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43 U.S.C. § 1641 — Conveyances to Village Corporations
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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et seq.], in the township or townships withdrawn pu
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**(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 pursuant to section 11(a)(1) or 16(a) of such Act [[43 U.S.C. 1610(a)(1)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1610/a/1&num=0&edition=prelim) or 1615(a)] in which all or any part of such Village is located. As used in this paragraph the term “Native Village” has the same meaning such term has in section 3(c) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act [[43 U.S.C. 1602(c)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1602/c&num=0&edition=prelim)].
(B) Where two or more Village Corporations are entitled to the same land by virtue of the same township or townships embracing all or part of the Native Villages, the conveyance made by paragraph (A) shall not be effective as to such lands until an arbitration decision or other binding agreement between or among the Corporations is filed with and published by the Secretary. Within thirty days of receipt of such decision or agreement, the Secretary shall publish notice of the decision or agreement in the Federal Register. Effective with such publication, title to the lands conveyed by subparagraph (A) shall vest in the Village Corporation as specified in the decision or agreement. For purposes of [section 1632 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1632&num=0&edition=prelim), until title vests in the Village Corporation pursuant to this subparagraph, the Secretary shall consider the entire acreage involved chargeable to each Corporation’s entitlement.
(2) Except to the extent that conveyance of a surface estate would be inconsistent with section 12(a), 14(a), 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), 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 of such Act [[43 U.S.C. 1610](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1610&num=0&edition=prelim)], 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 township or townships withdrawn pursuant to section 11(a)(2) of such Act [[43 U.S.C. 1610(a)(2)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1610/a/2&num=0&edition=prelim)] in which all or any part of such village is located: Provided, That any such land reserved to or selected by the State of Alaska under the Acts of March 4, 1915 (38 Stat. 1214), as amended, January 21, 1929 (45 Stat. 1091), as amended, or July 28, 1956 (70 Stat. 709), and lands selected by the State which have been tentatively approved to the State under section 6(g) of the Alaska Statehood Act and as to which the State, prior to December 18, 1971, had conditionally granted title to, or contracts to purchase, the surface estate to third parties, including cities and boroughs within the State, and such reservations, selections, grants, and contracts had not expired or been relinquished or revoked by December 2, 1980, shall not be conveyed by operation of this paragraph: And provided further, That the provisions of subparagraph (1)(B) of this subsection shall apply to the conveyances under this paragraph.
(3) 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 which, by December 2, 1980, is determined by the Secretary to be eligible 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.] to, and has elected to, acquire title to any estate pursuant to section 19(b) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 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 estates in a reserve, as such reserve existed on December 18, 1971, which was set aside for the use or benefit of the stockholders or members of such Corporation before December 18, 1971. Nothing in this paragraph shall apply to the Village Corporation for the Native village of Klukwan, which Corporation shall receive those rights granted to it by the Act of January 2, 1976 (Public Law 94–204) as amended by the Act of October 4, 1976 (Public Law 94–456).
(4) 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), and except where such lands are within a National Wildlife Refuge or the National Petroleum Reserve—Alaska, for which the Regional Corporation obtains in-lieu rights pursuant to section 12(a)(1) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act [[43 U.S.C. 1611(a)(1)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1611/a/1&num=0&edition=prelim)], there is hereby conveyed to and vested in each Regional Corporation which, as a result of a conveyance of a surface estate by operation of paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection, is entitled under section 14(f) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act [[43 U.S.C. 1613(f)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1613/f&num=0&edition=prelim)] to receive the subsurface estate corresponding to such surface estate, all of the right, title, and interest of the United States in and to such subsurface estate.
**(c) Documents** As soon as possible after December 2, 1980, the Secretary shall issue to each Native Corporation referred to in subsection (b) interim conveyances or patents to the estate or estates conveyed to such Corporation by such subsection, but title shall be deemed to have passed on the date of the filing of a document of election described in subsection (a), notwithstanding any delay in the issuance of the interim conveyances or patents.
**(d) Reconveyances; disputes** A Village Corporation’s obligation to reconvey lands under section 14(c) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act [[43 U.S.C. 1613(c)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1613/c&num=0&edition=prelim)] shall arise only upon receipt of an interim conveyance or patent, whichever is earlier, under subsection (c) of this section or under 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.]. For purposes of 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.], legislative conveyances made by, or interim conveyances and patents issued pursuant to, this title shall have the same effect as if issued pursuant to sections 14(a), 14(b), 14(f), and 19(b) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act [[43 U.S.C. 1613(a)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1613/a&num=0&edition=prelim), 1613(b), 1613(f), and 1618(b)] and shall be deemed to have been so issued. Disputes between or among Native Corporations arising from conveyances under this Act shall be resolved by a board of arbitrators of a type described in section 12(e) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act [[43 U.S.C. 1611(e)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1611/e&num=0&edition=prelim)] pertaining to disputes over land selection rights and the boundaries of Village Corporations.
**(e) Existing rights** All conveyances made by operation of this section shall be subject to the terms and conditions of 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.] as if such conveyances or patents had been made or issued pursuant to that Act.
**(f) Easements** For a period of one year from December 2, 1980, the Secretary may identify and issue a decision to reserve in the patent those easements, pursuant to section 17(b)(3) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act [[43 U.S.C. 1616(b)(3)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1616/b/3&num=0&edition=prelim)], which are described in section 17(b)(1) of such 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)] on lands conveyed by this section, but the Secretary shall not reserve a greater number of easements or more land for a particular easement or easements than is reasonably necessary and he shall be guided by the principles of [section 1633 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1633&num=0&edition=prelim). Upon the finality of the decision so issued, such easements shall be reserved in the conveyance document or documents issued by the Secretary as required by this section.
