Withdrawal of Public Land for Nikolski Village Selection; Alaska

概要

This order withdraws approximately 11,366 acres of public land located within the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge, from all forms of appropriation under the public land laws, including the mining and mineral leasing laws, pursuant to Section 22 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. This action also reserves the land for selection by the Chaluka Corporation, the village corporation for Nikolski. This withdrawal is for a period of 120 days; however, any land selected shall remain withdrawn by the order until conveyed. Any land described herein that is not selected by the corporation will remain withdrawn as part of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge, pursuant to the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, and will be subject to the terms and conditions of any other withdrawal of record.