118 STAT. 3587 PUBLIC LAW 108–452—DEC. 10, 2004 in the conveyance documents for easements previously reserved so that the easements provide the access intended by the original reservation. (d) CONSULTATION.—Before entering into an agreement under subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that the concerns or issues identified by the State and all Federal agencies potentially affected by the agreement are given consideration. (e) ERRORS.—Any Native Corporation entering into an agree- ment under subsection (a) shall receive any gain or bear any loss resulting from errors in prior surveys, protraction diagrams, or computation of the ownership of third parties on any land conveyed. (f) EFFECT.— (1) IN GENERAL.—An agreement under subsection (a) shall not— (A) affect the obligations of Native Corporations under prior agreements; or (B) result in a Native Corporation relinquishing valid selections of land in order to qualify for the withdrawal of other tracts of land. (2) EFFECT ON SUBSURFACE RIGHTS.—The terms of an agree- ment entered into under subsection (a) shall be binding on a Regional Corporation with respect to the location and quantity of subsurface rights of the Regional Corporation under section 14(f) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1613(f)). (3) EFFECT ON ENTITLEMENT.—Nothing in this section increases the entitlement provided to any Native Corporation under— (A) the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.); or (B) the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.). (g) BOUNDARIES OF A NATIVE VILLAGE.—An agreement entered into under subsection (a) may not define the boundaries of a Native Village. (h) AVAILABILITY OF AGREEMENTS.—An agreement entered into under subsection (a) shall be available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Department of the Interior. TITLE III—NATIVE ALLOTMENTS SEC. 301. CORRECTION OF CONVEYANCE DOCUMENTS. Section 18 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1617) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(d)(1) If an allotment application is valid or would have been approved under section 905 of the Alaska National Interests Lands Conservation Act (43 U.S.C. 1634) had the land described in the application been in Federal ownership on December 2, 1980, the Secretary may correct a conveyance to a Native Corporation or to the State that includes land described in the allotment applica- tion to exclude the described allotment land with the written concur- rence of the Native Corporation or the State. ‘‘(2) A written concurrence shall— ‘‘(A) include a finding that the land description proposed by the Secretary is acceptable; and VerDate 11-MAY-2000 13:54 Nov 10, 2005 Jkt 029194 PO 00000 Frm 00121 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 C:\STATUTES\2004\29194PT4.001 APPS10 PsN: 29194PT4
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