**(g) “Native Corporation” defined** For purposes of this section, the term “Native Corporation” means Village Corporations and Regional Corporations.
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**(a)** Except for administrative determinations of navigability for purposes of determining ownership of submerged lands under the Submerged Lands Act [[43 U.S.C. 1301](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1301&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq., 1311 et seq.], a decision of the Secretary under this chapter or 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.] shall not be subject to judicial review unless such action is initiated before a court of competent jurisdiction within two years after the day the Secretary’s decision becomes final or December 2, 1980, whichever is later: Provided, That the party seeking such review shall first exhaust any administrative appeal rights.
**(b)** Decisions made by a Village Corporation to reconvey land under section 14(c) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act [[43 U.S.C. 1613(c)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1613/c&num=0&edition=prelim)] shall not be subject to judicial review unless such action is initiated before a court of competent jurisdiction within one year after the date of the filing of the map of boundaries as provided for in regulations promulgated by the Secretary.
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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) 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) Restrictions** The lands appropriated by [section 851 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section851&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be selected from any unappropriated, surveyed or unsurveyed public lands within the State where such losses or deficiencies occur subject to the following restrictions:
(1) No lands mineral in character may be selected by a State except to the extent that the selection is being made as indemnity for mineral lands lost to the State because of appropriation before title could pass to the State;
(2) No lands on a known geologic structure of a producing oil or gas field may be selected except to the extent that the selection is being made as indemnity for lands on such a structure lost to the State because of appropriation before title could pass to the State; and
(3) Land subject to a mineral lease or permit may be selected if none of the land subject to that lease or permit is in a producing or producible status, subject, however, to the restrictions and conditions of the preceding and following paragraphs of this subsection.
(4) If a selection is consummated as to a portion but not all of the lands subject to any mineral lease or permit, then, as to such portion and for so long only as such lease or permit or any lease issued pursuant to such permit shall remain in effect, there shall be automatically reserved to the United States the mineral or minerals for which the lease or permit was issued, together with such further rights as may be necessary for the full and complete enjoyment of all rights, privileges and benefits under or with respect to the lease or permit: Provided, however, That after approval of the selection the Secretary of the Interior shall determine what portion of any
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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) 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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### Statutory Notes
Section, acts Mar. 4, 1915, ch. 181, § 1, 38 Stat. 1214; Mar. 5, 1952, ch. 80, §§ 1–3, 66 Stat. 14; Aug. 5, 1953, ch. 323, 67 Stat. 364; Aug. 2, 1956, ch. 892, 70 Stat. 954; Aug. 27, 1958, Pub. L. 85–771, § 3, 72 Stat. 929, made reservation of certain lands for educational purposes, covered disposition of proceeds or income derived from reserved lands, and set out exclusion of certain lands.
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Congress finds and declares that—
**(a)** there is an immediate need for a fair and just settlement of all claims by Natives and Native groups of Alaska, based on aboriginal land claims;
**(b)** the settlement should be accomplished rapidly, with certainty, in conformity with the real economic and social needs of Natives, without litigation, with maximum participation by Natives in decisions affecting their rights and property, without establishing any permanent racially defined institutions, rights, privileges, or obligations, without creating a reservation system or lengthy wardship or trusteeship, and without adding to the categories of property and institutions enjoying special tax privileges or to the legislation establishing special relationships between the United States Government and the State of Alaska;
**(c)** no provision of this chapter shall replace or diminish any right, privilege, or obligation of Natives as citizens of the United States or of Alaska, or relieve, replace, or diminish any obligation of the United States or of the State or 11 So in original. Probably should be “of”. Alaska to protect and promote the rights or welfare of Natives as citizens of the United States or of Alaska; the Secretary is authorized and directed, together with other appropriate agencies of the United States Government, to make a study of all Federal programs primarily designed to benefit Native people and to report back to the Congress with his recommendations for the future management and operation of these programs within three years of December 18, 1971;
**(d)** no provision of this chapter shall constitute a precedent for reopening, renegotiating, or legislating upon any past settlement involving land claims or other matters with any Native organizations, or any
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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.
(3)
(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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TITLE 43—PUBLIC LANDS
§ 1600l
1 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘of’’.
§ 1600l. Authorization of appropriations
There is authorized to be appropriated to the
Department of the Interior $600,000, through the
end of fiscal year 1990, in addition to any other
funds now available to the Department to dis-
charge its duties to implement sections 1600b to
1600k of this title and section 4029 of title 42:
Provided, That by mutual agreement, such funds
shall be made available to the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency to discharge its du-
ties under section 4029 of title 42: Provided fur-
ther, That the provisions of sections 1600d and
1600e of this title shall not be affected by this
section: And Provided further, in addition, Indian
tribes may be eligible under Public Law 93–638
[25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.] to contract for studies of
Indian lands required under the provisions of
this chapter.
(Pub. L. 99–450, § 15, Oct. 8, 1986, 100 Stat. 1136.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
Public Law 93–638, referred to in text, is Pub. L.
93–638, Jan. 4, 1975, 88 Stat. 2203, known as the Indian
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act,
which is classified principally to chapter 46 (§ 5301 et
seq.) of Title 25, Indians. For complete classification of
this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under
section 5301 of Title 25 and Tables.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
For transfer of all functions, personnel, assets, com-
ponents, authorities, grant programs, and liabilities of
the Federal Emergency Management Agency, including
the functions of the Under Secretary for Federal Emer-
gency Management relating thereto, to the Federal
Emergency Management Agency, see section 315(a)(1)
of Title 6, Domestic
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