§ 1633. — Administrative provisions.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 43USC1633]
TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS
CHAPTER 33A--IMPLEMENTATION OF ALASKA NATIVE CLAIMS SETTLEMENT AND
ALASKA STATEHOOD
Sec. 1633. Administrative provisions
(a) Limitations concerning easements
With respect to lands conveyed to Native Corporations or Native
Groups the Secretary shall reserve only those easements which are
described in section 17(b)(1) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act
and shall be guided by the following principles:
(1) all easements should be designed so as to minimize their
impact on Native life styles, and on subsistence uses; and
(2) each easement should be specifically located and described
and should include only such areas as are necessary for the purpose
or purposes for which the easement is reserved.
(b) Acquisition of future easements
Whenever, after a conveyance has been made by this Act or under the
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act [43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.], the
Secretary determines that an easement not reserved at the time of
conveyance or by operation of subsection (a) of this section is required
for any purpose specified in section 17(b)(1) of the Alaska Native
Claims Settlement Act, he is authorized to acquire such easement by
purchase or otherwise. The acquisition of such an easement shall be
deemed a public purpose for which the Secretary may exercise his
exchange authority pursuant to section 22(f) of the Alaska Native Claims
Settlement Act [43 U.S.C. 1621(f)].
(c) Status of certain lease offers
Offers for noncompetitive oil and gas leases under the Mineral
Leasing Act of 1920 [30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.] which were filed but which
did not result in the issuance of a lease on or before December 18,
1971, on lands selected by, and conveyed before, on, or after December
2, 1980, to, Native Corporations or to individual Natives under
paragraph (5) or (6) of section 14(h) [43 U.S.C. 1613(h)(5) or (6)] as
part of the entitlement to receive land under the Alaska Native Claims
Settlement Act [43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.] shall not constitute valid
existing rights under section 14(g) of such Act [43 U.S.C. 1613(g)] or
under this Act.
(d) Limitation
This Act is not intended to modify, repeal, or otherwise affect any
provision of the Act of January 2, 1976 (89 Stat. 1145), as amended or
supplemented by Public Laws 94-456 and 95-178, and shall not be
construed as imposing any additional restriction on the use or
management of those lands described in section 22(k) of the Alaska
Native Claims Settlement Act [43 U.S.C. 1621(k)].
(Pub. L. 96-487, title IX, Sec. 903, Dec. 2, 1980, 94 Stat. 2433.)
References in Text
This Act, referred to in subsecs. (b) to (d), is Pub. L. 96-487,
Dec. 2, 1980, 94 Stat. 2371, as amended, known as the Alaska National
Interest Lands Conservation Act. For complete classification of this Act
to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 3101 of Title
16, Conservation, and Tables.
The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, referred to in subsecs. (b)
and (c), is Pub. L. 92-203, Dec. 18, 1971, 85 Stat. 688, as amended,
which is classified generally to chapter 33 (Sec. 1601 et seq.) of this
title. Section 17(b) of the Act was classified to section 1616(b) of
this title and was omitted from the Code. For complete classification of
this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1601 of
this title and Tables.
The Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, referred to in subsec. (c), is act
Feb. 25, 1920, ch. 85, 41 Stat. 437, as amended, known as the Mineral
Leasing Act, which is classified generally to chapter 3A (Sec. 181 et
seq.) of Title 30, Mineral Lands and Mining. For complete classification
of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 181
of Title 30 and Tables.
Act of January 2, 1976 (89 Stat. 1145), as amended or supplemented
by Public Laws 94-456 and 95-178, referred to in subsec. (d), is Pub. L.
94-204, Jan. 2, 1976, 89 Stat. 1145, which enacted sections 1625 to 1627
of this title, amended sections 1615, 1616, 1620, and 1621 of this
title, and enacted provisions set out as notes under sections 1604,
1605, 1611, 1613, 1618, and 1625 of this title, as amended and
supplemented by Pub. L. 94-456, Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1934, which
amended section 1615 of this title and provisions set out as notes under
section 1611 of this title, and Pub. L. 95-178, Nov. 15, 1977, 91 Stat.
1369, which amended sections 1613, 1615, and 1628 of this title, enacted
a provision set out as a note under section 1611 of this title, and
amended a provision set out as a note under section 1611 of this title.
For complete classification of these Acts to the Code, see Tables.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 1641 of this title.
