Skip to main content
S 3651 110th Congress Senate Public Lands and Natural Resources Alaska Arts, Culture, Religion Cultural property Easements Economics and Public Finance Housing and Community Development Indian claims Indian economic development Indian lands Indigenous peoples Land transfers Law Minorities National parks Social life and customs

Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization Act

Introduced: September 29, 2008 Introduced by: Murkowski, Lisa Republican · Alaska See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 110th Congress ended
It never became law before the 110th Congress (2007–2008) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 29, 2008
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10070-10073)
Sep 29, 2008
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10069-10070, S10074)
Sep 29, 2008
Introduced in Senate
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization Act - Authorizes Sealaska Corporation, the Regional Corporation for Southeast Alaska, to select and receive conveyance of its remaining land entitlement under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) from specified: (1) economic development land; (2) sites with sacred, cultural, traditional, or historical significance (with certain restrictions on sites located within a unit of the National Park System); and (3) Alaska Native futures sites with traditional and recreational use value.

Authorizes the Director of the National Park Service to enter into a cooperative management agreement with Sealaska, other village corporations and urban corporations, and federally recognized Indian tribes with cultural and historical ties to Glacier Bay National Park to recognize and perpetuate values associated with the Tlingit homeland and culture, wilderness, and ecological preservation.

Requires the Secretary of the Interior to complete the conveyance of lands to Sealaska within one year of selection.

Prohibits Sealaska from selecting or receiving any conveyance of lands from within any conservation system unit, federally designated wilderness area, or certain land use designation areas.

Sets forth provisions relating to: (1) covenants and conditions on land conveyances to Sealaska, including covenants prohibiting commercial timber harvesting or mineral development; (2) authorized uses for the sacred, cultural, traditional, and historic sites; and (3) nonexclusive access and use rights that are required to be included in conveyances to Sealaska of native enterprise sites.

What's happening now September 29, 2008

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10070-10073)

 Related & companion bills 1
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3651: Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-3651/
MLA
"S. 3651: Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization Act." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-3651/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. 3651, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-3651/.
Markdown link
[S. 3651: Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-3651/)
Report a problem