or any part of a Native village listed below, and in each township that is contiguous to or corners on such township, except lands withdrawn or reserved for national defense purposes, are hereby withdrawn, subject to valid existing rights, from all forms of appropriation under the public land laws, including the mining and mineral leasing laws, and from selection under the Alaska Statehood Act, as amended: Angoon, Southeast. Craig, Southeast. Hoonah, Southeast. Hydaburg, Southeast. Kake, Southeast. Kasaan, Southeast. Klawock, Southeast. Saxman, Southeast. Yakutat, Southeast.
**(b) Native land selections; Village Corporations for listed Native villages; acreage; proximity of selections; conformity to Lands Survey System** During a period of three years from December 18, 1971, each Village Corporation for the villages listed in subsection (a) shall select, in accordance with rules established by the Secretary, an area equal to 23,040 acres, which must include the township or townships in which all or part of the Native village is located, plus, to the extent necessary, withdrawn lands from the townships that are contiguous to or corner on such townships. All selections shall be contiguous and in reasonably compact tracts, except as separated by bodies of water, and shall conform as nearly as practicable to the United States Lands Survey System.
**(c) Tlingit-Haida settlement** The funds appropriated by the Act of July 9, 1968 (82 Stat. 307), to pay the judgment of the Court of Claims in the case of The Tlingit and Haida Indians of Alaska, et al. against The United States, numbered 47,900, and distributed to the Tlingit and Haida Indians pursuant to the Act of July 13, 1970 (84 Stat. 431), are in lieu of the additional acreage to be conveyed to qualified villages listed in [section 1610 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1610&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(d) Withdrawal of lands for selection for village of Klukwan; benefits under this chapter; existing entitlements; forest reserves; quitclaims to Chilkat Indian Village; location, character, and value of lands to be withdrawn; withdrawal and selection periods; nonwithdrawal of lands selected or nominated for selection by other Native Corporation or located on Admiralty Island**
(1) The Secretary is authorized and directed to withdraw seventy thousand acres of public lands, as defined in [section 1602 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1602&num=0&edition=prelim), in order that the Village Corporation for the village of Klukwan may select twenty-three thousand and forty acres of land. Such Corporation and the shareholders thereof shall otherwise participate fully in the benefits provided by this chapter to the same extent as they would have participated had they not elected to acquire title to their former reserve as provided by [section 1618(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1618/b&num=0&edition=prelim): Provided, That nothing in this subsection shall affect the existing entitlement of any Regional Corporation to lands pursuant to [section 1613(h)(8) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1613/h/8&num=0&edition=prelim): Provided further, That no such lands shall be withdrawn from an area previously withdrawn as a forest reserve without prior consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture: Provided further, That the foregoing provisions of this subsection shall not become effective unless and until the Village Corporation for the village of Klukwan shall quitclaim to Chilkat Indian Village, organized under the provisions of the Act of June 18, 1934 (48 Stat. 984), as amended by the Act of May 1, 1936 (49 Stat. 1250),11 See References in Text note below. all its right, title, and interest in the lands of the reservation defined in and vested by the Act of September 2, 1957 (71 Stat. 596), which lands are hereby conveyed and confirmed to said Chilkat Indian Village in fee simple absolute, free of trust and all restrictions upon alienation, encumbrance, or otherwise: Provided further, That the United States and the Village Corporation for the village of Klukwan shall also quitclaim to said Chilkat Indian Village any right or interest they may have in and to income derived from the reservation lands defined in and vested by the Act of September 2, 1957, after December 18, 1971, and prior to January 2, 1976.
(2) The lands withdrawn by the Secretary pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be located in the southeastern Alaska region and shall be of similar character and comparable value, to the extent possible, to those of the Chilkat Valley surrounding the village of Klukwan. Such withdrawal shall be made within six months of October 4, 1976, and the Village Corporation for the village of Klukwan shall select, within one year from the time that the withdrawal is made, and be conveyed, twenty-three thousand and forty acres. None of the lands withdrawn by the Secretary for selection by the Village Corporation for the village of Klukwan shall have been selected by, or be subject to an outstanding nomination for selection by, any other Native Corporation organized pursuant to this chapter, or located on Admiralty Island.
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section, Pub. L. 91–335, July 13, 1970, 84 Stat. 431, which related to distribution of certain judgment funds, authorized uses of such funds, and exemption of distributions from Federal and State income taxes, was omitted from the Code as being of special and not general application.
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On and after June 18, 1934, no land of any Indian reservation, created or set apart by treaty or agreement with the Indians, Act of Congress, Executive order, purchase, or otherwise, shall be allotted in severalty to any Indian.
