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PUBLIC LAW 96-000—MMMM. DD, 1980

PUBLIC LAW 96-487—DEC. 2, 1980

94 STAT. 2525

Section 27, north half, southwest quarter, west half southeast quarter, the Secretary of the Interior shall convey to Ouzinkie Native Corporation the surface estate and to Koniag, Incorporated the subsurface estate in the following described land on Afognak Island: Seward Meridian, Alaska Township 22 south, range 19 west; Sections 6, 7,15, all; Section 18, west half; Sections 19, 22, 28, all; Sections 31 through 35 inclusive, all; and Section 36, south half. The agreement between Kodiak Island Borough, Ouzinkie Native Corporation and Koniag, Incorporated may contain the provisions agreed to by the parties including, but not limited, to easements across the lands to be conveyed to the Kodiak Island Borough. (e)(1) Each village listed in paragraph (2) of this subsection which. through the Koniag Village Corporation listed alongside it, files with the Secretary of the Interior, within sixty days from the effective date of this Act, a release duly authorized by its board of directors releasing, in consideration of the benefits provided for in this section, the United States, its officers, employees, and agents from all claims of the village and the Village Corporations to lands and interests therein arising under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act or compensation in any form therefor (except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection) along with a release by Koniag, Incorporated, duly authorized by its board of directors, releasing the United States, its officers, employees, and agents, from Koniag s claims to subsurface estate under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act arising out of the claims of such village or compensation in any form therefor (except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection) shall be deemed an eligible village under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. This section shall be inoperative as to any such village which does not file such a release but shall be operative as to each of such villages which files such a release. (2) The villages and Koniag Village Corporations referred to in the foregoing paragraph are: Anton Larsen Bay Anton Larsen, Incorporated Bells Flats Bells Flats Natives, Incorporated Uganik Uganik Natives, Incorporated Litnik Litnik, Incorporated Port William Shuyak, Incorporated Ayakulik Ayakulik, Incorporated Uyak Uyak Natives, Incorporated (3)(A) When Uyak Natives, Incorporated, Uganik Natives Incorporated, or Ayakulik, Incorporated (and Koniag, Incorporated in respect of such corporations) executes a release as provided for in paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Secretary of the Interior shall convey to each Village Corporation executing such release the

Claims releases.

43 USC 1601 note.

Land conveyance.