Sec. 523. NOTICE OF CERTIFICATION
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## SEC. 523 NOTICE OF CERTIFICATION Section 105 of the Pribilof Islands Transition Act (16 U.S.C. 1161 note; Public Law 106-562) is amended— ####
(1)in subsection (a)(1), by striking “The Secretary” and inserting “Notwithstanding paragraph
(2)and effective beginning on the date the Secretary publishes the notice of certification required by subsection (b)(5), the Secretary”; ####
(2)in subsection (b)— #####
(A)in paragraph (1)(A), by striking “section 205 of the Fur Seal Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 1165)” and inserting “section 205(a) of the Fur Seal Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 1165(a))”; and #####
(B)by adding at the end the following: > > #### “(5) Notice of certification > > The Secretary shall promptly publish and submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate notice that the certification described in paragraph
(2)has been made.” > ; and ####
(3)in subsection (c)— #####
(A)in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “makes the certification described in subsection (b)(2)” and inserting “publishes the notice of certification required by subsection (b)(5)”; and #####
(B)in paragraph (1), by striking “Section 205” and inserting “Subsections (a), (b), (c), and
(d)of section 205”; ####
(4)by redesignating subsection
(e)as subsection (g); and ####
(5)by inserting after subsection
(d)the following: > > ### “(e) Notifications > > > #### “(1) In general > > Not later than 30 days after the Secretary makes a determination under subsection
(f)that land on St. Paul Island, Alaska, not specified for transfer in the document entitled ‘Transfer of Property on the Pribilof Islands: Descriptions, Terms and Conditions’ or section 522 of the Pribilof Island Transition Completion Act of 2015 is in excess of the needs of the Secretary and the Federal Government, the Secretary shall notify the Alaska native village corporation for St. Paul Island of the determination. > > > #### “(2) Election to receive > > Not later than 60 days after the date receipt of the notification of the Secretary under subsection (a), the Alaska native village corporation for St. Paul Island shall notify the Secretary in writing whether the Alaska native village corporation elects to receive all right, title, and interest in the land or a portion of the land. > > > #### “(3) Transfer > > If the Alaska native village corporation provides notice under paragraph
(2)that the Alaska native village corporation elects to receive all right, title and interest in the land or a portion of the land, the Secretary shall transfer all right, title, and interest in the land or portion to the Alaska native village corporation at no cost. > > > #### “(4) Other disposition > > If the Alaska native village corporation does not provide notice under paragraph
(2)that the Alaska native village corporation elects to receive all right, title, and interest in the land or a portion of the land, the Secretary may dispose of the land in accordance with other applicable law. > > > ### “(f) Determination > > > #### “(1) In general > > Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this subsection and not less than once every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary shall determine whether property located on St. Paul Island and not transferred to the Natives of the Pribilof Islands is in excess of the smallest practicable tract enclosing land— > > > ##### “(A) > > needed by the Secretary for the purposes of carrying out the Fur Seal Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.); > > > ##### “(B) > > in the case of land withdrawn by the Secretary on behalf of other Federal agencies, needed for carrying out the missions of those agencies for which land was withdrawn; or > > > ##### “(C) > > actually used by the Federal Government in connection with the administration of any Federal installation on St. Paul Island. > > > #### “(2) Report of determination > > When a determination is made under subsection (a), the Secretary shall report the determination to— > > > ##### “(A) > > the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives; > > > ##### “(B) > > the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and > > > ##### “(C) > > the Alaska native village corporation for St. Paul Island.” > .
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