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For the purposes of this chapter, the term—
**(a)** “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior;
**(b)** “Native” means a citizen of the United States who is a person of one-fourth degree or more Alaska Indian (including Tsimshian Indians not enrolled in the Metlaktla 11 So in original. Probably should be “Metlakatla”. Indian Community) Eskimo, or Aleut blood, or combination thereof. The term includes any Native as so defined either or both of whose adoptive parents are not Natives. It also includes, in the absence of proof of a minimum blood quantum, any citizen of the United States who is regarded as an Alaska Native by the Native village or Native group of which he claims to be a member and whose father or mother is (or, if deceased, was) regarded as Native by any village or group. Any decision of the Secretary regarding eligibility for enrollment shall be final;
**(c)** “Native village” means any tribe, band, clan, group, village, community, or association in Alaska listed in sections 1610 and 1615 of this title, or which meets the requirements of this chapter, and which the Secretary determines was, on the 1970 census enumeration date (as shown by the census or other evidence satisfactory to the Secretary, who shall make findings of fact in each instance), composed of twenty-five or more Natives;
**(d)** “Native group” means any tribe, band, clan, village, community, or village association of Natives in Alaska composed of less than twenty-five Natives, who comprise a majority of the residents of the locality;
**(e)** “Public lands” means all Federal lands and interests therein located in Alaska except: (1) the smallest practicable tract, as determined by the Secretary, enclosing land actually used in connection with the administration of any Federal instal
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Sections 5101, 5108, 5110, 5111, 5121, 5124, and 5129 of this title shall after May 1, 1936, apply to the Territory of Alaska: Provided, That groups of Indians in Alaska not recognized prior to May 1, 1936, as bands or tribes, but having a common bond of occupation, or association, or residence within a well-defined neighborhood, community, or rural district, may organize to adopt constitutions and bylaws and to receive charters of incorporation and Federal loans under sections 5113, 5123, and 5124 of this title.
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**(a) Description of withdrawn public lands; exceptions; National Wildlife Refuge lands exception; time of withdrawal**
(1) The following public lands are withdrawn, subject to valid existing rights, from all forms of appropriation under the public land laws, including the mining and mineral leasing laws, and from selection under the Alaska Statehood Act, as amended:
(A) The lands in each township that encloses all or part of any Native village identified pursuant to subsection (b);
(B) The lands in each township that is contiguous to or corners on the township that encloses all or part of such Native village; and
(C) The lands in each township that is contiguous to or corners on a township containing lands withdrawn by paragraph (B) of this subsection.
The following lands are excepted from such withdrawal: lands in the National Park System and lands withdrawn or reserved for national defense purposes other than Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 4.
(2) All lands located within the townships described in subsection (a)(1) hereof that have been selected by, or tentatively approved to, but not yet patented to, the State under the Alaska Statehood Act are withdrawn, subject to valid existing rights, from all forms of appropriation under the public land laws, including the mining and mineral leasing laws, and from the creation of third party interests by the State under the Alaska Statehood Act.
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(A) If the Secretary determines that the lands withdrawn by subsections (a)(1) and (2) hereof are insufficient to permit a Village or Regional Corporation to select the acreage it is entitled to select, the Secretary shall withdraw three times the deficiency from the nearest unreserved, vacant and unappropriated public lands. In making this withdrawal the Secretar
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**(a) Acreage limitation; proximity of selections and size of sections and units; waiver**
(1) During a period of three years from December 18, 1971, the Village Corporation for each Native village identified pursuant to [section 1610 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1610&num=0&edition=prelim) shall select, in accordance with rules established by the Secretary, all of the township or townships in which any part of the village is located, plus an area that will make the total selection equal to the acreage to which the village is entitled under [section 1613 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1613&num=0&edition=prelim). The selection shall be made from lands withdrawn by [section 1610(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1610/a&num=0&edition=prelim): Provided, That no Village Corporation may select more than 69,120 acres from lands withdrawn by [section 1610(a)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1610/a/2&num=0&edition=prelim), and not more than 69,120 acres from the National Wildlife Refuge System, and not more than 69,120 acres in a National Forest: Provided further, That when a Village Corporation selects the surface estate to lands within the National Wildlife Refuge System or Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 4, the Regional Corporation, for that region may select the subsurface estate in an equal acreage from other lands withdrawn in [section 1610(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1610/a&num=0&edition=prelim) within the region, if possible.
