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PUBLIC LAW 95-000—MMMM. DD, 1978

PUBLIC LAW 95-487—OCT. 20, 1978

92 STAT. 1635

Public Law 95-487 95th Congress An Act To provide means for the acquisition and retention of title to certain lands by the village corporation organized pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act for the Natives of the village of Kake, Alaska, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) notwithstanding any other provisions of law, any Indian tribal or other entity that holds any lands described in section 2 of this Act, or interests therein, in fee simple may freely alienate and convey such lands or interests therein to others and, upon request of any Indian tribal or other entity for whom the United States holds title in trust to any lands described in section 2 of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall convey such lands to such entity in fee simple, free of all encumbrances and restrictions whatsoever, and (b) notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the corporation organized for the Natives of the village of Kake, Alaska, pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, 85 Stat. 688, as amended and supplemented, shall be entitled to retain, and shall not be required to reconvey to any others, title to the surface estate in any lands described in section 2 of this Act that is conveyed to it pursuant to the Settlement Act. SEC. 2. The lands subject to this Act are: (a) That portion of United States Survey 963 in section 35, township 56 south, range 72 east. Copper River Meridian, Alaska, described as follows: Beginning at the southwest corner of United States Survey 963, thence along the south boundary of said survey north 67 degrees 24 minutes 20 seconds east, a distance of 220.53 leet to a point on the boundary of power easement numbered E-2 of the Alaska Department of Highways; thence along the boundary of said easement north 34 degrees west a distance of 36.71 feet to a point which coincides with a corner on the boundary of such easement; thence continuing on the boundary of such easement, north 9 degrees 30 minutes west a distance of 100 feet; thence north 61 degrees 16 minutes 58 seconds west a distance of 149.93 feet; thence south 76 degrees 35 minutes west a distance of 100 feet to a point on the west boundary of United States Survey 963; thence along said boundary south 13 degrees 25 minutes east a distance of 270 feet to the point of beginning, containing 1.09 acres, more or less, together with all improvements thereon and appurtenances thereto; (b) That portion of lot 2 of United States Survey 3852 that lies between the west side of Keku Road as presently alined and Keku Straight, containing less than 1 acre, together with all improvements thereon and appurtenances thereto; and

Oct. 20. 1978 [H.R. 14026]

Indians. Acquisition and retention of certain lands, Kake, Alaska.

43 USC 1601 note.