118 STAT. 3594 PUBLIC LAW 108–452—DEC. 10, 2004 under section 906(f)(1) of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (43 U.S.C. 1635(f)(1)). (B) RELINQUISHMENT.— (i) IN GENERAL.—The State shall relinquish any selections that exceed the 125 percent limitation. (ii) FAILURE TO RELINQUISH.—If the State fails to relinquish a selection under clause (i), the Secretary shall reject the selection. (5) LOWER-PRIORITY SELECTIONS.—Notwithstanding the prioritization of selection applications under paragraph (1), if the Secretary reserves sufficient entitlements for the top-filed selections, the Secretary may continue to convey lower-priority selections. (b) DEADLINE FOR PRIORITIZATION.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The State shall irrevocably prioritize sufficient selections to allow the Secretary to complete transfer of 101,000,000 acres by September 30, 2009. (2) REPRIORITIZATION.—Any selections remaining after Sep- tember 30, 2009, may be reprioritized. (c) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary may, using amounts made available to carry out this Act, provide financial assistance to other Federal agencies, the State, and Native Corporations and entities to assist in completing the transfer of land by September 30, 2009. TITLE V—ALASKA LAND CLAIMS HEARINGS AND APPEALS SEC. 501. ALASKA LAND CLAIMS HEARINGS AND APPEALS. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary may establish a field office of the Office of Hearings and Appeals in the State to decide matters within the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior involving hearings and appeals, and other review functions of the Secretary regarding land transfer decisions and Indian probates in the State. (b) APPOINTMENTS.—For purposes of carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall appoint administrative law judges selected in accordance with section 3105 of title 5, United States Code, and members of the Interior Board of Land Appeals. TITLE VI—REPORT AND AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS SEC. 601. REPORT. (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the status of the implementation of this Act. (b) CONTENTS.—The report shall— (1) describe the status of conveyances to Alaska Natives, Native Corporations, and the State; and (2) include recommendations for completing the convey- ances required by this Act. VerDate 11-MAY-2000 13:54 Nov 10, 2005 Jkt 029194 PO 00000 Frm 00128 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 C:\STATUTES\2004\29194PT4.001 APPS10 PsN: 29194PT4
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