S 2615
Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act of 2023
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Bill overview
This bill changes the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) to allow Alaska Native village corporations to keep land they previously held in trust for potential municipal governments. Currently, these corporations were required to transfer this land to the state or Alaska. The bill removes this requirement and allows the corporations to dissolve the trust and regain ownership of the land through a formal resolution by the village corporation and its residents. This aims to provide greater control and flexibility for the villages.
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