PUBLIC LAW 101-622—NOV. 21, 1990 104 STAT. 3347 Public Law 101-622 101st Congress An Act To authorize modification of the boundaries of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. For the purposes of this Act, the term— (1) Koniag" means Koniag, Incorporated, an Alaska Native Corporation established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971 (85 Stat. 688), as amended; (2) "limited general warranty deed" means a general warranty deed which is, with respect to its warranties, limited to that portion of the chain of title from the moment of conveyance from the United States to Koniag to and including the moment at which such title is validly reconveyed to the United States of America and its assigns; and (3) "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior acting through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. SEC. 2. LANDS TO BE EXCHANGED. (a) LANDS EXCHANGED TO THE UNITED STATES.—(1) The Secretary is directed to accept from Koniag a conveyance by limited general warranty deed of the surface and subsurface rights to approximately two hundred and nine acres of land on Kodiak Island, Alaska, designated "Koniag Lands" upon a map entitled "Koniag Land Exchange", dated September 4, 1990, and available for inspection in appropriate offices of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. (2) The lands described in paragraph (1) shall be included in the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge as of the date of the acceptance of the conveyance from Koniag. (b) LANDS EXCHANGED TO KONIAG. —In exchange for the lands conveyed by Koniag under subsection (a)(D, the Secretary shall, subject to valid existing rights and notwithstanding any other provision of law, convey to Konieig, from within those lands designated as Tracts 1, 2 and 3 upon the map identified in subsection (a)(D, the surface and subsurface rights to an amount of land selected by Koniag which has a total value, as determined by the appraisals performed under section 3, equal to the sum of the value of the Koniag lands described in subsection (a)(D, plus one half of the cost of all appraisals performed under section 3 of this Act. Such convey- ance shall be by quitclaim deed, based upon a metes and bounds description of the land to be conveyed. SEC. 3. DETERMINATION OF LAND VALUES. (a) SELECTION OF APPRAISERS.—Not later than sixty days after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary and Koniag shall each select an appraiser who shall independently perform an appraisal of the fair Nov. 21, 1990 [H.R. 5264] Public lands. 16 USC 668dd note. 16 USC 668dd note. 16 USC 668dd note.
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