(2) Selections made under this subsectio
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**(a) Native villages listed in section 1610 and qualified for land benefits; patents for surface estates; issuance; acreage** Immediately after selection by a Village Corporation for a Native village listed in [section 1610 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1610&num=0&edition=prelim) which the Secretary finds is qualified for land benefits under this chapter, the Secretary shall issue to the Village Corporation a patent to the surface estate in the number of acres shown in the following table: If the village had on the 1970 censusenumeration date a Native populationbetween—It shall be entitled to a patent to an area of public lands equal to— 25 and 9969,120 acres. 100 and 19992,160 acres. 200 and 399115,200 acres. 400 and 599138,240 acres. 600 or more161,280 acres. The lands patented shall be those selected by the Village Corporation pursuant to [section 1611(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1611/a&num=0&edition=prelim). In addition, the Secretary shall issue to the Village Corporation a patent to the surface estate in the lands selected pursuant to [section 1611(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1611/b&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Native villages listed in section 1615 and qualified for land benefits; patents for surface estates; issuance; acreage** Immediately after selection by any Village Corporation for a Native village listed in [section 1615 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1615&num=0&edition=prelim) which the Secretary finds is qualified for land benefits under this chapter, the Secretary shall issue to the Village Corporation a
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**(a) Contract restrictions; percentage fee; enforcement; liens, executions, or judgments** None of the revenues granted by [section 1605 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1605&num=0&edition=prelim), and none of the lands granted by this chapter to the Regional and Village Corporation and to Native groups and individuals shall be subject to any contract which is based on a percentage fee of the value of all or some portion of the settlement granted by this chapter. Any such contract shall not be enforceable against any Native as defined by this chapter or any Regional or Village Corporation and the revenues and lands granted by this chapter shall not be subject to lien, execution or judgment to fulfill such a contract.
**(b) Patents for homesteads, headquarters sites, trade and manufacturing sites, or small tract sites; use and occupancy protection** The Secretary is directed to promptly issue patents to all persons who have made a lawful entry on the public lands in compliance with the public land laws for the purpose of gaining title to homesteads, headquarters sites, trade and manufacturing sites, or small tract sites ([43 U.S.C. 682](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section682&num=0&edition=prelim) 11 So in original. See References in Text note below.), and who have fulfilled all requirements of the law prerequisite to obtaining a patent. Any person who has made a lawful entry prior to August 31, 1971, for any of the foregoing purposes shall be protected in his right of use and occupancy until all the requirements of law for a patent have been met even though the lands involved have been reserved or withdrawn in accordance with Public Land Order 4582, as amended, or the wit
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**(a) Limitations concerning easements** With respect to lands conveyed to Native Corporations or Native Groups the Secretary shall reserve only those easements which are described in section 17(b)(1) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act [[43 U.S.C. 1616(b)(1)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1616/b/1&num=0&edition=prelim)] and shall be guided by the following principles:
(1) all easements should be designed so as to minimize their impact on Native life styles, and on subsistence uses; and
(2) each easement should be specifically located and described and should include only such areas as are necessary for the purpose or purposes for which the easement is reserved.
**(b) Acquisition of future easements** Whenever, after a conveyance has been made by this Act or under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act [[43 U.S.C. 1601](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1601&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], the Secretary determines that an easement not reserved at the time of conveyance or by operation of subsection (a) of this section is required for any purpose specified in section 17(b)(1) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, he is authorized to acquire such easement by purchase or otherwise. The acquisition of such an easement shall be deemed a public purpose for which the Secretary may exercise his exchange authority pursuant to section 22(f) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act [[43 U.S.C. 1621(f)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1621/f&num=0&edition=prelim)].
**(c) Status of certain lease offers** Offers for noncompetitive oil and gas leases under the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 [[30 U.S.C. 181](https://uscode.house.gov/view.x
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**(a) Optional procedure** The provisions of this section shall be applicable only to the conveyance of Federal lands described herein to a Native Corporation which within one hundred and eighty days after December 2, 1980, or the date of eligibility determination, whichever is later, files a document with the Secretary setting forth its election to receive conveyance pursuant to this section.
**(b) “Core” townships, etc.**
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(A) Except to the extent that conveyance of a surface estate would be inconsistent with section 12(a), 14(a), 14(b), or 22(l) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act [[43 U.S.C. 1611(a)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1611/a&num=0&edition=prelim), 1613(a), 1613(b), or 1621(l)], subject to valid existing rights and [section 1633(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1633/a&num=0&edition=prelim), there is hereby conveyed to and vested in each Village Corporation for a Native Village which is determined by the Secretary to be eligible for land under section 11 or 16 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act [[43 U.S.C. 1610](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1610&num=0&edition=prelim) or 1615] and which did not elect to acquire a former reserve under section 19(b) of such Act [[43 U.S.C. 1618(b)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1618/b&num=0&edition=prelim)], all of the right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the surface estate in the public lands, as defined in such Act [[43 U.S.C. 1601](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1601&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], in the township or townships withdrawn pu
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