Alaska Native Landless Equity Act

Summary

Alaska Native Landless Equity 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. The land conveyed to each urban corporation must include 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.

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Out of committee and scheduled for a vote by the full chamber.

Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources · U.S. Senate

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Related bills

• H.R. 41Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation ActRelated bill

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Full history

1. Sep 17, 2026

   Reported out of committee

   Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

2. Sep 17, 2026

   Reported out of committee

   Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

3. Sep 17, 2026

   Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 639.

   Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 639.

   U.S. Senate

4. Jul 16, 2026

   In committee

   Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

   U.S. Senate

5. Jul 16, 2026

   Reported out of committee

   Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

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