Sec. 1417. pribilof islands acquisition authority

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## Sec. 1417 pribilof islands acquisition authority ###

(a)Congress finds and declares that— ####

(1)certain cliff areas on Saint Paul Island and Saint George Island of the Pribilof Islands group in the Bering Sea and the entirety of Otter Island, and Walrus Island, are used by numerous species of migratory birds, several of them unique, as rookeries; ####

(2)these areas are of singularly high value for such birds; ####

(3)these cliff areas, from the line of mean high tide to and including the bluff and areas island from them, and the entirety of otter Island, and Walrus Island, aggregating approximately eight thousand acres, properly ought to be made and be managed as part or parts of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge free of any claims of Native Corporation ownership; and ####

(4)this can best be accomplished through purchase by the United States. ###

(b)The Secretary is authorized and directed to acquire the lands described in subsection (a)(3) of this section on the terms of and conditions set forth in the Agreement known as the “Pribilof Terms and Conditions”, between Tanadgusix, Incorporated, Tanaq, Incorporated, the Aleut Corporation, and the Department of the Interior, incorporated as an Attachment of the Interior, dated August 4, 1980, file reference FWS 1366, addressed to the Aleut, Tanadgusix, and Tanaq Corporations. The “Pribilof Terms and Conditions,” as referenced in this subsection, are hereby ratified as to the duties and obligations of the United States and its agencies, Tanadgusix, Incorporated, Tanaq, Incorporated, and the Aleut Corporation: *Provided,* That the “Pribilof Terms and Conditions” may be modified or amended, upon the written agreement of all parties thereto and appropriate notification in writing to the appropriate committees of the Congress, without further action by the Congress. Upon acquisition by the United States, the lands described in such subsection (a)(3) shall be incorporated within, and made a subunit of, the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge and administered accordingly. ###

(c)There are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the purposes of this section, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the acquisition of such lands, not to exceed $7,500,000, to remain available until expended, and without regard to fiscal year limitation. ###

(d)The land or money exchanged under this section shall be deemed to be property exchanged within the meaning of section 21(c) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.