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Salmon Lake Land Selection Resolution Act

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Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 457.

July 12, 2010

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HouseIntro Referral

Introduced in House

May 7, 2009

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Natural Resources Committee

May 7, 2009

HouseCommittee

Committee Hearings Held.

Natural Resources Committee

April 21, 2010

HouseCommittee

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Natural Resources Committee

June 16, 2010

HouseCommittee

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

Natural Resources Committee

June 16, 2010

HouseCommittee

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 111-514.

Natural Resources Committee

June 28, 2010

HouseCalendars

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 294.

June 28, 2010

HouseFloor

Mr. Heinrich moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

June 29, 2010 • 1:32 PM

HouseFloor

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4929-4930)

June 29, 2010 • 1:32 PM

HouseFloor

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2340.

June 29, 2010 • 1:32 PM

HouseFloor

At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Heinrich objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.

June 29, 2010 • 1:35 PM

HouseFloor

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5309-5310)

July 1, 2010 • 10:57 AM

HouseFloor

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 410 - 0 (Roll No. 416).(text: CR 6/29/2010 H4929)

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July 1, 2010 • 11:05 AM

HouseFloor

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 410 - 0 (Roll No. 416). (text: CR 6/29/2010 H4929)

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July 1, 2010 • 11:05 AM

HouseFloor

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

July 1, 2010 • 11:05 AM

SenateCalendars

Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 457.

July 12, 2010

Voting History

1 vote recorded • Roll call available

HOUSE

Roll Call Available

July 1, 2010 at 11:03 AM

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

Majority required: 2/3 (66.7%)

Passed

410 - 0

Floor Debate

5 members

What members said about H.R. 2340 on the floor

1 Republican4 Democrats

Rep. Martin HeinrichD-NM-1 · Jun 29, 2010

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2340) to resolve the claims of the Bering Straits Native Corporation and the State of Alaska to land adjacent to Salmon Lake in the…

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2340) to resolve the claims of the Bering Straits Native Corporation and the State of Alaska to land adjacent to Salmon Lake in the State of Alaska and to provide for the conveyance to the Bering Straits Native Corporation of certain other public land in partial satisfaction of the land entitlement of the Corporation under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, as amended.

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the bill under consideration.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

H.R. 2340 would ratify an agreement between the United States, the Bering

Straits Native Corporation, and the State of Alaska. The underlying agreement provides for the conveyance of certain Federal lands to the Bering Straits Native Corporation and to the State of Alaska. The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act was enacted in 1971. It was intended to resolve longstanding issues surrounding native land claims in Alaska. Under this act, Alaska Native regional corporations are entitled to a certain amount of public lands. The Bering Straits Native Corporation is one of those regional corporations entitled to certain lands.

In addition, the Alaska Statehood Act grants the State of Alaska the opportunity to select a certain amount of public lands for the State's benefit. Normally, legislation is not required to implement these selections. In this case, however, both the State and the Native corporations selected some of the same lands. After years of negotiations, the parties, along with the United States, arrived at an agreement to resolve this conflict.

I want to commend our colleague, Mr. Young of Alaska, for his hard work and dedication to this legislation, and I ask my colleagues to support its passage.

I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support H.R. 2340, as amended, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. Speaker, I object to the vote on the ground that a quorum is not present and make the point of order that a quorum is not present.

Rep. Doc HastingsR-WA-4 · Jun 29, 2010

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I support this bill as sponsored by our colleague from Alaska (Mr. Young). It resolves overlapping selections to the same parcels…

Rep. Mike ThompsonD-CA-1 · Jul 1, 2010

Mr. Speaker, on July 1, 2010, I was unavoidably unable to cast my vote for rollcall 416 due to an important meeting with a constituent. Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye.''

Rep. Ruben HinojosaD-TX-15 · Jul 1, 2010

Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 416, had I been present, I would have voted ``aye.''

Rep. Steve CohenD-TN-9 · Jul 1, 2010

Mr. Speaker, I demand a recorded vote.

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Placed on Calendar SenateIssued July 12, 2010

Calendar No. 457

111th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 2340

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

July 12, 2010

Received; read twice and placed on the calendar

AN ACT

To resolve the claims of the Bering Straits Native Corporation and the State of Alaska to land adjacent to Salmon Lake in the State of Alaska and to provide for the conveyance to the Bering Straits Native Corporation of certain other public land in partial satisfaction of the land entitlement of the Corporation under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Salmon Lake Land Selection Resolution Act.

Purpose

The purpose of this Act is to ratify the Salmon Lake Area Land Ownership Consolidation Agreement entered into by the United States, the State of Alaska, and the Bering Straits Native Corporation.

Definitions

In this Act:

(1)

Agreement

The term Agreement means the document—

(A)

titled Salmon Lake Area Land Ownership Consolidation Agreement;

(B)

between the United States, the State, and the Bering Straits Native Corporation on July 18, 2007, which was extended until January 1, 2011, by agreement of the parties to the Agreement effective January 1, 2009; and

(C)

on file with—

(i)

the Department of the Interior;

(ii)

the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate; and

(iii)

the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives.

(2)

Bering Straits Native Corporation

The term Bering Straits Native Corporation means an Alaska Native Regional Corporation formed under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) for the Bering Straits region of the State.

(3)

Secretary

The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior.

(4)

State

The term State means the State of Alaska.

Ratification of Agreement

(a)

In general

Subject to the provisions of this Act, Congress ratifies the Agreement.

(b)

Easements

The conveyance of land to the Bering Straits Native Corporation, as specified in the Agreement, shall include the reservation of the easements that—

(1)

are identified in Appendix E to the Agreement; and

(2)

were developed by the parties to the Agreement in accordance with section 17(b) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1616(b)).

(c)

Corrections

Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, with the consent of the other parties to the Agreement, may only make typographical or clerical corrections to the Agreement and any exhibits to the Agreement.

(d)

General authority of Secretary

The Secretary may carry out all actions allowed or required under the Agreement.

Budgetary Effects

The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.

Passed the House of Representatives July 1, 2010.

Lorraine C. Miller,

Clerk.

July 12, 2010

Received; read twice and placed on the calendar