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PUBLIC LAW 105-277—OCT. 21, 1998 112 STAT. 2681-268 Statement, dated July 1996, to the City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska. The Secretary of the Interior shall also trsinsfer to the City and Borough of Juneau all right, title and interest of the United States in the right of way described by the plat recorded in Book 54, page 371, of the Juneau Recording District. Such transfers shall occur as soon as practical after the Secretary of Commerce has exchanged all, or a portion, of the right, title and interest in the 28.16 acres known as the Auke Cape property for the 22.35 acres known as the Lena Point property, near Juneau, Alaska to the City and Borough of Jimeau, Alaska. The Secretary of the Interior shall deliver to the City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska a deed or patent establishing the conveyance to the City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska of said easements. The Secretary of the Interior shall retain the right of access and use of such right of way, easement and road. SEC. 150. All properties administered by the National Park Service at Fort Baker, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, and leases, concessions, permits and other agreements associated with those properties, shall be exempt from all taxes and special assessments, except sales tax, by the State of California and its political subdivisions, including the County of Marin and the City of Sausalito. Such areas of Fort Baker shall remain under exclusive federal jurisdiction. SEC. 151. Notwithstanding any provision of law, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to negotiate and enter into agreements and leases, without regard to section 321 of chapter 314 of the Act of June 30, 1932 (40 U.S.C. 303b), with any person, firm, association, organization, corporation, or governmental entity for all or part of the property within Fort Baker administered by the Secretary as part of Golden Gate National Recreation Area. The proceeds of the agreements or leases shall be retained by the Secretary and such proceeds shall be available, without future appropriation, for the preservation, restoration, operation, maintenance and interpretation and related expenses incurred with respect to Fort Baker properties. SEC. 152. In implementing section 1307(a) of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3197), the Secretary of the Interior shall deem the holder (on the date of enactment of this Act) of the concession contract KATMOOl-81 to be a person who, on or before January 1, 1979, was engaged in adequately providing visitor services of the type authorized in said contract with Katmai National Park and Preserve. TITLE II—RELATED AGENCIES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOREST SERVICE FOREST AND RANGELAND RESEARCH For necessary expenses of forest and rangeland research as authorized by law, $197,444,000, to remain available until expended.