selection requirements

selection requirements Sec. 1402. Subsection (a)(2) of section 12 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1611(a)(2)), is amended by adding to the end of that subsection the following: Provided, That the Secretary in his discretion and upon the request of the concerned Village Corporation, may waive the whole section requirement where— “(A)(i) a portion of available public lands of a section is separated from other available public lands in the same section by lands unavailable for selection or by a meanderable body of water; “(ii) such waiver will not result in small isolated parcels of available public land remaining after conveyance of selected lands to Native Corporations; and “(iii) such waiver would result in a better land ownership pattern or improved land or resource management opportunity; or “(B) the remaining available public lands in the section have been selected and will be conveyed to another Native Corporation under this Act.” .