Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act of 2025
This act removes the requirement that Alaska Native village corporations must convey lands to Alaska to be held in trust for future municipal governments.
The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) requires all Alaska Native village corporations that receive land under the ANCSA to convey certain lands to the existing municipality in the village or, if no municipality exists, to Alaska in trust for any municipality that may be established in the future. This act removes the requirement for conveyance. Additionally, the act allows village corporations to regain title to the lands held in trust by dissolving the trust through formal resolution by the village corporation and the residents of the Native village.
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Constitutional authority
Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide that Village Corporations shall not be required to convey land in trust to the State of Alaska for the establishment of Municipal Corporations.
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 1, January 3, 2025, page H37.
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Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide that Village Corporations shall not be required to convey land in trust to the State of Alaska for the establishment of Municipal Corporations, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act of 2025
Short Title(s) as Passed House
Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act of 2025
Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act of 2025
Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide that Village Corporations shall not be required to convey land in trust to the State of Alaska for the establishment of Municipal Corporations, and for other purposes.
Subjects
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