106 STAT. 2124 PUBLIC LAW 102-415 —OCT. 14, 1992 the account described in subsection (b) shall not be established, the Haida Corporation shall permanently waive any right to the establishment of the account, and the selection rights of the Haida Corporation under section 10 shall remain unimpaired. "(3) If the Haida Corporation elects to utilize the account described in subsection (b), the Haida Corporation shall waive any selection rights under section 10 as of the date the Haida Corporation notifies the Secretary of the Interior of the election.
- (f) TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS FROM ACCOUNT. —(1) The Secretary of the Treasury shall deem as cash receipts any amount
tendered from the account established pursuant to subsection (b) and received by agencies as proceeds from a public sale of property, and shall make any transfers necessary to allow an agency to use the proceeds in the event an agency is authorized by law to use itie proceeds for a specific purpose. (2)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary of the Treasury and the heads of agencies shall administer sales pursuant to this section in the same manner as is provided for any other Alaska Native corporation authorized by law as of the date of enactment of this section (including the use of similar accounts for bidding on and purchasing property sold for public sale). "(B) ^inounts m an account created for the benefit of a specific Alaska Native corporation may not be used to satisfy the property purchase obligations of any other Alaska Native corporation.. SEC. 16. LOCAL HIRE. Section 1308(a) of the Alaska National Interest Lands Con- 16 USC 3198. servation Act (Public Law 96-487) is amended— (1) by striking "a conservation system unit" and inserting in lieu thereof "public lands"; and (2) by striking "such unit" each place it occurs and inserting in lieu thereof "public lands". SEC. 17. SEALASKA CORPORATION AGREEMENT. (a) IN GENERAL.— (1) Subject to paragraph (2), the November 26, 1991, agreement entered into between the Sealaska Corporation and the Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture, entitled "Sealaska Corporation/United States Forest Service Split Estate Land Exchange Agreement", is hereby ratified as a matter of Federal law. (2) The agreement described in paragraph (1) may be modified or amended, without further action by Congress, upon— (A) the written agreement of all parties to the agreement described in paragraph (1); and (B) notification in writing to the appropriate committees of Congress. Any such modification may not take effect until 60 days after such notification. (b) CONDITIONS. —Any conveyance of subsurface acreage to Sealaska Corporation pursuant to this section shall— (1) be deemed a conveyance of land pursuant to section 14 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1613); (2) extinguish the entitlements of Sealaska Corporation under the Haida Land Exchange Act of 1986 (16 U.S.C. 3195 note); ., (3) be subject to valid existingrights;and
�
