Pub. L. 108-452, tit. I, sec. 101
COMMUNITY GRANT SELECTIONS AND CONVEYANCES.
SEC. 101. COMMUNITY GRANT SELECTIONS AND CONVEYANCES.(a) In General.—Section 6 of Public Law 85–508 (commonly known as the “Alaska Statehood Act”) (72 Stat. 340) is amended by adding at the end the following: “(n) The minimum tract selection size is waived with respect to a selection made by the State of Alaska under subsection (a) for the following selections: National Forest Community Grant Application NumberArea NameEst. Acres 209Yakutat Airport Addition 111 264Bear Valley (Portage) 120 284Hyder-Fish Creek 61 310Elfin Cove 37 384Edna Bay Admin Site 37 390Point Hilda 29.”. (b) Community Grant Selections.—Section 6 of Public Law 85–508 (commonly known as the “Alaska Statehood Act”) (72 Stat. 340) (as amended by subsection (a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:“(o)(1) The State of Alaska may elect to convert a selection filed under subsection (b) to a selection under subsection (a) by notifying the Secretary of the Interior in writing. “(2) If the State of Alaska makes an election under paragraph (1), the entire selection shall be converted to a selection under subsection (a). “(3) The Secretary of the Interior shall not convey a total of more than 400,000 acres of public domain land selected under subsection (a) or converted under paragraph (1) to a public domain selection under subsection (a).“(4) Conversion of a selection under paragraph (1) shall not increase the survey obligation of the United States with respect to the land converted.“(p) All selection applications of the State of Alaska that are on file with the Secretary of the Interior under the public domain provisions of subsection (a) on the date of enactment of this subsection and any selection applications that are converted to a subsection (a) selection under subsection (o)(1) are approved as suitable for community or recreational purposes.”.118 STAT. 3577