The Alaska Land Transfer Acceleration Act: Background and Summary

Publication Date: January 2005

Publisher: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

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Research Area: Environment

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Coverage: Alaska

Abstract:

On December 10, 2004, the President signed into law P.L. 108-452, the Alaska Land Transfer Acceleration Act. The act represents an attempt to clear up the conflicting land claims of three distinct parties in Alaska ­ the State, Alaska Native Corporations, and Native allottees ­ in time for the fiftieth anniversary of Alaska's statehood in 2009. These claims are grounded in the Alaska Statehood Act, the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and the Native Allotment Act of 1906. This report provides a background on these Acts, the claims they support, and a summary of the provisions of the Alaska Land Transfer Acceleration Act.