Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 112 Part 4.djvu/293

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PUBLIC LAW 105-277—OCT. 21, 1998 112 STAT. 2681-264 (I) any damage to a crop or tangible improvement of the surface owner that results from activity under the mineral lease; and (II) any permanent loss of income to the surface owner due to loss or impairment of grazing use or of other uses of the land by the surface owner at the time of commencement of activity under the mineral lease. (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.— In the case of the land conveyed by United States patent No. 49-71-0065, this section takes effect January 1, 1997. SEC. 133. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Tribal Self-Governance Act (25 U.S.C. § 458aa et seq.) is amended 25 USC 458ff. at §458fif(c) by inserting "450c(d)," following the word "sections". SEC. 134. CORRECTION TO COASTAL BARRIER RESOURCES SYSTEM I6 USC 3503 MAP. (a) IN GENERAL.— Not later than 30 days after the date note. of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall make such corrections to the map described in subsection (b) as are necessary to restore on that map the September 30, 1982, boimdary for Unit M09 on the portion of Edisto Island located immediately to the south and west of the Jeremy Cay Causeway. (b) MAP DESCRIBED. — The map described in this subsection is the map included in a set of maps entitled "Coastal Barrier Resources System", dated October 24, 1990, that relates to the unit of the Coastal Barrier Resources System entitled "Edisto Complex M09/M09P". SEC. 135. KATMAI NATIONAL PARK LAND EXCHANGE, (a) RATIFI- 16 USC 4iohh-i CATION OF AGREEMENT. — note. (1) RATIFICATION.— (A) IN GENERAL.— The terms, conditions, procedures, covenants, reservations, and other provisions set forth in the document entitled "Agreement for the Sale, Purchase and Conveyance of Lands between the Heirs, Designees and/or Assigns of Palakia Melgenak and the United States of America" (hereinafter referred to in this section as the "Agreement"), executed by its signatories, including the heirs, designees and/or assigns of Palakia Melgenak (hereinafter referred to in this section as the "Heirs") effective on September 1, 1998 are authorized, ratified and confirmed, and set forth the obligations and commitments of the United States and all other signatories, as a matter of Federal law. (B) NATIVE ALLOTMENT. —Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, all lands described in section 2(c) of the Agreement for conveyance to the Heirs shall be deemed a replacement transaction under "An Act to relieve restricted Indians in the Five Civilized Tribes whose nontaxable lands are required for State, county or municipal improvements or sold to other persons or for other purposes" (25 U.S.C. 409a, 46 Stat. 1471), as amended, and the Secretary shall convey such lands by a patent consistent with the terms of the Agreement and subject to the same restraints on alienation and tax-exempt status as provided for Native allotments pursuant to "An Act authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to allot homesteads to the natives of Alaska" (34 Stat. 197), as amended, repealed by section 18(a) the Alaska Native Claims