118 STAT. 3576 PUBLIC LAW 108–452—DEC. 10, 2004 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) NATIVE ALLOTMENT.—The term ‘‘Native allotment’’ means an allotment claimed under the Act of May 17, 1906 (34 Stat. 197, chapter 2469). (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the Interior. (3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State of Alaska. TITLE I—STATE SELECTIONS AND CONVEYANCES SEC. 101. COMMUNITY GRANT SELECTIONS AND CONVEYANCES. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6 of Public Law 85–508 (commonly known as the ‘‘Alaska Statehood Act’’) (72 Stat. 340) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(n) The minimum tract selection size is waived with respect to a selection made by the State of Alaska under subsection (a) for the following selections: National Forest Com- munity Grant Appli- cation Number Area Name Est. Acres 209 Yakutat Airport Addition 111 264 Bear Valley (Portage) 120 284 Hyder-Fish Creek 61 310 Elfin Cove 37 384 Edna Bay Admin Site 37 390 Point Hilda 29.’’ . (b) COMMUNITY GRANT SELECTIONS.—Section 6 of Public Law 85–508 (commonly known as the ‘‘Alaska Statehood Act’’) (72 Stat. 340) (as amended by subsection (a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(o)(1) The State of Alaska may elect to convert a selection filed under subsection (b) to a selection under subsection (a) by notifying the Secretary of the Interior in writing. ‘‘(2) If the State of Alaska makes an election under paragraph (1), the entire selection shall be converted to a selection under subsection (a). ‘‘(3) The Secretary of the Interior shall not convey a total of more than 400,000 acres of public domain land selected under subsection (a) or converted under paragraph (1) to a public domain selection under subsection (a). ‘‘(4) Conversion of a selection under paragraph (1) shall not increase the survey obligation of the United States with respect to the land converted. ‘‘(p) All selection applications of the State of Alaska that are on file with the Secretary of the Interior under the public domain provisions of subsection (a) on the date of enactment of this sub- section and any selection applications that are converted to a sub- section (a) selection under subsection (o)(1) are approved as suitable for community or recreational purposes.’’. 48 USC note prec. 21. 43 USC 1602 note. VerDate 11-MAY-2000 13:54 Nov 10, 2005 Jkt 029194 PO 00000 Frm 00110 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 C:\STATUTES\2004\29194PT4.001 APPS10 PsN: 29194PT4
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