Pub. L. 105-277, div. A, tit. I, sec. 122

Sec. 122. (a) ANCSA Determination.— (1) Within 180 days following the enactment of this Act, the Bureau of Land Management shall conduct a determination under section 3(e) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) of the property described as Lot 1, Block 12; the north 50 feet of Lots 43 and 44, Block 12; Lots 50, 51 and 52, Block 12; Lots 28 and 29, Block 33; and a strip of land 25 feet in length running east and west by 24 feet in width running north and south in the southwest comer of Lot 15, Block 33, all within the Nome Townsite, Records of the Cape Nome Recording District, Second Judicial District, State of Alaska. (2) The ANCSA section 3(e) determination will determine if the lands must be conveyed to the Sitnasuak Native Corporation (the village corporation for Nome). (3) If and only if the Bureau of Land Management’s ANCSA section 3(e) determination concludes that the Sitnasuak Native Corporation is not entitled to the lands, and following the settlement of any and all claims filed appealing the decision, 112 STAT. 2681–259he Secretary shall carry out subsection (b) of this section, and the provisions of subsection (c) shall take effect. (b) Conveyance.—The Secretary shall convey to Kawerak, Inc., a non-profit tribal organization in Nome, Alaska, without consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States, subject to all valid existing rights and to the rights-of-way described in subsection (c), in the property described as Lot 1, Block 12; the north 50 feet of Lots 43 and 44, Block 12; Lots 50, 51 and 52, Block 12; Lots 28 and 29, Block 33; and a strip of land 25 feet in length running east and west by 24 feet in width running north and south in the southwest corner of Lot 15, Block 33, all within the Nome Townsite, Records of the Cape Nome Recording District, Second Judicial District, State of Alaska. (c) Rights-of-Way.—The property conveyed under subsection (b) shall be subject to— (1) title of the State of Alaska, Department of Highways, as to the south three feet of Lots 50, 51, and 52 of Block 12; and (2) rights of the public or of any governmental agencies in and to any portion of the property lying within any roads, streets, or highways.