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Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act

USA117th CongressS-3269| Senate 
| Updated: 6/7/2022
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
Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act This bill allows five Alaska Native communities in Southeast Alaska to form urban corporations and receive land entitlements. Specifically, the bill allows the Alaska Native residents of each of the Alaska Native villages of Haines, Ketchikan, Petersburg, Tenakee, and Wrangell, Alaska, to organize as Alaska Native urban corporations and to receive certain settlement land. The bill directs the Department of the Interior to convey specified land to each urban corporation. Further, Interior must convey the subsurface estate for that land to the regional corporation for Southeast Alaska. Interior must also convey to each urban corporation any U.S. interest in all roads, trails, log transfer facilities, leases, and appurtenances on or related to the land conveyed to the urban corporation. The bill also allows each urban corporation to establish a settlement trust to (1) promote the health, education, and welfare of the trust beneficiaries; and (2) preserve the Alaska Native heritage and culture of their communities.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-4891
Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act
Nov 19, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Nov 19, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jun 7, 2022
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
Sep 30, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-9116
Introduced in House
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-4891
    Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act


  • November 19, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 19, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


  • June 7, 2022
    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.


  • September 30, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-9116
    Introduced in House

Native Americans

Related Bills

  • HR 117-3231: Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act
  • HR 117-9116: Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act
AlaskaAlaska Natives and HawaiiansFederal-Indian relationsHistorical and cultural resourcesIndian claimsIndian lands and resources rightsIndian social and development programsLand transfersMinority educationMinority health

Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act

USA117th CongressS-3269| Senate 
| Updated: 6/7/2022
Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act This bill allows five Alaska Native communities in Southeast Alaska to form urban corporations and receive land entitlements. Specifically, the bill allows the Alaska Native residents of each of the Alaska Native villages of Haines, Ketchikan, Petersburg, Tenakee, and Wrangell, Alaska, to organize as Alaska Native urban corporations and to receive certain settlement land. The bill directs the Department of the Interior to convey specified land to each urban corporation. Further, Interior must convey the subsurface estate for that land to the regional corporation for Southeast Alaska. Interior must also convey to each urban corporation any U.S. interest in all roads, trails, log transfer facilities, leases, and appurtenances on or related to the land conveyed to the urban corporation. The bill also allows each urban corporation to establish a settlement trust to (1) promote the health, education, and welfare of the trust beneficiaries; and (2) preserve the Alaska Native heritage and culture of their communities.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-4891
Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act
Nov 19, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Nov 19, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jun 7, 2022
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
Sep 30, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-9116
Introduced in House
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-4891
    Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act


  • November 19, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 19, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


  • June 7, 2022
    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.


  • September 30, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-9116
    Introduced in House
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 117-3231: Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act
  • HR 117-9116: Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AlaskaAlaska Natives and HawaiiansFederal-Indian relationsHistorical and cultural resourcesIndian claimsIndian lands and resources rightsIndian social and development programsLand transfersMinority educationMinority health