FINAL PRIORITIZATION OF STATE SELECTIONS.

SEC. 404. FINAL PRIORITIZATION OF STATE SELECTIONS.(a) Filing of Final Priorities.—(1) In general.—The State shall, not later than the date that is 4 years after the date of enactment of this Act, in accordance with section 906(f)(1) of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (43 U.S.C. 1635(f)(1)), file final priorities with the Secretary for all land grant entitlements to the State which remain unsatisfied on the date of the filing. (2) Ranking.—All selection applications on file with the Secretary on the date specified in paragraph (1) shall—(A) be ranked on a Statewide basis in order of priority; and (B) include an estimate of the acreage included in each selection. (3) Inclusions.—The State shall include in the prioritized list land which has been top-filed under section 906(e) of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (43 U.S.C. 1635(e)). (4) Acreage limitation.—(A) In general.—Acreage for top-filings shall not be counted against the 125 percent limitation established 118 STAT. 3594 under section 906(f)(1) of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (43 U.S.C. 1635(f)(1)). (B) Relinquishment.—(i) In general.—The State shall relinquish any selections that exceed the 125 percent limitation.(ii) Failure to relinquish.—If the State fails to relinquish a selection under clause (i), the Secretary shall reject the selection.(5) Lower-priority selections.—Notwithstanding the prioritization of selection applications under paragraph (1), if the Secretary reserves sufficient entitlements for the top-filed selections, the Secretary may continue to convey lower-priority selections.(b) Deadline for Prioritization.—(1) In general.—The State shall irrevocably prioritize sufficient selections to allow the Secretary to complete transfer of 101,000,000 acres by September 30, 2009. (2) Reprioritization.—Any selections remaining after September 30, 2009, may be reprioritized.(c) Financial Assistance.—The Secretary may, using amounts made available to carry out this Act, provide financial assistance to other Federal agencies, the State, and Native Corporations and entities to assist in completing the transfer of land by September 30, 2009.