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S 1491 115th Congress Senate Native Americans Alaska Alaska Natives and Hawaiians Indian claims Indian lands and resources rights Land transfers

ANCSA Unrecognized Community Landless Natives Authorization Act of 2017

Introduced: June 29, 2017 Introduced by: Murkowski, Lisa Republican · Alaska See on congress.gov
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Jun 29, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jun 29, 2017
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ANCSA Unrecognized Community Landless Natives Authorization Act of 2017

This bill amends the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to permit 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.

These urban corporations may establish a settlement trust to promote the health, education, and welfare of the trust beneficiaries, and preserve the Alaska Native heritage and culture of their communities.

What's happening now June 29, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 229 Related bill Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act
  • S 1481 Related bill Alaska Native Claims Settlement Improvement Act of 2017
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Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · Jun 29, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1491: ANCSA Unrecognized Community Landless Natives Authorization Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1491/
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"S. 1491: ANCSA Unrecognized Community Landless Natives Authorization Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1491/.
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