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A bill to make technical corrections to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-1481| Senate 
| Updated: 2/7/2018
Lisa Murkowski

Lisa Murkowski

Republican Senator

Alaska

Cosponsors (1)
Dan Sullivan (Republican)

Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee, Energy and Natural Resources Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Improvement Act of 2017 This bill revises provisions concerning Alaska Natives claims to land and Alaska Native regional, village, or urban corporations. The bill amends the Barrow Gas Field Transfer Act of 1984 to require the Department of the Interior to convey to the Ukpeagvik Inupiat Corporation certain sand and gravel deposits. Interior must grant the Shishmaref Native Corporation a transportation easement. Shee Atika Incorporated may opt to receive credits from the Department of Agriculture (USDA) for the sale of Cube Cove in Admiralty Island, Alaska, that may be used to acquire federal property sold at public sales. The bill authorizes a land exchange between the USDA and the Sealaska Corporation. Cook Inlet Region, Inc. may satisfy its land claim under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA). Interior must convey a surface estate to the Kaktovik Inupiat Corporation, a subsurface estate to the Arctic Slope Regional Corporation, a surface estate to Kian Tr'ee Corporation, and a subsurface estate to Doyon Limited. The bill amends ANCSA to require Interior to pay compensation to Nagamut Limited and the Calista Corporation in lieu of conveying land to Nagamut and a subsurface estate to Calista. Native residents of the villages of Haines, Ketchikan, Petersburg, Tenakee, and Wrangell, Alaska, may organize as urban corporations. Upon incorporation, Interior must offer each corporation 23,040 acres of land. Alaska Native veterans who served during the Vietnam War may receive an allotment of federal land. For purposes of determining eligibility for need-based federal programs, the amount of cash an Alaska Native receives from a Native corporation that is disregarded is increased. Under certain circumstances, Alaska Native village corporations may reincorporate after they are involuntarily dissolved.
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Timeline
Jun 29, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Jun 29, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Feb 7, 2018
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-502.
  • June 29, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 29, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


  • February 7, 2018
    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-502.

Native Americans

Related Bills

  • HR 115-229: To provide for the recognition of certain Native communities and the settlement of certain claims under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and for other purposes.
  • S 115-1484: A bill to provide for a land exchange relating to the Admiralty Island National Monument, and for other purposes.
  • S 115-1494: A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act in order to increase the dividend exclusion, and for other purposes.
  • S 115-785: Alaska Native Vietnam Era Veterans Land Allotment Act
  • S 115-1493: A bill to require a study and report identifying the impacts on Chugach Alaska Corporation land that resulted from changes in Federal law or Federal or State land acquisitions in the Chugach region, and for other purposes.
  • S 115-1485: A bill to satisfy certain claims under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and for other purposes.
  • S 115-1490: A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act regarding the Nagamut selection, and for other purposes.
  • S 115-1486: A bill to amend the Barrow Gas Field Transfer Act of 1984 with respect to the Ukpeagvik Inupiat Corporation sand and gravel resources, and for other purposes.
  • S 115-1495: A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act regarding the treatment of fractional shares of stock by Regional Corporations, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-230: To ensure equitable treatment of Shee Atiká, Incorporated, under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act by facilitating the transfer of land on Admiralty Island, Alaska, and for other purposes.
AlaskaAlaska Natives and HawaiiansBirdsCongressional oversightCorporate finance and managementFood assistance and reliefGovernment studies and investigationsGovernment trust fundsIndian claimsIndian lands and resources rightsInterest, dividends, interest ratesLand transfersLand use and conservationMarine pollutionMonuments and memorialsOil and gasParks, recreation areas, trailsPollution liabilityPoverty and welfare assistanceRoads and highwaysSecuritiesVeterans' pensions and compensationWildlife conservation and habitat protection

A bill to make technical corrections to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-1481| Senate 
| Updated: 2/7/2018
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Improvement Act of 2017 This bill revises provisions concerning Alaska Natives claims to land and Alaska Native regional, village, or urban corporations. The bill amends the Barrow Gas Field Transfer Act of 1984 to require the Department of the Interior to convey to the Ukpeagvik Inupiat Corporation certain sand and gravel deposits. Interior must grant the Shishmaref Native Corporation a transportation easement. Shee Atika Incorporated may opt to receive credits from the Department of Agriculture (USDA) for the sale of Cube Cove in Admiralty Island, Alaska, that may be used to acquire federal property sold at public sales. The bill authorizes a land exchange between the USDA and the Sealaska Corporation. Cook Inlet Region, Inc. may satisfy its land claim under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA). Interior must convey a surface estate to the Kaktovik Inupiat Corporation, a subsurface estate to the Arctic Slope Regional Corporation, a surface estate to Kian Tr'ee Corporation, and a subsurface estate to Doyon Limited. The bill amends ANCSA to require Interior to pay compensation to Nagamut Limited and the Calista Corporation in lieu of conveying land to Nagamut and a subsurface estate to Calista. Native residents of the villages of Haines, Ketchikan, Petersburg, Tenakee, and Wrangell, Alaska, may organize as urban corporations. Upon incorporation, Interior must offer each corporation 23,040 acres of land. Alaska Native veterans who served during the Vietnam War may receive an allotment of federal land. For purposes of determining eligibility for need-based federal programs, the amount of cash an Alaska Native receives from a Native corporation that is disregarded is increased. Under certain circumstances, Alaska Native village corporations may reincorporate after they are involuntarily dissolved.
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Timeline
Jun 29, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Jun 29, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Feb 7, 2018
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-502.
  • June 29, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 29, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


  • February 7, 2018
    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-502.
Lisa Murkowski

Lisa Murkowski

Republican Senator

Alaska

Cosponsors (1)
Dan Sullivan (Republican)

Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee, Energy and Natural Resources Committee

Native Americans

Related Bills

  • HR 115-229: To provide for the recognition of certain Native communities and the settlement of certain claims under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and for other purposes.
  • S 115-1484: A bill to provide for a land exchange relating to the Admiralty Island National Monument, and for other purposes.
  • S 115-1494: A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act in order to increase the dividend exclusion, and for other purposes.
  • S 115-785: Alaska Native Vietnam Era Veterans Land Allotment Act
  • S 115-1493: A bill to require a study and report identifying the impacts on Chugach Alaska Corporation land that resulted from changes in Federal law or Federal or State land acquisitions in the Chugach region, and for other purposes.
  • S 115-1485: A bill to satisfy certain claims under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and for other purposes.
  • S 115-1490: A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act regarding the Nagamut selection, and for other purposes.
  • S 115-1486: A bill to amend the Barrow Gas Field Transfer Act of 1984 with respect to the Ukpeagvik Inupiat Corporation sand and gravel resources, and for other purposes.
  • S 115-1495: A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act regarding the treatment of fractional shares of stock by Regional Corporations, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-230: To ensure equitable treatment of Shee Atiká, Incorporated, under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act by facilitating the transfer of land on Admiralty Island, Alaska, and for other purposes.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AlaskaAlaska Natives and HawaiiansBirdsCongressional oversightCorporate finance and managementFood assistance and reliefGovernment studies and investigationsGovernment trust fundsIndian claimsIndian lands and resources rightsInterest, dividends, interest ratesLand transfersLand use and conservationMarine pollutionMonuments and memorialsOil and gasParks, recreation areas, trailsPollution liabilityPoverty and welfare assistanceRoads and highwaysSecuritiesVeterans' pensions and compensationWildlife conservation and habitat protection