118 STAT. 3583 PUBLIC LAW 108–452—DEC. 10, 2004 ‘‘(2) The combined entitlement under paragraph (1) may be fulfilled from selections under subsection (a) or (b) without regard to the entitlement specified in the selection application. ‘‘(3) All selections under a combined entitlement under para- graph (1) shall be adjudicated and conveyed in compliance with this Act. ‘‘(4) Except in a case in which a survey has been contracted for before the date of enactment of this subsection, the combination of entitlements under paragraph (1) shall not require separate patents or surveys, to distinguish between conveyances made to a Village Corporation under subsections (a) and (b).’’. SEC. 203. AUTHORITY TO CONVEY BY WHOLE SECTION. Section 14(d) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1613(d)) is amended— (1) by striking ‘‘(d) the Secretary’’ and inserting the fol- lowing: ‘‘(d)(1) The Secretary’’; and (2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(2) For purposes of applying the rule of approximation under this section, the largest legal subdivision that may be conveyed in excess of the applicable acreage limitation specified in subsection (a) shall be— ‘‘(A) in the case of land managed by the Bureau of Land Management that is not within a conservation system unit, the next whole section; ‘‘(B) in the case of land managed by an agency other than the Bureau of Land Management that is not within a conservation system unit, the next quarter-section and only with concurrence of the agency; or ‘‘(C) in the case of land within a conservation system unit, a quarter of a quarter section, and if the land is managed by an agency other than the Bureau of Land Management, only with the concurrence of that agency. ‘‘(3)(A) If the Secretary determines pursuant to paragraph (2) that an entitlement of a Village Corporation (other than a Village Corporation listed in section 16(a)) or a Regional Corporation may be fulfilled by conveying a specific tract of surveyed or unsurveyed land, the Secretary and the affected Village or Regional Corporation may enter into an agreement providing that all land entitlements under this Act shall be deemed satisfied by conveyance of the specifically identified and agreed upon tract of land. ‘‘(B) An agreement entered into under subparagraph (A) shall be— ‘‘(i) in writing; ‘‘(ii) executed by the Secretary and the Village or Regional Corporation; and ‘‘(iii) authorized by a corporate resolution adopted by the affected Village or Regional Corporation. ‘‘(C) After execution of an agreement under subparagraph (A) and conveyance of the agreed upon tract to the affected Village or Regional Corporation— ‘‘(i) the Secretary shall not make any further adjustments to calculations relating to acreage entitlements of the Village or Regional Corporation; and ‘‘(ii) the Village or Regional Corporation shall not be enti- tled to any further conveyances under this Act. Applicability. VerDate 11-MAY-2000 13:54 Nov 10, 2005 Jkt 029194 PO 00000 Frm 00117 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 C:\STATUTES\2004\29194PT4.001 APPS10 PsN: 29194PT4
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