43 U.S.C. § 1632 — Statute of limitations on decisions of Sec-

Page 504 TITLE 43—PUBLIC LANDS § 1632 after December 2, 1980’’ for ‘‘seven years after Decem- ber 2, 1980’’ in two places. Pub. L. 99–258 substituted ‘‘six years after the date of execution’’ for ‘‘five years after the date of execution’’ in two places. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives changed to Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives on Jan. 5, 1993, by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Third Congress. CONSTRUCTION Pub. L. 100–395, title I, § 102, Aug. 16, 1988, 102 Stat. 980, provided that: ‘‘Nothing in this Act [amending this section and section 3192 of Title 16, Conservation, and enacting provisions set out as notes under this section] shall amend or alter any land exchange agreement to which the United States is a party, or any statute, in- cluding but not limited to the Act of January 2, 1976 (89 Stat. 1151) and section 506(c) of the Alaska National In- terest Lands Conservation Act (94 Stat. 2409; Public Law 96–487), that authorizes, ratifies or implements such an agreement.’’ REPORT TO CONGRESS Pub. L. 100–395, title I, § 103, Aug. 16, 1988, 102 Stat. 980, directed Secretary of the Interior to prepare a re- port that assesses the effects of the implementation of section 101 of Pub. L. 100–395 (amending this section) on Conservation System Units as defined in 16 U.S.C. 3102(4) and makes recommendations for appropriate ac- tion, specified scope of the report, and directed Sec- retary, within one year after Aug. 16, 1988, to submit a report to Congress. DEFINITIONS For definition of the terms ‘‘land’’, ‘‘Federal land’’, ‘‘public lands’’, ‘‘conservation system unit’’, ‘‘Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act’’, ‘‘Native Corporation’’, ‘‘Regional Corporation’’, ‘‘Village Corporation’’, ‘‘Urban Corporation’’, ‘‘Native Group’’, ‘‘Native land’’, ‘‘Secretary’’, ‘‘wilderness’’ and ‘‘National Wilderness Preservation System’’, ‘‘Alaska Statehood Act’’, ‘‘State’’, ‘‘Alaska Native’’ or ‘‘Native’’, ‘‘fish and wild- life’’, and ‘‘take’’ or ‘‘taking’’ as used in this chapter, including sections 1639 to 1641 of this title, as having the same meaning as they have in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, section 1601 et seq. of this title, and the Alaska Statehood Act, Pub. L. 85–508, July 7, 1958, 72 Stat. 339, set out as a note preceding section 21 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions, see sec- tion 3102 of Title 16, Conservation. § 1632. Statute of limitations on decisions of Sec- retary and reconveyance of land by Village Corporation (a) Except for administrative determinations of navigability for purposes of determining own- ership of submerged lands under the Submerged Lands Act [43 U.S.C. 1301 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 et seq.] shall not be subject to judi- cial review unless such action is initiated before a court of competent jurisdiction within two years after the day the Secretary’s decision be- comes final or December 2, 1980, whichever is later: Provided, That the party seeking such re- view shall first exhaust any administrative ap- peal 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)] shall not be subject to judicial review unless such action is initiated before a court of com- petent jurisdiction within one year after the date of the filing of the map of boundaries as provided for in regulations promulgated by the Secretary. (Pub. L. 96–487, title IX, § 902, Dec. 2, 1980, 94 Stat. 2433.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Submerged Lands Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is Act May 22, 1953, ch. 65, 67 Stat. 29, which is classified generally to subchapters I and II (§§ 1301 et seq., 1311 et seq.) of chapter 29 of this title. For complete classifica- tion of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1301 of this title and Tables. This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original ‘‘this title’’, meaning title IX of Pub. L. 96–487, Dec. 2, 1980, 94 Stat. 2430, which enacted this chapter, amended sections 1614 and 1620 of this title, and amend- ed provisions set out as notes under section 1611 of this title and preceding section 21 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions. For complete classification of title IX to the code, see Tables. The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 92–203, Dec. 18, 1971, 85 Stat. 688, which is classified generally to chapter 33 (§ 1601 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under sec- tion 1601 of this title and Tables. § 1633. Administrative provisions (a) Limitations concerning easements With respect to lands conveyed to Native Cor- porations or Native Groups the Secretary shall reserve only those easements which are de- scribed in section 17(b)(1) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act [43 U.S.C. 1616(b)(1)] 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 lo- cated 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 et seq.], the Sec- retary determines that an easement not re- served at the time of conveyance or by oper- ation 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 pur- chase 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)]. (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 et seq.] which were filed but which did not result in the issuance of a lease on or before De- cember 18, 1971, on lands selected by, and con- veyed before, on, or after December 2, 1980, to,