Editorial Notes

References in Text

Section 1417 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 96–487, title XIV, § 1417, Dec. 2, 1980, 94 Stat. 2500, which is not classified to the Code.

Amendments

2000—Pub. L. 106–554 and Pub. L. 106–562 amended text identically, substituting “on such property” for “on such Islands”.

1983—Pub. L. 98–129 substituted provisions enumerating the steps to be followed by the Secretary of Commerce in administering the fur seal rookeries and the Federal real and personal property on the Pribilof Islands for provisions which had provided that: “The Pribilof Islands shall continue to be administered as a special reservation by the Secretary of Commerce for the purposes of conserving, managing, and protecting the North Pacific fur seals and other wildlife, and for other purposes.”

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Purpose

Pub. L. 106–562, title I, § 102, Dec. 23, 2000, 114 Stat. 2794, provided that: “The purpose of this title [see Short Title of 2000 Amendments note set out under section 1151 of this title] is to complete the orderly withdrawal of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration from the civil administration of the Pribilof Islands, Alaska.”

Substantially identical provisions were contained in Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(4) [div. B, title I, § 144(e)(2)], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A–244.

Termination of Responsibilities

Pub. L. 106–562, title I, § 105, Dec. 23, 2000, 114 Stat. 2796, as amended by Pub. L. 114–120, title V, § 523, Feb. 8, 2016, 130 Stat. 71; Pub. L. 114–328, div. C, title XXXV, § 3533(d), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2799; Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], § 8507(c), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4754, provided that:

“(a)

Future Obligation.—

“(1)

In general.—

Notwithstanding paragraph (2) and effective beginning on the date the Secretary publishes the notice of certification required by subsection (b)(5), the Secretary of Commerce shall not be considered to have any obligation to promote or otherwise provide for the development of any form of an economy not dependent on sealing on the Pribilof Islands, Alaska, including any obligation under section 206 of the Fur Seal Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 1166) or section 3(c)(1)(A) of Public Law 104–91 (16 U.S.C. 1165 note).

“(2)

Savings.—

This subsection shall not affect any cause of action under section 206 of the Fur Seal Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 1166) or section 3(c)(1)(A) of Public Law 104–91 (16 U.S.C. 1165 note)—

“(A)

that arose before the date of the enactment of this title [Dec. 23, 2000]; and

“(B)

for which a judicial action is filed before the expiration of the 5-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this title.

“(3)

Rule of construction.—

Nothing in this title [see Short Title of 2000 Amendments note set out under section 1151 of this title] shall be construed to imply that—

“(A)

any obligation to promote or otherwise provide for the development in the Pribilof Islands of any form of an economy not dependent on sealing was or was not established by section 206 of the Fur Seal Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 1166), section 3(c)(1)(A) of Public Law 104–91 (16 U.S.C. 1165 note), or any other provision of law; or

“(B)