43 USC § 1642 - Land conveyances

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title: "43 USC § 1642 - Land conveyances"
title_number: 43
title_name: "PUBLIC LANDS"
section_number: "1642"
section_name: "Land conveyances"
chapter_number: 33
chapter_name: "IMPLEMENTATION OF ALASKA NATIVE CLAIMS SETTLEMENT AND ALASKA STATEHOOD"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 96–487, title XIV, § 1438, as added Pub. L. 101–380, title VIII, § 8301, Aug. 18, 1990, 104 Stat. 572.)"
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# § 1642. Land conveyances

43 U.S.C. 1601March 23, 1989

Solely for the purpose of bringing claims that arise from the discharge of oil, the Congress confirms that all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the lands validly selected pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( et seq.) by Alaska Native corporations are deemed to have vested in the respective corporations as of . This section shall take effect with respect to each Alaska Native corporation only upon its irrevocable election to accept an interim conveyance of such land and notice of such election has been formally transmitted to the Secretary of the Interior.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 96–487, title XIV, § 1438, as added Pub. L. 101–380, title VIII, § 8301, Aug. 18, 1990, 104 Stat. 572.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, referred to in text, is , , , which is classified generally to chapter 33 (§ 1601 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section applicable to incidents occurring after , see , set out as a note under , Navigation and Navigable Waters.