SETTLEMENT OF REMAINING ENTITLEMENT.

SEC. 209. SETTLEMENT OF REMAINING ENTITLEMENT.(a) In General.—The Secretary may enter into a binding written agreement with a Native Corporation relating to—(1) the land remaining to be conveyed to the Native Corporation under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) from land selected as of September 1, 2004, or land made available under section 201, 206, or 208 of this Act;(2) the priority in which the land is to be conveyed;(3) the relinquishment of selections which are not to be conveyed;(4) the selection entitlement to which selections are to be charged, regardless of the entitlement under which originally selected;(5) the survey of the exterior boundaries of the land to be conveyed;(6) the additional survey to be performed under section 14(c) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1613(c)); and(7) the resolution of conflicts with Native allotment applications. (b) Requirements.—An agreement under subsection (a)—(1) shall be authorized by a resolution of the Native Corporation entering into the agreement; and(2) shall include a statement that the entitlement of the Native Corporation shall be considered complete on execution of the agreement.(c) Correction of Conveyance Documents.—In an agreement under subsection (a), the Secretary and the Native Corporation may agree to make technical corrections to the legal description 118 STAT. 3587 in the conveyance documents for easements previously reserved so that the easements provide the access intended by the original reservation.(d) Consultation.—Before entering into an agreement under subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that the concerns or issues identified by the State and all Federal agencies potentially affected by the agreement are given consideration.(e) Errors.—Any Native Corporation entering into an agreement under subsection (a) shall receive any gain or bear any loss resulting from errors in prior surveys, protraction diagrams, or computation of the ownership of third parties on any land conveyed.(f) Effect.—(1) In general.—An agreement under subsection (a) shall not—(A) affect the obligations of Native Corporations under prior agreements; or(B) result in a Native Corporation relinquishing valid selections of land in order to qualify for the withdrawal of other tracts of land.(2) Effect on subsurface rights.—The terms of an agreement entered into under subsection (a) shall be binding on a Regional Corporation with respect to the location and quantity of subsurface rights of the Regional Corporation under section 14(f) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1613(f)).(3) Effect on entitlement.—Nothing in this section increases the entitlement provided to any Native Corporation under—(A) the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.); or(B) the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.).(g) Boundaries of a Native Village.—An agreement entered into under subsection (a) may not define the boundaries of a Native Village. (h) Availability of Agreements.—An agreement entered into under subsection (a) shall be available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Department of the Interior.