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the United States and the Governor of Alaska as 

 to programs and budgets of the Federal and State 

 agencies responsible for the administration of Fed- 

 eral and State lands ; 



(H) make recommendations from time to time 

 to the President of the United States, Congress, 

 and the Governor and legislature of the State as 

 to changes in laws, policies, and programs that the 

 Planning Commission determines are necessary or 

 desirable; 



(I) make recommendations to insure that eco- 

 nomic growth and development is orderly, planned 

 and compatible with State and national environ- 

 mental objectives, the public interest in the public 

 lands, parks, forests, and vsdldlife refuges in Alaska, 

 and the economic and social well-being of the 

 Native people and other residents of Alaska; 



(J) make recommendations to improve coordi- 

 nation and consultation between the State and 

 Federal Governments in making resource alloca- 

 tion and land-use decisions; and 



fK) make recommendations on ways to avoid 

 conflict between the State and the Native people 

 in the selection of public lands. 



(8) Reports to President, Congress, Governor, and 

 Legislature; recordkeeping, public inspection. 



(A) On or before January 31 of each year, the 

 Planning Commission shall submit to the President 

 of the United States, the Congress, and the Governor 

 and legislature of the State a written report with 

 respect to its activities during the preceding calendar 

 year. 



(B) The Planning Commission shall keep and 

 maintain accurate and complete records of its activi- 

 ties and transactions in carrying out its duties under 

 this chapter, and such records shall be available for 

 public inspection. 



(C) The princii>al office of the Plarming Commis- 

 sion shall be located in the State. 



(9) Federal share of costs; authorization of appro- 

 priations. 



(A) The United States shall be responsible for 

 paying for any fiscal year only 50 per centum of 

 the costs of carrying out subsections (a) and (b) 

 of this section for such fiscal year. 



(B) For the purpose of meeting the responsibility 

 of the United States in carrying out the provisions 

 of this section, there is authorized to be appropriated 

 $1,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, 

 and for each succeeding fiscal year. 



(10) Final report to President, Congress, Governor, 

 and Legislature; termination date. 



On or before May 30, 1976, the Planning Commis- 

 sion shall submit its final report to the President 

 of the United States, the Congress, and the Governor 

 and Legislature of the State with respect to its plan- 

 ning and other activities under this chapter, together 

 with its recommendations for programs or other 

 actions which it determines should be taken or car- 

 ried out by the United States and the State. The 

 Commission shall cease to exist effective Decem- 

 ber 31, 1976. 



(b) Public easements; continuance of access rights 

 under valid existing rights. 

 (1) The Planning Commission shall identify pub- 



lic easements across lands selected by Village Cor- 

 porations and the Regional Corporations and at 

 periodic points along the courses of major water- 

 ways which are reasonably necessary to guarantee 

 international treaty obligations, a full right of public 

 use and access for recreation, hunting, transporta- 

 tion, utilities, docks, and such other public uses 

 as the Planning Commission determines to be 

 important. 



(2) In identifying public easements the Planning 

 Commission shall consult with appropriate State and 

 Federal agencies, shall review proposed transporta- 

 tion plans, and shall receive and review statements 

 and recommendations from interested organizations 

 and individuals on the need for and proposed loca- 

 tion of public easements: Provided, That any valid 

 existing right recognized by this chapter shall con- 

 tinue to have whatever right of access as is now pro- 

 vided for under existing law and this subsection 

 shall not operate in any way to diminish or limit 

 such right of access. 



(3) Prior to granting any patent under this chap- 

 ter to the Village Corporation and Regional Cor- 

 porations, the Secretary shall consult with the State 

 and the Planning Commission and shall reserve such 

 public easements as he determines are necessary. 



(c) Prohibition against selection of lands from with- 

 drawn area in event of withdrawal of utility and 

 transportation corridor across public lands. 



In the event that the Secretary withdraws a utility 

 and transportation corridor across public lands in 

 Alaska pursuant to his existing authority, the State, 

 the Village Corporations and the Regional Corpora- 

 tions shall not be permitted to select lands from the 

 area withdrawn. 



(d) Public Land Order Numbered 4582 revoked; with- 

 drawal of unreserved public lands; classification 

 and reclassification of lands; opening lands to 

 appropriation; administration; contracting and 

 other authority of Secretary not impaired by 

 withdrawal. 



(1) Public Land Order Nimibered 4582, 34 Federal 

 Register 1025, as amended, is hereby revoked. For 

 a period of ninety days after December 18, 1971, all 

 unreserved public lands in Alaska are hereby with- 

 drawn from all forms of appropriation under the 

 public land laws, including the mining (except loca- 

 tions for metalliferous minerals) and the mineral 

 leasing laws. During this period of time the Secre- 

 tary shall review the public lands in Alaska and 

 determine whether any portion of these lands should 

 be withdrawn under authority provided for in exist- 

 ing law to insure that the public interest in these 

 lands is properly protected. Any further withdrawal 

 shall require an affirmative act by the Secretary 

 imder his existing authority, and the Secretary is 

 authorized to classify or reclassify any lands so with- 

 drawn and to open such lands to appropriation under 

 the public land laws in accord with his classifications. 

 Withdrawals pursuant to this paragraph shall not 

 affect the authority of the Village Corporations, the 

 Regional Corporations, and the State to make selec- 

 tions and obtain patents within the areas withdrawn 

 pursuant to section 1610 of this title. 



(2) (A) The Secretary, acting xmder authority 

 provided for in existing law, is directed to vrithdraw 



