HOUSE 3231117th CongressASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Stauber asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 3231, a bill originally introduced by Representative Young, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.

Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act

Last Action: 7/20/2022

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2022-07-20ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Stauber asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 3231, a bill originally introduced by Representative Young, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
2021-06-18Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
2021-06-18Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
2021-05-13Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2021-05-13Introduced in House
2021-05-13Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2021-05-13 (00)

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.

Subjects

Alaska
Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Federal-Indian relations
Historical and cultural resources
Indian claims
Indian lands and resources rights
Indian social and development programs
Land transfers
Minority education
Minority health

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