Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 106 Part 4.djvu/403

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PUBLIC LAW 102-489—OCT. 24, 1992 106 STAT. 3139 "(ii) the time limit for filing a petition for judicial review under that chapter has expired and no petition has beenfiled;or "(iii) a final determination on any such petition is issued. "(3) For purposes of this subsection, a determination is final only if all rights to appeal the determination, or to request a review, rehearing, or redetermination of the matter that is the subject of the determination, have been exhausted or have lapsed. "(4) The Koniag Lands shall be included in the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge as of the date of the acceptance of the conveyance of those landsfi:omKoniag.". (b) LANDS EXCHANGED TO KONIAG.— Section 2(b) of the Boundary Act is amended to read as follows: "(b) LANDS EXCHANGED TO KONIAG.— In exchange for the Koniag Lands conveyed under subsection (a)(D, the Secretary shall, subject to valid existing rights and notwithstanding any other provision of law, convey to Koniag from within the Identified lands, land selected by Koniag with a total assigned value, as determined in accordance with section 3, equal to the sum of the value of the Koniag Lands, plus one-half of the cost of all appraisals performed under section 3. Such conveyance shall be by quitclaim deed, based upon a metes and boimds description of the land to be conveyed.". SEC. 4. ASSIGNMENT OF VALUES. (a) APPRAISALS.—Section 3(a) of the Boimdary Act is amended to read as follows:

    • (a) APPRAISALS. —(1) Not later than 60 days afl»r the date

of the enactment of the Koniag Lands Conveyance Amendments of 1991, the Secretary and Koniag shall each select an appraiser who shall independently perform an appraisal of the fair market value of the Koniag Lands and of the Identified lands. "(2) Each appraiser selected under paragraph (1)— "(A) shall be a member of or certified by the Appraisal Foundation, and "(B) shall have a professional designation compatible with the valuation to be performed. "(3) Appraisals under this subsection shall be performed in conformity with the standards of the Appraisal Foundation. Any special instruction regarding the performance of the appraisals shall be issued only upon the mutual agreement of Koniag and the Secretary. (4)(A) Koniag shall bear the cost of all such appraisals, but shall be reimbursed by the United States for one-half of such costs— "(i) in land, in accordance with subsection (b)(2), or "(ii) in accordance with subparagraph (B). "(B) The Secretary shall pay to Koniag an amount equal to one-half of the costs of appraisals performed pursuant to this section, if—- "(i) the values assigned by the Secretary pursuant to subsection (c) are difilerent than— "(I) the values determined by the review appraiser pursuant to subsection (b)(2), or 16 USC 668dd note. 16 USC 668<id note.