PUBLIC LAW 96-487—DEC. 2, 1980
94 STAT. 2537
Township 10 south, range 10 west, sections 19 through 36; Township 11 south, range 5 west, sections 1 through 18; Township 11 south, range 6 west, sections 1 through 18; Township 11 south, range 7 west, sections 1 through 21, 28 through 33; Township 11 south, range 8 west, sections 1 through 36 Township 11 south, range 9 west, sections 1 through 36 Township 11 south, range 10 west, sections 1 through 36 Township 11 south, range 11 west, sections 1 through 36 Township 11 south, range 12 west, sections 1 through 36 Township 11 south, range 13 west, sections 1 through 36 Township 12 south, range 8 west, partial, sections 1 through 24 Township 12 south, range 9 west, partial, sections 1 through 24 Township 12 south, range 10 west, partial, sections 1 through 24; Township 12 south, range 11 west, sections 1 through 16, 21 through 28; Township 12 south, range 12 west, sections 1 through 12, 17 through 20,29,30; Township 12 south, range 13 west, sections 1 through 30; Kateel River Meridian Township 34 north, range 16 east, sections 7 through 24; Township 34 north, range 17 east, sections 7 through 24; and Township 34 north, range 18 east, sections 7, 8, 17 through 20. (e) ACQUISITION AND EXCHANGE AUTHORITY.—(1) The Secretary is
authorized, in order to carry out the purposes of this Act, to acquire by purchase or exchange any of the following described lands which have been or may hereafter be conveyed to Arctic Slope Regional Corporation pursuant to subsection (c)(2) of this section or pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act:
43 USC 1601 note.
Umiat Meridian Township 12 south, range 8 east, sections 1 through 36; Township 12 south, range 7 east, sections 7 through 36; Township 12 south, range 6 east, sections 10 through 15, 22 through 27,34 through 36; Township 13 south, range 7 east, sections 1 through 18; Township 13 south, range 6 east, sections 1 through 18; Township 12 south, range 11 west, sections 17 through 20, 29, 30; and Township 12 south, range 12 west, sections 13 through 16, 21 through 28. Kateel River Meridian Township 34 north, range 18 east, sections 9 through 16, 21 through 24. (2) Lands specified in paragraph (1) of this subsection may be acquired for such purposes only with the consent of Arctic Slope Regional Corporation. If such lands are so acquired by the Secretary, or if any such lands are not conveyed to Arctic Slope Regional Corporation, such lands shall become, and be administered as, a part of Gates of the Arctic National Park; the boundaries of the Park shall thereby be deemed to include such lands to the same extent as if the lands were included within such boundaries by this Act: Provided, That no such boundary change shall take effect until ninety days after the Secretary provides notice in writing to the Congress of his
Boundary change, notification to Congress.
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