Sec. 6. Admiralty Island National Monument land exchange
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In this section: The term Sealaska means the Sealaska Corporation, a Regional Native Corporation established under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq. ). The term Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture. If Sealaska relinquishes to the United States all right, title, and interest in and to the land described in subsection (c)(1), the Secretary, not later than 90 days after the date of the relinquishment, shall convey to Sealaska all right, title, and interest in and to the land described in subsection (c)(2). The land to be relinquished by Sealaska to the United States under subsection
(b)is the subsurface estate to the approximately 23,000 acres of subsurface land depicted as Sealaska Lands to U.S. Forest Service on the map entitled Sealaska Land Exchange—Sealaska Admiralty Island National Monument Lands and dated March 10, 2016. The Federal land to be conveyed to Sealaska under subsection
(b)is the surface and subsurface estate to the approximately 8,872.5 acres of Federal land and the surface estate to approximately 5,145 acres of Federal land depicted as U.S. Forest Service Land to Sealaska on the map entitled Sealaska Land Exchange—U.S. Forest Service Lands and dated March 10, 2016. Subject to valid rights in existence on the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal land described in subsection (c)(2) is withdrawn from— all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. The maps described in subsection
(c)shall be maintained on file in— the office of the Chief of the Forest Service; the office of the Secretary of the Interior; and the Alaska Regional Office of the Forest Service. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Federal land conveyed to Sealaska under subsection
(b)shall be considered to be a conveyance made under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq. ) on the date of enactment of that Act.
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Admiralty Island National Monument land exchange
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